Articles by Spencer Penland

2023 World Junior Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first finals session of the 2023 World Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel is about to be underway.

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2023 World Junior Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The first session of the 2023 World Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel kicks off this morning.

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Estonia’s Eneli Jefimova Shatters World Jr Championship Record in Girls 50 BR with 30.19

Jefimova is coming off a great summer, in which she qualified for the final of the women’s 50 breast at the World Championships in Fukuoka.

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SwimSwam Drill of the Month – August 2023: “Golf Ball Drill”

The Drill of the Month for August of 2023 comes to us from Schroeder Y’s Chandler Lewis.

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Matt Kredich’s Son, Ben Kredich, Struck and Killed by Impaired Driver Near UT Campus

Kredich was walking near Tennessee’s campus when he was struck by an impaired motorist. 

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Aidan Jacobs Joining 3x Defending Men’s MAC Champions Miami (OH) for Fall 2023

Jacobs was one of the top swimmers at the Virginia High School Class 5 State Championships in February, earning a 2nd-place finish in the 100 fly.

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Jack Hendrick Heads to UC Santa Barbara for Fall 2023 with MPSF ‘A’ Final Times

Hendrick, who competes for Granada high school, is primarily a middle-distance and distance freestyler, with a great 400 IM to boot.

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AIA Division I Runner-Up Hannah Ernst Joining San Jose State for Fall 2023

At the 2022 AIA Division I State Championships this past November, Ernst earned a 2nd-place finish in the 100 back.

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Bex Freebairn Hired as Associate Head Coach for Missouri Swimming & Diving

Akron assistant coach Bex Freebairn has been tabbed as the new associate head coach for the Missouri Swimming & Diving program.

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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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