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Richter Defends 200 Butterfly Crown at Landmark Conference Championships

Morgan Richter repeated in the 200-yard butterfly tonight at the 2014 Landmark Conference Swimming & Diving Championships. He’s only the second male swimmer in the history of Goucher’s swimming program to have earned three conference titles.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: SwimSwam talks to high school record-holder Carsten Vissering post-race

Georgetown Prep junior Carsten Vissering talked to SwimSwam after his national high school record in the 100 breaststroke. Vissering praised the atmosphere at the D.C. Metro Championships, saying he swam his 53.49 race on adrenaline. Video courtesy of Matt Rees.

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RACE VIDEO: Carsten Vissering breaks national independent high school record in 100 breaststroke with a 53.49

Carsten Vissering went 53.49 to break the national independent high school record in the 100 breast. Watch his outstanding race here.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Katie Ledecky talks Metro Champs, records and pre-race strategies

SwimSwam caught up with American record-holder Katie Ledecky after her headline-grabbing performances at the D.C. Metro Championships to get her feelings on what was a huge weekend for the rising star.

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RACE VIDEO: Katie Ledecky smashes national high school record with 1:42.38 200 free

This on-deck video captures Katie Ledecky’s second high school record of the Metro Championships. In this race, the freestyling phenom goes 1:42.38 to dominate the 200 free with the fastest time ever swum in a high school competition. Video courtesy of Matt Rees.

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Murphy, Jones lead Robinson boys to Virginia Northern region title, Oakton wins behind Hu’s double

Janet Hu won two events to power Oakton to the girls title, while James Jones and James Murphy took two individual titles each and combined for two relays in Robinson’s boys region victory.

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Carsten Vissering Takes Independent HS Record At DC Metro Championships

Carsten Vissering sets a new 100 breaststroke independent high school record at the D.C. Metro Championships with a time of 53.49.

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Records Eclipsed as NC Science & Math and Raleigh Charter Repeat as A/2A Team State Champions

The North Carolina A/2A high school state meet saw repeat state champions and multiple A/2A records fall.

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Records fall as Bentz, Cooper, Powers, Young dominate Georgia A-5A high school state championships

The finals of the Georgia 1A-5A high school state championships saw an onslaught of the state record books, led by a trio of senior Division I commits and one underclassman.

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Ledecky Sets New National High School Record In the 200 Freestyle

Ledecky has set another record at the D.C. Metro Championships – a new national high school standard in the 200 freestyle.

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Touchouts abound as Stanford men top USC on the road

Stanford’s Tom Kremer out-touched USC’s Dimitri Colupaev in the 100 free, one of many tight races at the men’s-only dual.

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Virginia sweeps 31 of 32 events vs Pitt in Charlottesville

The Cavaliers won every event except the men’s 100 fly, where Pitt’s David Sweeney pulled off a touchout for the Panthers.

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Race Video: Michael Andrew 100 Free 13-14 NAG Record, 44.16

Michael Andrew with Father and Coach Peter Andrew. Swimming race video is courtesy of Indie Swimming.

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Michigan men post some off-event wins in sweep of Michigan State

The Michigan Wolverine men got to try out a new-look lineup in their regular season-ending dual meet with Michigan State Saturday. The defending NCAA champs threw some big names into some interesting off events in winning all 16 events vs the Spartans at home.

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Indiana’s Seniors Sent Out in Style; Danny Tucker Dominates

The Hoosiers claim victory on senior day despite Tucker’s dominant performances.

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