Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 3/22/2024
Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
arena Swim of the Week: Grace Koenig-Song Becomes #2 13-Year-Old Ever In LC 50 Breast
Koenig-Song overtook world record holders Benedetta Pilato and Ruta Meilutyte to become the second-fastest 13-year-old girl ever in the LC 50 breast.
2024 M. NCAA Previews: No Marchand No Problem For ASU In 200 IM … But Is It Lasco’s Time?
With Leon Marchand out of the field, Destin Lasco has the chance to win the 200 IM for the first time after three near misses.
2024 NCSA Champs: 17-Year-Old Jacob Johnson Drops 1:42.29 200 Fly At Day 3 Prelims
Johnson clocked 1:42.29 to move up to 20th all-time in the 17-18 age group, improving on his previous best of 1:43.46 set in December.
Tokyo Olympian Sergii Shevtsov Begins Para Career At Lignano Sabbiadoro World Series
Due to a genetic disease, Shevtsov is now competing as a para swimmer after representing Ukraine at the Tokyo Olympics less than three years ago.
2024 NCSA Champs: Sean Green, Kyle Peck Climb All-Time Age Group Rankings At Day 2 Prelims
Sean Green moved up to #15 all-time for 15-16 boys in the 400 IM, and followed up with an epic anchor leg in the 800 free relay to give LIAC the victory.
NCAA Women’s Diving Preview: How Zone Scores Project To Impact The Team Race
Jordan Skilken and the Texas women project to distance themselves from Florida and run up on Virginia in the team race thanks to their diving prowess.
2024 W. NCAA Previews: Virginia Continues To Raise Bar With Free Relay Dominance
The fastest sprint freestyler in history, Gretchen Walsh leads the way for the UVA women in the 200 and 400 free relays as they continue to run over the NCAA.
Justice Department Finds UMBC Failed To Address Sexual Abuse Allegations of Former Swim Coach
The Department found the university to be in violation of Title IX after failing to respond to sexual abuse allegations of former head coach Chad Cradock.
2023-24 NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Final Edition
Josephine Fuller and the Tennessee Volunteers vaulted up the power rankings after SECs as they aim to hit their taper and take 4th at NCAAs.
2024 NCAA Zone C Diving: Indiana Sweeps, Qualifies Four Women & Three Men For NCAAs
Indiana’s Carson Tyler swept the men’s events at the Zone C Championships, leading a group of seven Hoosiers to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
2024 W. NCAA Previews: Walsh’s World In 400 IM
Alex Walsh has a third straight national title in the 400 IM well within her grasp, with no one in the field within two seconds of her best time of 3:57.24.
SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick 1650 Free As Most Wide Open Event At Women’s NCAAs
Georgia’s Abby McCulloh leads a wide-open field in the 1650 free at the Women’s NCAA Championships, coming off a big PB of 15:40.96 at SECs.
arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Julie Mishler Cracks All-Time Top 10 With 25.1 50 Free
Mishler dropped nearly half a second in the LCM 50 free in a time of 25.12, launching her to #8 all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group.
2024 Women’s NCAA Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index
Gretchen and Alex Walsh will feature prominently at the Women’s NCAA Championships, as both are favored to sweep their individual events.
