Articles by Riley Overend

Winkler, Pelaez Shine As Bolles Sweeps Team Titles At FHSAA Class 1A State Championships

Pelaez concluded a remarkable high school career on Saturday that saw her capture two individual 1A state titles each year for the past five seasons.

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Idaho HS State Champs: Late DQs Lift Lake City Girls to 3-Peat, Boise Boys Win 9th Straight

After two disqualifications, the Timberline girls’ score was reduced to 237 points, handing Lake City its third state title in a row with 263 points.

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Florida State Men Earn First Dual Meet Victory Over Alabama Since 2013

“We’re taking home wins from two SEC schools,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said after pulling off an upset against Alabama on Saturday. “It was a great day.”

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Marchand Sets ASU Record in 100 Fly vs. USC, Kharun Beats Chmielewski in 200 Fly

ASU junior Leon Marchand claimed the 100 fly crown in 44.66, taking down Ilya Kharun’s program record of 44.88 set earlier this season.

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Kaii Winkler Crushes 12-Year-Old National HS Record in 100 Free (42.14)

Kaii Winkler capped off his high school swimming career in epic fashion on Saturday with his second overall national high school record of the session.

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Kaii Winkler Breaks National HS Record in 200 Free (1:32.68) 4 Months After Wrist Fracture

NC State commit Kaii Winkler took down Cal freshman Aaron Shackell’s previous national high school record of 1:32.85 from February.

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House v. NCAA Certified as Class-Action Lawsuit, Could Lead to Broadcast Revenue Sharing

Grant House scored a huge victory in his class-action lawsuit against the NCAA seeking NIL backpay and a slice of broadcast revenue. 

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Texas A&M Men Beat Texas for 2nd Time in 61 Years

A&M sophomore Baylor Nelson earned wins in the 200 back (1:42.34), 200 free (1:33.97), and 400 IM (3:46.13) to lead the No. 13 Aggie men past No. 6 Texas.

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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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