Articles by Spencer Penland

Freshman Chloe Diner Breaks Program Record as Illini Beat Southern Illinois and Illinois State

Chloe Diner came in 2nd in the 100 breast, swimming a 1:01.59, which blows away the Illinois program record of 1:01.99.

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2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Series – Singapore: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The 3rd and final day of the Singapore stop for the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup will be kicking off shortly at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

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Guilherme Camossato Puts Up 53.1 100 BR, 1:54.9 200 BR to Help TCU Top SMU in Men’s Dual

TCU hosted SMU for a men’s dual meet over the weekend, emerging victorious in a 168.5-131.5 decision.

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Nebraska Rolls, Winning 15 of 16 Events as they Top Iowa State 202-94

Nebraska hosted Iowa State for a dual meet on Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, ending the meet with a decisive 202-94 victory. 

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Notre Dame Hires Virginia’s Josh Arndt as Head Diving Coach

Arndt was serving as Virginia’s head diving coach as recently as this past Friday (October 18), when the Cavaliers hosted Florida for a dual meet.

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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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