Marta Ciesla

College Swimming Previews: #10 USC Women Need To Maximize Relay Points

Louise Hansson lifts all the Trojan relays considerably, but a DQ and three 9th-place finishes sapped them considerably last year.

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

The fifth and final morning of the 2019 Speedo Junior National Championships feature preliminary heats of the men’s and women’s 50 free and 200 IM.

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Gretchen Walsh Ties for #2 All-time in the Girls 15-16 50 Free

The 16-year-old clocked a 24.85, bettering her personal mark of 25.03, which she swam at last Summer’s U.S. Nationals.

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Katarzyna Wilk Continues Historic Meet With 100 Free Polish Record

After a stunning performance on night 1 of the 2019 Polish National Swimming Championships where she became the first Polish woman ever under 25 seconds in the 50m freestyle, Katarzyna Wilk was back at it on night 2.

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Katarzyna Wilk Becomes First Polish Woman Under 25 Seconds in 50 Free

24-year-old Pawel Juraszek kicked off his 2019 Polish Nationals campaign with a convincing win in the men’s 50m freestyle tonight in Olsztyn.

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USC Gets Verbal Commitment From Pine Crest Sprinter Andrea Santander

Dave Salo lands 200 free specialist from Pine Crest Swim Team as a member of the high school class of 2020.

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2019 W. NCAA Previews: Uncertainty Abounds In 200 Medley Relay

If there’s one relay that feels hard to project, it’s this one.

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2019 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final prelims session of the meet features the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly.

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2019 Pac-12 Women’s Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Since she’s swimming the 500 tonight, the 200 IM will be without American Record holder Eastin. USC’s Louise Hansson, the 100 fly NCAA champion, leads the way there.

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USC Women Welcome UCLA for Friday Senior Day Lunch Date

The USC women’s swimming and diving team hosts crosstown rival UCLA on Friday at noon in a meet also serving as Senior Day for 11 Trojans swimming in their final home meet.

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USC’s Carsten Vissering Splits 22.9 Breast On 200 MR in Dual Meet

Vissering also went 52.29, just ahead of Minnesota freshman Max McHugh’s 52.62, in an incredibly fast 100 breaststroke race today.

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Tate Jackson’s 41.69 Highlights Texas Invite Day 4 Prelims

We got to see more scorching times on the final morning of the 2018 Texas Invite, including Tate Jackson dropping the fastest 100 free of the season.

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Tennessee Invite Day 1 Prelims: Brown Swims Nation-Leading 21.52 50 FR

Up until this morning, Arkansas’ Anna Hopkin held the fastest time in the NCAA with a 21.64, and only Ky-Lee Perry and Mallory Comerford had also been under 22 seconds so far.

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Mulcare and Hansson Triple, Trojans Defeat Arizona

Patrick Mulcare and Louise Hansson swept the men’s and women’s backstrokes, respectively, while Mulcare also took the 400 IM and Hansson the 100 fly.

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Scott, Mulcare Win Three Events Each As USC Sweeps ASU At Home

Riley Scott won three events in USC’s sweep at home over ASU.

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