Articles by Karl Ortegon

3-on-3 Basketball Expected to Be New Addition to Olympic Program

The 3-on-3 basketball games would be played half-court, just like most pickup games are played.

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Brad Tandy Rips 22.0 50 free at SW Classic Meet in Tucson

Swimming at a small meet in Tucson this weekend, South African Olympian Brad Tandy threw down a 22.06 to blow away the rest of the field by almost two full seconds.

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Comerford Hits 1:58.5 PB in 200 Free Prelims at Bucceto Open

In prelims of the IU Bucceto Open this morning in Bloomington, Mallory Comerford of Cardinal Aquatics put down a best time of 1:58.54 in the 200 free.

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Gabby Deloof Cracks 2:00 in 200 Free at Namesnik Invitational Day 1

The mid-distance free and back specialist popped a 1:59.75, shaving .82 off of her previous lifetime best.

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Grothe 3:47.9 400 Free Highlights Night 2 of IU Bucceto Open

He beat the field by almost ten full seconds, touching at 3:47.99 for a season best.

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Class of 2018’s Best 200 IMer, #14 Emma Muzzy, Verbals to NC State

SwimSwam’s #14 recruit from the class of 2018, Emma Muzzy, has committed to the NC State Wolfpack. Muzzy is a rising…

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Freriks Leads Wildcat Women’s Sweep on Night 1 of Bucceto Open at IU

2017 IU BUCCETO OPEN June 1-4, 2017 Bloomington, IN (IU campus) Results on Meet Mobile under ‘IU Bucceto Open’ Rising…

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ASU Adds Another to Class of ’22 with Club Wolverine’s Lizzy Spears

Club Wolverine’s Lizzy Spears has given a verbal commitment to join Arizona State’s class of 2022, coming in with a flurry…

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Dylan Boyd, Initially Signed to Wisconsin, Switches Commitment to ASU

North Carolina’s Dylan Boyd, who we reported on in October after learning of his commitment to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has…

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Jeremy Desplanches Heads Four-Person Swiss Team to Worlds

Jeremy Desplanches, who made waves at French Nationals recently, will be one of four swimmers on the Swiss Worlds team this summer.

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Henrique Martins Adds Another Sub-52 100 Fly, Goes 51.76

Martins split 24.82 on the way down in the first 50, then came home in 26.94 for a final time of 51.76.

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USC Trojans Land Romanian Olympic Finalist Robert Glinta

Glinta holds multiple Romanian national records, and had a career highlight with an 8th place finish in the Olympic final of the 100 back in Rio.

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2016 European Jr. Champion Tamila Holub of Portugal Chooses NC State

Braden Holloway has another incoming difference maker for his NC State women’s squad.

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Club Wolverine Ready to Dominate at Namesnik Invitational

Ali Deloof is one of many CW swimmers set to race this weekend in Ann Arbor.

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Claire Curzan Drops 53.9 100y Fly to Break Her Own 11-12 NAG Record

Raleigh Swimming Association’s young star, Claire Curzan, has broken another NAG record.

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