Articles by Spencer Penland

Leah Hayes Breaks 15-16 NAG in 200 IM, Becomes Youngest American Under 2:10

16-year-old Leah Hayes got the job done tonight, finishing 2nd in the women’s 200 IM with a 2:09.99 to qualify for the U.S. World Championships roster.

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2022 U.S. Trials: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Day 4 Update

This post contains the updated scores for the SwimSwam Pick’ems contest on and through day 4 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 4 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked

In prelims, Metroplex Aquatics 18-year-old Zhier Fan posted a massive personal best of 1:00.64 in the men’s 100 breast, qualifying him for the ‘A’ final.

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FINA Determines Rylov Not in Violation of Ban for Competing at Russian Champs

FINA explained that the ban only applies to events organized by FINA, or events which serve as qualifiers for FINA events.

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Vladislav Grinev Closes out Russian Champs with World-Leading 47.78 100 Free

Grinev was on it from the start, roaring to a blistering 22.72 on the first 50 and was able to tack on a field-leading 25.06 on the 2nd 50.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 3 SwimSwam Pick’ems Contest Scoring Update

In this post we’ll be looking at the scoring update for the SwimSwam Pick’em contest on and through day 3 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 3 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked

Swimming in the ‘B’ final of the women’s 50 back, Eagle Aquatics 15-year-old Erika Pelaez posted a 28.31, marking a new personal best.

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Ilya Borodin Cracks Russian Record with 4:09.86 400 IM at Russian Championships

The swim makes Borodin the #3 performer in the world this year, and only the 3rd person to have broken 4:10 this year.

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Illinois Names South Carolina Assistant Jeana Kempe as New Head Swim Coach

Kempe is an Illinois native, who grew up in Lebanon, a town approximately 2.5 hours Southwest of Champaign/Urbana.

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Thomas Heilman Becomes #1 U.S. 15-Year-Old All-Time in 100 Fly with 52.87

With the swim Heilman became the first 15-year-old American in history to crack 53 seconds in the LCM 100 fly.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 2 Pick’ems Contest Scoring Update

This post contains SwimSwam Pick’em contest scores for and through the 2nd day of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 2 Swims You May Have Missed or Overlooked

In this post, we’ll be looking over some of the great swims from day 2 of the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials that may have been overlooked.

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Kolesnikov Posts Another World-Leading 50 BK on Day 4 of Russian Champs

Anton Chupkov roared to victory in the men’s 200 breast today at the 2022 Russian Swimming Championships, blasting a world-leading 2:07.79.

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Anna Moesch and Leah Hayes both Crack 15-16 All-Time Top 10 with 54.8 100 Frees

Additionally, both swimmers have now cracked the all-time top 10 in the 15-16 girls age group in the event, with Moesch landing 7th and Hayes 9th.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Big Swims You Might Have Missed on Day One

With the focus on World Championships qualification, we want to highlight some of the great swims you might have overlooked during the first day of the meet.

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