Articles by Spencer Penland

ASU Wins First Relay NCAA Title in Program History, Crushes 400 Medley NCAA Record in 2:57.32

It took until day 3 of the meet, but Arizona State won their first NCAA relay title in program history, putting up a stunning performance in the 400 MR.

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Cal Fifth Year Liam Bell Breaks Finnerty’s NCAA Record with 49.53 100 Breast

Nobody would have thought Ian Finnerty’s NCAA Record of 49.69 was in any danger of being broken this week at the NCAA Championships.

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Josh Liendo Moves to #2 All-Time in the Yards 100 Fly with 43.07

Liendo now holds 3 of the 5 fastest performances of all-time.

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Josh Liendo Rips Fastest Prelims (Yards) 100 Fly Ever with 43.30, #3 Performance in History

The star Canadian sprinter didn’t waste the opportunity to put up a fast swim this morning, ripping a new career best of 43.30 in prelims of the 100 fly.

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NC State Breaks Own Month-Old American Record in the 200 Free Relay (1:14.13)

NC State clipped their own AR in the 200 free relay tonight, bettering the 1:14.44 they had swum at the ACC Champs last month, which had stood as the AR. 

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Destin Lasco Cracks American Record in 200 IM, Wins NCAA Title with 1:37.91

Lasco finished in 1:37.91, bettering his won AR of 1:38.10, which he had swum at last year’s NCAAs.

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Chris Guiliano’s ND Record 1:30.36 and More Swims You Might’ve Missed on Day 1 of Men’s NCAAs

This post will be dedicated to shining some light on some of the swims that may have flown under the radar, or just didn’t get mentioned in our main recaps.

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Track Your Picks for the 2024 Men’s NCAA Championships SwimSwam Pick’ems Contest

It may be a good idea to bookmark this page during the duration of the meet, so you can easily find it.

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Hobson Breaks NCAA Record with 1:29.13 200 FR… Then Marchand Goes 1:28.97 in the Next Heat

Before Cal had broken the NCAA Record in the 800 free relay tonight, the 200 free NCAA Record had already been broken…twice.

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Florida Shreds NCAA Record in 200 Medley Relay with 1:20.15; Liendo Clocks 18.97 Fly Split

Florida hit the wall in 1:20.15, taking 0.40 seconds off the NCAA Record Arizona State set at the beginning of the month at the Pac-12 Championships.

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MISCA Announces Boys 2023-24 ‘Dream Team’ for Michigan HS Swimming

The team features the fastest swimmer in each event, as well as the fastest team in each relay from the season, and the highest scoring diver.

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Duane Sorenson Retires After 27 Seasons as Head Coach of Iowa State Swimming & Diving

Sorenson was honored as Big 12 Swim Coach of the Year twice during his tenure at Iowa State.

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Aaron Shackell Puts Up 1:46.3 200 FR on Day 2 of Indy Sectionals

That swim comes in just off Shackell’s personal best of 1:46.21, which he set back in November of 2022 at the FINA World Cup stop in this same pool. 

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Lilly King Puts Up Season Best 2:23.27 200 Breast on Day 1 of Indy Sectionals

One of the most exciting races of the night came in the women’s 200 breast final, where Indiana training partners Lilly King and Kotryna Teterevkova went 1-2.

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2024 W. NCAA Previews: Breakout Stars Abby McCulloh and Aurora Roghair Lead Packed Mile Field

They’re led by Abby McCulloh, who holds the top time in the NCAA this season with the 15:40.96 she swam at the SEC Championships last month.

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