Are we closing in on the end of the current Auburn dynasty of NCAA championships this year ? Will Stanford come through this time? I've heard that Texas had an extremely good recruiting year this year.
John Smith
Ok everyone, lets get down to brass tax:
I am going to pick Georgia to win the Women's NCAA meet followed closely by Auburn. I predict this based on what the swimmers did in there Conference Meets. Kara Lynn Joyce will win the 50, 100, and 200 Free's and set a new American Record in the 50 Free. She missed the AR by .01 at the SEC Conference meet. Its a toss up between Auburn and Arizona for 2nd.
I am picking Auburn to win the Men's NCAA meet in a very close contest with Arizona and Florida. Auburn always seems to have depth in the sprints and the relays and I think that will put them over the top. Plus they have seasoned veterns in George Bovell, Eric Shanteau, and Doug Van Wie that should provide major scoring along with the spinters like Caesar Cielo. Arizona could challenge and veterns like Simon Burnett and Lyndon Ferns will have to be top 8 and in the finals for them to have a chance. Last year Ferns got two 3rds and a fourth and will have to have a repeat performance like that. Simon Burnett took the 200 Free last year and got 7th in the 100 Free but did not final in the 50 and took 10th. He has got to final in all 3 if they have a chance.
Florida will be good and it will be interesting to see what Ryan Lochete swims. A hunch is the two Flys and the 200 IM. Will he get his record back from Phelps? I think they will be 3rd.
The race to watch will be the 50 Free. Will Cullen Jones break 19:00? Will he break the record set last year? Will he win? He went :19.07 in the ACC Conference meet. The final field looks good with the likes of Grevers, Wildman-Tobiner, Ferns, and Simon Burnett. How many will go under :19.00. Another race to watch will be the 500 Free with Peter Vanderkaay and Sebastian Rouault from Georgia. Will Tom Dolan's record of 4:08.75 be broken. Vanderkaay went 4:09.82 last year so its in reach.
Ok everyone, lets get down to brass tax:
I am going to pick Georgia to win the Women's NCAA meet followed closely by Auburn. I predict this based on what the swimmers did in there Conference Meets. Kara Lynn Joyce will win the 50, 100, and 200 Free's and set a new American Record in the 50 Free. She missed the AR by .01 at the SEC Conference meet. Its a toss up between Auburn and Arizona for 2nd.
I am picking Auburn to win the Men's NCAA meet in a very close contest with Arizona and Florida. Auburn always seems to have depth in the sprints and the relays and I think that will put them over the top. Plus they have seasoned veterns in George Bovell, Eric Shanteau, and Doug Van Wie that should provide major scoring along with the spinters like Caesar Cielo. Arizona could challenge and veterns like Simon Burnett and Lyndon Ferns will have to be top 8 and in the finals for them to have a chance. Last year Ferns got two 3rds and a fourth and will have to have a repeat performance like that. Simon Burnett took the 200 Free last year and got 7th in the 100 Free but did not final in the 50 and took 10th. He has got to final in all 3 if they have a chance.
Florida will be good and it will be interesting to see what Ryan Lochete swims. A hunch is the two Flys and the 200 IM. Will he get his record back from Phelps? I think they will be 3rd.
The race to watch will be the 50 Free. Will Cullen Jones break 19:00? Will he break the record set last year? Will he win? He went :19.07 in the ACC Conference meet. The final field looks good with the likes of Grevers, Wildman-Tobiner, Ferns, and Simon Burnett. How many will go under :19.00. Another race to watch will be the 500 Free with Peter Vanderkaay and Sebastian Rouault from Georgia. Will Tom Dolan's record of 4:08.75 be broken. Vanderkaay went 4:09.82 last year so its in reach.
