Articles by Karl Ortegon

2021 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

After a 44.8 fly leg on Indiana’s winning 400 medley relay last night, Brendan Burns will try to snag the top seed in the 100 fly A-final.

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Swarthmore Adds Iowa HS A-Finalist Mats McGrath for Fall 2021

McGrath was an A-finalist in both the 200 free (1:41.56) and 100 fly (50.54) at the 2021 Iowa HS Boys State Championships, taking sixth in both.

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Hunter Armstrong the New Big Ten 100 BK Favorite, But IU Repeats in 400 Medley

West Virginia University transfer Hunter Armstrong led off OSU’s medley in 44.92, which was an enormous best for the sophomore.

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2021 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Michigan’s Patrick Callan could lead a Wolverine podium sweep in the 500 free, and he’ll likely get close to, if not go past, the 4:10 barrier.

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Lubbock Girls Win Texas 5A Title, Hosch and Owens Rattle 5A Records

Kaitlyn Owens was 53.90 to win the 100 back, hundredths away from her own 5A record. She was also the 50 free champion (23.01).

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2021 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Ohio State senior Paul Delakis is one of just two returners from last year’s 200 IM A-final, and he’s the favorite to win it tonight.

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Big Ten Champion Calypso Sheridan Returning to Northwestern for Next Season

The versatile talent is returning to Northwestern for next season after spending almost a year in her native Australia during the pandemic.

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Wisconsin Men Launch 2026 Class with NZL Backstroker Taiko Torepe-Ormsby

Wisconsin head coach Yuri Suguiyama has landed a top Kiwi backstroke talent for their class of 2026.

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Case Western Adds MN Breaststroker Jasha Heide for 2021

Last season, Heide would’ve ranked #2 on CWRU’s roster in the 100 breast, #3 in the 200 breast, #4 in the 400 IM and #5 in the 200 IM. 

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Big Ten Men Go Crazy on Breaststroke Splits, Michigan Takes First Relays

By the 2021 NCAA Championships, the Big Ten will most likely have the lion’s share of 22-second breast splits as a conference.

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2021 Big Ten Men’s Championships: Day 1 Finals Recap

Junior Patrick Callan returns from the Michigan 800 free relay quartet that won the Big Ten title last year. The Big Ten Men’s Champs start tonight.

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Max McHugh Unleashes Fastest 50-Yard Breast Split Ever – 22.40

Meanwhile, Michigan’s Will Chan (22.67), Purdue’s Trent Pellini (22.82) and Ohio State’s Hudson McDaniel (22.97) were all under the 23-second barrier.

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NASA Wildcat Carly Novelline Drops 1:46.8 FR, 2:01.0 FL Best Times at Club Dual

Novelline, a Virginia commit, swam the 200 free, 200 fly and 200 IM in one session. In the 200 fly, she dropped over 11 seconds.

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Woodlands Girls Take Texas 6A Title, Johnson Girls Break Texas HS Relay Record

Johnson sophomore Jada Scott, the 100 free runner-up, split a 22.25 to anchor their 200 free relay to a new Texas state record.

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Texas Sophomore Kelly Pash Chooses 200 Free Over 400 IM for NCAAs

Pash’s lifetime best 1:42.70, her first sub-1:43 performance, is tied with Riley Gaines of Kentucky for the #2 seed on the pre-cut psychs.

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