2021 Spring Cup, Irvine Kicks Off with Claire Tuggle Winning the 800 Free
The first day of the meet featured event wins from Claire Tuggle and Matthew Chai, as well as a big-time drop from 12-year old Kayla Han.
Kayla Han Swims to #11 800 Free in 11-12 Age Group History in California
12-year old Kayla Han has been on fire over the last year, and she added 4 more new lifetime bests last weekend in Mission Viejo.
Kayla Han Posts 10:04.27 1000 Free, Moves to 4th All-Time in 11-12 Age Group
12-year-old Kayla Han threw down a best time of 10:04.27 in the 1000 freestyle, moving herself to 4th all-time in the 11-12 age group.
Texas Commit Luke Hobson Swims 19.9 50 Free/1:35 200 Free Double in St. George
University of Texas Commit Luke Hobson threw down personal best times in both the 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle during the St. George Sectional meet.
Kayla Han Drops 6th All-Time Fastest 500 Yard Free in 11-12 Age Group: 4:53.61
12-year-old Kayla Han jumped from #20 to #6 on the list of all-time fastest 11-12-year-olds in the 500 free during the time span of four months.
NAG Record-Holder Kayla Han Headlines St. George Sectional Champs
This weekend in Utah, Han is entered in the 100 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 fly and 200 back.
2020 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 11-12
Kayla Han (pictured) and Sam Marsteiner are the winners of the 2020 Swammy Awards for the 11-12 Age Group Swimmer of the Year.
SwimSwam’s Official 2020 Swammy Awards Index
2020 was a really hard year for swimmers, and everyone else. See who made the best of it and are honored with our 2020 Swammy Awards.
2020 US Open Irvine Edition: Day 3 Dramatic Photo Vault
Lots of fun aquatic action occurred on Day 3 of the 2020 US Open Championships in Irvine, and SwimSwam’s Jack Spitser was on deck to capture it all.
2020 U.S. Open Saturday Session: Swims of the Session
After four sessions at nine locations, a U.S. Open like none before wrapped up earlier today with NAG records and solid swims by veterans alike.
Kayla Han Cracks All-Time Top-10 for 11-12 Girls in 200 Fly
12-year-old Kayla Han dropped .86 in the 200 fly on Saturday to move from 17th to 10th all-time for 11-12 girls with 2:20.58.
2020 U.S. Open – Irvine: Saturday AM Live Recap
Brandon Fischer is top seed in the men’s 200 breast on Saturday in Irvine.
2020 U.S Open Friday PM Swims of the Session
Having a hard time keeping up with one meet in nine locations? Check out Friday PM’s swims of the session to give you a quick summary of the big swims.
Kayla Han Jumps to #3 in the All-Time 11-12 Girls’ 400 IM Rankings in Irvine
Kayla Han is now the 3rd-ranked 11-12 in American history in the 400 meter IM. The record-holder is 2011 World Champion Elizabeth Beisel.
2020 U.S. Open – Irvine: Friday PM Live Recap
16-year-old Lucy Bell is top seed in the women’s 100 fly at the U.S. Open in Irvine on Friday evening.
