Articles by Spencer Penland

Freshman Teagan O’Dell Cracks CIF-SS Division 1 Record with 1:55.46 200 IM

The CIF-SS Division 1 finals session took place this past Friday in Mission Viejo, featuring some of the fastest high school swimmers in California.

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Matthew Klotz Nears Deaf World Record in 50 Back on Day 7 of Deaflympics

American Matthew Klotz scared his own Deaf World Record in the men’s 50 backstroke on Day 7 of the 2022 Deaflympics.

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Carli Cronk Adds Two More Gold Medals on Day 6 of Deaflympics

American Carli Cronk added another pair of Gold medals to her haul, winning the women’s 400 IM as well as the women’s 4×100 medley relay.

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Matthew Chai Cracks Jeff Kostoff’s 39-Year-Old CIF-SS D2 Record in 500 Free

Kostoff’s record sat at 4:16.39, but Chai would dip under that mark, swimming a 4:15.91.

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American Matthew Klotz Wins a Pair of Gold Medal on Day 5 of Deaflympics

The 5th day of the 2022 Deaflympics featured finals of the men’s 1500 free, men’s 100 back, women’s 50 back, men’s 200 IM, and the mixed 4×100 free relay.

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Ukraine, U.S. Continue Thriving on Day 4 of 2022 Deaflympics

The 4th day of the 2022 Deaflympics featured finals of the men’s 100 breast, women’s 200 fly, men’s 100 fly, women’ 50 free, and women’s 4×200 free relay. 

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Rex Maurer Posts 1:36 200 Free, 4:20 500 Free at CIF Division 1 Prelims

Loyola junior Rex Maurer was dominant in the boys 200 free, clocking a 1:36.41.

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Freshmen Show Out at CIF-SS Division 4 Prelims in Mission Viejo

Another freshman, Dustin Saguros out of Alemany, posted the top time in the boys 100 fly, clocking a 52.82.

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American Carli Cronk Wins Women’s 1500 & 200 Free Gold on Day 3 of Deaflympics

American Carli Cronk was on fire on day 3, winning 2 Gold medals.

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Matthew Chai Posts 4:23.43 500 Free at CIF Division 2 Prelims in Mission Viejo

The senior has his sights set on Jeff Kostoff’s legendary CIF Division 2 record of 4:16.39.

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Ukraine Shines on Day 2 of Deaflympics, Kremliakov Bests Klotz in 200 Back

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian athletes have largely fled to other countries in Europe which have opened their arms to accept them.

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Utah Promotes Jonas Persson to Head Coach of the Men’s and Women’s S&D Programs

Persson has spent the past 3 seasons as the associate head coach in Salt Lake City, making him a natural selection for the head coaching position.

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USA Wins 4 Medals on Opening Day of 2022 Deaflympics Swimming

The first day of the swimming portion, which runs from May 2 to 9, featured finals of the men’s 400 free, women’s 100 back, men’s 50 fly, and women’s 200 IM.

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Arizona State Promotes Herbie Behm to Associate Head Coach

While Behm has been at ASU, the Sun Devils, particularly the men’s team, have exploded into the upper echelon of NCAA swimming.

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NCAA Champion, Pan Ams Gold Medalist Daniel Carr Announces Retirement

Carr competed at the U.S. World Championships Trials this past week, finishing 5th in the 100 back and 8th in the 50 back.

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