Lila Heffernan

13-Year-Old Gabi Brito Swims 57.32 in the 100 Meter Free to Wrap Carlsbad Sectionals

13-year-old Gabi Brito swam one of the best 100 frees ever done by an American her age at the Carlsbad Sectionals meet in California.

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Annika Parkhe, #14 in Class of 2024, Commits to Stanford

Patriot Aquatic Club’s Annika Parkhe, who won the 100 fly at Winter Juniors West with 51.5, will swim for Stanford next year.

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Canadian National Teamer Bailey O’Regan Decommits from Kentucky; Signs NLI with Stanford

Bailey O’Regan, who represents Canada in international swimming, decommitted from Kentucky and has signed an NLI with Stanford for 2024-25.

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Emily Thompson, #11 In SwimSwam’s Class Of 2024, Verbally Commits To Stanford

Thompson, a member of the 2022-23 U.S. Junior National Team, holds a 400 IM best time that would be faster enough to ‘B’ final at the 2023 NCAA Championships.

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2023 Futures Day 4 – Sacramento: Sandpipers of Nevada pick up 4 wins & 2 OT cut

Sandpiper’s Luke Ellis won the 200 backstroke and 200 IM, while teammate’s Joshua Brown and Chloe Mudadu added wins in the 1500 and 800, respectively.

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2023 Futures Day 2 – Sacramento: NC State Commit Hebert Adds 100 Free Win to Day 1’s 200

After tying in the 200 free on day 1, Madeleine Hebert of Team Rebel Aquatics took the win, alone this time, in the 100 free, setting a new personal best.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2024

Katie Grimes is the clear-cut top-ranked recruit in the girls’ high school class of 2024 with NCAA-winning times in three events.

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The Top Uncommitted Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2024

The top recruits in the girls’ high school class of 2024, Katie Grimes has yet to commit to a collegiate program.

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Gattnar Sets NCS Meet Record in 50 FR, Smith Scares Coughlin’s Legendary 100 Back Mark

In the 100 back, Campolindo junior Adriana Smith came just .01 seconds shy of breaking the legendary NCS meet record set by Natalie Coughlin back in 1999.

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2022 Futures – Santa Clara: SAND 15yo Luke Ellis Blasts 4:24 400 IM, Closes in :59

The swim was massive for Ellis, who entered the meet with a personal best of 4:30.27.

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2022 Futures – Santa Clara: Arthur Balva Picks up Nationals Cut with 2:00.47 200FL

Balva, a Princeton recruit, took over 2 seconds off his personal best with the performance, picking up a U.S. Summer Nationals cut in the process.

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Isabel Wu Sets 11-12 Pacific Swimming 400 IM Record at Super League Summer Finals

Stanford sprinters swept the podium in the women’s 50 free, led by sophomore Amy Tang (pictured above), who took first place with a 26.10.

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Lila Heffernan, Hayden Ghufran Hit Junior Nationals Cuts at Summer Sanders Meet

Texas A&M commit Brendan Studdert also tallied five runner-up finishes to help Blue Tide Aquatics place 2nd among men’s teams.

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