Articles by Karl Ortegon

Alia Atkinson Edges Own Jamaican Record in 50 Breast

At the 2015 Kazan World Championships, Alia Atkinson had more to cheer about besides winning a silver medal in the 50…

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Ella Marlow Flies Past Two Big Names on All-Time List with 50 Fly NAG

Ella Marlow passed up a former world record holder on the 11-12 50 fly fastest all-time list for American girls.

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Americans Claim World Record in Mixed 4×100 Free Relay

Nathan Adrian showed up big-time for the Americans; his 47.29 leg was the fastest in the field by a long shot.

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Lauren Boyle Smashes Another Oceanic Record in 800 Free Silver Medal Performance

Lauren Boyle is the best female distance swimmer not named Katie Ledecky in 2015.

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Claire Adams Explodes for a New World Junior Record in the 100 Back at U.S. Nationals

Claire Adams has surged into the world top 10 with her swim tonight.

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Katie Ledecky Honored to Come Out on Top in 200 Free (Video Interview)

Katie Ledecky showed incredible range and proved that she is able to hang with sprinters as she won the women’s 200…

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Missy Franklin Confident that U.S. Will Defend 800 Relay Title in Rio (Video Interview)

“We wanted to bring back another gold in that relay.” That’s what Missy Franklin said in this interview, after the American women…

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Natsumi Hoshi Preparing for a Stacked 200 Fly Field in Rio (Video Interview)

Out very fast in the women’s 200 butterfly at the Kazan World Championships were American Katie McLaughlin and German Franziska Hentke. As…

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Yuanhui Fu is “Celebrating Big Time” After Winning 50 Back at Worlds (Video Interview)

Yuanhui Fu, who is just 19 years old, pushed herself to a very quick time to win the 50 back…

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Fran Halsall Says “It’s been a great night for British Swimming” (Video Interview)

The British men and women swam a fantastic mixed 4×100 medley relay, winning gold as well as setting a new…

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Morozov Clips Ervin in Swim-Off to Qualify for 50 Free World Champs Finals

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov held his own today against USA’s Anthony Ervin in the 50 free swim off for lane 8 in finals,…

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Li Zhuhao Resets His Hours-Old World Junior Record in the 100 Fly

While the World Junior records have not been very well managed since their inauguration, it looks as though Li Zhuhao of China…

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Li Guangyuan Reclaims 200 Back World Junior Record

The Chinese have been on a roll at the 2015 Kazan World Championships, and their success has continued with Li Guangyuan….

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Vlad Morozov and Anthony Ervin to Swim-Off for 50 Free Final at World Champs

Two of the biggest names in men’s sprint freestyle are USA’s Anthony Ervin and (a little more so, this year) Russia’s Vlad…

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Katrina Konopka Breaks 50 Free YMCA National Record On Day 4 of Y Nats

Konopka (above) is one of the United States top young sprinters.

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