Articles by Karl Ortegon

2016 U.S. Winter Jr Champs – West: Day One Finals Recap

Eva Merrell provided clutch legs on both of the Aquazots’ relays last night in College Station.

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Drew Kibler Obliterates Maxime Rooney’s 200 Free 15-16 NAG in 1:33.36

Carmel Swim Club’s Drew Kibler, a teenage sprint freestyler on a sharp rise over the last couple of seasons, has put down the fastest 200 free in American 15-16 age group history by far.

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2016 US Winter Jr Champs – East: Day One Finals Live Recap

Drew Kibler dropped a huge NAG record in the 200 free in his 800 relay lead off tonight in Columbus.

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800 Free #2 Seed Boglarka Kapas Scratches 800 Free Prelims in Windsor

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

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Olympian Santiago Grassi to Join Auburn Men in January

The Auburn men’s swimming & diving team has signed Olympian Santiago Grassi to their program in Alabama, and he’ll be joining…

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5 Storylines, All the Links You Need for the 2016 US Winter Jrs West

The kingpin college recruit as a monster in sprint free, back, and fly, Arizona native Ryan Hoffer is the biggest name at this meet.

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5 Storylines, All the Links You Need for the 2016 US Winter Jrs East

Carmel’s Drew Kibler owns three top seeds in this week’s US Junior National Championships (East).

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Michael Phelps, Katinka Hosszu Win FINA Swimmer of the Year Awards

At the FINA/Alisports World Aquatics Gala last night, just before the start of the 2016 World SC Championships, FINA announced the winners of their 2016 awards.

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Emory’s Andrew Wilson Continues to Climb Breaststroke Top Times Lists

Earlier this weekend, Emory’s Andrew Wilson dropped a 51.14 in the 100 breaststroke at the Miami Invitational, sailing past his own…

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Brooke Zeiger and G Ryan Re-Write B1G Distance Free Records in Georgia

While they were at different meets, Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger and Michigan’s G Ryan posted head-turning times in the state of Georgia over…

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IU’s Vini Lanza, Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger Each Snag 2 ‘A’ Cuts in ATL

Indiana’s Vini Lanza posted NCAA ‘A’ cuts in both butterfly records over the weekend.

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Sam Senczyszyn Becomes 2nd D3 Woman to Split Sub-1:00 Breast on Relay

Edit: Senczyszyn is the second woman. We were focused on NCAA Championship results, but Amy Spaay split faster than 1:00…

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Isabel Ivey Dismantles PB, Pops #4 15-16 200 Free with 1:43.96

16-year-old Isabel Ivey of the Gator Swim Club in Florida hung tough with two Olympians, finishing 2nd in the 200 free at Winter Nationals with a huge lifetime best of 1:43.96.

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Russian Vitalina Simonova’s 4-Year FINA Ban Reduced to 2 Years by CAS

Russian breaststroker Vitalina Simonova has had her initial four-year doping ban from 2015 reduced to just two years. On June 29th…

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Annie Ochitwa’s 22.23 Fly Split Makes Her 2nd-Fastest Performer Ever

Wednesday, Arizona men’s and women’s 200 medley relays put down electrifying times, with the women posting a 1:34.63 for a…

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