Articles by Spencer Penland

2022 Brazil Trophy Day 4 Prelims: 7 Men Go 48-Point in 100 Free Prelims

Leading the way was Felipe Souza, who clocked a 48.41 to touch first by 0.31 seconds. Souza’s time makes him 3rd in the world this year.

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2022 Canadian Trials: Day 3 Prelims Scratch Report

Katerine Savard, the runner-up in the women’s 100 fly last night, was entered in the women’s 50 fly as the top seed, but has scratched.

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USA Swimming Announces Dates & Locations for 2022 U.S. Open, Winter JR Champs

The 2022 U.S. Open will be held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, while Winter Juniors East will also be hosted at GAC and Winter Juniors West in Austin.

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Maggie MacNeil Will Not Be Racing Individually at the 2022 World Championships

MacNeil cites prioritizing her mental health as the primary driver for the decision.

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2022 Brazil Trophy Day 3 Finals: Gomes Lowers World-Leading 50 Breast – 26.62

At tonight’s finals session of the 2022 Brazil Swimming Trophy, Joao Gomes lowered his world-leading mark in the men’s 50 breaststroke.

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2022 Canadian Trials: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

We’ll see World Champion and Olympic Champion Maggie MacNeil make her debut this morning.

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2022 Brazil Trophy Day 3 Prelims: Gomes Posts #1 50 Breast in the World – 26.66

On top of easily clearing the FINA ‘A’ cut of 27.33, Gomes’ swim stands as the #1 time in the world this year by a large margin.

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At 42 Years Old, Nicholas Santos Roars to #1 Time in the World with 22.73 50 FL

Santos nearly broke his own Brazilian and South American Records, which stand at 22.60, a time which he swam in May of 2019.

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2022 Canadian Trials: Day 2 Prelims Scratch Report

Next up, Mabel Zavaros, the #5 seed in the women’s 1500 free coming into the meet, will not be racing the event today.

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2022 Brazil Trophy Day 2 Finals: Balduccini Breaks Through with 1:57.7 200 Free

Balduccini, who has committed to swim collegiately in the U.S. at the University of Michigan, broke 2:00 for the first time this morning.

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15-Year-Old Summer McIntosh Cracks Own Canadian Record with 4:01.59 400 Free

Outside of the record, McIntosh rose to 3rd in the world this year in the event, behind only Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky.

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2022 Canadian Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first finals session of the 2022 Canadian Trials is here, and with it we’ll see finals of the women’s and men’s 200 IM, 100 back, and 400 IM.

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2022 Canadian Swimming Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The 2022 Canadian Trials kick off this morning in Victoria, on the west coast of the country.

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2022 Brazil Trophy Day 2 Prelims: Balduccini Cracks 2:00 in the 200 Free

Balduccini, who qualified for Brazil’s Olympic team on the 4×100 free relay last summer when she was just 16, clocked a massive new personal best of 1:59.45.

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2022 Canadian Trials Day 1 Scratch Report: Kayla Sanchez Opts Out of 100 Back

The most noteworthy scratch is sprint freestyle star Kayla Sanchez, who has scratched the women’s 100 back.

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