Arena Swim of the Week

arena Swim of the Week: Sven Schwarz Drops 7:41.77 800 Free In Dublin

After narrowly missing out on a World Championship spot, Schwarz delivered in a big way at the LEN U23 Championships, moving into 17th all-time in the 800.

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arena Swim of the Week: 17-Year-Old Iona Anderson Hits 57.16 100 Back (SCM) In Australia

Anderson came within nine one-hundredths of the Australian Age Record for 17-year-olds held by current world record holder Minna Atherton.

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arena Swim of the Week: Maximus Williamson Rockets To 48.84 100 Free On Relay Lead-Off

Williamson inched even closer to Kaii Winkler’s National Age Group Record on a relay lead-off Thursday night in Irvine.

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arena Swim of the Week: Matt Richards Orchestrates Gigantic Upset In Men’s 200 Free

Richards stunned the favorites to win gold in the men’s 200 free at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka.

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arena Swim of the Week: Ayden Tan Lowers 10 & Under NAG Record In Boys’ 100 Breast

Tan broke the 11-year-old record held by Ethan Dang in the 100 breast with his time of 1:18.56 at the Bill Rose Classic.

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arena Swim of the Week: Chris Guiliano Lands Worlds Berth After Seismic Drop In 100 Free

Guiliano went from having never broken 49 seconds in the 100 free to booking a World Championship berth with a runner-up finish in 47.98 at U.S. Nationals.

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arena Swim of the Week: Jenna Forrester Continues Steady Rise With 4:34 400 IM

After turning 20 midway through the meet, Forrester set her fourth PB of the Aussie Trials on the final day in the 400 IM, making her a Worlds medal threat.

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arena Swim of the Week: Pacome Bricout Hits 15:00 To Set French Age Record In 1500 Free

Bricout dropped more than seven seconds to lower the French Age Record in 15:00.81, marking a 39-second improvement since February.

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arena Swim of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Levels Up With 56.73 100 Fly

Walsh has all of a sudden become a contender for a World Championship slot in the women’s 100 fly later this month at U.S. Nationals.

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arena Swim of the Week: Marcelo Chierighini Fires Off First Sub-48 100 Free Since 2019

Chierighini put up a time of 47.86 in the men’s 100 freestyle on Thursday at the Brazilian Championships, his fastest in four years.

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arena Swim of the Week: Leah Shackley Continues Rise With 59.55 100 Back

Shackley now ranks fifth all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group in the 100 back, having dropped nine-tenths of a second since December.

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arena Swim of the Week: After NCAA Breakout, Jonny Kulow Hits Big 100 Free Best In LCM

Kulow, who hadn’t lowered his 100 free PB in long course since 2021, took off more than a second on Day 2 in Mission Viejo, clocking 49.29 in the final.

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arena Swim of the Week: Jonathan Tan Drops 21.91 50 Free For New Singaporean Record

Tan broke through with the first sub-22 swim of his career after hovering in the 22.2 range for more than three years.

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arena Swim of the Week: Adela Piskorska Cracks Super-Suited Polish Record In 200 Back

Entering 2023 with a personal best of 2:14.69, Piskorska’s continued improvement culminated with a 2:09.40 showing in the 200 back at Polish Nationals.

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arena Swim of the Week: Kuzey Tuncelli Becomes First 15-Year-Old Sub-15 In 1500 Free

Tuncelli is now the fastest 15-and-under swimmer in the 1500 free by nearly 10 seconds and is more than seven under the current U.S. NAG record.

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