2010 NCAAs

I was wondering the same thing. I think I saw only two people made the A cut in the 100 free. I think most events had around 5 A cuts. But I'm not sure if that is normal or not??? The A cuts are always next to impossible for most humans. I would like to compare this year to last. I looks like there will still be some really fast swims. If there is going to be a noticeable change it will be in depth. The top 16 at NCAA's should be telling. I compared the 2009 -2010 psych sheets for A cuts below. There does seem to be a big difference. Reviewing the A cuts - Avg 10.6 per event in 2009 5.5 in 2010. I also looked at the first few events and compared each seed in succession and there was a fairly consistent increase by position. The 400 IM & 800 Free relay A cuts were a little surprising to me. 2009 2010 Event 10 3 200 Yard Freestyle 12 6 500 Yard Freestyle 10 8 200 Yard IM 14 5 50 Yard Freestyle 6 4 400 Yard Medley 11 7 200 Yard Medley Relay 11 10 400 Yard IM 12 4 100 Yard Butterfly 8 3 200 Yard Freestyle 12 4 100 Yard Breaststroke 16 10 100 Yard Backstroke 12 10 800 Yard Freestyle Relay 14 5 1650 Yard Freestyle 12 4 200 Yard Backstroke 5 2 100 Yard Freestyle 4 2 200 Yard Breaststroke 12 6 200 Yard Butterfly 11 6 400 Yard Freestyle Relay 10.67 5.50 Avg

I was wondering the same thing. I think I saw only two people made the A cut in the 100 free. I think most events had around 5 A cuts. But I'm not sure if that is normal or not??? The A cuts are always next to impossible for most humans. I would like to compare this year to last. I looks like there will still be some really fast swims. If there is going to be a noticeable change it will be in depth. The top 16 at NCAA's should be telling. I compared the 2009 -2010 psych sheets for A cuts below. There does seem to be a big difference. Reviewing the A cuts - Avg 10.6 per event in 2009 5.5 in 2010. I also looked at the first few events and compared each seed in succession and there was a fairly consistent increase by position. The 400 IM & 800 Free relay A cuts were a little surprising to me. 2009 2010 Event 10 3 200 Yard Freestyle 12 6 500 Yard Freestyle 10 8 200 Yard IM 14 5 50 Yard Freestyle 6 4 400 Yard Medley 11 7 200 Yard Medley Relay 11 10 400 Yard IM 12 4 100 Yard Butterfly 8 3 200 Yard Freestyle 12 4 100 Yard Breaststroke 16 10 100 Yard Backstroke 12 10 800 Yard Freestyle Relay 14 5 1650 Yard Freestyle 12 4 200 Yard Backstroke 5 2 100 Yard Freestyle 4 2 200 Yard Breaststroke 12 6 200 Yard Butterfly 11 6 400 Yard Freestyle Relay 10.67 5.50 Avg