Articles by Spencer Penland

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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Boston University Hires MIT’s James Sica as Head Coach

Sica comes to Boston from MIT, where he has been serving as the associate head coach, as well as recruiting coordinator.

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David Sammons Rips 2:05.45 200 FL to Become Fastest U.S. 13-Year-Old Ever in the Event

This post is dedicated to highlighting some of the swims that may not have received coverage on our main meet recaps.

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Watch: Torri Huske Swims 56.8 100FL, 2:11 200 IM in Back-to-Back Events

This post contains race videos from the ‘A’ finals on day four of the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo.

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16-Year-Old Alexa McDevitt Picks up Trials Cut with 4:48.62 400 IM (Mission Viejo PSS)

This post is dedicated to highlighting some of the swims that may have flown under the radar on day three of the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo.

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Watch: Keaton Jones Goes 1:57.04 in the 200 BK – PSS Mission Viejo Day 3 Race Videos

This post features race videos from the ‘A’ finals on the third night of the 2023 Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo.

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