Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 11/16/2024
Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
Gabi Brito, Kayla Han & Eli Siniak Hit Top 10 All-Time Age Group Swims At Kevin Perry Invite
Kayla Han set numerous best times and jumped to 7th all-time for 15-16 girls in the 1000 free and 10th in the 400 IM at the Kevin Perry Senior Invitational.
Rod Hansen Becomes First Three-Time Winner of ASCA/F&F Age Group Coach of the Year Award
Rod Hansen is the first coach in the 11-year history of the award to win in back-to-back seasons and the first to win the award three times.
2024 Speedo Summer Championships: Top Qualifier Gabrielle Rose Drops 100 Breast Final on Day 1
Gabrielle Rose from Alpha Aquatics notched the top 100 breast time of the morning but scratched the final in Irvine.
Irvine Novaquatics Sees Pair of Girls Go 1:10.3 & 1:10.4 in the 100 BR at Fullerton Sectionals
The 3rd day of the Fullerton Sectionals meet saw a pair of excellent 100 breast out of some Irvine Novaquatics girls.
Youngest Swimmers to Qualify for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
The youngest boy to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials was Santa Clara Swim Club 14-year-old Shareef Elaydi, who’s seeded 51st in the 200 fly (2:00.38).
Bianca Nwaizu Swims 1:00.23 100 Breast At CIF State Championships, #3 13-14 Girl All-Time
Nwaizu is one of only eight 13-14 girls to ever swim under the 1:01 mark. She also has dropped over 5 seconds in the event from a year ago.
2024 CIF State Swim Championships: Finals Live Recap
Foothill freshman Luka Mijatovic is living up to the hype so far at his first CIF State meet as the top seed in the 200 free (1:36.69) and 500 free (4:20.25).
Clovis West Girls, Clovis North Boys Defend CIF Central Section Division I Titles
After winning the 100 breast in 1:01.49, Clovis West senior Hannah Marinovich is seeded 4th at CIF States this weekend behind a pair of freshmen.
Teagan O’Dell Among Big Names Missing From 2024 CIF State Championships Psych Sheets
O’Dell will skip the state championships after winning the girls’ 100 fly and 200 IM at the CIF Southern Section Championships.
