2019 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 13-14
Claire Curzan (pictured) and Josh Zuchowski are our 2019 Age Group Swimmers of the Year for the 13-14 age category.
Clark Smith Wins 1650 Free, 100 Free to Close Out KMSC Pro-Am
Clark Smith (TXLA) racked up two more wins on the final night of the 2019 KMSC Pro-Am. Smith put up a 14:54.26 in the mile. He also won the 100 free in 44.21.
Miller Posts His 3rd Fastest 200 BR with 1:50.8 at KMSC Pro-Am
Miller, who earned bronze in the 100 breast at the Rio Olympics, raced to a 1:50.87 in the 200 breast. That’s his 3rd fastest swim ever in the event.
Clark Smith Posts Fastest 200 Free Since 2016 at KMSC Pro-Am
Smith swam the 200 free, posting a 1:34.35 to come within a second of his lifetime best from 2015. That’s also the fastest he’s been since 2016.
14-Year Old Arabella Sims Now Ranks #2 All-Time in 1000 Free in 13-14s
Sims ranks 2nd behind only Olympic gold medalist and World Record holder Katie Ledecky in the all-time rankings in the girls’ 13-14 1000 yard free.
Team Banners, Individual High Point Awards for 2019 NCSA Summer Juniors
The Nation’s Capital Aquatic Club (NCAP) swept the 3 team titles on offer at last week’s NCSA Junior National Championships.
16-Yr-Old Torri Huske Wins 200 IM/50 FR on Night 5 of NCSA Summer JNats
16-year-old Torri Huske won 2 titles on the closing day of the 2019 NCSA Summer Junior Nationals meet.
Sandpipers Take Down Girls 13-14 NAG Record in 800 Free Relay at NCSAs
Paige Kuwata (14), Katie Grimes (13), Audrey Yu (14), and Arabella Sims (14) took a five-second bite out of the 4×200 free relay NAG record on Friday.
13-Year-Old Kathryn Grimes Rolls On in 400FR, Hitting Her Third OT Cut at NCSAs
The 13-year-old rolled on in the 400 free tonight, dropping over six seconds from her old best to clock the win at 4:14.84, hitting an OT cut.
Sandpipers of Nevada Girls Take Down Second 13-14 NAG Relay Record of the Week
They took down an impressive relay record, one held by Nashville Aquatic Club since 2016 which featured Alex and Gretchen Walsh.
14 & Unders Top 400 IM Podium at NCSAs, 13-Year-Old Kathryn Grimes Hits OT Cut
Three of the four NAG record-breaking 200 free relay pictured above wound up on the podium of the women’s 400 IM tonight.
16-Year-Old Rachel Stege Drops Sub-2:00 200 Free on NCSA Juniors Night 2
Tonight, Stege won the 200 free in Indy with a lifetime best by over two seconds, going 1:59.90 to erase her old best of 2:02.26 from last week.
13 & 14 Year Old Teammates Hit Olympic Trials Standards in 800 Free at NCSAs
Distance powerhouse Sandpipers of Nevada qualified three 800 freestylers for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Tuesday at NCSA Summer Championship.
Sandpipers of Nevada Break Girls 13-14 LCM 200 FR Relay NAG at NCSA JNats
The quartet from the Sandpipers of Nevada took down the girls’ 13-14 LCM 200 free relay NAG during the finals of the 2019 NCSA Summer Junior Nationals.
14-Year-Old Spink Gets 100 FR Trials Cut, Wilburn 2-for-2 on NCSA JNats Night 1
14-year-old Camille Spink earned an Olympic trials cut in the 100 free while Cason Wilburn went 2-for-2 on night one of the 2019 Summer JNats.
