Arena Swim of the Week

arena Swim of the Week: 15-Year-Old Emir Batur Albayrak Drops 15:06 1500 Free

Albayrak put up a scintillating time of 15:06.24 in the 1500 free which is the fastest from a swimmer 15 and under by nearly eight seconds.

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arena Swim of the Week: Emma McKeon Records First Sub-54 Fly Split On Aussie Relay

McKeon’s relay split was the fastest in history by nearly four-tenths of a second.

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arena Swim of the Week: Pieter Coetze Breaks Super-Suited African Record In 50 Back

18-year-old Pieter Coetze took down the 13-year-old African Record of 22.85 in the final of the men’s 50 backstroke, finishing fifth overall.

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arena Swim of the Week: Aleksas Savickas Hits Big PB To Win 200 Breast At U.S. Open

Savickas used a scintillating opening 100 meters to take out Chase Kalisz and win the 200 breast at the U.S. Open in a massive best time of 2:09.68.

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arena Swim of the Week: Kaiser Neverman Drops Big, Sets Minnesota Record In 200 IM

Coming into the day with a PB of 1:46.13, Neverman swam a time of 1:43.91 in the 200 IM final at the Minnesota Invite to break the Gophers’ school record.

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arena Swim of the Week: Jackson Lustig Moves To #3 In D2 History With 1:42.14 200 Fly

Lustig’s time of 1:42.14 makes him the third-fastest performer in D2 history and ranks sixth among all NCAA swimmers in the 2022-23 season.

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arena Swim of the Week: Freshman Baylor Nelson Drops 3:38 400 IM At Art Adamson Invite

Nelson became the seventh-fastest under-20 swimmer ever in the NCAA after clocking 3:38.39 at the Art Adamson Invite on Thursday.

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arena Swim of the Week: Bella Sims Stuns Stacked Field To Win 100 Back In Indy

Racing some of the fastest women in history, Sims came out of nowhere to win the 100 back at the Indy World Cup in a blistering time of 55.75.

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arena Swim of the Week: Javier Acevedo Continues World Cup Tear With 1:49.7 200 BK

Acevedo has been consistently improving in recent years, and now owns five different SCM Canadian Records after his 200 back and 100 IM double in Indy.

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arena Swim of the Week: Honda Shatters 200 Fly World Record By Historic Margin

Tomoru Honda’s time of 1:46.85 in the 200 fly marked the first time a 200-meter world record was broken by more than a second in 12 years.

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arena Swim of the Week: Thea Blomsterberg Hits 2:19.9 200 Breast At FINA World Cup

Although it wasn’t a Danish National Record, 20-year-old Thea Blomsterberg showed impressive progression in cracking 2:20 in the women’s 200 breast in Berlin.

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arena Swim of the Week: Hwang Sunwoo Rockets Home For 1:44.6 200 Free

Hwang unleashed the fastest closing 50 of his career as he neared his personal best in the 200 free with a blistering 1:44.67 at the Korean Sports Festival.

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arena Swim of the Week: Jordan Crooks Drops Scintillating Early-Season 50 Free

Crooks’ time of 19.36 from Tennessee’s dual with UNC Wilmington last week is among the fastest we’ve ever seen this early in the NCAA season.

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arena Swim of the Week: Marchand Caps Off Incredible Pentathlon With 46.6 100 IM

Marchand’s #2 all-time 100 IM swim came after four other 100-yard performances where he was at or near last season’s NCAA invite time.

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arena Swim of the Week: Luke Hobson Fires Off Early-Season 1:32.5 200 Free

Hobson nearly reset his lifetime best in the 200 free at Texas’ Orange & White intrasquad meet on Thursday, clocking 1:32.50.

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