2023 INDY SPRING CUP
- IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN
- May 17-20, 2023
- LCM (50 meters)
- Psych Sheets
- Meet Mobile: “2023 Indy Spring Cup”
16 year old Alex Shackell of Carmel Swim Club swam the #3 fastest time in the 15-16 age group ever this morning posting a 57.89 in the LCM 100 butterfly while in Indianapolis.
Shackell came into the meet with a personal best of 58.33 which sat at #3 in the age group of all-time. She swam that time to win Junior Nationals last summer.
All-Time Top U.S. Performers, 100 Butterfly (LCM) – 15-16 Girls
- Claire Curzan, 56.20 (2021)
- Torri Huske, 57.48 (2019)
- Alex Shackell, 57.89 (2023)
Shackell now sits only behind Curzan and Huske, both of which represented the US in the 100 butterfly at the 2002 Tokyo Olympics. This morning’s swim also makes Shackell the 23rd fastest performer in the 100 fly ever for the US.
Shackell is headed into tonight as the top seed and will be next to Gabi Albiero who swam a 58.38 this morning as well as Ai Soma who swam a 58.57.
Shackell is also entered in the 200 fly, 100 back, 100 free, and 200 IM later in the meet. She competed in this meet a year ago, although she opted not to compete in the 100 fly then.
Shackell looking like a bolter for Paris but then US 100 fly is so stacked she could go deep in the 56 zone and miss the team.
Jeez. Has Claire gotten back down to that 56.20 from when she was 16? That time is nuts
she’s been in the 56 mid range a bunch and has a best since then of 56.3 I think from last year trials (which is still so fast for someone who hadn’t even started college yet). And her fly may have plateaued a little but she’s dropped like 0.6 and 0.5 in her free/back PBs since then so hopefully she’s still primed for more time drop in fly too
Women’s LCM 100 fly heating up
Not with her time
Keep the downvotes coming
Event most likely to see a WR next month at team trials IMO