Articles by Spencer Penland

Examining How the Paris 2024 Swimming Time Standards Compare to Previous OIympics

Below, you can view tables comparing the Paris 2024 time standards to the London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020 standards.

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King Aquatic Club 14yo Aiden Hammer Clocks 16:05 1500 at Mt Hood Sectionals Day 4

The men’s 1500 free was won by King Aquatic Club 14-year-old Aiden Hammer in a new lifetime best of 16:05.44.

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Bluefish’s Josh Parent Wins Twice on Final Day of NE LCM Senior Championships

In the men’s 800 free, Bluefish Swim Club’s Josh Parent (17) and Alex Parent (15) went 1-2.

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Gabriel Fantoni Blasts 52.05 100 Fly on Final Night of IN Senior Championships

On the final night of the IN Senior Championships, Indiana’s Gabriel Fantoni roared to a new personal best of 52.05 in the men’s 100 fly.

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International Team Trials A Finalists Jones and Noble Win 200 Backs at Mt Hood

In the men’s 200 back, Swim Neptune’s Keaton Jones, a Cal recruit, won with a 2:02.07.

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Alex Shackell (15) Shatters PB with 1:01.18 100 Back on Day 3 of IN Senior Champs

That swim marked a personal best by 3.48 seconds, putting her in well under the U.S. Summer Nationals cut of 1:02.89.

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SOLO’s Anna Boemer Cracks 1:00 in the 100 Fly on Day 3 of NE LCM Senior Champs

SOLO Aquatics 17-year-old Anna Boemer made waves on night 3 of the NE Senior Championships at Brown University, winning the women’s 100 fly in 59.64.

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Aiden Hayes Posts 1:58.3 200 Fly on Day 3 of Columbia Sectionals

That swim scared Hayes’ personal best of 1:58.06, which he set last March at a Sectional meet.

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Incoming IU Freshman Kristina Paegle Posts PB 55.66 100 FR at IN Seniors Day 2

The swim clipped 0.12 seconds off her previous best of 55.78, which she established at the International Team Trials in April.

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IU’s Mason Carlton Opens Indiana Senior Champs with 17-Second Drop in the 1500

Carlton swam a 15:33.32, blowing away his previous best of 15:50.72, which he just set at a Sectionals meet this March.

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Northwestern Recruit Diego Nosack Explodes with 4:22.00 400 IM (Mt Hood Sectional)

It was a massive swim for Nosack, taking 3.94 seconds off his personal best of 4:25.94, which he set this spring at the International Team Trials in April.

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Josh Parent Clocks 4:28 400 IM on Day 2 of NE LCM Senior Championships

Bluefish Swim Club 17-year-old Josh Parent was on fire on day 2 of the NE LCM Senior Champs at Brown, winning the men’s 400 IM and taking 2nd in the 200 free.

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Natalie Mannion, Josh Parent Win on Opening Night of NE Senior LCM Championships

CS 18-year-old Natalie Mannion, a National Junior Team member, won the women’s 100 back in 1:02.19, touching just off her personal best of 1:01.87.

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Denver’s Kieran Watson Opens Mt Hood Sectional with 16-Second Drop in 800 Free

In today’s distance events, TOPS 19-year-old Kieran Watson had a phenomenal swim, roaring to victory in the men’s 800 free with an 8:16.26.

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Columbia Sectionals Day 1: Ali Khalafalla Clocks 49.80 100 Free

The Speedo Sectionals meet in Columbia, MO kicked off tonight, featuring some of the top swimmers from the middle of the country.

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