Arena Swim of the Week

arena Swim of the Week: Kaylee McKeown Turns Heads With 2:24.18 200 Breast

“It is just a real fun event for me and it was all about having no nerves and just coming out and giving it a real red hot crack,” McKeown said post-race.

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arena Swim of the Week: 17-Year-Old Oleksandr Zheltyakov Ties Ukrainian 200 Back Record

Zheltyakov fired off a time of 1:57.18 in the final of the men’s 200 backstroke, tying his Ukrainian National Record at the Swim Open Stockholm meet.

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arena Swim of the Week: Freya Colbert Hits 4:35.50 400 IM To Lock In Worlds Spot

Colbert dropped more than four seconds to get under the British Swimming selection standard and earn a berth at the 2023 World Championships.

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arena Swim of the Week: Brayden Taivassalo Earns Upset 200 Breast Win At Canadian Trials

Taivassalo made up a 1.5-second deficit on the last 50 to win the 200 breaststroke at the Canadian Trials in Toronto.

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arena Swim of the Week: Six High School Juniors Break 1:46 In 200 Fly At NCSAs

Six high school juniors broke 1:46 in the 200 fly in the NCSA final last week, all setting new personal best times.

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arena Swim of the Week: Kensey McMahon Upsets 500 Free Field To Win NCAA Title

McMahon roared to her first NCAA title as a fifth-year senior, resetting her best time twice on Thursday to ultimately claim victory in 4:36.62.

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arena Swim of the Week: Mason Edmund’s Fearless Strategy Qualifies Him For NCAAs In 1650

Edmund dropped 12 seconds in the span of one week to qualify for the NCAA Championships in his freshman year.

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arena Swim of the Week: 13-Year-Old Audrey Derivaux Hits 2:13 200 Fly In Fort Lauderdale

Derivaux beat Katie Ledecky head-to-head while becoming the second-fastest 13-year-old in U.S. history.

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arena Swim of the Week: Levi Sandidge’s History-Making Performance In The 1650 Free

Sandidge broke the 17-18 NAG record and became the first Kentucky swimmer to win the mile at SECs with his 14:31.47 performance.

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arena Swim of the Week: Anna Kalandadze Drops Big To Win 500 Free Ivy League Title

Kalandadze led a 1-2-3 sweep for the Quakers in the 500 free, dropping nearly four seconds from her best time in 4:38.86.

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arena Swim of the Week: Abby Pfeifer Drops 30 Seconds To Hit 16:07 1650 Free

Pfeifer’s incredible season continued last weekend as she positioned herself to earn NCAA qualification for the first time in the 1650 freestyle.

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arena Swim of the Week: Thomas Ceccon Puts Versatility On Display With 1:46.52 200 Free

Ceccon dropped nearly two and a half seconds to earn a big best time in the 200 free, showing increased versatility in endurance early on in 2023.

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arena Swim of the Week: Lindsay Looney Hits Back-To-Back 1:53s In 200 Fly

Looney has flown under the radar given the success of the ASU men, but is quietly establishing herself as a bonafide NCAA title contender in the 200 fly.

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arena Swim of the Week: Mona McSharry Sets Irish 50 Breast Record At PSS – Knoxville

McSharry swept the women’s breaststroke events at the Knoxville Pro Swim, highlighted by her Irish Record of 30.56 in the 50-meter event.

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arena Swim of the Week: Ella Jansen Caps Off Double With 100 Fly Win At Knoxville PSS

After tying for fourth in a competitive 200 free final, Jansen won the 100 fly in Knoxville by a decisive margin with a new personal best time of 58.92.

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