Ethan Han Adds To Top Times At Eastern Zone SC Age Group Championships

2025 Eastern Zone SC Age Group Championships

• April 2-5
• Webster, NY
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

One of the top 13-year-old swimmers in the country added to his highly-ranked national times at the Eastern Zone Short Course Age Group Championships.

Ethan Han of New Jersey-based Whitewaters Swimming set personal bests to win six events in the boys’ 13-14 age group, and he now owns the fastest times among 13-year-old boys this season in both the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.

Han won the 100 freestyle in 46.41 and the 100 breast in 56.24. He also won the 200 free (1:42.13), 500 free (4:38.95), 100 back (51.30) and 200 back (1:51.45), all personal best times.

From a team perspective, Life Time Metro (NJ) won both the combined and girls’ team titles, while the Stamford Sailfish Aquatic Club won the boys’ title.

Other individual standouts were:

• In the girls’ 13-14 age group, Joelle Van Duzer of Greater Holyoke YMCA won the 1650 free (17:32.02) and 200 fly (2:05.05) in personal best times, and also topped the 500 free (5:06.07). Van Duzer added a second-place finish in the 100 fly (personal best 57.41).
• Zsofia Milak of Ridgefield Aquatic Club swam well in the girls’ 13-14 age group, winning the 200 free (1:52.47), 100 fly (55.81) and 200 IM (2:07.81) all in personal best times. Among 13-year-old girls this season, she has the sixth-fastest time in the 100 fly and the 14th-fastest in the 200 free.
• In the boys’ 13-14 age group, Cullen Cashman of South Shore Mill Pond YMCA won the 200 breast (2:04.22) and 200 IM (1:53.45) in personal best times. He also was second in the 100 breast (personal best 57.29) and 100 fly (51.71, but swam a personal best 51.50 in preliminaries). Among 14-year-old boys this season, Cashman owns the 11th-fastest time in the 200 breast and the 12th-fastest in the 100 breast.
• In the girls’ 11-12 age group, Sadie Wiedersum of Three Village Swim Club set personal best times to win the 50 free (24.86), 100 free (53.98) and 50 breast (31.22) and to finish second in the 100 breast (1:09.60).
• Abby Fang of Whitewaters Swimming in the girls’ 11-12 age group won the 50 fly (26.90), 100 fly (1:00.16) and 200 IM (2:13.87) in personal best times, while also swimming a personal best time in the 100 IM (1:02.41) to finish second. Among 11-year-old girls this season, she has the fifth-fastest time in the 200 IM, the sixth-fastest in the 100 fly and the eighth-fastest time in the 100 IM.
• In the boys’ 11-12 age group, Brody Michaels of Stamford Sailfish Aquatic Club won the 200 back (2:03.18), 100 fly (56.66) and 100 IM (58.72) in personal best times, and also won the 500 free (5:07.58). In addition, Michaels was second in the 50 back (26.99) and 100 back (57.97). Among 12-year-old boys this season, he has the 11th-fastest time in the 200 back.
• Miles Pearson of Westport/Weston Family Y Swim YMCA in the boys 11-12 age group won the 50 breast (29.67) and 200 breast (2:16.85) in personal best times. He also swam personal best times to finish second in the 200 free (1:55.10), 100 breast (1:04.33) and 200 IM (2:08.86). Pearson owns the 3rd-fastest time in the 200 breast and the 15th-fastest time in the 100 breast among 12-year-old boys.
• In the girls’ 10-and-under group, Julianne Roldan of the Clifton Seahawks won six events, taking the 50 back (personal best 30.11), 100 back (personal best 1:06.70), 100 breast (personal best 1:15.24), 100 fly (personal best 1:03.87), 100 IM (1:06.52) and 200 IM (2:24.82).
• Scott Thieman of Parkland Aquatic Club won three events in the boys 10-under age group, taking first in the 500 free (5:25.82), 100 back (1:03.76) and 100 fly (1:03.59), all in personal best times. He also swam personal best times to finish second in the 200 free (2:04.38) and 100 free (58.64).

Combined Team Standings — Top 5

1. Life Time Metro (NJ), 1490.5
2. Stamford Sailfish Aquatic Club, 1034.5
3. Nation’s Capital Swim Club, 777.5
4. SwimRVA, 610
5. Phoenix Aquatic Club, 606

Girls’ Team Standings — Top 5

1. Life Time Metro (NJ), 923
2. Phoenix Aquatic Club, 445
3. Ridgefield Aquatic Club, 390
4. Greater Holyoke YMCA, 346.5
5. Lakeland Hills YMCA, 313

Boys’ Team Standings — Top 5

1. Stamford Sailfish Aquatic Club, 966
2. Life Time Metro (NJ), 567.5
3. Nation’s Capital Swim Club, 518.5
4. SwimRVA, 351.5
5. Somerset County YMCA, 343