arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Jaclyn Barclay Drops 2:08 200 Back In Queensland
Barclay’s time of 2:08.76 ranks her #3 all-time among 16-year-old Australians and also makes her the country’s second-fastest swimmer this year.
arena Swim of the Week: Michelle Coleman Breaks Through With First Major Individual Title
Coleman won gold in the women’s 50 free at the European Short Course Championships, her first major individual title.
arena Swim of the Week: Vili Sivec Sets Croatian Record In 200 Fly At Big Al Invitational
Sivec, a sophomore at Cal State Bakersfield, clocked 1:58.09 in the 200 fly to smash the Croatian Record by more than a second on Thursday.
arena Swim of the Week: Florida Freshman Catie Choate Hits 1:51.94 200 Back At UGA Invite
Choate dropped three seconds over the course of the day en route to a dominant victory in the 200 back in Athens, ranking her 3rd in the NCAA.
arena Swim of the Week: Quintin McCarty Drops Big To Win 50 Free At NC State Invite – 18.80
McCarty took 55 one-hundredths off his personal best time over the course of the day to win the 50 free at the NC State Invite in 18.80.
arena Swim of the Week: Joshua Chen Drops 52.63 100 Breast At LAC Fall Classic
Chen, who will turn 18 early next week, dropped more than a second and a half to rank #6 all-time among 17-year-olds in the event.
arena Swim of the Week: Ashley Twichell Upsets Olympic Champ In Pan Am 10km
After planning to retire and then giving birth, the 34-year-old Twichell came back with an incredible win over Ana Marcela Cunha in the women’s 10km.
arena Swim of the Week: Rachel Stege Drops 13 Seconds For Pan Am Record In 1500 Free
Stege came from behind to claim gold in the 1500 free in a time of 16:13.59, setting a new Games Record and crushing her previous PB of 16:29.55.
arena Swim of the Week: Matt Sates Closes Impressive Double With Fractured Wrist
Sates won the 200 fly in a lifetime best of 1:55.44 less than 40 minutes after he topped the field in the 200 IM, doing so with a fractured wrist no less.
arena Swim of the Week: Minna Abraham Delivers 1:43.53 200 Free In Yards Debut
The 17-year-old Hungarian won both of her individual events at the SMU Classic, highlighted by her 200 free effort that’s already in NCAA ‘A’ final territory.
arena Swim of the Week: Letitia Sim Shatters 11-Day-Old Singaporean Record In 200 Breast
Sim has broken the Singaporean Record in the women’s 200 breaststroke five times in 2023, bringing it down from 2:28-high to 2:24-low in a matter of months.
arena Swim of the Week: Singaporean Men Rocket To Massive National Record In 4×100 Free
Jonathan Tan, Zheng Wen Quah, Ardi Azman and Mikkel Lee combined to smash the Singaporean Record in the men’s 400 free relay by nearly two seconds in 3:14.77.
arena Swim of the Week: Haig Buckingham Drops 57.85 100 Breast At Aussie SC Champs
The 19-year-old has been on the rise and could be Australia’s answer on the men’s medley relay.
arena Swim of the Week: Wang Xizhe Runs Down 200 Fly Field With 28.94 Closing 50
Wang produced one of the rare sub-29 closing splits in the boys’ 200 fly final en route to the World Junior title in a time of 1:56.22.
arena Swim of the Week: Zhang Zhanshuo Becomes Fastest 16&U 400 IMer In History
The 16-year-old Zhang dropped five seconds in the 400 IM with a time of 4:12.44, winning silver at World Juniors and becoming the fastest 16 & under ever.
