Articles by Spencer Penland

Diver Leelah Fettig, an IHSAA Finalist, Heading to Ball State for Fall 2023

Diver Leelah Fetting is staying in-state and heading to Ball State for the fall of 2023.

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Mason Manta Rays’ Drew Fox Commits to Saint Louis University for Fall 2023

Mason Manta Rays’ Drew Fox will be heading to Saint Louis University this fall to begin his collegiate career.

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Summer Junior Nationals Finalist Nolan Patterson Heading to Gardner-Webb for Fall 2023

Nolan Patterson, a Gwinnett Aquatics and Brookwood High School product, is heading to Boiling Springs to join Gardner-Webb University in the fall of 2023.

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Italy’s Alessia Cunegatti Heading to UNC Asheville for Fall 2023

Competing for Pondazione M. Bentegodi in Italy, Cunegatti is an IM specialist with solid freestyle and backstroke speed behind her as well.

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Qin Haiyang Splits 57.65 to Lead China to WUGS Championship Record in Men’s 4×100 Medley

China sent the 2023 World University Games in Chengdu out with a bang tonight.

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2023 World University Games: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Leading things off tonight will be Chinese star Zhang Yufei, who comes in as the top seed in tonight’s final of the women’s 50 free.

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Zhang Yufei Rips 24.29 50 Free to Break Decade-Old Championship Record at WUGS

Yufei won the women’s 50 free tonight in 24.29, marking her 4th individual gold and 8th overall gold of the meet. 

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2023 World University Games: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

The women’s 400 free will feature Chinese distance star Li Bingjie.

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Goldilocks: Cam McEvoy’s Stroke Rate “Just Right” in his 21.06 50 FR at World Champs

For this analysis, I really want to focus on the stroke rates and stroke length, which go hand-in-hand to some degree.

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2023 World University Games: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, China’s Li Bingjie will be chasing another gold medal, this time in the women’s 800 free.

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Adela Piskorska Cracks WUGS Championship Record with 27.84 in Women’s 50 Back

Poland’s Adela Piskorska won gold in the women’s 50 back final tonight at the 2023 World University Games in Chengdu, China.

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2023 World University Games: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

The women’s 50 breast has Brazil’s Jhennifer Conceicao coming in as the top seed, entering with a 30.51.

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2023 World University Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

All eyes will be on China’s Zhang Yufei in the women’s 100 fly final tonight.

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Erin Gallagher Breaks African Record in the Women’s 100 Fly with 57.64 at WUGS

Egypt’s Farida Osman held the African Record in the event at 57.66, a time which she swam at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest last summer.

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Zhang Yufei Shatters 100 Fly WUGS Championship Record by Over a Second – 56.57

Zhang Yufei continues to be on a tear in Chengdu at the 2023 World University Games.

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