Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Carmel’s Yi Zheng Posts 4:18.55 400 IM, Becoming #7 15-16 All-Time

Zheng dropped exactly two seconds off his lifetime best from last month and has dropped 10 seconds in the last year.

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US Women’s 4×200 Free Relay Sets New American Record With 7:40.01 To Win Silver

Weinstein led off in a 1:54.83, a second and a half faster than Allison Schmitt led off (1:56.34) at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Alex Shackell Scratches 100 Freestyle At Summer Juniors, Her Only Individual Entry

Shackell was the #2 seed in the 100 free, her only individual entry at the meet. The 100 free, 400 IM, and 50 breast are set for this morning.

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#5 Seed Mona McSharry Of Ireland DNS Prelims Of The 200 Breaststroke

McSharry already raced in the 100 breast this week in Singapore and is entered in the 50 breast later this week.

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Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 1 Of Summer Juniors

Yi Zheng dropped the 100 breast from his finals lineup and the choice payed off as he went another best time.

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Sean Green Smashes Summer Juniors Meet Record With 15:07.49 1500 Freestyle

Green’s time would have been 5th at last month’s US Summer Nationals. He dropped 18 seconds off his lifetime best.

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Gretchen Walsh Out Of 100 Free Prelims, Josh Matheny Out Of 200 Breast Prelims At 2025 Worlds

Walsh was the #5 seed in the 100 free and Matheny was the #10 seed in the 200 breast. USA Swimming made the announcement on X.

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Charlie Cancelmo Swims To #9 200 Fly All-Time In 15-16 Age Group With 1:58.27

Cancelmo has dropped over five seconds in the event since last summer and sits right ahead of Carson Foster in the all-time rankings.

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Kayla Han Scratches 200 Fly ‘A’ Final, Will Focus On 800 Free On Night 1 At Summer Juniors

Han will focus on the 800 free where she is the top seed by over four seconds. There are four scratches on the night, all swimmers who would have had a double

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Ian Call Moves Up To #2 In 15-16 Age Group With 1:00.61 100 Breast, Just Off Matheny’s NAG

Call sits less than a second off of Josh Matheny’s NAG record from 2019. Call is the top seed for tonight.

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#3 Shareef Elaydi Drops 200 Fly For First Day Of Summer Juniors

Elaydi was 23rd in the event at US Summer Nationals last month. He was one of two scratches for the morning.

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Anna Elendt Breaks Own German Record With 1:05.19 100 Breast En Route To Gold

Elendt’s win marked the first gold for the German women since 2009. She dropped half a second off her previous record from 2022.

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Big 12 ‘B’ Finalist Nora Hetyei Joining FGCU This Fall After Two Seasons With Houston

Hetyei would have been one of the top swimmers in the conference this past season in numerous events. She spent two years at Houston.

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2025 World Championships: Day 2 Pick ‘Em Contest Update

Roos Vanotterdijk was the biggest surprise for the pick ’em contest as 0 entries picked her to medal in the women’s 100 fly. She won silver.

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2025 World Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

The men’s 100 breast final will kick off the night. Other finals tonight include the women’s 100 fly, men’s 50 fly, and women’s 200 IM.

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