Articles by Spencer Penland

Comeback Complete: Cal Men 5-Peat as Pac-12 Champs After Starting in Last Place

It was a rocky start for the Golden Bears, who sat in last place through the first 7 events of the meet.

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Cal and Arizona State both Beat Pac-12 Record with 2:45 400 Free Relays

Cal and Arizona State sent the 2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships out in style, both beating the Pac-12 record, and giving us an incredible race in the process.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The final session of the 2022 Men’s Pac-12 Swimming & Diving Championships is here.

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Leon Marchand Unleashes 1:50.39 200 BR to Win Pac-12 Title, #3 Freshman Ever

Marchand’s swim marked a massive personal best, and he absolutely shattered the Arizona State program record with the performance.

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Time Trials: Cal Sophomore Colby Mefford Clocks 1:40.56 200BK

The swim marks Mefford’s 2nd-fastest performance of his career and a season best.

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Swiss Tribunal Dismisses Sun Yang’s Appeal Against June 2021 CAS Decision

The recent ruling by the Swiss court means that Yang’s ban, which is active through May 28th, 2024, remains intact. 

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2022 Men’s Pac-12 Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Cal made a huge move on Friday but still find themselves down 63 points to Stanford heading into the final day of the meet.

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2022 NJCAA Champs: Men’s and Women’s 500 Free Records Come Down on Day 3

More NJCAA Records fell on Friday, the first of which fell at the hands of Indian River’s Gina Miller.

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Grant House Lowers 200 Free Again, Now #6 Performer All-Time with 1:30.23

Additionally, House is now the fastest performer in the NCAA this season, edging out Florida’s Kieran Smith, who has been 1:30.42 this season.

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Leon Marchand Rips 3:34.45 400 IM, Pac-12 Record and #2 Performance All-Time

After becoming the fastest freshman ever in the 200 IM last night, Marchand doubled down, winning the 400 IM and posting the #2 performance all-time to boot.

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2022 NJCAA Championships: Beckstead-Holman Cracks NJCAA Record with 22.13 50 BK

Indian River has doubled the 2nd-place team in both the men’s and women’s standings following day 2 of the NJCAA Championships.

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2022 Men’s MAC Champs: Miami (OH) Builds Lead, SIU’s Csuvarszki Splits 18.97

Csuvarszki’s 18.97 split was the fastest of anyone in the field by far last night. 

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2022 NJCAA Championships: A Pair of NJCAA Records Fall on Day 1

In the men’s 800 free relay, IRSC broke an NJCAA record that had stood since 2000, swimming a 6:29.76.

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2022 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

This morning will feature heats of the 100 free, 100 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free.

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Meet the 26 Mid Major Swimmers Who Qualified for the 2022 Women’s NCAA Champs

26 swimmers from 21 programs across 12 mid major conferences qualified for the 2022 Women’s DI NCAAs.

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