Articles by Spencer Penland

Rex Maurer Posts 1:36 200 Free, 4:20 500 Free at CIF Division 1 Prelims

Loyola junior Rex Maurer was dominant in the boys 200 free, clocking a 1:36.41.

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Freshmen Show Out at CIF-SS Division 4 Prelims in Mission Viejo

Another freshman, Dustin Saguros out of Alemany, posted the top time in the boys 100 fly, clocking a 52.82.

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American Carli Cronk Wins Women’s 1500 & 200 Free Gold on Day 3 of Deaflympics

American Carli Cronk was on fire on day 3, winning 2 Gold medals.

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Matthew Chai Posts 4:23.43 500 Free at CIF Division 2 Prelims in Mission Viejo

The senior has his sights set on Jeff Kostoff’s legendary CIF Division 2 record of 4:16.39.

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Ukraine Shines on Day 2 of Deaflympics, Kremliakov Bests Klotz in 200 Back

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian athletes have largely fled to other countries in Europe which have opened their arms to accept them.

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Utah Promotes Jonas Persson to Head Coach of the Men’s and Women’s S&D Programs

Persson has spent the past 3 seasons as the associate head coach in Salt Lake City, making him a natural selection for the head coaching position.

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USA Wins 4 Medals on Opening Day of 2022 Deaflympics Swimming

The first day of the swimming portion, which runs from May 2 to 9, featured finals of the men’s 400 free, women’s 100 back, men’s 50 fly, and women’s 200 IM.

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Arizona State Promotes Herbie Behm to Associate Head Coach

While Behm has been at ASU, the Sun Devils, particularly the men’s team, have exploded into the upper echelon of NCAA swimming.

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NCAA Champion, Pan Ams Gold Medalist Daniel Carr Announces Retirement

Carr competed at the U.S. World Championships Trials this past week, finishing 5th in the 100 back and 8th in the 50 back.

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Big Ten Finalist Marie Schobel Transferring to Georgia for 5th Year

Schobel was Penn State’s fastest backstroker by a wide margin this past season, taking 6th in the 100 back at the Big Ten Championships and 5th in the 200.

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2022 U.S. Trials: Day 5 Swims You Might Have Missed or Overlooked

These posts focus on the swims from each day of the meet which might have flown under the radar, or not received a sufficient amount of coverage.

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2022 U.S. Trials: SwimSwam Pick’ems Contest Final Results

In this post we’ll be looking at the final scores from the SwimSwam Pick’em contest for the 2022 U.S. International Team Trials.

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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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