Articles by Annika Johnson

2022 European Junior Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Volodymyr Lisovets of Ukraine is the defending champion and top seed in the boys’ 100 breast final headed into the last session of the meet.

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Kayla Sanchez’s Best Times Are Faster Than 18 Filipino National Records

Sanchez has been released from Swimming Canada and will soon compete for the Philipines where her fastest times stand to break 18 individual national records.

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Lithuania Crushes 4×200 Free National Record at Euro Junior Championships

Sylvia Statkevicius (above) led off Lithuania’s 4×200 free relay which took 8 seconds off their national record from the 2021 European Junior Championships.

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Stancu Cracks Romanian 1500 Free Record on Home Soil at Euro Junior Championships

16-year-old Vlad-Stefan Stancu (third from left) won the 1500 free by breaking a Romanian national record that was set before he was born.

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Roos Vanotterdijk Breaks Belgian 100 Fly Record at Euro Junior Championships

17-year-old Roos Vanotterdijk (right) crushed her second Belgian national record of the meet to win gold in the 100 butterfly on day three.

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2022 European Junior Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Romania’s David Popovici leads the pack in the boys’ 200 freestyle semifinal, an event he set the world junior record in at the recent World Championships.

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Futures-Level Freestyler Kamila Nowak Verbally Commits to Indiana State

Illinois state finalist Kamila Nowak would have been the Sycamores’ fastest 500 freestyler at the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

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Futures Qualifier Alexis Schaffer (2023) Verbally Commits to Join Sisters at UCLA

Palo Alto Stanford Aquatic’s Alexis Schaffer is the third Schaffer sister to commit to UCLA for swimming. She specializes in freestyle and sprint butterfly.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Jack Madoch Stays In-State, Commits to Wisconsin Badgers

Verona Area Swim Team’s Jack Madoch has a Summer Juniors time in the 50 free and his current high school is less than 7 miles away from his future campus.

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Texas Adds Canadian Diver Sarah Carruthers to Class of 2022 Commits

Sarah Carruthers placed 5th in the platform event at the 2022 Canadian Senior Nationals. She also made finals on 3-meter where she placed 7th.

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South Africa and Peru Scratch Mixed 4×100 Free Relay Prelims in Budapest

Most of the prelims scratches on day seven of the World Championships came from swimmers who withdrew from the meet like South Africa’s Coetze or Shayna Jack

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Leah Treglia Commits to Miami Hurricanes

Hauppauge Athletic Association’s Leah Treglia would be the Hurricane’s fastest 100 and 200 backstroker now that 5th year Danika Huizinga has graduated.

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2022 World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom leads the women’s 50 butterfly this morning after placing 2nd in the 100 free semifinal last night.

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Hanna Rosvall Scratches Women’s 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 6

Sweden’s Hanna Rosvall placed 14th in the 100 back semifinal on Sunday. She was ranked #22 in the 200 back this morning.

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Xu Jiayu Scratches 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 5

After placing 10th in the 100 backstroke semifinal, China’s Xu Jiayu has scratched the 200 backstroke where he was ranked fourth.

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