Articles by Charlotte Wells

Canadian Olympic Trials Finalist Jessie Carlson Headed to Arizona State Next Fall (2025)

Carlson was a finalist in the 200 fly at the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials and is poised to make it back for finals at the Big 12 Conference Champs.

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President & Secretary General of the Lebanese Swimming Federation Suspended by World Aquatics

Toni Nasri Nassar is suspended for seven years whil Farid Abi Raad is suspended for 10 after violating multiple World Aquatics’ integrity regulations.

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Jesuit Tampa Hires Robbie Shaffer to Replace Late Father as Head Coach

Robbie Shaffer, who served as assistant coach to Bill Shaffer this past season, will take over his father’s role as head swimming and diving coach.

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2025 Christiansburg Sectionals: Chase Knopf Wins 3 Individual Events on Final Day of Racing

Knopf brought home the championship titles in the 200 back, 100 free and 200 IM to bring his total victory count up to five.

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2025 Christiansburg Sectionals Day 3: Ava Buhrman Posts #5 Girls’ 13-14 500 Free This Season

Already in the #5 spot for this season, the 14-year-old turned in a time of 4:50.55 to improve that time standard by another .14.

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2025 Christiansburg Sectionals: Northern KY Continues to Dominate the Competition on Day 2

Chase Knopf brought home one victory and two runner-up finishes to help rack up the points for Northern Kentucky on day two.

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2025 Christiansburg Sectionals Day 1: 15-Year-Old Clare Herfel Cruises to Victory in the 1650

Herfel kicked off the meet with a strong performance in the mile, racing into the wall almost 20 seconds ahead of the runner-up to secure the gold.

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Former NCAA Champion Jeff Rolan Dies At 69

Rolan won the 100 butterfly for the University of Utah at the 1975 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, becoming the team’s first national champion.

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2025 M. NCAA Previews: Can Liendo Go 3-For-3 in the 100 Free?

Two-time defending NCAA champion Liendo is gearing up to attempt to claim his 3rd-straight championship title in the 100 free.

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40-Year-Old Calvin Schildknecht Shines at Columbia Sectionals

The former Davidson swimmer turned in five lifetime best performances and qualified for finals in two events at the Columbia Sectionals last weekend.

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2025 Columbia Sectionals: Alec Enyeart Completes Distance Sweep on Final Day of Racing

After winning the 500 and 1000 free, Enyeart completed the trifecta with a victory in the 1650 free on Sunday to mark his 4th individual win of the meet.

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2025 W. NCAA Previews: Here She Goes Again – Gretchen Walsh Flying Towards Victory in 100 Fly

Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh is almost guaranteed to win gold in the 100 fly, but Stanford’s will be doing her best to chase her down.

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Beloved Orinda Aquatics Coach Kati McDermott Dies Following Battle With Cancer

McDermott coached the entry-level group at Orinda Aquatics since 2019, where she was a valued member of the community.

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Lexie D’Amico Swims #4 13-14 100 Breast This Season (1:01.81) at Columbia Sectionals Day 3

13-year-old D’Amico turned in a top performance, dropping over 2 seconds to post the 4th-fastest time this season within the 13-14 age group.

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2025 Columbia Sectionals: Alyssa Albertyn, Alec Enyeart Rack Up the Victories on Day 2

Just one week after competing at the Pro Swim Series, Enyeart has already won three events following the first two days of racing in Columbia.

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