Articles by Karl Ortegon

Rockwall (TX) Distance Specialist Abi Carroll Verbals to Cincinnati

She competed at the 2018 Winter Junior Championships – West, finishing in the top 70 in the 500 free and 200 back.

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William & Mary Reels In 2:02 Breaststroker Noah Spain of TIDE Swimming

At the 2020 Virginia HS 5A State Championships, Spain swam to a fourth-place finish in the 100 breast (58.30).

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Alys Lindsay of Hong Kong International School Joins NYU Class of 2025

Lindsay’s best event is the 100 butterfly, where her LCM best converts to a sub-minute performance in yards. 

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Kaylee Hamblin Sweeps Breaststrokes, Matthew Lucky and Brasen Walker Snag PRs

At the North Carolina Senior Championships over the weekend, Mecklenburg Swimming Association’s Kaylee Hamblin impressed with wins in both breaststrokes. 

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15-Year-Old Avery Karl of Empire KC Swim Club Hits OT Cut in 50 Free – 25.98

Karl entered the meet at just 27.09, dropping to 26.72 in prelims and finally a sub-26 outing in finals.

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2021 Women’s B1G Fan Guide: Ohio State Facing a Deeper Michigan Team This Year

Ohio State’s depth took them to their first Big Ten title in years last season, but Michigan is deeper this time around. Also– what say Northwestern?

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2021 SEC Men’s Championships Fan Guide: AR-Holders Smith and Finke to Propel UF

Georgia is having a ridiculously impressive season, though, and a very strong A&M team could also make things interesting at the 2021 SEC Champs.

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Weinstein Logs Another Sub-4:50 500, Chong Hits PR in 100 Fly (53.46)

Weinstein posted a 4:46.23, coming two seconds shy of her best time. This is the 13-year-old’s eighth time breaking 4:50 in this event.

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PSS Richmond 400 Free Runner-Up Anders Aistars Verbals to USC (2022)

He was 1:52.93 in the 200m free, 3:59.84 in the 400m free and 8:15.74 in the 800m free, taking third in the 200 and 800 and second in the 400 in Richmond.

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Columbia Adds IMer Caleb Apodaca for Fall 2021

He raced at the 2019 Winter Junior Championships – West, where he hit lifetime bests in both butterfly and both IM events, making the 400 IM B-final.

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CGBD Sprinter Sam Parsons Verbals to William & Mary (2021)

Since the pandemic began, Parsons has gone lifetime bests in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 fly and 200 IM.

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William & Mary Picks Up Distance Freestyler Natalia Rongione

A senior at Langley High School, Rongione has placed top-12 in the 500 free at the last three Virginia HS 6A State Championships.

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Ellie Waldrep and Levenia Sim Break 1:55 in 200 BK at Southeasterns Day 3

Waldrep (pictured, far right) took almost two seconds off her PR, while Sim moved to #11 in the U.S. 13-14 age group historical rankings.

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Letitia Sim Takes 200 FL (1:56.9)/200 BR (2:10.4) Double at Southeastern Champs

The 200 fly swim was a new best for Sim by over a second, cutting down her 1:58.43 from this meet last year.

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Weinstein Shaves 17 Seconds Off 1650 Best, Shimizu-Bowers Drops 4:13 PR in IM

Weinstein, who snagged Olympic Trials Wave I cuts in January to become the meet’s youngest qualifier, kicked off her weekend with a new best of 16:29.20.

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