This summer, 16-year-old Rylee Erisman became the fastest 18-and-under in US history in the 100m free, swimming a 52.79 to earn gold at the 2025 World Junior Championships. That was just 1 of 8 medals in Romania for Erisman, who walked away with 5 gold and 3 silver and helped USA top the medal table.
In this episode of the SwimSwam Podcast, Erisman discusses her experience at the US Trials in Indianapolis, World Junior Champs, her Florida state high school season, and the college recruiting process that she’s in right now.
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Worked out much better for her NOT making the Sr. National team. She got a lot of swims and crushed PRs, instead of gastroenteritis!
She’ll be a star in 2028 LA
She’ll surpass Walsh in the 100 free by next year.
Of course
im pretty curious if she derivaux or luka will defer enrollment a year given the olympics
Really interesting. I was really surprised when she said she trained with mid D and even 4IM groups- and not so frequently w sprint groups.yet she’s this amazing sprinter! Future seems very bright for her!
Sounds like she responds better for sprint/mid d events with changing up training and not just being with 1 set group. Hope she finds a school that would let her do the same in college.
Obviously not gonna happen but she’d probably do well at St Peters.
This was the IM set by coach Kyle, it was amazing!
STRAIGHT THROUGH [ALL 150,100,50’s are QUALITY EFFORT (90% effort) unless otherwise noted]… Read more »
150 kick with board 3:00
100 kick with board 2:00
50 kick with board 1:00
200 IM 3:30 [Heart Rate 23-24] [CHECK HR FOR 10 seconds]
150 on 2:20/2:40 [fly back breast by 50]
100 1:30/1:40 [back breast by 50]
50 on :50/1:00 [breast]
3X100’s on 1:30/1:40 IMO by 100 [no free] [build each 100] [breast 100 is 75 breast 25 free]
150 2:20/2:40 [breast free fly]
100 1:30/1:40 [free fly by 50]
50 on :50/1:00 [fly]
4×100’s on 1:30/1:40 IMO by 100 [build each 100] [breast 100 is 75 breast 25 free]
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Was this the set in Colorado (LCM distance / intervals)?
What’s the objective of this session?
Kicking A** and taking names!