2025 Indiana Age Group Championships
- March 21-13
- Indianapolis, IN
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Grace Gannon and Kate Allen are on top of national rankings this season following fast swims at the Indiana Age Group Championships.
Gannon won the 100 fly (56.99) and 200 IM (2:05.76), which were not only personal bests, but now rank as the nation’s fastest times in those events this season among 12-year-old girls.
Gannon also won the 50 back (27.51), 100 back (58.60) and 50 fly (25.87) in personal best times. Swimming for the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers, Gannon also owns the sixth-fastest time this season in the 100 back.
Allen, from Carmel Swim Club, swam a personal best time of 51.85 to win the 100 free, which is now this season’s fastest time in the event among 12-year-old girls.
Allen also swam personal bests to win the 50 free (23.93), 200 free (1:53.94) and 500 free (5:07.39), while also swimming personal best times to finish second in both the 50 fly (26.20) and 200 IM (2:07.59).
Among 12-year-old girls this season, Allen also has the second-fastest times in both the 50 and 200 free, the third-fastest time in the 200 IM and the fifth-fastest in the 500 free.
Allen was a big reason why Carmel Swim Club won the combined and girls’ team titles. Carmel also won the boys’ team title.
Other individual standouts were:
Matthew Cuadros of Center Grove Aquatic Club set two breaststroke records in the boys’ 13-14 age group at the Indiana Age Group Championships. Sport Photography by Simone Amaduzzi
- Matthew Cuadros of Center Grove Aquatic Club won the 100 breast (56.30) and 200 breast (2:02.28), breaking state records and setting personal best times in each event. Cuadros also won the 200 IM (1:57.28) in a personal best time. Cuadros owns the fourth-fastest time in the 100 breast and the fifth-fastest time in the 200 breast this season among 14-year-old boys.
- Also in the boys’ 13-14 age group, Josh Pendleton of Club Olympia Swim Team in the boys’ 13-14 age group won the 1000 free (9:44.08) and 1650 free (16:13.13) in personal best times, and he also won the 500 free (4:37.02). Pendleton has the 14th-fastest time in the 500 free this season among 14-year-old boys.
- Kendall Dieckman of the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers had a strong showing in the girls’ 13-14 age group, winning the 100 free (personal best 50.92), 200 breast (personal best 2:17.68), 200 IM (2:03.84) and 400 IM (personal best 4:26.48), while taking second in the 100 breast (personal best 1:03.82).
- In the 13-14 girls’ age group, Haley Morris of Carmel Swim Club swam personal bests to win the 1000 free (10:19.44) and 1650 free (17:08.92).
- Zara Paton of the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers won the 100 back (57.21) and 200 back (2:05.07) in personal best times in the 13-14 age group.
- Cooper McQuiston of Oak Hill Swim Club swam personal bests to win the 100 free (46.27) and 200 free (1:42.06) in the boys 13-14 age group. McQuiston owns the sixth-fastest time this season in the 100 free among 14-year-old boys.
- In the boys 11-12 age group, Austin Young of the Fort Wayne Swim Team won the 100 free (personal best 51.38), 50 back (personal best 26.67), 100 back (57.85, but also swam a personal best 52.52 in prelims) and 50 breast (personal best 30.31). He also finished second in the 200 IM (2:11.02, but swam a personal best 2:10.93 in prelims) and 50 free (personal best 23.53).
- Dylan Zhao of Carmel Swim Club in the 11-12 age group won the 100 breast (personal best 1:05.83) and 200 IM (personal best 2:08.47), while taking second in the 50 breast (30.53) and 100 back (58.62) in personal best times.
- Ontario Johnson of Munster Swim Club in the 11-12 age group won the 50 free (23.39) and 100 fly (57.02) in personal best times. Johnson has the 13th-fastest time this season among 12-year-olds in the 50 free.
- In the girls’ 10-and-under age group, Sophia Liu, 10, of the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers swam personal best times to win the 100 free (1:00.68), 50 breast (34.82), 100 breast (1:17.65), 50 fly (28.91) and 200 IM (2:29.27).
- Gabriel Brown, 9, of the Fishers Area Swimming Tigers won five events in the boys’ 10-and-under age group. He finished first in the 100 free (58.60), 200 free (2:03.25), 50 back (30.20), 100 back (1:04.41) and 200 IM (2:20.51) all in personal best times, while also winning the 50 breast (36.65) and finishing second in the 100 breast (personal best time of 1:17.27.
Combined Team Results — Top 5
- Carmel Swim Club, 2794.5
- Fishers Area Swimming Tigers, 2253.5
- Fort Wayne Swim Team, 1084
- Zionsville Swim Club, 729.5
- Valparaiso Swim Cub, 711
Girls’ Team Results — Top 5
- Carmel Swim Club, 689.2
- Fishers Area Swimming Tigers, 1306.5
- Fort Wayne Swim Team, 568
- Southeastern Swim Club, 490
- Duneland Swim Club, 388.5
Boys’ Team Results — Top 5
- Carmel Swim Club, 1314
- Fishers Area Swimming Tigers, 947
- Fort Wayne Swim Team, 516
- Zionsvillle Swim Club, 498.5
- Valparaiso Swim Club, 395
Investing that Fishers beat Carmel in the girls meet. Maybe (probably not) they’ll be able to challenge Carmel at high school state in a few years.
Fishers didn’t beat Carmel in the girls meet. Carmel had 1480.50 to Fishers 1306.50. FAST has capitalized on the coaching turmoil at Southeastern to take quite a few of their top girls. However, most of them won’t go to high school at Fishers and Carmel will get more move in’s each year so I don’t see Fishers challenging them. Ft Wayne Carroll has the best shot to dethrone Carmel in the next couple of year for girls IMO.