Articles by Lauren Neidigh

Brooke Forde Downs Leah Stevens’ State Record at Kentucky HS States

Sacred Heart Academy’s Brooke Forde smashed a pair of State Records during finals at the 2017 Kentucky Girls High School State Championships.

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Held Splits 18.1 as NC State Sets New ACC Record in 200 Medley Relay

The biggest difference maker came on the backstroke leg, as freshman Coleman Stewart blazed his way to a 20.97 to give them the early lead.

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Kibler Downs 100 Free State Record in Finals of Indiana HS States

Kibler first set the record with a gold-winning 43.20 in the individual race. Then, he led off the 400 free relay in 43.02 to lower the mark even further.

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National Age Group Record Holder Drew Kibler Commits to Texas

Carmel Swim Club’s Drew Kibler, a multi-NAG Record holder, has given his verbal commitment to swim for the University of Texas. Kibler will begin his NCAA swimming career in the fall of 2018.

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Kentucky’s Painter, Penn State’s Sowinski Qualify for NCAAs at OSU Last Chance Meet

With all major conferences now finished, Painter is ranked 25th in the nation in the 400 IM, which is a big step up from her previous 57th place standing. She dropped a full 4 seconds from her season best heading into the meet.

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17-Year-Old Robert Finke Posts 14:37 Mile at FL Senior Champs

Finke’s most impressive swim was the 1650 free, which he won by nearly a minute in a blistering 14:37.61.

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Grant House Downs State Record with 4:19.1 500 Free at Ohio D1 States

House turned in a 4:19.15 to become the first swimmer to clear the 4:20-barrier at an Ohio High School State Championships. The former record of 4:20.56 set by Dvid Mosko in 2007.

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Manganiello Punches NCAA Ticket with 14:46 Mile at Last Chance Meet

Florida’s Blake Manganiello secured his invite to the NCAA championships, dropping over 10 seconds from his season best time in the mile on day 3 of the Florida Last Chance Meet.

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Michigan Freshmen Score Over 400 Points at Men’s B1G Championships

While the Michigan men had their winning streak snapped by Indiana at the 2017 Big Ten Championships, the Wolverines’ future looks bright based on the performance of their freshman class.

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2017 Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Kathleen Baker headlines the 200 back, but Ally Howe, who smashed the 100 back American Record last night, will look for a sweep of the backstrokes.

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Stanford Wins Pac-12 400 FR Relay with New NCAA, American Record

Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky, Janet Hu, and Lia Neal came together to win gold in a new NCAA and American Record time of 3:08.51. With that, they also accomplished a sweep of the 2017 Pac-12 relay titles.

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Conger Posts 3rd Fastest 200 Fly Ever in Big 12 Meet Record of 1:39.1

On the final night of competition at the 2017 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, Texas’ Jack Conger defended his 200 fly title in Meet Record fashion.

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2017 Big 12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Texas’ Joseph Schooling, the NCAA Record holder, may have scratched tonight’s 200 fly final, but we’ll get to see him go for the Big 12 100 free record on the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay.

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Reece Whitley Blasts 51.84 100 Breast to Re-Break National HS Record

Penn Charter junior Reece Whitley put together another monster swim in the 100 breast, breaking the National Independent High School and overall High School Records with a 51.84.

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Kathleen Baker Rocks 1:48.3 200 Back to Break Pac-12 Meet Record

Cal’s Kathleen Baker shredded her way to the 3rd fastest performance in history, clocking a 1:48.33 to clip Elizabeth Pelton’s Meet Record from 2013.

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