arena Swim of the Week: Aleksas Savickas Hits Big PB To Win 200 Breast At U.S. Open
Savickas used a scintillating opening 100 meters to take out Chase Kalisz and win the 200 breast at the U.S. Open in a massive best time of 2:09.68.
Mikayla Tan Breaks Girls’ 11-12 National Age Group Record In 100 Breast – 1:02.61
Tan now owns the National Age Group Record for 11-12 girls in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke, having set the 200 mark in May.
Charlotte Crush Jumps To #4 All-Time In 13-14 Age Group With 51.28 100 Back
Crush, the fastest 13-year-old in the event’s history, is now within a quarter of a second of the girls’ 13-14 National Age Group Record in the 100 back.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 12/9/2022
While many of the country’s best have been dropping blistering swims at Winter Juniors, other age groupers made waves last weekend as well.
Faster Than Ledecky At 16: Summer McIntosh Drops 4:27.52 500 Free, #2 All-Time
McIntosh’s time makes her the second-fastest performer in history and more than a second quicker than Katie Ledecky’s 15-16 U.S. National Age Group Record.
2022 World Champion, Current Florida Senior Trey Freeman Announces Retirement
Freeman, 22, announced his retirement on Thursday in the midst of his senior season at the University of Florida.
2022 Winters Juniors – West: Enge, Dalbey & Li Scratch Bonus Finals On Day 2
Piper Enge has dropped out of the girls’ 50 free ‘C’ final to focus on the 200 IM, earning Claire Weinstein a second swim after she won a swim-off.
2022 Winter Juniors – East: Four Swimmers Scratch 50 Free For Day 2 Finals
Carmel Swim Club’s Aaron Shackell has dropped the 50 free ‘C’ final and will turn his focus to the 500 free ‘A’ final on Thursday night in Greensboro.
15-Year-Old Noah Cakir Drops 54.79 100 Breast At STAR Short Course Invitational
Cakir clocked a blistering time of 54.79 in the 100 breaststroke to make him the 13th-fastest 15-year-old male in U.S. history.
Thomas Heilman Drops Three Seconds In 200 IM, Moves To #4 All-Time In 15-16 Age Group
Still just 15, Heilman put up a time of 1:43.39 to dip well under his previous best of 1:46.61 and move into fourth all-time among 15-16s.
Alex Shackell Moves To #3 For 15-16 Girls With 21.87 50 Free; Erika Pelaez Now #6
Shackell dropped nearly half a second in the 50 free to become just the fifth girl in the 15-16 age group under 22 seconds.
Summer McIntosh Breaks Winter Juniors East Meet Record In 500 Free Debut – 4:34.15
McIntosh cruised to a time of 4:34.15 in her first-ever 500-yard freestyle swim on Thursday, shattering the East Juniors meet record.
Australian Team Gears Up For Short Course Worlds With Training Camp In Bendigo
In the lead-up to Short Course Worlds, the Aussie squad has headed about two hours north for a training camp in the city of Bendigo.
Five Storylines To Watch At The Winter Junior Championships – West
Set to age up next month, Katie Grimes will aim to etch her name in the girls’ 15-16 NAG record books in Austin at the Winter Junior Championships – West.
Four Storylines To Watch At The 2022 Winter Junior Championships – East
All eyes will be on Summer McIntosh in Greensboro as we see what she can do in the short course yards pool.
