Articles by Karl Ortegon

Georgia Men Topple Florida: Freeman is Back, Three Men Break 9:00 in the 1000

Georgia freshman Jake Magahey took down Florida’s Bobby Finke in the 1000 free, hitting a lifetime best in the process.

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‘Bama Keeps Rolling with 2022 Verbal from Delaware HS Champion Mackenzie Brandt

Brandt is the two-time defending 500 free Delaware HS State Champion, going her lifetime best 4:52.87 at the 2020 state championships in February.

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Georgia Women Wallop Florida at Home, Harnish and Freshman Parker Win Two Each

Senior Harnish took the 200 free (1:47.04) and 500 free (4:47.51), while the first-year Parker got it done in the 50 free (22.80) and 100 free (49.86).

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Sam Kohm to Join Older Brother Zach at Georgia in Fall 2022

Last summer, at the 2019 Middle Atlantic LSC Championships in LCM, Kohm swam to an eighth-place finish in the 1500 free (16:35.81).

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Alabama Lands Winter Juniors A-Finalist Laci Black for 2022

Black is one of the top 400 IMers in the class of 2022, and she’s also a strong endurance freestyler and butterflier. 

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North Carolina 4A Relay Champion Amaya Hanley Verbals to Duke (2021)

Hanley has been top-eight in the 200 IM and 100 back at the last three NC HS 4A State Championships, and last season she touched 3rd in the 100 back (54.67).

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UCLA Picks Up NAG Relay Record-Holder Ava Lachey for 2022

Lachey has anchored New Albany High School to the 400 free relay Ohio HS Div. II title the last two seasons; they’ve broken the Div. II record both years.

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NAG Relay Record-Holder Landon Gentry Verbals to Virginia Tech (2022)

As a sophomore at Patriot High School last season, he won the Virginia 6A 100 butterfly title with a time of 48.75.

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Ontario Butterflier Breckin Gormley Chooses Kentucky for 2022

At the 2019 ISCA TYR Summer Senior Championships in St. Petersburg, Fla., Gormley won the 100m fly in the 16 & under division (1:02.38).

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16-Year-Old Alec Filipovic Hits PR 48.05 in 100 Fly at SCST Time Trial

He sliced two-tenths off of his old best of 48.25 from the Illinois HS State Championships in February. He also posted a 20.46 to win the 50 free.

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UVA Receives Verbal from Illinois HS Record-Holder #13 Carly Novelline (2022)

Novelline is the #2 50 freestyler in the class of 2022, behind only the uncommitted Claire Curzan.

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Michigan Nabs #12 Logan Zucker of SwimMAC for Fall 2022

Last summer, at the 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals, Zucker scored in the 1500 free (15:47.63) at 13th and the 400 IM (4:29.63) at 19th.

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Arizona State Women Launch 2022 Recruiting with Verbal from Mackenzie Nedom

Nedom competes for Peru internationally. In 2019, she raced at the South American Junior Championships, where she took two bronze medals in her age group.

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Indiana Women Pick Up Canadian Sprinter Chiok Sze Yeo for Fall 2022

In the summer of 2019, Yeo also raced at the Ontario Summer Provincial Championships, taking titles in the 50 free (26.66) and 100 fly (1:01.82).

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Peruvian Freestyler Sam Bello Verbals to Indiana for 2021

Bello is one of Peru’s top freestylers; her 400 free is only tenths from the national record, and her 800 free is only two seconds off the national mark.

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