Articles by Spencer Penland

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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15-Year-Old Aspen Gersper Picks Up Two Trials Cuts at Florida Sectionals

On the final two days of the meet, Saint Andrew’s Aquatics 15-year-old Aspen Gersper thrived, posting 5 huge lifetime bests.

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Dryland Swimming Workouts #206

Today’s workout will be focused on the lower body muscles

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Houston’s Ioanna Sacha Posts Greek Record in the LCM 200 Back at Houston Invite

The swim shaved .20 seconds off her previous best of 2:12.84, which she swam exactly one year ago.

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Drury Men Snap UIndy Streak, Lindenwood Women Win First-Ever GLVC Team Title

Lindenwood won their first Great Lakes Valley Conference title in program history tonight, beating out UIndy and Drury in an impossibly tight finish.

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Fabio Dalu Shatters NCAA DII Record with 14:55 Mile, 1st DII Swimmer Sub-15:00

The previous NCAA DII record was 12 years old, held, coincidentally by Drury swimmer Mitch Snyder from the 2009 NCAA DII Championships.

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USC’s Alexei Sancov Hits Lifetime Best 46.4 100 Fly in Dual with Utah

The swim was huge for Sancov, marking his first personal best performance since November of 2019. 

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Cal Women Top Stanford 178-117 on the Road, Ivey Puts Up 47.24 100 Free PB

The swim was Ivey’s 2nd best time in the 100 free this season, coming in under her previous best of 47.53, which she swam just 2 weeks ago in a dual with UCLA

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