Articles by Riley Overend

2023 Pan American Games: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Texas teammates Kelly Pash (pictured) and Dakota Luther are set for a showdown in the women’s 200 fly after taking the top two seeds in prelims this morning.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks 2nd World Record in 24 Hours With 57.33 100 Back in Budapest

Kaylee McKeown has earned $40,000 in bonuses the past couple days by breaking a pair of world records and securing two triple crowns along the way.

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Jack Dolan Posts NCAA-Leading Freestyle Times of 19.02/41.86 to Lead ASU Men Past NC State

Arizona State fifth-year Jack Dolan continued his freestyle dominance on Friday with NCAA-leading times in the 50 free (19.02) and 100 free (41.86).

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World Aquatics Reportedly Facing Pressure to Move World Champs From Qatar Over Hamas Ties

Several European countries have reportedly asked World Aquatics to move the 2024 World Championships from Qatar because of the country’s ties to Hamas.

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Swimming Australia Approves New Constitution, Avoids Expulsion From World Aquatics

Swimming Australia’s Board approved a revised constitution on Friday to make its membership more representative and inclusive of athletes.

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Billionaire Reportedly Cut Off Support to Swimming Australia Due to Late Athlete Payments

Swimming Australia’s sponsorship revenue reportedly fell from about $10 million to $3 million after the loss of billionaire Gina Rinehart as a benefactor.

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World Aquatics Tweaks Media Policy for Final World Cup Stop in Budapest

In non-crown events, swimmers will be selected randomly for interviews in Budapest “in order to hear more voices from a wide range of athletes.”

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Olympic Great Janet Evans’ Daughter, Sydney Willson, Commits to Princeton for 2025

Sydney Willson, the daughter of four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans, has verbally committed to Princeton for the 2025-26 school year.

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Boston College Swimmers File Lawsuit Over Indefinite Hazing Suspension

BC swimmers have filed a civil lawsuit against the university seeking to lift a suspension that they say was handed down prematurely in September.

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Triangle Aquatic Center Chosen as Site for 2024 U.S. Olympic Team’s Domestic Training Camp

North Carolina’s Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC) has been chosen as the domestic training site for the U.S. Olympic team next summer ahead of Paris 2024. 

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Krzysztof Chmielewski Crushes NCAA-Leading 14:41.62 1650 Free in 1st Time Swimming Event

Krzysztof Chmielewski proved his versatility with a 1650 free time of 14:41.62 this past weekend that would have placed 8th at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

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Kaylee McKeown, Qin Haiyang Running Away With World Cup Crowns After Sweeps in Athens

The 22-year-old McKeown now has a total of 117.7 points combined from the first two World Cup stops, opening up a 7.2-point lead over China’s Zhang Yufei.

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Emory Men, Kenyon Women Lead D-III Rankings in First CSCAA Top 25 Poll of Season

The Division III women’s poll saw a little shake-up as defending champion Denison is ranked 3rd (351 points) behind No. 2 Emory (359) and No. 1 Kenyon (369).

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Rising Arizona Talents Post PBs at 34th Annual Brophy Xavier Swim Invitational

The Brophy boys (427 points) cruised past Mountain View (332.5) while the Xavier girls (299) also beat Mountain View (255) for the Invitational team title.

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Penn State Commit Marcus Papanikolaou Dies in Car Crash

Marcus Papanikolaou died in a car crash this week, less than a year before he was committed to continue his swimming career next fall at Penn State.

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