Articles by Sophie Kaufman

Alex Shackell Wins Twice as Carmel High School Sweeps First Meet In New Pool

Alex Shackell won the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at Carmel High School’s Holiday Invite, its first meet in its new pool.

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2024 Swammy Awards: CAC Male Swimmer of the Year — Jordan Crooks

Jordan Crooks’ historic world record in the 50 freestyle at the 2024 Short Course World Championships was a career-defining moment.

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David Popovici “Open” To Facing Leon Marchand In 200 Freestyle

David Popovici, the reigning men’s 200 freestyle Olympic champion, told L’Equipe that he’d welcome the opportunity to face Leon Marchand in the 200 free.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year — Ilya Kharun

Ilya Kharun took his career to a new level in 2024, winning his first long-course senior international meet at the Olympics with a pair of bronzes.

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Futures Cuts Abound As Occoquan Swimming Sweeps 2024 East Coast WinterFest

Occoquan Swimming swept the combined, girls’, and boys’ standings at the 2024 East Coast WinterFest in Richmond, VA as multiple swimmers hit Futures cuts.

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Carmel High School Set To Host Holiday Invite In Newly Renovated Natatorium

Carmel High School welcomes three teams to the Holiday Invitational at its newly renovated pool, which features a 50-meter pool and a separate diving well.

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2024 Swammy Awards: World Junior Male Swimmer Of The Year — Kuzey Tunçelli

Kuzey Tuncelli had a strong 2024, earning his first senior Worlds medal in Budapest and breaking the 1500 free WJR in LCM and SCM.

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Ridgefield Wins Second CIAC State Open Championship In Three Years

The Ridgefield girls won the team’s second CIAC State Open Championship in three years, setting two state records en route to the 2024 title.

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2024 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer Of The Year — Leon Marchand

Leon Marchand was the face of the Paris Olympics before the Games began, and he responded to those expectations with a historic Olympic performance.

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2024 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year — Sarah Sjostrom

Sarah Sjostrom cemented her legacy as one of the greatest sprinters in swimming history as she swept the sprint freestyle events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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2024-25 Division I Mid-Major Power Rankings: December Edition

We’re revisiting the top 10 of a hypothetical match-up between Division I mid-major programs after invite season has concluded.

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14-Time Olympic Medalist Emma McKeon Named GQ Sportsperson of the Year

The recently retired Emma McKeon was named GQ’s Sportsperson of the Year. At the Paris Games, McKeon brought her total Olympic medal haul to 14.

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CrossFit Reaffirms Suspension Of Open Water Events After Lazar Ðukić’s Death In August

CrossFit has reaffirmed the suspension of open water events at licensed events, which went into effect after Lazar Ðukić’s death at the 2024 CrossFit Games.

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22 Women’s Teams Have At Least 1 NCAA Relay ‘A’ Cut, 3 Away From 2024 NCAAs Total Qualifiers

25 women’s teams qualified relays for 2024 NCAAs. This season, we’re 3 teams away from that mark, with 22 hitting at least one relay ‘A’ cut through invites.

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Leon Marchand Sweeps Breaststroke Events At 35th Indian Ocean Swim Meet (Race Video)

Marchand swept the men’s breaststroke events at the 35th Indian Ocean swim meet after announcing plans to train in Australia for a few months in the new year.

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