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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.