Articles by Spencer Penland

2024 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Swims You May Have Missed

With day 3 of the 2024 Winter Junior Championships – East in the books, it’s time for another edition of ‘Swims You May Have Missed’.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lakeside Swim Team 16-year-old Charlotte Crush is set for a big night.

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2024 SC World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

American Gretchen Walsh leads the entries in the women’s 100 fly, coming in with a 55.18.

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2024 Winter Juniors – East: Swims You May Have Missed on Day 2

With our live recap of finals completed, this post highlights some of the great performances from the day that may have went unmentioned on the recap.

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2024 Minnesota Invite: Day 4 Finals Recap

All eyes will be on Cal fifth year Isabelle Stadden, who comes in as the top seed in the women’s 200 back tonight.

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2024 Zippy Classic: Akron Sweeps Swimming Events Through First Two Days

The annual Zippy Invite is being hosted by Akron this weekend, featuring 6 teams. 

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2024 Georgia Tech Invite Day 3: Michigan Freshman Rebecca Diaconescu Pops 15:56 1650 Free

The 2024 Georgia Tech Invite concluded last night in Atlanta, seeing the Michigan Wolverines come out on top in both men’s and women’s team scoring.

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Georgia Tech Invite Day 2: Michigan’s Stephanie Balduccini Pops NCAA-Leading 1:41.85 200 Free

Michigan sophomore Stephanie Balduccini won the women’s 200 free in 1:41.85, marking her first time under 1:43 in the event.

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SMU Invite Day 3: McFadden and Polonsky Shine for Stanford Men

Stanford’s Henry McFadden continues to have a great meet, winning the men’s 200 free in 1:32.59.

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Hawkeye Invite Day 2: Iowa’s Swalley Swims 4:10 400 IM, Nebraska’s Maia Hall Goes :59 100 BR

It was a massive career best for Swalley, taking more than 3 seconds off her previous best of 4:13.75, which she swam back in February of 2023.

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2024 Ohio State Invite Day 2: Indiana’s Anna Peplowski Swims Season Best 1:42.3 200 Free

Day 2 of the 2024 Ohio State Invite saw the Buckeyes take the lead from Indiana in the women’s standings, while IU expanded their lead in men’s scoring. 

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Georgia Tech Invite Day 1 Finals: Michigan’s Bellard, Diaconescu Swim 4:34.7, 4:35.0 500 Frees

The first day of the Georgia Tech Invite is in the books, where the Michigan Wolverines have jumped out to the lead in team scoring for both men and women.

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2024 SMU Invite Day 2: Stanford’s Henry McFadden Posts PB 4:14.35 500 Free

It was a great performance for the sophomore, blowing away his previous best of 4:16.61, which he swam at the Pac-12 Championships back in March.

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2024 Hawkeye Invite Day 1: Nebraska Leads Scoring, Illinois Sets 3 Program Records

Nebraska made a statement in the 500 free on Thursday night, seeing Gena Jorgenson post a decisive victory with a 4:41.89.

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2024 Art Adamson Invite Day 2 Finals: Baylor Nelson Puts Up 3:39 400 IM

Following his big win in the men’s 200 IM on Wednesday night, Texas A&M’s Baylor Nelson was phenomenal in the 400 IM last night, winning by over 5 seconds.

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