Articles by Karl Ortegon

Pennsylvania 3A Finalist Harry Hearn Commits to Loyola Greyhounds

At the PIAA 3A Champs, Hearn finished top-eight in the 200 free and 500 free, going his lifetime bests in both at that meet. 

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Red Bank Backstroker Shannon Judge Commits to George Mason

Last season, Judge would’ve been ranked #4 on George Mason’s roster in the 200 back with her lifetime best of 2:05.78.

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Sault Surge Aquatic Team’s Ali Robertson Signs with SIU

Robertson has won six Michigan Upper Peninsula HS Championship titles in individual events and she holds meet records in the 200 IM, 100 breast and 100 fly.

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Ohio State’s Momentum Palpable After Night Two of Big Ten Women’s Champs

The OSU women, who won the 2020 Big Ten title, the Buckeyes’ first in over three decades, were all over it on Wednesday night.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The Buckeyes dominated this morning’s session, and project to score roughly 150 more points than the next-best team, Indiana.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

After taking third in the 200 IM last year behind Beata Nelson and Calypso Sheridan, Indiana junior Mac Looze is the top returner in the event.

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4 Seconds Off NCAA D3 1650 Record, Kristin Cornish Commits to Johns Hopkins

With her 1650 free best of 16:25.86 from last weekend, Cornish would’ve won the 2019 NCAA Division III title by roughly ten seconds.

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Kenyon Picks Up 2:15 200 Breaststroker Gabrielle Wei (2021)

When she gets to campus, Wei will be Kenyon’s fastest 200 breaststroker since Julia Wilson went 2:14.09 during the 2017-18 season.

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Virginia 5A Double A-Finalist Robert Quan Joins UChicago Incoming Class

Quan was a double A-finalist at the 2020 Virginia HS 5A Championships, placing fifth in the 200 free (1:42.71) and seventh in the 500 free (4:41.39).

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IL Backstroker Teagan Osga Makes Verbal Commitment to Northeastern (2022)

At the 2020 CAA Championships, Osga would’ve made the 100 back A-final and been on the 200 back A/B-final bubble.

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2021 Big Ten Women’s Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The Big Ten Women’s Championships kick-off tonight, starting with the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay timed finals.

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Maggie MacNeil Drops Fastest 50 Back in History, 23.02, at Big Ten Champs

MacNeil used otherworldly underwaters to power to her new best time. She’s currently over three-tenths better than any other female 50 backstroker ever.

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Ohio HS A-Finalist Kiah Smith Verbals to Georgia Tech for 2022

Smith finaled in the 50 free 2020 Ohio HS Division I Championships, posting a 23.65 to take seventh overall.

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2021 Pac-12 Women’s Fan Guide: This Year Looks Pretty Golden

The Cal Golden Bears look very strong this year, favored to put a stop to the Stanford win streak and compete for the NCAA title in March.

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From 1:52/4:05 to 1:48/3:50 in IM Since March, Ryan Merani Verbals to Kentucky

Since the pandemic began, Merani has also taken four seconds off of his old 200 breast PR and three off of his 200 fly.

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