Articles by Charlotte Wells

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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Star Wars Sectionals? Anakin Fischer, Empire Club Kick Off Racing on Columbia Sectionals Day 1

The meet, which has a Star Wars theme, fittingly featured top swimmers from Empire KC and unattached Anakin Fischer among the highlights from day 1 of racing.

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Brody LePine Swims 21.9 50 Back at Wisconsin Senior State Championships

LePine won six events over the course of the weekend, including his nationally-ranked performance in the 50 back.

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Luke Ellis Posts #1 Time This Season in Boys’ 17-18 1650 Free to Wrap Up Justin, TX Sectionals

After a weekend of top performances, Ellis swam 14:40.01 in the 1650 free to mark the fastest time in the country this season within the 17-18 age group.

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2025 U Sports Championships: UBC Sweeps Men’s & Women’s Championship Titles on Day 3

After leading the competition for the first two days, the Thunderbirds took home both the men’s and women’s overall championship titles.

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Speedo Sectionals Finalist Duke Garvin to Race for Cornell Starting Fall 2025

A skilled distance freestyler, Garvin is already poised to score some points for Cornell at the Ivy League Championships.

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Maximus Williamson Continues to Shine on Day 3 of Justin, Texas Sectionals

Williamson won the 100 fly Saturday evening in 46.68, marking his fifth victory overall at the championship meet.

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Claire Weinstein Posts 4:29 500 Free on Day 2 of Justin, Texas Sectionals

Weinstein logged her second victory of the championship, throwing down a time of 4:29.42 to just narrowly miss her lifetime best.

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Summer McIntosh Swims 2:06.40 200 Fly, New #1 Time in the World This Season

McIntosh threw down a time of 2:06.40 during prelims at the Pro Swim Series in Westmont, marking the fastest time in the world this season by over a second.

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Illinois High School State Champion Olivia Moore to Swim for Iowa State Next Season (2025)

Moore is a versatile threat in the water and is poised to be one of the Cyclones’ top contributors in several events next season.

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