Articles by Karl Ortegon

#18 Braeden Haughey of TAC Titans Chooses Virginia for 2022

Haughey holds the high school class of 2022’s fastest 1000 free, and he’s one of the best LCM swimmers in the class, too.

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Olympic Trials Qualifier Parker Reynolds Verbals to Arizona State for 2022

At the 2019 CIF State Championships, as a high school freshman, Reynolds was a B-finalist in the 500 free where he went 4:29.87 to take 11th overall.

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Minnesota HS Class A Record-Holder Grace Hanson Chooses Mizzou for 2022

In total, Hanson has won 11 Minnesota HS Class A titles between her individual and relay performances. She holds records in the 50 free

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#8 Aiken Do Stays Local, Verbals to Virginia Tech for 2022

Do is the defending Virginia HS 6A Champion in the 100 free, where he hit a lifetime best 44.83. He was also the 50 free runner-up (20.56).

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Louisville Keeps Kentucky HS Champion Ella Welch In-State for 2022

At the Kentucky HS State Championships, Welch is undefeated in the 100 free. In 2020, she clocked a 49.58 to set the Kentucky HS state meet record.

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Daniel Diehl Nearly Breaks Michael Andrew’s 100 Free 13-14 NAG, Goes 44.00

Taking a few tenths off of his old best (44.31), Diehl is closing fast on Andrew’s 100 free NAG record of 43.90 from 2014.

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John Paul Brostowitz Smashes Mitchell Friedemann’s 200 Back Wisconsin LSC Mark

Brostowitz set a new Wisconsin LSC 11-12 record in the 200-yard backstroke with a 2:00.86, smashing Mitchell Friedemann’s 2005 mark of 2:02.56.

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Cal Commit Alicia Henry Hits 200 BR Lifetime Best at Dynamo Intrasquad

In the 200 breast on Friday, Henry posted a 2:13.85, her first-ever instance under 2:15. She followed that up with an easy win in the 100, going 1:00.91.

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Thompson’s 51.9 100 Back, Kovac’s 46.0 100 Fly Highlight Mizzou’s Win Over TCU

Thompson, who came within a second of her lifetime best, would’ve made the 2019 NCAA B-final in the 100 back with her time today.

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Indiana HS Champion Kristina Paegle Stays Local, Verbals to Hoosiers for 2022

At the 2020 Indiana HS State Championships, Paegle clocked a lifetime best 49.57 in the 100 free to win the state title.

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Maggie MacNeil Churns Out a 57.2 100m Fly Mid-Practice (VIDEO)

Had it been official, it would’ve broken former World Record-holder and current American Record-holder Dana Vollmer’s Canham Natatorium pool record of 57.50.

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Indiana’s Will Gallant and Jakub Karl, Both B1G Scorers, Enter Transfer Portal

Gallant finished fifth in the mile at the 2020 Big Ten Championships as a freshman, while Karl scored in multiple events in 2019 and 2020.

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Virginia Tech Announces 2020-21 Schedule with Only Three Duals

The story for VT has been the immediate contributions from freshman backstrokers Emma Atkinson and Caroline Bentz and distance specialist Chase Travis.

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Tennessee Nabs Canadian Junior Standout Regan Rathwell for 2022

In 2019, Rathwell made the A-final of the 200 back at the 2019 Canadian Worlds Trials, placing eighth overall (2:15.08).

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Riley Huddleston, NAG Record-Holder on Three Relays, Verbals to Northwestern

At the 2020 Ohio HS Division II State Championships, Huddleston was the 50 free runner-up (23.20) and fourth-place finisher in the 100 back (55.73).

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