Articles by Hannah Close

Luke Neibrich Breaks Record at 1A/2A NCHSAA Champs as RC Men and PLP Women Win State Titles

Neibrich’s 20.31 50 free time takes down the 1A/2A record that was set at last year’s state championships when Neibrich finished as runner-up.

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Three State Records, Three 4A Records Fall at NCHSAA 4A State Championship

Mere Whelehan was named the 4A Most Outstanding Female Swimmer at the 2024 North Carolina 4A High School State Championship meet.

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BISC Lands Monique Shelton as New Head Coach After Controvery

Shelton comes from Beach Cities Swimming where she served as head coach for nearly a decade.

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Notre Dame Takes 3 Team Wins, 2 ACC Swimmers of the Week in Dual Meet vs Princeton vs Navy

It was Madelyn Christman’s first time being named ACC Swimmer of the Week and it was Chris Guiliano’s third time this season.

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Georgia Tech Hires Brazilian Olympic Coach Arilson Soares da Silva as Assistant Coach

Silva brings with him decades of international coaching experience, with many world record breakers having thrived under his tutelage.

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University of Wisconsin Adds Freestyler Sarah Larsen to Class of 2029

The addition of Larsen in 2025 will help stent the bleeding from Wisconsin’s future loss of top-performing distance freestylers.

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Abdelrahman Elaraby: Life After Death

After attempting suicide last year, Elaraby discusses that fateful night and why it’s important for us to talk openly about our defeats.

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Explaining the Unicorn World Records from the 2000 and 2004 NCAA Championships

In order to alleviate confusion, here are the details on how World Records were broken at two separate NCAA Championship meets.

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Five Man Relay, Including Former UF Gators, Set to Cross English Channel for Charity

Two Scottish national swimmers and three former UF Gators are teaming up to raise money for Ukrainian refugees and cancer research.

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Former WR Holder, Tenured Coach Keegan Ingelido Named Head Coach of Goldsboro Y

Decorated swimmer and seasoned coach Keegan Ingelido brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the GOLD Sharks team.

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Daniel Branon Breaks Phelps’ 200 Fly Record, NBAC Boys Smash 37-Year-Old Record

In the last session of Maryland LSC 14&U Championships, Daniel Branon popped a 1:49.76 in the 200 fly, taking down Phelps’ 23-year-old record.

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Gabriel Sanchez-Burks Leads Pioneer to Third Consecutive MHSAA Boys Divison 1 Title

Sanchez-Burks was a double-event winner, taking gold in both the 50 and 100 freestyles, and was a crucial part of Pioneer’s champion relays.

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Race Video of Katie Ledecky’s 15:01.41 1650 Free U.S. Open and American Record

Ledecky took down her own U.S. Open and American record that she set while still competing collegiately for Stanford in November 2017.

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Birmingham Groves Defeats Detroit Jesuit, Crowned MHSAA Boys Division 2 Champions

In a fierce competition with last year’s runner-up, Birmingham Groves came out on top, taking home the Division 2 title for the first time since 2010.

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Ethan Schwab Leads Cranbrook Kingswood to an MHSAA Boys Division 3 Championship Title

Senior Ethan Schwab was the only swimmer to win both of his individual events, taking down two Divison 3 records in the process.

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