Articles by Karl Ortegon

Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #4 Speedos at a Volleyball Game

#10 Thank you #Indy for an amazing #MutualDuel! (?: @GettyImages) pic.twitter.com/t2AWsv8ALc — USA Swimming (@USASwimming) December 13, 2015 Duel in…

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Katie Ledecky Cruises to a 4:30 500 Free at NCAP Invite Day 3 Prelims

2015 NATION’S CAPITAL INVITATIONAL University of Maryland Aquatic Center – College Park, MD Wednesday, December 9 – Sunday, December 12 Psych Sheet…

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Speedo Jr Nationals Day 2: Alex Walsh, Michael Andrew Scratch 1 Event

JR NATIONALS EAST SCRATCHES After earning the #3 seed this morning in the 100 breast, Nashville Aquatic Club’s Alex Walsh will…

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Nitro Boys Lower Jr National Meet Record in 800 Free Relay

Sean Grieshop (above) split a strong 1:36.30 to help Nitro set the new record.

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SwimMAC Girls Set New Jr Nationals Meet Record in 800 Free Relay

SwimMAC’s Jessica Marsh (above) rocked a 1:45.33 anchor en route to SwimMAC’s new meet record.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #4 Tiniest Worrell’s 1st Practice

You probably know Kelsi Worrell, but do you know her youngest sister?

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Olympic Trials Cuts Bountiful at Texas Invite Long Course Time Trial

The Texas Invite wrapped up its short course yards competition already this weekend, and today the Longhorns hosted the long…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #1 Schmitt’s Perseverance Award

Allison Schmitt won the Perseverance Award at the Golden Goggles.

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Lehigh Mountain Hawks Pick Up NTSC Freestyler Larry Brooks

For more commitment articles, be sure to check out SwimSwam’s College Recruiting channel. New Trier Swim Club’s Larry Brooks has committed to Lehigh University…

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Pitt Finishes Pittsburgh Invitational On Top

Mack Rice (above) won the men’s 200 fly.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #3 Horejsi Shatters Nat’l Record

#10 Athletes gathering for rehearsal ahead of tonight's #GoldenGoggles pic.twitter.com/yDn16aYcNq — USA Swimming (@USASwimming) November 22, 2015 The Golden Goggles…

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Held Drops 1:34.4 200 Free in Nike Cup Day Two Prelims

NIKE CUP Day One Prelims Recap Live Results Day One Finals Recap WOMEN’S MEET NC State earned two top seeds…

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Duke Men and Women Rocket to Day 1 Leads at Nike Cup

Peter Kropp split an incredibly fast breast leg on Duke’s victorious 400 medley relay.

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Georgia Tech Pool Record Watch: Men’s NCAA Edition

Cal junior Ryan Murphy will be the big-time favorite in the backstroke events at this year’s NCAA Champs.

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Georgia Tech Pool Record Watch: Women’s NCAA Champs Edition

Kelsi Worrell is expected to crush records of all kinds in the butterfly events at NCAAs this season.

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