Articles by Anya Pelshaw

Gretchen Walsh Posts 52.71 100 Fly…Her 7th World Record Of SC Worlds

Walsh never swam the event before coming to Budapest and set the World Record in prelims, semifinals, and finals.

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US Opts For F-F-M-M With Regan Smith Leading Off 4×100 Mixed Medley Relay (Relay Lineups)

Regan Smith will lead off for the US as they opted for F-F-M-M in tonight’s final. Lilly King, Dare Rose, and Jack Alexy round out the relay.

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Thomas Heilman Blasts 43.86 100 Fly To Break Own 17-18 NAG, Would Be #3 In NCAA This Season

Heilman’s time would sit only behind Jordan Crooks and Ilya Kharun this season. It also would have been 3rd at 2024 NCAAs.

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The Oldest SCM World Record Falls As Luke Hobson Breaks Biedermann’s 200 Free With 1:38.91

Hobson broke the oldest SCM World Record in the books while leading off the US men’s 4×200 free relay. He also made history for Texas.

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2024 SC Worlds: Day 4 Pick ‘Em Contest Standings

Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh were fan favorites in the 100 IM entries, Walsh won the event while Douglass finished 2nd.

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2 World Records, 1 Session…Gretchen Walsh Swims 55.11 In 100 IM To Break Own World Record

Just 25 minutes after breaking her own World Record in the 100 fly, Walsh swam another in the 100 IM with a 55.11.

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Thomas Heilman Swims 17-18 NAG Record With 44.55 100 Fly In PRELIMS

Heilman earned his first 17-18 SCY NAG record, breaking the previous record set by Aiden Hayes at 2022 NCAAs.

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Kate Douglass Lowers Own World Record With 2:12.50 200 Breaststroke

Douglass also broke her own Championship Record of a 2:15.77 that she swam at the 2022 SC World Championships.

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USA Men Smash World Record In 4×200 Free Relay With 6:40.51

Casas had a 1:40.34 split on the 3rd leg, a big split to pair with Hobson’s World Record lead off leg. The US men broke the record by over 3 seconds.

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Gretchen Walsh Does It Again With 52.87 100 Butterfly, Another World Record

Walsh broke her own record from prelims and now is the fastest performer ever by over a second. This was her 2nd time ever swimming the race.

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Regan Smith Breaks Maggie MacNeil’s World Record With 25.23 50 Backstroke, Earns WR Sweep

Smith now holds all three SCM backstroke World Records after setting the 100 and 200 records this fall at the World Cup stops.

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Noe Ponti Breaks Own Championship Record With 50.33 100 IM

Ponti is now the #4 performer in the 100 IM all-time. He has dropped over a second in the event this season.

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Miron Lifintsev Sets World Junior Record With 22.47 50 Back, Cooper Sets Oceanic Record

Isaac Cooper’s World Junior Record went down but he broke his own Oceanic Record. The Polish, Hungarian, and Irish National Records also fell.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships- Combined East & West Results For Night 2

Thomas Heilman swam the fastest time of the night in the boys 50 free, faster than Maximus Williamson swam at the West meet.

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2024 Winter Juniors – West: Swims You Might Have Missed On Night 2

Madalyn Petty has dropped about 15 seconds in the 500 free over the last year, winning the B final tonight in a 4:46.57.

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