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.
arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Mantas Kauspedas Rips 24.68 Lithuanian Record In 50 Back
Kauspedas brought the Lithuanian Record down from 25.07 to 24.68 in the 50 back, becoming the 5th-fastest European junior in history at just 16 years of age.
arena Swim of the Week: Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi Drops Big For 14:48 1500 Free In France
At the French Elite Championships, the 19-year-old pulled away from David Aubry and Damien Joly to win the mile in 14:48.69, dropping more than 21 seconds.
arena Swim of the Week: 14-Year-Old Luke Vatev Rattles Heilman’s NAG With 51.21 100 Free
Vatev put up a time of 51.21 in the 100 free to come within nine one-hundredths of Thomas Heilman’s 13-14 National Age Group Record (51.12).
arena Swim of the Week: 15-Year-Old Tim Wu Hits 1:50.74 200 FR At George Haines International
Wu knocked his best time down by two-tenths, ranking him 7th all-time among 15-year-old Americans in the boys’ 200 free.
arena Swim of the Week: Rylee Erisman Becomes Fastest 15-Year-Old American Ever In 100 Free
Erisman put up a time of 54.34 in the 100 free, overtaking Gretchen Walsh (54.38) as the fastest 15-year-old American ever and one of the fastest globally.
arena Swim of the Week: Regan Rathwell Overcomes Injury Woes To Make Canadian Olympic Team
After two years of battling injury, Regan Rathwell qualified for the Canadian Olympic team by setting a personal best time of 2:09.38 in the women’s 200 back.
arena Swim of the Week: Anton Denysenko Sets Ukrainian Age Group Record In 200 IM
Denysenko broke his own Ukrainian NAG record for 15-16 boys in a time of 2:03.65, lowering the 2:04.39 standard he produced earlier this year.
