Articles by Sophie Kaufman

2024-25 NCAA Digest: The 12 Days Of Christmas Takes A Dive

Join us as we look back on some of the highlights from the first semester of the 2024-25 season and get in the holiday spirit.

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Kentucky Men Defeat Tennessee In A Dual Meet For First Time In 71 Years

The Kentucky men took advantage of Tennessee’s biggest stars being in Budapest and beat the Vols in a dual meet for the first time since 1953.

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U.S. Wins Medal Table At 2024 Short Course World Championships With 18 Golds

The U.S. won the medal table at the 2024 Short Course World Championship with a dominant performance, winning 18 golds and 39 medals overall.

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Prigoda Splits 55.15 100 BR To Help Neutral Athletes B Break 4×100 Medley WR (Relay Analysis)

Kirill Prigoda’s split gave the Neutral Athletes ‘B’ team the lead, which they never gave up as Lifintsev, Prigoda, Minakov, and Kornev swam a WR of 3:18.68.

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Two World Records In One Race For The U.S. In Women’s 4×100 Medley (Relay Analysis)

The U.S. quartet of Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, and Kate Douglass dominated the women’s 4×100 medley relay, blowing away the world record.

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2024 SC World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

WR holder Regan Smith faces phenom Summer McIntosh in the 200 back final. Smith aims for a backstroke sweep and McIntosh for her fourth WR of the meet.

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Kasia Wasick’s 22.90 Anchor Helps Poland Claim Second Relay Medal At 2024 SC Worlds

Kasia Wasick anchored Poland’s mixed 4×50 freestyle relay in 22.90, the fastest split among the women in the championships final.

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2024 SC Worlds Medal Table: Italy Earns First Gold Medal In Budapest With Mixed 4×50 Free Win

Leonardo Deplano, Alessandro Miressi, Silvia di Pietro, and Sara Curtis earned Italy’s first gold medal in Budapest by winning the mixed 4×50 free relay.

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U.S. Men Averaged 1:40.1 Splits To Smash 4×200 Freestyle World Record

Led by Luke Hobson’s world record leading off the relay, the American men smashed the 4×200 free world record by averaging 1:40.1 splits.

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2024 SC World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Kate Douglass is slated to race in two finals tonight: first, the 200 breast, where she is the world record holder, then the 100 IM, where she’s 2nd seed.

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Multiple Para Records Go Down In Girls’ 200 IM During OJI Night One Finals

A Canadian para record and two Ontario para records went down during finals of the girls’ 200 IM on night one of the 2024 OJI.

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Shaine Casas Swims 1:40.88 4×200 Free Relay Lead-Off, Becomes 2nd Fastest American Man

Shaine Casas’ 1:40.88 4×200 freestyle relay lead-off makes him the second-fastest American man in event history on his first SCM 200 free swim.

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Campbell McKean Unleashes 1:41.19 200 IM, Moves To #2 Among U.S. 17-18 Boys

Texas commit Campbell McKean swam a 1:41.19 to win the 200 IM at Winter Juniors – West, moving to second all time in the boys’ 17-18 age group.

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Charlotte Crush Resets Her 15-16 100 Backstroke NAG Leading Off 400 Medley Relay (49.46)

Charlotte Crush lowered her 15-16 national age group record leading off the girls’ 400 medley relay at Winter Juniors – East (49.46).

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Madi Mintenko Climbs To 20th All-Time In American Girls’ 17-18 Age Group With 4:36.66 500 Free

Madi Mintenko opened her individual event slate at Winter Juniors by winning the 500 free and moving to 20th all-time in the American girls 17-18 age group.

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