15 Year Old Charlie Cancelmo Posts 53.20 100 Butterfly, #9 All-Time In 15-16 Age Group

2025 U.S. Junior National Championships

• Wednesday, July 30–Sunday, August 3, 2025
• Irvine, California
• William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
• LCM (50 meters)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Live Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

Friday Finals Heat Sheet

Boys’ 100 Butterfly — Final

• World Junior Record: 50.62 — Kristof Milak, Hungary (2017)
• Meet Record: 51.88 — Andrei Minakov (2018)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 53.27 – Thomas Heilman, VA/CA-Y (2021)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 51.19 – Thomas Heilman, VA/CA-Y (2023)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 50.70 – Thomas Heilman, VA/CA-Y (2025)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Enzo Solitario (Unattached-WI) — 53.04
2. Joey Stauss (Scarlet Aquatics) — 53.16
3. Charlie Cancelmo (Seattle Metropolitan) — 53.20
4. Rowan Cox (Longhorn Aquatic) — 53.49
5. Brandon Ha (Dart Swimming-SN) — 54.06
6. Shareef Elaydi (Santa Clara Swim) — 54.38
7. Andrew Shackell (Carmel Swim Club) — 54.59
8. Hutch Paxton (Nashville Aquatics) — 55.16

15 year old Charlie Cancelmo swam to the #9 100 butterfly all-time in the boys 15-16 age group touching in a 53.04 to earn a 3rd place finish.

All-Time 15-16 Rankings, Boys LCM 100 Butterfly

1. Thomas Heilman, 51.19, 2023

2. Luca Urlando, 52.40, 2018

3. Michael Andrew, 52.57, 2015

4. Rowan Cox, 52.59, 2024

5. Kaii Winkler, 52.64, 2023

6. Justin Lynch, 52.75, 2013

7. Michael Phelps, 52.98, 2001

8. Mitchell Ledford, 53.08, 2021

9. Charlie Cancelmo, 53.20 2025

Cancelmo previously sat at #24 in the age group with his best time of a 53.78 that he swam two weeks ago at the Pacific Northwest Senior Championships. He has now dropped over two seconds in the event this season as his best was a 55.19 coming into the season.

This marks the second top 10 swim for Cancelmo this week in Irvine. On night 1, he posted a 1:59.27 in the 200 butterfly. That also sits at #9 in the 15-16 age group.

Cancelmo also made huge progress this past short course yards season, dropping from a 2:03.85 to a 1:59.53 in the 200 fly and a 55.19 to a 53.78 in the 100 fly.