Macky Hodges

2022 Winter Juniors – West: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Speedo Winter Juniors – West opens tonight with a relay session featuring the timed finals of the 200 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay.

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Junior Worlds Silver Medalist Minna Abraham of Hungary Commits to USC

Hungary’s Minna Abraham will join the Trojans next fall with times that would have made 2022 NCAAs in the 200 free and 400 IM.

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Ilya Kharun Clocks PB 1:36.96 200 Free to Close out Sandpipers Pumpkin Invite

The swim marked a personal best for Kharun, taking 1.68 seconds off his previous best of 1:38.64, which he had swum at the 2021 Winter Juniors West.

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Weinstein, Kharun Lower Best Times at Sandpipers Pumpkin Invite

Claire Weinstein finished second behind Katie Grimes in the 1000 free with a 9:32.23, taking nearly five seconds off her previous best from last December.

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Practice + Pancakes: Sandpipers Elite Group “Sprints” 7300 IM/Fly Workout

I don’t think Ron would agree, but according to the athletes, this 7,300-yard workout was their “sprint” practice for the week.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls High School Class of 2023

Olympian Bella Sims headlines the top 20 NCAA swimming recruits in the high school graduating class of 2023 – a strong distance class that is rising fast.

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2022 CIF Swimming & Diving Championships: Finals Photo Vault

In this post, we’ll be featuring some pictures from the CIF Swimming & Diving Championships, which took place this past weekend in Fresno, CA.

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2022 CIF Champs: Santa Margarita Dominates Girls Meet, Loyola Takes Boys Title

Santa Margarita was dominant in the girls meet, sweeping the relays, winning 6 individual events, and recording a trio of 2nd place individual finishes.

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Santa Margarita Cracks Carmel’s National HS and NAG Record in 400 Free Relay

Justina Kozan, the lone senior on the team, brought it home in 48.67, getting her hand on the wall in a final time of 3:14.80. 

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CIF State Champs: Maurer and Chai Set the Stage with 4:23 500 Frees in Prelims

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championships are being held this weekend in Fresno at Clovis High School.

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Freshman Teagan O’Dell Cracks CIF-SS Division 1 Record with 1:55.46 200 IM

The CIF-SS Division 1 finals session took place this past Friday in Mission Viejo, featuring some of the fastest high school swimmers in California.

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Santa Margarita Dominates California Catholic High School Meet

Teia Salvino won two individual events for Santa Margarita and helped the team to two relay wins as well. The team won 14 out of 22 events at the meet.

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Grant Shoults Closes Out His Swimming Career with a 3:51.51 400 FR (SMOC Recap)

It was a fitting end for Shoults, who got to swim his final race in his home pool, having grown up competing for Mission Viejo Nadadores.

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USC Trojans Earn Verbal Pledge from Distance Specialist Keller Morgan (2023)

Keller Morgan, a “Best of the Rest” distance freestyler from the class of 2023, has verbally committed to USC.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Justina Kozan is set to race the 200 back, 100 free, and 200 fly this morning, which is one of the toughest event schedules we’ve seen all week.

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