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.
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.
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.
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.
Teagan O’Dell Wins Again; Katie Crom Picks Off Justina Kozan in 100 Free
15-year old Teagan O’Dell won the 200 breaststroke in another lifetime best on Sunday to close the 2021 Kevin B. Perry Invitational.
Teagan O’Dell Swims Top 15-Year Old 100 Breast in the Country by 2+ Seconds
Teagan O’Dell, who broke Missy Franklin’s 13-14 National Age Group Record in the 200 IM earlier this year, now ranks 55th in the 15-16 age group in the 100 breast.
USC Snags Verbal Commitment from Mission Viejo’s Macky Hodges, #16 in 2023
Olympic Trials Wave II qualifier Macky Hodges has made a verbal commitment to the nearby University of Southern California for 2023-24.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 10/1/2021
Mission Viejo’s Macky Hodges opened the 2021-22 season by hitting a best time of 54.98 in the women’s 100 backstroke.
2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Irvine: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
The women’s 100 breast will give us our first sighting of USC’s Kaitlyn Dobler, who is the top seed in 1:06.29.
14-Year-Old Teagan O’Dell Posts 4:51 in 400 Meter IM, #48 All-Time in Age Group
Irvine Novaquatics’O’Dell dropped a total of about 4.5 seconds in the 400 meter IM that the Swim Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo for a time of 4:51.46.
Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Girls High School Class of 2023
It’s a very distance-based class of current high school sophomores, including breakout open water star Bella Sims at the top of the class.
Haley Anderson Post 8:28 800 Free on Final Day of Speedo Grand Challenge
It was her first sub-8:30 of the year, and she couldn’t have asked for a better time to post the swim.
Kevin Vargas Hits 4:16 400 IM Personal Best on Day 2 of Speedo Grand Challenge
Vargas touched first in 4:16.54, chipping just over 2 seconds off his previous best of 4:18.58.
Santa Margarita Girls Collect 7th Straight CIF SS DI Championship Title
Santa Margarita swept all three relay events and six out of eight individual events to earn their 7th-straight CIF Southern Section DI Championship title.
USC Commit Justina Kozan Breaks 200 IM Trinity League and SMCHS Records
The Santa Margarita men and women both picked up Trinity League titles last weekend. Two SMCHS relays and Justina Kozan both broke Trinity League records.
