Reece Whitley

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Asked for his reaction to that statistic, Whitley replied: “I think as I get older ... I’m going to need to take – play a key role in kind of integrating swimming into inner city communities a lot more.”

2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Previews: The Usual Suspects In Men’s 50 BR

Kevin Cordes is the American record-holder, but he’ll have Olympic bronze medalist Cody Miller on his tail in the 50 breast at U.S. Nationals.

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Top Ranked Recruit Reece Whitley Verbals To Cal

Top ranked recruit Reece Whitley has announced his verbal commitment to Cal for the 2018-19 season.

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Previews: Licon Chasing Cordes, Prenot in 200 Breast

If Licon can carry his explosive NCAA momentum into the long course season, we could see him on top of the podium at Nationals this time around.

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2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Previews: Cordes vs. Miller in 100 Breast

The men’s 100 breast field is as stacked as ever, and it looks like it’ll be just as tight a squeeze to make the team this summer as it was at last summer’s Olympic Trials.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys High School Class of 2018

It’s that time of year again where we at SwimSwam rank out the top 20 high school swimming prospects in the upcoming NCAA recruiting class. This is arguably the best breaststroke class we’ve ever ranked, headed by Junior World Champs silver medalist Reece Whitley.

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2017 April Fools Roundup: Phelps Comeback, Whitley’s Basketball Dreams

April 1st gives folks from all walks of life license to take their best shots at fooling their friends and family. And as with all things, ultra-competitive swimmers always want to prove that they can do it best.

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2017 NCSA Junior Nationals: Day 5 Finals LIVE Recap

Reece Whitley and Margaret Aroesty look to add another title to their slate at the 2017 NCSA Junior Nationals in the 200 IM.

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Aroesty, Whitley Top Qualifiers at NCSA Day 5 Prelims

Reece Whitley continues a strong performance at 2017 NCSA Juniors heading into finals as top seed in the 200 IM on final day in Orlando, Florida.

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2017 NCSA Junior Nationals: Day 4 Finals LIVE Recap

National Age Group record-holders Phoebe Bacon and Reece Whitley will chase the record books tonight with the top seeds in the 100 back and 200 breast, respectively.

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Bacon, Whitley Among Top Qualifiers At NCSA Day 4 Prelims

It was a bit of a sleepy morning in Orlando in terms of best times, but a couple of big names did set themselves up for NCSA titles Friday morning, including Phoebe Bacon and Reece Whitley.

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2017 NCSA Junior Nationals: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

2017 NCSA JUNIOR NATIONALS Tuesday, March 14 – Saturday, March 18, 2017 Tuesday Timed Finals 4:00 PM Eastern Wed-Sat Prelims…

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Claire Tuggle Sinks 50.43 100 FR; Only Franklin’s Been Faster in 11-12

The above photo is of Tuggle when she broke the 200y and 500y free NAG record in the 9-10 age group back in 2015.

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16 y/o Eli Fouts Posts 53.96 100 Breast at NCSA Prelims, Beats Whitley

2017 NCSA JUNIOR NATIONALS Tuesday, March 14 – Saturday, March 18, 2017 Tuesday Timed Finals 4:00 PM Eastern Wed-Sat Prelims…

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What to Watch at 2017 NCSA Junior National Championship (Psych Sheet)

Reece Whitley (above) and Margaret Aroesty will challenge some of the National Age Group Records at the NCSA Junior Championship meet next week.

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Peddie Boys, Episcopal Girls Win 2017 Easterns Titles

Amid a headline-grabbing national high school record, the boys of the Peddie School and the girls of the Episcopal Academy won the 2017 Easterns meet. It’s the third straight win for Peddie, while the Episcopal girls avenge a 4-point loss from a year ago.

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