Articles by Spencer Penland

2023 Australian World Championship Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

All eyes will be on superstar Ariarne Titmus today in the women’s 200 free.

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2023 Australian World Championship Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The women’s 100 back will feature world record holder Kaylee McKeown, who won the 200 IM last night in the second-fastest time in the world this year.

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2023 Australian World Champs Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The first prelims session of the 2023 Australian World Championship Trials kicks off this morning at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Center.

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Emma Phillips Set to Make Huge Impact as She Heads to Union College (KY) for Fall 2023

Phillips is set to arrive at Union College with a time that is four seconds under the program record in the women’s 400 IM (4:44.94).

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14-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Clocks 100 Free PB of 52.78 (George Haines Day 4 Prelims)

Sunday’s prelims session at the 2023 George F. Haines International Swim Meet in San Jose featured heats of the 50 breast, 50 back, 200 IM, and 100 free.

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Lexi Stephens Decommits from Alabama, Sends Verbal to Tennessee for Fall 2024

Stephens’ announcement came after she competed at the VA NOVA Senior Classic this past weekend, where she clocked a new PB of 2:14.06 in the LCM 200 back.

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ACC Champion and All-American Jack Hoagland Transferring to SMU for Grad School

At the 2023 NCAAs, Hoagland took home a fifth-place finish in the 1650 free (14:38.68), tenth in the 500 free (4:12.49), and 12th in the 400 IM (3:40.82).

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Paul Murphy Hired as New Head Coach for Bloomington Normal Swim Club

Murphy joins BNSC following a short stint as the head coach of Dayton Raiders, in Dayton, OH.

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DART Swimming Leads ASCA’s Top 100 Age Group Teams of 2023

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) released their 2023 Top 100 Age Groups Teams on Wednesday.

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12-Time NCAA All-American Maddy Banic Joins Mizzou Swim & Dive Staff as Assistant Coach

Missouri swimming & diving head coach Andrew Grevers announced the hiring of Maddy Banic as an assistant coach on Wednesday morning.

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1:55 and 1:56 LCM 200 Flyers Krzysztof & Michal Chmielewski Commit to USC for Fall 2023

Brothers Krzysztof Chmielewski and Michal Chmielewski have committed to swim at USC starting this fall (2023).

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Future Cal Golden Bear Samuel Quarles Pops New SCY 100 Fly PB of 47.07

The Cal recruit, who is set to begin his NCAA career with the Golden Bears in the fall, popped a new lifetime best in the 100 fly, clocking a 47.07.

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2023 Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Maggie MacNeil was unable to compete on day one of the meet due to travel delays, but she’s now made it to Vancouver and is ready to race.

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2023 Mel Zajac Day 1 Prelims: Liendo Hits 1:50 200 FR, 24.1 50 Fly to Open Meet

The 2023 Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet kicked off this morning at the UBC Aquatic Centre in Vancouver.

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Indiana Hires 2023 Big Ten Champion Noelle Peplowski as Assistant Coach

Following her recent graduation, Indiana All-American and Big Ten champion Noelle Peplowski is staying with the Hoosiers.

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