Articles by Lauren Neidigh

Bonnet Blazes to #3 200 Free in the World on Day 3 of French Nationals

In the women’s 200 free, standout freestyler Charlotte Bonnet earned her spot on the French roster for the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest.

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Cullen Jones to be Inducted into NC State Athletics Hall of Fame

Jones, a 4-time Olympic medalist, competed for NC State in the NCAA from 2002 to 2006.

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Bonnet Dominates 200 Free in Day 3 Prelims of French Nationals

Bonnet, who finaled in this event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, was the only woman to crack the 2:00-barrier this morning.

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Desplanches Blasts World’s #9 400 IM on Day 2 of French Nationals

His winning time of 4:13.11 was a new lifetime best by over 2 seconds, and well under the qualifying mark of 4:17.88. Desplanches is now the 9th fastest 400 IMer in the world this year.

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Gastaldello Leads 50 Back in Day 2 Prelims of French Nats

With that, Gastaledllo is just 6 hundredths shy of the FINA A cut, which stands at a 28.52 that she’ll go after in finals.

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All-American Taylor Garcia Announces Transfer From Arizona to Michigan

Garcia, who spent her freshman and sophomore seasons competing for the University of Arizona, will be returning to her home state, as she’s a native of Holland, Michigan.

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Metella Clinches 50 Fly Victory Over Stravius at French Nationals

As expected, sprint standouts Mehdy Metella and Jérémy Stravius put on a show in the 50 fly.

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Santamans Clocks World’s #12 50 Free in Day 1 Prelims of French Nats

International veterans Jeremy Stravius and Mehdy Metella race to the top 2 spots in the men’s 50 fly, as the swimmers were separate by hundredths.

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DeRyk, Gebhart Break 2 Records Each at Nevada 3A States

Truckee’s Cooper DeRyk blazed to a new State Record in the 50 free, touching the wall in a quick 20.16.

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Richter Smashes 200 IM Record with 2:00.7 at Nevada 4A States

Green Valley’s Abby Richter had a big swim in the 200 IM, shattering the 4A State Record by nearly 2 full seconds with a 2:00.73.

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Michael Phelps Tells Fans He’s Training for 2032…

In a Facebook live video on Sunday afternoon, Olympic legend Michael Phelps told his fans he’s training for 2032.

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Fossil Ridge Wins 3rd-Straight Title at Colorado 5A State Championships

Fairview’s Michael Zarian put up a pair of highlight performances as he was crowned state champ in both of his individual races.

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Sancov Scares Rooney Record with 43.4 100 Free in CIF State Finals

Sancov led off the 400 free relay in a speedy 43.46, nearly taking down the former 100 free Meet Record of 43.44 done by Maxime Rooney in 2016.

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Liam Gately Downs Pair of Records at Colorado 4A State Championships

Thompson Valley’s Liam Gately took down the 4A State Record in the 200 free, eclipsing Jeff Garnier’s (1:37.18) old record with a winning time of 1:36.94.

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Pignatiello Downs National Records at 2017 Argentina Championships

The highlight of the meet was distance star Delfina Pignatiello , who had a stellar week as she crushed FINA A standards and took down a pair of Argentine National Records.

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