Articles by Karl Ortegon

Beata Nelson Hits 53.3 Fly, 49.9 Free as Wisconsin Defeats Green Bay

With her winning time of 53.37 in the 100 fly, Beata Nelson secured an NCAA ‘B’ cut. She was also the class of the field in the 100 free with a 49.93.

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2019 ISL Group A Match 1 Live Recap – Day 1

Katie Ledecky of the DC Trident will be one of the biggest stars at the first quad meet of the International Swimming League.

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Sarah Thompson Hits 50 Free PR as Mizzou Dominates Show Me Showdown

After going 22.26 in the individual event, Thompson took over a tenth off of her best in her 200 free relay lead-off of 22.13.

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1:00 Breaststroker Sophia Zhang Verbally Commits to Harvard for 2020

Zhang, at 1:00.73, is already over a full second faster than Harvard’s best 100 breaststroker was at the end of last season.

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2019 Speedo Junior Nat’l Champion Dylan Rhee Sends Verbal to Harvard for 2020

Dylan Rhee comes in with a time of 1:57.14 in the 200 breast which would’ve made the Ivy League Champs A-final last season.

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Update: Shane Tusup Cleared, Given Deck Pass for World Cup Budapest

Shane Tusup is working through the process of becoming a coach with Italy’s swimming federation (Federazione Italiana Nuoto).

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U.S. National Team-er, Top 20 HM Arik Katz Sends Verbal to Harvard for 2020

Arik Katz, who finished 5th in the mile at the 2019 World Junior Championships, is the fourth Katz sibling to commit to a D1 school for swimming.

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David Foldhazi, Liliana Szilagyi to Join Shane Tusup’s Training Group

Foldhazi is a Hungarian record-holder, while Szilagyi was a semifinalist in both butterfly events at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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#17 Arsenio Bustos Sends Verbal to NC State Class of 2025

Bustos is the first known U.S.-based verbal commit for the class of 2025 on the boys’ side. He was an A-finalist in the 100 fly and 200 IM at Speedo Juniors.

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Australian Sprinter Tyson Upton Sends Verbal to Florida for 2021

In April of 2019, Upton finished in the top ten of the 50/100/200/400 free in the 16-year-old group at the 2019 Australian Age Group Championships.

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Olympic Darkhorse: Cusinato to Test Training Against Budapest World Cup Field

This will be Cusinato’s first big racing opportunity since she began training with Tusup in August, and her first meet since 2019 Worlds in Gwangju.

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Sherridon Dressel’s 52.8 100 Back Highlights UF Season Kick-Off Win Over FIU

Her 100 back time yesterday came just three tenths from her mid-season, suited time from last season’s Georgia Tech Invitational.

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College Swimming Previews: Individual Titles May Not Be Enough for #1 Stanford

Gone are the days of Ledecky, Manuel, Eastin and Ruck. But Stanford still has the depth of multiple #1 recruiting classes who will need to step up in 2020.

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Wisconsin HS Champion Michael Linnihan Sends Verbal to Northwestern for 2020

Linnihan won the 100 free and 200 free at the 2019 Wisconsin Division I State Championships and finished fourth in the 100 fly this summer at Speedo Juniors.

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Northwestern Adds NCAP’s Erika Chen to Class of 2024

Chen is the two-time defending 200 free Washington DC Metro High School champion, while she won the 500 free in 2018 as a sophomore and placed fifth in 2019.

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