Articles by Spencer Penland

17-Year-Old Kiley Wilhelm Clocks 51.07 100 Fly on Night 2 of Cary Sectionals

The swim was a personal best by 1.5 seconds and ties her for #9 all-time in the 17-18 age group.

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Claire Curzan Re-Breaks 17-18 100 Back NAG with 49.52 Relay Lead-Off at Cary

The U.S. Olympian and future Stanford Cardinal hadn’t yet raced in Cary, but swam on the relay tonight, throwing down a blistering 49.52 100 back.

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18-Year-Old Kohen Rankin Drops 9 Seconds to Win 200 BR at Columbia Sectionals

Rankin took the race in 1:56.35, taking over 9 seconds off his previous best of 2:05.54.

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16-Year-Old Isaac Fleig Clocks 8:14 800FR PB to Open Pleasant Prairie Sectional

In the men’s 800 free, unattached 16-year-old Isaac Fleig swam a huge personal best, touching first in 8:14.72.

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How Do the 2022 Men’s DI NCAA Cutlines Stack up Against Previous Years?

Now that the official psych sheets are available, let’s take a look at how the 2022 cutlines in each event stack up against previous years.

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Florida’s Kieran Smith to Swim 200 Back Instead of 100 Free at NCAAs this Year

Despite qualifying for the A final in the 100 free at last year’s NCAA Championships, Florida senior Kieran Smith won’t be racing the event again this year.

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Cal’s Trenton Julian Drops 500 Free in Favor of 200 IM for NCAAs

At the 2021 NCAAs, Julian finished 2nd in the 200 fly (1:38.85), 3rd in the 200 free (1:31.55), and 4th in the 500 free (4:09.78).

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Cal’s Hugo Gonzalez Sticking with Pac-12 Events, Swimming IMs & 200 BR at NCAAs

At the 2021 NCAA Championships, Gonzalez took 2nd in the 200 IM (1:39.99) and 3rd in the 200 breast (1:51.20).

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Cutline Analysis: How Do the 2022 Women’s NCAA Cutlines Stack Up Against 2021?

In this article, we’ll be examining the cutlines for the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships compared to last year and 2020.

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2022 Men’s DI NCAAs: Cal Leads Texas in Projected Scoring (Scored Psych Sheets)

In this post, we’re breaking down the scored psych sheets for the meet.

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Ava Muzzy Breaks Older Sister Emma Muzzy’s VHSL Class 3 Record in 100 Breast

A couple VHSL Class 3 Records fell on the day, perhaps the most notable of which was broken at the hands of Cave Spring HS junior Ava Muzzy.

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Stevenson Wins IHSA Boys Team Title; Aleksej Filipovic Nearly Downs IM Record

Filipovic won the 200 IM and 100 fly, nearly breaking the IHSA Record in the IM.

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Erin Gemmell Clocks 1:57 200 FL & IM Personal Bests on Final Day of PVS Champs

In the IM, Gemmell clocked a 1:57.78, marking another huge personal best.

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Charlotte Crush Clocks 51.96 PB 100 Back at Southern Premier (Sunday Recap)

The swim marks Crush’s first time under 52 seconds in the event, and makes her the #6 performer all-time in the 13-14 age group.

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2022 Women’s DI NCAAs: Louisville’s Farrington Scratches, Tennessee’s Harper In

Harper didn’t compete for Tennessee at the 2022 SEC Championships. She did, however, race at the Tennessee’s Last Chance meet on February 26th.

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