Carsten Vissering

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Championship Records Crushed; Dressel Has Big Anchor on Day 1 in Dubai

Full Name:	Carsten Vissering
Born:	May 13th, 1997
	Bethesda, Maryland
Nationality:	United States of America
Status:	Active

Carsten Vissering is a 6'5" breaststroke specialist from Maryland. Before heading across the country to the University of Southern California, Vissering swam for the Nation's Capitol Swim Team where he rose to become one of the best junior swimmers in the country. International Career Vissering's first international call up came in 2013 at the World Junior Championships. He won a bronze medal for this prelim swim on the 400 meter medley relay. At the 2015 World University Games, he finished 8th in the 50 meter breaststroke in a new best time of 27.93. University of Southern California As the Nation's fourth ranked recruit in 2015, Vissering chose to move across the country to train under Dave Salo at USC. He commented that it was the right fit for him he felt Salo is the best person to get him to the next level. 2015-2016 Vissering deferred his first semester at USC to acclimate to his new surroundings. At his first NCAA Championships as a freshman, he picked up points for the trojans with a 16th place finish in the 200 yard breaststroke. He also swam the 100 yard breaststroke finishing 26th and the breaststroke leg of USC's 18th place finishing 200 yard medley relay. 2016-2017 As a sophomore, …

Championship Records Crushed; Dressel Has Big Anchor on Day 1 in Dubai

American Ella Eastin enters the first finals session as the top seed in the girls’ 400 IM. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

Pair of Championship Records Go Down in First Session of 2013 World Juniors

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte was nowhere near her World Record in the 50 breaststroke, but she did take the top seed. (File Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

NCAP Crushes NAG Record in 15-16 400 Medley Relay By 6 Seconds

Andrew Seliskar and NCAP broke the 15-16 National Age Group Record in the men’s 400 medley relay by 6 seconds on Friday night. (Photo: Anne Lepesant)

Juniors Day 4 – Dressel Makes Statement With Records From B Final

Gunnar Bentz swam tough tonight with back to back swims where he finished first in the 200 freestyle and second in the 100 breaststroke.

Carsten Vissering Breaks The 15-16 100 Breaststroke NAG Record

Carsten Vissering breaks the 15-16 NAG Record in the men’s 100 breaststroke with his time of 1:01.94.

Junior World Championship Team Rankings After World Championship Trials

Mission Viejo’s Katie McLaughlin is among the leaders in the rankings for the Junior World Championship team. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

Rachel Bootsma Aims for Backstroke American Record Tonight, Scratches 100 Fly

Rachel Bootsma is aiming for the American Record in the 50 Backstroke tonight, scratching her 100 Butterfly to focus. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

Conger, Ledecky Crush Records at Metro Prep Champs

The whole of the DC Metroplex is in the throes of big high school meets this weekend. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

Conger Swims Lifetime Best in 200 IM By 5 Seconds at Catholic High School Champs

Jack Conger swam his first 200 IM since 2011 this weekend, and the results were impressive. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

Cassidy Bayer Gets Another, Takes Down Dana Vollmer NAG Record

Cassidy Bayer already has one National Age Group Record to her name from the last month. But her latest swim…