Articles by Spencer Penland

2024 European Championships: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

Here we are: the final day of the 2024 European Championships in Belgrade.

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2024 European Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

This will be the shortest prelims session of the meet so far, set to clock in at approximately 1 hour. 

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ESPN’s Pat McAfee Recounts “Electric” US Olympic Trials Atmosphere, Talks Australian Rivalry

McAfee, a former NFL punter for the Indianapolis Colts and one of the most popular sports commentators currently, attended Wednesday night’s finals session.

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2024 European Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Mykhailo Romanchuk comes in as the top seed in the men’s 1500 free this morning by a huge margin.

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2024 European Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

After his 46.8 in the 100 free last night, Popovici enters as the top seed in the 200 free this morning with a 1:44.70.

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2024 European Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko has been having a good meet so far this week and she enters as the top seed in the women’s 400 IM.

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2024 LC European Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The men’s 800 free features Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk, who enters as the top seed.

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2024 LC European Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The 2024 European Championships kick off this morning in Belgrade, marking the first day of the 7-day meet.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Preview: Douglass Leads Improved Domestic Field In Women’s 100 Free

The United States women have improved leaps and bounds in the 100 free over the last three years, led by Kate Douglass.

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2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

All eyes will be on the women’s 200 free final tonight, as it should be a fantastic race between two of the top women’s freestylers in the world.

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Ariarne Titmus Shatters Women’s 200 FR World Record with 1:52.23, MOC Swims 1:52.48

Day 3 finals of the Australian Olympic Trials got off to wild start on Wednesday, seeing not one, but two swimmers go under the women’s 200 free World Record.

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Seminole Madeline Huggins’ 2:30.85 200 BR Among New Trials Cuts on Day 3 of Ocala Sectionals

The women’s 200 breast saw Florida State’s Madeline Huggins claim victory in 2:30.85.

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Erisman’s 54.3 100 FR, a Handful of New Trials Cuts Mark First 2 Days of 2024 Ocala Sectionals

A Laker Swim product, Erisman also swam the 100 back in prelims yesterday, where she posted the top time of the morning with a 1:01.28.

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Masse Swims 58.27 100 BK, Her Fastest Since Tokyo; Liendo Shreds 200 FR PB with 1:47.83

Day 3 prelims of the 2024 Canadian Olympic Trials saw huge performances out of two of Canada’s biggest stars: Kylie Masse and Josh Liendo.

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Celebrating a Legend: The Swimming Community Memorializes Jon Urbanchek on Social Media

In this post, we wanted to do a social media roundup of posts celebrating and memorializing Jon Urbanchek in the wake of his death.

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