George Ratiu

2023 Texas Invitational: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Reigning NCAA champ Emma Sticklen blazed a nation-leading 200 fly time of 1:51.50 in prelims, but teammate Kelly Pash could challenge her in tonight’s final.

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2023 Texas Invitational: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Luke Hobson, the defending NCAA champion, will take on freshmen stars Krzysztof Chmielewski and Rex Maurer in the 500 free on Thursday in Austin.

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Beata Nelson And Blake Pieroni Are Biggest Names To Scratch Night 3 Finals Of TYR Pro

After swimming the seventh fastest 100 fly this morning, Beata Nelson has scratched out of the tonight’s final in the event.

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Wen Zhang Swims Third Fastest 200 Free This Season on Day 3 of WAC Championships

After moving into 4th this year on day one, Zhang now sits as the third fastest in the NCAA this season in the 200 free after lowering his conference record.

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Wen Zhang Lowers WAC Record In 500 Free on Day 2 of Conference Championships

Zhang reset his own conference record in the 500 freestyle, leading the event by nearly four seconds with a time of 4:15.96.

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2023 WAC Championships Fan Guide: NAU Women Hunting For 10th Straight Title

The Northern Arizona women are poised to take their 10th straight WAC title, while the UNLV men are in position to take their 3rd consecutive title.

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Toronto Sweeps UNLV & Denver As Byron MacDonald Picks Up 500th Career Win

The Varsity Blues earned dominant victories over UNLV and Denver in Las Vegas as head coach Byron MacDonald achieved a historic milestone.

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A Deep Dive Into Romania’s Potential to Build Relays Around David Popovici

By FINA rules, David Popovici is only allowed to swim one leg of a relay. So who else could Romania put around him with a chance at an Olympic final?

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Nick Mahabir Clocks 1:01.92 100 Breast, #5 15-16 All-Time, on Final Day of SMOC

On the final day of the MVN Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions, Cal pro Ryan Murphy swam a solid 53.49 in prelims of the 100 back.

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2022 Fran Crippen SMOC: Ryan Murphy Resets Own World #1 200 Back with 1:56.43

On Saturday night at the 2022 Fran Crippen SMOC, Cal pro Ryan Murphy clipped his season best of 1:56.78 in the 200 back, winning the event with a 1:56.43.

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Grant Shoults Closes Out His Swimming Career with a 3:51.51 400 FR (SMOC Recap)

It was a fitting end for Shoults, who got to swim his final race in his home pool, having grown up competing for Mission Viejo Nadadores.

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NAU Women Win 9th Straight WAC Championship Title, UNLV Men Win Their 2nd

Northern Arizona women earned their 9th consecutive WAC title tonight after Casey Craffey won the 1650 and Maddy Rey won her 3rd individual event of the meet

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UNLV Men, NAU Women Maintain Leads After WAC Championship Day 3 Finals

Northern Arizona women maintained their lead after Maddy Rey won the 400 IM with a school-record time of 4:15.32 and a 2-second lead over the field.

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UNLV Men, Northern Arizona Women Lead Scoreboards After WAC Day 2 Finals

UNLV men and NAU women maintained their leads after Bolanos won the 200 IM, Mykkannen scored a 2nd place finish in the 500, and NAU’s Maddy Rey won the 500.

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Air Force’s Wen Zhang Blasts WAC Record 200 Free of 1:33.3 at WAC Day 1 Finals

UNLV men had to chase down Air Force’s 800 free relay after AFA’s Zhang led-off with a WAC record time of 1:33.39. UNLV took control in the last half to win.

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