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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Boys’ Class Of 2025

Maximus Williamson has overtaken his future teammate Thomas Heilman as the top recruit in the high school class of 2025.

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USA Swimming Names 38 To 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championship Roster

After making the Olympic Trials final in the 400 IM at the age of 14, Audrey Derivaux qualified to represent the U.S. at the Junior Pan Pacs in August.

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2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Previews: Alexy Ascends To The Top In Men’s 100 Free

After roaring to silver at the 2023 World Championships, Jack Alexy solidified himself as the man to beat in the 100 free at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

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2023 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers Of The Year- 15-16

Alex Shackell and Thomas Heilman win the 15-16 age group swimmer of the year awards. Both went to Worlds this past summer.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The final preliminary session of the 2023 Winter Juniors (East) will feature the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly.

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2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results – Day 3

Alex Shackell had the fastest time in the combined meets in the 200 free and 100 fly on Day 3 of Speedo Winter Juniors.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Swims You Might Have Missed On Day 3

Freddy Klein won the B-final of the 400 IM in 3:48.42, posting the fastest closing 100 of the field tonight with a 50.96 on the free leg.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

After destroying the 15-16 NAG record in the 100 backstroke yesterday, Charlotte Crush will contest the 100 fly/100 back double tonight.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back. 

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Carmel’s Alex Shackell will enter the water tonight as the 2nd seed in the 500 freestyle, trailing teammate Kayla Han by just under two seconds.

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2023 Winter Juniors – East: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free and is set to last a little less than 2 hours.

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Top Class Of 2025 Recruiting Storylines (So Far)

#1 Thomas Heilman was one of the four top-20 ranked boys to announce their verbal commitments to Virginia on the same day in October.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Ken Heis

Heis led the U.S. boys to a very successful World Junior Championships in Netanya, with one of his Mason Manta Ray swimmers, Jason Zhao, earning four medals.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 56.5% Think 1-2 U.S. World Junior Swimmers Will Make Olympic Team

Leah Hayes and Maximus Williamson are the clear candidates to make the Olympic team after racing at World Juniors, but there are other contenders.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Aussies End American Relay Streak in Record-Breaking Fashion

Flynn Southam (48.58), Edward Sommerville (48.54), Olivia Wunsch (53.62), and Milla Jansen (53.55) combined to crush the old world junior record of 3:25.92.

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