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.
arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Tai Pearson Hits 1:56.8 SCM 200 Fly In South Africa
Pearson put up a time of 1:56.84 to crush his own WCA (Western Cape) Record by nearly two seconds in the 200 fly, one of four marks he set on the weekend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
