Articles by Anne Lepesant

AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/8/2015

Check out the the AgonSwim Weekly Wonders for the weekend of July 3-5, 2015.

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World Top-20 Sprinter and Israeli Record-Holder, Ziv Kalontarov, Signs with Auburn

Ziv Kalontarov, who won a gold medal for Israel in the 50 free at the inaugural European Games in Baku, will swim for Auburn in the fall.

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Daria Gutov and Daria Chikunov Each Earn 3rd Golds on Day 3 of Russian Juniors

Daria Gutov (50 back, 100 back, 200 back) and Daria Chikunov (50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast) have claimed three golds in three days of competition at Russian Juniors.

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Daria Gutov Wins 2 Golds in 2 Days at Russian Junior Nationals

Daria Gutov of Saratov Region won both the 200 back and 50 back during the first two days of Russian Junior Nationals in Ruza.

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 7/1/2015

There were quite a few first-time Olympic Trials qualifiers over the weekend of June 26-28, 2015. See who made out list of AgonSwim Weekly Wonders.

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/24/2015

There were a lot of great meets all over the country this past weekend. See who made the list of AgonSwim Weekly Wonders for June 19-21, 2015.

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Cornell Hires Former Longhorn Carlye Ellis as Assistant Coach of Women’s Swimming and Diving

Cornell announced the addition of former Texas All-American Carlye Ellis as assistant coach of the newly-separated women’s team.

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#SwimDadMonday: A Conversation with Jeff Julian

In honor of Father’s Day, Anne talks to swim dad Jeff Julian about his experiences raising -and coaching- his son, Trenton.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara: Day Four Prelims Live Recap

Missy Franklin will close out the Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara with the 200 back and 100 free, two of her strongest events.

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Teenager Rescued from Shallow Water Blackout at Swim Practice in SF Bay Area

A 17-year-old was rescued at swim practice after nearly drowning from shallow water blackout.

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Irvine Novaquatics Boys Break 10&U 200M Free Relay NAG Record

Irvine NOVA’s Humberto Najera, Joey Chang, Joel Hernandez, and Mitchell Schott broke the boys 10&U national age group record in the 200m freestyle relay with 2:01.35

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara: Saturday PM Heat Sheets-Boyle Scratches, Clark Smith Drops 2Fly

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu is scheduled to swim in three finals on Day Three of 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara.

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2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara: Day Three Prelims Live Recap

Day Three of the Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara will feature Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, Katinka Hosszu, Cody Miller, and a host of other big names tuning up for national and international competition this summer.

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AgonSwim Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/17/2015

Twelve Weekly Wonders out of twelve different meets in twelve different LSCs. And here they are, the AgonSwim Weekly Wonders for the weekend of June 12-14, 2015.

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Boyle, McBroom Open 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara with Distance Titles

Michael McBroom (pictured) won the men’s 800 on opening day at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Santa Clara. His time of 7:54.21 ranks 15th in the world this year. Runner-up Connor Jaeger (7:54.47) is now 16th.

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