Articles by Anne Lepesant

2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships: All the Links You Need

The 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships kick off on Tuesday, with 42 events being contested over six days.

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Fitter & Faster Celebrates its 10th Birthday

Thursday, August 15th, 2019 marks the 10th birthday of the launch of the Fitter and Faster Swim Tour.

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Bolles Distance Freestyler Rafael Ponce de León Verbally Commits to Tennessee

Rafael Ponce de León, a Peruvian native who attends The Bolles School, has verbally committed to swim for the University of Tennessee in the fall of 2020.

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Pitt Hires Former Auburn Swimmer Kristen Murslack as Assistant Coach

Pitt has hired former Auburn Swimmer Kristen Murslack as Assistant Coach for the 2019-20 season.

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Kyle Berg Resigns at Rollins; Julianne Lehner Named Interim Head Coach

Kyle Berg stepped down from his position as head coach of the Rollins College men’s and women’s program. He will be replaced by Julianne Lehner.

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Summer Junior Nationals A-finalist Jack Meehan Verbally Commits to Cal

Jack Meehan from Aquatic Team Of Mecklenburg has announced his verbal commitment to the University of California, Berkeley for 2020-21.

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Buckeyes Secure Verbal Commitment from Olympic Trials Qualifier Charlie Clark

Vacationland Swim Club’s Charlie Clark has announced his verbal commitment to The Ohio State University’s class of 2024.

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USA’s Lightning Reaction Times Contribute to Pan Am Record in 4×100 Medley

Tom Shields split 50.40, with a reaction time of .05, on the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay at Pan Ams. USA broke the Pan Am record by 2.43 seconds.

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Dynamo Boys Break 17-18 NAG for 400 Medley Relay with 3:44.00

Cam Auerbach went a full second faster than his best flat-start time in the 100 fly as Dynamo took down the NAG record for 17-18 boys in the 400 medley relay

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Zoe Skirboll Jumps into All-time Top-10 for 13-14 50 Free with 25.94

Zoe Skirboll swam the ninth-fastest 50 free in history for 13-14 girls on Saturday (her birthday) at 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals.

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Luke Barr, Ian Grum Scratch 200 IM Final on Day 5 at U.S. Junior Nationals

Ian Grum has had an excellent week at Speedo Junior Nationals but he won’t be in the 200 IM final on Saturday evening.

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Sims, Faikish, Sheble, Gormley Drop Events on Day 5 at Speedo Junior Nationals

Kaitlynn Sims of Magnolia Aquatic Club, the top seed in the women’s 1500 free, has scratched out of Saturday’s events in Palo Alto.

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2019 U.S. Junior Nationals: Six Stars from Day 4 Finals

Emma Weber won the 200 breast on Friday and now ranks 26th in the historical rankings for 15-16 girls.

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Sandpipers Take Down Girls 13-14 NAG Record in 800 Free Relay at NCSAs

Paige Kuwata (14), Katie Grimes (13), Audrey Yu (14), and Arabella Sims (14) took a five-second bite out of the 4×200 free relay NAG record on Friday.

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Katelyne Herrington Returns to Pacific as Head Coach of Combined Program

Former assistant coach Katelyne Herrington has been brought back to University of the Pacific to head the women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams.

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