Articles by Spencer Penland

Overreacting to Day 1 Prelims of the 2023 World Champs: Sam Short Has Arrived

Since the first session is now complete, it’s time to overreact to what we saw at this very early stage of the meet.

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2023 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

This session will feature heats of the women’s 200 IM, men’s 400 FR, women’s 100 FL, men’s 50 FL, women’s 400 FR, men’s 100 BR, and men’s 400 IM individually.

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2023 World Championships: View Your Picks for the Pick ‘Em Contest

In this post, we’re sharing the responses from each contestant in a mast spreadsheet.

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2023 World Champs Day 1 Prelims Preview: Leon Marchand Eyeing Phelps’ 400 IM WR Today

That means two of the most highly anticipated races of the week will have finals today.

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2023 World Champs Day 1 Prelims Scratch Report: Wiffen and Quadarella out of the 400 FR

For this scratch report, we’re focusing only on scratches within the top 20 seeds in each event. 

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It’s Summer Time: Analyzing the Picks for the 2023 World Champs SwimSwam Pick’Em Contest

The first trend I noticed in the picks is that those who have entered in the contest are feeling high, very high, on Canadian 16-year-old Summer McIntosh.

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2023 World Champs Previews: The Stage is Set for Historic Battle in Women’s 400 Free

The three fastest performers in history are all set to go head-to-head for the first time since Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh fully burst onto the scene.

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2023 World Champs Previews: Finke Leads a Stacked Field in the Men’s 800 Free

Leading the way is American Bobby Finke, who won the event in 7:39.36 last summer.

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Wisconsin’s Taiko Torepe-Ormsby Rips 22.21 50 FR on Day 4 of Des Moines Sectional

Torepe-Ormsby, who is from Wharenui, New Zealand, not only clocked a huge new personal best with the swim, but he also scared the New Zealand Record.

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Swim Neptune Cracks Week-Old Boys 17-18 400 Medley Relay NAG at Boise Sectional (Video)

In the final event of the meet, the men’s 400 medley relay, Swim Neptune set a new National Age Group Record for 17-18 boys. 

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Fullerton Sectionals Closes Out With 15yo Iris Kim Clocking an 8:58.19 in the 800 Free

The final day of racing at the Janet Evans Swim Complex featured the 200 IM, 50 free, women’s 800 free, and men’s 1500 free individually.

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2023 World Champs Water Polo: Italy & Greece Win Huge in First Women’s Pool Play Matches

Water polo is officially underway in Fukuoka! The first day of action featured initial women’s pool play matches.

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15-Year-Old Kathleen Turano Pops 4:15.82 400 FR for Huge PB at Fullerton Sectional Day 3

Turano won the race in 4:15.82, blowing away her PB, which was 4:21.87 heading into the meet.

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17yo August Vetsch Rips 53.45 100 FL for New Olympic Trials Cut (Boise Sectional Day 3)

Following a big swim in the 200 free yesterday, Swim Neptune 17-year-old August Vetsch popped off a 53.45 to win the men’s 100 fly last night.

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Margaret Dickinson, 13, Earns Summer Jr. Nationals Cut on Day 3 of Des Moines Sectional

The women’s 200 back also saw Schroeder Y 13-year-old Margaret Dickinson come in 3rd with a 2:18.24.

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