Articles by Spencer Penland

Ashley Twichell Becomes 4th Fastest American All-Time in 1500

2nd and 3rd place finishers Ally McHugh and Erica Sullivan also cracked the top 10 all-time American performers with their times of 16:02.56 and 16:02.88, which come in at 7th and 8th respectively.

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Gaby VanBrunt Wins 9 Events, Breaks 3 Records At GA Age Group Champs

The Georgia 14U Age group Champs meet was held this past weekend, where SwimAtlanta emerged victorious in team scoring by 1600 points. 

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SwimMAC Carolina Sweeps Team Titles At NC Senior Championships

Thomas Bretzmann (North Carolina Aquatic Club) won the men’s 1500 with a time of 15:48.05. That time comes in slightly off his best time of 15:45.55, which he swam at last Summer’s Junior Nationals.

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Carmel Swim Club Sweeps Team Titles At Indiana Senior Championship

Jake Mitchell, a 16 year old out of Carmel Swim Club, took the men’s 800 free with an 8:21.58.

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Tom Schab Breaks Iowa Pool Record In 1500 On Day 4 Of Sectionals

Daniel Orcutt of Kentucky Aquatics took the men’s 200 IM with a 2:03.42, marking a sizeable time drop.

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Sorenson, Tysoe Break 200 Back Pool Records On Day 3 Of Iowa Sectional

Cameron Tysoe (Wisconsin Aquatics) took the men’s 200 back in record fashion, posting a 1:59.97 to break 2:00 for the first time in his career.

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Madison Kennedy Posts 25.02 50 Free At NCS Senior Champs Day 3

Former Yale sprint star Aaron Greenberg posted a lifetime best to take the men’s 50 free. Greenberg swam a 22.61, knocking .02 seconds off his previous personal best of 22.63, which he swam at the Indianapolis Pro Swim Series back in May.

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Nicholas McDowell Swims 3:56 400 Free At Indiana Senior Champs Day 3

Max Miranda (Unattached) took the men’s 200 fly with a 2:02.63. Miranda’s time was off his personal best of 1:59.40, which he swam back in 2015.

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13-Year-Old Oliver Pilkinton Swims 27.19 50 Fly At Southeastern Champs

Andrew Jordan, 14, won the boys 13-14 200 free, posting a 1:58.82.

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Calypso Sheridan Breaks 100 Back Pool Record At Iowa Sectional Day 2

Cameron Tysoe (Wisconsin Aquatics) swam a speedy 1:50.64 to win the men’s 200 free.

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15-Year-Old Cade Oliver Swims 2:04.44 200 BK At Indiana Sr. Champs

Griffin Eiber of Indiana Swim Team posted a 50.52 to win the men’s 100 free, marking a .72 second drop from his personal best.

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17-Year-Old Jason Louser Swims 4:23 400 IM At Metropolitan Sr. Champs

Kristin Cornish, a 14 year old out of Westchester Aquatic Club, dropped a massive best time to win the women’s 800 free.

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Katie Ledecky Wins CoSIDA DI Academic All-American Athlete of the Year

Katie is also the first Sophomore to ever win this award. In her second, and final, season with Stanford, Ledecky broke the 400 IM NCAA and American records, and claimed individual NCAA titles in the 500 free and 1650 free.

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16-Year-Old Andrei Minakov Throws Down 49.9 100 FR In Santa Clarita

Kenisha Liu (Brea Aquatics) has won 4 events through 2 days of competition.

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Ashley Twichell Swims 8:37 800 FR At NCS Senior Champs

Thomas Bretzmann (North Carolina Aquatic Club) took the men’s 800 with an 8:14.50.

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