2025 Winter Junior Championships — East: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2025 Winter Junior Championships – East

• December 10-13, 2025
• Indianapolis, Indiana
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Day 2 Finals Heat Sheet

It is time for the night 2 finals of the 2025 East Winter Junior Championships, and while the morning session saw some fast swims, tonight’s session is shaping up to be a fast one.

The girls events are led by the top two recruits from the class of 2027, though Rylee Erisman has reclassified to the class of 2026.

Erisman swam the top time in the morning’s 500 freestyle of 4:39.77, a personal best time by three-and-a-half seconds. She is the top seed by more than three seconds ahead of 15-year-old Brinkleigh Hansen who swam 4:43.03 to qualify 2nd.

She is also the top seed in the 50 freestyle with her prelims swim of 22.14. Tonight, she will be chasing Claire Curzan‘s 15-16 NAG Record time of 21.50, which she is only a tenth away from. She leads Lakeside 17-year-old Charlotte Crush by six-hundredths.

The 200 IM will see the top recruit from 2027, who recently committed to Texas, Audrey Derivaux leading the charge. In prelims, Derivaux swam 1:55.53, just three tenths off her lifetime best in the event. Charlotte Crush sits more than a second back in 1:56.80 for 2nd.

The boys events are shaping up to be a little closer. Gwinnett Aquatics 18-year-old Baylor Stanton is doing a tough double tonight as he is the 2nd seed in the 500 free and 200 IM events.

In the 500 free, Colin Jacobs swam a lifetime best 4:18.77 to lock up the top qualifying time by about two seconds over Stanton.

Yi Zheng swam the top time in the boys 200 IM prelims of 1:43.98, which was the 7th fastest 15-16 boys’ 200 IM in history. He came in about three tenths ahead of Stanton’s 1:44.21 for 2nd.

Mike Rice is the top seed in the boys’ 50 free final, coming in at 19.50 to sit two tenths ahead of Greensboro’s Albert Smelzer, who qualified 2nd in 19.71.

We will end the session with the 400 medley relays which will see the TAC Titans as the top seed on the girls’ side and the Bolles School Sharks as the top seed on the boys’ side.

GIRLS’ 500 FREESTYLE – Finals

• Meet Record: 4:27.52, Summer McIntosh – 2022
• 13-14 NAG Record: 4:35.14, Katie Ledecky – 2011
• 15-16 NAG Record: 4:28.61, Katie Ledecky – 2014
• 17-18 NAG Record: 4:26.58, Katie Ledecky – 2015

Top 8 Finishers

1. Rylee Erisman (LAKR) — 4:34.60
2. Brinkleigh Hansen (SPA) — 4:38.51
3. Elizabeth Eichbrecht (NOVA) — 4:41.63
4. Emily Wolf (FAST) — 4:41.98
5. Ellie Clarke (CSC) — 4:43.42
6. Clare Custer (SYS) — 4:46.21
7. Quinn White (SAC) — 4:46.46
8. Izzy Riva (SPA) — 4:46.78

After setting a new lifetime best by more than three seconds in the prelims, Rylee Erisman dropped another five seconds in finals to win the 500 freestyle in 4:34.60, the 8th fastest 15-16 swim in history in the event.

Erisman grabbed the lead at the very beginning, splitting 52.23 on her opening 100 to sit about seven tenths ahead of 2nd place finisher, 15-year-old Brinkleigh Hansen, who split 52.90. She maintained that pace through the first 200, splitting 1:47.72 to turn more than a second ahead of Hansen’s 1:48.81.

From there, Erisman backed of the pace a little bit, splitting 28.01/28.12 on her middle 100, her only 28 second splits in the race. By the 350 mark she had dropped back to 27s and came home in 55.06 on her final 100 to lock up a massive win in her first event of the session.

Hansen touched 2nd in 4:38.51, marking her 2nd best time of the day, dropping more than five seconds from her pre-meet best of 4:43.95 from last November. In prelims, she swam 4:43.03 to qualify 2nd before taking even more time off that mark in finals to swim under 4:40 for the first time.

Hansen’s swim will move her up to 18th all time in the 15-16 event, and she is still only 15-years-old.

Elizabeth Eichbrecht finished 3rd in 4:41.63, just off her lifetime best 4:41.54 from November, but she had the fastest closing split in the field of 26.79.

BOYS’ 500 FREESTYLE – Finals

• Meet Record: 4:12.33, Rex Maurer – 2022
• 13-14 NAG Record: 4:14.83, Luka Mijatovic – 2024
• 15-16 NAG Record:  4:08.57, Luka Mijatovic – 2025
• 17-18 NAG Record: 4:08.42, Luke Hobson – 2022

Top 8 Finishers

1. Baylor Stanton (GA) — 4:17.39
2. Colin Jacobs (UN) — 4:17.51
3. Trent Allen (CSC) — 4:18.99
4. William Shoesmith (BSS) — 4:22.17
5. Jackson Cooper (BAD) — 4:22.88
6. Lewis Zhang (CSC) — 4:23.08
7. Denzo Senekal (BD) — 4:23.67
8. Clay Magyar (BSS) — 4:25.90

The boys’ 500 free final was close. The top three swimmers traded the lead back and forth a few times, with no swimmer leading for more than one 100 in a row. The top three were separated by only four tenths with 100 yards remaining. Ultimately, Baylor Stanton of Gwinnett Aquatics came out on top in 4:17.39.

Carmel Swim Club’s Trent Allen got out to the fastest start, splitting 48.69 at the 100 mark to lead Colin Jacobs‘ 48.92 and Stanton’s 49.14.

At the 200 turn, Jacobs took over the lead, turning just one hundredth ahead of Allen in 1:41.13 to 1:41.14. Stanton sat just nine hundredths back in 1:41.22.

We had a 3rd lead change at the 300, when Stanton flipped in 2:33.59 to lead Jacobs’ 2:33.64 and Allen’s 2:33.87.

Allen took back over at the 400, turning in 3:26.14 to come in 15 hundredths ahead of Jacobs at 3:26.29 and nearly four tenths ahead of Stanton’s 3:26.51.

Stanton had the strongest final 100, splitting 50.88 to pass the other two boys and take over the top spot. This was a new best time for the Cal commit, dropping from the 4:17.92 he swam at this meet last year.

Jacobs finished 2nd in 4:17.51, a near five second drop from the pre-meet best of 4:22.39 he swam at this meet last year, and Allen finished 3rd in 4:18.99, two seconds faster than his pre-meet lifetime best 4:20.88 from February.

Splits

• Stanton: 49.14/52.08/52.37/52.92/50.88
• Jacobs: 48.92/52.21/52.51/52.65/51.22
• Allen: 48.69/52.45/52.73/52.27/52.85

16-year-old Connor Christopherson of SwimAtlanta won the ‘B’ final in 4:19.57, a four second drop from his previous best of 4:23.91 from this meet last year.

GIRLS’ 200 IM – Finals

• Meet Record: 1:52.21, Katie Grimes – 2022
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:55.73, Audrey Derivaux – 2024
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:53.38, Teagan O’Dell – 2023
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:51.36, Kate Douglass – 2020

Top 8 Finishers

1. Audrey Derivaux (JW) — 1:53.87
2. Charlotte Crush (LAK) — 1:54.87
3. Reina Liu (TAC) — 1:56.60
4. Brynn Lavigueur (LAKR) — 1:57.69
5. Molly Sweeney (CSC) — 1:57.90
6. June Delmar (MAC) — 1:59.72
7. KC Braeger (LAK) — 1:59.84
8. Finola Whelehan (TAC) — 2:00.06

Exactly a second separated the top two swimmers in the girls 200 IM final, with 16-year-old Audrey Derivaux earning the gold medal in 1:53.87 to come in ahead of Lakeside Aquatics’ Charlotte Crush, who swam 1:54.87.

Crush led through the first 100, turning in 50.65 after the backstroke to lead Derivaux’s 52.54 by nearly two seconds. On the breaststroke leg, Derivaux split 34.11 to turn in 1:26.65 to make up more than two-and-a-half seconds on Crush, who split 36.69 to turn in 1:27.34.

Derivaux only extended her lead on the freestyle, splitting 27.22 to Crush’s 27.53 to touch in 1:53.87.

Splits

• Derivaux’s Splits: 24.36/28.18/34.11/27.22
• Crush’s Splits: 23.63/27.02/36.69/27.53

This swim makes her only the 2nd 15-16-year-old girl in history to swim under 1:54 in the event and puts her within half-a-second of Teagan O’Dell’s NAG record in the event. She will not turn 17 until August of 2026, which gives her the rest of short course season to take the record down.

Crush, who will be headed to Tennessee in the fall dropped about two seconds from her previous best of 1:56.44 from March of 2024.

TAC’s Reina Liu rounded out the top-three in 1:56.60, just over three tenths off her lifetime best of 1:56.27 from last month

BOYS’ 200 IM – Finals

• Meet Record: 1:41.18, Maximus Williamson – 2023
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:45.29, Michael Andrew – 2014
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:41.41, Thomas Heilman – 2023
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:40.81, Maximus Williamson – 2024

Top 8 Finishers

1. Baylor Stanton (GA) — 1:42.85
2. Collin Holgerson (SA) — 1:43.23
3. Yi Zheng (CSC) — 1:44.37
4. Liam Carrington (BSS) — 1:44.52
5. Owen Ekk (ATAC) — 1:45.26
6. Ian Heysen (BD) — 1:45.42
7. Owen Lin (GSA) — 1:46.41
8. Matthew Wolfle (NOVA) — 1:50.28

Baylor Stanton was around half an hour removed from winning the boys’ 500 free final, and he earned another event win in the boys 200 IM, touching in a new personal best time 1:42.85 to lock up his 2nd win of the session.

He was out behind the leaders, turning in 23.20 to sit in 5th after the fly leg. After the backstroke, he moved into 2nd overall, coming about half-a-second behind Collin Holgerson after splitting 25.52 to turn in 48.72 to Holgerson’s 48.18.

The breaststroke leg saw Stanton take the lead after splitting 29.72, one of two sub-30 splits in the field. He maintained his lead on the freestyle, splitting 24.41, which was the fastest split to touch in 1:42.85.

This swim will move Stanton up to 15th all-time in the 17-18 rankings in the event, and is a little more than a second drop from the 1:44.04 he swam in December of 2023.

Holgerson touched 2nd in 1:43.23, a new best time by about a second from the 1:44.44 he swam just a few weeks ago. His preseason best was 1:46.13 from February of this year.

Yi Zheng finished 3rd in 1:44.37, just off the 1:43.98 he swam in prelims.

GIRLS’ 50 FREE – Finals

• Meet Record: 21.49, Abbey Weitzeil – 2014
• 13-14 NAG Record: 21.89, Claire Curzan – 2019
• 15-16 NAG Record: 21.50, Claire Curzan – 2021
• 17-18 NAG Record: 21.32, Simone Manuel – 2015

Top 8 Finishers

1. Rylee Erisman (LAKR) — 21.95
2. Charlotte Crush (LAK) — 22.02
3. Abby Chan (HSA) — 22.25
4. Mena Boardman (CS) –22.37
5. Emilianna Gonzales (UN) — 22.40
6. Molly Workman (NLAC) — 22.50
7. Reina Liu (TAC)/Sarah Paisley Owen — 22.56
8. —

Rylee Erisman was the only athlete under 22 seconds in the 50 free final, swimming 21.95 to win her 2nd individual event of the session. She had a slow start, turning behind a lot of the field at the 25 mark, but she came back strong to win by seven hundredths over Charlotte Crush.

This swim was about three tenths off her lifetime best 21.61 from November of 2024, and she was only about an hour removed from the 500 free final that she won.

Crush was also coming off a double, having swum the 200 IM just before this. Her final time of 22.02 was just under two tenths off her lifetime best 21.88 from March of 2024.

Huntsville Swim Association’s Abby Chan went the first best time of the final, touching 3rd in 22.25 to take more than half-a-second off the 22.79 she swam at this meet last year.

BOYS’ 50 FREE – Finals

• Meet Record: 18.71, Ryan Hoffer – 2016
• 13-14 NAG Record: 19.76, Michael Andrew – 2014
• 15-16 NAG Record: 19.24, Michael Andrew / Thomas Heilman – 2014 / 2023
• 17-18 NAG Record: 18.67, Caeleb Dressel – 2015

Top 8 Finishers

1. Mike Rice (MSA) — 19.30
2. Albert Smelzer (GSA) — 19.62
3. Jake Lloyd (COA) — 19.79
4. Austin Carpenter (COA) — 19.80
5. Andreas Da Silva (WOW) — 19.82
6. Brady Campbell (RAYS) — 19.99
7. Thor Johannessen (BBA) — 20.01
8. Austin Temple (TIDE) — 20.09

Mecklenburg Swim Association’s Mike Rice locked up the event win in the boys 50 freestyle by more than three tenths, touching in 19.30. The Auburn commit dropped nine-hundredths from his previous lifetime best of 19.39 that he set last month. Before the season, he came in at 19.62 from March.

Albert Smelzer, from the Greensboro Swimming Association, touched 2nd in 19.62. He is committed to swim at Cal for 2026, and this swim was just off his lifetime best 19.51 from March of this year.

Jake Lloyd and Austin Carpenter, both from Central Ohio Aquatics, came in one hundredth apart to finish 3rd and 4th respectively.

Lloyd touched in 19.79, a slight add from the best time of 19.70 that he swam last week at a high school meet.

Carpenter was 19.80, one hundredth off the 19.79 he swam to finish 5th at this meet last year.

Girl’s 400 Medley Relay — Timed Finals

• Meet Record: 3:33.28, Carmel Swim Club (Clarke, Sweeney, Shackell, Han) – 2023
• 13-14 NAG Record: 3:38.62, TAC Titans (Liu, He, Nixon, Whelehan) – 2024
• 15-16 NAG Record: 3:36.53, Virginia Gators (Bray, Muzzy, Hamilton, Kulp)– 2017
• 17-18 NAG Record: 3:32.10, Elmbrook Swim Club (Wanezek, Thomas, Stoll, Tiltmann) – 2023
• 15-18 Relay NAG Record: 3:32.10, Elmbrook Swim Club (Wanezek, Thomas, Stoll, Tiltmann) – 2023

Top 3

1. Mecklenburg Swim Association — 3:33.88
2. TAC Titans — 3:34.43 **New 15-16 NAG Record
3. SwimMac Carolina — 3:36.98

Mecklenburg Swim Association took the top time in the girls 400 medley relay, but it was the TAC Titans team that finished 2nd who broke a record.

The team of 15-16-year-olds from North Carolina touched in 3:34.43 to come in nearly six tenths behind Mecklenburg, but shatter the 15-16 NAG record from 2017.Reina Liu led them off in 52.04, just off her lifetime best 51.86 from this meet last year.

Carolin He swam the breaststroke in 1:02.25. Nikki Nixon was on fly in 51.43, and Sloane Whelehan split 48.71 on the anchor leg to bring the team in more than two seconds under the former NAG record time of 3:36.53,

Mecklenburg won the relay from lane 2, touching in 3:33.88. Karina Plaza led them off about a second behind the TAC team in 53.47, which was a new best time by four tenths, dropping from the 53.87 she set in February.

Eliza Wallace had an absolutely monster 59.27 breaststroke split for the team to move them into a commanding lead. This comes after she had the fastest 50 breaststroke split in the field last night. She will swim the 100 breast tomorrow.

Taylor Klein split 51.56 on the fly leg, and Maddy Boland was 49.58 on the freestyle.

SwimMac finished 3rd in 3:36.98 with their team of Elise Berit (54.39), Avery Klamforth (1:00.67), Caroline Mallard (52.16), and Bree Smith (49.76).

Boy’s 400 Medley Relay — Timed Finals

• Meet Record: 3:08.95, Cavalier Aquatics-Piedmont Family YMCA (King, Moore, Heilman, Browne) – 2023
• 13-14 NAG Record: 3:24.49, Carmel Swim Club (Lancaster, Malicki, Haig, Enoch) – 2020
• 15-16 NAG Record: 3:13.95, Bolles School Sharks (Kyser, Porch, Lancaster, Kravchenko) – 2022
• 17-18 NAG Record: 3:10.27, Spartan Aquatic Club (Stoffle, Lin, Sacca, Muhammad – 2021
• 15-18 Relay NAG Record: 3:08.95, Cavalier Aquatics-Piedmont Family YMCA (King, Moore, Heilman, Browne) — 2023

Top 3

1. Bolles School Sharks — 3:09.79
2. SwimAtlanta — 3:11.66
3. Badger Swim Club — 3:12.28

Just like the girls relay, the team that one is not the one that is leading the headlines. SwimAtlanta 17-year-old Collin Holgerson, a current high school junior, led off their relay in a massive 45.06 to put them into a commanding lead after the first leg.

This swim ranks 6th all-time in the 17-18 age-group rankings, coming in just ahead of Johnny Crush’s 45.08 from last year’s Wolfpack Elite Invite. Holgerson is committed to swim at Tennessee in the fall of 2027.

The Bolles School Sharks walked away with the gold medal, despite Holgerson’s monster split, touching in 3:09.79 to come in nearly two seconds ahead.

Krish Jain led them off in 46.54. 16-year-old Prakhanthi Rai split a monster 52.92 on the breaststroke leg. George Dovellos was 46.54 on fly, and Liam Carrington anchored in 42.66.

The rest of the Swim Atlanta relay held on for 2nd with Camden Cook splitting 54.58 on the breaststroke. Carson Waters swimming 48.96 on the fly, and Connor Christopherson swimming 43.06 on the freestyle leg.

Badger Swim Club rounded out the top three with their team of Michael Geh (47.53), Ryan McDonald (53.59), Aiden Moy (46.76), and Jacob Kim (44.40) swimming 3:12.28

Team Scores After Day 2

Top 10 Girls

1. TAC Titans — 171.5
2. Laker Swim — 149
3. SwimMac Carolina — 140
4. Mecklenburg Swim Association — 134
5. Carmel Swim Club — 106
6. Lakeside Swim Team — 100
7. Sarasota Sharks — 94
8. Bolles School Sharks — 79
9. Mason Manta Rays — 66
10. Jersey Wahoos — 60

To 10 Boys

1. Bolles School Sharks — 241
2. Badger Swim Club — 148
3. Central Ohio Aquatics– 111
4. SwimAtlanta — 107
5. Carmel Swim Club — 97
6. Mecklenburg Swim Association — 82
7. Lakeside Swim Team — 73
8. Baylor Swim Cub — 65
9. Blazing Barracudas — 60
10. Club Wolverine — 54