Articles by Karl Ortegon

Reigning Maine HS Champ Caroline Mahoney Sends Verbal to Bucknell for 2020

Mahoney will help address the graduation losses from Bucknell’s top backstrokers.

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2019 FINA Champions Series Indianapolis: 5 Storylines to Watch

Lilly King and Yulia Efimova’s last race ended with a smile — that was almost two years ago.

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NCAA Rules Committee Proposes Usage of Video Review for 15-Meter Violations

This rule, if passed, would allow the meet referee to confirm or change a call they had made about 15-meter violations at NCAA meets based on video review.

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UNC Sprinter Maddie Smith Transfers to Northwestern for Final Two Seasons

Smith is a 22.4/49.1 sprinter who was part of UNC’s 200 free relay at the last two ACC Championships.

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Urlando Leads Huge Group of US Juniors to 2019 Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet

The meet will feature some top talent from the U.S. juniors and Canada.

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Kate Douglass Hits PRs in All Five Disciplines at Atlanta Classic

Her times in the 50 free, 200 IM, and 100 fly move her into the top 10 rankings in 17-18 history.

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Sweden Falls in Line with U.S., Enacts Tech Suit Guidelines for Young Swimmers

Sweden‘s national governing body for swimming, Svensk Simförbundet, has announced new tech suit guidelines for certain suits for swimmers 12…

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2019 Atlanta Classic: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Hali Flickinger will contest the 200 IM and 200 back this morning in Atlanta.

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2019 Bloomington Pro Swim Series: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Simone Manuel is the top seed in the 100 free tonight after going 53.55 in prelims.

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WATCH: Distance Races from Night 1 of the 2019 Pro Swim Series – Bloomington

Moore hit a season-best 16:11.42 to win the women’s 1500 tonight in Bloomington.

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Five Swimmers Poised for FINA Champions Series Event Sweeps in Indy

Sarah Sjöström is undefeated in four individual events on the FINA Champions circuit, and she’s won over $100K thus far in the series.

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Florida State Picks Up 52.4 Butterfly Transfer Aryanna Fernandes from Utah

Fernandes will come in much faster than any butterflier on FSU’s 2018-19 roster.

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After Two Seasons with Queens (NC), Baptiste Leger Transfers to Columbia

Columbia head coach Jim Bolster will add a strong backstroker to his lineup for next season.

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