Articles by Lauren Neidigh

SMU Commit Jack Callan Downs Pair of Record at Oklahoma 5A States

Bishop Kelley’s Jack Callan set a pair of 5A Meet Records in prelims and played a part in 2 record-setting relays for Bishop Kelley.

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Hayden Zheng Sweeps Events; Edina Boys Win Minnesota Class AA State Title

St. Louis Park’s Hayden Zheng repeated as 100 breast champion, posting a 54.34 in the heats and winning the final in 54.52.

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Jenks Sweeps Oklahoma 6A States; Mizzou Commit Wilson Downs 2 Records

The Jenks High School boys and girl swept the team titles at the 2020 Oklahoma 6A State Championships in their home pool.

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2020 W. NCAAs: Stanford’s Brooke Forde Chooses 200 Breast Over 200 Fly

Forde will swim the 200 breast instead of the 200 fly. At Pac-12s, Forde won her 2nd individual title in the 200 breast with a new best time.

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2020 Des Moines Pro Swim Series Psych Sheets: Dressel Enters 8 Events

In addition to his traditional focus races (50 free/100 free/100 fly), Dressel has placed entries in the 100 back, 100 breast, 200 free, 200 fly, and 200 IM.

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2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships Fan Guide: Bears Hunting Threepeat

The Cal Golden Bears are the heavy favorites to make it a threepeat at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships. Things could get interesting in the runner-up race.

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2020 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: USC Comes in with a Diving Lead

While USC has the fewest swimming points in the Swimulator scores of the current season rankings, they come into the meet with a lead.

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Pac-12 Last Chance: Foelske Sets 200 FL ASU School Record to Qualify for NCAAs

Foelske’s swim set a new school record, breaking the mark held by fellow ASU freshman Lindsay Looney, which was set in their dual meet with Arizona.

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2020 UGA Last Chance: Florida, Alabama Land 2 Potential NCAA Qualifiers

Florida’s Miguel Cancel posted a 3:42.74 in the 400 IM, likely qualifying for NCAAs as he’s now ranked 16th. Teammate Kevin Vargas is now 20th in 3:43.35.

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JMU Women Get 2 NCAA Qualifiers at UNC Last Chance; UVA Men Hit 200 FR-R B Cut

Last season, Zhang became the program’s 3rd swimmer in history to qualify for the NCAA meet. Jones’ qualifying time marks the 4th.

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Missouri Last Chance: Jack Dahlgren Drops 1:39 200 Back to Qualify for NCAAs

That’s significantly faster than Dahlgren swam at the 2020 SEC Championships in mid-February. He won the B final there with a 1:42.14.

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Friesen Drops 2:07 200 BR, 8 Potential NCAA Qualifiers at Tennessee Last Chance

In prelims of the 100 breast, Friesen dropped a 59.62 to move up to 25th in the NCAA. She then swam a 2:07.24 in the 200 breast, which ranks #8 in the NCAA.

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Hawaii’s Kokko Pops 51.7 100 Breast at UGA Last Chance, #9 in the NCAA

Hawaii’s Olli Kokko swam a lifetime best 51.71 from the B final. He should be safely qualified for NCAAs, as he’s now the 9th fastest man in the NCAA.

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Stanford Women Win 4th-Straight Pac-12 Title With Only First-Time Champions

Stanford had several first-time individual champions at this meet. In fact, every single swimming champion for the Cardinal had never won individually before.

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2020 Men’s Big Ten Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Wisconsin’s Cameron Tysoe is the top seed in the 200 back. He’ll be going after the Pool Record tonight set by Wisconsin NCAA Champion Drew TeDuits in 2013.

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