Articles by Karl Ortegon

College Swimming Previews: Something’s Cooking with #4 Texas Longhorns

Evie Pfeifer is set to build off of a successful freshman campaign as the Longhorns will replace outgoing sprint staple Rebecca Millard with two elite young sprinters in Julia Cook and Grace Ariola.

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2018 NCAA Previews: #6 Texas A&M Rebuilding After Big Departures

We’ll be previewing the top 12 men’s and women’s programs for the 2018-2018 season – stay tuned to our College Swimming…

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College Swimming Previews: Kozelsky, Divers Lead #9 Minnesota

The swimming roster is a little thin, but the Golden Gophers, as usual, have one of the best breaststrokers in college swimming along with a field of talented divers.

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Ranking the 2018 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #1-4

Rising international star Taylor Ruck headlines a dominant Stanford class atop our incoming recruiting class ranks for 2018-2019.

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College Swimming Previews: #10 USC Powered by Hansson and Breaststroke

Louise Hansson is a multistroke star who leads a USC team primed to move up from last year’s 12th place finish.

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Ranking the 2018 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #5-8

Kylie Powers is a big in-state get for the Aggies #7 recruiting class.

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Ranking the 2018 Women’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #9-12

Julia Menkhaus is a big reason why UVA slides in at #11 on the top incoming NCAA classes rankings.

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Alexis Wenger on UVA Roster After 2017 Verbal Commitment to Michigan

The 13-14 NAG record holder in the 100 breaststroke will add sprint breaststroke speed to the UVA program, combining with fellow freshman Kaki Christensen to form a 1-2 breaststroke punch. 

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Texas Adds to Freestyle Battalion with USC Transfer Jake Sannem

The Texas men have an absurd amount of sprint/mid-distance freestyle talent either on their roster or incoming, and another name…

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5 Storylines to Watch at the 2018 Jr Pan Pacific Championships

Luca Urlando is a real threat to Michael Phelps’ 15-16 NAG record in the 200 fly.

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Leah Stancil Takes Over as Head Coach at Tulane University

Leah Stancil comes to Tulane after 10 years as an assistant coach with the Florida Gators.

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Skating By: How Did 2018 Last Chance Qualifiers Fare at NCAAs?

Louisville’s Alina Kendzior was on the 100 back bubble with a 52.48 from ACCs, but dropped down to a 52.16 at the TN Last Chance Meet to secure her spot further. She went on to score at NCAAs with a sub-52 performance.

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2018 Pan Pacs TV/Stream Broadcasting Schedule

NBC, NBC Sports, the Olympic Channel, and USA Swimming will serve as the broadcasting platforms for the meet.

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When, and Where, to Watch the 2018 Pan Pac Championships

Prelims begin at 10am in Tokyo all four days, while finals begin 5:30pm on Thursday and Sunday and 6pm on Friday and Saturday.

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Curzan and Kozan Become Just 5th, 6th Sub-1:00 Flyers in 13-14 History

Kozan’s 59.89 made her the sixth swimmer ever in the women’s 13-14 age group to break a minute.

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