Articles by Spencer Penland

2024 Ohio State Invite Day 1 Finals: Yale’s Noah Millard Rips 4:11.29 500 Free

He was within a second of his career best of 4:10.62, which he swam at the Ivy League Championships in 2023.

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Baylor Nelson Pops 1:42 200 IM at Art Adamson Invite Day 1 Finals

Texas A&M’s Baylor Nelson put up a strong performance in the men’s 200 IM, winning the race in 1:42.78.

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USA Swimming Announces Selection Meets for 2026 Pan Pacific Championships

USA Swimming has released it’s selection criteria for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in a message sent to the National Team and National Junior team.

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Olivia Herron Closes Out 2024 A3 Performance Invite with SIU Record 2:09 200 Breast

The 3rd and final day of the 2024 A3 Performance Invite took place on Saturday in Carbondale, IL.

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IHSA Girls Champs Finals: Notre Dame Recruit Becky Rentz Rips 1:45 200 Free, 48.6 100 Free

The meet saw Rosary repeat as state champions, though New Trier, who won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022, made it a close meet.

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Michigan Receives Commitment from 1:00/2:11 LC Breaststroker Luka Mladenovic for Class of 2025

Competing for Schwimmunion Generali Salzburg in Austria, Mladenovic is an elite breaststroker who should be a great addition to Michigan.

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2024 A3 Performance Invite Day 2: Olivia Herron Cracks SIU Record with 1:00.83 100 Breast

SIU junior Olivia Herron won the women’s 100 breast by over a second, winning in 1:00.83.

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2024 IHSA Girls Champs: 2 Relay State Records Fall in Prelims, Izzy Beu Clocks 1:57 200 IM

Prelims of the 2024 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Girls State Championships took place on Friday evening a the FMC Aquatic Center in Westmont.

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A3 Performance Invite Day 1: SIU’s Herron Breaks Program and Pool Records with 1:57.21 200 IM

Her performance broke her own SIU program and pool records, both of which stood at 1:58.80.

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2024 IHSA Girls State Meet Preview: Georgia Recruits Nawrocki and Beu Looking to Defend Titles

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) will be hosting its Girls State Championships this weekend at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

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Minna Abraham Clocks NCAA-Leading 1:42.01 200 Free as USC Beats Arizona in Dual Meet

The Trojans beat the Wildcats handily in the women’s meet, while USC won in a much closer affair in the men’s meet. 

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Freshman Mila Nikanorov Cracks Ohio State Record with 9:30.49 1000 FR in Dual with Penn State

In addition to the freshmen showing out on the relays, Ohio State freshman Mila Nikanorov was fantastic in the distance events.

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Freshman Patrick Dinu Cracks Princeton Record with 42.51 100 FR in Meet with Brown & Dartmouth

Princeton hosted Brown and Dartmouth for a men’s and women’s Ivy League double dual meet over the weekend.

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Erika Pelaez Puts Up Career Best 50.55 100 Back on Day 2 of Georgia/NC State Dual Meet

NC State freshman Erika Pelaez continues to impress in her first few college meets of her career.

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SMU Rolls Past TCU and Arkansas in Women’s Double Dual Meet

This was a two day dual, seeing SMU come out on top of both Arkansas and TCU, while Arkansas beat TCU in their head-to-head.

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