Articles by Karl Ortegon

2016 Swammy Awards: Female Junior Swimmer of the Year

Surfing atop the new wave of Canadian swimming was Penny Oleksiak, who capped off an impressive summer in Rio with an Olympic gold in the 100 freestyle, where she tied with American Simone Manuel.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Junior Male Swimmer of the Year

Youngster Kyle Chalmers would make his mark when his older teammates could not deliver, striking at just the right time in the men’s 100 free final at the 2016 Olympics.

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2016 Swammy Awards: High School Team of the Year

Claire Adams was a huge part of Carmel’s dominating performance at the 2016 IHSAA Girls State Championships.

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Penny Oleksiak Named Canadian Press Female Athlete of 2016

Young Canadian star Penny Oleksiak continues to reel in accolades after a stellar summer in Rio and continued success on the…

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2016 Swammy Awards: NCAA Women’s Coach of the Year

To see all of our 2016 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here 2016 NCAA WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR: JACK BAUERLE, University…

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2016 Swammy Awards: Caribbean/Central Am. Female Swimmer of the Year

To see all of our 2016 Swammy Awards presented by TYR, click here 2016 CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMERICAN FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: ALIA…

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Merry Xmas, Gators: HS Junior Trey Freeman Sends Early Verbal to UF

Just like our high school class of 2016 #1 recruit Maxime Rooney did in early 2015, Trey Freeman of The Baylor School and Baylor…

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Madison Memorial and Monona Grove Start WI Boys HS Season Ranked 1st

The boys high school swimming & diving season has kicked off in Wisconsin, and with that come the first polls…

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BBC Sports Gives 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Phelps

A man who needs no introduction, Michael Phelps has been given the BBC Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. The 31-year-old, now retired with…

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Phoebe Bacon Swims #7 100 Fly in 13-14 Age Group Ranks at NCAP Invite

2016 NCAP INVITE Dec. 8 – Dec. 11 College Park, MD Live results Phoebe Bacon is another young swimmer in the…

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King Aquatic Club Boys Take Down 13-14 NAG in 200 Medley Relay

At the PNS 14 & under Championships in Federal Way, the King Aquatic Club boys set fire to another relay…

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Mireia Belmonte on 400 Free Start List Despite Bronchitis Struggle

Belmonte is without medals thus far in the meet, but she could challenge for one in this event if she’s at full strength.

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Kate Douglass Ties Simone Manuel’s 15-16 50 Free NAG with 22.04

Douglass popped a 22.43 this morning, and then really dropped the hammer tonight with an incredible 22.04.

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Kate Douglass, Destin Lasco Scratch 200 IM at Winter Jrs East

Kate Douglass of Westchester and Destin Lasco of Pleasantville were the big name scratches on the first day of individual events at the Winter Jr Champs – East.

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Kylie Masse Scratches from 100 IM to Focus on Backstroke, Relays

2016 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS December 6th – December 11th, 2016 Windsor, Ontario, Canada WFCU Centre SCM (25m) Prelims: 9:30…

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