Articles by Karl Ortegon

Mireia Belmonte Sneaks Under Spanish Record in 800 Free Final

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m…

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Chen Xinyi Agrees to Provisional Suspension as CAS Investigates Case

Chen Xinyi of China, who was just .09 from the 100 butterfly podium earlier this week in Rio, will now…

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Pernille Blume Slices .17 Off of Ottesen’s 50 Free Danish Record

Pernille Blume posted a 24.23 to break the Danish record in the 50 free.

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Texas A&M Releases 2016-17 Season Schedule

Bethany Galat had a huge summer– she’ll be a big part of the A&M women’s season in her junior year with the Aggies.

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Rio Day 6 Medal Table: Surprise Gold for Manuel Big for USA

Simone Manuel co-opted, along with Canadian Penny Oleksiak, the biggest upset of the meet so far in the 100 free

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South America Recap: Brazil Could Go Without Medals at Home Games

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m…

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Africa Recap: Le Clos, Coventry, and Tandy Qualify for Finals

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m…

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Rio Twitter Recap Day 5: Ledecky Impresses Yet Again

Katie Ledecky, who has yet to disappoint at these Games, anchored the 4×200 free relay to gold despite going into her leg with almost a full second deficit.

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North America: Women’s 200 Breast the “Double Miss” Event for U.S. in 2016

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Jeanette Ottesen Slips Under Own 100 Free Danish Record

In the first semifinal of the women’s 100 free, Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen posted a new Danish record, besting her own mark.

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Cate Campbell “Just Trying to Wake Up” for Prelims

Australian sprint sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell spoke with the media after prelims today, as Cate talked about the late start times for prelims…

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CSC’s Wyatt Davis Scares 13-14 NAG Record at Jr Nationals

Wyatt Davis, 14, nearly broke the 13-14 NAG record tonight at the 2016 Speedo Junior Nationals.

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Katie Drabot Wins Four Times at NCSA Summer Champs Day 1 in Indy

2016 NCSA CHAMPIONSHIPS Dates: August 9th – August 13th Location: Indianapolis, IN (IUPUI) Meet website Night one results Ozaukee Aquatics’ Katie…

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Federica Pellegrini Absent from 100 Free Prelims

Italian freestyle star Federica Pellegrini was a no-show today during the 100 freestyle preliminaries.

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