arena Swim of the Week: Mäelle Sanborn Climbs Canadian Age Ranks With 1:10.02 100 Breast
Sanborn put up a time of 1:10.02, lowering her previous best of 1:10.78 to become the 13th-fastest 16-year-old Canadian in history.
arena Swim of the Week: 18-Year-Old Speedster Jan Foltyn Takes Next Step In 100 Breast
Foltyn set new Czech Records in the 50 free and 50 breast earlier this year, and though his 100 breast isn’t quite on the same level, it’s coming along.
arena Swim of the Week: Ryan Erisman Reaches Another Level With 3:44.03 400 Free In London
The 19-year-old was on fire at the AP Race London International, shattering his personal best times in the men’s 400, 800 and 1500 free.
arena Swim of the Week: Lauren Lonsdale Climbs To #4 All-Time In 13-14 Age Group With 2:14 200 IM
Previously ranked ninth, Lonsdale’s 2:14.27 rockets her up to fourth all-time in the girls’ 13-14 age group, pulling her within two seconds of the NAG record.
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arena Swim of the Week: Samuel Yalimaiwai Breaks Fijian, Oceanian Championship 50 Breast Records
The 23-year-old blasted a time of 28.22 in the 50 breast, lowering his own Fijian Record of 28.54 and Glenn Snyders’ Oceanian Championship Record of 28.31.
arena Swim of the Week: UVA Commit Juan Vallmitjana Fires Off 7:57 800 Free In Fort Lauderdale
Vallmitjana is the 10th-fastest 17-year-old in the 800 free in the U.S. club system over the past decade, now sitting 25th all-time in the 17-18 age group.
arena Swim of the Week: 17-Year-Old Linda Roth Becomes Fifth-Fastest German Ever In 100 Free
Roth dropped more than eight-tenths off her best time to clock 54.30, and she also claimed German titles in the 200 IM (2:12.47) and 400 IM (4:43.20).
arena Swim of the Week: 18-Year-Old Ahmet Boylu Drops 1:46.53 200 Free To Reset Turkish Record
Boylu, who turned 18 last month, put up a time of 1:46.53 in the 200 free, breaking Batur Unlu’s national record of 1:47.00 set in 2022.
arena Swim of the Week: 19-Year-Old Grace Davison Downs Irish Record With 54.45 100 Free
The 19-year-old dropped a time of 54.45 at the Irish Open, lowering her own national record of 54.80 set at last summer’s European Junior Championships.
arena Swim of the Week: Diana Petkova Sets Big PB, Nears 50 Breast Bulgarian Record In 30.84
Petkova became just the second Bulgarian woman to go sub-31, Teya Nikolova, who clocked 30.67 at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.
arena Swim of the Week: Elias Persson Becomes Third Swedish Man Sub-22 In 50 Free
Persson clocked 21.98 to join Stefan Nystrand (21.45) and Bjorn Seeliger (21.67) under the 22-second barrier among Swedish swimmers.
arena Swim of the Week: Noah Verreth Fires Off 53.62 Belgian Record In 100 Back
Verreth broke his national record three times in just eight days, bringing the mark down from 54.19 to 53.62 to rank 9th in the world this season.
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