Curzan, Chaney Among Top Performers In 18&U Virtual Spring Championships

2021 USA Swimming 18&Under Spring Virtual Championships

• March 3 – 28, 2021
• Multi-site
• SCY (short course yards) & LCM (long course meters) format
• Meet Info
• Leaderboard

USA Swimming’s 2021 18&Under Spring Virtual Championships wrapped up on Sunday, with the TAC Titans (short course yards) and Carmel Swim Club (long course meters) finishing atop the overall club leaderboards.

The near month-long competition, which opened on March 3 and closed on the 28th, followed the same format as the Winter version, using results from all sanctioned meets across the country to compile a single unified leaderboard. The main difference was the addition of LCM after winter was SCY-only.

SCY Recap

The TAC Titans finished with 259.5 points in the SCY standings, 106.5 clear of runners-up NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc. (153.0). This included a 178-point effort on the girls’ side.

Leading the way for the Titans was Claire Curzan, who posted the top time across three events: the 100 free (47.32), 100 back (50.03) and 100 fly (49.51), with the latter two being 15-16 National Age Group Records.

Curzan actually led five events at the halfway mark, having to settle for second in the 50 fre and third in the 200 back.

Her teammate Charlotte Hook also put up the top time in the 200 fly and 400 IM, while Torri Huske (50 free, 200 free) and Phoebe Bacon (200 back, 200 IM) also had multiple top times. Huske also set a new 17-18 NAG in the 100 fly, but still couldn’t get the win here with Curzan standing in the way.

Bacon recorded her swims at the NCAA Championships as a freshman for Wisconsin, with her 200 back effort of 1:48.32 earning the national title. Runner-up Isabelle Stadden was also at NCAAs with Cal.

On the boys’ side, the only two swimmers with multiple top times were also at NCAAs. Florida freshman Adam Chaney put up leading marks in the 50 free (18.81), 100 free (41.74) and 100 back (44.74), while Georgia’s Luca Urlando did so in the 100 fly (44.99) and 200 fly (1:39.75).

Final Short Course Yards Leaderboard

Final Short Course Yards Team Summary

SCY Event Leaders

LCM Recap

In the long course rankings, Carmel Swim Club led the way by over 100 points, compiling 300.5, while it was the Sandpipers of Nevada girls (184.0) and iNspire Swim Team boys (137.0) leading each specific gender category.

Sandpiper swimmers Bella Sims (200 free, 800 free) and Katie Grimes (1500 free, 400 IM) both put up the fastest time across two events, while Nashville Aquatic Club’s Gretchen Walsh led three – 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly.

Letitia Sim and Lydia Jacoby combined to lead all four girls’ breaststroke events across the two courses, with Sim topping the SCY 100 breast and LCM 200 breast, and Jacoby doing the opposite, winning the yards 200 breast and long course 100 breast.

Aiden Hayes posted three top times for the boys, leading the 50 free, 100 fly and 200 fly. Josh Matheny (100, 200 breast) and Reese Branzell (100, 200 free) both led two.

Lakeridge’s Luke Hobson was the only swimmer, male or female, to place first in (essentially) the same event in both SCY and LCM, leading the yards 500 free and long course 400 free.

Final Long Course Meters Leaderboard

Final Long Course Meters Team Summary

LCM Event Leaders