Lucca Battaglini

2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first night of the Minnesota Invite is here, and Cal is favored to win both relays this evening with 5th year Destin Lasco making his season debut.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: #2 Cal Men Aiming To Get Back On Top

After being dethroned by ASU in 2024, the Cal Golden Bears are looking to get back on top and win another NCAA title, led by Lasco’s return for a 5th year.

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Ranking the 2024 Men’s Recruiting Classes: #8-5

Kaii Winkler, the #1 recruit in SwimSwam’s Boys’ High School Class of 2024, highlights a strong recruiting class for the NC State Wolfpack.

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Re-Rank: Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys High School Class of 2024

Despite getting hurt last summer, this year’s number one recruit Kaii Winkler has only gotten better as a high school senior.

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European Juniors Finalist Lars Antoniak Commits to Cal for 2024

Estonian breaststroke specialist Lars Antoniak committed to Cal last month, rounding out the Bears’ 2024 recruiting class with another international talent.

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Battaglini Swims 19.3 in the 50 Free as Carrboro Boys, Lake Norman Girls Win NC 3A Titles

Durham School of the Arts senior Lucca Battaglini swam 19.36 on a 200 free relay leadoff. While that won’t count as a state record, it came close to the national high school record.

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French National Record Holder and Tokyo Olympian Mewen Tomac Commits to Cal for 2024-25

French backstroker Mewen Tomac would have been (yet another) A finalist for Cal in the 100/200 back at 2023 NCAA Championships.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Thomas Heilman will enter the water tonight as the top seed in the 200 butterfly, and he’s slated to swim the 100 freestyle final shortly before.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final preliminary session of the 2023 Winter Juniors (East) will feature the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly.

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2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results – Day 3

Alex Shackell had the fastest time in the combined meets in the 200 free and 100 fly on Day 3 of Speedo Winter Juniors.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

After destroying the 15-16 NAG record in the 100 backstroke yesterday, Charlotte Crush will contest the 100 fly/100 back double tonight.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back. 

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2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results – Day 2

Gregg Enoch from Carmel Swim Club won the East’s 500 free in 4:14.36, nearly 2 seconds faster than the West’s winner, Cooper Lucas.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Carmel’s Alex Shackell will enter the water tonight as the 2nd seed in the 500 freestyle, trailing teammate Kayla Han by just under two seconds.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free and is set to last a little less than 2 hours.

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