Articles by Karl Ortegon

2017 U.S. Worlds Trials: Day 2 Roster Update

Tonight, Kevin Cordes punched his ticket to the 2017 World Championships with a 2:07.41 to win the 200 breast.

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Vanessa Pearl Moves to #3 All Time in 17-18 200 Breast

Pearl took almost 2 seconds off of her morning personal best.

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Josh Prenot will swim the 200 breast prelims this morning in Indy with hopes of winning his second-straight national title tonight in finals.

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Tom Shields Scratches 50 Fly A Final in Indy After 23.90 Prelim Swim

Tom Shields qualified 7th for the 50 fly final tonight but won’t swim it.

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Summer Finke Transfers to NC State Wolfpack

Summer Finke spent a year swimming with Florida State, and now will continue her academic and athletic careers at NC State.

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Lleyton Plattel Becomes Fastest 13-14 Miler Since Jesse Vassallo

Plattel went 15:35.36 to place 4th in his heat in Indy.

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Yet Another International Swimmer, AUT’s Julia Kukla, Signs with ‘Bama

Alabama head coach Dennis Pursley has added another impactful swimmer to his incoming women’s freshman class. Austria’s Julia Kukla is set to…

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Mallory Comerford Throws Down Meet Record 53.2 100 Free in Indy

Mallory Comerford dropped significant time from her previous personal best.

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16 Male Swimmers & Divers Earn NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships

29 men were awarded postgraduate scholarships by the NCAA for 2017, with a whopping 16 of them being part of…

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13 Female Swimmers & Divers Earn NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships

Of 29 total female awardees of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships this year, nearly half of them (13) were swimmers or divers….

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Team USA to Have Pre-Worlds Training Camp in Croatia

Prior to arriving in Budapest, Hungary, for the 2017 World Championships, Team USA will have their training camp in Croatia….

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Lots of Veteran Men Scratch for Day 1 Indy Finals

Matt Grevers, Cullen Jones, Conor Dwyer and Tom Shields were four big scratches from tonight’s finals.

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Lincoln Select’s Alana Palmer Commits to Wisconsin Class of 2022

Alana Palmer of Lincoln Select, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, has committed to swim for Wisconsin’s class of 2022.

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Australia Announces 22-Member NextGen Squad for 2017

Australia has announced their NextGen squad for the 2017 season. 22 Aussie teens have made the team, according to Swimming…

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Katie Coughlin, Alabama’s Best Backstroker, Transfers to Wisconsin

After two years with the University of Alabama, Katie Coughlin is transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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