March 21, 2021
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Bacon hits sub-1:50, becoming the third-best NCAA freshman ever at 1:48.32, keeping Wisconsin's 200 back streak alive after Beata Nelson won in 2019.
NC State's Braden Holloway, Julia Poole Speak to Significance of Historic 2nd Place Finish
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UVA Women Break Down Emotional First Relay Title in Program History
0:00 Intro & relay splits explained1:22 Kyla Valls, Racing at NCAAs1:54 Paige Madden, UVA's first relay title2:29 Ella Nelson, 1st NCAA experience3:13 Alex W...
Brooke Forde Walks Us Through How Her Revamped 400 IM Training at Stanford
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Phoebe Bacon's Almost Never Been Excited for a 200 Back Until the Last 5 Months
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Feb. 28, 2021
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Stanford headed into the final night of the Pac-12 Conference Championships with a lead over Cal, but the Bears were storming from the start.
Feb. 22, 2021
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Ohio State's depth took them to their first Big Ten title in years last season, but Michigan is deeper this time around. Also-- what say Northwestern?
Feb. 1, 2021
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As the postseason looms, Swimming World decided to re-rank the top-25 women at the NCAA level, with Virginia's Kate Douglass topping the list.
Jan. 18, 2021
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Kathleen Baker made her move on the backstroke leg of the women’s 200 IM, giving her over a second buffer on Madisyn Cox that she was able to maintain the rest of the way. Looking at the splits, the two were very close on all the other strokes, but Baker’s 32.49 back leg made all the difference. The 23-year-old Baker finished in a time of 2:10.30, moving past Cox to become the second-fastest swimmer in the world this year, with only Australian Kaylee McKeown (2:08.23) ahead of her. It’s also Baker’s third-fastest performance ever, having been 2:08.32 in the summer of 2018 and 2:08.75 ...
Kathleen Baker "First time in a hot second that my freestyle leg was faster than my backstroke"
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April 3, 2020
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Cal senior Abbey Weitzeil , who set an American record in the 50-yard free to become the first woman ever under 21 seconds in the event, has been named a finalist for the Honda Sport Award for women’s swimming & diving for the second year in a row. Weitzeil lowered her American record in the 50 free on Dec. 5 at the Minnesota Invitational when she touched the wall in 20.90 seconds. Weitzeil, who was named the Pac-12 Swimmer of the Month for December for her effort, has held the American mark since March 4, 2016, when she went 21.12 before her enrollment at Cal. She reset the record o ...
March 27, 2020
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Cal senior Abbey Weitzeil has been named a finalist for the Sullivan Award presented each year to the top amateur athlete in the United States by the Amateur Athletic Union. Weitzeil is among ten finalists and you can vote here every day until March 30 at 11:59 p.m. EST . Swimmers Beata Nelson and Ryan Hoffer were semi-finalists but did not advance to the finals. The winner will be announced April 21. Abbey Weitzeil. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick Weitzeil has proven herself to be the preeminent amateur sprint freestyler in the country, having broken the American record in the 50-yard ...
March 27, 2020
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Beata Nelson was expected to have a monster NCAA’s, from fans, coaches, and herself. She says she wanted to break barriers, and obviously repeat her triple-crown of events from last year. Since the NCAA hasn’t come out with a statement on where they stand on giving winter sport seniors an extra year of eligibility, Nelson is unsure of what her future looks like moving forward. But in the mean time, she’s cooking for her family and working on her 6-pack. Beata Nelson was expected to have a monster NCAA's, from fans, coaches, and herself. She says she wanted to break barriers
June 17, 2021
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U.S. Olympic Trials: Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass Take Top Spots in Women's 200 IM. The Virginia teammates took the top places with late surge.
Best race of Olympic trials? .04 decides 200 IM Olympic spots | NBC Sports
In a race where the top three were separated by .04 seconds, Alex Walsh won the womenâs 200m IM and punched her ticket to Tokyo while Kate Douglass took seco...
June 14, 2021
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Day two of the 2021 US Olympic Trials did not fail to provide us with many surprises, one being Ryan Lochte missing the semi-finals in the 200 free.
June 13, 2021
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In an event teeming with young talent, Kelsi Dahlia tossed cold water on the 100 fly field at Olympic Trials with an impressive prelims.
June 4, 2021
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From June 2019 to November 2020, teens Claire Curzan and Torri Huske rocketed to the top of the women's 100 fly US ranks, threatening veteran Kelsi Dahlia.
