Arena Swim of the Week

arena Swim of the Week: Texas Sophomore Angie Coe Levels Up With 1:54.33 200 IM

Coe dropped more than a second and a half off her personal best time in 1:54.33, ranking her #1 in the NCAA with a bullet so far this season.

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arena Swim of the Week: 17-Year-Old Kazushi Imafuku Snags World Cup Win In 1500 Free

The 17-year-old produced a time of 14:36.32 to win a dominant gold medal at the third and final leg of the World Cup series in Singapore.

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arena Swim of the Week: Bella Grant Scores Upset 200 Fly Win At Incheon World Cup

The 19-year-old Grant set a new lifetime best and moved to #3 all-time among Australian women, just a quarter of a second off the National Record.

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arena Swim of the Week: Nicole Santuliana Shatters 22-Year-Old LSU Record In 1000 Free

Santuliana clocked a time of 9:39.52 in the 100 free, knocking 11 seconds off the previous LSU Record which was set three years before she was born.

arena Swim of the Week: English Swimmer Breaks Pair of Guinness World Records In One Day

Mark O’Brien, 55, set world records for the fastest 50 and 100 free swims done by someone living with Motor Neurone Disease after being diagnosed in 2022.

arena Swim of the Week: South African Simone Moll Hits 1:00.00 100 Breast In SCY Debut

Moll became the fourth-fastest swimmer in school history and the fastest in the NCAA so far this season by a wide margin.

arena Swim of the Week: Ed Sommerville Drops Stunning 1:40.64 200 Free At Aussie SC Nats

The 19-year-old rockets up to #7 all-time in the men’s 200 free and breaks Cameron McEvoy’s Oceanian and Australian Records set in 2015

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arena Swim of the Week: Japan’s Next Sprinting Star Murasa Drops 48.87 100 Free At 17

After breaking 49 seconds for the first time last month, Murasa re-lowered his PB and National High School Record in the 100 free with a sizzling 48.87.

arena Swim of the Week: Claire Stuhlmacher Wins 10 km OW World Junior Title In Photo Finish

Stuhlmacher claimed gold in a razor-thin battle that saw the top five finishers touch less than two seconds apart after more than two hours of racing.

arena Swim of the Week: After Fortune Teller Prediction, Alexa Leary Wins Para Gold With WR

Leary suffered a near-fatal biking accident in 2021, and while in hospital, a fortune teller told her father she would go to the Paralympics.

arena Swim of the Week: Shin Ohashi Drops 2:10.88 200 BR At 15, Nears Gyurta For #1 All-Time

Although perhaps overshadowed by some of his teammates swims on the night, Ohashi’s 200 breast swim stands out as one of the best of Junior Pan Pacs.

arena Swim of the Week: Bobby Finke Delivers Under Pressure, Breaks Sun Yang’s World Record

Not only was Finke defending his Olympic title, but he was also the last hope for the American men to win an individual gold medal in Paris.

arena Swim of the Week: Apostolos Christou Wins Stunning Olympic Silver In Men’s 200 Back

Christou wasn’t even seeded to make the semis of the men’s 200 back, but ended up pulling out a silver medal performance after dropping 1.51 seconds.

arena Swim of the Week: Laon Kim Becomes Fastest 16-Year-Old Canadian With 49.65 100 Free

Kim broke 50 seconds for the first time and overtook Josh Liendo for the #1 spot among 16 & unders in Canadian history.

arena Swim of the Week: 10-Year-Old Vanessa Delev Nears 200 Free NAG Record With 2:14.82

Delev came within half a second of Leah Hayes’ 10 & under NAG record in the 200 free, dropping more than two seconds in 2:14.82.