Articles by Claire Wong

Anna Peplowski Takes Downs Big 10 Meet and Conference Record in the 500 Free with a 4:33.96

Peplowski shaved nearly half a second off of the previous meet record, while also lowering her own PB and conference record that she set at last year’s NCAAs

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Rex Maurer Breaks Hugo Gonzalez’s SEC Meet Record in the 400 IM with a 3:35.61

Maurer broke his second SEC Championship meet record thus far, shaving just over a tenth off of Gonzalez’s record of 3:35.76 from 2018

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NC State Breaks Own ACC Championship Meet Record in the 200 Free Relay (1:14.29)

The quartet of Quintin McCarty, Jerry Fox, Larry Salls, and Luke Miller combined to shave 0.15 off of their previous ACC meet record, which was set last year

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Karina Plaza Becomes Youngest Female in History To Break 1:00 in the 100 Breaststroke (59.94)

With this blistering-fast swim of 59.94, Plaza broke Alexis Wenger’s national age group record in the 100-yard breaststroke

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Winter Jr National Qualifier Alyssa Albertyn To Swim for Arizona State University (2026)

Albertyn is a multi-time Illinois High School finalist and a sprint freestyler/backstroke specialist, making her a valuable pick-up for the Sun Devils

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Kentucky HS State Champion, Winter Jr Finalist Ava Grazziani To Join The Crimson Tide in 2026

Grazziani had two finals appearances at 2024 Winter Juniors – East, and contributed to a win in the relay for Lakeside.

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Bailey Amerman To Join 10x Defending Mid South Conference Champions, University of Cumberlands

Amerman looks to be integral in relays and will join the Patriots with several ‘A’ final worthy times in her individual events at the conference level

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Summer Jrs Qualifier Emma Herrera To Join Liberty University With School-Leading Times (2025)

Herrera was runner-up in the 200 free at the Florida HS 1A state championships this past year, and will join Liberty as a 50+ point scorer at ASUN Champs

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VA State Champ Finalist and Winter Jrs Qualifier Aaron Jia Headed to UPenn (2025)

Jia will be a strong asset for Penn, with times already fast enough to qualify for a second swim at the 2024 Ivy League Championships

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Battle of the Blues in North Carolina: UNC Men and Women Take Down Duke in Dominant Fashion

The UNC men and women continued their dominant win-streak against Duke, with the men winning all but 5 events and the women winning 8/16.

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2024 Winter Juniors – West: Swims You Might Have Missed on Day 3

Emma Hussein’s 400 IM, which won the consolation final, would have placed 4th in the championship final. She dropped nearly 6 seconds on the day for a 4:13.88

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Quicksilver Swimming Takes Down Central Ohio Aquatics’ 15-16 NAG In The 200 Free Relay

Quicksilver’s quartet of Tyler Porter, Nathan Foucu, Clark Apuada, and Isaac Litwiller teamed up for a total time of 1:20.12 to destroy the 15-16 NAG record

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Winter Jr Qualifier Chloe Corbin To Remain In-State at SMU (2025)

Corbin, a sprint freestyler, will look to further bolster SMU’s roster following a mass exodus from the women’s team earlier this season

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Summer Juniors Finalist Derek Hitchens Will Swim for Columbia Lions (2025)

Hitchens is a versatile sprinter with times fast enough to score in 6 events at the Ivy League Champs; he will be a key contributor for the Lions’ relays

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Louisville Secures Commitment From Polish Junior Champion Szymon Misiak (2025)

Misiak is additionally a finalist at the World Junior Championships; his converted times in the 50/100 free would have scored at ACCs last year

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