Luke Vatev

2024 Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Only four events are left to be contested on the final day of competition in Austin: the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast and 200 fly.

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2024 Winter Juniors- West: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Madi Mintenko is the top seed in the 100 fly and the 200 freestyle for the day three finals of West-Winter Juniors in Austin.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Campbell McKean is entered in three events for the Day 3 prelims of the West-Winter Juniors, after having an electric session last night.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The first full day of the Winter Junior Championships – West kicks off this morning with the prelims of the 500 free, 200 IM and 50 free.

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NAG Record Holder Grace Koenig-Song Makes a Big Leap Forward in the 100 Breast in Illinois

The FMC Aquatic Center in suburban Chicago played host to many of the state’s top swimmers last weekend for the Speedo Grand Challenge.

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arena Swim of the Week: 14-Year-Old Luke Vatev Rattles Heilman’s NAG With 51.21 100 Free

Vatev put up a time of 51.21 in the 100 free to come within nine one-hundredths of Thomas Heilman’s 13-14 National Age Group Record (51.12).

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Luke Vatev of Hornet Swim Club Breaks Five 13-14 LSC Records at IL Age Group State Champs

Luke Vatev not only broke five boys 13-14 LSC records at the 2024 IL Age Group State Championships, but also swept the 50/100/200/500/1000 FR state titles.

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WATCH: Two Boys Swim-Off 50 Free At Illinois Age Groups…and Tie Again

Luke Vatev (13) and Rohaan Babul (14) tied in the boys’ 50 Free at IL Age Group Championships, then tied again in the swim-off.

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Claire Jansen Breaks Missy Franklin Meet Record at 39th Circle City Classic

Jansen broke Missy Franklin’s meet record by almost half of a second as she won the 100 backstroke at the 39th Annual Circle City Classic.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 10 & Under

Lexi Sereno and Spencer Belbot topped the field in the 2020 Swammy Awards for 10-and-unders.

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2019 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 10 & Under

Kayla Han and Joey Campagnola are our 10-and-Under Age Group Swimmers of the Year for 2019.

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Heilman Swims Two 11-12 Top-10 Times on Final Day of NCSA AG Champs

Amidst the record-breaking frenzy at NCSA AG Champs, 12-year-old Thomas Heilman swam two top-10 times on the all-time 11-12 rankings.

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14 Records Down, Gemmell & Hayon Crack 13-14 Top 10 at NCSA AG Champs

14-year-olds Erin Gemmell (200 FR) and William Hayon (100 FL) cracked the top 10 times in the 13-14 age group on day 3 of the NCSA AG Champs. 14 meet records were also broken along the way.

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Nine Meet Records Fall on Day One of NCSA Age Group Champs

On the opening day of the 2019 NCSA Age Group Championships, nine meet records fell.

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