Leah Hayes

14-Year Old Phenom Leah Hayes Just Misses PBs in 200 IM, 100 Free at Intrasquad

Leah Hayes validated her all-time ranked swims from August by nearly repeating them at an intrasquad meet on Sunday in Illinois.

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Leah Hayes Clocks Personal Best 1:57.88 in 200 IM, Moves to #6 in 13-14 History

Meanwhile, Hayes also added new lifetime bests in the 100 free (49.83) and 100 back (55.90) in yesterday’s time trial session.

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Federico Burdisso Hits 22.81 50 Free at Senior Midwest Open in Evanston

Northwestern hosted the Senior Midwest Open this weekend, giving their team and club swimmers in Illinois the chance to swim an LCM meet in the Olympic year.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Greensboro: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The last finals session of the Greensboro PSS will headline world champions Katie Ledecky, Kylie Masse, Simone Manuel, and teen Maggie MacNeil.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Greensboro: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning 100 fly world champion Maggie MacNeil will contest the women’s 100 fly on the final day of the 2019 Pro Swim Series stop in Greensboro.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Greensboro: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky headlines both the 200 free and 400 IM while Carson Foster and Luca Urlando will chase down Zane Grothe and Ryan Lochte in the men’s 200 free.

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Rising Stars: Assessing the State of 18 & Under U.S. Talent (Women’s Edition)

World Record-holder Regan Smith is on the brink of Olympic stardom. Take a look at her and the other American juniors set to make a splash at Olympic Trials.

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Justina Kozan Closes 200 IM in 29.15, Now A Top 10 Swimmer Among 15-16 Girls

Justina Kozan of Brea Aquatics raced home in a 29.15 to out-touch Leah Hayes in the 200 IM at Juniors. She is now the 10th fastest 15-16 200 IMer of all-time in the US.

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The final session of the meet will feature the 200 IM, 50 free, women’s 1500, men’s 800, and the 4×100 medley relays.

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Leah Hayes Creeps Closer to Missy Franklin’s 13-14 200 IM NAG Record

Leah Hayes finished second in the women’s 200 IM at the 2019 Speedo Junior National Championships. She was only 0.36 seconds off of Franklin’s NAG record.

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

Day 5 finals include the women’s and men’s 200 IM, women’s 1500 freestyle, women’s and men’s 50 freestyle, men’s 800 freestyle, and the 400 medley relays.

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Leah Hayes Becomes Second Fastest Female 13-14 200 IMer in US History

Leah Hayes dropped 3 seconds in her 200 IM to make herself the second fastest 13-14 200 IMer. She is only a second off of Missy’s Franklin’s NAG record.

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

The fifth and final morning of the 2019 Speedo Junior National Championships feature preliminary heats of the men’s and women’s 50 free and 200 IM.

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2019 Speedo Junior National Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Friday morning will consist of heats of women’s and men’s 200 free, 200 breast, and 100 back.

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2019 U.S. Junior Nationals: Six Stars from Day 2 Finals

Although swimming in the B final, 13-year-old Leah Hayes produced the fastest overall time in the 400 IM and punched her ticket to Olympic Trials in Omaha.

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