Shareef Elaydi Moves Up All-Time Ranks In 15-16 200 IM With 1:43.82, #6 All-Time

2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West

• December 10-13, 2025
• West: Lee & Joe Jamil Texas Swimming Center (Austin, Texas)
• Start Times
  • Prelims: 9:00 am CT / 10:00 am ET
  • Finals: 5:00 pm. CT / 6:00 pm ET
• SCY (25 Yards)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Live Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 2
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2

BOYS’ 200 IM – Finals

• Overall Meet Record: 1:41.18, Maximus Williamson – 2023
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:45.29, Michael Andrew – 2014
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:41.41, Thomas Heilman – 2023
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:40.81, Maximus Williamson – 2024

Top 8: 

1. Shareef Elaydi — Santa Clara Swim — 1:43.82
2. Ty Thomas — River City Aquatics — 1:44.21
3. Jackson Hartzler — Cypress Fairbanks — 1:44.49
4. Syunta Lee — West Coast Aquatics — 1:45.53
5. Joey Sudermann — Foothills Swim Team — 1:46.02
6. Brayden Capen — Academy Bullets — 1:46.26
7. Rowan Cox — Longhorn Aquatics — 1:48.28
8. Joshua Smith — Arkansas Dolphins — 1:48.84

16 year old Shareef Elaydi moved up the all-time ranks in the 15-16 boys 200 IM as he swam a 1:43.82. That makes him the #6 performer in the age group all-time. Elaydi’s previous best time of a 1:44.79 from this meet a year ago had made him the #12 performer all-time before today.

Also joining the all-time ranks were 2nd and 3rd place finishers Ty Thomas and Jackson Hartzler. Hartzler’s previous best time of a 1:47.33 had made him the #73 performer all-time before he moved up the ranks. Thomas entered today with a best time of a 1:49.05 that sat outside of the top 100 age group performers all-time.

The three battled it out tonight as Thomas touched first at the end of the fly and backstroke legs while Hartzler was 2nd for the front half of the race as well. Elaydi surged on the breaststroke leg to overtake the lead while Hartzler passed Thomas with a 50 to go. Coming home on the free leg, Thomas was able to pass Hartzler for 2nd.

All-Time Top Performers, 15-16 Boys SCY 200 IM

1. Thomas Heilman — 1:41.41 — 2023 Winter Junior Championships
2. Maximus Williamson — 1:42.07 — 2022 Winter Junior Championships
3. Michael Andrew — 1:42.77 — 2015 Winter Junior Nationals
4. Luca Urlando — 1:42.99 — 2018 Winter Junior Nationals
5. Carson Foster — 1:43.79 — 2017 Winter Junior Nationals
6. Shareef Elaydi — 1:43.82 — 2025 Winter Junior Championships
7. Reece Whitley — 1:43.93 — 2016 Winter Junior Nationals
8. Andrew Seliskar — 1:44.03 — 2013 NCSA Junior Swim Championships
9. Baylor Stanton — 1:44.04 — 2023 Winter Junior Championships
10. Ty Thomas — 1:44.21 — 2025 Winter Junior Championships
11. Luka Mijatovic — 1:44.28 — 2025 PC PLS Short Course Championships
12. Jackson Hartzler — 1:44.49 — 2025 Winter Junior Championships
13. Tim Wu — 1:44.55 — 2025 CC CIF State Championships
14. Destin Lasco — 1:44.59 — 2018 MA OB NJ Meet of Champions