Articles by Karl Ortegon

Ohio State Coasts Past Louisville and A&M Men, Pickrem Wins Two More

Pickrem won the 400 IM and 100 back on Day 2 of the meet.

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Freshmen Power Duke Women Past VT, Hokie Men Topple Duke

Easop Lee, Cabell Ann Whitlow, and Melissa Pish all won as the Duke women beat VT.

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Sydney Pickrem Picks Up Backstroke Duties, Hits 1:58 IM at OSU

With A&M having graduated Beryl Gastaldello and Lisa Bratton, their two top backstrokers, Pickrem is, oddly enough, stepping in on medley relay backstroke duties.

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NCAA Season Ramp Up: Which Meets to Pay Attention To This Week

Zach Apple is set to make his IU debut this week as the Hoosiers host Kentucky, Mizzou, and Notre Dame in a quad clash.

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Andrei Minakov Clips Russian Record in 100 Fly at YOGs

Andrei Minakov has broken the Russian national record in the 100m butterfly with his time of 51.12 at the Youth Olympic Games.

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Harvard Picks Up Illinois Sprinter Athena Ye for 2019

Rosary High School senior Athena Ye, who trains club with the Academy Bullets, has committed to the application process* at Harvard. Beyond…

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CIF State 100 BK Runner-Up Colby Mefford to Join Brother Bryce at Cal

As a junior with Oak Ridge HS last year, Colby Mefford was the 100 back runner-up at the 2018 CIF State Championships

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NC State Lands Key Verbal Commit from NCAP Sprinter Katie Mack

Mack is a key pickup for NC State, a pure sprint freestyler with impactful talent across every other stroke/discipline but breaststroke. 

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Triangle Aquatic Center in North Carolina to Add New 50m Pool

Besides the pool, the TAC is going to get more office space and spectator seats, along with a new fitness center. This massive expansion will add over 20,000 square feet to the complex and cost an estimated $10 million. 

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Noah Brune of Mission Viejo Verbally Commits to Harvard

Noah Brune of the Mission Viejo Nadadores has verbally committed to the admissions process* at Harvard. Brune is a NAG…

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ASU Picks Up Verbal from Dynamo’s Savannah Mitchell

Mitchell is a senior at Providence Christian Academy in the greater Atlanta area.

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McLaughlin and Weitzeil Shine as Cal Women Win Chic Fil A Invite

Katie McLaughlin was 1:57.33 in the 200 fly, and Weitzeil dropped 22.17/48.78 in the sprint frees.

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Louisville Blanks Xavier at Home to Kick Off 2018-19 Season

Mallory Comerford won the 50 free and 200 IM as Louisville dominated Xavier to open the season.

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NAG Record-Holder Gianluca Urlando Verbally Commits to Georgia ’24

Urlando is coming off of a fantastic summer where he won the 100 and 200 fly at the 2018 Jr Pan Pac Championships, finished third in the 200 fly at U.S. Nationals, and made the 2018-19 U.S. Senior National Team.

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Mizzou Dominates Show-Me Showdown, Nick Alexander Doubles Up

Alexander put up a strong 1:47.53 to win the 200 IM, and finished first in the 100 back (48.24). 

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