Articles by Karl Ortegon

Evsikov and Bridi Take Home Open Water Titles to Close Universiade Swimming Competition

2015 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES July 4th-July 11th, 2015 (Saturday-Saturday) Gwangju, South Korea Prelims 8:30AM/Finals 7PM (local time) Prelims 7:30PM (day…

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Joe Schooling Dips Under 53 in 100 Fly at Austin Speedo Sectionals

Joe Schooling won the men’s 100 butterfly by 3 seconds, posting a time just outside of the world’s top 25.

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Busy Weekend of Competition Ahead Domestically and Internationally

While the pool swimming portion of the 2015 World University Games, the biggest competition of the last week, has wrapped…

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2014 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Sophie Taylor Pulls Out of 2015 World Champs

Sophie Taylor adds to the list of elite swimmers that will not be competing at the upcoming Kazan World Championships….

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Wilimovsky, Anderson Earn Top Finals Seeds in Distance Events on Day 1 of LA Invite

Jordan Wilimovsky (above) took the top seed for finals of the men’s 1500 by almost ten seconds tonight.

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USA Swimming Coach BJ Reynoso Competes on American Ninja Warrior

Reynoso (above, right) competed for a spot in the American Ninja Warrior finals. The episode was aired just over a week ago.

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Budget Plans for Brand New Olympic Stadium Revised in Preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Japan’s capital, Tokyo, was thrilled almost two years ago when they won the bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games. The…

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Dana Vollmer Entered in 100 Fly at LA Invite; Is a Comeback Nigh?

Vollmer (second from left) celebrates with her relay after the USA Women win gold in the 4×100 medley relay. They broke the world record and still hold that mark today.

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Ryan Lochte and SwimMac Elite Highlight Psych Sheets for ABSC Speedo LC Sectionals

2015 ABSC Speedo Long Course Sectionals Where: University of Georgia, Athens, GA (hosted by the Athens Bulldog Swim Club) When:…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: #1 Happy 30th Birthday to the Greatest Ever

Phelps Phelps Phelps. He’s 30 now, but will be looking to add more hardware to his collection of Olympic Medals which is now 22-deep.

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Bahamas Announces Five-Member Roster for the 2015 Pan Am Games

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, the Bahamas sprint sensation, will lead a five-member team to the 2015 Pan Am Games.

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Takacs Cracks World’s Top 5 in 50 Free, Italians Impress on Day 7 of Hungarian Nationals

Laszlo Cseh (above) won the 100m fly today at the 2015 Hungarian National Championships.

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Katie Ledecky Swims Smooth 1:58 200 Free in Prelims of Indiana Senior Circuit Meet

At the prelims today of the visitbloomington.com Bucceto Open at Indiana University, Katie Ledecky put together a controlled 200 meter freestyle,…

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Haley Anderson Wins Twice, Weitzeil Inches Near Personal Best at SMOC Finals

Abbey Weitzeil (above) nearly established a new personal record for herself in the 100m free finals.

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