Articles by Spencer Penland

ITA Updates Tokyo 2020 Doping Test Data: Just 6 positives out of 4,255 Tested

The agency reports that it collected 6,200 samples from a total of 4,255 athletes throughout the Games. 

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Toronto’s Summer McIntosh Leaving ISL Regular Season to Start 10th Grade

In her 2 ISL matches, McIntosh made a huge impact for a Toronto Titans team that has been in excellent form so far.

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WADA Digest: New Research Grants Announced, 18 New Research Projects Funded

WADA has been busy the last week, announcing meetings with governments around the globe, and the funding of 18 new research projects.

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FINA’s Brent Nowicki Hopes “Aquatics Festival” Will Draw Pool Swimmers to Open Water

Earlier this week, FINA announced the addition of an “Aquatics Festival” that will be running alongside the 2021 SC World Champs in Abu Dhabi in December.

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15-Year-Old Summer McIntosh Shatters Canadian Record with 3:58.78 400 Free

McIntosh swam a blistering personal best of 3:58.78, leading a 1-2 punch for Toronto in this event, with Julia Hassler clocking a 4:01.09. 

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Finlay Knox Shatters Own Canadian Record with 1:52.55 200 IM in Naples

Knox’s improvement here is huge for Toronto, who have had a fantastic start to this season through the first few matches. 

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Tokyo 2020 Reports 817 Positive COVID Cases Across Olympic and Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020 organizers have released the data on the transmission of COVID during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which have now concluded.

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FINA Allocating up to $5.2 Million USD for Olympic Aquatics Support Program

The goal of the OASP is to provide money to FINA’s National Member Federations, which can be used to continue to the development of aquatic sports.

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FINA Announces “Aquatics Festival” that Will Run Parallel to SC World Champs

The organization has dubbed this new slate of events the “Aquatics Festival,” and it will include diving, high diving, and open water swimming events. 

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Olympic Gold Medalist Ahmed Hafnaoui Hands Commitment to Indiana for Fall 2022

His SCM 1500 time of 14:36.12, which is nearly 2 years old, converts to a 14:30.89 SCY 1650, which would have been the 3rd-fastest in the NCAA last season.

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ISL Match 4, Day 2 Start Lists: After 100 FL Record, Dahlia Set for 50 FL Skins

Notably, Beata Nelson is not racing the women’s 100 backstroke today, despite winning the 200 back yesterday.

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ISL Introduces New Flashing Red Lane for Jackpot Warning

One of the more notable new graphics this season is a flashing red lane which is placed over lanes who are at risk of being jackpotted.

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Coleman Stewart & Sarah Sjostrom Lead ISL Prize Money Earnings Through Match 2

Stewart had an electric start to his season, becoming the first swimmer in ISL history to jackpot every other swimmer in the field of a race.

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Iowa Relay Team Record Holder Macy Rink Transfers to Mizzou for 2021-2022

As a sophomore, Rink kicked off her 2021 Big Tens with a bang, leading off Iowa’s 800 free relay in 1:46.99, establishing her personal best time.

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