Articles by Spencer Penland

2022 World Championships: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Day 2 Scoring Update

Day 2 was a lighter schedule than day 1, featuring finals of the men’s 100 breast, women’s 100 fly, men’s 50 fly, and women’s 200 IM.

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Australian Head Coach Rohan Taylor: McKeown Will Race 100 Back at Commonwealths

McKeown’s coach, Michael Bohl, wants the 20-year-old to gain international experience in the 200 IM to build confidence racing the event at this level. 

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2022 World Championships: Pick’em Contest Day 1 Results

Day 1 only featured 5 finals, the men’s 400 free, women’s 400 free, men’s 400 IM, women’s 4×100 free relay, and men’s 4×100 free relay.

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2022 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The action kicks off this morning with prelims of 9 events, making day 1 one of the busier days of the meet.

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2022 World Championships: Check Your Responses for the SwimSwam Pick’em Contest

This is a post you may want to bookmark if you’re participating in the contest, as this post is dedicated to recording all contestants’ responses.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Ledecky Set To Reclaim Gold In Women’s 1500 Free

Ledecky has been 18 seconds faster than any other woman in history in the 1500, and is poised to reclaim the title after being forced to withdraw in 2019.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Sjostrom Set for 4th Consecutive 50 Fly World Title

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom has been simply unstoppable in this event for years, entering these Championships as the WR holder and 3x defending World Champion.

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2022 World Champs Previews: After Olympic Bronze, Lilly King Eyeing 100 BR Gold

Once seemingly untouchable in the LCM 100 breast, it appears as though the world is beginning to catch up to King.

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Cal Men Duel in 100 Backstroke – George Haines International Meet Day 3 + 4 Recap

Lasco was phenomenal on the back half of the race, swimming a 28.35, which was enough to get his hand on the wall 0.01 seconds ahead of Mefford

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Mason Wilby Clocks 1:59 200 Fly on Final Day of Ohio Valley Championships

Wilby, who competes internationally for Great Britain, swam his lifetime best of 1:55.97 last summer, making him the #5 British performer all-time.

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Carmel Breaks 13-14 Boys 400 Medley Relay Meet Record at Ohio Valley Champs Day 2

The 2nd day of the 94th Ohio Valley Championships was packed full of action, including a record-breaking performance by Carmel Swim Club in the 13-14 boys MR

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Indiana’s Mac Looze and Mikey Calvillo Win Twice on Day 1 of Ohio Valley Champs

The first day of the 94th Ohio Valley Championships is in the books, and Indiana’s Mac Looze came out of day 1 with a pair of wins.

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Mariah Denigan and Zach Apple Among Headliners for 94th Ohio Valley Championships

Indiana’s Mariah Denigan, a member of the U.S. Open Water World Championships Team in the 10K, is one of the top women’s swimmers entered in the meet.

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Andrew Nguyen Named New Rose Bowl Aquatics Head Coach

Nguyen currently serves as the head coach of Scottsdale Aquatic Club in the Greater Phoenix area, a role which he took on just this past August.

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Olympic Medalist Rhyan White Taking 5th Year of NCAA Eligibility at Alabama

White has been nothing short of exceptional for the Crimson Tide, holding SEC Records in the women’s 100 and 200 back.

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