Articles by Karl Ortegon

Texas, Texas A&M College Roster + Pros Take On LCM at Longhorn Invite

We’ll get to see A&M’s Sydney Pickrem in action, as the 2017 World Champs bronze medalist is one of the highest profile swimmers, internationally, at this meet.

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CO Sprinter Brendan Eckerman to Join Wisconsin Badgers in 2019

With his best times, Eckerman would’ve been 5th on Wisconsin’s top times list last year in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 IM.

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FHSAA 3A Runner-Up Elise Bauer Verbals to Florida Gators for 2020

Elise Bauer of the Central Florida Marlins has chosen to stay in-state with a verbal commitment to the Florida Gators for 2020. She’s a junior at Forest High School.

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IMer Savannah Sargent of Islander Aquatics Commits to Denison

Sargent is best in the IM, and her 400 IM is her primary event. With her best time of 4:30.72, she’s not far off of what it typically takes to qualify for the Division III National Championships

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Canadian Butterflier Charles Millette Commits to TCU

Canadian Charles Millette of Pointe-Claire Swim Club has signed an NLI with TCU for next fall. 

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Felicia Pasadyn Drops 53.7 100 BK at 2019 Northeast Ohio HS Classic

Pasadyn also went 54.2 in the 100 fly, breaking her own lifetime bests in both events.

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Distance Freestyler Cameron Castro Signs with UNLV Rebels

Lakewood Aquatics’ Cameron Castro has signed an NLI with the UNLV Rebels for next fall. 

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Many Top Swimmers from Midwest Clubs to Converge at Carmel Invite

Kelly Pash of hosts Carmel Swim Club is the top seed in five of her seven scheduled events this weekend.

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Navy Picks Up RMSC Distance Specialist Nathan Watts for 2019

Rockville Montgomery Swim Club’s Nathan Watts has committed to the Naval Academy for this coming fall. “The opportunities the Academy provides both academically…

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Kylie Masse, Rebecca Smith Highlight 2019 Toronto Grand Prix

Kylie Masse, the 2nd-fastest 100m backstroker in history, will compete this weekend in Toronto.

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Energy Standard to Send Kolesnikov, Proud, Romanchuk to Euro Meet

More big names have been announced for the upcoming Euro Meet in Luxembourg.

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ASCA Announces Class of 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced four inductees into their Hall of Fame class of 2019.

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NBC Sports Network Announces Broadcast Schedule for 2019 US Nationals

The 2019 U.S. Summer Nationals are going to be held in Stanford, CA, from July 31 to August 4.

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Federica Pellegrini Signs with ISL, Will Be Captain of Italian Club

Over the weekend at an event in Milan, Pellegrini and Konstantin Grigorishin, the head of the ISL and of Energy Standard Group, made the announcement in a presentation to Italian journalists and media representatives.

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NCAA Weekly Preview #9: Which College Meets to Watch This Week

Maggie McNeil will suit up twice this week for the Michigan Wolverines as they battle Indiana on Thursday and Ohio State on Saturday.

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