2023 Summer Junior Nationals: Jillian Cox Scratches, Henry McFadden Still In 100 Free
McFadden competed for the US at the 2023 World Championships last week swimming on the prelims 4×200 mens free relay and is the top seed in the 100 free.
14 Year Old Luka Mijatovic Breaks Oldest NAG In The Books With 15:27.38 1500 Freestyle
Luka Mijatovic broke the oldest NAG record in the books swimming a 15:27.38 in Irvine for third place at Summer Junior Nationals.
Ian Call Breaks Own NAG Record From Prelims With 1:02.22, Fastest 13-14 By Over A Second
Call has dropped almost five seconds off of his best 100 breaststroke time in the past year. He is the fastest 13-14 year old ever by 1.01 seconds.
Aaron Shackell Swims 1:56.07 200 Fly Breaking Andrew Seliskar’s Meet Record
18 year old Shackell swam his third fastest 200 fly ever. He will compete in Dublin, Ireland for U23 beginning August 11th.
Tess Howley Breaks Own Meet Record With 2:06.85 200 Butterfly; #2 17-18 All-Time
Howley now is the 4th fastest American this season and will sit at #9 in the World this season. She would have been 2nd at US Nationals with this time.
WATCH: Ian Call Breaks Reece Whitley’s 13-14 NAG Record With 1:02.64 100 BR At Summer Jr
Call has dropped over four seconds in the 100 breast over the past year, consistently dropping at almost every meet, now breaking the NAG record.
2023 Summer Junior Nationals: #10 Seed In Both Boys And Girls 200 Fly Scratch Finals
Lynsey Bowen and Matthew Marsteiner have both scratched the 200 fly in favor of their respective distance freestyle event tonight.
Winter Juniors Qualifier Payden Rafferty Commits to Arizona State For 2024
A backstroke specialist, Rafferty is already just off of making the Pac-12 ‘B’ final in the 100 back and will arrive in fall 2024.
Landon D’Ariano And Thomas Mercer Close NCSAs With 200 IM Olympic Trials Cuts
Both D’Ariano (above) and Mercer had already qualified for Olympic Trials in the 400 IM but now added the 200 IM to their lineup.
2023 NCAA Qualifier Max Berg of Kentucky Enters Transfer Portal
Berg was Kentucky’s highest scorer at 2023 SECs by over 20 points, notably making two ‘A’ finals. He also swam at 2023 NCAAs.
Tess Howley Swims 2:07.56 200 Fly Breaking US Summer Jr Meet Record; #5 All-Time 17-18
Howley dropped over half a second off of her best time and cruised to the top time of the morning in Irvine.
Audrey Derivaux Swims 2:11.54 200 Fly; #1 US 13 Year Old Ever
Derivaux also now sits at #10 all-time in the 13-14 age group. She is the third seed heading into tonight’s final in Irvine.
2023 US Summer Junior Nationals: Jillian Cox Scratches 800 Free On Night 1
After competing in Worlds this past week, Jillian Cox has scratched the 800 free in Irvine. See the rest of the scratches here.
2022 NCAA ‘A’ Finalist Lola Mull of Northwestern Enters Transfer Portal
Mull has qualified for NCAAs in all three of her years at Northwestern. She made the top eight in the 1650 free as both a freshman and sophomore.
2023 Summer Junior Nationals: Henry McFadden, Luka Mijatovic Highlight Psych Sheets
National Age Group (NAG) record holder 14 year old Luka Mijatovic is entered in five events this week in Irvine.
