Articles by Spencer Penland

Shun Wang Drops 1:40 200 IM, Hansson 22.1 50 FR On Day 1 Of USC Invite

USC has shown off what may be this season’s powerhouse 500 free squad, which happens to also be made up entirely of freshmen.

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Iowa Men, Women Roll Past Michigan State in Season Opener

On the men’s side of the meet, a pair of international freshmen took up the torch for Iowa.

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GA Tech, Federal Way To Host 2019 U.S. Winter Jr. Nationals Dec. 11-14

The dates and locations for the U.S. Winter Jr. Nationals East and West meets have been decided by USA Swimming, with the East meet taking place December 11-14th at Georgia Tech, and the West meet taking place the same dates in Federal Way, Washington.

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Utah Wins 12 of 15 Events Against BYU in Relay Meet

PROVO, Utah – Utah Swimming and Diving geared up for the regular season with a convincing display at the BYU Relays this evening. The Utes captured 12 of 15 events in their only exhibition meet.

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Fountaine Splits 50.9 100 Free As Washington State Downs San Diego

San Diego’s Alex Hubel touched 1st in the 100 fly, winning with a time of 56.11.

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College Swimming Previews: Finnerty, Lanza Set to Deliver #3 Indiana

All things considered, this IU team is stacked, and is a top 3 favorite with the potential to really explode and possibly rank even higher.

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College Swimming Previews: McHugh Poised To Deliver For #12 Minnesota

When all is accounted for, it seems the Golden Gophers are poised to be even better than last season, at least point-wise, and having finished 15th at the NCAAs last season, they could very realistically crack the top 10 this time around.

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William Hayon Wins 6 Events At Wisconsin Senior Championships

Rachel Munson, who is heading into her Senior year at the University of Minnesota, took the women’s 17 and Over 100 breast, posting a 1:09.56.

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Erin Gemmell Swims 3rd-Fastest 13-Year-Old 200 Free In US History

In addition, that time now ranks Gemmell 15th in the all-time rankings for 13-14 girls, with a full year left in the age group.

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Leah Hayes Swims #3 All-Time 11-12 Girls 100 Free At IL AGC’s

Hayes final win came in the 200 IM, where she touched in 2:21.39, which is off her personal best of 2:19.90, which ranks #2 all-time for 11-12 girls, behind only Missy Franklin.

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2018 TAGS: Nitro Swimming Wins 13th Team Title, 20 Meet Records Fall

14 year old Ana Herceg was one of Nitro’s top scorers, winning all 5 of her individual events, and breaking 3 individual meet records and a relay meet record.

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She’s In: Ella Eastin Qualifies to Pan Pacs Team

Note that this roster is not official, but is SwimSwam’s projected roster based on the qualifying criteria and procedures from USA Swimming.

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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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