Articles by Spencer Penland

Rowdy Gaines Says He Believes Caeleb Dressel is Taking a Six-Month Break

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines sat down for an interview with Maria Taylor on the premier episode of “Chasing Gold”.

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2022 World Junior OW Champs Day 2: Hungary’s Fabian and Betlehem Earn 10k Gold

Hungary performed exceptionally in the 10k this morning, seeing Bettina Fabian and David Betlehem win the girls and boys races respectively.

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Brazil SC Worlds Roster Update: Santos and Scheffer Hit Qualifying Times on Day 4

Nicholas Santos and Fernando Scheffer have now punched their tickets to SC Worlds, which are set to take place in December in Melbourne, AUS.

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2022 Jose Finkel Day 4: Scheffer Clocks South American Record 1:41.32 SCM 200 FR

Staying true to the first three days of the meet, day four of the 2022 Jose Finkel Trophy in Recife saw a South American Record go down.

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2022 World Champs Gold Medalist Drew Kibler Back Home Training at Carmel Swim Club

2022 World Champs gold medalist Drew Kibler has moved back to Indianapolis and resumed training with Carmel Swim Club under head coach Chris Plumb.

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2022 World Junior OW Champs Day 1: Katie Grimes and Claire Weinstein Each Win Gold

Katie Grimes won the girls 7.5k at the 2022 World Junior Open Water Championships by well over two minutes.

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Brazil SC World Champs Roster Update Day 3: Gomes Punches Ticket with 25.86 50 BR

Gomes joins Leonardo Santos and Caio Pumputis, who have also qualified for the World Champs roster.

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2022 Jose Finkel Day 3: Conceicao Cracks South American Record in Women’s 50 BR

Brazilian breaststrokers stole the show on the third day of the 2022 Jose Finkel Trophy in Recife.

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2022 World Junior Open Water Champs: Event Schedule and Preview

The 2022 FINA World Junior Open Water Championships are set to take place from September 16-18 at Mahé, Seychelles.

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Brazil SC Worlds Roster Update: Santos & Pumputis Become First to Qualify (Day 2)

Brazil has put forward one of the more difficult selection criteria we’ve ever seen for an international roster.

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Jose Finkel Trophy Day 2: Costa Downs South American Record in SCM 1500 – 14:39.42

The 2nd day of the 2022 Jose Finkel Trophy in Recife, BRA saw more records, including meet, Brazilian, and South American marks.

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Tokyo Medalist Santo Condorelli Given 18-Month FINA Ban for Whereabouts Failures

Condorelli’s ban began on June 24th, meaning it will extend until December 23rd, 2023.

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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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