Articles by Anne Lepesant

2019 U.S. Junior Nationals: Six Stars from Day 1 Finals

James Plage shone in the 1500 freestyle final on Tuesday night, coming within 3/10 of setting a new meet record.

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FIU Signs Poland’s Katarzyna Kołodziej and Germany’s Delaine Goll for 2019-20

FIU has announced the addition of a pair of internationals to the 2019-20 roster: Poland’s Katarzyna Kołodziej and Germany’s Delaine Goll.

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Caeleb Dressel Drops His Last 2 Events on Day 5 of U.S. Nationals

Ella Eastin is one of a large group of ALTO swimmers skipping the 200 IM Sunday morning on the final day of U.S. Nationals.

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2x CIF-SS Division 4 Champ Mya Jackson to Swim for CSU Bakersfield

Hemet, California’s Mya Jackson is headed to California State University, Bakersfield to begin her collegiate career in the fall of 2019.

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WUGs Gold Medalist Ian Finnerty Misses Qualifying for A Final at U.S. Nationals

Ian Finnerty, the #11 performer in U.S. history in the 100 breast after his 59.49 at World University Games, failed to qualify for the A final at US Nats.

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Dressel, Smith, Smoliga, Ress Among Big-name Scratches on Day 4 at U.S. Nats

Caeleb Dressel has scratched the 100 breast on Saturday morning at U.S. Nationals in Palo Alto.

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Cal Picks Up Verbal Commitment from 2020 Sprinter Mara Allen

Folsom, California’s Mara Allen has verbally committed to swim for the University of California, Berkeley in 2020-21.

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Euro Juniors Finalist Panagiotis Bolanos Headed to UNLV for 2019-20

Greek NAG record-holder Panagiotis Bolanos has committed to swim for University of Nevada at Las Vegas beginning in the fall of 2019.

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Karissa Kruszewski Returns Home to SoCal; Hired as UCLA Assistant Coach

Karissa Kruszewski, who grew up in Southern California, has been hired as the new assistant coach of the UCLA Women’s Swimming and Diving Team.

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2019 World Championships: Swiss 4×200 Chops 5.9 Seconds off National Record

Antonio Djakovic and the Swiss 4×200 lowered the national record by 5.9 seconds and punched their ticket to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on Friday.

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2019 World Championships: Ireland’s 4×200 Free Relay Destroys National Record

The Irish quartet slashed 16.54 seconds off the National Record in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay on Friday in Gwangju.

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Zips Snare Spanish Nat’l Junior Teamer Andrea Galisteo for 2019-20

Galisteo is a big get for the Zips; her best times in the 800/1500 freestyles, converted, would smash the Akron team records.

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Anna Hopkin Rises to #2 All-Time Among British 100 Freestylers

Anna Hopkin smashed her previous personal-best time in the 100 freestyle and became the second-fastest woman in British history with 53.21.

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2019 World Championships: Katie Ledecky Back in the Practice Pool in Gwangju

Sources tell SwimSwam Katie Ledecky is in the water at the training pool in Gwangju and swimming.

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2019 World Championships: Olympic Champion Oleksiak Drops 100 Free

Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, 19, has pulled out of the women’s 100m freestyle at 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju.

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