Articles by Spencer Penland

Michigan Recruit Ethan Schwab Hits 200 Breast PB of 1:56.92 at Y Nationals Day 2 Prelims

The first prelims session of the 2023 YMCA Nationals took place this morning, featuring heats of the 200 back, 100 fly, and 200 breast. 

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Schroeder Y’s Isaac Fleig Hits PB of 9:02.78 in the 1000 FR to Open 2023 YMCA Nationals

The first day of the 2023 YMCA Nationals at the Greensboro Aquatic Center featured the 1000 free and the 200 free relay.

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Purdue Wins Combined and Men’s Titles, UVA Takes Women’s Title at 2023 College Club Nats

Just as their varsity team did a few weeks ago, UVA’s club swim team won the women’s national title, pulling away from runner-up Michigan State by 303 points.

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Carles Coll Hits New Personal Best of 2:10.71 in the 200 BR on Day 5 of the Spanish Open

The final day of the World Championships qualifying event for Spain featured the 200 breast, 50 back, 400 free, and the para 50 breast. 

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

The final day of the 2023 Canadian Swimming Trials is here. Sunday morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 200 free and 50 fly.

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USC’s Bill Cruz Zuniga Wins 50 Free in 19.94 on Day 2 of Collegiate Club Nationals

Purdue has taken control of the combined team race, sitting 9.5 points ahead of UVA with one day left.

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Camila Rebelo Cracks Own POR Record in the 200 BK with a 2:09.84 at the Spanish Open

On the third day of the 2023 Spanish Open, Camila Rebelo cracked a Portuguese Record in the women’s 200 back, winning the event in 2:09.84.

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Carles Coll Marti Punches Ticket to Fukuoka World Champs on Day 4 of the Spanish Open

The fourth day of the 2023 Spanish Open saw two more World Championships qualifications, both of which came in the 200 IM.

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Three More Swimmers Qualify for Spain’s World Champs Team on Day 3 of Spanish Open

The third day of the 2023 Spanish Open was thin on events but was still the most action-packed day of the meet so far.

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Michigan State’s Sydney Kelly Wins Three Events on 1st Day of College Club Swimming Nats

The 2023 College Club Swimming National Championships are underway at Ohio State’s McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session only includes the 200 back and 400 IM, along with the para 150 IM and 200 IM. 

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2023 Canadian Trials: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 200 fly, 100 free, and 50 breast, as well as finals of the para 100 fly and 50 free. 

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3:58 in the LCM 400 IM? An Analysis of Leon Marchand’s Yards-to-LC Meters Conversions

Given how jaw-droppingly fast he swam in yards, we thought it would be a fun exercise to look at how Marchand’s SCY-to-LCM time conversions look now.

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Santa Margarita Breaks National HS Record with 1:29.61 Girls 200 Free Relay

Santa Margarita, a premier high school program in the country currently, broke a National HS Record at the meet, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. 

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2023 Division I Men’s Championships: Review Your Pick’em Contest Selections

Now that the entry form has closed, let’s take a look at how things are shaping up before the action kicks off tonight in Minneapolis.

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