Articles by Karl Ortegon

13-Year-Olds Leah Hayes and Jillian Cox Qualify for 2020 Olympic Trials

Leah Hayes clocked a time of 4:50.99 to get under the Olympic Trials cut in the 400 IM last night, taking seven seconds off of her old best in the process.

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NCAA Qualifier Mara Newman Transfers from UCLA to Wisconsin

Newman made the 2019 Pac 12 A-final in the 200 back as a freshman, qualifying for the 2019 NCAA Championships where she raced the 100 and 200 back.

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Claire Curzan Hits Bests in 3 Events at TAC Titans Triangle Classic

Among her new PRs was a 1:01.03 in the 100 back, and she also took nearly seven seconds off of her best in the 200 back.

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Dean Farris, Lisa Bratton, Bethany Galat Highlight Texas Senior Circuit Meet

Plenty of the top swimmers training in the state of Texas will be racing this weekend in College Station, along with a few others.

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5 Storylines to Watch at the 2019 MVN Swim Meet of Champions

Caeleb Dressel is sticking with the 50/100/200 free and 50/100 fly this weekend in Mission Viejo for the 2019 Swim Meet of Champions.

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Peaty Hits Meet Record in 50 BR, Proud Tops Fratus at Mare Nostrum – Barcelona

Ben Proud of Great Britain posted a 21.58 to win the 50 free, defeating a field including Bruno Fratus, MIchael Andrew, and Kristian Gkolomeev.

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Jack Conger Wins Twice on Night 2 of Charlotte UltraSwim

Conger dropped a 1:49.68 to take the 200 free, and he followed that with a victory in the 100 fly over Wolfpack’s Coleman Stewart.

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Belmonte, Chierighini, Milak Join Mare Nostrum Tour in Barcelona

The final stop of the Mare Nostrum tour will kick off this weekend as some of the world’s top stars converge in Barcelona. 

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Leah Smith, Erica Sullivan Post Sub-8:30 Showings in 800 Free at Clovis PSS

World #3 Smith won it in 8:22.87, while Sullivan was within a second of her lifetime best with an 8:27.06 tonight. No other swimmer broke 8:50.

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Talent Pool Grows Significantly for Canet Stop of Mare Nostrum Tour

World Record-holder Adam Peaty is one of a number of swimmers entered to race this week in Canet in what is a much stronger field overall compared to Monaco.

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Katie Drabot Charges Past 2:07 with PR 2:06.67 200 Fly in Santa Clara

Today was Drabot’s first time going under 2:07 in the event, as she took off more than half a second and now ranks 4th in the world this year.

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TV and Broadcasting Schedule for the 2019 Mare Nostrum Tour – Monaco

The Olympic Channel will also broadcast live from stop 2 in Canet, France, as well as stop 3 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Shymanovich, Efimova Headline Sprint-Heavy Psychs for Mare Nostrum – Monaco

Shymanovich became the 2nd-best performer in history in March in the 100 breast, and he’s taking to a deep field of breaststrokers at all three distances this weekend in Monaco.

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Federica Pellegrini Tackles First LCM 400 Free Since 2015, Posts a 4:10

Her last time swimming this was in March of 2015 — she went 4:07.44.

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Bucknell Adds Kayla Lichtner, Another Sprinter, to Class of 2024

Lichtner will stay in-state and add sprint free depth to the Bucknell roster.

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