Swims You Might’ve Missed On Day 4 of the Speedo Summer Championships

by Riley Overend 1

July 26th, 2024 National, News

2024 SPEEDO SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Beyond the A-finals on Friday night, there were plenty of impressive swims during the fourth finals session of the Speedo Summer Championships in Irvine, California.

Pleasanton Seahawks 16-year-old Tim Wu won the men’s 200 free B-final in 1:50.30, dropping almost half a second off his previous-best 1:50.74 from May. He’s now tied for 21st in the U.S. 15-16 boys national age group (NAG) rankings.

His Pleasanton Seahawks teammate, 15-year-old Luka Mijatovic, placed 5th in the 200 free with a lifetime best of 1:48.73, dropping a quarter of a second off his previous-best 1:48.98 from last month’s Trials, where he placed 32nd. He remains ranked 7th all-time in his age group.

Irvine Novaquatics 16-year-old Andrew Maksymowski was close behind Wu in 1:50.51, chopping almost half a second off his previous-best 1:50.89 from prelims. Before today, his best time stood at 1:51.60 from May. Maksymowski now ranks 27th in the NAG rankings.

Speaking of impressive time drops, Hornet Swim Club 16-year-old Matt Vatev won the D-final of the men’s 200 breast in 2:19.34, knocking more than two seconds off his previous-best 2:21.47 from prelims. His best time before today was 2:22.17 from earlier this month.

In the men’s 200 breast A-final, Drew Eubanks, placed 5th in 2:14.29. The 16-year-old dropped more than a second off his previous-best 2:15.83 from March, moving up to 10th all-time in the 15-16 NAG rankings.

Rising Kentucky junior Grace Frericks led off her women’s 400 free relay in 57.04, dropping a few tenths off her previous-best 57.40 from May. In the men’s 400 free relay, Santa Clara Swim Club 15-year-old Shareef Elaydi led off with a time of 51.85, annihilating his previous-best 53.28 from last July.

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Swimmar20
4 months ago

Way to go Pleasanton Seahawks, Tim and Luka!

About Riley Overend

Riley is an associate editor interested in the stories taking place outside of the pool just as much as the drama between the lane lines. A 2019 graduate of Boston College, he arrived at SwimSwam in April of 2022 after three years as a sports reporter and sports editor at newspapers …

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