Articles by Anya Pelshaw

John Stafford (Matthew’s Dad) Wins US Masters National Title 2 Years After Heart Attack

Super Bowl champion Matthew Stafford counted laps for his father, John, during his 1000 free US Masters national title on Friday.

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2023 NCAA Finalist Ashley Turak Returning to Indiana for COVID-19 5th Year

Turak swam a personal best in the 50 free at NCAAs this season as she was 10th in a 21.81 scoring her first NCAA individual points.

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2023 NCAA Qualifier Flynn Crisci Transferring to Tennessee for 5th Year

Crisci began his career at William & Mary, transferred to Pitt his sophomore year, and qualified for 2023 NCAAs as a senior.

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Division III Record Holder Tanner Filion Transferring to Notre Dame for 5th Year

Filion has a best time of 1:41.17 in the 200 back which he swam to set a Division III record at this year’s NCAA Championships.

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American Athletic Conference Champ Frederica Kizek Transfers to Nevada for 5th Year

Kizek won the AAC mile as a junior, and would have been Nevada’s highest finisher in both the 500 and 1650 frees this past season at conferences.

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Katja Pavicevic (UCSD) and Alexandra White (Kenyon) Will Graduate Transfer to UNC

Pavicevic was a conference champion at UCSD and White made numerous NCAA Divsion III A finals while at Kenyon.

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2022 and 2023 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Abby Hay Returns to Louisville for Fifth Year

Hay made the NCAA A final in the 200 IM as a junior and the NCAA A finals of the 200 IM and 200 fly as a senior.

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NCAA Qualifier Emma Davidson Announces Transfer from Cal to Texas for 5th Year

Davidson qualified for 2023 NCAAs individually and swam at the meet in 2022 as a relay-only swimmer for Cal.

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2023 Westmont Pro Swim Series- Regan Smith Scratches 50 Back For Night 2

Smith swam the fastest time this morning in the 100 fly and swam a personal best in the event as she won the event at Pro Swim-Fort Lauderdale in a 56.60.

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Daniel Diehl Swims 1:40.47 200 Back on Night 2 of YMCA Nationals

Diehl (above) won the 200 back by over two seconds. Brendan Whitfield dropped 2.93 seconds off his PB to win the boys 100 fly in a 46.26.

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Leah Shackley Swims 50.96 100 Fly; #3 15-16 All-Time (Y-Nats)

Shackley (above) swam a best time of 50.96 dropping almost a second off her previous best of 51.93 which she swam a few weeks ago.

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Oakland University Hires Mitch Alters as Next Head Coach

Alters will take over in May after longtime head coach Pete Hovland retires. The Oakland men and women each won the conference title this year.

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2023 M. NCAAs: Leon Marchand Swims 22.27 50 Breast; #1 Split All-Time

Marchand swam the fastest split ever in the 50 breast and Minnesota’s Max McHugh swam the second fastest ever tonight.

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2023 M NCAAs: The Teams Arrive in Minneapolis Social Media Edition

The men’s teams have arrived in Minneapolis for 2023 Men’s NCAAs. Check out their travels, arrivals, and adventures on social media here.

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SwimSwam’s 2023 Pre-NCAA Champion Picks (Men)

All SwimSwam writers have picked Arizona State’s Leon Marchand to win both the 200 breast and 400 IM while a majority of us have him picked to win the 200 IM

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