Max McHugh

Eli Sweet Moves Up 13-14 Rankings With 4:28.86 500 Free, #18 All-Time At ATOM Winter Invite

SwimMAC’s Eli Sweet went four for four best times and climbed the 13-14 all time top 100 age group rankings in three events.

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Cal’s Mary-Ambre Moluh Posts 49.68 100 BK, #4 Freshman Ever; Yamato Okadome Shines In 100 BR

Both swimmers have adjusted to the SCY format of NCAA swimming well as Moluh is from France and Okadome is from Japan.

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arena Swim of the Week: Julian Smith Becomes Fourth Swimmer To Go Sub-50 In Men’s 100 Breast

Smith clocked a time of 49.98, breaking Caeleb Dressel’s SEC and Florida Record of 50.03 while moving into #4 all-time in the 100 breast.

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Nate Germonprez: Texas’ Un-Real Breaststroker Becomes #7 Performer in History

If we don’t call Texas’ breaststroker “a breaststroker,” can he still be a “breaststroker”?

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Minnesota State Champion Jack Hackler Commits to Minnesota, Following His Mom & Dad’s Legacies

Jack Hackler commits to Minnesota to swim breaststroke events for the fall of 2025. He follows in his father’s footsteps, who also swam at Minnesota.

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Four-Time NCAA Champion Max McHugh Announces His Retirement From Swimming

McHugh was best known for dominating the 100-yard breaststroke from 2021 to 2023, and remains one of the fastest swimmers in history for the event.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Fink Looking Secure in 100 Breast, 2nd Ripe For the Taking

Nic Fink will attempt to prove that age is just a number as he looks to make his 2nd Olympic team, and based on recent results he seems to be…

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Erisman’s 54.3 100 FR, a Handful of New Trials Cuts Mark First 2 Days of 2024 Ocala Sectionals

A Laker Swim product, Erisman also swam the 100 back in prelims yesterday, where she posted the top time of the morning with a 1:01.28.

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Northwestern’s Kevin Houseman Enters Portal As Graduate Transfer, Seeking Medical Redshirt

Houseman began to use his COVID-19 fifth year but is currently seeking a medical redshirt after he “had an incident in December after US Open.” 

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Lazzerini Sets Sights On NCAAs Fresh Off Penn State’s First-Ever Breaststroke Title

Penn State sophomore Mariano Lazzerini made history by becoming the first Nittany Lion to win a male breaststroke event at Big Tens.

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2024 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The second day of the 2024 Westmont Pro Swim Series will feature the 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, and 400 IM.

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2024 Men’s Big Ten Fan Guide: Indiana Poised For A Three-Peat In Burns’ Conference Finale

IU’s Brendan Burns has been an unstoppable force in Big Ten competition, and his Hoosiers are in position for a dominant win in his final conference meet.

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Alana Berlin Posts PB 100 Back (52.13) to Lead Loaded Field at Schroeder YMCA A+ Meet

Stanford commit (’25) Alana Berlin moved up to 26th in the U.S. 13-14 girls’ national age group (NAG) rankings with her personal-best 52.13 100 back.

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Iowa High School Champ & Jr. Nationals Finalist, Joe Polyak, commits to Minnesota (2024)

Joe Polyak of the Iowa Flyers Swim Club will bring near Big Ten final times in the breaststroke and IM events to Minnesota in the fall of 2024.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 45.4% Think Men’s 100 Breast Is Most Wide Open NCAA Event

Cal’s Liam Bell is among the title contenders in the men’s 100 breast following the graduation of three-time champion Max McHugh.

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