2025 U.S. Summer Championships
- Tuesday, August 5 – Friday, August 8, 2025
- Irvine, California
- William Woollett Aquatics Center
- Start Times
- Prelims: 9:00 am local / 12:00 pm ET
- Finals: 5:00 pm local / 8:00 pm ET
- LCM (50 meters)
- Meet Central
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Stream Info (Available on USA Swimming Network App)
- Live Recaps
There is only one night left of the 2025 US Summer Championships, and with everyone getting an opportunity for a second swim yesterday, there were some strong performances outside of just the top athletes.
Ahmed Ismail dropped just over three tenths in the men’s 100 freestyle, coming in at 49.69 in the event prelims to break 50 for the first time and drop from his previous best of 50.03 that he swam in June. He was slightly slower in the final, swimming 49.85 to finish 7th overall.
Cavalier Aquatics’ Emma Redman finished 18th in the women’s 400 IM in 4:54.33. This time was a new personal best for Redman by nearly five seconds from the 4:59.08 she set in May of 2023. This was also the first time she has been under 5 minutes this season, with her season best coming in at 5:04.27 from a few weeks ago. She had the fastest 100 freestyle split in her heat at 1:07.75 to finish 2nd in the ‘C’ final.
Kimmy Shannon won the event ‘B’ final in 4:50.07, a time that would have finished 5th in the ‘A’ final. This was a three second drop from the 4:53.09 mark she set at the US Nationals in June, and a four second drop from her preseason best of 4:54.21 that she set last July. The backstroke leg was the biggest difference maker for Shannon with her 1:13.81 split being the fastest in her heat.
Ohio State’s TJ Frost had a significant drop in the men’s 400 IM ‘A’ final. He finished 6th overall in 4:19.26 which was just over a two-and-a-half second drop from the 4:21.86 mark he set a few weeks ago. He has dropped more than four seconds this season, coming in at 4:23.50 from last May.
The women’s 100 backstroke saw San Diego State’s Abby Storm finish 9th overall in 1:01.38. Her best time coming into the meet stood more than two seconds back at 1:03.91 from July of 2021.
Mason Leach had the biggest drop in the men’s 100 backstroke, finishing 4th in 55.08. This time was a smidge slower than the 55.04 he swam in the prelims, but it was still almost a second faster than his previous best of 56.03 from the end of June. He has dropped almost half-a-second this season, coming in at 56.47 from last March.
If everyone gets a second swim, then maybe qualifying standards are too tough?
Standards are the same as they’ve always been. This is what happens when summer champs and world trials are separate meets though. So it probably would have been advantageous to lower the standards this year to get better participation.
Just lots of freedom of choice, with Nationals, Juniors, multiple sectionals, Futures, Regionals, and some State Championships all serving as season-enders for athletes who might otherwise have been able to qualify for this meet. It is overall good.