Articles by Annika Johnson

Kayla Han Drops 6th All-Time Fastest 500 Yard Free in 11-12 Age Group: 4:53.61

12-year-old Kayla Han jumped from #20 to #6 on the list of all-time fastest 11-12-year-olds in the 500 free during the time span of four months.

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Maximus Williamson Posts 1:47 200 Yard Back, #13 All-Time in 13-14 Age Group

14-year-old Maximus Williamson of the North Texas Nadadores clocked a 1:47.85 in the 200 back on Sunday, ranking himself above Texas senior Austin Katz.

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Diving Coach Dwight Dumais Revealed as Driver of Arizona NCAA Infractions

Newly released NCAA documents say Arizona diving coach Dwight Dumais gave $1,207 in preferential treatment benefits to prospective athletes from his club.

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Melanie Margalis Negative Splits 400 IM at San Antonio

Olympian Melanie Margalis won the 400 IM at the San Antonio Pro Swim Series by splitting the race 2:19 on the fly and back, and 2:18 on the breast and free.

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Top 5 American Women in 100 LCM Fly This Season Are All Teens Under 58.00

After Smith and Walsh cracked 58.00 in the 100 meter fly on Friday, the top 5 American women in the event this season are all under 20 years old and 58.00.

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Gretchen Walsh Posts 57.43 100 Meter Fly at Dynamo LC Meet in Georgia

18-year-old Gretchen Walsh is now tied with fellow U.S. National Team member Kate Douglass for #7 in the world in the 100 meter fly this season.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio (March): Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

U.S. National Team member Regan Smith (above) will race the 200 back, one of her World Record-holding events, during Friday’s prelims session.

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A Wave of Collegiate Scratches at San Antonio PSS Thursday Prelims Session

Stanford’s Brooke Forde, Cal’s Jason Louser and VTech’s Youssef Ramadan have all scratched their Thursday events following recent college championship meets.

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Former San Jose State Athletic Trainer Found Responsible for 2009 Abuses

After facing Title IX violation allegations in 2009, sports medicine director Scott Shaw has been found responsible for at least 5 of them and has resigned.

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Minnesota State Reclaims Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Title

The Minnesota State Mavericks won their 2nd Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference title under head coach Nathan Owens by about 160 points on February 13th.

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Big Ten Men’s Diving: Team Standings After the First 3 Events of 2021 Champs

Top performances by Indiana’s Andrew Capobianco and Mory Gould have more than doubled Indiana’s point total from last season. Ohio State still has the lead.

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PAC-12 Men’s Diving: Where do Teams Stand After 3 Events of 2021 Champs?

Tony Chen (above) snagged two 2nd place finishes and Luke McDivitt won the platform event, pushing Utah into an early lead before swimming begins on Sunday.

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2021 Women’s PAC-12 Championships: Day 4 Ups/Mids/Downs

Isabel Ivey is leading a 1-2-3-4 Cal charge in the 100 free final, putting Cal in a position to potentially outscore four-time defending champions, Stanford

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FIU Takes Over the Lead From Rice After Day 2 of C-USA Championships

Maha Gouda’s victory on 1-meter and Lamija Medosovic leading a 2-3-4 FIU finish in the 100 back earned FIU a narrow 4-point lead over Rice going into day 3.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Freshman Phoebe Bacon is looking to defend the Badger’s 100 back title (won last year by Beata Nelson.) OSU’s Emily Crane was within .5 of her in prelims.

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