Articles by Anya Pelshaw

17 Year Old Erin Gemmell Swims Personal Best of 1:57.12 in Women’s 200 Freestyle

The future of the US women’s 4×200 freestyle relay looks bright led by teenagers Claire Weinstein, Bella Sims, and Gemmell.

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2022 World Champion Summer McIntosh Drops 200 Fly from Commonwealth Lineup

The teenage McIntosh won the World title in the event a little over a month ago at the 2022 World Championships in Hungary.

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Norwegian Swimmer Knut Ivan Rasmussen Currently Swimming 700 km in Atlantic Ocean

Rasmussen began his swim at the beginning of the month and is currently at about the halfway mark in the southern part of Norway.

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Katie Ledecky to Time Trial 200 Fly and 200 IM on Friday/Saturday at US Nationals

Ledecky did not have any events scheduled for Friday or Saturday when she has confirmed to SwimSwam that she will be time trialing the 200 fly and 200 IM.

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17 Year Old Ilya Kharun Swims 1:56.66 Men’s 200 Butterfly: #7 17-18 All-Time

Kharun had never been under the 2:00 mark until this year after swimming a 1:56.66 in finals at US Nationals in Irvine.

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16 Swimming & Divers Among Conference Finalists for NCAA Woman of the Year

2020 US Tokyo Olympian and recent Stanford graduate Brooke Forde is one of sixteen swimmers and divers among the conference finalists.

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Multiple Israeli National Record Holders Highlight 21st Maccabiah Games

Anastasia Gorbenko (above) competed in the women’s 200 IM, one of eight individual events she holds the LCM Israeli national record in.

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Erin Gemmell Swims 1:57.45 LCM 200 Free; 1:00.85 100 Fly at Summer Club Meet

Gemmell, a Texas commit, was less than a tenth off both of her best times in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the meet.

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US National Junior Teamer Graunke Wins on Final Night of Santa Clarita Sectionals

Graunke won the 50 free in a 22.76 which was faster than he was in April 2022 at US International Team Trials and in June 2021 at Wave II Trials.

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Teenagers Sweep Wins on Night 4 of Roseville Sectionals

Teenagers won all of the six events on the last night at Roseville Sectionals including a 1-2 finish by the Goya brothers in the 1500 freestyle.

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16 YO Lillian Struempf Wins 2 Events on Night 3 of Roseville Sectionals

Struempf won the women’s 400 free, finished second in the 100 fly, and anchored Orinda Aquatics’ winning women’s 800 free relay all in one night.

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NC State Commit Hebert Continues Success into Day 3 of Santa Clarita Sectionals

Madeleine Hebert has won an event on all three days of the meet so far winning the 400 free in a best time of 4:23.27 on night 3.

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16 YO Adriana Smith Wins 2 Events on Night 2 of Roseville Sectionals

Smith won the women’s 100 back in a best time of 1:03.54 an led off Orinda Aquatics’ women’s 400 medley relay in a 1:04.39.

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Mickelson and Hebert Win 2 Events Each on Night 2 of Santa Clarita Sectionals

Hebert (above) won the women’s 200 free and was a part of TRA’s winning 400 medley relay. Mickelson won the men’s 100 back and 400 medley relay.

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16 YO Ewan Lonergan Swims 2:18.51 200 Breast on Night 1 Roseville Sectionals

That was a best time for Lonergan by over three seconds and now sits him at #62 all time in the boys 15-16 age group.

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