Articles by Karl Ortegon

College Swimming Preview: Dressel’s Senior Campaign to Lead #3 Florida

The Florida men have a really good sprinter you might have heard of.

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SwimMAC’s Colson Zucker Stays In-State, Commits to Duke Blue Devils

Colson Zucker of SwimMAC Carolina and South Iredell High School has sent a verbal commitment to the Duke Blue Devils.

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Rutgers Picks Up Verbal Commitment From Butterflier Kasja Dymek

Rutgers has gained a verbal commitment from Greenwood Swimming’s Kasja Dymek.

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IHSA Finalist Ryan Netzel Verbally Commits to Wyoming

Ryan Netzel of Plainfield High School and Delta Aquatics in Illinois has verbally committed to the University of Wyoming for next…

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College Swimming Preview: #3 A&M Revamps with Deep Incoming Class

The Aggies are loaded in breaststroke and IM, thanks in large part to Canadian star Sydney Pickrem.

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College Swimming Previews: #4 UGA Reloading After Losing Sprint Queens

Top-ranked newcomer Courtney Harnish will be a huge part of UGA’s move to fight back after losing a lot of NCAA points from graduations.

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Louisville v. Kentucky Dual for KY Bragging Rights Set for Jan. 20

Louisville has released its schedule for this year’s NCAA season. They’ll kick off their season with two invitational-style meets, facing…

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College Swimming Previews: #5 Stanford Distance Squad Keeps Rising

A stacked distance group only gets stronger as Stanford brings in one of the nation’s better recruiting classes.

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College Swimming Previews: #5 Texas Building Sizable Free Group

Texas has a well-rounded freestyle roster led by Rebecca Millard in the sprints and Joanna Evans (pictured) in distance.

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St. Charles Breaststroker Kayla Jones Commits to Mizzou

Kayla Jones of St. Charles Swim Team and St. Charles East High School in Illinois has verbally committed to Missouri‘s class…

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Phelps: “I Could Probably Go 48” in a 100m Free Against Conor McGregor

At the end of August, following the Conor McGregor – Floyd Mayweather fight, Michael Phelps jokingly tweeted at McGregor, taunting him to…

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Wisconsin Men Set to Swim Against Teams from All 5 Power Conferences

Head coach Whitney Hite will lead the Badgers through a gauntlet of teams this season.

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Mizzou Releases Schedule for 2017-18 Season

Mizzou has released its schedule for the 2017-18 season. Their fall lineup includes two SEC opponents, as they’ll host South…

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College Swimming Preview: #7 NC State Relying on Leadership from Moore

NC State is loaded in the freestyles, with distance specialist Hannah Moore coming off a big summer.

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Former Kentucky Sprinter Cobe Garcia Makes Move to NC State

After three women have uprooted from their former programs to find a new home at NC State over the summer, Cobe…

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