Luke Paxton

Best Times Abound As Buckeyes Wrap Up Ohio State Winter Invitational

The Buckeye swim team finished the 2022 Ohio State Winter Invitational on a high note with 19 swimmers achieving season or career-best times on Sunday.

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College Swimming Previews: #7 Ohio State a Threat in the Pool and On the Boards

After finishing 3rd at Big Tens last year, Ohio State is in excellent shape heading into this season.

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Ranking the 2021 Men’s NCAA Recruiting Classes: #13-16

Brazilian Murilo Sartori (pictured) brings an elite-level mid-distance freestyle to the Louisville Cardinals this season.

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3-Sport Athlete Daniel Baltes Opts to Swim in College; Commits to Buckeyes

Daniel Baltes, a football, swimming, and track & field multi-hyphened athlete from Maple Grove High School, will swim at Ohio State in the fall.

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Jarrett Payne Swims #10 All-Time 13-14 100 FR (45.32) At Oxford YMCA Festival

14-year-old Jarrett Payne led off the Springfield Family YMCA 400 FR-R at 45.32, making him the 10th-fastest 13-14 performer in age group history.

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Future Aggie Sarah Holt Among Night 3 Winners of YMCA Spring Festival–Oxford

Fall ’21 Texas A&M commit Sarah Holt was among the night 3 winners of the 2021 YMCA Spring Festival in Oxford, winning the 200-yard fly at 1:59.64.

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SPY 14-YO Jarret Payne Hits 49.32 FL On Night 2 of YMCA Spring Festival—Oxford

Powel Crosley Jr’s Luke Paxton won the 100 fly at 48.02, with Springfield 14-year-old Jarrett Payne hitting second at 49.32, ranking 18th in 13-14 history.

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15-Yo Madilyn McGlothen Wins 5FR/2IM on Night 1 of YMCA Spring Festival Oxford

Oxford host Powel Crosley Jr YMCA holds a 15-point lead over Blue Ash YMCA in the combined team scores after the first day of the 2021 YMCA Swimming Festival.

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Josh Bogniard (2021) Sends Verbal Commitment to OSU Buckeyes

Free/back specialist Josh Bogniard from Pittsburgh, PA will swim for The Ohio State University in the class of 2025.

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Buckeyes Get Verbal Commitment from OHSAA State Champion Luke Paxton

2020 OHSAA Division 2 state champion Luke Paxton has verbally committed to swim for the in-state Buckeyes beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Ohio State Commit Conley Downs 200 IM Record at Ohio Division 2 States

Conley, an Ohio State commit, took a full second off the state mark in 1:47.52, just 2 hundredths shy of his best from 2018 Winter Juniors.

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MP Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/1/2018

Here are the Weekly Wonders for the weekend of July 27-29, 2018.

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Matt Fallon Drops 5 Seconds to Break YMCA National Record on Tuesday

Matt Fallon took down the first record of the meet at the 2018 YMCA Long Course National Championships in Maryland.

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