Kristen Romano

2023 Central American & Caribbean Games Meet Preview

The 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games kick off this week in El Salvador with swimmers chasing Olympic qualification times and regional medals.

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Jayhan Odlum-Smith Scores St. Lucian 50 Fly Record In Puerto Rico

Jayhan Odlum-Smith reaped gold in the men’s 50m butterfly at the 2023 Puerto Rico International Swimming Open over the weekend.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 48.8% Pick SEC As Most Wide Open Women’s Conference Championship

Mona McSharry and the Tennessee women aim to win their third conference title in four seasons next month, but it will be a tall task in the competitive SEC.

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Summer Juniors Qualifier Rachel Bockrath Sends Verbal to Ohio State (2024)

Delaware state champion Rachel Bockrath has announced her verbal commitment to the Ohio State Buckeyes, beginning in the fall of 2024.

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Former Buckeye Kristen Romano Joining Ever-Growing Pro Group At Tennessee

Coming off a successful five-year career at Ohio State, Romano is turning pro and joining the burgeoning pro group at Tennessee under coach Matt Kredich.

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College Swimming Previews: Relay Strength Bolsters The #9 Ohio State Women

Amy Fulmer (pictured), one of Ohio State’s crucial relay contributors, will come into the season as one of the nation’s top sprinters.

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Eight Ohio State Buckeyes Touch Down in Budapest for World Championships

The OSU athletes competing include swimmers Alex Axon (CAN), Hunter Armstrong (USA), Charlie Clark (USA), Ruslan Gaziev (CAN) and Kristen Romano (PUR).

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2022 World Champs Previews: A Walsh-McKeown Battle Is Brewing In The 200 IM

Alex Walsh comes into Worlds as the fastest non-Hosszu 200 IMer since 2016. However, can she defeat Kaylee McKeown, last year’s #1 swimmer in the event?

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How Much Did 5th Years Impact the 2022 NCAA Championships?

Stanford’s Brooke Forde was one of just a handful of 5th year swimmers who scored more points at this year’s NCAA Championship meet than last year’s.

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2022 W. NCAA Picks: Cavs, Cardinal Collide For Star-Studded Showdown In 400 Free Relay

The Virginia women are favored to win both the NCAA team title and the 400 free relay, but a revamped Stanford group might have something to say about that.

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2021-22 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Final Edition

The University of Virginia women maintain the top spot in our final power rankings of the season and are huge favorites to repeat as NCAA champions this week.

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2022 W. NCAA Previews: Alex Walsh Eyeing 2-Peat In 200 IM

Walsh is looking to defend her NCAA title in the 200 IM, but will face strong competition, particularly from Torri Huske and Ellen Walshe.

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2022 W. NCAA Picks: Brooke Forde Versus Virginia in the 400 IM

Brooke Forde of Stanford won the NCAA title in the 400 IM last year, but will she be able to hold off a trio of Virginia swimmers: Walsh, Nelson, and Weyant

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2022 Big Ten Women’s Swimming & Diving Box Score

Ohio State defended their Big 10 title last weekend over rival Michigan. Here’s how it happened in numbers. All of the numbers

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ICYMI: 2022 B1G Women’s Championships Meet Digest

Ohio State continued to show its depth while winning its third B1G Women’s Championship in a row. The Buckeyes scored 118 points more than runner-up Michigan.

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