2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships
- Wednesday, December 10 – Saturday, December 13, 2025
- SCY (25 Yards)
- East: Indiana University Natatorium (Indianapolis, Indiana)
- West: Lee & Joe Jamil Texas Swimming Center (Austin, Texas)
As we do every year, we will be combining the results from the East meet (in Indianapolis) and the West meet (in Austin) to bring you the top 8 finishers in every event.
Day 2 consisted of A/B/C finals of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and timed finals of the 400 medley relays.
Girls’ 500 Yard Freestyle – Finals
- SC Juniors Record: 4:27.52, Summer McIntosh – 2022
- West Meet Record: 4:28.64, Bella Sims – 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
With a 3-second drop in prelims and a 5-second improvement in finals, Laker Swim’s Rylee Erisman crushed the field to clock the fastest overall time by 3.5 seconds, winning the East meet with 4:34.60. La Mirada’s Kayla Han won comfortably in the West with 4:38.28.
Combined Top 8:
- Rylee Erisman (LAKR) — 4:34.60 (East)
- Kayla Han (RMDA) — 4:38.28 (West)
- Brinkleigh Hansen (SPA) — 4:38.51 (East)
- Sydney Schoeck (CSP) — 4:41.29 (West)
- Elizabeth Eichbrecht (NOVA) — 4:41.63 (East)
- Emily Wolf (FAST) — 4:41.98 (East)
- Anne Dickinson (SSTY) — 4:42.89 (West)
- Ellie Clarke (CSC) — 4:43.42 (East)
Boys’ 500 Yard Freestyle – Finals
- SC Juniors Record: 4:12.33, Rex Maurer – 2022
- West 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
Lakeside Aquatics’ Maxwell Stanislaus was the fastest in the West with 4:61.90, chopping 2 seconds off his seed time and posting the only sub-4:17 in the field. Baylor Stanton (4:17.39) of Gwinnett Aquatics came from behind to touch out Colin Jacobs for the win in the East, while Streamline Aquatics’ Grant Lilly was .01 faster than Jacobs with 4:17.50.
Combined Top 8:
- Maxwell Stanislaus (LAC) — 4:16.90 (West)
- Baylor Stanton (GA) — 4:17.39 (East)
- Grant Lilly (SASA) — 4:17.50 (West)
- Colin Jacobs (UN) — 4:17.51 (East)
- Andrew Maksymowski (NOVA) — 4:18.06 (West)
- Trent Allen (CSC) — 4:18.99 (East)
- Ellis Crisci (TST) — 4:19.16 (West)
- Rowan Cox (TXLA) — 4:21.39 (West)
Girls’ 200 Yard Individual Medley – Finals
- SC Juniors Record: 1:52.21, Katie Grimes – 2022
- West 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
The East had the two fastest times in the 200 IM, with both Audrey Derivaux of Jersey Wahoos and Charlotte Crush from Lakeside Swim Team putting up lifetime bests to finish in 1:53.87 and 1:54.87, respectively. Derivaux rose to #2 in the all-time rankings for 15-16 girls; only she and NAG record-holder Teagan O’Dell have broken the 1:54 barrier before turning 17. Gabi Brito from Beach Cities Alpha took the West title with 1:55.99, edging Mikayla Tan of San Ramon Valley by .14.
Combined Top 8:
- Audrey Derivaux (JW) — 1:53.87 (East)
- Charlotte Crush (LAK) — 1:54.87 (East)
- Gabi Brito (CITI) — 1:55.99 (West)
- Mikayla Tan (SRVA) — 1:56.13 (West)
- Reina Liu (TAC) — 1:56.60 (East)
- Kelsey Zhang (PASA) — 1:57.09 (West)
- Maddie Thornton (BEND) — 1:57.22 (West)
- Brynn Lavigueur (LAKR) — 1:57.69 (East)
Boys’ 200 Yard Individual Medley – Finals
- SC Juniors Record: 1:41.18, Maximus Williamson – 2023
- West 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
Not only did he win his second event in a row, but the East’s Baylor Stanton also produced the fastest time from both sites in the 200 IM with 1:42.85. His runner-up, SwimAtlanta’s Collin Holgerson, went 1:43.23 to beat the West’s Shareef Elaydi from Santa Clara Swim Club by .59.
Combined Top 8:
- Baylor Stanton (GA) — 1:42.85 (East)
- Collin Holgerson (SA) — 1:43.23 (East)
- Shareef Elaydi (SCSC) — 1:43.82 (West)
- Ty Thomas (RCA) — 1:44.21 (West)
- Yi Zheng (CSC) — 1:44.37 (East)
- Jackson Hartzler (CFSC) — 1:44.49 (West)
- Liam Carrington (BSS) — 1:44.52 (East)
- Owen Ekk (ATAC) — 1:45.26 (East)
Girls’ 50 Yard Freestyle – Finals
- SC Juniors Record: 21.49, Abbey Weitzeil – 2014
- West 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
Rylee Erisman from Laker Swim was the only sub-22 sprinter of the night. She won her 2nd event at the East meet with 21.95, touching just ahead of Charlotte Crush (22.02). It was Crush’s second 2nd place finish in a row, and just like she did in the IM, she relegated the West winner, Gabi Brito, to 3rd place overall.
Combined Top 8:
- Rylee Erisman (LAKR) — 21.95 (East)
- Charlotte Crush (LAK) — 22.02 (East)
- Gabi Brito (CITI) — 22.09 (West)
- Abby Chan (HSA) — 22.25 (East)
- (tie 5th) Avery Daigle (FINS) — 22.28 (West)
- (tie 5th) Adalynn Biegler (EDI) — 22.28 (West)
- Kennedi Southern (LAC) — 22.34 (West)
- Mena Boardman (CS) –22.37 (East)
Boys’ 50 Yard Freestyle – Finals
- SC Juniors Record: 18.71, Ryan Hoffer – 2016
- West 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
Life Time Northern California’s Jordan Ragland went 19.28 to claim the West title ahead of Beach Cities Alpha’s Miles Blackson-Dunbar. Mike Rice from Mecklenburg Swim Association was the East winner; his 19.30 was good for 2nd place overall.
Combined Top 8:
- Jordan Ragland (LTNC) — 19.28 (West)
- Mike Rice (MSA) — 19.30 (East)
- Miles Blackson-Dunbar (CITI) — 19.45 (West)
- Tyler Porter (QSS) — 19.52 (West)
- Albert Smelzer (GSA) — 19.62 (East)
- Yury Kuzmenko (VS) — 19.68 (West)
- Ty Thomas (RCA) — 19.75 (West)
- Jake Lloyd (COA) — 19.79 (East)
Girls’ 400 Yard Medley Relay – Timed Finals
- SC Juniors Record: 3:33.28, Carmel Swim Club (Clarke, Sweeney, Shackell, Han) – 2023
- West Meet Record: 3:33.93, Fort Collins Area Swim Team (Stewart, Bartel, Gillilan, Alons) – 2017
- 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
MSA’s Karina Plaza (53.47), Eliza Wallace (59.27), Taylor Klein (51.56), and Maddy Boland (49.58) went 3:33.88 to win the East meet and post the overall fastest time. Reina Liu (52.04), Carolin He (1:02.25), Nikki Nixon (51.43), Sloane Whelehan (48.71) of TAC Titans broke the NAG record for 15-16 girls with 3:34.43 and a second-place finish in the East.
Combined Top 8:
- Mecklenburg Swim Association ‘A’ — 3:33.88 (East)
- TAC Titans ‘A’ — 3:34.43 (East) *New 15-16 NAG Record*
- Bellevue Club Swim Team ‘A’ — 3:36.15 (West)
- SwimMAC Carolina ‘A’ — 3:36.98 (East)
- Beach Cities Alpha ‘A’ — 3:37.53 (West)
- Mason Manta Rays ‘A’ — 3:37.88 (East)
- Lakeside Swim Team ‘A’ — 3:37.93 (East)
- Santa Clara Swim Club ‘A’ — 3:38.96 (West)
Boys’ 400 Yard Medley Relay – Timed Finals
- SC Juniors Record: 3:08.95, Cavalier Aquatics-Piedmont YMCA (King, Moore, Heilman, Browne) – 2023
- West Meet Record: 3:10.56, Rose Bowl Aquatics (Liu, Li, Noguchi, Kim) – 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
The Bolles ‘A’ squad of Krish Jain (47.67), Thi Rai (52.92), George Dovellos (46.54), and Liam Carrington (42.66) won the East meet with 3:08.79. Only 2 relays from the West made the top 8, with the victorious Waterloo Swimming coming in at 5th overall.
Combined Top 8:
- Bolles School Sharks ‘A’ — 3:09.79 (East)
- SwimAtlanta ‘A’ — 3:11.66 (East)
- Badger Swim Club ‘A’ — 3:12.28 (East)
- Central Ohio Aquatics ‘A’ — 3:12.92 (East
- Waterloo Swimming ‘A’ — 3:13.33 (West)
- Lakeside Swim Team ‘A’ — 3:13.73 (East)
- DART Swimming ‘A’ — 3:13.86 (West)
- Bolles School Sharks ‘B’ — 3:14.08 (East)
Not sure it would happen but if a person wins the B-final with a super fast time, can they make this combined top 8 list?
At West a C finalist was the 6th fastest overall. 4:18.5 (500)
I noticed on the Day 2 preliminary results that Annie Xu competed in the 200 IM. Is this the same girl from China who moved to Camada because her mother was studying in Canada and broke a couple of Summer McIntosh age group records last year? How did she end up in North Carolina?
Via Reina Liu connection? Not sure if the same. There have been several super-fast Chinese age groupers who have popped up in the US recently – we’re trying to track down info on them, but it’s hard.
I just looked her up on Swimcloud, it would appear to her because her results show SwimMac North Carolina from the end of July, before that the listed meets are in Ontario as a member of Markham Aquatic Club.
Her mother could probably study in China for a lot less money. Often people study overseas with a goal of obtaining permanent residency along the way. I can’t speak of the Xu family on that matter. As far as I understand, it has become very hard for foreigners to study in the US now.
Longer term for her swimming is interesting. She is a Chinese national, but Yu Yiting being 21 years old and the emergence of Yu Zidi and the… Read more »
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