Articles by Karl Ortegon

Iowa 100/200 Back School Record-Holder Millie Sansome Transfers to Georgia

Sansome is a native of the United Kingdom, and she set Iowa program records in both backstrokes as a freshman in Iowa City.

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Georgia Nabs British Breaststroker Angharad Evans for 2021

At the 2018 European Junior Championships, Evans finished 10th in the 100 breast and 11th in the 50 breast representing Team GBR.

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Minnesota AA Runner-Up Grafton Parlette Verbals to Ohio State for 2021

At the 2020 Minnesota HS AA Championships, Parlette was the 100 free runner-up (45.95), and he finished third in the 200 free (1:40.96).

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Ohio State Keeps HS State Runner-Up Tim Kalin Local for Class of 2025

Kalin is the 2020 Ohio High School Division II runner-up in the 100 back, where he hit a lifetime best 49.85, his first time under 50 seconds in the event.

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Virginia Tech Picks Up 2022 Verbal from TAC Titans’ Mitchell Stroud

Stroud is taking a gap year and re-classifying to the class of 2022, and he’s the first male verbal for 2022 for the Hokies.

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Northwestern Adds Mission Viejo Distance Specialist Alex Ispas for 2021

Ispas represents Austria on the international stage, and he competed at the 2019 World Junior Championships and 2019 European Junior Championships.

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UNC-Wilmington Nabs In-State Sprinter Morgan Kondratick for 2021

Kondratick finished eighth in the 100 free and 11th in the 50 free at the 2020 North Carolina 4A HS Championships.

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Greensboro YMCA’s Peyton Wilson Joins UNC-Wilmington Commitment Frenzy

Last season, Wilson would’ve been UNC-Wilmington’s top miler by over ten seconds, and she would’ve been their #3 400 IMer.

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North Carolina 4A Finalist Ethan Womble Chooses UNC-Wilmington for 2021

At the 2020 North Carolina 4A HS Champs, Womble placed third in the 100 free (46.22) and fourth in the 200 free (1:41.64/1:41.34 in prelims).

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NC State Continues 2022 Recruiting Push with IHSAA A-Finalist Kyle Ponsler

At the 2020 Indiana HS Championships, Ponsler finsihed fourth in the 500 free (4:28.07) and eighth in the 200 IM (1:50.43/1:49.58 in prelims).

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Georgia Tech Snags Slovak Record-Holder Zora Ripkova for 2021

Ripkova was a member of Slovakia’s World Junior Championships roster last summer, where she finished top 20 in all three butterfly races.

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UNC-Wilmington Keeps Another In State, Picks Up MOR’s Jacob Duracinsky

Duracinsky makes it new head coach Bobby Guntoro’s fourth verbal on the men’s side for UNC-Wilmington’s class of 2025.

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Virginia 5A 100 Breast/200 IM Champ Aidan Duffy Verbals to UNC-Wilmington

At the 2020 Virginia 5A HS Championships, Duffy won the 100 breast (56.96) and 200 IM (1:50.61), hitting a lifetime best in the latter.

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UNC-Wilmington Adds Another for 2021: UDAC Sprinter Molly Braun

At the 2020 Pennsylvania 3A HS Champs, Braun placed sixth in the 100 fly after hitting a lifetime best 55.29 in prelims.

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Texas 6A Finalist Sarah Rogillio Sends Verbal Nod to UNC-Wilmington

Rogillio would’ve topped the Seahawks’ top time lists last year in the 500 free, and she would’ve been up there in both IM events, too.

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