Articles by Spencer Penland

Minna Atherton Breaks SCM 200 50 Back Australian Records; #3 All-Time in 200

Atherton, representing the London Roar ISL team in Budapest this weekend, broke both the SCM 200 back and 50 back Australian National Records.

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Kelly Pash Triples, Swims Two Lifetime Bests in Debut for Texas vs Kentucky

Pash got the ball rolling early, speeding to a 1:46.42 in the 200 free.

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Tanner Edwards Breaks 100 Back Meet Record at SCHSL 4A State Meet

Edwards started his day with a lead-off split of 23.28 in the 200 medley relay, which was the fastest backstroke split in the field.

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The Big Ten’s Rising Men’s Sprint Power: The Ohio State Buckeyes

The Buckeye’s led the NCAA in that regard, getting more swimmers under 20 seconds than any other NCAA program last season.

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St Joseph’s and Oceanside Collegiate Academy Win South Carolina HS 3A Titles

Oceanside freshman Caroline Hill was one of the most decorated swimmers of the meet,

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Nevada Goes 1-2-3 in Both Breast Events in Mountain West Dual Meet with UNLV

Nevada Sophomore Wiktoria Samula swept the breaststroke events.

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3 NCAA-Leading Times Produced on Day 2 of SMU Classic; Louisville Edges Auburn

One of the most dominant wins of the day came from Louisville fly star Grace Oglesby, who swam a 1:55.09 to win the 200 fly.

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Akron’s Paulina Nogaj Swims 53.6 100 Fly in Win Over Miami (OH) in MAC Dual

That time stands as Nogaj’s fastest dual meet performance in her NCAA career.

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Hayden Harlow Clocks 56.2 100 Breast at Penn State Sprint Fest

That time from Harlow stands as his fastest dual meet time in his NCAA career, topping the 56.54 he swam at his fastest last season.

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Utah Women Beat Arizona For First Time in Program History; Arizona Men Win

Freshmen were pivotal in Utah’s win in the women’s meet.

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Cameron Craig Swims 21.47 Flat-Start 50 Fly in Ohio State Intrasquad

Craig first won the men’s 25 freestyle in a time of 9.14.

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Zheng Quah Clocks 1:34.9 200 Free as Cal Sweeps Pacific

Quah has a personal best of 1:33.75, and his first 200 free of last season (also in October) was 1:37.09.

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Houston’s Sam Medlin Swims 4:53 500 Free to Help Cougars Best Tulane 183-117

There was a very tight battle between Houston’s Sam Medlin and Tulane’s Lilly Byrne in the 500 free.

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Kenyon’s Hannah Orbach-Mandel Named 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist

There will be a ceremony on October 20th in Indianapolis, where the top 30 will be celebrated, and the winner will be announced. 

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Class of 2021 #10 Recruit Ellie Waldrep Gives Verbal to Auburn Tigers

Waldrep is SwimSwam’s 10th-ranked recruit from the ‘way too early recruit ranks’ for the class of 2021, published in May of this year.

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