Mark McCrary

2022 Ivy League Men’s Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Lukas Scheidl of Brown broke a school record in the 500 free on Thursday night at the 2022 Ivy League Men’s Championships.

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Penn Defeats West Chester in Final Regular Season Meet; Lia Thomas Doesn’t Swim

Penn ultimately won both of its meets against Division II West Chester, but the women only defeated their opponents by nine points.

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Penn Freshman Matt Fallon Posts Blistering 1:49.71 200 Breast at Zippy Invite

The freshman made waves in the prelims session, swimming a blistering personal best of 1:50.53 in the men’s 200 breast to establish new meet and pool record.

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Penn Freshman Matthew Fallon Hits ‘A’ Cut with 51.45 100 Breast in Prelims

He swam the time in prelims, after his 3:46 400 IM, then backed it up with a 51.46 in finals.

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Penn Women and Men Sweep Visiting Ivy League Rival, Brown, at Sheerr Pool

The Quakers came away with a pair of wins in the home pool on Saturday as the men edged Brown 152-148 and the women defeated the Bears, 179-121.

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Junior Ben Dillard Delivers 52.7 100 Breast at CIF Boys State Finals

Colby Mefford also won the 500 free, tearing to a 4:21.56 for a new personal best.

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Santa Margarita Girls Power to CIF-SS D1 Win, Loyola Boys Set Relay Records

Junior Anicka Delgado was a double winner for Santa Margarita.

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IU Commit Ella Ristic Swims 1:45 200 FR at CIF D1 Sectional Prelims

Ristic posted a season best 1:45.87 for the top time in the 200 free by nearly a second.

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California Southern Section Swimming Championships Begin on Wednesday

Juniors Ella Ristic (above) and Anna Delgado give Santa Margarita their best chance at repeating as CIF-SS Division I Champions.

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Sprinter Matthew Dieffenthaller Commits to Penn

Matthew Dieffenthaller of Saint Petersburg Aquatics has committed to swim for the Penn Quakers beginning in the fall.

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Claire Tuggle Blasts Sub-2:00 200 IM, 4:43 500 at Carlsbad Sectionals

Tuggle finished first the 500 and third in the 200 IM as Michael Andrew won the 100 fly and 200 IM Friday.

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Irvine Novaquatics’ Kevin Tu Verbally Commits to Penn

Kevin Tu from Santa Margarita Catholic High School and Irvine Novaquatics has announced his verbal commitment to the Penn Quakers for 2019-20.

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CIF Champ Mark McCrary Announces Verbal Commitment to Penn

Mark McCrary of Pasadena, California has verbally committed to the application process at Penn.

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LA Invite Day 1: Hosszu Reuniting with USC Coach Dave Salo Until Euros

Katinka Hosszu is racing at the 2018 LA Invite this weekend, and told SwimSwam that she is training at USC until Euros in August.

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Samantha Shelton Blasts 1:44.0 200 FR at CIF SS D1 Champs

Santa Margarita senior and Harvard commit Samantha Shelton tackled a 200 free/200 IM double, with the front end of that producing a lifetime best swim.

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