Articles by Karl Ortegon

Water Polo Arena Finalizing Preparations for 2019 Pan Ams in Lima

What’s on the line for this tournament? Direct qualification for the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.

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South African Jarryd Baxter Making Noise at NJCAA Indian River State

After just one semester at Indian River State College, Baxter has already set three new NJCAA records.

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Haley Yelle Wins Twice as Texas A&M Women Defeat SMU

The sophomore distance specialist won the 200 and 500 free, going 1:48.88 in the 200 to edge out teammate Sydney Pickrem (1:49.23) and then going 4:53.25 to take the 500 free.

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Ryan Held Visits Indiana Pro Group in Latest Cody Miller Vlog

Sources tell SwimSwam that Held is currently shopping around for a pro group to join, putting Indiana’s pro group into the conversation.

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Beata Nelson Drops 52.8 100 Fly as Wisconsin Beats Hawaii

Nelson is one of just six women to have gone under 51 seconds in this event this season, with her 50.90 from the Texas Invite ranking her 5th in the country.

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Blaise Vera Drops 19.7/43.8 Sprint Double as Pitt Wins Backyard Brawl

Now, he’s gone sub-20 four times in late 2018, and this was just .05 off of his PR from the Ohio State Invite– it’s also just his fifth time under 20 seconds.

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Tetzloff and Falconer Win 3 Each as Auburn Dominates Georgia Tech

Erin Falconer collected wins in the 200 free, 500 free, and 200 back today.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville: Psych Sheets

Ryan Murphy is just one of a plethora of big names listed on psych sheets for the 2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville.

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Michigan Dominates Orange Bowl Swim Classic in Key Largo

Felix Auboeck clocked a sub-3:50 performance in the 400 SCM free as Michigan took control of the Orange Bowl Swim Classic in Key Largo today.

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Versatile FL Sprinter Olivia Taylor Commits to LSU Tigers

At the 2018 Winter Junior Championships – East, Taylor finaled in the 100 free and 100 fly, placing 20th and 17th, respectively.

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Michigan State Picks Up Distance Freestyler Annette Dombkowski

Dombkowski, a senior at Mercy Catholic High School not far from Detroit, will stay in-state and join the Spartans’ class of 2023.

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NCAA Weekly Preview: Which College Meets to Pay Attention To This Week

Maxime Rooney will be a key player as Florida hosts both Kentucky and Ohio State this weekend in Gainesville.

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Bentley Head Coach Mary Kay Samko Reaches Milestone 500th Dual Win

With the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams overtaking Norwich University on December 8th, Samko reached her 500th and 501st dual meet wins as a collegiate head coach. 

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2018 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year Wang Jianjiahe

At just 16, with 2018 being her coming out year, Wang could have much more in store in the years to come.

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2018 Swammy Awards: World Jr Male Swimmer of the Year Kliment Kolesnikov

The highlight of his year was undoubtedly his 50 back gold medal at 2018 Euros, where his 24.00 took .04 off of the super-suited World Record set in 2009 by GBR’s Liam Tancock.

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