Articles by Anya Pelshaw

US Olympian Luke Whitlock Returning To Fishers For Spring Semester After Fall At Florida

Whitlock swam a best time this fall in the 1650 free but was off his best in the 500 free by about two seconds.

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2024 Winter Juniors- West: Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 1

Max Goettsch, a Cal commit, swam a 1:34.88 flying start 200 free, almost three seconds faster than his best time of a 1:37.61.

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Noe Ponti Earns $70,000 From 64.28 Seconds Of Swimming Through Day 2 Of SC World Championships

Noe Ponti has earned $70,000 while racing in the 50 butterfly three times at the meet in Budapest, totaling just over a minute.

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Cal Commit Teagan O’Dell Swims 1:42.27 200 Freestyle, #5 17-18 All-Time

O’Dell now sits at #5 all-time in the 17-18 age group, moving up from #20. She is committed to Cal for next fall.

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14 Year Old Gabi Brito Anchors Beach Cities To W-Juniors West Meet Record With 21.90 FR Split

Brito’s anchor leg was faster than 22 flying start splits in the 200 free relay at Division I NCAAs this past spring…and Brito is only 14.

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2024 Winter Juniors-West: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Maximus Williamson and the Lakeside Aquatic Club boys set NAG relay records on night 1 of Winter Juniors West last year. Will they repeat?

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2024 SC Worlds: Day 2 Pick ‘Em Contest Standings

Regan Smith was picked to win the 100 back by 172 out of 175 entries in the Pick ‘Em contest. See the full results on the day here.

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Lani Pallister Sets New Championship Record In 800 Free, Gose Breaks 2nd German Record Of Meet

Lani Pallister (Australia) swam to a new Championship Record, breaking the old record that China’s Li Bingjie swam at the 2021 edition of the meet.

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Noe Ponti Breaks World Record Again With 21.32 50 Butterfly In Budapest

Ponti continues to drop time off his own World Record, earning him another $25,000 World Record bonus as well in Budapest.

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Julie Mishler Breaks Gretchen Walsh’s National High School Record With 21.56 50 Free

Mishler broke Walsh’s record of a 21.59 that Walsh swam in February 2020. Mishler suited up at her high school dual meet.

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British Champion Charlie Hutchison Commits To Florida For Fall 2025

Based on his converted times, Hutchison already has NCAA ‘A’ final potential in the 400 IM and 500 free. The Gators were 3rd at 2024 NCAAs.

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BOTR Sprint Freestyler Brody Engelstad Commits To Indiana For 2026

Engelstad is joins a large class already for the Hoosiers arriving in fall 2026 that includes two top 20 and now two BOTR ranked recruits.

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Sprint Freestyler Cora Skoog Commits To Stay In-State At Texas A&M For 2026

Skoog is primarily a sprint freestyler and still has two seasons to improve until her arrival. The Texas A&M women were 3rd at 2024 SECs.

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Summer McIntosh Wins Northern Star Award, Awarded To Top Canadian Athlete

McIntosh became the first Canadian to ever win three gold medals at a single Olympics. Penny Oleksiak was the last swimmer to win the award (2016).

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Backstroke and IMer Georgia Wimberly Commits To Alabama For Fall 2026

Wimberly’s older brother Jacob began his freshman year at Texas A&M this fall. Georgia will also join the SEC and arrive in fall 2026.

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