By Lydia Ferrari Kehoe on SwimSwam

The All-Russian Swimming Federation has announced a 30 swimmer roster for this year’s European Short Course Championships. The event will see over 500 athletes descend on the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland from December 4th-8th. 

• See selection criteria (in Russian) here.

At the 2017 installment of the competition, which was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Russia came out on top of the medals table with a total of 9 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze ahead of Hungary and Italy, respectively. Many of the swimmers who made their mark at the 2017 event will be racing again this year, including then 17-year-old Kliment Kolesnikov. Kolesnikov cause major upset in Denmark when he set two new World Junior Records in the 100m and 200m backstroke. He won the 200 in a time of 1.48.02, ahead of Poland’s Radoslow Kawecki (1.48.46) and Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys (1.49.06). In the 100m he claimed his second WJR of the meet in a time of of 48.99, just 0.07 of a second away from Matt Grever’s Senior World Record. 

Vladimir Morozov will look to continue his form at this meet after an impressive ISL run for Team Iron. He was also named Male Overall Winner at the 2019 Swimming World Cup for his performances which saw him gain 20 gold medals and 1 silver. In 2017, he helped Team Russia bring home gold in the 4x50m freestyle relay at this event alongside Kolesnikov, Sergey Fesikov and Mikhail Vekovishchev, who are all named on this year’s squad. He also won gold in the individual 50m freestyle in a Championship Record time of 20.31. Maria Kameneva will also return after she won bronze in the 100m backstroke (57.01) in Copenhagen. 

Joining the Russian team is 14-year-old prodigy Evgenia Chikunova, who earlier this year swam a 2.21.07 in the 200m breaststroke at the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia. Her time is the third fastest this year to date, behind fellow Russian Yulia Efimova (2.20.17) and American swimmer Annie Lazor (2.20.77). Efimova is not on the roster.

Gold medalist in the 50m butterfly in Copenhagen, Aleksander Popkov, will also look to increase his European medal count in Glasgow. He also helped Russia beat Italy in the 4x50m men’s medley relay by a substantial 1.5 second margin. Two swimmers who brought home gold for Russia in 2017 but will not be competing this year are Kirill Prigoda (200m breaststroke – 2.01.11) and Aleksandr Krasnykh (400m freestyle – 3.35.51). Below you can find the full roster as well as the selection criteria. 

Russian Roster for the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships

• • Andrusenko Vyacheslav Dmitrievich (Republic of Tatarstan)
  • Borodin Ilya Alexandrovich (Bryansk region)
  • Vekovishchev Mikhail Dmitrievich (Kaluga Region)
  • Godun Nika Valerievna (Moscow)
  • Grinev Vladislav Sergeevich (Moscow)
  • Dorinov Mikhail Vyacheslavovich (Nizhny Novgorod Region)
  • Zhigalov Alexander Yuryevich (Kemerovo region)
  • Kameneva Maria Andreevna (St. Petersburg; Orenburg region)
  • Kirpichnikova Anastasia Dmitrievna (Sverdlovsk region)
  • Klevanovich Elizaveta Nikolaevna (Tyumen region)
  • Kolesnikov Kliment Andreevich (Moscow)
  • Kostin Oleg Olegovich (Nizhny Novgorod Region)
  • Krivonogova Irina Andreevna (Samara region)
  • Kudashev Alexander Anatolyevich (Samara region)
  • Kudryashov Vladimir Sergeevich (Kemerovo region)
  • Malyutin Martin Vladimirovich (Omsk Region)
  • Markov Daniil Dmitrievich (Novosibirsk region)
  • Morozov Vladimir Viktorovich (Moscow)
  • Nikitin Anton Arkadievich (St. Petersburg)
  • Osipenko Alexander Vladimirovich (Moscow)
  • Pasynkov Daniil Valerevich (Moscow)
  • Popkov Alexander Evgenievich (St. Petersburg)
  • Pribydok Alexander Konstantinovich (St. Petersburg)
  • Surkova Arina Aleksandrovna (Novosibirsk region)
  • Tarasevich Grigory Arkadevich (Republic of Tatarstan)
  • Temnikova Maria Sergeevna (St. Petersburg)
  • Ustinova Daria Konstantinovna (Sverdlovsk region)
  • Ustinova Daria Sergeevna (St. Petersburg)
  • Fesikov Sergey Vasilievich (Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug; Kaluga Region)
  • Chikunova Evgenia Igorevna (St. Petersburg)

Reserves:

• • Valiakhmetov Eduard Albertovich (Republic of Tatarstan)
  • Maltsev Dmitry Alexandrovich (Tyumen region)
  • Harlanov Alexander Igorevich (Penza Region)
  • Chikunova Daria Yaroslavna (St. Petersburg)
  • Shabasov Andrey Dmitrievich (St. Petersburg)
  • Shevlyakov Roman Sergeevich (St. Petersburg)

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Russia Announce 30-Strong Roster for European SC Champsionships

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2019 German International Short Course Championships

• November 14th – 17 th
• Berlin
• Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark, Berlin, Germany
• SCM
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Eleven events are on the schedule for the last preliminary session: The men’s and women’s 100m IM, 400m freestyle, 200m breaststroke, 50m backstroke, 100m butterfly and 4x50m mixed freestyle.

Yesterday’s finals session was highlighted by a World Record in the 1500 m freestyle, set by Sarah Köhler and a Junior World Record in the 800m freestyle, reached bySven Schwarz.

Today is the last day of the German qalifiying period for the 2019 SC European Championships which will be held from December 4th to 8 th in Glasgow, Scotland. Four swimmers can be nominated per nation for individual events but only two per nation can advance into a semifinal or final.

16-year-oldZoe Vogelmann continued where she left off the night before, with a new age group record. She set the fastest time of all ladies in the preliminaries in 1:00,64 over the 100m IM. Vogelmann improved her personal best by 1,43 seconds. The youngster is at the moment Germany’s most promising IM swimmer, she also won the 200m IM yesterday and has qualified for the European SC Championships. The next fastest ladies for the A-final line up were Franziska Weidner (1:00,81) and Jessica Steiger (1:00,94).

The men’s 100m IM showed a lot of long-time competition experience in the water. And it was 28-year-old Philip Heintz who touched the wall with the fastest time of the morning in 54,19 ahead of 30-year-old Robin Backhaus in 54,46. The 100m IM are not officially on the German event list for the SC European Championships, it is up to the national coaches decision to send swimmers into this race.

German record holder Sarah Köhler didn’t take it easy in the 400m freestyle prelims. She wasn’t far off her German record of 3:59,12 with her prelims time of 4:01,98. Köhler led the field into the A-Final ahead of Isabel Gose (4:06,01) and Julia Hassler (4:07,04). Hassler starts internationally for Liechtenstein but trains in Germany with the SV Nikar Heidelberg. Isabel Gose is the reigning European Junior Champion in the 400m freestyle (LC).

Henning Mühlleitner was clocked with the fastest time of 3:42,89 in prelims ahead ofFlorian Wellbrock (3:44,89) and Sven Schwarz (3:45,50). 17-year-old Sven Schwarz set a new age group record. He bettered his personal best mark by 1,11 seconds. The German Record is held by Paul Biedermann with a time of 3:32,77, he reached this result in 2009.

Angelina Köhler came in with a new age group record in the women’s 100m butterfly. The 19-year-old checked in with a time of 57,49. Her best time stands at 57,42, she set this time last year. Lisa Höpink celebrates her 21st birthday today and she had her hands at the wall with the second fastest time of 58,34. Only Angelina Köhler stayed clearly under the required norm for the SC Euros which is 58,10.

Marius Kusch confirmed his status as the fastest German butterfly swimmer with his performance of 50.63. He was again below the qualifying time for the European Championships which he reached earlier this month at an ISL meet. Kusch is part of the New York Breakers team. Daniel Pinneker achieved the second fastest prelims time in 54.32  followed by Ramon Klenz in 52,32.

The women’s 200m breaststroke are a youngsters business: All A-finalists are born in 2000 or later exceptJessica Steiger (27) and Bente Fischer (22). 17-year-old Malin Grosse led the field into the A-final, she touched the wall with a time of 2:24,94. The qualifiying standard for Glasgow stands at 2:24,05.Kellie Messel made it as the youngest participant into the A-final with a new personal best mark of 2:28,31.  Jessica Steiger dominated the 200m breaststroke event for many years in Germany, her best mark stands at 2:20,84 and she is the German record holder in the LC event. Recently Jessica Steiger has also established herself as one of the fastest German freestyle sprinters and has become an integral part of the freestyle relay teams. This is rather unusual for breaststroke swimmers but Jessica Steiger has managed this transition.

The men in the 200m breaststroke are on the hunt to crack the required nomination time of 2:07,00. Marco Koch, who doesn’t participate today, has already undercut this time und is eligible to participate at the 2019 SC European Championships. Max Pilger set the fastest time in prelims. He led the field into the A-final with a 2:09,62. Pilger must improve his current personal best of 2:08,73 clearly to get under the qualifiying standard. The next fastest swimmers into the A-final were Max Ziemann (2:09,94) and Yannis Merlin Willim (2:10,13).

Laura Riedemann had her hand at the wall with the fastest time of 27,34 in the 50m backstroke. She was followed by Kim Krüger who set a new age group record. The 16-year-old came in with a time of 27,63. 13-year-old Celine Springer also reached an age group best mark wiht her time of 28,05 and she advanced with the 6th fastest time into the A-final. The German record in this event is held by Daniela Samulski, who died of cancer in 2018 at the age of 33.

Ole Braunschweig was clocked with the fastest time of 23,78 in the men’s 50m backstroke heats. Björn Kammann came in with the second fastest time of 24,18 ahead of Jan-Philip Glania (24,21).

The SG Essen set a new German record for swim clubs in the 4x50m mixed freestyle relay in 1:32,39 and grabbed the gold medal.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: German SC Nationals: Schwarz, A. Köhler, Krüger, Springer set age group records

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Carmel, Indiana’s Gus Rothrock (“Augustus Rothrock” to his parents) has verbally committed to the University of Tennessee for 2021-22. He will overlap one year with his sister Trude Rothrock, currently a sophomore on the Lady Vols’ roster.

“I am extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Tennessee. I’m grateful to my family, friends, and coaches for their unwavering support throughout my journey. Can’t wait to be a Vol!

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Internationale Deutsche Kurzbahnmeisterschaften 2019

• 14. bis 17. November 2019
• Berlin
• Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europasportpark
• 25 m Bahn
• Veranstaltungsseite
• Starlisten und Ergebnisse
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• Live stream
• Internationale Deutsche Kurzbahnmeister 2019

Am letzten Vorlaufvormittag stehen bei den Damen und Herren die 100m Lagen, 400m Freistil, 200m Brustschwimmen, 50m Rückenschwimmen, 100m Schmetterling und 4x50m Mixed Freistilstaffel auf dem Programm.

Highlights des gestrigen Finalabends waren der Weltrekord über 1500m Freistil von Sarah Köhler  und der Junioren-Weltrekord über 800m Freistil von Sven Schwarz.

Heute ist der letzte Tag des deutschen Qualifikationszeitraums für die Kurzbahn Europameisterschaften 2019, die vom 4. bis 8. Dezember in Glasgow, Schottland, stattfinden werden. Pro Nation können vier Schwimmer für Einzelrennen nominiert werden, aber nur zwei pro Nation können an einem Halbfinale oder Finale teilnehmen.

Die 16-jährige Zoe Vogelmann machte dort weiter wo sie am Vorabend aufgehört hatte: mit einem neuen Altersgruppenrekord. Sie erreichte die schnellste Zeit aller Damen in den Vorrunden über 100m Lagen in 1:00,64. Zoe Vogelmann verbesserte ihre persönliche Bestzeit um 1,43 Sekunden. Die Youngsterin ist im Moment die vielversprechendste Lagenschwimmerin Deutschlands, sie hat gestern auch die 200m Lagen gewonnen und sich für die Europameisterschaft auf der 25m Bahn qualifiziert. Die nächstschnellsten Damen in den Vorläufen waren Franziska Weidner (1:00,81) und Jessica Steiger (1:00,94).

Über die 100m Lagen der Herren konnte sich 28-jährige Philip Heintz mit der schnellsten der Vorläufe von 54,19 vor dem 30-jährigen Robin Backhaus (54,46) durchsetzen. Die 100m Lagen stehen nicht offiziell auf der deutschen Eventliste der Europameisterschaften, es liegt an den Nationaltrainern, Schwimmer in dieses Rennen zu schicken.

Sarah Köhler war nicht weit entfernt von ihrem deutschen Rekord von 3:59,12 mit ihrer Vorlaufzeit von 4:01,98. Köhler führte das Feld ins A-Finale vor Isabel Gose (4:06,01) und Julia Hassler (4:07,04). Hassler startet international für Liechtenstein, trainiert aber in Deutschland mit dem SV Nikar Heidelberg. Isabel Gose ist amtierende Junioren-Europameisterin über 400m Freistil (LC).

Henning Mühlleitner wurde mit der Bestzeit von 3:42,89 in Vorläufen vor Florian Wellbrock (3:44,89) und Sven Schwarz (3:45,50) gestoppt. Der 17-jährige Sven Schwarz stellte einen neuen Altersgruppenrekord auf. Er verbesserte seine persönliche Bestmarke um 1,11 Sekunden. Der Deutsche Rekord wird von Paul Biedermann mit einer Zeit von 3:32,77 gehalten, dieses Ergebnis erreichte er 2009.

Angelina Köhler erreichte einen neuen Altersgruppenrekord über 100m Schmetterling. Die 19-Jährige checkte mit einer Zeit von 57,49 ein. Ihre Bestzeit liegt bei 57,42, diese Zeit hat sie letztes Jahr geschwommen. Lisa Höpink feiert heute ihren 21. Geburtstag und kam mit der zweitschnellsten Zeit von 58,34 ins Ziel. Nur Angelina Köhler blieb deutlich unter der geforderten Norm für die Kurzbahn-EM, die bei 58,10 Sekunden liegt.

Marius Kusch bestätigte seinen Status als schnellster deutscher Schmetterlingsschwimmer mit einer Leistung von 50,63. Er lag wieder unter der Qualifikation für die Europameisterschaft, die er Anfang des Monats bei einem ISL-Wettkampf bereits erreichte. Kusch ist Teil des New York Breakers Teams. Daniel Pinneker erreichte die zweitschnellste Vorlaufzeit von 52,20, gefolgt von Ramon Klenz in 52.32.

Über die 200m Brust der Frauen schwimmen die Nachwuchsschwimmerinnen ins Rampenlicht, bis auf Jessica Steiger (27) und Bente Fischer (22) sind alle A-Finalistinnen im Jahrgang 2000 oder später geboren. Die 17-jährige Malin Grosse führte das Feld ins A-Finale an mit ihrer Vorlaufzeit von 2:24,94. Die Qualifikationsnorm für Glasgow liegt bei 2:24,05 Uhr. Kellie Messel schaffte es als jüngste Teilnehmerin ins A-Finale mit einer neuen persönlichen Bestnote von 2:28,31.  Jessica Steiger dominierte viele Jahre lang das 200m Brustschwimmen in Deutschland, ihre persönliche Bestzeit liegt bei 2:20,84 und sie ist die deutsche Rekordhalterin auf der Langbahn. Seit kurzem hat sich Jessica Steiger auch als eine der schnellsten deutschen Freestyle-Sprinterinnen etabliert und ist ein fester Bestandteil der Freistilstaffeln. Dies ist für Brustschwimmer eher ungewöhnlich, aber Jessica Steiger hat diese Umstellung hervorragend bewältigt.

Die Männer im 200m Brustschwimmen sind auf der Jagd, um die erforderliche Nominierungszeit von 2:07,00 Uhr zu knacken. Marco Koch, der heute nicht teilnimmt, hat die Normzeit bereits unterboten und ist zur Teilnahme in Glasgow berechtigt. Max Pilger setzte die schnellste Zeit in Vorläufen. Er führte das Feld mit 2:09,62 ins A-Finale. Pilger muss seine aktuelle persönliche Bestzeit von 2:08,73 deutlich verbessern, um unter den Qualifikationsstandard zu kommen. Die nächstschnellsten Schwimmer ins A-Finale waren Max Ziemann (2:09,94) und Yannis Merlin Willim (2:10,13),

Laura Riedemann hatte ihre Hand mit der schnellsten Zeit von 27,34 über 50m Rücken an der Wand. Zweitschnellste war Kim Krüger, die einen neuen Altersgruppenrekord aufstellte. Der 16-Jährige kam mit einer Zeit von 27,63 Minuten ins Ziel. Die 13-jährige Celine Springer erreichte mit 28,05 ebenfalls eine Altersklassenbestzeit und rückte mit der sechstbesten Zeit insgesamt ins A-Finale vor. Den deutschen Rekord hält Daniela Samulski, die 2018 im Alter von 33 Jahren an Krebs starb.

Ole Braunschweig erzielte über 50m Rücken bei den Männern die schnellste Vorlaufzeit in 23,78. Björn Kammann erreichte mit 24,18 die zweitbeste Zeit vor Jan-Philip Glania (24,21).

Die SG Essen stellte in der 4x50m Mixed Freistilstaffel in 1:32,39 einen neuen deutschen Vereinsrekord auf und holte sich die Goldmedaille.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Kurzbahn-DM: Altersklassenrekorde durch Schwarz, A.Köhler, Krüger, Springer

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – AMERICAN DERBY

• Saturday, November 16 – Sunday, November 17, 2019
• 2:00-4:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Eastern Time)
• Eppley Recreation Center – College Park, MD
• Short Course Meters (SCM) format
• American franchises: Cali Condors, LA Current, DC Trident, New York Breakers
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Siobhan Haughey has continued her onslaught of the Hong Kong National Records in swimming with 2 more marks going down on Saturday at the University of Maryland. Both swims are also faster than the former Asian Record.

Racing for the D.C. Trident, Haughey finished 3rd in the 50 breaststroke in 29.88 and won the 200 free in 1:51.99 (by more than 2 seconds). The 200 free is her specialty and an event where she finished 4th at this summer’s World Championships.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Siobhan Haughey’s DC Trident Teammates Motivate her Outside of ISL (Video)

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2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – AMERICAN DERBY

• Saturday, November 16 – Sunday, November 17, 2019
• 2:00-4:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Eastern Time)
• Eppley Recreation Center – College Park, MD
• Short Course Meters (SCM) format
• American franchises: Cali Condors, LA Current, DC Trident, New York Breakers
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WOMEN’S 400 IM

1. Melanie Margalis – CAC – 4:24.46
2. Ella Eastin – LAC – 4:27.53
3. Hali Flickinger – CAC – 4:29.53
4. Bethany Galat – DCT – 4:31.49
5. Bailey Anderson – LAC – 4:32.01
6. Emma Barksdale – DCT – 4:32.03
7. Emily Overholt – NYB – 4:32.09
8. Abbie Wood – NYB – 4:32.16

The Breakers’s Abbie Wood jumped out in front during the fly leg, but   Ella Eastin established control during the middle 200m.  Melanie Margalis moved steadily up, passing Eastin toward the beginning of the freestyle leg  and winning 4:24.46 to 4:27.53. The Condors went 1&3, as Hali Flickinger held was 3rd at the halfway point, and hung on during the second half to finish in 3rd with a 4:29.64.

Margalis’s mark appears to be a new American Record, surpassing the time of 4:24.62 Caitlin Leverenz put up at the 2011 Duel in the Pool.

Margalis won this race in both of Group A’s matches, and though she trailed early, she won this one decisively and remains undefeated in the 400 IM so far this season. She hits the new fastest time in the league this year and now holds the three fastest swims for the season. Cali gets a big boost with a 1-3 finish from the former Georgia teammates, with Flickinger third. LA gets a great swim from Eastin (four seconds faster than she was in Lewisville) but a disappointing one from Andison (three seconds slower than she was in Budapest). Some tight finishes at the bottom, with 5th through 8th separated by just about two tenths, but the Breakers come out on the wrong end of it in 7th and 8th.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Melanie Margalis Has Gotten Hammered Over the Last Month (Video)

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INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – DERBY USA

• 16-17 Novembre 2019
• College Park (MD), USA
• Squadre: LA Current, NY Breakers, Cali Condors, DC Trident
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Dressel quando arriva in forma in una gara offre spettacolo allo stato puro.

Era l’atleta più atteso nel derby delle quattro squadre americane della International Swimming League e non ha di certo deluso le aspettative.

Sabato sera, durante la prima giornata di finali, Caeleb Dressel ha realizzato il miglior tempo su suolo americano (che può essere realizzato da un atleta di qualsiasi nazionalità) nei 100 metri stile libero maschili.

Nella frazione iniziale della staffetta 4×100 metri stile libero maschili, Dressel ha toccato la piastra in 46.21, cancellando il record stabilito  soltanto poche settimane fa dall’australiano Kyle Chalmers.

Ieri sera, nella serata conclusiva del match, ha stabilito altri tre record, di cui due US Open ed un Record Americano.

100 METRI STILE LIBERO UOMINI

1. Caeleb Dressel– CAC – 45.69 US Open Record
2. Kacper Majchrzak– CAC – 46.48
3. Michael Chadwick– LAC – 47.03
4. Tom Shields– LAC – 47.12
5. Zach Apple – DCT – 47.23
6. Markus Thormeyer – NYB – 47.32
7. Robert Howard – DCT – 47.82
8. Marcelo Chierighini – NYB – 47.95

Nella gara individuale dei 100 metri stile libero, chiude primo con il tempo di 45.69 andando ad abbassare lo US Open Record stabilito 24 ore prima.

Poco dopo, nei 50 metri farfalla, sigla un’altra importante prestazione

50 METRI FARFALLA UOMINI

1. Caeleb Dressel– CAC – 22.21 Record Americano – US Open Record
2. Tom Shields– LAC – 22.72
3. Michael Andrew– NYB – 22.74
4. Jack Conger– LAC – 23.11
5. Giles Smith – DCT – 23.32
6. Jan Switkowski – CAC – 23.61
7. Ryan Coetzee – NYB – 23.62
8. Cody Miller – DCT – 24.09

Dressel tocca la piastra in 22.21, superando il precedente record americano di 22.32, stabilito da Michael Andrew lo scorso autunno alla tappa di Singapore della Coppa del Mondo FINA.

Il tempo di Dressel è anche US Open Record.

Durante la tappa ISL di Lewisville, Sebastian Szabo con il tempo di 22.47 aveva siglato il nuovo Record US Open. Con la gara di ieri sera, Caeleb Dressel ha abbassato quel record di 26 centesimi

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Dressel Scatenato Fa Suoi Anche I Record Nei 50 Fa E 100 Stile

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Houston, Texas breaststroker Mitchell Mason has announced his commitment to swim at Louisiana State University beginning in the fall of 2020. He will join fellow class of 2024 commits Emil Hassling and Mason Nyboer.

“I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and swimming career at Louisiana State University! I want to thank my family, coaches, and everyone who has supported me along the way! GEAUX TIGERS!!”

Mason is a senior at Clear Lake High School. He swam breast and IM at the 2019 Texas UIL 6A State Championships, finishing 7th in the 100 breast (56.79) and 17th in prelims of the 200 IM (1:55.00). Mason swims club with Aquastar Swimming. He is a Winter Juniors qualifier in both the 100 breast and 200 breast. He had a big summer, improving his lifetime bests in the 50/100/200/400/800/1500 free, 50/100/200 breast, and 200/400 IM. At Gulf Swimming LSC

In short course season, he went PBs in the 200/500 free, 100/200 back, 100/200 breast, and 200 IM at Far Westerns, winning the 200 breast. He was runner-up in the 200 free, 3rd in the 100 breast, and 6th in the 100 back and 200 back. In his spare time, Mason is a coach for Special Olympics.

Top SCY times:

• 100 breast – 56.23
• 200 breast – 2:03.15
• 200 IM – 1:54.28
• 400 IM – 4:05.11
• 50 free – 21.68
• 200 free – 1:43.10
• 500 free – 4:38.99

Mason will overlap with LSU breaststokers Luca Pfyffer (53.78/1:56.54 last season), Cameron Karkoska (55.25/1:57.38), Jeffrey Snoddy (55.33/2:02.12), Jack Jannasch (56.83), and Brian McGroarty (56.87/2:06.26).

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Anna Baker from Mason, Ohio will remain in-state to swim for Xavier University in the class of 2024. She will join Emma Jury, Erin Ritz, and Kate Lair next fall in Cincinnati.

“I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim for Xavier University. Thank you to my family, coaches, and friends who have helped me through this journey. Go Musketeers!

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That time of the year has arrived – it’s time to begin preparing for the holidays! And, the holidays are busy and hectic for just about everyone, swim coaches included. Between keeping your team at the top of their game and preparing for the festivities at home, the holidays can be a little stressful.

But for most coaches, showing appreciation for your most dedicated athletes is an important priority. And the best way to show your team that you care is to order customized swim team gear.

We’ve put together a 2019 holiday swim team gift guide to help you find the perfect gift for your athletes.

1. Custom Woven Towels

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These towels are made with a highly durable material that will feel comfortable, stay plush and absorb a lot of water. With your logo proudly emblazoned onto their towels, your team can enjoy the unity of being a part of an ensemble.

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Each individual team member’s towel can also be personalized! Personalized gifts are widely considered to be the best gifts you can give. Team members’ names can be added to the end of their towels; and the logo and lettering will not wash off or fade anytime soon.

2. Custom Sublimated Towels

If you find your team already has a set of custom woven towels, a more creative gift can help them get into the holiday spirit. With custom sublimated towels, you can select any image you like for the towel’s design.

Some teams choose to use a more detailed version of their school logo. And team photos – whether posing as a group or in the midst of a swim meet – are also a popular choice. There are zero limits to your options, so let your imagination run wild! And these towels will maintain a clear, vivid image for years to come.

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3. Custom Printed White Towels

There’s no better way to give your team a fresh, clean and unified look than white custom printed white towels. These towels are made of 100% cotton, the most plush and absorbent material. And they proudly display your team’s logo directly in the center.

Custom printed white towels are fantastic for a number of reasons. Custom printed white towels are probably the best way to show team spirit. Additionally, they’re available in four different styles and sizes, so they can be customized according to your needs and specifications. Since the towel itself is a vivid, optic white, your logo can be emblazoned in any color you like.

4. Custom Colored Towels

If you’re looking to give your team the boldest look possible, then custom colored towels are the best choice for you. With these towels, you can select from a wide range of colors to fill your towels. And your logo and print of your choice are added to the colored towels to create an unforgettable design.

Custom colored towels are created in two styles: Style 3060 and Style 3560. Style 3060 towels measure 30”x60” and are available in lime green, navy blue, pink, red, royal, yellow and orange. And Style 3560 measure 35”x60” and is available in red, navy, royal and yellow.

5. Swim Team Socks

Let’s be honest: your swim team isn’t always in the pool! And when they’re not at the pool or drying off with a customized towel, there are still plenty of ways for them to display their allegiance.

Customized socks can bring your team’s logo to life. And they can be worn (and proudly displayed) before or after games, and outside of school! Team spirit can be on display virtually anywhere with swim team soccer socks.

Low-top socks and crew socks are a few additional styles available to customize for your team.

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6. Custom Woven Scarves

While they won’t be much use in the pool, scarves make the perfect holiday gift for your swim team (or any team, really). These custom scarves, like the socks, can display your team’s name, along with a mantra or slogan on the opposite side! And they can also be customized with your school or team colors in fringe on the ends.

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The scarves are designed to be comfortable, plush, warm and durable. They’re crafted with high-quality material that will keep them stylish and functional for many years to come.

7. Water Resistant Drawstring Bags

Drawstring bags are a must-have for all athletes, swimmers or otherwise. However, for swimmers, water-resistant bags are especially crucial. With your team’s logo prominently displayed, your swimmers will never lose them.

As an added bonus, they’re an essential way for your swimmers to transport the gear they need like goggles, swim caps and towels. And they’re also perfect for carrying books, glasses and any other necessities.

Thanks to the water-resistant material, the contents of the bag won’t get wet even if they’re directly next to the pool.

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If you’re looking to go the extra mile this holiday season for your team, drawstring bags are a very creative way to show your appreciation. They’re also among the most universally embraced products that everyone can appreciate.

What’s more: they make a very creative way to deliver the other holiday gifts in style!

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Following his stellar performance at the 2019 Lakeside Aquatic Club Fall Classic, Alex Sanchez announced his verbal commitment to Texas A&M University for 2020-21.

“I am thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to Texas A&M University. A&M is such an amazing place where the team and staff are all like family.  I am looking forward to continuing my academic and swimming career with the Aggies! Thank you to my friends and family and my coaches for all of the support they’ve given me. Gig’em!”

The 17-year-old from Plano Senior High School and Metroplex Aquatics won the 200 breast by nearly 7 seconds, won the 200 IM, and finished 5th in the 100 free. In doing so, he dropped 3.4 seconds in the 200 IM and 2.6 seconds in the 200 breast. This summer he competed at Speedo Junior Nationals in the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 100 fly. He earned PBs in all three events, as well as the 200 IM in time trials. His time drops were impressive: 200m IM – 2:07.11 (-8.1 seconds); 200m breast – 2:22.11 (-3.6 seconds); 100m breast – 1:04.71 (-14.2 seconds); and 100 fly – 55.69 (-2.5 seconds).

Sanchez is close to scoring range for A&M at the SEC level. It took 54.08/1:58.15 in the breaststroke events and 1:46.47 in the 200 IM to get a second swim at the 2019 conference meet. He will join Collin Fuchs, David Oderinde, Elijah Sohn, Jerard Jacinto, and Vincent Ribeiro in the class of 2024.

Top SCY times:

• 200 IM – 1:50.70
• 100 breast – 56.00
• 200 breast – 1:59.71
• 100 fly – 49.08
• 100 back – 51.45
• 100 free – 46.63

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The top scoring effort of the week came in an overtime affair between #8 Long Beach State and #13 Loyola Marymount that featured 41 combined goals.

Blazo Mitrovic put in eight goals to help the #13 Lions to a 21-20 upset win over the 49ers. Six other players put in goals for LMU, including hat tricks byDavid Carrasco and Jonny Rimlinger.

Rafael Real Vergara and Austin Stewart notched five goals apiece for Long Beach State, while Theodoros Pateros put in four among seven scorers for the 49ers.

#1 Stanford’s Ben Hallock was another of the six players who managed a five-goal effort, doing so as the Cardinal bested #3 UCLA 17-11.

Although there were just 19 matches on Week 11, the scoring was plentious with 18 efforts of four or more goals. There were also 31 hat tricks on the week.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: LMU’s Mitrovic Buries 8 Goals to Pace WP Week 11 Scoring Efforts

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Collegiate men’s water polo regular season play wrapped up with 19 matches.

Week 11’s #1 teams Stanford and USC both came up victorious in their final MPSF contests.

The Trojans squeaked past #7 Cal 14-13, thanks in part to a 7-4 halftime advantage and a four-goal effort by Hannes Daube. Jake Ehrhardt also chipped in a hat trick in the USC win. Nikolaos Papanikolaou and Jordan Hoover scored three goals apiece for the Bears.

Stanford left no doubt in its 17-11 win over UCLA. The Cardinal led 13-6 at the half, including a seven-goal second quarter.Ben Hallock dropped in five goals, while Bennett Williams and AJ Rossman added four and three scores respectively. UCLA got two goals each from Jake Cavano, Matthew Kacura and Nicolas Saveljic.

There was one Top 10 upset with #6 Pepperdine edging past #5 UC Santa Barbara. In other Top 20 action, RV Santa Clara knocked off #12 San Jose State.

Upsets

• RV Santa Clara def. #12 San Jose State 11-10 – Santa Clara led 7-6 at the half, after a four-goal second quarter, and held on for the win as both teams scored four goals down the stretch. The teams tied at 8 and 10, before Shane Hughes put in the game winner on a power play with 4:32 left. Patrick Kirk scored four times for the Broncos, while Finn Pardon and Adam Bado led the Spartans with two goals apiece.
• #6 Pepperdine def. #5 UC Santa Barbara 17-10 – UCSB went up 4-3 in the first eight minutes, but Pepperdine charged back putting in five goals in the second quarter and eight in the third to pull away in the 17-10 win. Six different players scored in the offensive explosion with Chris Dilworth putting in two goals. Sean Thomas, Balazs Kosa and Dilworth each put in a hat trick for the Waves. Nathan Puentes and Leo Yuno notched three goals in for UCSB.

Overtime

• Pomona-Pitzer def. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 10-9 SD – It took eight periods of play, including two in sudden death, before Pomona-Pitzer claimed the win on a goal by Dylan Elliott with 2:38 left in the final stanza. The teams went to overtime tied at eight after Claremont-Mudd-Scripps scored twice in the fourth quarter. Both teams managed a goal in the second overtime period.  Elliott finally ended the game in the second sudden death period by finding the back of the net for the fourth time in the game. Will Clark, Christian Thornton and Ethan Lewis each scored twice for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
• #8 Long Beach State def. #13 Loyola Marymount 21-20 OT – The 49ers won despite an eight-goal output by LMU’s Blazo Mitrovic and hat tricks by David Carrasco and Jonny Rimlinger. LBSU got five-goal outings from Rafael Real Vergara and Austin Stewart, while Theodoros Pateros added four scores. LMU led 10-7 at the half only to see LBSU score seven times in the third quarter to knot the score at 14. Both teams scored four goals in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime at 18-all. The teams traded goals in the first overtime period, but LBSU got goals from Pateros and Stewart to go up 21-19 in the second. Alexandros Athymaritis scored the final goal of the day for LMU with 1:06 left.

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Plant-based diets have become very popular recently. Despite the overload of vitamins and minerals prevalent in this diet, there are many concerns of specific nutrient gaps. When compared to a primarily omnivorous diet, the major elephant in the room is protein. There is a huge misconception about plant-based diets and a lack of protein however, it is possible to get an adequate amount of your daily protein from these foods. Some protein-packed, plant-based options include tofu, legumes, beans, nuts, seeds and even dark, leafy greens. Surprisingly enough, ½ cup of tofu contains 10g of protein and ½ cup of cooked quinoa has just over 8g. Whether you have adopted this style of eating or are curious about the hype, eating mostly plants is extremely nutritious and doesn’t have to be boring. Here are some flavorful plant-based recipes you can prep for lunch or have as a satisfying dinner!

Roasted Broccoli & Chickpea Bowl

Ingredients

• Kale
• Olive Oil + Apple Cider Vinegar
• Roasted Sliced Mushrooms
• Bean Sprouts
• Roasted Broccoli
• ½ cup Roasted Chickpeas 
• Salt & Pepper
• Garlic Powder
• Turmeric
• Nutritional Yeast 

If you feel that your kitchen skills are inadequate or the idea of creating delicious meals is overwhelming, the recipe for success is actually incredibly simple. The least stressful way to put a meal together is to choose a base and load on some veggies and toppings. For this delicious and nutritious bowl, I started out with a generous handful (or a few) of kale as the base. Since this bowl includes a lot of veggies, I rarely measure them out and just eye-ball them. For the kale, it is essential to thoroughly massage with olive oil and apple cider vinegar to enhance the flavor and also soften the raw leaves. Again, I eye-ball the oil and vinegar but measuring out 2 capfuls of oil and one of vinegar is a great reference point. Before roasting the veggies, I drizzle olive oil on the mushrooms and broccoli and sprinkle them with salt, pepper and garlic. I sprinkled the same spices on the chickpeas but also added some turmeric. With this spice, a little goes a long way so only use a pinchful. I roasted them on a parchment lined baking sheet at 400 F degrees for about 30-35 minutes or until the broccoli has a slight char and the chickpeas are a little crunchy. Once they are done, top the kale with the warm veggies and add in the crisp bean sprouts. Lastly, sprinkle on some nutritional yeast for a little cheesy flavor. I love this stuff because it is a dairy free option that is rich in B vitamins and has 2 grams of protein per tablespoon.

Seared Tofu & Lentil Bowl

Ingredients 

• Kale
• Sweet Potato
• Sliced Red Bell Pepper
• 1 cup Lentil Blend (I used 365 Everyday Value 7 Grain & Lentil Blend from Whole Foods)
• ⅓ block of Extra Firm Tofu
• 3 tbsp Liquid Aminos

Essentially, this bowl uses the same recipe criteria as the meal above. I used 1 cup of the lentil blend as the base and topped it off with sauteed veggies and juicy seared tofu. Using microwavable packets of grains is the ultimate hack that will save you a lot of time while meal prepping. For the tofu, I divided the entire container of tofu into 3 then cut little cubes from that portion. Start by spraying a pan with cooking spray over medium heat. Carefully place tofu cubes on the pan and coat each cube with some liquid aminos. You should hear them sizzling. Cook for equal amounts of time on each side of the cube until they are golden brown. Next, remove tofu from the pan and start to saute the kale, shaved sweet potato and sliced bell pepper. I used a peeler to shave off thin pieces of sweet potato because they would cook faster than if you prepared slices of sweet potato. Once the veggies have wilted, it’s time to assemble the bowl. This step is super easy, all you have to do is layer the warm veggies and tofu over the lentil blend. There you go! A delicious, nutritious and colorful bowl full of plant-based protein!

Creamy Vanilla Vegan Protein Shake

Ingredients

• 1 scoop of plant-based protein powder (I used LivWell Wild Vanilla Bean protein)
• Handful of Spinach
• Handful of Ice Cubes 
• 1 cup Vanilla Unsweetened Almond Milk
• ½ – 1 Frozen Banana
• 1 tbsp Almond Butter 
• 2 tbsp Chia Seeds 
• Sprinkle of Cinnamon

Protein powder is not a substitute for real, whole foods however, it is an easy and efficient way to supplement your protein intake. I personally prefer plant-based protein powder such as pea protein. The brand LivWell has an awesome line of protein powders made from a unique blend of sprouted brown rice and pea protein. I mostly use chocolate and vanilla flavored powder because these flavors are super versatile. It’s fun to experiment with different flavor combinations and discover innovative ways to sneak in nutrient dense superfoods. For this recipe, I used vanilla flavored protein powder which has 17g of complete protein. Start by adding a handful of ice, a handful of spinach and 1 scoop of protein powder to the base of your blender. Then, measure out 1 cup of liquid, I used vanilla unsweetened almond milk. Next, add in the nut butter, I used almond butter but peanut butter is also a great option, chia seeds, banana and cinnamon. Blend until smooth. If the shake appears too chunky, add in more liquid and continue to blend. This shake is a great on-the-go breakfast option during a hectic morning or even as a post workout recovery snack in between meals. 

Check out my page for more recipe inspiration and be sure to share your plant-based, protein-filled creations with me @whatzoeeeats.

About Zoe Gregorace

Zoe Gregorace is currently studying Nutrition Policy at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and recently graduated from Tufts University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and was a proud member of the Tufts Swimming and Diving team (Go Jumbos!). During her 16 year career as a competitive swimmer, she developed a passion for sports nutrition. She enjoys writing on the topic of nutrition, health and wellness and posts her meal creations on her Instagram page @whatzoeeeats. As a former college swimmer, she strives to share recipes and nutrition tips to promote balanced eating and optimize sports performance.

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2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – AMERICAN DERBY

• Saturday, November 16 – Sunday, November 17, 2019
• 2:00-4:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Eastern Time)
• Eppley Recreation Center – College Park, MD
• Short Course Meters (SCM) format
• American franchises: Cali Condors, LA Current, DC Trident, New York Breakers
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WOMEN’S 50 FREE SKINS

ROUND 1 – QUARTERFINAL

1. Beryl Gastaldello – LAC – 23.98
2. Pernille Blume – NYB – 24.06
3. Siobahn Haughey – DCT – 24.09
4. Kasia Wasick – CAC – 24.10
5. Margo Geer – LAC – 24.28
6. Madison Kennedy – DCT – 24.36
7. Catie DeLoof – NYB – 24.40
8. Olivia Smoliga – CAC – 24.45

One swimmer from each team in – things were brutally close, and there’s no clear favorite in this field. Gastaldello continues to be the most underrated signing in this meet – she’s tearing it up for LA. But her teammate Margo Geer misses by two tenths, and that hurts. Smoliga taking 8th for Cali is a big blow – she was probably a title contender coming in, but had a busy schedule so far.

ROUND 2 – SEMIFINAL

1. Beryl Gastaldello – LAC – 24.56
2. Siobahn Haughey – DCT – 24.70
3. Pernille Blume – NYB – 24.74
4. Kasia Wasick – CAC – 25.01

A lot of breathing in this round – the field looked winded. Gastaldello continues to dominate, and Haughey sneaks in by four one-hundredths for DC. It’s been a really rough go for Cali so far – they take 4th and 8th for just 11 points in this event.

ROUND 3 – FINAL

1. Beryl Gastaldello – LAC – 24.46
2. Siobahn Haughey – DCT – 25.16

Gastaldello is more of a sprinter and Haughey a 200-type, but Gastaldello still clearly had the training capacity to hold up over three rounds. She gets a well-earned skins win, staying pretty consistent in the 24-mids over the final two rounds. She was actually faster in the final than she was in the semis. Big points for the Current, who needed exactly this scenario to be in the hunt to overtake Cali late.

LA’s Beryl Gastaldello controlled the skins race throughout all three rounds, swimming faster in round 3 than round 2. For DC’s Siobhan Haughey, her start was one of her challenges throughout the meet. She improved her start for the first 2 rounds of the skins, yet fatigue caught up on the third round.

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Katie McClintock, a two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from Linwood, New Jersey, has announced her verbal commitment to the University of Wisconsin for 2021-22.

“I am blessed to announce my verbal commitment to further my swimming and academics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison!! Thank you to my family, friends, coaches and teammates for supporting me along the way. So excited to be a Badger!!

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Loyola v. Fairfield

• Saturday, November 16, 2019
• Baltimore, Maryland
• Full Results (PDF)

Courtesy: Loyola Athletics

BALTIMORE – The Loyola University Maryland swimming and diving programs combined for 29 event victories as the Greyhounds men’s and women’s squads swept a dual meet at home against Fairfield on Saturday afternoon.

The women won by a final of 182-113, while the men topped the Stags 198-91.

The men won 15 of the 16 events with Max Verheyen, Sung Lee and David Sears each claiming two individual victories to lead the way.

Verheyen took home wins in both the 200-yard and 500 freestyle events. In the 200, he won a close 1-2 battle with teammate Dylan Champagne as Verheyen touched the wall with a time of 1:43.91, two-hundredths of a second ahead of Champagne. Verheyen led a sweep of the top-4 spots for the Greyhounds in the 500 free with a time of 4:46.57 ahead of Champagne (4:46.79), Nick Pacitti (4:49.31) and Dean Spicer (4:49.52).

Lee was a part of the 200 medley relay that started the meet with a first-place finish, and he tacked on victories in the 200 butterfly (1:51.16) and 100 fly (49.54). Lee was joined on the 200 medley relay team by Conor Rutigliano, Jay Venit and Jimmy Hayburn. The sophomore led a sweep of the top-3 spots in the 100 fly with Zachary Metzler (51.21) and Jared Copeland (52.04) taking second and third, respectively. Copeland also finished second in the 200 fly (1:55.20).

Sears helped the Greyhounds sweep the top-4 in the 100 breaststroke, with a time of 58.45 followed by Venit (58.75), John Sakovich (59.58) and Brian Hess (1:00.46). He also led a top-3 sweep in the 200 breast with Sakovich (2:11.88) and Venit (2:14.58) placing second and third, respectively.

Loyola took the top-five places in the 50 free with Hayburn taking first-place in a time of 21.13 and Colin Anderson (21.65), Brendon Kolar (22.16), Alexander Chan (22.43) and Hess (22.47) following behind in second through fifth.

Pacitti (1,000 free, 9:50.66), Rutigliano (100 backstroke, 51.99), Anderson (100 free, 47.19), Mark Boran (200 back, 1:53.30), Matt Voight (200 individual medley, 1:57.27) and Jack Still (1-meter dive, 223.79 points) also earned event wins in a dominant day for the Greyhounds. Lee, Reid Hussey, Anderson and Hayburn concluded the afternoon with a victory of nearly seven seconds in the 400 free relay (3:07.89).

The women’s side took home first-place finishes in 14 of the 16 events against the Stags with Elizabeth Walsh, Megan Dickey, Devin Cronin, Emma Schouten, Emily Koegl and Jess Stolfi each winning multiple events.

Walsh, Cronin, Annie Hayburn and Dickey started the day for the Greyhounds with a dominant victory in the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:46.33.

Walsh also went on to win the 100 back (58.98), the 200 back (2:10.53) and the 200 IM (2:09.77). Hayburn finished second in the 100 back behind Walsh.

Schouten took first in the 200 free (1:54.72) and the 200 breast (2:19.94) while also adding a second-place finish in the 500 free (5:13.02). Cronin, who finished second behind Schouten in the 200 breast (2:20.94) and Walsh in the 200 IM (2:11.39), added a first-place individual finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:30.35.

Dickey led an impressive performance in the freestyle events for the Greyhounds, finishing first in a top-four sweep of the 100 free with a time of 52.31. Claire Bowser (54.45), Sophie Jahan (54.63) and Alden Coyne (54.71) finished second through fourth, respectively. Dickey also won the 50 free with a time of 24.22, with Jahan (24.50) following in second.

Hayburn, Bowser, Jahan and Dickey (3:37.83) took first place in the 400 free relay over teammates Coyne, Sarah Abril, Hailey Goodyear and Michelle Lebed (3:44.52).

Jessica Stolfi swept the diving events for Loyola, scoring 199.26 points in the three-meter and 201.68 points in the one-meter.

The Greyhounds return to Mangione Pool next Saturday, hosting Patriot League opponent Bucknell in a dual beginning at 1 p.m.

Courtesy: Fairfield Athletics

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield men’s and women’s swimming and diving both fell to a strong Loyola Maryland team today as the men dropped the meet by a score of 91-198 while the women were defeated by a score of 113-182.

On the women’s side, Alexandra Miko-Rydzaj, Colleen Young, Morgan Hansen, and Maria Nitti started the day with a third-place finish in the 200 Yard Medley Relay. Sara Ostensen won the 1000 Yard Freestyle with a final time of 10:31.41 while Shannon Feeley finished second at 10:50.63. Ostensen also placed first in the 500 Yard Freestyle (5:10.79) and second in the 200 Yard Freestyle (1:57.00). Morgan Hansen took home a first-place finish in the 200 Yard Individual Medley at 2:13.58 while Madelyn Mowad and Colleen Young finished in second and third. Hansen also finished second in the 200 Yard Butterfly (2:10.27) and third in the 100 Yard Butterfly. Alexandra Miko-Rydzaj placed third in the 100 Yard Backstroke while Colleen Young finished third in the 100 Yard Breaststroke and the 200 Yard Breaststroke. Maria Nitti also came in third in the 50 Yard Freestyle while Julia Courtney finished in third in the 200 Yard Backstroke. Samantha D’Alessandro, Rachel Landry, Maria Nitti, and Sara Ostensen won the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:45.25.

Caitlin Campbell finished second in both the 3 Meter Diving (194.62) and the 1 Meter Diving (184.87) while Erin Wind placed third in both events with scores of 194.47 and 181.56 respectively.

For the men, Jordan Rahurahu won the 200 Yard Individual Medley with a final time of 2:00.63 while Joseph Cannata and Jack Benavides finished in second and third respectively. Rahurahu also came in third in the 200 Yard Butterfly. Patrick Boyle placed third in the 1000 Yard Freestyle while Peter Gori finished in third in the 200 Yard Freestyle.  Evan Fair, Benjamin Kebbell, Brendan Finnegan, and Peter Gori won the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay at 3:17.14 while Thomas Willemse, Chris Ford, Nick Adams, and Ian Nelson finished in second.

Lukas Stanton finished in first in the 3 Meter Diving with a final score of 220.87 while Samuel Tonole placed second at 195.68.  Stanton finished second in the 1 Meter Diving with a score of 210.60 and Tonole finished third at 205.80.

“Today we saw one of the top teams in the Patriot league” said Head Coach Anthony Bruno. “Our men and women represented themselves great today. We had many season best times and top MAAC performances. We still have some details in our races that need to be cleaned up. We’ll get back to work on Monday and continue to build towards our end goal.”

The Stags will return to action on Saturday, November 23 as they travel to Poughkeepsie to take on MAAC rival, the Marist Red Foxes.

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2019 SWEDISH SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Wednesday, November 13th – Sunday, November 17th
• Munktellbadet, Sweden
• SCM
• SwimSwam Preview
• Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Recap/Day 4 Recap
• Start Lists/Results

On-fire Swedish swimmer Michelle Coleman already made her mark on these Short Course Championships in Muktellbadet by hitting the 2nd fastest 100m backstroke time of her career on day 3.

Competing on the final day of the meet, however, the 26-year-old versatile star busted out a new lifetime best of 51.47 to take the 100m free title by over 3 seconds. Splitting 24.79/26.68, Coleman’s time crushed her previous career-quickest mark of 51.92 set at the 2014 Short Course World Championships in Doha.

Her swim there started in 24.95 and closed in 26.97, showing how the Swede was simply quicker all-around when establishing her wicked-fast 51.47 last night.

At the 2018 Short Course World Championships in Hangzhou, China, Coleman touched in a time of 52.24 to find herself one spot shy of the podium in 4th. Had her 51.47 PB been performed there, Coleman would have come away with the silver.

Coleman’s 51.47 PB now checks her in as the 10th fastest performer all-time in this SCM 100 freestyle event.

Behind Coleman in the race was Hanna Eriksson, who touched well back in 54.49, but still got under the 54.53 qualifying time set for the 2019 European Short Course Championships coming up in Glasgow this December.

The men’s 100m free also saw a qualifier in the form of Christoffer Carlsen, who hit the wall in 47.52 to slide .11 under the Glasgow QT.

Finally, Adam Paulsson got the job done in the men’s 400m IM, winning the race in a European Short Course Championships-worthy time of 4:07.48.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Coleman Clocks Lifetime Best SCM 100 Free To Close Out Swedish C’ships

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2019 STOCKPORT METRO NOVEMBER MEET

• Friday, November 14th – Sunday, November 16th
• Life Leisure Grand Central, Stockport
• SCM
• SwimSwam Preview
• Results

The 2019 Stockport Metro November Meet could also be named The Freya Anderson Show, as the 18-year-old Ellesmere Titan raced her way to 7 individual titles over the course of the 3-day affair.

The versatile teen took on the sprint freestyle and fly events, but also tried the 200m IM and 400m free on for size, displaying the 2017 World Junior Champion’s range of talent and skill in the short course meters pool. When all was said and done, Anderson established 4 new personal bests and entered into the all-time British performers’ list in 3 events.

Anderson took the 100m free in a new PB of 52.50, splitting 25.31/27.19 to get her hand on the wall first. That checks Anderson in as the 3rd fastest British performer in history in this SCM event, sitting only behind national record holder Fran Halsall’s 51.19 from 2009 and Anna Hopkin’s 52.00 scorcher from last December.

Anderson’s newly-minted PB in the 200m free of 1:54.15 here also moved her up in the top 10 British performers’ list in slot #3 at just 18 years of age. Splits for Anderson in this 2free race in Stockport included 55.67/58.48 in what is fast becoming a solid rival event to her 100m free specialty.

Halsall once again holds the top time ever for a British female in 1:53.79, while #2 belongs to Siobhan-Marie O’Connor’s 1:53.82. Anderson is now the #3 British SCM 200m freestyle performer on the all-time list.

Anderson’s additional list-entering performance came in the form of her 50m free, where she won by over 2 seconds in a career-quickest mark of 24.57. That makes her the 6th fastest Briton of all-time in the SCM edition of the event.

Her additional performances at this Stockport Metro meet included a time of 2:13.30 in the 200m IM, 26.74 in the 50m fly and 4:05.79 in the 400m free, bringing Anderson’s total gold medal haul to 7 individual top finishes.

Ellesmere teammate Charlie Hutchison was another multi-winner, reaping gold medals across the 200m IM (2:02.31), 400m IM (4:19.11) and 200m fly (2:03.77) as a 17-year-old.

Nova Centurion’s Freya Colbert finished behind Anderson in both the 200m free and 200m IM, touching in respective efforts of 2:01.09 and 2:16.43 after having topped the 400m IM podium in 4:39.11.

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2019 SPANISH SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• November 14th-17th, 2019
• Gijón, Spain
• 25m (SCM), prelims/finals
• Official Website (with streaming links)
• Start Lists
• Qualifying Times for European Short Course Championships
• Results

5 new Spanish Records were broken this weekend at the Spanish Shrot Course Swimming Championships in Gijón this weekend, all of which were broken by (or by partial hand of) a single swimmer – 23-year old Lidón Muñoz.

En route to an 8 gold medal, 2 silver medal performance, the swimmer from CN Sant Andreu led her team to the women’s title at the meet. Real Canoe won the men’s event.

Starting with the 100 IM, Muñoz’s winning time of 1:00.68 shaved a mere .01 seconds off her record set last December at the World Short Course Championships. That was an auspicious start to what would explode into an electric week for her as she takes the mantle, for now, as the new Spanish star with Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte absent from the meet.

Her team also won gold in the women’s 200 medley relay in the morning session on day 1.

On day 2, she picked up 3 more gold medals thanks first to a win and a new Spanish Record in the 100 free. She swam a 52.61 to break the old mark of 53.02 that was set by Maria Fuster in late 2009 – almost a decade ago in a now-banned polyurethane supersuit. Spain still has a number of those records remaining on its national books, but one fewer than they did previously. Muñoz’s previous best time was a 53.18 from last year’s Spanish Championships.

Earlier in the day, she led off Sant Andreu’s 200 free relay in 24.16 as the team of her, Marta Gonzalez, Africa Zamorano, and Laia Sicart combined for a 1:39.90. Even as a club relay, that swim broke the Spanish National Record in the 200 free relay (which also belonged to this club from a 2016 swim).

Later in the day, she swam as part of the Sant Andreu women’s 800 free relay. She split 1:56.91 en route to the team’s 7:55.13 – good for an 8-second margin of victory.

On day 3 of the meet, Muñoz earned one of her 2 silver medals to kick off the session, swimming a 1:56.63 in the 200 free. She was only nipped by 16-year old Ainhoa Campabadal, who won in 1:56.59 after overtaking Muñoz with a very fast 3rd 50 split of 29.16 – a full second better than Muñoz was on the same leg. Despite not winning, that was another lifetime best for Muñoz.

In her next race, the 50 fly, she again took just silver. If Muñoz comes away with one disappointment in this meet, it will be there – she tied the Spanish Record in prelims with a 26.42, but in the final, she got a little slower (26.59) and Aina Hierro got a little faster, swimming 26.46 to win and almost take out the National Record again. Neither swimmer was under the time to qualify for Euros, however, which was a tall order at 25.98.

Hierro swept the women’s butterfly events, also winning the 100 fly in 59.23 and the 200 fly in 2:10.54.

She finished the day on a higher note, taking another gold medal as part of Sant Andreu’s women’s 400 free relay, which again won running-away in 3:38.55.

In the last day of competition, Muñoz was back on the top of the podiums, first with a win in the 50 free in 24.33. That was part of a 1-2 Sant Andreu finish, with Marta Gonzalez taking 2nd place in 25.18. Sant Andreu closed the meet with another relay win, topping the women’s 400 medley in 4:00.43.

Other Notable Results

• Muñoz’s teammate Jessica Vall swept the breaststroke races. She won the 50 in 30.68 (just .01 seconds slower than her Meet Record from last year). She then cracked a Meet Record in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:05.68, beating her old mark of 1:05.81 from the 2017 edition of this meet. Marina Garcia was 2nd in that race in 1:06.73. That was Vall’s first official qualifying time for the European Championships, though Garcia came up short of the requisite time to be the 2nd swimmer for Glasgow. Then in the 200, Vall won again in 2:21.42 with Garcia 2nd in 2:22.10 – that being enough to stamp her ticket for Euros.
• Africa Zamorano, another Sant Andreu swimmer, won both the 100 and 200 backstrokes as part of a gigantic schedule. She won the 100 back in 58.73, the 200 back in 2:05.84. While she didn’t race the 50 back, she also added medals in the 400 free (bronze), the 100 IM (bronze), and the 200 IM (silver) to go with 3 relay wins for 8 total medals.
• Former University of Michigan All-American Bruno Ortiz, who has continued to race domestically in Spain since the Olympic Games but who hasn’t done many international competitions, was the top-awarded male at the meet with 6 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals, matching Muñoz with 10 total. That includes an individual gold in his best event the 100 IM (53.33); a new Championship Record and personal best in the 100 breast (58.75); and a 3rd individual gold in the men’s 50 fly (23.46). His efforts along with those of his teammate Moritz Berg helped lead Real Canoe to the men’s team title.
• 16-year old Paula Juste Sanchez twice broke twice broke the 16-year olds National Age Record in the 200 IM, first with a 2:12.40 in prelims and then with a 2:10.49 in finals. She would later also break the record in the 400 IM with a 4:36.38. The old 200 IM record was set by the country’s best-ever swimmer Mireia Belmonte in 2009, while the old 400 IM standard belonged to Maria Vilas. Those were 3 of 14 national age group record swims set over the weekend in Spain.
• Other national age records of note include:
  • Sara Martinez broke the 13-year olds 200 breaststroke record in 2:37.57
  • CarlesColl broke the 18-year olds record in the 100 IM twice – first with a 54.11 in prelims, and then with a 53.61 in finals to take a silver medal. He also broke the 18-year olds record in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:08.79, and in the 50 free with a 22.24.

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