Junior Nationals

Dynamo Boys Break 17-18 NAG for 400 Medley Relay with 3:44.00

Cam Auerbach went a full second faster than his best flat-start time in the 100 fly as Dynamo took down the NAG record for 17-18 boys in the 400 medley relay

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Zoe Skirboll Jumps into All-time Top-10 for 13-14 50 Free with 25.94

Zoe Skirboll swam the ninth-fastest 50 free in history for 13-14 girls on Saturday (her birthday) at 2019 Speedo Junior Nationals.

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Justina Kozan Closes 200 IM in 29.15, Now A Top 10 Swimmer Among 15-16 Girls

Justina Kozan of Brea Aquatics raced home in a 29.15 to out-touch Leah Hayes in the 200 IM at Juniors. She is now the 10th fastest 15-16 200 IMer of all-time in the US.

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Justina Kozan was Out of Pool This Summer After Dog Bite to Face (Video)

15-year-old Justina Kozan broke two minutes tonight to win the 200 free. She was the class of the field, untouchable down the final length of the pool.

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Luke Barr, Ian Grum Scratch 200 IM Final on Day 5 at U.S. Junior Nationals

Ian Grum has had an excellent week at Speedo Junior Nationals but he won’t be in the 200 IM final on Saturday evening.

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

Day 5 finals include the women’s and men’s 200 IM, women’s 1500 freestyle, women’s and men’s 50 freestyle, men’s 800 freestyle, and the 400 medley relays.

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Leah Hayes Becomes Second Fastest Female 13-14 200 IMer in US History

Leah Hayes dropped 3 seconds in her 200 IM to make herself the second fastest 13-14 200 IMer. She is only a second off of Missy’s Franklin’s NAG record.

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Miranda Heckman Explains Why Kick Sets Drove her Summer Success (Video)

After notching a 1st place finish in the 100 and 2nd in the 200/400 free, Heckman explained to SwimSwam how an emphasis on kick has helped her summer

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Colby Mefford Likes Playing Mind Games in Distance Events (Video)

Colby Mefford produced a stellar back-half in the 200 free to pick up 2nd place, just off of an Olympic Trials cut but good for a new lifetime best

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

The fifth and final morning of the 2019 Speedo Junior National Championships feature preliminary heats of the men’s and women’s 50 free and 200 IM.

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Today’s prelims session will feature only the the women’s and men’s 200 IM and the women’s and men’s 50 freestyle.

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Sims, Faikish, Sheble, Gormley Drop Events on Day 5 at Speedo Junior Nationals

Kaitlynn Sims of Magnolia Aquatic Club, the top seed in the women’s 1500 free, has scratched out of Saturday’s events in Palo Alto.

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2019 U.S. Junior Nationals: Six Stars from Day 4 Finals

Emma Weber won the 200 breast on Friday and now ranks 26th in the historical rankings for 15-16 girls.

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Watch Day 4 Finals Race Videos From 2019 Speedo Junior National Championships

Events include the women’s and men’s 200 free, the women’s and men’s 200 breast, the women’s and men’s 100 back, and the women’s 4×200 free relay.

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Hunter Armstrong Breaks Michael Andrew’s Junior Nationals 100 Back Meet Record

West Virginia commit Hunter Armstrong, who already won the 100 free this week, shaved .02 seconds off Michael Andrew’s four-year-old meet record.

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