Articles by Lauren Neidigh

Michigan First Chance: Berlitz Drops 15 Seconds with 14:55 Mile

That’s just a second away from what it took to make 2019 NCAAs and would have placed 6th at last season’s Big Ten Championships.

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Dressel, Lochte Battle in 200 Free at Florida Swimming OT Qualifier

In the 200 free, Dressel and Lochte went head-to-head. Lochte took it out with the lead in 53.31, with Dressel a second behind, but Dressel ran him down.

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2020 Easterns Day 2: Curtiss Breaks Borges’ Meet Record with 43.7 100 Free

After breaking the National Independent High School Record in the 50 free, Pennington junior David Curtiss completed the sprint sweep with another record.

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2020 MAAC Championships Day 4: Smith Blows Away MAAC Record with 1:43 200 Back

Monmouth’s Callan Smith blew away the MAAC Record in the 200 back by over a second, out-swimming 2019 champion and former record holder Matthew Mays of Bryant

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2020 PCSC Championships Day 4: Tovstogan Smashes 200 Breast Meet Record

Tovstogan was 4th in this event at last season’s NCAA D2 Championships, but her time tonight is fast enough to have earned a medal there.

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2020 America East Day 3: Metzler Closes in on 2019 NCAA Cutoff with 400 IM Win

Metzler took her 2nd win and Meet Record of the weekend and is about a second and a half away from what it took to make NCAAs in 2019.

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Aaronson Swims Michigan’s 10th Fastest 100 Back Ever at First Chance Meet

Aaronson swam the 10th fastest time ever by a Michigan man in the 100 back, coming within hundredths of his lifetime best in the 100 free.

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Reigning Champs Stanford Dominate 2019 Runner-Up Cal in Final Dual Meet of 2020

One of the seniors honored was Katie Drabot, who won a close battle in the 200 fly, 1:55.79 to 1:55.99, with fellow senior Allie Szekely.

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Hansson Posts 51.1 Fly, 47.8 Free as USC Defeats UCLA

NCAA Champion Louise Hansson captured a pair of wins in her final dual meet. She dominated the 100 back in 52.86 and her signature 100 fly in 51.15.

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Ferraro Comes Within Hundredths of 100 FR Best on Day 2 of Yellow Jacket Invite

There were several best times and season best times set as Georgia Tech concluded their Yellow Jacket Invite on Saturday night.

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Duke Commit Foley, VT Commit Atkinson Down Records on Day 1 of 2020 Easterns

Foley, a Duke commit, made a drop of over 3 seconds in the 200 IM to break 2:00 for the first time. Her swim is fast enough to have placed 7th at 2019 ACCs.

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Vater Drops Nearly 4 Seconds in 100 Back on Day 1 of Yellow Jacket Invite

Vater swam a 100 back time trial in prelims, blowing away his best by nearly 4 seconds in 51.53. That’s his first best time in the event since 2016.

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Notre Dame’s Hutchinson Drops 5 Seconds in 500 on Day 1 of OSU Winter Invite

Notre Dame freshman Liam Hutchinson made a big drop in the 500 free. His 4:19.11 was his first sub-4:20 swim and a best by about 5 seconds.

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2020 PCSC Day 3: Tovstogan Scares Meet Record with 3rd-Straight 100 BR Title

Her winning time of 1:01.30 was just a few tenths shy of her lifetime best, which she set as she placed 3rd at last season’s NCAA Division 2 Championships.

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Riley, Diaz Down School Records at Drexel Winter Invite

The women’s 1000 free saw the School Record and Pool Record go down, as freshman Maddie Riley dropped nearly 4 seconds to break the mark.

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