Mizuki Hirai Lowers 100 Fly Championship Record To 56.87, Secures 2nd World Jr Title
Hirai, who holds the World Junior Record in the girls’ 100 fly, shaved another .15 off her own championship record that she set last night
Swims You Might’ve Missed On Day 3 Of The 2025 World Junior Championships
Beyond the major headlines, there were several under-the-radar swims—such as Theodora Taylor’s double—that SwimSwam wants to highlight
Japan’s Kazushi Imafuku Breaks National Record With 7:48.34 To Win Silver At World Juniors
Imafuku’s time of 7:48.33 lowered the Japanese national record by just over a second and marked a new PB by nearly 2 seconds.
Tajus Juska Takes Down Own Lithuanian Record En Route to World Juniors Gold
Juska hit a time of 51.83 to break the 52 barrier for the first time and blast a new Lithuanian national record to become a World Junior Champion
Michigan State Finalist Jack Haidl to Join Wheaton College (Illinois) This Fall
Haidl joins Wheaton with times that would’ve scored across his 3 main events, the 200/500/1650 frees, at the 2025 CCIW Championships
16-Year-Old Max Cunningham Swims 48.65 100 Free, Edward Sommerville Posts 1:40.59 200 Free
Both Cunningham and Sommerville, though short of a record, marked themselves as #2 performers: the former for 16 year olds and the latter for Aussies all time
Colin Jacobs Hits 15:06.04 1500 Free at Summer Champs, 2 seconds off Bobby Hackett’s 15-16 NAG
Colin Jacobs shaved over 10 seconds off his personal best in the 1500 free of 15:16.33 to rocket up to the #4 performer in the 15-16 age group
Lithuanian National Record Holder Dziugas Miskinis Headed to Kentucky (2025)
Miskinis will improve Kentucky’s already strong distance crew, as he joins the Wildcats with an NCAA score worthy time in the 1650 free
Peyton Tesmer Headed to 43x Defending NJACC Champions, Indian River State College (2025)
Tesmer, a pure sprint freestyler, will look to continue IRSC’s dominance in the NJACC upon her arrival to campus this fall
Winter Juniors Qualifier Sara Reppucci Will Join The Minnesota Gophers Next Fall (2026)
Reppucci is primarily a backstroker, but also has multi-time top 8 finishes in the mid-distance frees at several Sectionals Meets
Michael Cotter Will Return Home, Transferring From Texas to UNC for Senior Year
After spending his freshman and sophomore year at NC State, then transferring to Texas his junior season, Cotter will return to North Carolina this fall
Hungarian Nationals Finalist Dominik Kaiser Headed to Florida State University This Fall
Kaiser is a distance free specialist, having represented Hungary internationally. He has potential to make an immediate impact in the mile for FSU this fall
Marist Signs Futures Qualifier and Backstroke Specialist Brady King For Fall 2025
King provides valuable talent for the Red Foxes, as he arrives with times that would have scored at MAACs in 2025 in the 100/200 back and 500 free
Freestyler Genevieve Peranteau Signs With Stevenson University (2025)
Peranteau is set to join the Stangs, who were 8th (in a field of 11 teams) at the Middle Atlantic Conferences, this fall.
Michigan State Champ Elliot Rijnovean to Join the Indiana Hoosiers Next Fall (2026)
Rijnovean won the 100 back and 100 fly at the MHSAA Division 2 Championships his junior year, leading Seaholm High School to a 3rd place finish
