2024 Winter Junior Championships – East
- December 11-14, 2024
- Wednesday Finals: 4 pm EST
- Prelims: 9 am EST/ Finals: 5 pm EST
- Greensboro, NC
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15-year-old Rylee Erisman became the youngest female swimmer to break the 47-second barrier in the 100-yard freestyle, swimming a time of 46.69 to win the event at the 2024 Winter Junior Championships — East. She breaks her own U.S. 15-16 National Age Group record time of 47.14 from November 2024 at the FHSAA Class 4A State Championship.
Erisman, a sophomore who swims for the Windermere Lakers club, also becomes the fourth 18-and-under swimmer to break 47 seconds, joining Simone Manuel, Abbey Weitzeil and Gretchen Walsh.
All-Time Top Performers, Girls’ 100-Yard Freestyle (U.S. 15-16 Age Group):
- Rylee Erisman, Windermere Lakers — 46.69 (2024)
- Claire Curzan, TAC Titans – 47.23 (2020)
- Alex Shackell, Carmel Swim Club — 47.44 (2022)
- Gretchen Walsh, Nashville Aquatic Club — 47.49 (2019)
- Simone Manuel, First Colony Swim Team — 47.73 (2013)
Erisman also became the no. 17 overall performer of all-time in the 100-yard freestyle amongst all female swimmers. Her time would have placed fourth at the 2024 NCAA Championships.
Compared to her previous National Age Group record, Erisman was faster on both ends. She went out 0.29 faster on the front half, and closed 0.16 seconds faster on her back half.
Split Comparison:
| Rylee Erisman, 2024 Winter Juniors | Rylee Erisman, 2024 FHSAA Class 4A State Championship | |
| 5oy | 22.74 | 23.03 |
| 100y | 23.95 | 24.11 |
| Total | 46.69 | 47.14 |
In addition to the 100 free, Erisman claimed a victory in the 50 free at this meet. She also placed second in the 100 back.
sjostrom 100 free wr breaker will be rylee erisman in la 28
Gold Medal Women’s 4x100M Free Relay in L.A. 2024 will be:
Huske
Erisman
Moesch
Walsh
Tell your friends now and look smart later.
What in the world?
Incredible swim!!
we had some surprise 15/16 year olds make world/olympic teams over the last 4 years,,, could she join them, without really even being a surprise?
her best long course time missed the olympics by .4 so she definetly can
in 1 free
her personal best from jr pan pacs already would’ve made the Olympic team if she were able to go that time at trials, so probably has a really good shot next summer
Yep! I am just really mind blown that at 15 she is almost a favorite? like she was pretty close and her PB at jr pan pacs just confirms it!
the others from the last few years were all “surprises” with big drops at the selection meet, ie grimes / shackell / weinstein / sims
Wtf is going on
Took the words outta my mouth. I don’t understand swimming anymore.
This is so fast that it almost doesn’t make sense. There are 3 other swimmers who have broken 47 as high schoolers: Abbey Weitzeil went 46.29 a week after turning 18, Simone Manuel went 46.83 & 46.75 as a 17 and a half year old, and Gretchen Walsh went 46.98 a month after turning 18.
Meanwhile Rylee is a 15 year old halfway through 10th grade
46?
What the?
That’s just mind boggling.
Amazing swim