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.
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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.
arena Swim of the Week: Akron’s Felicia Klintemar Sets MAC Record, Takes 9th In 100 Fly At NCAAs
The Swedish native clocked 50.89 in the prelims, becoming the first swimmer in Mid-American Conference history to break 51 seconds while placing 9th overall.
arena Swim of the Week: Simon Fonseca Breaks Antoine Sauve’s Quebec 17-Year-Old Record In 200 Free
Fonesca put up a time of 1:50.29 in the 200 free, breaking Antoine Sauve’s Quebec Record for 17-year-old boys of 1:50.85 set at the 2023 World Juniors.
arena Swim of the Week: Stella Chapman Shatters Best Time With 4:05.45 400 IM At Last Chance Meet
Entering the season with a best time of 4:13.73, Chapman has taken more than eight seconds off in her sophomore campaign after clocking 4:05.45 last weekend.
arena Swim of the Week: Western University Women Break Canadian Club Record In 200 Medley Relay
The Mustangs’ 1:49.67 performance lowered the Canadian club record of 1:50.22, which was established by UBC at the University Cup in November.
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