Articles by Spencer Penland

52.9/1:59 Flyer Taylor Grimley Joining Auburn for Fall 2024

Grimley competes for Suburban Seahawks Club and was a member of the Germantown Academy high school team.

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US Open Qualifier Cassie Bauer Heading to FGCU for Fall 2024

Nova of Virginia Aquatics’ Cassie Bauer is heading to Fort Myers, FL, this fall to join the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

American Lilla Bognar will be looking to complete her sweep of the girls IMs tonight.

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Luka Mijatovic Clocks Fastest 1500 Free Ever for American 15-Year-Olds with 15:15.95 at JPP

15-year-old Luka Mojatovic concluded his meet at the 2024 Junior Pan Pacs fittingly, blowing away the field in the early heats of the boys 1500 free.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

American 15-year-old Luka Mijatovic, the winner of the boys 400 free last night, will be competing in his last race of the meet this morning.

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15yo Luka Mijatovic Shatters Larsen Jensen’s 22-Year-Old 15-16 NAG in the 400 Free – 3:49.24

At just 15, Mijatovic took more than a second off Larsen Jensen’s NAG of 3:50.68, which was set back at the 2002 Summer Nationals.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

American 16-year-old Charlotte Crush led the field by a solid margin in the girls 100 fly this morning, clocking a 58.55.

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Ethan Ekk Cracks 15-Year-Old Canadian Age Group Record in the Boys 15-17 200 Free – 1:48.68

Ekk led his team off in 1:48.68, dipping under the record of 1:48.74, which was set back in August of 2009 by Hassaan Abdel-Khalik. 

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Welcome to the day 2 finals session of the 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra, Australia.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

American 17-year-old Madi Mintenko is the top seed in the girls 200 free final tonight after clocking a 1:58.81 in prelims this morning.

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2024 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

American 15-year-old Audrey Derivaux enters as the top seed in the girls 200 fly by nearly 3 seconds.

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Paris 2024 Olympics OW Preview: Defending World and Olympic Champs Set for Women’s 10k Battle

After finishing just 0.9 seconds apart in this race in Tokyo, Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha and Netherlands’ Sharon van Rouwendaal will race again here in Paris.

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Paris 2024: Spain Rolls, USA Wins Brutal Defensive Battle in Women’s Water Polo Quarterfinals

The match that stands out the most was the USA vs. Hungary match, which was a defensive battle for the ages.

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Underwater Video & Analysis of Olympic Champion Cam McEvoy’s 50 FR from Australian Trials

Below, you’ll find an underwater video of the first roughly 18 seconds of McEvoy’s race.

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SwimSwam Drill of the Month – August 2024: “Switchblades”

This month’s drill, “Switchblades,” comes from Club Wolverine.

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