Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Leon Marchand Breaks US Open Meet Record With 3:44.70 400 Freestyle

Marchand dropped almost four seconds off his lifetime best as he came home much stronger today than back in May.

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Summer McIntosh Breaks Ledecky’s US Open Record With 3:55.37 400 Free, #2 Swim All-Time

McIntosh broke Ledecky’s record of a 3:56.81 from the Fort Lauderdale Pro Series. McIntosh now holds four of the six fastest performances all-time.

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Summer Juniors Finalist Gabriel Campos Commits To Penn State For 2026

Campos represents Chile at the international level and brings depth to Penn State’s breaststroke group.

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College Swimming Weekly Preview: December 1-7

#4 (Women) and #6 (Men) ranked Cal travels to Minnesota for the Minnesota Invite. See the full weekly schedule here.

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Over/Unders: How Many US Open And World Records Go Down In Austin?

How many US Open and World Records do you think could be broken this week in Austin at the US Open?

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Herbie Behm Proposes That Dual Meet Wins Should Help Determine NCAA Roster Sizes

Behm proposed all teams should swim 6 dual meets, a win giving 3 NCAA spots. He also said the total numbers of athletes at the meet should stay the same

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Pitt Women Punch NCAA Relay Ticket Again, Continuing Historic Program Rise

Prior to last season, the Pitt women did not have a relay at NCAAs since 2006, now they qualify for the 2nd year in a row.

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Enhanced Games Merging With A Paradise Acquisition Corp, Going Public

The Enhanced Games will be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker “EHNA” as it merges with A Paradise “APAD.”

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Krzysztof Chmielewski Embracing “Trusting the Coach” After Breakout Summer, Worlds Silver

Chmielewski won silver this summer at the 2025 World Championships while representing Poland. He sits at #5 in the NCAA this season in the 200 fly.

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Darcy Revitt Becomes First Sub-48 100 Freestyler At Washington State On Final Day In Iowa

Revitt broke her own school record in the 100 free with a 47.64 and also helped the team’s 400 free relay to a record to close the meet.

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Torri Huske Swims 45.49 100 Free Split, #9 Performance All-Time

Huske’s previous best split was a 45.77 that she swam at the 2025 NCAA Championships. Stanford would have been 2nd at 2025 NCAAs with their time today.

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Luca Urlando Breaks Own NCAA, American, US Open Records With 1:36.41 200 Butterfly

Urlando now holds the five fastest performances all-time, breaking his own record that he swam back in March at 2025 NCAAs.

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None of USA Swimming’s Top Four Earners In 2024 Still Work for the Organization

Tim Hinchey, Shana Ferguson, Lindsay Mintenko, and Eric Skufca were the highest earners for USA Swimming in 2024. None are still with the organization.

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Washington State Wins Four Events, Sets Two School Records On Night 3 In Iowa

Emily Lundgren swam to a win in the 100 breast and helped Washington State’s 400 medley relay to a win on Thursday night.

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2025 Tennessee Invite: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Thomas Heilman will swim the 100 fly this morning. This meet is separate from the Dual Meet Challenge, serving as another opportunity to get some times.

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