Articles by Spencer Penland

M.I.S.C.A Releases Michigan HS Girls Swimming & Diving 2020-2021 “Dream Team”

The team consists of the fastest swimmer across all 3 division state meets in each event.

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Best Times from Woodbury and Murdock Lead Cranbrook Kingswood to MHSAA D3 Title

Woodbury took the 200 free with a 1:48.31, breaking the Lake Orion pool record of 1:49.56.

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Seaholm Wins MHSAA Girls DII Title; Jordyn Shipps Clocks 2:02 IM, 50.80 100 FR

DeWitt senior Jordyn Shipps, an Oakland recruit, took the 100 free with a 50.80, touching first by over a second.

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Ann Arbor Pioneer Handily Wins MHSAA Girls Division I State Meet, Sweeps Relays

As projected by the psych sheet, Ann Arbor Pioneer won the state title, and did so by a huge margin, doubling runner-up Farmington Hills Mercy’s score

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Nebraska’s Autumn Haebig Posts 1:46 200 FR, Huskers Fall to Iowa 170-128

Nebraska’s Autumn Haebig was triple event winner, taking the 100, 200, and 500 frees for the Huskers.

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Michigan State Backs Out Over COVID Issues, Purdue Women Beat Illinois 173-122

Purdue was set to host Illinois and Michigan State for a tri-meet this weekend, but MSU had to back out on Friday due to COVID-19 issues within the program.

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Wash. State’s Larson Hits 22.70 50 FR, 1 of 5 Pool Records in Dual with Utah

Larson put on a show in the 50 free, finishing in 22.70, well ahead of the runner-up, Woznick, who touched in 23.23.

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Freshman Chloe Stepanek Helps Texas A&M Roll Past Houston in Women’s Dual

Stepanek first won the 200 free with a 1:47.65, blowing away the field as the only swimmer to crack 1:50.

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Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Conference Competition to Begin this Weekend

The Pac-12 conference is slated to begin its official in-conference competition this weekend with Washington State is hosting Utah on the 15th.

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Big Ten Swimming & Diving Schedule Will Kick Off This Weekend

iven the unique circumstances of the last year, the Big Ten is conducting its swimming & diving season differently than in years past.

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MHSAA Girls D3 Preview: Cranbrook and Marian In the Team Title Hunt

Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and Bloomingfield Hills Marian, the 2nd and 3rd place teams last year respectively, appear poised to battle it out.

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MHSAA Girls Division II Preview: Greaves and Olsen Look to Defend Titles

Birmingham Seaholm enters this weekend’s Division II Championships with a good shot at defending their team title from last year.

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MHSAA Girls Division I Preview: Ann Arbor Pioneer Leads the Way on Psych Sheets

Ann Arbor Pioneer, who finished 2nd in last year’s team standings, looks to be in excellent position heading into this weekend

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Rutgers Expects to Redshirt a Significant Portion of its Swim & Dive Roster

SwimSwam is set to have Rutgers head coach Jon Maccoll on the SwimSwam Podcast next week to discuss the situation. 

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