Articles by Nick Pecoraro

George Washington Men and Richmond Women Win 2021 Atlantic-10 Team Titles

The Richmond women and the George Washington men won the 2021 Atlantic-10 titles on Saturday, both winning by 100-plus point margins.

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Ponti, Kost, Mityukov Break National Records At 2021 Swiss LC Champs

Noe Ponti (800 FR), Roman Mityukov and Nina Kost (100 BK) all broke Swiss national records over the past weekend at the nation’s LC Championships in Uster.

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Heron/Twichell Win 5k 2021 National Titles, Pishko/Denigan Win Junior 7.5k

David Heron won title No. 2 this weekend in the 5k, along with Ashley Twichell for the women. Jacob Pishko and Mariah Denigan won the 2021 junior 7.5k titles.

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Five British Men Clear 1:47 200 FR During Day 5 British Trials Prelims

Five Brits have cleared the nation’s Olympic qualifying men’s 200 free cut (1:46.99), with Scott, Dean, Richards, Guy, and Jarvis all 800 FR relay contenders.

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Richmond Women and GWU Men Extend Leads on Day 3 of 2021 Atlantic-10 Champs

Yesterday night, the Richmond women and the George Washington (GWU) men built substantial leads at the 2021 Atlantic-10 Championships.

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Sandpipers’ Ilya Kharun & Katie Grimes Win 2021 U.S. National Junior 5K Titles

Sandpipers’ Ilya Kahrun and Katie Grimes both took titles in the junior 5K event this morning in Fort Myers Beach, both eligible for the 2021 OW Junior team.

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Ben Proud Nails 21.68 FR, Now World No. 3 at Day 4 British Trials Prelims

Ben Proud swam 21.68 in the 50 free, now No. 3 in the world this season behind Russian Vlad Morozov (21.41) and American Ryan Held (21.62).

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2021 British Trials: Max Litchfield Hits 4:14 IM, Thomas/Stephens Swim 2:09 FL

Loughborough’s Max Litchfield needs to drop 1.2s off Britain’s 400 IM OLY qualifying standard of 4:13.47 to join brother Joe on the Tokyo Olympic team.

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Dawson and Wild Hit 100 BK British Qualifying Time During Day 2 Prelims

During the prelims of the women’s 100 back, Kathleen Dawson (59.16) and Cassie Wild (59.88) swam under Britain’s 1:00.23 Olympic qualifying time.

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Anderson, Wood, Jervis, Willmott Open 2021 British Trials Day 1 Prelims

The 2021 British Selection Trials have kicked off as Freya Anderson, Abbie Wood, Daniel Jervis, and Aimee Willmott contend for Britain’s Olympic team.

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IU Commit Rafael Miroslaw Pulls Out of 2021 German Olympic Trials

20-year-old Rafael Miroslaw, an IU ’25 commit, has pulled out of the 2021 German Olympic Trials due to a shoulder injury that halted training for 3 months.

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Villanova Women and Xavier Men Crowned 2021 Big East Champions

The Villanova women have earned their 8th-consecutive Big East title while the Xavier men made it a three-peat in 2021, earning their sixth title in 8 years.

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Victor Swim Club & Velocity Aquatics To Merge Into Western NY Powerhouse Club

Victor Swim Club program director Mike Murray will combine with Velocity Aquatics, managed by Heidi Pare, to become one of the largest Western NY clubs.

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2021 Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

With Dressel (48.82) and Apple (48.89) scratching the 100 FR, Nathan Adrian will have a shot to out-swim their season bests after his 48.98 on Saturday.

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Six National Records Go Down on Final Day of 2021 Stockholm Open

Felix Auboeck (AUT), Sophie Hansson (SWE), Ida Hulkko (FIN), Eneli Jefimova (EST), and Andi Murez (ISR) all broke individual national records on Sunday.

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