Articles by Karl Ortegon

‘Aukai Lileikis Re-Emerges on U of Hawaii Roster After Leaving Cal

Lileikis is about a half-second from NCAA scoring times in the 100 free and 100 fly, and will be a huge boost to the Rainbow Warriors.

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Tulane Picks Up Verbal Commitment from Y-Nats Finalist Hailey Roberti

Somerset Valley YMCA’s Hailey Roberti has announced her verbal commitment to Tulane University. She is a senior at Montgomery High School…

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Federica Pellegrini Says She Intends to Race at 5th Olympiad in Tokyo

Pellegrini noted that Katie Ledecky would not be the only threat in a potential 200 free final in Tokyo.

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#18 Michael Petrides Sends Verbal Commitment to Cal

Petrides is the last of SwimSwam’s boys HS class of 2019 top 20 rankings to announce a verbal NCAA commitment, and Cal’s second top 20 verbal, joining #13 Jason Louser.

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Mabel Zavaros Sweeps Butterfly Races as Gator Women Rout FGCU

Zavaros smoked the 200 fly with a 1:58.75, notching an NCAA ‘B’ cut in the process.

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Beata Nelson Hits 53’s in 100 Fly, Back as Badgers Drop Green Bay

The Wisconsin Badgers opened up their 2018-19 campaign with wins on home turf for both men and women. 

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Mabel Zavaros Wins Twice as Florida Women Chomp Miami (FL)

Primarily a butterflier, she’s incredibly versatile, and clocked wins in the 200 back (1:56.88) and 400 IM (4:16.37).

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Sprint Butterflier Mallory Jump of St. Charles Verbals to Purdue

Jump is a butterflier and IM’er and a senior at St. Charles North High School in Illinois. 

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Ashley Conrad Follows Sister Amber to Texas A&M with Verbal for 2019

Rockwall Aquatic Center of Excellence’s Ashley Conrad is the fourth verbal commitment to Texas A&M’s next freshman group, and she also makes it 4-for-4 for in-state pickups this recruiting round for the Aggies.

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West Virginia Picks Up Verbal from Breaststroker Conrad Molinaro

Conrad Molinaro of Upper Saint Clair Swim Club has verbally committed to the West Virginia Mountaineers.

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OSU Survives Bama Men and Women at Home, Freshmen Impress

OSU’s Ruslan Gaziev took two individual wins, was clutch on relays, and secured an NCAA ‘B’ cut in an impressive SCY and NCAA debut for the Canadian freshman.

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Maxime Rooney, Zavaros Twins Notch Double Wins as Florida Downs FAU

Rooney posted a very strong 47.87 100 fly win, while Mabel and Rosie Zavaros won a combined four events on the women’s side.

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UT Women’s Brutal Fall Semester Includes Meets with Stanford, Cal, A&M

Claire Adams is a leader for a Texas team which will face a ton of stark competition in 2018-19.

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Israeli Sprinter Mark Shperkin to Join South Carolina in 2019

Israel’s Mark Shperkin has announced (via Instagram) his verbal commitment to the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. His caption states he’ll…

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UNC Receives Verbal from Sprinter Gavin Mayo

North Carolina has picked up a verbal commitment from Gavin Mayo of Hempfield High School in Pennsylvania.

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