Articles by Karl Ortegon

Kate Beavon and Aryan Makhija Win Titles on Last Day of SA Champs

2017 KZNA PREMIER CHAMPS & COMMONWEALTH TRIALS December 16th-22nd, 2017 Durban, South Africa LCM (50m) 2018 Commonwealth Games Trials Commonwealth…

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2017 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year Kylie Masse

2017 CANADIAN FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: KYLIE MASSE The Canadian women have received a lot of good press these…

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Taylor Ruck Ties Katinka Hosszu in 100 Back at Lausanne Cup

2017 LAUSANNE CUP Lausanne, Switzerland December 20-21, 2017 Meet central Live results Canadian Taylor Ruck continued to impress in Lausanne, as day…

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Rikako Ikee Takes Down Two, Ties One National Record at Lausanne Cup

The Japanese sprinter swam her way to three new national records this week in Lausanne, breaking two marks outright and tying one.

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Yui Ohashi Annihilates Japanese Record in 400 IM at Lausanne Cup

Ohashi slashed over three seconds off of the old record.

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Jarryd Baxter, Dune Coetzee Win on Day 6 of SA Commonwealth Trials

2017 KZNA PREMIER CHAMPS & COMMONWEALTH TRIALS December 16th-22nd, 2017 Durban, South Africa LCM (50m) 2018 Commonwealth Games Trials Commonwealth…

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Taylor Ruck Shatters Hilary Caldwell’s 200 Back Canadian Record

2017 LAUSANNE CUP Lausanne, Switzerland December 20-21, 2017 Meet central Live results Swimming at the Lausanne Cup in Switzerland, Taylor Ruck…

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Japanese Show Up in Force, Ruck Still On Fire at Lausanne Cup Day 1

2017 LAUSANNE CUP Lausanne, Switzerland December 20-21, 2017 Meet central Live results Several swimmers had standout days in Lausanne, with…

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15-Year-Old Dune Coetzee Qualifies for CGs in 200 Fly at SA Trials

2017 KZNA PREMIER CHAMPS & COMMONWEALTH TRIALS December 16th-22nd, 2017 Durban, South Africa LCM (50m) 2018 Commonwealth Games Trials Commonwealth…

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Mauro Castillo Breaks Mexican Record in 200 SCM Breast

He was out in a 1:01.54, then came back very well in the final 50 to secure the new personal best and national record.

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Erin Gallagher Becomes 2nd South African Woman to Break 55 in 100 Free

Only one woman previously held all of the top ten times– Karin Prinsloo, who is the national record holder at 54.48 from 2014.

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Middleton, Monona Grove Lead WISCA First Polls of Boys Season

The first WISCA polls of the 2017-18 boys season are out, with Middleton leading the way in Division 1 and…

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Russian Men Take Down 4×50 SCM Medley Relay World Record

Vladimir Morozov split a 20.24 to anchor the Russians to a new world record.

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2017 European Short Course Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Kliment Kolesnikov lowered his own 50 back WJR this morning in prelims, and he has eyes on breaking the 23 second barrier.

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Martinenghi Shatters WJR in the 100 Breast in Euros Final

Italian teen Nicolo Martinenghi has broken his umpteenth World Junior Record of the calendar year with a big swim tonight in Copenhagen.

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