Previews & Recaps
Ilya Kharun Has Dropped 14.5 Seconds in the 200 FL this Year, Now #4 15-16
Kharun has now dropped 14.52 seconds from the personal best he swam in November of 2020 – 1:56.91.
After Scratching Rest of Meet, Zhier Fan Goes West Meet Record 1:52.92 200 BR
At 1:52.92, Fan is now the #4 performer all time among 17-year-old boys, and #8 all-time in the 17-18 age group.
15yo Piper Enge Drops 6.2 Seconds in 200 Breast with 2:09.09, #8 All-Time 15-16
Enge is now the #3 15-year-old performer in the SCY 200 breast all-time, behind only Caitlin Leverenz (2:08.11) and Alex Walsh (2:08.85).
Katie Grimes Demolishes Meet Record with 15:34.74 1650, #2 All-Time 15-16 Girls
With the swim of 15:34.74, Grimes is now #2 all-time in the 15-16 age group, and the #2 all-time 15-year-old, sitting behind only Katie Ledecky in both cases
Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Day 4 Combined East/West Results
The West meet continued to be the faster site on Day 4. West swimmers swept the combined podium (top 3) in the girls 1650 free, boys 1650 free, & boys 100 FR
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Watch: Day 4 Race Videos from Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West
Watch A finals of the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free relay at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships West meet.
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Nick Simons Sweeps Backstrokes At Juniors West; #4 17-YO All-Time In 200 BK
Simons broke a trio of Jacob Pebley’s Oregon Open records in Austin, including clocking 1:40.98 in the 200 back to become the 4th-fastest 17-year-old ever.
Ilya Kharun Now 6th Fastest 200 Butterflier in 15-16 Age Group
With finals still yet to come, Ilya Kharun now has the sixth-fastest time in the 200 butterfly of any 15-16 swimmer, ever.
Claire Weinstein Clocks #3 200 Free All-Time for 13-14 Girls – 1:44.72
With the swim, Weinstein is now the #2 performer all-time in the 13-14 age group, behind only Missy Franklin.
Katie Grimes Takes Down Meet Record in 400 IM
Katie Grimes demolished the meet record in the 400 IM with a time that also would’ve won NCAA Championships last season.
Sandpipers Girls go 1-2-3 in Record-Setting 500 Free at Winter Juniors West
Bella Sims crushed the Winter Juniors Meet Record by almost 5 seconds, and was joined on the podium by teammates Katie Grimes and Claire Weinstein.
