Arizona State: USA vs International Intrasquad
- September 19, 2025
- SCY (25 yards)
- PDF Results
- Scores:
- Combined: USA 169.5 – International 156.5
- Men: International 82 – USA 81
- Women: USA 88.5 – International 74.5
Just a week after posting a 44.15 in the 100 butterfly, Ilya Kharun posted another eye popping butterfly swim in Tempe. This time, Kharun swam to a 19.84 in the 50 butterfly, off a flat start.
Kharun holds the top 50 fly flying start split of all-time after posting a 18.78 at 2025 NCAAs. He also posted a 18.89 at midseason last November which is the #2 relay split ever.
Kharun’s 50 Fly Video
In addition to his 50 fly, Kharun also anchored the International’s 200 free relay in a 18.39. That is the same split he swam in the 200 free relay at 2025 NCAAs, except he led off the relay from a flat start back in March. The relay of Tolu Young, Remi Fabiani, Tommy Palmer, and Kharun combined for a final time of a 1:15.97. That time would have been 17th at 2025 NCAAs, just off of scoring and does not even take Jonny Kulow‘s 19.13 split from the American relay today in consideration.
If Palmer, who split a 19.48, would have switched out with Kulow who split a 19.13, the relay would have been a 1:15.62, a time that would have been 13th at 2025 NCAAs. Arizona State was 2nd in the event at 2025 NCAAs.
Kharun’s other swim today was swimming on the International 400 medley relay. He split a 43.92 on the butterfly leg, but the relay was disqualified. The US relay consisting of Adam Chaney, Andy Dobrzanski, Jordan Tiffany, and Kulow won in a 3:05.16, with Kulow splitting a 41.18.
Men’s 400 medley relay video
NC State transfer JT Ewing posted a lifetime best in the men’s 200 IM en route to a win. He touched in a 1:45.87, faster than his previous lifetime best of a 1:46.80 from February 2024 which was his last time swimming the event. Ewing swam the 100 back and 200 back at 2025 NCAAs
Filip Senc-Samardzic won the men’s 200 free in a 1:35.41, which is just off his lifetime best of a 1:35.21 that he swam at a dual meet against Arizona in February.
The women’s side was highlighted by Miriam Sheehan as she split a 52.35 on the lead off led for the US women’s 400 medley relay. Sheehan, also an NC State transfer, has a lifetime best 51.99 in the event from January 2023. Her season best last year was a 52.60 from October. Sheehan also won the 50 back today in a 24.38, just off her lifetime best 23.92 that she swam leading off the team’s 200 medley relay that finished 8th at 2025 NCAAs.
Sheehan was one of two records set last week on the women’s side at the ASU pentathlon as Julia Ullmann swam to a 52.28 last week in the 100 fly. This week, Ullmann posted a 51.72 on the fly leg as the International relay of Gerda Szilagyi, Lucie Vasquez, Ullmann, and Shane Golland swam to a 3:35.74. Ullmann won the 50 fly today in a 23.74 to win by over a second.
They have to be the favorites in both sprint free relays
Digging into the Results, here are a few additional swims you might have missed:
MEN:
Lucien Vergnes 50 Back :21.08
100 Back :46.06 LO (:22.13)
200 IM 1:48.69
Adam Chaney 50 Back :21.48
100 Back :46.57 LO (22:04)
50 Free :19.68R
Remi Fabiani 50 Back :21.45
100 Back :46.68 LO (:22.16)
50 Free :18.65R
Andy Dobrzanski 50 Breast :24.42
100 Breast :52.48R
Jon Reiter 50 Breast :24.70
100 Breast :52.67R
Jon Itzhaki 50 Breast :24.65
100 Breast :53.52R
Jordan Tiffany 100 Fly :44.93R (:20.50) (Ilya :20.28 split on his :43.92 noted in article)
50 Fly :20.78
50 Free :19.97 LO
Tolu Young 100 Free :42.87R (19.80)
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Tommy Palmer was assigned to the Internationals. I thought he was originally from Nebraska. Maybe he was recognized as tainted by having spent time in the badlands in and around Tucson before moving to ASU?
I feel like people are forgetting that Ilya swims fast all year round and doesn’t drop that much by the time NCAAs rolls around. His first 50 in a dual meet last year was 18.59 and he went 18.3 at NCAAs. He went 43.9 early last season in the 100 fly and 43.4 at NCAAs, and 1:39.4 200 fly to 1:38.7
It’s interesting how much attention this 19.8 got when there’s a podcast Coleman did with Bob and Herbie where Ilya supposedly went 19.6 in a 50 fly during the fall of his freshman year. Goes to show how much of an impact having video of a swim has on the public’s reaction
*joseph schooling flashbacks*
The videos are on poolside youtube
Braden Keith, where can we find news on the cream and crimson intrasquad Indiana had last Saturday?
Many schools choose not to release any information about their intrasquad meets. Indiana is one of those schools.
At least one former Cream & Crimson swimmer is in these ASU results. Former IU star now training in Tempe, German Olympian Rafael Miroslaw, swam an exhibition 150 SCY with Grant House; House touched at 1:06.85 and Rafael at 1:08.63.
Man…a Kharun-Kulow-Chaney-x relay is going to be so nasty!
Fastest recorded flat start 50 fly ever?
I mean, it’s impressive but I recall Nathan Adrian either flat start or relay splitting like a 20.0 50 fly… At a Masters meet where he was essentially chilling.
There’s a ton of crazy splits foisting out there in hypothetical land that hardly see the light of day because the athletes either can’t be bothered or don’t get a chance on a touchpad.
21.3 & got out giggling