Articles by Lauren Neidigh

David Curtiss Breaks Murphy’s National Independent HS Record with 19.4 50 Free

Pennington junior David Curtiss made history. Curtiss won the 50 free in 19.42, taking down the National Independent School Record.

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2020 MAAC Championships Day 3: Hansen, Wong Break MAAC Records Twice in One Day

Morgan Hansen broke the MAAC Record twice in the 100 fly. She first set the mark at 54.97 in prelims before lowering it to a 54.65 to repeat as champion.

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America East Day 2: Metzler Sets Conference Record to Repeat as 500 Free Champ

That’s Metzler’s 2nd America East Record in as many days. Last night, she dropped 3 seconds in the 200 free to set the record on the 800 free relay leadoff.

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Fresno Pacific Wins 4 Individual Events on Day 2 of 2020 PCSC Championships

Fresno Pacific’ freshman Denisz Der won the 200 IM. They made it 2 event wins in a row as Iskender Baslakov won the 50 free in 20.27.

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2020 MAAC Day 2: Freshman Lequang Wins 500 Free as Rider Men Take the Lead

Freshman Matt Lequang won the 500 free, posting his first best time in the event since 2018. His winning time of 4:25.94 was a best by a second and a half.

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America East Day 1: UMBC Takes Down Men’s 800 Free Relay Pool Record on Day 1

Ilia Rattsev led them off in 1:36.65, a lifetime best by a couple of tenths and his first best time in the event since 2018.

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Freshmen Tie for 1000 Free Win on Day 1 of 2020 PCSC Championships

Santa Cruz’s Sam Smith and Biola’s Gabe Weber, both freshmen, tied for the win in the men’s race as they hit the wall together in 9:29.47.

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2020 MAAC Championships Day 1: Rider Breaks MAAC Record in W. 200 Medley Relay

The Rider women opened the 2020 MAAC Championships with a new MAAC Record, taking down the 200 medley relay record by over a second.

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2020 Men’s SEC Championships Fan Guide: A&M Seeking First SEC Men’s Title

Based on how they’ve performed this season, the Texas A&M men have a shot at their first men’s title, but defending champion Florida will go for 8-straight.

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2020 Women’s SEC Championships Fan Guide: Tennessee a Favorite to Win 1st Title

The Tennessee women look very tough to beat as the Volunteers, led by SEC Record holder Erika Brown, chase their first SEC women’s title in program history.

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WATCH: 13-Year-Old Pelaez Becomes Youngest 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier

Eagle Aquatics’ Erika Pelaez (13) became the youngest American to qualify for 2020 Olympic Trials, qualifying in both the 100 free and 100 back.

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Sam Hoover Crushes NC State Record with 43.1 100 Free at NCHSAA 3A States

Hoover, who came into the meet with a best of 44.43, took almost 1.5 seconds off his best to break the State Record set by Tim Connery at the 1A-2A state meet

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AU Invite Day 3: Auburn Sprinters Make Big Time Drops Ahead of SECs

The Tigers got a good sign for their sprint and relay scoring at the upcoming SEC Championships as they had 2 sprinters make a big drop on Sunday.

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Payton Plumb Breaks Long Gutierrez’s Utah State Record in 200 Free at 4A States

Desert Hill’s Payton Plumb set a new State Record as the team’s boys and girls both won the state title at last weekend’s Utah 4A State Championships.

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Tornqvist Downs Pool Record with 1:41 200 Back on Day 3 of Virginia Tech Invite

Sam Tornqvist set a new Pool Record in the 200 back. His 1:41.70 was within a second of his best and eclipsed the 6-year-old record by a second.

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