Articles by Karl Ortegon

2021 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Isabelle Stadden will challenge the 1:50 barrier in the 200 back today, while the Cal Bears hold the top four seeds in the 100 free.

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Mallory Beil, Emily Sykes Improve NCAA Chances at Tennessee Last Chance Meet

Last chance meets are opportunities for swimmers to race again before the NCAA Championships, effectively ‘last chances’ for them to qualify for the meet.

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Relay State Records Fall, Hulet Leads Woodlands to Texas 6A State Title

Tyler Hulet’s 21.80 back leg helped The Woodlands nab the 200 medley relay Texas state record, while he followed up with a win in the 100 back.

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New Albany Wins Ohio HS D1 Title, Peroni Breaks State Record in 200 IM (1:57.7)

New Albany won the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay, while Peroni took down a 2013 Ohio high school state record in the 200 IM.

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2021 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Day 3 Ups/Mids/Downs

Isabel Ivey will race for Pac-12 titles in the 100 fly and 100 back double tonight as Cal is projected to out-score Stanford in the pool.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Olivia Carter set the meet and overall conference record in the 200 fly last year at this meet, and she’ll take on the prelims this morning.

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New Jersey HS Double A-Finalist Caitlyn Hughes Verbals to Richmond (2022)

At the 2020 New Jersey HS Meet of Champions, Hughes swam to A-finalist appearances in the 50 free (24.32) and 100 free (52.62).

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LWSA Sprinter Lea Moeller Commits to Seton Hall (2021)

Last season, Moeller would’ve been the #1 50 freestyler on Seton Hall’s roster, and #2 in the 100 breast (by a hundredth).

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Turkish Backstroker/Butterfly Specialist Mehmet Nalcaci Verbals to BYU

Nalcaci, who is a backstroke/butterfly specialist, recently competed at the Turkish National Team Selection meet in December.

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FIU in Hunt for Seventh-Straight C-USA Title, But Rice Takes Lead After Night 1

In the 500 free, Rice senior Ellery Parish took her third-straight C-USA title in the event, blasting a 4:44.77 to win by almost seven seconds.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day Three Finals Live Recap

At 1:45.03, Lillie Hosack was the field’s best lead-off leg in the 800 free relay. She’ll take on a tightly bunched field in the 200 free tonight.

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

Maggie MacNeil has looked strong so far, and her 100 fly should be a standout event to watch this morning. Meanwhile, OSU will look to build on their lead.

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Stanford Slotted to Out-Pace Cal on Day 2 Finals of Pac-12 Champs, UCLA to Rise

Stanford’s Brooke Forde (4:39.86) and Cal’s Robin Neumann (4:39.92) both cracked the 4:40 barrier this morning in the 500 free prelims.

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Aiden Hayes Breaks Joseph Schooling’s National HS Record in 100 Fly – 45.47

Hayes crushed a new national high school record, going 45.47 to snap Joseph Schooling’s overall record of 45.52 from back in 2013.

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Aiden Hayes Breaks National Public HS 100 FL Record at OK HS Prelims – 45.97

Hayes was also 20.75 leading off Norman North’s 200 medley relay which is one of the fastest 50 backstrokes of all time.

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