Articles by Lauren Neidigh

Magahey Breaks State Record, Aikins Pops 19.7/43.2 at GHSAA 6A-7A Champs

National Junior Teamer Magahey took down the Georgia State Record in the 200 free. The former mark stood at a 1:35.16. Magahey cleared that easily in 1:34.37.

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ASU’s Looney Sets 200 Fly School Record; Best Times Abound in Win vs. Arizona

The Sun Devil women saw a School Record fall in the 200 fly, as Lindsey Looney dropped nearly a full second to take down the 11-year-old mark.

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Norton Clocks 44.8/1:37.7 Wins at Georgia 1A-5A State Championships

Mitchell Norton clipped his best time from Winter Juniors, winning the 200 free in 1:37.71. Norton also lowered his best 100 free, winning that race in 44.84.

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Florida’s Gravley Drops 5 Seconds in 400 IM on Day 2 of Auburn Invite

Florida’s Tyler Watson won the 400 IM in 3:52.63 ahead of teammate Brennan Gravley (3:53.54). Gravley made a big drop, taking 5 seconds off his former best.

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AAC Champ Trahan Hits 100 Back Best in SMU Pre-Conference Time Trials

Following their Friday meet with Texas, SMU held Saturday time trials as a final tuneup ahead of AACs. Several best times were set in the trials. 

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Alex Walsh Breaks Gretchen Walsh’s State Record; Boys’ TISCA Ends in a Tie

Interestingly, Alex Walsh’s new State Record broke the former mark held by her younger sister. Gretchen’s old record was a 51.57 from last season’s TISCA.

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WATCH: Phoebe Bacon Breaks National High School Record with 50.8 100 Back

Bacon, who set the National High School Record last month in the 100 back, broke that mark again. She became the first to swim under 51 at a high school meet.

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Pac-12 Champions Shoults, Johansson Go Head-to-Head as Stanford Beats USC

Shoults, who took a redshirt last season, is a 2-time Pac-12 champ in the 500 free, while USC’s Johansson is the reigning champion in the event.

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Manoff Makes Big Drop in 100 Back, Hits Personal Best 46.1 100 Fly at VT Invite

This time Manoff dropped almost 2 seconds in the 100 back, time trialing a 46.89. He also went a best time in the 100 fly, beating his time from 2019 NCAAs.

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Gretchen Walsh Takes Down Weitzeil’s National HS Record with 46.9 100 Free

After an explosive day 1 performance, Harpeth Hall’s Gretchen Walsh took down another National High School Record on Saturday.

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Gwo Sweeps Sprints as Columbia Men Edge Out Princeton

Columbia sprint standout Albert Gwo swept the sprints. He was the only man under 45 in the 100 free, winning that race by well over a second in 44.80.

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G. Walsh Breaks Weitzeil’s National High School Record with 21.5 50 Free

Walsh popped a new lifetime best in the 50 free, winning in 21.59. That came shortly after a 21.20 anchor split on the Harpeth Hall 200 medley relay.

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Toledo’s Izzy Jones Pops 9:58 1000 Free as Rockets Beat Bowling Green State

The teams were closely matched, with Toledo leading by just 4 points through day 1, but the Rockets greatly extended their lead today to win it 199 to 154.

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Utah 3A States Comes Down to the Wire; Union Boys Top Judge Memorial by 1 Point

Judge Memorial rallied to win the final relay, but they came up just short of a team title as Union High placed second to hold them off by a single point.

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Alex Walsh Splits 26.5 Breast, Gretchen Walsh Splits 21.2 Free at 2020 TISCA

The Walsh sisters got off to a fast start. In the 200 medley relay, Alex popped a 26.57 breast split, while Gretchen anchored in 21.20.

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