College Meet Preview: 10/29/15-11/1/15
Below are a list of the D1 meets we’ll be covering over the Halloween weekend. If we missed a meet, please leave it in the comments for us and we’ll get it added.
College Swimming Meet Recap: Air Force & Duke Take Home Big Wins
In a battle of Southern private universities, Tulane defeated Vanderbilt 186-111. The Carolina’s also had a local dual where both…
Stars Ready To Battle It Out In Tokyo: FINA Press Conference
Aussie Emily Seebohm is ready for the 2015 FINA World Cup Tokyo stop – are you? Prelims start at 8pm Eastern time tonight.
College Swimming Previews: Murphy, Seliskar Form 1-2 Punch For #2 Cal
Ryan Murphy will be looking to win national titles in the 100 and 200 backstroke for the 3rd consecutive year
Marshall Upsets Cincinnati in Dramatic Fashion
Marshall University’s win over the University of Cincinnati came down to the very last event of the meet. The team of Lauren Cowher, Maggie Stovall, Gloriya Mavrova, and Chloe Parsemain took the final event of the meet, touching out Cincinnati by just over a second, and giving the Thundering Herd a meet win in dramatic fashion. The final score showed 126-117.
Trinity Prep Still Soaring, Florida High School Districts Begin
Florida high school swimming is starting to heat up, with the two small-school classes running district meets last weekend. Here’s a rapid-fire look at some of the more notable district meets.
Tokyo World Cup Preview and All the Links You Need
Primetime international players, including American speedster Nathan Adrian, are lined up for this week’s FINA World Cup stop in Tokyo, the first site of 2015’s final cluster.
West Virginia Conquers Big 12 vs. Big East Weekend
West Virginia was victorious over the weekend at their Big 12 vs Big East meet, posting wins over Seton Hall, Butler, and Xavier. WVU Senior Jaimee Gillmore won the sprint events to help her team to the wins, posting a 24.26 in the 50 and 53.39 in the 100.
Air Force Men Undefeated, Women 6-1 After Dominating Quad Meet
The Air Force men and women improved to 5-0, 6-1 records respectively for the 2015-16 season after beating 3 teams in a quad meet on Saturday. Air Force distance standout Genevieve Miller posted winning times in the 1000 (10:33.18) and 500 (5:15.69).
Texas A&M Aggies Topple Mean Green in Home Opener
This strong showing from the nationally ranked Aggies moved them to a 9th consecutive home win record. They also advanced their over all record against North Texas to 16-0. The Aggies finished 4th at NCAA’s last year, edging the Virginia Cavaliers out of that spot in the last session. Last year, North Texas did not score at NCAA’s
Simmonds Just Shy of National Mark At Manchester Int’l Meet
Elizabeth Simmonds came dangerously close to clocking a new British National Record in the women’s 50m backstroke (SCM).
Swartz Earns First Collegiate Win as Eastern Michigan Tops Miami (OH)
The Eastern Michigan women opened their season with a victory over Miami University on Saturday, finishing with a score of 185-115. EMU freshman Nicole Swartz kicked off her collegiate career with an impressive victory in the 1000 free.
Pool Records Fall As Northwestern Wins Quad Meet At Chicago
The Northwestern Wildcats won men’s and women’s quad meets this weekend, topping host Chicago, plus the University of Illinois – Chicago (UIC) and Denison.
South Carolina Men Beat Purdue In Schools’ First-Ever Head-to-Head
The South Carolina Gamecocks won their first meet against a Big Ten opponent
USA Swimming Publishes ‘Maximum’ Time Standards For Speedo Sectionals
USA Swimming has published a set of maximum times to govern qualifying times for its Speedo Sectional meets.