Articles by Spencer Penland

400 Free Relay Decides It: UNLV Wins Highly-Contested Mountain West Crown

he meet, which was close from day 1, turned into an absolute nail-biter tonight, with 4 lead changes in the team standings during the final session.

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2021 Women’s Mountain West Up/Downs: SDSU, UNLV, Nevada Set for Photo-Finish

Both UNLV and Nevada have slightly more A final swimmers and divers tonight, which gives opens up a lane for them to capitalize on those higher-scoring races

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2021 Women’s WAC Champs Up/Downs: New Mexico State Surges in Day 4 Prelims

It must be noted as we break down the finalists by team tonight that the women’s diving events will not take place until next week.

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SDSU Surges on Mountain West Day 3, Klara Thormalm Posts Record 59.14 100 BR

Two-time defending conference champions San Diego State took the lead on Day 3, although the team standings remain very tight.

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2021 Women’s WACs: Northern Arizona Holds Lead, New Mexico State Rises on Day 3

New Mexico State jumped up 2 places from Day 2, and are heading into the final day of competition just 28 points behind NAU.

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Nevada Leads a Very Tight Team battle Through Day 2 of Mountain West Champs

UNLV is just 10 points behind heading into Day 3 of the meet, while two-time defending champions San Diego State are in 3rd, just 45 points out from first.

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Women’s WAC Champs Day 2: NAU Leads Tight Team Race, Earns 4 A Finalists in 500

The team standings remain very tight, with just 22 points between NAU in 1st and New Mexico State in 4th. 

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Dryland Swimming Workouts #207 – Stretching for Posture

Posture is vital for swimmers, as it allows swimmers to hold straight lines through their body as they swim, decreasing resistance caused by the body. 

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Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona Tied Following Day 1 of Women’s WAC Champs

Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona, the two top conference title contenders this year, are tied going into the first day of individual racing tomorrow.

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Liberty and FGCU Tie for CCSA Women’s Crown, Halmai Clocks 2:08.17 200 Breast

Two-time defending champs Liberty earned a 3rd-straight conference title, although they share this year’s title with the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles.

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CCSA Women’s Champs Day 3 Up/Mid/Down: Liberty and FGCU to Go Down to Wire

FGCU has one more swim in finals tonight than Liberty does, giving them a slight advantage to outscore the Flames tonight.

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Carbon HS Girls Pick Up 3rd-Straight UHSAA 3A Girls Swimming Title

Carbon High School won its 3rd-straight UHSAA 3A girls swimming title this past weekend, finishing with a 30-point lead over runner-up Judge Memorial. 

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Liberty Holds Strong on Day 2 of CCSA Champs, FGCU’s Halmai Hits 59.9 100 BR

Interestingly, there was no movement in the team standings on the 2nd day of the meet.

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Judge Memorial Wins UHSAA 3A Boys Title, Yanelli Defends 200 IM & 100 BR Titles

Judge Memorial toppled defending champions Union HS this past weekend at the Utah High School Athletic Association (UHSAA) 3A boys swimming championships.

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Liberty Narrowly Leads Through Day 1 of CCSA Champs, Split Relays with FGCU

The Lady Flames are being hotly contested by FGCU through the first of the three days of racing.

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