Articles by Riley Overend

Jordan Crooks Blazes Unsuited 19.02 50 Free to Beat Josh Liendo in NCAA Title Rematch

Crooks’s winning time of 19.02 — which came without a tech suit, in a brief — is tied for the best in the NCAA this season with ASU fifth-year Jack Dolan.

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Utah Dominates Inaugural MPSF Open Water Championships

The top three individual finishers qualified for Open Water National Championships next May and the College National Championship next month.

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Russian Officials Claim IOC’s Support of Israeli Athletes Highlights Double Standard

Russian officials said the IOC’s stance on whether athletes should bear collective responsibility for the actions of their government is inconsistent.

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William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center Adding Third 50-Meter Competition Pool, More Seats

The Irvine City Council is moving forward with plans to add a third 50-meter competition pool to the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center.

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USA Swimming Faces Membership Revenue Shortfall, Ballooning Budget Deficit for 2023

A membership revenue shortfall is contributing to USA’s Swimming’s projected deficit of $1,731,587 this year — the NGB’s largest since at least 2011.

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2026 Pan Pacific Championships Will Be Held in Southern California Instead of Canada

The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships will be held in Southern California, according to the minutes from the latest USA Swimming Board of Directors meeting.

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Kaii Winkler Shows Off Range, Erika Pelaez Breaks 3 State Records at FHSAA 1A Regionals

Kaii Winkler, the favorite to win state titles in the 200 free and 100 fly, will conclude his high school swimming career at the 1A State Champs on Saturday.

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World Aquatics Lifts Suspension of Kenya Swimming Federation After Nearly 4 Years

World Aquatics lifted its ban of the Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF) that had been in place since 2019 for repeated failures to hold a fair election.

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Ashley Twichell, 34, Wins 10k Gold at Pan Ams After Giving Birth Last Year

Ashley Twichell, 34, beat reigning Olympic champion Ana Marcela Cunha by 13 seconds in the women’s 10 km on Sunday in San Bernardo, Chile.

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Josh Liendo Posts 19.3 50 Free, 42.8 100 Free, and 46.3 100 Fly as Florida Sweeps Georgia

Liendo now ranks 2nd in the NCAA this season in the 50 free behind Arizona State fifth year Jack Dolan (19.02), 6th in the 100 free, and 6th in the 100 fly.

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Six Meet Records Fall on Day 2 of Marek Petrusewicz Memorial Meet

Arno Kamminga won the 100 breast (56.49) over Caspar Corbeau (56.90) as both swimmers finished under Corbeau’s previous meet record from prelims (57.51).

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Stanford Freshman Caroline Bricker Clocks Top NCAA Times in 200 BR/200 FL/400 IM — All PBs

Bricker, the No. 11 recruit in the class of 2023, posted new lifetime bests during wins in the 200 breast (2:07.15), 200 fly (1:54.60), and 400 IM (4:05.51).

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Did Virginia’s Gretchen Walsh Just Have the Best Dual Meet Performance Ever vs. Texas?

Gretchen Walsh racked up a 22.54 50 backstroke (American record), 20.95 50 freestyle, 49.11 100 fly, 20.78 50 free split, and 46.42 100 free win vs. Texas.

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BC Swim and Dive Members Drop Lawsuit Against University Seeking to Lift Suspension

Thirty-seven members of the Boston College swim and dive program dropped their lawsuit against university trustees and two athletic administrators on Friday.

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2023 Virginia vs. Texas Dual Meet: ‘Super Finals’ Live Recap

Texas (No. 2 women/No. 7 men) visits Virginia (No. 1 women/No. 15 men) for a weekend matchup that starts with some winner-take-all “superfinals” on Friday.

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