Articles by Karl Ortegon

Olivia Bray Rocks 51.04 Back After 50.67 100 Fly School Record at Texas Invite

Bray had never broken 52 seconds until this morning, and her previous 100 back best was a 52.02, a time she hadn’t bettered since 2017. 

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2020 Texas Hall of Fame Invite: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Carson Foster led the 200 IM prelims this morning at 1:43.12, and he’ll challenge his 1:42.43 lifetime best tonight as the favorite to win.

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OT Qualifer and Summer Juniors A-Finalist Morganne Malloy Picks UCLA (2022)

Malloy is a talented breaststroker hailing from southern California, with Olympic Trials cuts at both distances in long course.

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UConn Snags Tennessee HS Finalist Hannah Jyawook for Fall 2022

At the 2018 Winter Junior Championships – East, Jyawook hit a lifetime best 4:51.65 in the 500 free to finish in the C-final.

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Euro Juniors Semifinalist Charlotte Rigg of GBR Chooses Virginia Tech (2021)

At the 2018 European Junior Championships, she swam the 50 breast and 200 breast, reaching the 200 breast semifinals and winding up 16th.

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Ohio State Adds Distance Freestyler Mason Edmund for Fall 2022

At the 2020 Texas 6A HS State Championships, Edmund clocked a 4:29.61 in the 500 free to finish 10th overall, a lifetime best at the time.

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Michigan Intrasquad: Ackerman Goes 4IM School Record, Hunter Hits 51.8 100 BR

Ackerman, a freshman, knocked two seconds off of her best to finish in 4:05.58, nearly two seconds ahead of the old Michigan record.

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Ziyad Saleem Cracks 48 in 100 BK, 13-Year-Old Alana Berlin Drops 54.1 100 BK

The former Iowa commit continues to whittle down his backstroke bests, while Berlin moves to top-40 in the 13-14 age group historical rankings.

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Sim Sisters Wreck PRs, Letitia Sim Hits 59.9/2:09.6 BR and 52.8 FL

Letitia Sim, 17, would’ve been invited to the 2020 NCAA Championships in both breaststroke events with her times this past weekend.

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David Curtiss Drops 19.4/43.8 Sprint Free Times at Hamilton YMCA Intrasquad

In both events, Curtiss was within hundredths of his lifetime best. He tells SwimSwam that these times were unrested and untapered after a morning lift.

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Canadian NAG Record-Holder Katrina Bellio Verbals to UCLA for 2022

Bellio set Canadian national age group records in the 13-14 age group last year in the 800 free and 400 IM in long course meters. 

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Over 200 Miles Apart, Mallory and Kenady Beil Swim Matching 200 Fly Times

Swimming at different invites, both sisters posted a time of 1:58.81. Who knew that the 200 fly could bring people together like that?

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Condors Team of Smoliga, King, Dahlia and Brown Set World Record in 400 Medley

Albeit with a flying start, King’s field-best 1:02.40 breast split was way ahead of her own AR (1:02.92).

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Caeleb Dressel Clips Own American Record in 100 SCM Free – 45.18

The swim came not long after Dressel smashed two World Records roughly within the same hour; he went 47.78 in the 100 fly and 20.16 in the 50 free.

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Siobhan Haughey Resets Asian Record, Becomes #3 All-Time with 50.94 100 SCM FR

Her time today breaks her own Asian and Hong Kong record of 51.12, which was done last week at the ISL Semifinal #1, where she won the individual 100 free.

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