The entry lists for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games have been revealed, verifying the entries for the world’s youngest stars who will convene next week in Nanjing, China for the 2nd edition of this meet.
Below, we’ve highlighted entries for some of the major countries.
United States
- Patrick Conaton – 100 free, 100 back, 200 back
- Patrick Mulcare – 200 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- Patrick “PJ” Ransford – 400 free, 800 free
- Justin Wright – 100 fly, 200 fly
- Clara Smiddy – 50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back
- Meghan Small – 200 free, 100 fly, 200 IM
- Hannah Moore – 400 free, 800 free, 200 back, 200 back, 200 IM
- Courtney Mykkanen – 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- All 6 relays (including two mixed events)
Notably, the Americans won’t have a single swimmer in an individual breaststroke event.
Australia
- Kyle Chalmers – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 fly, 100 fly
- Nic Groenewald – 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM
- Grayson Bell – 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast
- Nicholas Brown – 40 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM
- Ella Bond – 50 free, 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM
- Ami Matsuo – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free
- Brianna Throssell – 200 free, 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly
- Amy Forrester – 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- All 6 relays (including two mixed events)
China
- Yu Hexin – 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly
- Li Guangyuan – 100 back, 200 back
- Zhang Zhihao – 50 breast, 100 breast
- Li Zhuhao – 50 fly, 100 fly
- Qiu Yuhan – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free
- Shen Duo – 100 free, 200 free
- He Yun – 50 breast, 100 breast
- Zhang Yufei – 100 fly, 200 fly
- All 6 relays (including two mixed events)
Brazil
- Matheus Santana – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free
- Luiz Altamir Melo – 200 free, 400 free, 200 fly
- Vitor Guaraldo – 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- Andreas Mickosz- 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast
- Giovanna Diamante Tomanik – 100 free, 200 free
- Natalia de Luccas – 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- Viviana Jungblut – 400 free, 800 free, 200 back
- Bruna Primati – 400 free, 800 free
- men’s and women’s 400 free relays, mixed 400 free relay
Canada
- Javier Acevedo – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 200 IM
- Colin Gilbert – 400 free, 800 free
- Matthew Mac – 200 back, 200 fly
- Kelsey Wog – 50 free, 100 breast, 200 breast
- Danielle Hanus – 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly
- Mackenzie Glover – 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- Danika Huzinga – 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly
- Women’s 400 free/medley relays, Mixed 400 free/medley relays
Germany
- Marek Ulrich – 50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- Damian Wierling – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 back
- Maximillian Pilger – 50 breast, 100 breast, 20 breast
- Alexander Kunert – 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly
- Mandey Feldbinder – 50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- Kathrin Demler – 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 200 fly, 200 IM
- Julia Willers – 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast
- Patricia Wartenberg – 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 800 free
- All 6 relays (including two mixed events)
Great Britain
- Miles Munro – 50 free, 100 free
- Duncan Scott – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 IM
- Martyn Walton- 200 free, 400 free, 200 IM
- Luke Greebank – 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly
- Amelia Maughan – 50 free, 100 free, 200 free
- Jessica Fullalove – 50 back, 100 back, 200 back
- Georgina Evans – 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 breast
- Charlotte Atkinson – 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly
- All 6 relays (including two mixed events)
Lithuania
- Ruta Meilutyte – 100 free, 50 breast, 100 breast, 200 IM
- Ugne Mazutaityte – 200 back
- Povilas Stazdas – 100 free, 400 free, 50 fly, 200 IM
- Paulius Grigaliunas – 100 breast, 200 breast
I see one of the storylines being a mention about Darren Lim. I wouldnt expect Darren to shine at YOG, no offense, but he has mentioned he’s not focused on swimming this year because of studies. But it would be a good meet for Darren to basically gain more big meet experience, he kinda froze at the Southeast Asian Games last year end.
Technically though, Hong Kong is not considered Southeast Asia, more just East Asia
Who is this guy on the picture? His beard looks very strange …
How do you qualify for this meet?
Day 2 Races:
Men 200 Free: A 1:48 mid swimmer, a 1:49 low, 2 1:49 high and then 5 guys who swim 1:50, including Santana.. might be interesting.
Men 100 Fly: There is a chinesse swimmer (15 years don´t know if it´s a typo) with 52,79 then 1 53 guy and 12 54 swimmers!
Men 200 IM: 2 swimmers on 2:03, and 9 swimmers with 2:04, close race too.
Women 200 Fly: Easy event almost, 1 2:08 swimmers, 2 2:09 and 1 2:10 swimmer.. much ahead of the field by now..
100 free: 4 Girls with 54 swimming, and four more with 55.. Might see a 54 low 53 high even.. strong..
Rafael, some times are wrong. Shen Duo is seeded with 54.77.She is the junior record holder with 54.15.We can not trust the sheets soo much.Santana is listed as 1,86 and 75kg!I believe that was his 15year-old measurements… maybe he didnd grow up a lot(i thougth he was 1,90)but he clearly weights much more than 75…
It is not a typo. Li Zhuhao is still indeed 15 yo, and he swam 52.79 in Qingdao in May this year. Crazy fast for a 15 yo, and I think that’s the world’s record for 15 yo boy.
With the exception of Ruta and Santana who are hot favorites to win their events, I have to say it will be very very interesting to watch all the races just because it is quite unpredictable.
Especially in the relays. It will be fun.
Later i will try to analyze some more events. All except the free relays are doable to do by start times. Even the mixed freestyle relay
Correction, the flyer was number 2 100 freestyler..
Quick day 1 analysis (Olympic Events)
Men 400 free – Top 3 under 3:53 (Jacek Wodjak 3:51:20, Sanches Gutierrez 3:51:93, Henrik Crhistiansen 3:52:60)
Men 100 breast, probably most competitive event of day 1 – The fastest one is Carlos Clevaria 1:01:88, counting him there as 12 guys under 1:03
Women 100 Back: 6 swimmers under 1:02, 2 of them under 1:01
Women 200 IM: apart from Ruta 2:12 2 girls under 2:15 and 5 more under 2:16
For the freestyle relay, I would need some help to analyze other countries.. for Brazil Both Flyer and Backstroker of Brazil have already been 49 high relay start (the flyer was the number 1 100 freestyler at 16 years only slower than… Read more »
Meghan Small was 2:12 in the 200IM at US Nats last week.
GB has been 3.19.78 at this years junior european championship and they are only missing their second fastest guy (49.67), so theyll very likely be 3.20.50 or better.
47 easily on relay start? Why not world record? I think youre clearly underestimating him!!!
Santana already have 48,35 flat start. Breaking 48 is not something difficult on relay start with that flat time
Well, sadly its not that easy i guess, just ask guys like Stravius (positive) or Magnussen.
He could do it, but “not difficult”? Imo its not really important anyway, since i dont see brazil near a medal anyway, gb/russia?/usa?/china? are/should be better, maybe you can win bronze medal (dont know if that would be what youre hoping for?).
Great duel 200M with spanish África Zamorano, best european junior performance: 2:13.80
Correction: 200IM
Looking forward to seeing what last year’s world junior champ in the womens 100 free, Siobhan Haughey from Hong Kong, can do in the freestyles. She’s probably focusing on the Asian games next month though.