Junior Nationals

100 Breast Champ Nate Germonprez Explains Opting for 200 Back Over 200 Breast

Texas commit Nate Germonprez emphasized the fact that he like being versatile and racing as such.

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Claire Weinstein on Sandpiper Relays: “It’s literally the most fun thing ever”

Weinstein made big strides in a lot of her events over the weekend in Austin, notably going 1:43.9, 4:33.0, and 15:53 in her 200/500/1,650 freestyles.

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Maggie Schalow Re-Swim’s 2Fly After Starting Error, Makes A Final at Winter Jrs West

Maggie Schalow of NOVA took the path less traveled to qualify for the A-final of the girls’ 200 fly at Winter Jrs West on Saturday

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Keaton Jones has “A few fun months of motivational training” Coming Off of Winter Jrs

Jones says he will be motivated by his shortcomings in the months to come before his next big focus meet.

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WATCH: Summer McIntosh Makes SCY Debut with 5 Meet Records at Winter Juniors – East

Summer McIntosh left the Winter Juniors – East meet with four individual victories and five new meet records in her first time racing short-course yards.

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Bella Sims Breaks Down 200 Back/200 Fly/100 Free Triple on Last Day of Winter Jrs

Bella Sims maintained her perfect race record in Austin, taking wins in the 200 back and 200 fly as well as hitting a huge PB in the 100 free (47.16)

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Macky Hodges on Move to Sandpipers: “I’ve always wanted this for myself”

CIF champion Macky Hodges spoke with SwimSwam about how her transition is going to training with the Sandpipers of Nevada.

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Katie Grimes Did Not Hit Any of Her Goal Times This Weekend at Jrs

Katie Grimes broke multiple 15-16 NAGs, Texas Swim Center Pool records, and personal bests this weekend… but did not hit one of her goal times.

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Olympic Champ Lydia Jacoby Analyzes Her First (And Last) Winter Jr Championships

The Texas freshman was pleased with her swims and happy to get the chance to get as much racing in as she could. 

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Cooper Lucas on LAC Pool Getting Leak, Only Being Able to Train 1.5 Hours per Day

LAC’s training has been a bit scattered because they haven’t had access to their regular pool and have only been able to train 1.5 hours each day. 

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100 Free Champ Teagan O’Dell Reaps Benefits of Training in Mission Viejo Sprint Group

O’Dell recently made the move from NOVA to Mission Viejo and says for the first time ever she’s training in sprint group, which appears to be paying off.

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2022 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results Day 4

At the West site, Bella Sims raced a 200 back, 200 fly, 400 free relay triple on Saturday and she won each of those events with meet record-setting times.

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2022 Speedo Winter Juniors West – Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Keaton Jones broke the 200 back meet record in prelims and is seeded more than 3.3 seconds ahead of the rest of the field for tonight’s final.

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Bella Sims Splits 47.16 to Lead Sandpipers’ 400 Free Relay Team to New 15-18 NAG Record

Bella Sims led off the Sandpipers of Nevada’s record-breaking 400-yard freestyle relay team with an otherworldly 47.16 split on Saturday night.

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Alex Shackell Wins 100 Free in 47.44, Behind Only Claire Curzan in 15-16 Age Group

Alex Shackell capped off her Winter Juniors – East meet in epic fashion on Saturday night by winning the girls’ 100 freestyle final with a time of 47.44.

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