Articles by Mark Wild

Virginia State Runner-Up & Jrs. Cut Holder, Pablo Silva, Commits to Virginia Tech (2024)

Primarily known as a breaststroker, Pablo Silva is set to join in 2024 a Virginia Tech Team that just crowned its first male NCAA champions.

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Juniors Qualifier Blake Burnley Remains Close to Home, Commits to Georgia Tech (2023)

Primarily a butterflier/freestyler, Blake Burnley will remain in-state and join the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets this coming season.

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Gustavus Adolphus Adds Breaststroker Hadley Wartner To Class of 2023

Staying in-state, Minnesotan Hadley Wartner will take her swimming talents to Division III Gustavus Adolphus College this fall.

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Staying In-State, Virginian Lexi Sawwa Commits to Virginia Tech for the Fall of 2024

Lexi Sawwa, who swims year-round for NCAP, will make the move in the fall of 2024 to Blacksburg to swim for the Virgina Tech Hokies.

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Olympic Medalists Ponti, Desplanches Headline Swiss Team In Fukuoka

Noe Ponti leads a Swiss team that features eight pool swimmers heading to this summer’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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CAC Games Day 3 Finals Session Partially Rained Out, Affected Events Rescheduled

Heavy rain, thunder and lightning postponed last night’s final session by over an hour, pushing several finals to be swum over the remaining morning sessions.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Preview: Can Huske Fly By the Competiton in the 50?

American Record Holder Torri Huske looks to top the podium in the 50 Fly, an event that fields a lot of sprinting talent but also a lot of uncertainty.

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U.S. Open Scorer Saadeddin Saadeddin Set to Join Indiana in 2024 After Gap Year

Distance specialist Saadeddin Saadeddin, a 16th-place finisher in the 1500 free at the 2022 US Open, will take his talents to Indiana in the fall of 2024.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Preview: Is the 50 Breast Crown Lying Uneasy on King’s Head?

American Record Holder Lilly King looks to repeat as champion in the 50 breast against a field that includes reigning Olympic and NCAA champion, Lydia Jacoby.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Preview: Andrew’s Consistency Paying Dividends In 50 Fly

Looking to improve on his bronze from the 2022 Worlds, Michael Andrew leads the field in the 50 fly but could come up against gold medalist Caeleb Dressel.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Previews: Two-Horse Race In Men’s 50 Breast With Fink & Andrew

Nic Fink looks to defend his 50m breast gold in Fukuoka, but first will have to get around defending national champion Michael Andrew.

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13-Year-Old Wilson York Swims 1:04.58 100 LCM Breast

13-year-old Wilson York of Lakeside Swim Team, just vaulted up to the top of the list, posting the fastest time ever by an American his age in the 100 breast.

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2023 U.S. World Trials Previews: Will Ress ‘Rule’ In 50 Back? Not If Armstrong Has A Say

It is a showdown between the top two Americans from last year: The World Record holder, Hunter Armstrong, vs the reigning World Champion, Justin Ress.

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Denver Adds Talented Sprinter Nikola Tadic with Conference Scoring Times (2023)

The Illinois native will arrive in Denver this fall with multiple Summit League scoring times across the sprint freestyle an butterfly events.

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Juniors Qualifier Vidar Carlbaum Commits to Swim for Indiana in Fall of 2023

The recent’B’ finalist at the Westmont stop of the Pro Swim Series will bring some strong sprint back and free to Bloomington.

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