Articles by Karl Ortegon

Breaststroker Katie Stonehocker Transfers from Iowa to Kansas

At the 2020 Nebraska HS State Championships, she was the 100 breast runner-up (1:03.57) and the third-place finisher in the 200 free (1:54.44).

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Florida 4A Champion Tyler Hanley Stays Local with Commitment to FSU (2021)

At the Florida HS 4A State Championships, he won the 100 backstroke title (49.15) and was runner-up in the 100 fly (49.02).

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Germantown Sprinter Jack Maketa Verbals to Yale (2022)

At the 2020 Easterns, Maketa finished ninth in the 100 fly (50.28) and 17th in the 200 free (1:42.39).

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Manaudou Edges Grousset, Milak Posts 52.2 100 FL in Final Session of FFN – Nice

Manaudou, who leads the world rankings this season with a 21.73, went 22.34 to out-touch Maxime Grousset (22.36). 

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Jack Aikins Drops 19.6/43.2 at Georgia 7A Champs, Helps Relays Set GA Records

Aikins powered West Forsyth’s free relays to state records. He was 19.64 anchoring the 200 (1:22.56) and 43.18 anchoring the 400 (3:03.13), 

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Lambert Girls Win Georgia 7A Title in 400 Free Relay Photo Finish Over Walton

Abigail McCulloh, an Auburn commit, won the 200 free (1:48.37) and 500 free (4:44.96), winning the latter by over 10 seconds.

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Grousset Edges Manaudou in 50 Free Prelims, 22.3 to 22.5, in Nice

Grousset was 22.32, clearing Manaudou by two-tenths (22.55) and another top French sprinter, Clement Mignon (22.89).

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Sophie Angus Splits 57.8 Breast, Bacon Drops 51.7/1:51 BK Double in Madison

Big swims were everywhere, as the Northwestern Wildcats picked up impressive wins against Wisconsin and Illinois in Madison. 

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Benson Hits More PRs, Houseman Splits 51.2 BR as Badgers Beat NU

The Wisconsin men look like they’ve assembled their best team in a while as they picked up the win today against Northwestern.

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Max McHugh Cuts Up a New Nation-Leading 100 Breast: 50.55

He also won the 200 breast today in 1:53.17, which moves him from #6 to #5 nationally, and split 22.73 BR on the medley as Minnesota beat Iowa by six points.

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Ohio State Women Dominate Meet with Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers

Fulmer nabbed two wins for Ohio State, leading 1-2s in the 200 free (1:49.15) and 100 free (50.08). She also had a big 48.75 split on the 400 free relay.

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OSU, IU and Purdue Men Clash in Tri Meet, Buckeyes & Hoosiers Prevail

Jason Mathews swept the breaststrokes for OSU today, edging out Purdue’s Trent Pellini in the 100 breast, 53.19 to 53.41, in a new season-best.

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Charlotte Bonnet Goes 1:56.9 in 200 Free, Just Off World #3 Time This Year

Bonnet is currently ranked third in the world in this event, and she nearly surpassed that time from the French Elite Nationals in December, a 1:56.65. 

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Velly Sets French Age Record in 800 FR, Grousset and Manaudou Crack 50 in 100FR

21-year-old Maxime Grousset led the men’s 100 free this morning, going 49.31 to edge out 30-year-old Florent Manaudou (49.67).

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Henry Bethel Hits 52.9 BR, 1:45.5 IM and Snaps Bentz’s 200 IM Georgia HS Record

Bethel broke Gunnar Bentz’s 200 IM state record by a hundredth, and later torched Liam Bell’s 100 breast state record.

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