Katie Lawrence

2024 YMCA Summer Champs: Greater Spartanburg, Somerset County Claim Team Titles (Day 5 Recap)

The Greater Spartanburg YMCA wrapped up YMCA Summer Nationals by taking the combined and boy’s titles while the Greater Somerset YMCA claimed the girl’s.

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2024 YMCA Summer Nationals: 13-year-old Cullen Cashman Drops 2:24.58 200 Breast for NE Record

Despite being one of the youngest swimmers at the meet, 13-year-old Cullen Cashman finished 13th in the 200 breast with a new New England Record of 2:24.58.

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Shane Eckler Posts 50.01 In Boys 100 Free To Open YMCA Summer Nationals

Eckler dropped over a second and a half in his win and was just off of what would have been the US Trials cut if it were a few months ago.

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Top 20 NCAA Swimming Recruits In The Girls’ High School Class of 2025

Alex Shackell is the undisputed top recruit in the girls’ class of 2025, leading a lethal triple threat for Cal with Teagan O’Dell and Claire Weinstein.

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Futures Finalist Sydney Holfelder To Stay In-State With Commitment To NC State

Holfelder, a sprint freestyler and IMer, swam best times in all of her primary events this past season. She arrives next fall.

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Way Too Early Recruit Ranks: Girls High School Class of 2025

After winning a silver medal at the World Championships in the 800 free relay, Alex Shackell emerges as our #1 recruit in the girls’ HS class of 2025.

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Leah Shackley Hits 2:11.93 200 Fly Best Time On Day 1 of YMCA Nationals

Shackley clocked 2:11.93 in the 200 fly to drop nearly half a second off her previous PB of 2:12.41 set in May.

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Brendan Whitfield Swims 19.48 50 Free Personal Best On Day Four Of YMCA Nationals

Whitfield’s 50 free win was his third individual title of this meet, and also made him the third-fastest 50 freestyler in the high school class of 2023.

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Leah Shackley Breaks Y Nationals Championship Record In Prelims of 100 BK (51.71)

In addition to the 100 backstroke, this morning’s prelims at Y Nats featured the 400 IM, 200 freestyle, and 200 medley relay.

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Schroeder Y’s Isaac Fleig Hits PB of 9:02.78 in the 1000 FR to Open 2023 YMCA Nationals

The first day of the 2023 YMCA Nationals at the Greensboro Aquatic Center featured the 1000 free and the 200 free relay.

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Watch the Most Intense Swim-Off Ever: 5-Way Girls 50 Free Swim-Off at US Jr. Nats

There was a 5-way tie for 24th place in prelims of the girls 50 free at the 2022 US Junior Nationals, resulting in a 5-person swim-off.

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2022 Summer Junior Nationals: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will be a short one, featuring just the 200 IM and 50 free.

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Swim-Off Magic: All 5 Swimmers in Girls’ 50 Free Swim-Off Drop Time

The stakes were high, but that didn’t stop all 5 of these young swimmers from delivering great performances. 

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5-Way Swimoff Set for Girls’ 50 Free on Friday Afternoon in Irvine

Of the five swimmers who will race in a swim-off this afternoon in Irvine, Julia Wozniak is the only one who swam a best time in prelims.

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Blueseventy Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 8/7/2019

Check out our Weekly Wonders from August 2-4, 2019.

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