Articles by Riley Overend

14-Year-Old Joseph Campagnola Cracks Top-10 NAG Rankings in Multiple Events at FLAGS

West Florida Lightning Aquatics 14-year-old Joseph Campagnola cracked the top-10 national age group (NAG) rankings in a few different events. 

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Louisville Sends School-Record 3 Divers to NCAAs at Zone C Championships

Louisville qualified two more divers for the 2023 NCAA Championships on Saturday, giving the Cardinals three total qualifiers — the most in school history. 

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Luka Mijatovic Drops 43 Seconds to Take Down 13-14 NAG Record in 1650 Free

At 13 years old, Luka Mijatovic dropped 43 seconds in the 1650-yard freestyle to demolish the boys’ 13-14 NAG record in the event by nearly five seconds.

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Data Visualization Shows Predicted Paths at 2023 Women’s NCAAs

Virginia is projected to cruise to a three-peat with 465 points, with Texas (388) beating out Stanford (325) for second place — without divers included.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Maggie MacNeil Looks to Chase Down Gretchen Walsh in 50 Free

The absence of defending champion Kate Douglass has turned this year’s 50 freestyle battle into a showdown between Gretchen Walsh and Maggie MacNeil.

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Indiana Punches 3 More Tickets, Ups Tally to 8 Divers Headed to NCAAs on Day 2 at Zone C

After qualifying five divers on Thursday, the Hoosiers punched three more tickets to the NCAA Championships during the Zone C meet on Friday.

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Grace Koenig-Song Takes Down Girls’ 11-12 NAG Record in 100 Breast with 1:02.02

Grace Koenig-Song clocked a 1:02.02 as the Illinois Age Group Championships, lowering Mikayla Tan’s previous girls’ 11-12 NAG record (1:02.61) from December.

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Florida Commit Andrew Taylor Clocks 8:50.64 1000 Free, Moves Up to 13th in 17-18 NAG

Florida commit Andrew Taylor’s new lifetime best in the 1000 free would rank him eighth in the NCAA this season if he were swimming collegiately already.

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Paris 2024 Sells 3.25 Million Olympic Tickets During 1st Phase; 2nd Draw Starts Soon

About 3.25 million tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympics were sold during the initial sales phase, marking the largest-ever sale of tickets in France. 

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Alex Walsh Is All That Lies Between Texas and a 200 Fly Podium Sweep

Defending champion Alex Walsh is seeded way back at No. 30 for this year’s NCAA Championship after winning last year as the fifth seed.

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Indiana Qualifies 5 Divers on Day 1 of Zone C Championships

For the second year in a row, Indiana University claimed three of the nine qualifying spots in Zone C for the men’s 1-meter dive at NCAAs.

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Arizona State Star Leon Marchand Shares Advice He Received From Michael Phelps

Arizona State head coach Bob Bowman and three Sun Devil swimmers reflected on their first Pac-12 title in program history during a media session on Tuesday.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Leon Marchand Glides to Another NCAA Record in 200 Breast

A day removed from lowering his own NCAA record in the 400 IM, Arizona State sophomore Leon Marchand followed up with the fastest 200 breast time ever. 

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Zone B Recap: FSU Diver Tazman Abramowicz Qualifies for NCAAs with 3rd Different School

FSU fifth year Tazman Abramowicz earned his fifth NCAA invite with his third different school after previously appearing with UNLV and Wisconsin.

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Five USC Divers Earn NCAA Invites on First Day of 2023 Zone E Diving Championships

Five divers from USC secured a spot at the 2023 NCAA Championships during the first day of the Zone E Diving Championships on Monday.

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