Articles by Karl Ortegon

Northwestern Adds Kentucky HS 200/500 Free Champion Mackenzie Lanning (2022)

Lanning is a junior at Sacred Heart Academy, which has won the Kentucky HS State Championships the last eight seasons straight.

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Mason Hunter Splits 23.2 Breast, Freshman Chung Goes PRs at Michigan Intrasquad

Maggie MacNeil, meanwhile, hit 51’s in the 100 fly and back and led off the medley relay with a very quick 23.72.

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Bucknell University Adds NCAP’s Chris Kopac for Fall 2021

At the 2020 Virginia HS 5A State Championships, Kopac was an A-finalist in the 200 IM and 500 free, touching fifth in the IM.

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Second-Best 100m Breaststroker in Class, Aubree Brouwer, Picks NC State (2022)

Brouwer is the #2 LCM 100 breaststroker in the 2022 high school class, behind only #8-ranked Emma Weber, a UVA commit.

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South African Sprinter Kirsten de Goede Picks Washington State for 2022

At the 2019 South African Junior Championships, de Goede won the 50 back (30.04) and 50 fly (28.01) in the 15-year-old division.

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Regan Smith and Phoebe Bacon to Rematch at Des Moines U.S. Open Site

The Des Moines U.S. Open site will bring together two of the most exciting names in backstroke: WR-holder Regan Smith and 2019 U.S. Open champ Phoebe Bacon.

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Texas Collegiate Swimmers and Alums Dominate San Antonio U.S. Open Psychs

The University of Texas is all over the psych sheets here, whether it’s with current or former members of their NCAA program.

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CIF State A-Finalist Rosie Murphy Verbals to UCLA (2022)

Murphy competed at the 2019 CIF State Championships, where she finished seventh in the 100 back and was a B-finalist in the 200 IM.

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Jordan Wilimovsky, Zheng Quah and Erica Sullivan Highlight Irvine US Open Meet

Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky is entered in the 200/400/800/1500 free next week at Irvine’s U.S. Open meet site.

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UF Stars, Ryan Lochte and Top Florida Juniors to Race in Sarasota for US Open

Kieran Smith, the NCAA, American and U.S. Open record-holder in the 500 yard freestyle, is among stars at Sarasota’s U.S. Open site.

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Florida Adds to Lethal Class of 2025 with Virginia HS 6A Champion Aris Runnels

Runnels is the defending Virginia HS 6A Champion in the 100 back, where she won the 2020 title in a 54.16. She was also fourth in the 100 fly (55.50). 

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Tennessee HS Runner-Up Julia Burroughs Stays In-State, Verbals to Lady Vols

Burroughs competed at the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East, where she made the 200 free B-final and placed 12th overall (1:49.50). 

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NC State Women Add Iowa HS Runner-Up Meghan Donald for 2022

Donald was the 50 free runner-up at the 2019 Iowa HS State Championships a year ago, while she touched fourth in the 100 breast, too.

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Minnesota Class A Champion #9 Charlie Crosby Chooses Texas for 2022

Crosby went from just 22.0 in the 50 free and 50.6 in the 100 back after his freshman season to 20.30 in the 50 free and 47.65 in the 100 back in 2020.

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Texas Longhorns v. Texas A&M Aggies Dual Meet – Live Recap

The Texas Longhorns face-off with the Texas A&M Aggies in Austin this evening in a dual with both the men’s and women’s programs.

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