Caroline Pennington

2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open: Day 2 Prelims Scratches – Heilman, Williamson Out of All Events

2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open Wednesday, April 29 – Saturday, May 2, 2026 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center…

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Ohio State Commit Colt Chaires Drops 7 Seconds to Win 1000 Free at Cary Sectionals

Colt Chaires and his North Carolina Aquatic Club teammate Lysander Mihaly both dropped big time to finish 1-2 on Thursday in Cary.

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2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Top Seed Niewold Scratches 100 Fly

Sean Niewold has scratched the men’s 100 fly semi-finals after setting a personal best of 51.83 this morning, leaving Dare Rose as the top seed.

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2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning Olympic champion Leon Marchand headlines the field in the men’s 200 breast on the opening day of the Westmont Pro Swim.

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Claire Weinstein Scratches 1500 For Night 1 of Austin Pro Swim Series

Originally entered in every freestyle event, Cal freshman Claire Weinstein dropped her longest race while remaining in the 50

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National Teamers Hunter Armstrong, Grant House Withdraw from Pro Swim Series – Austin

Grant House, who last raced at the World Cup meet in Westmont, Illinois in October, has withdrawn from the 2026 Pro Swim Series meet in Austin.

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2025 World Cup – Toronto: Day 1 Prelims Scratches – O’Callaghan Joins Walsh in Dropping 50 FR

Recent 200 Free World Record Holder, Mollie O’Callaghan, has opted not to swim the 50 free, joining the likes of Gretchen Walsh, Kylie Masse and Roos Vanotterdijk in scratching.

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2025 U.S. Nationals: Day 1 Distance Session Live Recap

400 IM Olympic medalist Katie Grimes is expected to swim in heat four of the women’s 800 freestyle, seeded at 8:40.47, well off her lifetime best of 8:17.05.

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Fort Lauderdale: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first night of racing at the 2025 Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, features the women’s and men’s 1500 freestyle.

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Transfer Portal Update (Women): Saint Francis, Niagara See Numerous Athletes Enter

Saint Francis is reclassifying from D1 to D3 while Niagara is having a head coaching change this offseason.

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Women’s Recruit Ranks: Individual Scoring For All Classes Through 2025 NCAAs

Gretchen Walsh and Claire Curzan lead their respective high school classes in career scoring coming out of the 2025 NCAA Championships.

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Revisiting NCAA Recruit Rankings: Women’s High School Class of 2021

Gretchen Walsh scored 231 out of a possible 240 individual points during her NCAA career, and was also a perfect 16-for-16 in NCAA relays.

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2025 College Swimming Previews: Sophomore Class Looks to Carry Momentum For #3 Florida Women

Bella Sims and Emma Weyant will both return as the University of Florida’s top scorers, with a combined 104 NCAA points for the Gators last year.

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2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Day 3 Preview & Scratches – Rex Maurer In 4 Free, Out 2 Bk

Rex Maurer hopes that his success in last night’s 400 IM carries over to this morning’s 400 free as he has opted to swim it instead of the 200 back where he was the 3rd seed.

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Four Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Follow at the Atlanta Classic

A human lighting rod for speculation, new dad Caeleb Dressel is entered in 6 events, but past history implies he may scratch out of several. What he swims and how fast leads several story lines in Atlanta.

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