Articles by Karl Ortegon

Hawaii Women Move to Slim Lead Over BYU in MPSF Day 2 Finals

Hawaii nabbed the 200 free relay victory, going 1:31.95 off of a 22.71 lead-off from senior Anna Kotonen and a 22.83 anchor from senior Lucia Lassman.

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2021 Women’s SEC Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Sarah Thompson, who had a field-best 22.42 fly leg in the medley relay last night, is the 50 free top seed this morning for Mizzou.

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Eason Jones Follows Older Siblings Raime, Jed to Yale (2022)

At the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West, Jones had a high finish in the 400 IM, taking 29th with a lifetime best 4:23.89. 

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Georgia 7A Finalist Brett Sasser Joins FAU’s Class of 2025

Sasser is fast enough to have made B-finals in both events at the 2020 CCSA Championships, where FAU finished third in the team race.

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Utah Adds Sofia Carlson and Krystal Lieu to Incoming Class

Last season, Carlson (pictured) would’ve been the Utes’ #6 100 freestyler, while Lieu would’ve been their #2 200 breaststroker. 

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No Top 12 Scratches for Women’s SEC Champs Day 2 Prelims

Kentucky’s Riley Gaines is out of the 50 free, where she was the ninth seed, but she’s expected to do the same 100 free/200 free/200 fly lineup as last year.

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2021 Women’s SEC Championships Day 1: Relay Split Analysis

Courtney Harnish had the best lead-off in the 800 free relay field, going 1:42.96 to hit a lifetime best for the Bulldogs. 

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2021 Women’s SEC Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

We’ve made it to the post-season after an entire NCAA season amidst the pandemic, and tonight marks the first finals session of the 2021 Women’s SEC Champs.

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Alabama’s Rhyan White Blasts #2 50-Yard Back in History at SECs: 23.35

Only Michigan junior Maggie MacNeil has been faster than White in history (23.05), as the Alabama junior surpasses Rachel Bootsma’s 23.36.

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49.0 Flyer Brian Coleman Commits to Williams College (2021)

The Williams men have won the last two NESCAC Championships in 2020 and 2019. Coleman could vie for the 100 fly NESCAC title as a freshman.

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Pitt Adds New Jersey HS Champ Trent Russano for 2021

At the 2020 New Jersey HS State Championships, Russano won state titles in the 100 fly (48.88) and 100 back (49.52).

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Minnesota HS 100 Back Runner-Up Katelin Phelps Commits to Brown (2021)

At the 2019 Minnesota HS Class A State Championships, Phelps finished runner-up in the 100 back (55.67) as well as fifth in the 200 free (1:52.87).

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O’Fallon Sprinter Meesha Montgomery Commits to Southern Illinois

Montgomery has clocked lifetime bests in most of her best events since the beginning of quarantine, including dropping 2.5 seconds in the 100 fly.

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Florida’s Leah Braswell Out of SEC Champs Per Updated Psych Sheets

Mid-season, Braswell went 4:38.69 in the 500 free and 16:15.63 in the 1650 free, her 500 time a near-lock for an NCAA invite.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Women #10-1

Aside from her World Records and mind-bending times, Katie Ledecky has changed the sport since her breakout 800 free as a 15-year-old at the 2012 Olympics.

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