Articles by Spencer Penland

Freshman Yamato Okadome Rips 1:52.85 200 Breast as Cal Rolls UC San Diego

Cal traveled to La Jolla over the weekend to face off against the UC San Diego Tritons in a two-day combined dual meet.

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LSU’s Hribar Splits 18.30 Against Texas; Longhorn Women Break School Records in Season Opener

Emma Sticklen, the defending NCAA Champion in the 200 fly, broke her own school record in that event on Friday in the Longhorns’ first dual meet of the season.

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USA Swimming Board Approves Creation of a 9-Member Task Force to Help Guide Search for New CEO

The task force will be guiding the search for the new CEO, identifying, selecting, and filtering through the candidates to recommend for the position.

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Drill of the Month – October 2024: Triple Tap Freestyle

October 2024’s Drill of the Month is “Triple Tap Freestyle,” a freestyle drill designed for developing a bigger recovery and longer reach.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Facing Heavy Losses, Can #2 Texas Women Hold Their Place?

The perennial runners-up at NCAAs, the Texas women are losing several key pieces that puts into question the #2 rank they’ve held since 2022.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Loaded #4 Indiana Men Ready To Make A Run At The Title

Indiana is in a phenomenal position heading into this season, arguably the best in the NCAA.

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Isabelle Stadden Wins 3rd-Straight Queen of the Pool, Cal Freshman Zachary Tan is the King

Cal Poly hosted its annual King & Queen of the Pool Pentathlon with Cal Berkeley on Friday.

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Michigan Opens 2026 Recruiting with Verbal Commitment from World Champs Qualifier Gilaine Ma

The University of Michigan has received their first commitment for their women’s class of 2026.

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100 FR European Junior Champion Boldizsar Magda Verbally Commits to Michigan’s Class of 2025

Magda was the 2023 European Junior Champion in the LCM 100 free, winning the event in his career best of 49.52.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: New Era of Breaststrokers Bolster #7 Indiana Women

The Indiana Hoosiers had a successful 2023-24 season, finishing 7th at NCAAs with a string of great performances.

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Junior Pan Pacs Champion Kayla Han, #2 in Class of 2026, Sends Verbal Commitment to Indiana

Indiana University earned a huge commitment today, as 16-year-old Kayla Han handed her verbal commitment to the Hoosiers freshman class of 2026.

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Back/Flyer Paul Moody Leads Off Class of 2026 Recruiting, Sends Verbal to Army West Point

For the third year in a row, Army West Point has drawn first blood in recruiting.

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Hawaii Announces Alum Steve Allnutt as New Swimming and Diving Head Coach

Allnutt is a Hawaii swim and dive alum, who has spent the last 10 seasons coaching in the Mountain West Conference. 

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Texas Signs 2024 World Champs Medalist and Olympic Finalist Diver Alejandra Estudillo

The Texas women’s swimming and diving team made a splash today as they announced the signing of Mexican diver Alejandra Estudillo to their roster.

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