Articles by Anne Lepesant

2018 SC World Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview

Day One will end with the men’s 4×100 freestyle in which Russia and the United States each have a good shot at winning gold.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Scratches 200 IM Final on Day 1 at SC Worlds

Although he qualified 7th, Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov has opted out of the 200 IM final on Day One of the 2018 FINA Short Course World Championships in Hangzhou, China.

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Top 8 Combined Finishers: All 4 Days of 2018 Winter Juniors East/West

Here are the top 8 finishers in each event overall, combining results from the two meets.

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Irvine Novaquatics Wins 2018 Winter Jrs West Combined Team Title

Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks claimed the team title in the girls’ meet and Sierra Marlins Swim Team won the boys’ but Irvine Novaquatics won the overall team title at 2018 Winter Juniors-West.

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Isabel Ivey, Jake Foster Win High Point Honors at Juniors East

Isabel Ivey and Jake Foster won the high point awards in the girls’ meet and boys’ meet, respectively, at 2018 Speedo Winter Juniors – East.

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Nashville Aquatic Club, Mason Manta Rays Win Team Titles at Jrs East

The Mason Manta Rays won the combined team title at 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East.

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WATCH Regan Smith Go 1:51.24 in the 200 Fly to Break 15-16 NAG by 1.75

Watch as 16-year-old Regan Smith crushes Mary T Meagher’s 1981 NAG Record in the 200 Fly at 2018 Speedo Winter Junior – West.

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WATCH Gianluca Urlando Down Michael Phelps’ 200 Fly NAG (1:40.91)

Watch as 16-year-old Gianluca Urlando wins the 200 fly at 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West in 1:40.91, crushing the old meet record and taking down Michael Phelps’ 15-16 National Age Group Record.

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2018 Winter Juniors – West: Day 4 Race Videos

Watch all the races from Day 4 of the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West.

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Top 8 Combined Finishers: Day 4 of 2018 Winter Juniors East/West

With USA Swimming’s winter junior championships split between two locations, we have put together nightly lists of the top 8 finishers in each event overall, combining results from the two meets.

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Gianluca Urlando Erases Michael Phelps’ 200 Fly NAG from the Books with 1:40.91

Gianluca Urlando, 16, of DART Swimming broke Michael Phelps’ 15-16 NAG and became the youngest swimmer ever to break 1:41 in the 200 butterfly on Saturday.

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Regan Smith Crushes Mary T Meagher’s NAG in 200 Fly; Goes 1:51.24

16-year-old Regan Smith of Riptide broke Mary T. Meagher’s National Age Group Record in the 200 fly on the final night at 2018 Speedo Junior Championships – West in Austin.

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2018 Winter Juniors – East: Day 4 Race Videos

Watch the videos of all the championship final races from Day Four of the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East.

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2018 Winter Juniors – East Day 4: Weather-related Scratches Shuffle the Deck

Weather has played an integral part in the makeup of Saturday night’s finals session, with several teams opting to leave Greensboro before the worst of the winter storm hits.

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