Articles by Karl Ortegon

Mid-Season Check In: How Are the NCAA Freshman Women Faring So Far?

Noelle Peplowski was just another incoming breaststroker for IU. Half a year after graduating high school, she’s a realistic candidate for making the 100 breast A final at NCAAs.

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Michael Andrew Breaks Three-Year-Old PSS Record in 50 Back

His time of 24.68 was good enough to break the Pro Swim Series record, which was a 24.74 held by Japanese backstroker Junya Koga.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky is entered in the 200 free and 400 IM this morning in Knoxville.

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Natalie Hinds Hits Lifetime Best in First LCM Meet Since 2016 Trials

The Midland, Texas, native has been coaching in the Atlanta area of late, and in 2018 started training with the UGA pro group at the Athens Bulldogs Swim Club. 

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville: Day 1 Finals Live Recap (Distance)

Erica Sullivan from the Sandpipers of Nevada is the top seed for the women in the 800 free.

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Akron/Duquesne Dual to Feature Mystery Events, Will Stream on ESPN+

With swimmers coming back to school and dual meet racing after mid-season invites, winter break, and tough training, sometimes it’s…

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NCAA Weekly Preview #8: Which College Meets to Watch This Week

Louisville comes to Columbia to take on the Missouri Tigers, and the Cardinals have Mallory Comerford and Zach Harting back after their trip to Hangzhou for Worlds.

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All the Links You Need for the 2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville

Simone Manuel is one of the premier athletes set to race in Knoxville this week.

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Tokyo 2020 Swimming and Para Swimming Test Events Announced

The point of test events is to benefit athletes as well as spectators and the host city itself, as top international and national contests will also serve as practice runs for athletes, spectators, and organizers.

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Five Storylines to Follow at the 2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville

The best male American IM’er since the Phelps/Lochte era, Chase Kalisz has been dominating every international major meet in recent memory.

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Natalie Hinds to Race for First Time in LCM Since 2016 Olympic Trials

This is the first long course meet since the 2016 Olympic Trials for Hinds, where she represented COM Aquatics, her local club in Midland, Texas.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville: Live Stream/Webcast Info

USA Swimming will be live-streaming the upcoming Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville, TN.

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Yale Women, Penn Men Take Control in Ivy League Tri Meet

Mark Andrew was a key performer for the Quaker men.

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Bear Creek Swimming and Water Polo Coach Tom Downer Passes Away

Downer, who was 63 years old at the time of his death, was an active member of the Stockton, CA, community.

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