Subscribe to SwimSwam Magazine

2025 U.S. Summer Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Comments: 116

2025 U.S. Summer Championships

We’ve reached the fourth and final session of the 2025 U.S. Summer Championships, and tonight’s schedule is packed. This evening features the women’s 800 freestyle and men’s 1500 freestyle finals, along with the 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 50 backstroke, and 4×100 medley relay for both women and men.

Follow along below for real-time updates.

WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE — FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Tiana Kritzinger (Australia) – 8:32.98
  2. Molly Walker (Australia) – 8:34.04
  3. Gena Jorgenson (Club Husker) – 8:34.14
  4. Caroline Riggs (Club Mountaineer) – 8:48.63
  5. Reagan Mattice (Boilermaker Aquatics) – 8:50.63
  6. Adalyn Lee (Brea Aquatics) – 8:57.84
  7. Applejean Gwinn (Sandpipers Of Nevada) – 8:59.84
  8. Adele Sands (Boilermaker Aquatics) – 9:01.54

Just like what unfolded in the 1500 free earlier in the meet, the Australian duo of Tiana Kritzinger and Molly Walker made their presence known early. Walker hit the first 50 in 29.58 with Kritzinger joining her under the 30-second threshold, just over two tenths behind. It was much the same through the first 100, with the gap closed to 0.08 at the turn.

When the 200 came about, it was 20-year-old Kritzinger in the lead by 0.37 over 20-year-old Walker, with both maintaining a two-beat kick and both pulling over a second ahead of the nearest competitor.

At the 300 turn, Kritzinger secured a big lead with a 1.22-second margin over Walker, and only extended it from there.

Kritzinger reached the halfway turn at 4:15.23, holding a 1.83 lead over Walker, with Nebraska’s Gena Jorgensen fighting back and sitting just over six tenths behind Walker. Kritzinger took that lead to just over two seconds at the 450, with Walker and Jorgensen keeping the same distance between one another.

With 300 to go, Jorgensen took over 2nd from Walker, sitting 2.36 seconds behind Kritzinger with Walker 0.12 seconds behind her. That was much of the story for the next 200, with Jorgensen moving up on Kritzinger with each 50 and Walker falling behind with each 50m that passed.

Heading into the final 100, Kritzinger held a 2.02-second lead over Jorgensen with Walker 3.35 seconds back of the lead. She would hold on to win the event in 8:32.98, with Walker blazing a 29.54 split on the final 50 to pass Jorgensen by a tenth for silver. Jorgensen closed fast herself in 30.32.

Kritzinger just missed her best time of 8:32.77, while Walker crushed her 8:36.27 former career record. 21-year-old Jorgensen has been as quick as 8:33.79 in the event, so she fell just three tenths short of her mark.

20-year-old Kritzinger’s win tonight completes her sweep of the distance freestyle events, having logged 16:16.61 for her second-quickest ever 1500 time to open the competition.

Walker’s personal best represents her fourth PB of this meet, having dropped 8 seconds in the 1500 and 3.65 in the 400 (winning silver in the 1500 and gold in the 400). She also led off in 1:58.85 on the Dolphins’ winning 4×200 freestyle relay to break 1:59 for the first time.

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Madi Mintenko (Pikes Peak Athletics) – 1:56.95
  2. Jaimie De Lutiis (Australia) – 1:57.28
  3. Justina Kozan (Brea Aquatics) – 1:58.92
  4. Summer Cardwell (Louisville) – 1:59.06
  5. Chloe Stepanek (Long Island Aquatics) – 1:59.42
  6. Daria Golovaty (Louisville) – 1:59.50
  7. Inez Miller (Australia) – 1:59.71
  8. Amelia Weber (Australia) – 1:59.80

The women’s 200 freestyle final got off to a tight-bunched start with five swimmers separated by just 0.16 through the first 50. Madi Mintenko, a future UVA Cavalier, took the lead by a few tenths at the 100, flipping at 57.16, a bit off the 56.80 she turned earlier today.

Heading into the final 50, 17-year-old Mintenko had the lead by 0.59 over Australian Jaimie De Lutiis, with fast-finisher Justina Kozan lurking just over a second behind.

20-year-old De Lutiis charged over the final 50, firing up her legs and logging 29.43 to nearly run down Mintenko, but fell just short. Mintenko touched in 1:56.95 to shatter her best time of 1:57.64 from prelims, which itself was a fairly significant improvement from her previous best of 1:58.02.

De Lutis notched 1:57.28, which is over a full second improvement from her pre-meet lifetime-best of 1:58.43. It’s her first PB of the meet after adding a tenth in the 50 and just under four tenths in the 100. It’s her second silver medal after grabbing one in the 50 and winning gold in the 100.

Brea Aquatics’ Justina Kozan, the 2019 World Junior Champion in the 200 IM for Team USA who recently started representing Poland internationally, finished third in 1:58.92. Her best remains the 1:58.10 she recorded in May 2021.

Of note, sub-1:58 swimmers Inez Miller (1:59.71) and Amelia Weber (1:59.80) were back at 7th and 8th, respectively. 18-year-old Miller owns a career best of 1:57.32 while 19-year-old Weber has clocked 1:57.58 in her young career.

Notably, Olympic silver medalist Bella Sims clocked 1:58.34 to dominate the ‘B’ final, winning that heat by just over two seconds. The 20-year-old owns a season best of 1:57.18 from the U.S. Nationals in June, while her personal best of 1:55.41 stems from the semifinals of the 2023 World Championships, where she went on to finish 6th in the final.

MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Aaron Shackell (Carmel Swim Club) – 1:46.35
  2. Kieran Smith (Ridgefield Aquatic Club) – 1:46.70
  3. Grant House (Sun Devil Swimming) – 1:47.25
  4. Alex Axon (Ohio State University) – 1:48.74
  5. Gregg Enoch (University of Louisville) – 1:48.96
  6. TJ Frost (Ohio State University) – 1:49.36
  7. Sebastian Sergile (Swim Atlanta) – 1:50.20
  8. Ivan Kurakin (Tritons Aquatic Club) – 1:50.40

Two-time Olympian Kieran Smith left nothing in the tank in the men’s 200 freestyle, taking the lead by 0.02 over Aaron Shackell at the 50 before extending the lead to six hundredths at the halfway turn.

Come the 150, it was Shackell who took the lead by six hundredths over 25-year-old Smith, with Sun Devil Swimming’s Grant House about three quarters of a second back of the two leaders.

Shackell, 20, had more in reserve to finish the race 0.35 ahead of Smith, and they produced times of 1:46.35 and 1:46.70, respectively.

27-year-old House settled for bronze in 1:47.25 after essentially sitting in bronze medal position for the entirety of the race, as he ultimately cleared the rest of the field by 1.49 seconds.

Carmel Swim Club’s Shackell’s time eclipsed his 1:46.50 lifetime best from last summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials, and builds upon his win and personal best performance in the 400 free earlier in the meet.

Florida-trained Smith, who collects his second runner-up finish to Shackell, won the 200 IM earlier in the week but was almost two seconds shy of his 2021 career marker of 1:44.74.

House’s best of 1:46.54 stems back to this meet last year.

WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Sienna Harben (Australia) – 1:07.67
  2. Mia O’Leary (Australia) – 1:09.07
  3. Mackenzie Lung (Fresno State Swimming) – 1:09.37
  4. Isabelle Odgers (Irvine Novaquatics) – 1:09.63
  5. Hannah Bach (Ohio State University) – 1:09.77
  6. Mia Cheatwood (University of Louisville) – 1:09.94
  7. Sofia Szymanowski (Irvine Novaquatics) – 1:10.44
  8. Zoe Skirboll (Racer X Aquatics) – 1:10.65
The Aussies were simply too tough to beat in the women’s 100 breast. 21-year-old Sienna Harben (31.84) took the lead over 50 winner Mia O’Leary (32.26) at the 50 and never relinquished it, winning in 1:07.67 to O’Leary’s 1:09.07.

Harben has been as quick as 1:07.02 in her lifetime, while O’Leary snapped her 1:09.35 standard from June. O’Leary is having a great meet as she broke 31 for the first time en route to dominating the 50 breaststroke in 30.91.

Harben won the 200 last night in 2:28.26, just off her best time of 2:26.94, and was the runner-up to O’Leary in the 50 with a time of 31.35.

Fresno State’s Mackenzie Lung broke through the 1:10 barrier for the first time, hitting the wall in 1:09.39 for 3rd.

47-year-old Gabby Rose threw down in the ‘B’ final, notching a result of 1:08.51 to win by exactly 2.5 seconds. Her best in this race is 1:08.32 from Olympic Trials last summer, while she popped 31.49 to slice 0.03 off her mark in the 50 breast to earn bronze at the opening of this meet.

A Rio de Janeiro native and Stanford graduate, Rose initially retired from competitive swimming in 2004 at age 26 after falling ill with mononucleosis during her buildup to that year’s U.S. Olympic Trials. In a turn of events, she made an unexpected return to the sport in July 2022. What began as a passion project quickly evolved into a historic second act, as she reemerged as a top-tier breaststroker in her mid-40s, ultimately reaching the semifinals at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, where she placed 10th in the 100 breaststroke and 16th in the 200 breaststroke, and most recently earning an ‘A’ final appearance at June’s U.S. Nationals.

She competed for Brazil at the 1996 Olympics and for the United States at the 2000 Games, making her one of the rare swimmers to represent two different countries on the sport’s biggest stage. She has won a total of nine medals on the international scene: two golds, five silvers, and two bronzes.

MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Alexei Avakov (Indiana Swim Club) – 59.65
  2. Van Mathias (Indiana Swim Club) – 59.74
  3. Joshua Collett (Australia-IT) – 1:00.56
  4. Jassen Yep (Indiana Swim Club) – 1:00.86
  5. Charlie Egeland (Indiana Swim Club) – 1:00.90
  6. Brian Benzing (Indiana Swim Club) – 1:01.16
  7. Luke Barr (Unattached-IN) – 1:01.16
  8. Hank Rivers (California Aquatics) – 1:01.58

24-year-old Van Mathias of Indiana Swim Club took the race out fast, leading through the first 50 in 27.55, with teammate Charlie Egeland 2nd in 28.00. 19-year-old Alexei Avakov was back in 5ht at the turn with 28.28, but unleashed a 31.37 back half to run down the entire field and win in 59.65, breaking the minute barrier for the first time and shattering his previous best of 1:00.46.

Mathias couldn’t match Avakov’s closing speed, settling for silver in 59.74 after a 32.19 back half. He also broke 1:00 for the first time, improving from his 1:00.28. Mathias has been having a stellar meet, having won the 50 breast earlier in 26.76 to become the third-fastest American all-time and likely secure his spot on the Pan Pacs team.

With their performances, they are now the third and fourth fastest Americans in 2025, bringing the American tally to seven swimmers under a minute.

  1. Campbell McKean 58.96
  2. Josh Matheny 59.15
  3. Alexei Avakov 59.65*
  4. Van Mathias 59.74*
  5. Ben Delmar 59.80
  6. Nate Germonprez 59.89
  7. Michael Andrew 59.99

Australian Joshua Collett rounded out the podium, recording 1:00.56 to just miss his personal best of 1:00.48. The 21-year-old split 28.33/32.23 en route to his second-fastest time ever. He followed up his success from earlier in the meet where he won the 200 breaststroke in a personal best 2:10.02 and finished fourth in the 50 in 27.61, also a best time.

WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Alex Shackell (Carmel Swim Club) – 2:06.75
  2. Bella Grant (Australia) – 2:10.24
  3. Rachel Klinker (California Aquatics) – 2:10.67
  4. Katie Forrester (Indiana Swim Club) – 2:11.07
  5. Bailey Hartman (Cavalier Aquatics) – 2:13.24
  6. Michaela Mattes (Gator Swim Club) – 2:14.77
  7. Jessica Eden (Ohio State University) – 2:15.85
  8. Katie Walker (Texas A&M University) – 2:16.49

Olympic finalist Alex Shackell took the lead from the very first stroke and never relinquished it in the women’s 200 butterfly. She opened in 28.29 to hold a 0.38 lead over Australian Bella Grant, who sat in second for the entirety of the race. Shackell rolled the momentum through the 100 at 1:00.13 for a 1.07 cushion over Grant, before hitting the 150 in 1:32.88 for a 1.87-second margin and touching in 2:06.75 to win by 3.49 seconds.

Grant logged 2:10.24 to hold off a fast-charging Rachel Klinker, who was 4th in this event at the 2024 World Championships in Doha.

Shackell was 0.65 seconds shy of the 2:06.10 she posted to earn an Olympic berth at the U.S. Trials last June. However, she did edge her season-best of 2:07.03 from Nationals, where she nabbed 4th.

20-year-old Grant has been as fast as 2:07.98 in this distance, logged at the 2024 Australian Olympic Trials, while Klinker’s personal best of 2:07.70 comes from the semifinals in Doha.

MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Trenton Julian (Mission Viejo Nadadores) – 1:55.17
  2. Jack Dahlgren (Unattached) – 1:57.76
  3. Tommy Bried (University of Louisville) – 1:58.65
  4. Michael Hochwalt (Sun Devil Swimming) – 1:58.83
  5. David Schmitt (Irvine Novaquatics) – 1:59.34
  6. Diego Nosack (Northwestern University) – 2:00.95
  7. Grant Sanders (Fast Falcons-FL) – 2:01.45
  8. Nathan Carr (Aquajets Swim Team) – 2:04.74

In his classic style, Mission Viejo’s Trenton Julian was out almost a second faster than the rest of the field at the 50, splitting 24.90. The 26-year-old never looked back from there.

Julian extended the lead to 1.96 seconds at the 100, turning in 53.16, before building an even bigger advantage through the third 50. He hit the 150 turn in 1:22.87 with a commanding 3.09-second lead. He then closed in 32.30 to touch in 1:55.17, just missing his morning outing of 1:54.89.

The former Cal swimmer owns a personal best of 1:54.22 from the 2022 International Team Trials, where he finished just 0.12 seconds behind winner Luca Urlando, who went on to win the world title earlier this month.

Julian’s win tonight is his first of the meet, having previously picked up bronze in both the 200 IM (1:58.74) and 100 fly (51.38). The latter just missed his 2022 best time by 0.28.

Jack Dahlgren, swimming unattached, settled for silver in 1:57.76, well off his best time of 1:55.18. The 25-year-old split 25.74/29.38/30.84/31.80 and maintained 2nd for almost the entirety of the race. He is coming off winning gold in this very event at the World University Games last month, where he punched a time of 1:55.59.

University of Louisville’s Tommy Bried moved up significantly from his prelims effort of 1:59.87 to claim bronze in 1:58.65. The 22-year-old has been as fast as 1:57.26 in his career.

WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Semra Olowoniyi (Australia) – 27.93
  2. Erika Pelaez (Eagle Aquatics) – 28.07
  3. Layla Day (Australia) – 28.24
  4. Izzy Ackley (Gulf Coast Swim) – 28.40
  5. Claire Jansen (University of Pittsburgh) – 28.66
  6. Rhyan White (Wolfpack Elite) – 28.73
  7. Alyssa Burgess (Australia) – 28.77
  8. Abby Storm (Aztec Aquatics) – 28.80

19-year-old Australian Semra Olowoniyi (27.93) snagged gold in the women’s 50 back, capping off a breakout meet. Olowoniyi came into the competition with a personal best of 28.29 before logging 27.99 in prelims for a new PB, then dropped another six hundredths in the final. She was 4th in the 100 backearlier in the meet, producing 1:00.70 in finals after touching 1:00.50 in prelims for her two fastest times ever in that event.

19-year-old Erika Pelaez of Eagle Aquatics earned silver in 28.07, just 0.14 behind the winner. The NC State freshman owns a personal best of 27.95 from June and was the silver medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships in this race.

22-year-old Australian Layla Day rounded out the podium with bronze in 28.24, giving Australia two of the three medals in the event. Day won the 100 back earlier in the meet with a personal-best 1:00.16, and chopped 0.03 off her 50 lifetime mark tonight.

MEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Aiden Hayes (Wolfpack Elite) – 24.74
  2. Grant Bochenski (University of Missouri) – 24.79
  3. Jack Wilkening (Club Wolverine) – 25.02
  4. Hudson Williams (Wolfpack Elite) – 25.13
  5. Hunter Armstrong (New York Athletics) – 25.15
  6. Justin Ress (Mission Viejo Nadadores) – 25.32
  7. Sam Lorenz (Schroeder YMCA) – 25.33
  8. Adam Chaney (Sun Devil Swimming) – 25.65

American record holder Hunter Armstrong was not able to book his ticket to next summer’s Pan Pacific Championships.

The former world record holder (and 2023 world champion) touched the wall in 25.15 for 5th overall. The 2022 world champion, and one of only three men to ever break 24 seconds, checked in at 25.16 for 6th place status.

While much of the storyline heading into this race rightfully centered around Armstrong, NC State’s Aiden Hayes had a great swim to out-touch Missouri’s Grant Bochenski by 0.05 at the wall. Hayes won the race in 24.74 to Bochenski’s 24.79, and those two were the only swimmers to crack 25 on the day.

22-year-old Hayes was 2nd in the 100 fly and 3rd in the 50 fly earlier in the meet, so he walks away with a medal color of each kind. He had never broken 25 seconds heading into the meet but hit 24.86 in prelims before his additional drop tonight, representing three personal bests for three events at the meet.

22-year-old Bochenski’s only other event of the meet was the 50 freestyle where he put his hand on the wall 19th in 22.95, breaking the elusive 23-second barrier for the first time.

Michigan’s Jack Wilkening, 21, punched a time of 25.02 to grab the bronze medal, following up his 2nd place outing in the 100 backstroke and 5th place showing in the 200 backstroke.

MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE — FINAL

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. David Johnston (Longhorn Aquatics) – 15:02.15
  2. Colin Jacobs (Unattached) – 15:06.04
  3. Lance Norris (Wolfpack Elite) – 15:12.23
  4. Matthew Galea (Australia) – 15:13.82
  5. Isaac Fleig (Fishers Area Swimming) – 15:17.43
  6. Gabriel Manteufel (Sandpipers Of Nevada) – 15:21.17
  7. Joshua Brown (Sandpipers Of Nevada) – 15:22.94
  8. Juan Vallmitjana (South Florida Aquatics) – 15:28.55

23-year-old David Johnston of Longhorn Aquatics dominated the men’s 1500 freestyle, leading from start to finish to win in 15:02.15. Johnston, who was recently 9th at Worlds earlier in the month with 14:56.20, controlled the pace throughout but failed to make the Pan Pacs roster as it would have required a time in the mid-14:52 range to ensure his spot in the priority two selection criteria. His personal best of 14:52.74 stems from U.S. Olympic Trials last summer.

Colin Jacobs, 16, made a huge drop to finish 2nd in 15:06.04, dropping over 10 seconds from his previous career best of 15:16.33. He nows ranks #2 in the 15-16 age bracket, about two seconds shy of Bobby Hackett’s National Age Group record.

The CN Antibes-trained teenager swam the 4th fastest 15-16 800 free time in the US all-time earlier in the week.

Lance Norris of Wolfpack Elite rounded out the podium in 3rd with 15:12.23, missing his personal best by less than a second. The 22-year-old upgraded from his 4th place finish in the 800 earlier in the meet.

Australian Matthew Galea, who entered as the 2nd seed at 14:58.96, finished 4th in 15:13.82 after struggling in the back half of the race.

WOMEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY — FINAL

  • World Record: 3:49.34 — United States (2025)
  • American Record: 3:49.34 — United States (2025)
  • U.S. Open Record: 3:55.23 — United States (2010)
  • World Junior Record: 3:58.83 — Canada (2017)
  • Pro Swim Series Record: N/A

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Australia ‘A’ – 4:00.55
  2. Australia ‘B’ – 4:03.36
  3. University of Pittsburgh – 4:09.67
  4. Sandpipers of Nevada – 4:11.81
  5. Ohio State University – 4:17.16
  6. N/A
  7. N/A
  8. N/A

No drama ensued in the women’s 4×100 medley relay and it was all about the Australian Dolphins.

Semra Olowoniyi, coming off gold in the 50 back, led off the Australia ‘B’ relay in 1:00.61, 0.31 seconds ahead of Layla Day (1:00.92) on the ‘A’ team.

The ‘A’ team took the lead after the first 50 of breaststroke and never looked back, with Sienna Harben (1:07.75), Isabella Boyd (58.17), and Jaimie De Lutiis (53.71) rounding out the quartet. They logged a final result of 4:00.55 to win by just under three seconds.

The remainder of the ‘B’ team lineup featured Mia O’Leary (1:08.77), Bella Grant (59.17), and Inez Miller (54.81). They stopped the clock in 4:03.36.

Pittsburgh’s team of Claire Jansen (1:01.97), Giona Lavorini (1:11.87), Sydney Gring (59.67), and Mary Clarke (56.16) were a safe 3rd at 4:09.67.

MEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY — FINAL

  • World Record: 3:26.78 — United States (2021)
  • American Record: 3:25.78 — United States (2021)
  • U.S. Open Record: 3:32.48 — United States (2010)
  • World Junior Record: 3:33.19 — Russia (2019)
  • Pro Swim Series Record: N/A

Top 8 Finishers:

  1. Australia – 3:35.58
  2. Sun Devil Swimming – 3:41.71
  3. Ohio State University – 3:41.90
  4. University of Pittsburgh – 3:42.86
  5. Boilermaker Aquatics – 3:44.81
  6. Cougar Aquatics – 3:48.48

Sun Devil Swimming took an early lead in the men’s 4×100 medley relay thanks to Adam Chaney (55.02) out-touching Australia’s Se-bom Lee (55.28) after the first exchange. The lead was short-lived as Australia’s Joshua Collett (1:00.28) took the lead from Grant House, who split 1:01.79 on the breaststroke leg.

The Aussies dominated from there with Ben Armbruster (51.70) and Jamie Jack (48.32) closing things out on the final two legs, both a bit off their flat start personal bests. They won by over six seconds in 3:35.58.

Michael Hochwalt (55.01) and JT Ewing (49.89) comprised the remaining legs of Sun Devils’ foursome for 2nd in 3:41.71.

Ohio State produced a well-rounded swim for 3rd in 3:41.90. They overtook Sun Devils on fly but got passed on free. OSU’s squad included Joseph Roth (55.96), Ahmed Ishmail (1:01.51), Evan Fentress (52.61), and Alex Axon (51.82).

In This Story

116
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

116 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
Yswim
10 months ago

curious, but I am too lazy to pour over all the results-
how would the Australia “B” team here fare against the USA “B” team at WUG?

1
0
Reply
NCSwimFan
Reply to  Yswim
10 months ago

The women’s medley relay for the US at WUGs went 3:59.68 for the gold medal, so faster than the Aussie’s 4:00.55 here.

That is also the race Kennedy Noble missed the flags and ran straight into the wall on her first 50 and split 1:01.0, 2.3 seconds slower than her individual 100 back at the meet. If you take that time off the US is around 3:57.3.

2
0
Reply
Yswim
Reply to  NCSwimFan
10 months ago

Noble’s collision with the wall, and her ability to make a turn and push off and complete her second lap,
makes her a real hero for me!

4
0
Reply
Owlmando
10 months ago

Another day of peeps giving racers in the 50 way too much optimism

I guess it does make things exciting to fantasize

4
-1
Reply
Troyy
10 months ago

Ed Sommerville just went 1:40.59 in the SCM 200 free with splits 47.32/53.27 so I guess we haven’t seen the last of that race plan from him. Is he the 200 free version of Trenton Julian?

16
0
Reply
Verram
Reply to  Troyy
10 months ago

Somerville really needs to stamp himself in long course 200 though if he wants any chance of contending for LA28.. I still support the going out fast strategy but he has to be able to come home as well .. maybe start training more for 400 to have that endurance coming home

8
0
Reply
Troyy
Reply to  Verram
10 months ago

Yeah I wanna see him make the aggressive pacing work but not the 49 front half he did in the relay heats.

5
0
Reply
Emily Se-Bom Lee
Reply to  Troyy
10 months ago

his trials splitting is optimal (24.24/50.29/1:17.21 to go 1:44.93), he just needs to hit his taper so a 50.7 won’t sink him like it did during the individual heats in singapore

Last edited 10 months ago by Emily Se-Bom Lee
1
0
Reply
Verram
10 months ago

I was expecting faster fly split from Armbruster to be honest .. Jamie Jack I don’t really care anymore after he dropped 100m free after travelling all the way from Brisbane only to do a time trial for the 50 free ..

5
-2
Reply
SHRKB8
Reply to  Verram
10 months ago

I think this was all about giving him the best opportunity to get his Category funding time, which he achieved in the TT I believe. I might be wrong but that’s my impression of the rationale to drop the 100.

0
0
Reply
Troyy
Reply to  SHRKB8
10 months ago

If I’m understanding categorisation correctly his 21.63 was already fast enough?

https://swimmingausprd.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-Categorisation-Qualification-Times.pdf

0
0
Reply
Troyy
10 months ago

Australia just can’t stop winning 🇦🇺🇦🇺 😏

12
-9
Reply
I miss the ISL (go dawgs)
10 months ago

That’s a really impressive swim for Mintenko. Excited to see even more depth in the USA’s women’s 2 free!

30
-4
Reply
jeff
Reply to  I miss the ISL (go dawgs)
10 months ago

class of 2025 could make a 4×200 relay that goes 7:45 lol which would place 4th at the last handful of worlds/Olympics

12
0
Reply
Cougarswim
10 months ago

This meet was… fine. Not a lot to get excited about, but some nice swims here and there.

4
-1
Reply
Braden Keith
Admin
Reply to  Cougarswim
10 months ago

Yeah, except Colin Jacobs at the 11th hour. That was pretty exciting heh.

And Jamie Jack!

15
-1
Reply
Walsh-Madden-Grimes-Weinstein
Reply to  Braden Keith
10 months ago

Ahem!

The Virginia Cavalier fan base would like a word with you, actually two words:

Madi Mintenko

16
-5
Reply
SHRKB8
Reply to  Braden Keith
10 months ago

Massive from Jacobs, first I have seen from him but excited to see more 🔥.

3
0
Reply
Oceanian
10 months ago

I wanna see those splits. Hurry Meet-Manager!

1
0
Reply
Troyy
Reply to  Oceanian
10 months ago

They’ve obviously forgotten to push the last results. Jamie was 48.3

3
0
Reply

Don't want to miss anything?

Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates!

Want to take your swimfandom to the next level?

Subscribe to SwimSwam Magazine!