Articles by Riley Overend

15-Year-Old Charlotte Crush Annihilates NAG Record in 100 Back (49.53)

Only Claire Curzan has been faster than Charlotte Crush’s 49.53 among all American girls age 18 and under at 49.46 earlier this year.

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17-Year-Old Maximus Williamson Blazes 1:41.18 200 IM to Break Nolan’s NAG Record From 2011

Maximus Williamson now owns the Winter Juniors meet record as well as the U.S. boys’ 17-18 NAG record previously set by David Nolan (1:41.39) in 2011. 

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16-Year-Old Thomas Heilman Lowers His Own NAG Record in 200 IM (1:41.41)

Most of Heilman’s improvement came on the opening fly leg of the 200 IM, where he split half a second faster (21.65) than his old NAG record from last year.

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All the Links You Need for the 2023 European Short Course Championships

With the 2023 European Short Course Championships kicking off in just about seven hours, use this post for all the links you need as we head into the meet.

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Ohio State Leading Scorer Kit Kat Zenick Returning for 5th Year With Buckeyes Next Season

Kit Kat Zenick led the Buckeye women to a 6th-place finish as a team last season at the 2023 NCAA Championships, their best finish in program history.

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Henry Gray (’24) Commits to Michigan, Joining Fellow British Butterfly Specialist Matt Bowe

Versatile London native Henry Gray said he committed to Michigan for 2024 “because it is one of the greatest teams in the history of college swimming.”

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Matt Fallon Takes Down Cody Miller’s U.S. Open Record in 200 Breast (2:09.49)

Matt Fallon beat 31-year-old Cody Miller (2:09.84) and broke the veteran’s U.S. Open meet record from 2019 (2:09.67) along the way.

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Kate Douglass Outduels Lilly King, Breaks U.S. Open Meet Record in 200 Breast (2:21.87)

Kate Douglass beat Lilly King in the 200 breaststroke by more than two seconds, taking down Emily Escobedo’s U.S. Open meet record from 2019 in the process.

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Regan Smith Rips U.S. Open Meet Records in 200 Back (2:04.27) and 200 Fly (2:06.72)

Regan Smith destroyed her 200 back/200 fly double on Saturday, winning both events by more than two seconds and setting a pair of U.S. Open meet records.

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Claire Weinstein Dominates Funchal Open Water Stop, Leonie Beck Claims Overall Series Crown

Claire Weinstein clinched a spot on the U.S. open water roster heading to the 2024 World Championships in Doha along with 4th-place finisher Mariah Denigan.

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Klete Keller Avoids Jail Time With 6-Month Home Detention Sentence for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

Klete Keller avoided prison time on Friday after being sentenced to three years of probation and six months of home detention for storming the U.S. Capitol.

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Siobhan Haughey Pulls Off U.S. Open Wins in 200 Free, 100 Breast Just 20 Minutes Apart

“I was not expecting that,” Siobhan Haughey said after her 100 breast win. “I don’t swim the 100 breast that often, so I was really surprised by the time.”

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Shaine Casas Breaks Another U.S. Open Meet Record Out of B-Final With 51.03 100 Fly

Shaine Casas did it again, blazing a 51.03 out of the 100 fly B-final for his second U.S. Open meet record in as many nights.

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Torri Huske Takes Down Claire Curzan’s U.S. Open Meet Record in 100 Fly (56.21)

Torri Huske beat former Stanford teammate Claire Curzan with a winning time of 56.21 while also lowering Curzan’s previous U.S. Open meet record from 2020.

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No. 12 Recruit Alana Berlin (’25) Commits to Stanford, Gives Cardinal 3rd Top-20 Recruit

At last season’s Pac-12 Championships, Alana Berlin’s best times would have placed her 5th in the 100 back, 7th in the 100 fly, and 21st in the 200 IM.

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