Articles by Annika Johnson

Amy Bilquist Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

Bilquist’s shoulder pain started before she left for the 2020 International Swimming League. After recovery, she plans to continue training for Olympic Trials

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Olympic Gold Medalist Klete Keller in US Capitol During Clashes, Video Shows

A video posted to Twitter appears to show Olympian Klete Keller among the protestors inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda during the insurrection last Wednesday.

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Northern Colorado Hires Brody Lewis to Replace Leonhart as Assistant Coach

The University of Nothern Colorado has hired Brody Lewis, a class of ’20 Utah graduate, Pac-12 finalist, and Olympic Trial qualifier, as an assistant coach.

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Antani Ivanov Races Joseph Schooling at “Belt Challenge” Dual (Race Videos)

Virginia Tech freshman Ivanov took 1st place in the 200 fly against Olympic medalist Schooling, but Schooling claimed victory in the 100 fly.

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Pandemic Postpones 48th Annual Midmar Mile Race Until March

Amidst South Africa’s second wave of Covid-19 cases, Midmar Mile Race Director Wayne Riddin has postponed the event by 1 month and added safety precautions.

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Pandemic and Politics Narrow Manaudou’s Tokyo 2020 Training to Marseille

Manaudou had planned to train for Tokyo with Energy Standard head coach James Gibson in Turkey, but politics and pandemic travel difficulties changed that.

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MIT Students Learn to Swim Online

At a time when colleges seemed forced to drop their longstanding swim test requirements, MIT converted theirs into a “conceptual” online course.

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14-Year-Old Katie Grimes Posts 8th All-Time Fastest 1650 in 13-14 Age Group

14-year-old Katie Grimes of Sandpipers of Nevada closed out the meet with a 14 second time drop in her 1650 free, touching the wall in 1st place at 16:05.03.

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Germany’s Lucas Matzerath Breaks 1:00 in 100 Breaststroke in Germany

While the German Olympic qualifying period starts in April, Lucas Matzerath’s new lifetime best 100m breast of 59.75 already surpasses the qualifying time.

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Bella Sims Drops 4:38 500 Yard Free, 10th Fastest All-Time in 15-16 Age Group

Going into this meet, 15-year-old Bella Sims’ best 500 time ranked her outside the top 100 all-time fastest 15-16 year-olds. Her 4:38.21 now ranks her 10th.

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Katie Grimes Swims 4:09.27 400 Yard IM, 3rd Fastest All-Time in 13-14 Age Group

Sandpipers’ Katie Grimes dropped 5 seconds in her 400 yard IM today, nearing Katie Hoff’s 13-14 National Age Group record of 4:08.44 which she set in 2004.

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Brendan Hyland Lowers Irish National Record in the 100 LCM Fly

Shane Ryan overtook Brendan Hyland’s Irish National record in the 100 SCM fly during the ISL, but Hyland defended his LCM title today with a time of 50.63.

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Jack McMillan, Eoin Corby Set Senior and Junior Records At Irish Winter Meet

Jack McMillan (above) took down his 200 free Senior record by .44. Eoin Corby then broke his 2nd Junior record of the meet, lowering his own 100 IM record.

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Holden Smith’s 1:46.08 200 Yard Fly Rattles 17-18 LSC Record in Wisconsin

In prelims, 17-year-old Holden Smith dropped more than 2 seconds from the best time that he swam last month, coming within .01 of the SCY 17-18 LSC record.

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Emma Weyant Ends Day 3 Of FL Champs With 1:54.69 200 Yard Back PR

Sarasota Sharks’ Emma Weyant dropped over 5 seconds in her 200 back today in total, even after posting a personal best 1650 free of 16:09.74 between swims.

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