Articles by Karl Ortegon

Maggie MacNeil Crushes Fastest 50 Back in History at Big Tens – 23.05

Leading off Michigan’s 200 medley relay MacNeil unleashed a 23.05, taking down the previous best swim ever, a 23.36 from Cal alumna Rachel Bootsma.

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Shaine Casas Becomes Seventh Man Under 1:40 in 200 IM

He had a big drop in this event last year as a freshman, cutting over five seconds off of his pre-college best. He’s now seven seconds ahead of his HS best.

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NCAA Conference Championship Hub – All the Links You Need

In an effort to help you, the swim fan, access the links you need this championship season, we’ve got you covered with this conference champs hub.

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2019 Winter Junior Runner-Up #9 Letitia Sim Sends Verbal to Michigan

Sim finished second in the 100 breast, third in the 200 breast and fifth in the 100 fly at the 2019 Winter Junior Champs – East.

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Club Wolverine’s Sydney Stricklin Sends Verbal to Kentucky for 2021

At the Winter Junior Championships – East in December, Stricklin made it to the 100 free B-final, clocking a 50.70 to take 15th.

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Gabe Castano Splits 18.9 as Penn State Downs Villanova

Castano, who did not race for PSU in the fall semester, broke 20 seconds on two different occasions with flat starts in addition to his big relay split.

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Shaine Casas Wins the 1000 as Texas A&M Men Rout SMU

The Texas A&M men hosted SMU on Friday, taking the win and defending a winning streak against the Mustangs which has lasted since 2012. 

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Easop Lee Wins Brutal 1000 Free, 500 Free, 400 IM Triple; Duke and UNC Split

Alyssa Marsh split 22.0 fly on the medley, while UNC’s Caroline Hauder dropped a 59.2 100 breast. Meanwhile, the UNC men controlled the meet and won.

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Burdisso Splits 43.0, Wins Twice as NU Men, Minn Women Win B1G Triple Dual

After winning both the 100 free and 100 fly, the Italian freshman nearly pulled the NU men to a win in the 400 free relay with a 43.08 anchor leg.

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Northwestern Men, Minnesota Women Lead Triple Dual with Purdue After Night One

Gopher Lindsey Kozelsky, was locked in a duel with Northwestern freshman Hannah Brunzell tonight in the 100 breast. Kozeslky won, 1:00.50 to 1:00.72.

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UCLA Picks Up Crow Canyon Breaststroker Ana Jih-Schiff for 2021

Jih-Schiff was a double A-finalist at the 2019 CIF State Championships, placing sixth in the 200 IM and eighth in the 100 breast.

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2019 CIF-Central Section 100 Free Runner-Up Ella Mazurek Chooses Cal

A dual citizen in the U.S. and Canada, she trains club with Quicksilver Swimming Santa Cruz and goes to Soquel High School.

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2017 Worlds OW Competitor Cathryn Salladin Transfers from Alabama to Rutgers

With her lifetime bests, she would rank #2 all-time in the mile and #3 all-time in the 500 free on Rutgers’ historical list.

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Loveland Distance Specialist Milla Ruthven Verbals to Utah for 2021

At the 2019 Winter Junior Championships – West, Ruthven went her lifetime best in the mile (17:04.14) to place 19th overall.

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2019 Winter Juniors A-Finalist Jacques Rathle Chooses Auburn for 2021

At the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West, Rathle was an A-finalist in the 400 IM (3:51.16), where he touched sixth.

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