Articles by Karl Ortegon

Kelsi Worrell Re-Breaks Her Hours-Old 100 Fly Record at NCAA Finals

Kelsi Worrell (above) blew past her own record, having now gone under 50 seconds twice in one day in the 100 fly.

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Simone Manuel Splits the Fastest-Ever 100 Free to Anchor Stanford’s Record-Breaking Relay

Simone Manuel (above) swam the fastest relay split ever anchoring Stanford’s victorious 400 medley relay.

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Brett Stoughton and Margaret Guo Recipients of the Elite 89 Award at NCAA D3 Champs

Brett Stoughton (Calvin College) and Margaret Guo (MIT) with their Elite 89 Awards.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Kalisz the 400 IM favorite, but he’ll have company under 3:40

Chase Kalisz (above) has a monster breaststroke leg… come to think of it, his other three legs aren’t too shabby.

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Stanford Eyeing Yet Another American Record in the 400 Free Relay

Lia Neal, a 2012 Olympian, led off Stanford’s NCAA-leading 400 free relay in a 47.55, which is close to her life time best of 47.16 from the individual 100 free.

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2015 M. NCAA Picks: Northwestern’s Wilimovsky in a League of His Own in the Mile

The NU junior (above) is red hot coming off of his nation leading performance in the mile at the 2015 Big Ten Championships.

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Stanford Looking to Re-Break Records in the 400 Medley Relay

Simone Manuel, the freshman sensation, could be the a part of an NCAA, U.S. Open, and American record-breaking relay. Can she break 46 again?

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Star-Studded 200 Back Field to Test Pelton’s 2013 Records

Elizabeth Pelton is the top seed in the 200 backstroke, an event which could see four or more swimmers under the 1:50 barrier.

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Tight Race Between Stanford, Cal, and Tennessee in the 200 Medley Relay

Kelsi Worrell (above) could be a 22 low on the fly leg of Louisville’s medley relay, as the Cardinals look to place top eight this year.

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: SEC Rivals Hannis and Burchell Primed for Battle in the 100 Breast

Kaylin Burchell (Alabama, above) comes in with a lifetime best along with a conference title in one of the deepest and fastest conferences in the nation in hopes for a NCAA title.

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Who Can Catch Manuel?

The young star Manuel (above) has catapulted herself on the international scene– can she back that up with NCAA greatness?

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Bay Area Showdown in the 200 Free Relay, ‘Dawgs Not Far Behind

Rachel Bootsma (left) and Missy Franklin (middle) look to be key pieces to a possible Golden Bear trophy in the 200 free relay.

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: Stage is Set for Epic Franklin-Pelton 200 IM Battle

The Cal teammates above will be battling for the 200 IM title in a race that could possibly scare the NCAA record.

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2015 W. NCAA Picks: New NCAA Record-Holder Runge Has Title in Sights

Freshman star Cierra Runge is the NCAA record holder in the 500 free, but it’s no easy task to hold off swimmers like Leah Smith and Brittany Maclean.

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Seliskar Blasts Past a Kalisz NAG Record and a Phelps Pool Record in the 400 IM

The scoreboard after Seliskar’s swim and record board, which shows Phelps’ pool record at George Mason.

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