Articles by Karl Ortegon

2016 M. NCAA Picks: Up-and-Comers vs. Dominant Veterans in 4 FR Relay

The NC State Wolfpack was hundredths away from the title last year, and they’ll fight down to the last yard again for this year’s title.

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“The 1st day of practice I hated it” Emily Escobedo Talks on Swimming

Emily Escobedo finished third overall in the 200 breast at NCAAs this past weekend.

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Georgia Tech Pool Record Update: Women Take Down All Swimming Marks

The Georgia Tech record board has already been updated to account for all of the fast swimming at the 2016 Women’s NCAA Champs. Which men’s records will go down this week?

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Stanford’s Connor Black Scratches from Men’s NCAAs; Cal’s Cobleigh In

Black’s scratch allows Cal’s Hunter Cobleigh into the NCAA meet.

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Oliveira Drops Sub-49 Second 100 Free at Metropolitan Trophy

Full results At the Metropolitan Trophy meet, with less than a month before the Maria Lenk Trophy (AKA Brazilian Olympic…

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Dang Earns 1st OT Cut, Giles Smith Shows Up Big at PNW Sectionals

Full results King Aquatic Club’s Ethan Dang was on a tear this weekend, climbing up the 13-14 rankings in the 100…

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Watch SwimMAC 11-12 Boys Break 400 Free Relay NAG (VIDEO)

Yesterday, the SwimMAC foursome of Baylor Nelson, Nathan Adams, Stephen Kim, and Brayden Brewer lopped over a second off of King Aquatic Club’s 11-12…

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Watch Upper Dublin Boys Win 400 Free Relay at PIAA Champs (VIDEO)

Michael Jensen ripped a 42.13 anchor leg to propel Upper Dublin to a new state record and a relay title this weekend at the PIAA ‘AAA’ Champs.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #4 HBD Katie Ledecky!

No more NAG records for Miss Ledecky, who turned 19 this week.

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IU Coaches Ray Looze and Drew Johansen Discuss Big Hoosier NCAA Meet

WATCH | IU swimming coach Ray Looze discusses the end to the most successful NCAA meet in program history. #GoIU…

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2016 Dolfin Junior National Cup Day Five Finals Recap

2016 DOLFIN JUNIOR NATIONAL CUP March 15 – 19, 2016 Doyle Aquatic Center, Clearwater, Florida Meet Webpage Info, Qualifying Times,…

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SwimMAC 11-12 Boys Shatter 400 Medley Relay NAG Record

Baylor Nelson’s big 56.86 butterfly split was a key leg for SwimMAC’s record-breaking performance.

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NC State Women Already Ahead of 2015 Final Score After Day 3 (VIDEO)

Alexia Zevnik is the leading scorer for the NC State women heading into the last finals session of the meet.

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2016 Dolfin Junior National Cup Day Four Finals Recap

Wisconsin commit Beata Nelson cruised to a win in the 100 fly, going 59.93 for her 2nd-best time ever in long course.

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