Articles by Spencer Penland

European Champs Medalist Signe Bro Moves to Spain to Train with Ben Titley

Danish sprinter Signe Bro has moved to Sant Cugat, Spain to train at the National Training Center under newly appointed head coach Ben Titley.

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Jose Finkel Day 1: Heitmann Cracks South American Record in Women’s SCM 400 Free

With those performances, Heitmann, Almeida, and Roncatto are now the #1, #2, and #4 performers all-time in Brazilian and South American history.

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2022 Jose Finkel Trophy Will be Nicholas Santos’ Final Meet on Brazilian Soil

Santos hinted after the 2021 SC World Championships that he would compete one more year before retiring, and it looks like he’s sticking with that timeline. 

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College Swimming Previews: #4 Alabama Women Return All NCAA Scorers, Relay Legs

At the 2022 women’s NCAA Championships, Bama finished fourth, marking the highest finish in program history.

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2022 Jose Finkel Preview: Santos, Costa, and Scheffer Among Top Swimmers Entered

The 5-day SCM meet will feature the top swimmers in Brazil, as well as a handful of high-profile international swimmers.

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Ball State Announces Additions of Clay Murray and Joao Mescolote to Coaching Staff

Ball State has named Clay Murray and Joao Mescolote to the coaching staff for the 2022-23 season, which recently got underway. 

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3x Olympian Aimee Willmott Named Athlete Representative for British Swimming Board

Willmott, who represented Great Britain in the London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020 (2021) Olympics, retired last November. 

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College Swimming Previews: #5 Indiana Men Boosted With Addition of Ahmed Hafnaoui

Despite the losses, it looks like IU is in a stronger position this season than they were last season.

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Big Ten Champ Kaitlynn Sims Enters Transfer Portal for January Move

Sims confirmed the news to SwimSwam, saying she is no longer competing for Michigan and is currently in the recruiting process.

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2x NCAA Champ Andrew Capobianco Leads Quartet of IU Men’s 5th Years for 2022-23

Andrew Capobianco, Mikey Calvillo, Jack Franzman, and Van Mathias will each be returning for a 5th season with the Hoosiers.

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College Swimming Previews: #7 Michigan Women Combat Losses With Bevy of Sprinters

Michigan had another strong showing in 2021-2022, finishing second at the 2022 Big Ten Championships and seventh at NCAAs.

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2022 World Junior Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

Today’s action will feature one more boys backstroke battle between Poland’s Ksawery Masiuk and South Africa’s Pieter Coetze.

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WATCH: Diogo Ribeiro Sets New World Junior Record with 22.96 50 Fly (Race Video)

After swimming a 23.07 at the European Championships last month, Ribiero broke through the 23-seconds barrier, becoming the first junior swimmer ever to do so

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2022 World Junior Championships: Day 6 Prelims Preview

Hungary’s Nikolett Padar is the top seed in the girls 200 free by a wide margin.

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2022 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Merve Tuncel comes into the finals session tonight as the top seed in the girls 1500 free by a wide margin.

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