2023 WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
- July 23 to 30, 2023
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Marine Messe Fukuoka
- LCM (50m)
- WORLD CHAMPS WATCH PARTY – DAILY
- Meet Central
- SwimSwam Preview Index
- Entry Book
- Live Results (Omega)
- Day 1 Prelims Live Recap | Day 1 Finals Live Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Live Recap | Day 2 Finals Live Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Live Recap | Day 3 Finals Live Recap
- Day 4 Prelims Live Recap | Day 4 Final Live Recap
Thomas Heiman has already had an incredible career at the age of 16. In December of 2021, he broke 14 NAGs in 11 days. He pulled 6 medals, 3 gold and 3 silver, at the 2022 Jr Pan Pacific Championships. And today, at age 16, he became faster in the 200m fly than Michael Phelps was at age 18.
In the men’s 200 fly final at the 2023 World Championships, Thomas Heilman swam an incredibly paced race and touched at 1:53.82, a big personal best and good for 4th place. This broke his own 15-16 national age group record, a 1:54.54 he set back in June at the World Champ Trials. This is also faster than the US 17-18 NAG (1:53.84), held by Luca Urlando, although as a 16-year-old, it doesn’t count as a 17-18 record. Urlando broke the record in 2019 that had been held by Michael Phelps since 2003, when as an 18-year-old, he went 1:54.28 in the event.
Just making the 200 fly final was a great accomplishment for the youngster Heilman, let alone going a personal best in said final. This a great experience for the Team USA rookie heading into the rest oof his career.
I think he is more a Mark Spitz swimmer since he seems to be mainly fly/freestyle and not IM likke Michael. Mark Spitz was 16 years old when he won the 100 mbeter fly at Nationals.
Um. Did you see his 1:41 200y IM in December as a 15 yr old? His IM is LEGIT.
Appreciate the analysis beyond “he’s a big guy.” Crozet and Charlottesville’s own.
But how did his last split compare to Mollie O’Callaghan’s last 50?!?
I’m just kidding…saw you were getting flack for that.
He’s gonna be a good one.
I appreciate the joke😂
I agree, he has continued to surprise me again and again. Go Thomas!
Remember when yourself and Yanyan straight up ignored him at US trials? Didn’t even mention his name in the preview and now he’s 4th place at worlds, the fastest 16 YO in the event EVER by a mile, and showing poise in big meets beyond his years.
How you guys didn’t care to mention him when he went 1:56 at 15, and had the most bonkers winters juniors meet I’ve ever seen…is beyond me. Really brought up mid AF Trenton Julian over him lol
Seriously! You gotta do a practice and pancakes with this kid…I don’t care about his practice…I just want to know how many pancakes he’s capable of wolfing down in one sitting…and, can he beat Phelps in 2 things? 200 fly age 15-16…AND total calories after a hard practice?!?
They did an episode on him already, He was repeating 100 flies in 48 from a push.
And that was liek 2 years ago at 14 lol