Articles by Karl Ortegon

Stanford Nabs #10 Matt Fenlon, 2019 Winter Jrs East 200 FL Champ, for Fall 2021

Fenlon is the #2 200 butterflier in the class, and his fly speed adds even more strength to a Stanford team with a huge class of flyers incoming.

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U.S. Open Qualifier Jane Umhofer Sends Verbal to Illinois for 2021

At the 2020 Maryland 4A/3A high school state champs, Umhofer tied for second in the 200 IM (2:06.14) and finished third in the 100 breast (1:04.86).

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Auburn Starts 2022 Recruiting Push with Verbal from In-State Drew Jordan

Jordan is the defending Alabama high school champion in the 200 free and 500 free, and he’s hit lifetime bests in all of his top events since December.

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Indiana Jumps on 2022 Recruiting with Verbal from Mya Dewitt

Indiana is in need of backstroke speed, and Dewitt is already fast enough to have scored in the 100 back B-final at the 2020 Big Ten Championships.

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Fast-Improving William Bansberg Verbals to Ohio State ’25 After Big Intrasquad

Bansberg recently took off big time in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly, 100 breast and 100 back at a Scottsdale Aquatic Club intrasquad.

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Tennessee Commit Kate McCarville Wins Six Events at Springfield Aquatics Dual

Springfield Aquatics and Berzerker Swimming met for a dual in Missouri, racing SCY on Saturday and LCM on Sunday.

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Grace Sheble Goes Lifetime Best 2:13.57 200 Breast at NOVA Intrasquad

Sheble was also within a second of her lifetime best in the 200 fly (1:57.95), while she was nearly hit a best in the 100 fly (55.25).

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Pros Michael Chadwick and Justin Wright Race for First Time with NCAC

NCAC is hosting a meet this weekend in SCM, as Chadwick and Wright each sprinted the 50 free and 100 fly today.

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Northwestern Men Pick Up Ivy League 500 Free Runner-Up Connor LaMastra

LaMastra, at Big Ten A-final speed in two events, would’ve been Northwestern’s top 500 freestyler last season.

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KATY Distance Freestyler Jackson Dement Verbals to Alabama for 2021

At the 2019 Winter Junior Championships – West, Dement scored in the 500 free, placing 23rd overall after going 4:28.42 in prelims.

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Duke Snags Top Remaining Sprinter in HS Class of 2021: Kyanh Truong

At the 2020 Texas 6A high school state championships, Truong was the 50 free runner-up (23.08), while she placed eighth in the 100 free (51.92).

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TX Distance Specialist Andrew Guziec Chooses Notre Dame for 2021

At the 2020 Texas 5A champs, representing Memorial High School, Guziec touched fourth in the 200 free and 500 free. 

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Turkish IMer Utku Kurtdere Hands FSU Second 2026 Verbal

Kurtdere joins Slovenian freestyler Jaka Pusnik, who announced his verbal commitment to the FSU class of 2026 on Instagram in July.

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After Ten Best Times During Pandemic, Peter Sacca Verbals to Georgia for 2021

Sacca has had a remarkable improvement arc since the pandemic hit the United States in March and pools shuttered across the country.

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Dang Splits 1:00.3 Breast, Felner Breaks 2:00 in 200 Free at SCM Relay Meet

The Bellevue Club Swim Team hosted a relay-only meet in short course meters, with several junior swimmers putting up solid swims.

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