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Baylor Nelson Breaks Winter Juniors Meet Record, Goes to #2 in 17-18 200 IM

Only legendary high school swimmer David Nolan has been faster than Baylor Nelson in the 200 yard IM in 17-18 age group history.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Sandpipers of Nevada stars Bella Sims and Katie Grimes are both facing a grueling double tonight.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Thomas Heilman led prelims with a 19.96 in the boys 50 free, inching towards yet another NAG for the 14-year-old star.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Thursday’s action includes the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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Maximus Williamson Hits Fastest-Ever 200 IM For A 15-Year-Old: 1:44.75

Williamson’s time is a full second faster than the previous fastest ever done by a 15-year-old, done by Michael Andrew (1:45.75) in 2014.

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Claire Weinstein Clocks 4:42.27 500 FR in Prelims, #11 All-Time 13-14 Girls

Weinstein swam a 4:42.27, chipping 1.83 seconds off her previous best of 4:44.10, which she swam last December. 

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Sandpipers Crush Fastest Junior 800 Free Relay Ever In 7:02.90 (Not A NAG)

Katie Grimes and Bella Sims helped put the Sandpipers of Nevada three seconds under the existing 15-18 NAG Record in the 800 free relay.

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Maximus Williamson Swims 1:35.70 in 200 Yard Free at 15

Even on relay day, the 2021 Winter Junior Championships got off to an electric start on Wednesday evening, with some of the fastest age group times in history

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Day 1 Combined East/West Results

As usual with the Winter Junior Champs, we’ll be combining results from the 2 sites to bring you the combined top 8 in each event from each day. 

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2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 1 Live Recap (Relays)

Action gets underway tonight at the Austin site with timed finals of the men’s and women’s 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight’s action includes the men’s and women’s 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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“It’s Something New”: Hali Flickinger On Olympics, Mental Health & Finding Home

Coming off of winning two medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Flickinger details what it took to get there amidst the pandemic and moving to Arizona.

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2021 Golden Goggles: Katie Ledecky Wins 7th ‘Female Athlete of the Year’ Award

Ledecky has now won 7 Female Athlete of the Year awards, which ties her with Michael Phelps for the most “Athlete of the Year” awards in USA Swimming history

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Coach Mark Schubert Details His New Elite Training Group at Saddleback El Toro

In this podcast Mark unpacks what he’s doing at SET Aquatics, and he dips back into his history discussing his coaching philosophy.

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All The Links You Need For The 2021 Winter Junior Championships

Everything you need to follow along with the 2021 Speedo Winter Junior Championships this week, from both Greensboro (East) and Austin (West).

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