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Three Freshmen That Could Rock the 200 Free at Men's NCAA's

Written by Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern One year ago at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center, Texas freshman Townley Haas broke out into the NCAA Division I scene, winning the 500 free in a time of 4:09.00. He surprised all of us by knocking off several returning All-Americans, includ...

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The Importance of Off-Season Strength Training

by Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern With conference meets all wrapped up, most collegiate swimmers have the chance to wind-down and take a breather after a rigorous six months of training. Balancing your school work, swim practices, and social life can be very difficult, and it’s no argume...

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Delakis Downs Two Records, Waukesha South Takes Team Title

Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website AgonSwim.com. Written by Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern The 2017 WIAA Boys Division I Swimming and Diving Cham...

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The Six Most Dominant Relay Legs in Men's Swimming History

Written By Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern Many of us gasp at how ridiculously fast swimmers are going nowadays, many of the barriers that have been broken were once considered insurmountable. As fast as those swims may be, the times swum in relays are even more so. From a mathematicians ...

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Five Men's NCAA Records That Will Be Broken This Year

By Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern. The 2017 Division I NCAA Championships are coming up faster than you know it. In less than two months, the fastest swimmers on the western hemisphere will converge on the IUPUI Natatorium to showcase the fruit of their labors over the past six months. T...

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Five Ways to Maximize Your Recovery

Written By Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern. In the weeks to come, many of us will be putting our heads down and getting ready to finish the last weeks of hard training before taper. This can be considered the most important phase in the season because it is the transition from putting in ...

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Eight Things To Look Forward To In A Training Trip

Commentary by Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern In the weeks to come, many college swim teams will be flying south for the winter. By this, I am referring to the annual migration away from the snow-blanketed lands of the north to the sun-kissed beaches of the south. Training trips often rep...

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Speedo Winter Jr. Nationals vs 2016 Division I NCAA's

By Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern. After seeing the results of this year's Winter Jr. Nationals, I think it can be agreed that there is some serious talent developing at the prep level. For each event at the 2016 NCAA Division I Championships, there was at least one swimmer from Winter J...

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2016 Women's NCAA Mid-Season Rankings Analysis

By Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern With a majority of midseason invites taking place around the Thanksgiving weekend, here's a look at how things are shaping up this season for Division 1 women. The Texas Invite and Georgia Fall Invite have yet to take place meaning several teams will not...

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Psych Sheet Preview: 2016 Wisconsin Girls High School State Meet

Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website AgonSwim.com. by Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern The 2016 Wisconsin Girls High School State meets for Division ...

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When Training Isn't Going Your Way

By Benny Liang, Swimming World College Intern. The typical college swimming season is a long and arduous process. Over the course of seven months, you will be pushed to the limit in the pool, be challenged in the classroom, work to build social relationships, and pursue other interests. As the sayin...

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10 Men to Watch this College Season

By Benny Liang and Lander Eicholzer, Swimming World College Interns. Following up on our previous article, "10 Women to Watch this College Season", here are the top 10 men we think you should watch out for this 2016-2017 season. Featuring numerous Olympians and multiple-time national champions, the ...

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10 Women to Watch this College Season

By Benny Liang and Lander Eicholzer, Swimming World College Interns. The college swimming season is already upon us. After the bright lights of Rio, many of the world's best swimmers are returning to the short course yards format for their respective colleges and universities. Here are ten women to ...