Articles by Spencer Penland

Richmond Spring Cup: Gemmell (16), Weinstein (14) Hit Wave II Cuts in 400 Free

With a sizzling 30.37 on the final 50, Gemmell was able to seal the deal, roaring into the finish in 4:12.94.

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18&U Spring Cup – Richmond: Huske Hits 1:58.09 LCM 200 FR, #9 All-Time 17-18

Arlington Aquatic Club 18-yeat-old Torri Huske put on a show on Friday night at the Richmond site of the TYR Spring Cup.

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3 Swimmers Pick Up Their First Olympic Trials Cut at Richmond Spring Cup Site

During the prelims session of the Richmond site Spring Cup, there was a handful of Olympic Trials cuts achieved.

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18&U Spring Cup – Richmond Day 1: 14yo Weinstein Picks up Wave II Cut in 800 FR

Finishing 2nd in the 800 was Westchester Aquatic Club 14-year-old Claire Weinstein, who swam an 8:41.44.

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18&U Spring Cup – Des Moines Day 1: Cox and Matheson Hit Wave II Cuts

Cox swam an 8:42.59, getting her hand on the wall 6 seconds ahead of runner-up Ashley Strouse from Scottsdale Aquatic Club (8:48.37).

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MHSAA Boys D1 Championship: Pioneer Dominates, Segal Hits 100 BR MHSAA Record

Ann Arbor Pioneer put on a dominant performance at the MHSAA D1 boys state meet, tallying up 369 points to beat runner up Holland West Ottawa by 135.5 points

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UNH Defends America East Women’s Title, Binghamton Snaps UMBC Men’s Streak

Binghamton scored 82 more points than they did last year, despite the addition of NJIT to America East. 

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2021 America East Championships Day 2: Binghamton & UMBC Locked in Tight Battle

Binghamton has maintained their lead over 4x defending champions UMBC heading into the final day of the meet.

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America East Champs Swimming: New Hampshire Sweeps Day 1 Events

Defending America East women’s champions New Hampshire couldn’t have gotten out to a better start in the swimming event at these championships

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Andrej Barna Hits Lifetime Bests 48.5 100 FR, 1:49.5 200 FR at Louisville Meet

Coincidentally, 48.58 is exactly what it took to place 16th in prelims of the 100 free and make it through to semifinals at the 2016 Olympics. 

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NCAA Conference Roundup 4/12 – 4/18: 7 Swimmers Go Under 2021 NCAA Invite Times

In all, 7 swimmers from last weekend’s conference meets swam under the invite times from this year.

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Buffalo Wins First Women’s MAC Title in Program History, Snaps Akron’s Streak

The 2021 Women’s MAC Championships appeared to be heading towards a dramatic finish all weekend, and, oh boy, did it deliver.

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2021 Women’s MAC Champs Day 2: Buffalo Wins Big, Setting Stage for Tight Finish

The Zips lead Buffalo by an ultra-slim 12 points margin with one day to go, marking the toughest fight Akron has had since they began the win streak in 2014.

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Liberty Howell Becomes First in MVC History to Win 12 Individual Titles

Missouri State senior Liberty Howell made history over and over again at this week’s MVC Championships.

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2021 MVC Champs: Missouri State Wins 5th-Straight Title, Miller Hits 48.6 100FR

Missouri State won their 5th-straight MVC Championship last night, doing so by the largest margin in school history.

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