Articles by Riley Overend

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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14-Year-Old Luke Zardavets Rips 56.40 100 Breast, No. 10 in NAG Rankings

Luke Zardavets lowered his best 100 breast time to 56.40, jumping from 32nd to 11th in the NAG rankings to start his high school freshman campaign.

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Abdelrahman Elaraby Dealing with Death Threats for Supporting Palestine After World Cup Win

“I’ve been getting death threats,” Elaraby said after his 50 butterfly win in Athens. “People have been attacking me all week for supporting Palestine.”

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17-Year-Old Summer McIntosh Blazes 3:57.59 400-Yard IM, No. 7 All Time

If McIntosh was American, she would rank behind only Bella Sims (3:56.59) in the U.S. girls’ 17-18 national age group (NAG) rankings.

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Matt Sates Tallies 2 Wins, 1 Personal Best After Fracturing Wrist at World Cup in Athens

“I wasn’t sure how I would swim,” Matt Sates said. “But (my fractured wrist) felt OK in warm-up and honestly I didn’t feel it in either race tonight.”

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Adam Peaty: ‘This Is The First Race That I Can Say I Am Getting Back After 2 Years’

“Today was halfway down the maze, but tomorrow might be another dead end,” 28-year-old British breaststroke specialist Adam Peaty said on Saturday.

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Kaylee McKeown’s 57.63 100 Back Highlights Four World Cup Record Broken on Day 2 in Athens

Kaylee McKeown won the 100 back by more than two seconds with a time of 57.63 on Saturday, within two tenths of her world record (57.45) from 2021.

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Claire Tuggle Clocks Nation-Leading 4:39.16 500 Free at USC Invite

Virginia transfer Claire Tuggle tallied a nation-leading time of 4:39.16 in the 500 free on Friday during her second meet with USC.

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Fordham Appoints Olympic Medalist Tom Wilkens Interim Coach After 7-Week Limbo

Olympic medalist Tom Wilkens was appointed Fordham’s new interim head coach on Friday, nearly two months after longtime head coach Steve Potsklan left.

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Cody Simpson Makes First International Podium, Ties for Silver Medal in 100 Fly (51.92)

Cody Simpson said he was “finding some flow” at the World Cup stop in Athens, hitting his fastest unshaved/rested 100 butterfly of his career so far.

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Defending Division II Champs Indy Men, Nova Southeastern Women Top First CSCAA Poll

The Nova Southeastern women edged Colorado Mesa for the top CSCAA Division II ranking by just one point in the first poll of the season released Friday.

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