Articles by Spencer Penland

Hayden Miller Drops Nearly 20 Seconds, Swims 8:48 800 at Des Moines Futures

Cache Valley Marlins’ Darwin Anderson, 17, won the men’s 1500 by over 10 seconds, finishing in 15:51.82.

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16-Year-Old Lance Norris Clocks 15:45 1500 to Open Greensboro Futures

Madison Murtagh, a rising Penn State sophomore, kicked off the meet by winning the women’s 800 free.

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Claire Tuggle Hits 4th Fastest 15-16 200 FR All-Time With 1:58.21

The time shed .37 seconds off her previous best, which she swam at last Summer’s Jr. Pan Pacs.

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Leah Gingrich Takes Down 200 Fly Personal Best From 2008

Her previous best was set 11 years ago, at the LCM Y Nationals meet back in 2008.

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BRAGGING RIGHTS: Which NCAA Team Won the Most Medals at 2019 Worlds?

We’ve looked through each race, and tallied up how many medals each NCAA program won at this edition Worlds.

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Regan Smith Swims 2nd Fastest 200 BK All-Time; Takes it Out in 59.45

Regan swam an incredibly gutsy race, taking taking it out in 28.68 and following up with a 30.77 for a stunning 59.45 at the 100 mark.

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Marie Wattel Breaks French Record in 50 Fly Again in Finals

Wattel has now moved up to a 3-way tie for 13th fastest performer all time.

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100 Bronze Medalist Mitch Larkin Misses 50 Back Semifinals

Larkin was the only 100 back finalist who swam the 50 back this morning and didn’t qualify for semifinals

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17-Year-Old Regan Smith Shatters Missy Franklin’s 200 Back World Record

17-year-old American Regan Smith dropped almost another 3 seconds, breaking the 2012 World Record held by Missy Franklin.

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Michael Phelps Congratulates Dressel on 49.50 100 Fly WR: ‘#welldeserved’

Phelps added after, “Swimming super fast this week! Finish strong!”

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Regan Smith Breaks World Jr Record in 200 BK, 9th Fastest Performer All-Time

She took .42 seconds off her previous record of 2:06.43, posting a 2:06.01.

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What SHOULD the Mixed Medley Relays do in Finals?

We have compiled a list of the fastest relay orders for the  major medal contenders in the mixed medley relay.

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Siobhan Haughey Takes Down Own Hong Kong Record in 200 Free

Haughey roared to a win in the first of two semifinals tonight, clocking a 1:55.58.

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Yan Zibei Takes Down 50 Breast Asian Record, His 5th Record in the Past Month

The swim puts Zibei in a tie for the 16th fastest 50 breaststroke of all-time.

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Minnesota’s Kilgallon Earns 1500 Olympic Trials Cut at Piscataway Sectional

The swim took roughly 4 seconds off her previous mark, and qualified her for the Olympic Trials next Summer.

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