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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2025

Alex Shackell is the undisputed top recruit in the girls’ class of 2025, leading a lethal triple threat for Cal with Teagan O’Dell and Claire Weinstein.

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Mission Viejo Nadadores Break Mixed 15-16 200 Yard Free Relay NAG With 1:27.91

Victoria Mori led off in a quick 23.37 which already put them out in front of the record on the girls side. They broke the previous record of a 1:28.28.

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2024 CIF State Swim Championships: Finals Live Recap

Foothill freshman Luka Mijatovic is living up to the hype so far at his first CIF State meet as the top seed in the 200 free (1:36.69) and 500 free (4:20.25).

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2024 CIF State Swim Championships: Prelims Live Recap

ASU commit Quin Seider is one of three swimmers entering the 2024 CIF State Championships as the top seed in two individual events (100 free/200 free).

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Teagan O’Dell Among Big Names Missing From 2024 CIF State Championships Psych Sheets

O’Dell will skip the state championships after winning the girls’ 100 fly and 200 IM at the CIF Southern Section Championships.

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Santa Margarita Boys, Girls Win CIF-Southern Section Titles; Teagan O’Dell Sets 200 IM Record

The Santa Margarita boys and girls swimming & diving teams both successfully defended their titles at the CIF Southern Section D1 meet on Saturday.

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Santa Margarita Girls, Boys Hold Serve in CIF-Southern Section Prelims, But Loyola Is Charging

Double World Junior Champion Teagan O’Dell led the Santa Margarita girls safely through prelims as they seek a 10th-straight CIF-Southern Section title.

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Santa Margarita Girls Poised For 10th Straight CIF-SS Division I Title, Boys Seek Four-Peat

Teagan O’Dell leads the Santa Margarita girls into the CIF postseason with a 10th straight Southern Section and fifth straight state title within reach.

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Santa Margarita Star Teagan O’Dell Scares Olympic Medalist’s Orange County Record in 200 Free

Only Junior National Teamer Madi Mintenko (1:43.15) has been faster than Teagan O’Dell (1:43.26) so far this high school season in the 200 free.

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Santa Margarita Beats Loyola High in Huge SoCal High School Dual Meet

Santa Margarita senior Hunter Cehelnik swam 44.45 in a dual meet on Thursday, just .18 seconds off his time from last year’s state meet.

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2023 Winter Juniors – West: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Maximus Williamson and his Lakeside Aquatic Club teammates will compete in the 800 free relay on Wednesday in Westmont, IL.

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Top Class Of 2025 Recruiting Storylines (So Far)

#1 Thomas Heilman was one of the four top-20 ranked boys to announce their verbal commitments to Virginia on the same day in October.

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“BOTR” Distance Freestyler Ella Cosgrove (2025) Adds Verbal to Already Stellar Class at Cal

Ella Cosgrove, a “Best of the Rest” distance freestyler from Arizona, had added her verbal commitment to the Golden Bears’ class of 2029.

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Olympic Trials Qualifier Alexa McDevitt Hands Verbal Commitment to Cal (2025)

Alexa McDevitt from Bellevue Club, an Olympic Trials qualifier in the 400 IM and a “Best of the Rest” recruit for 2025, has verbaled to Cal.

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Cal Racks Up Another Verbal Commitment for 2025-26: the Highly Versatile #13 Elle Scott

Elle Scott, who recently moved from NOVA of Virginia to SwimMAC Carolina, will swim for the Golden Bears beginning in the fall of 2025.

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