Matthew Chai

Watch: Medley Relay NAGs, All ‘A’ Finals Race Videos from Days 1-2 of Junior Nats

In this post, you’ll find the race videos of the ‘A’ finals from the first two days of the 2022 Summer Junior Nationals.

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2022 U.S. Junior Nationals: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Coronado’s Nick Mahabir comes in as the top seed in the men’s 100 breast with Michael Andrew’s meet record potentially within range.

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U.S. Juniors Shine At 2022 Mel Zajac Jr. International

15-year-old Piper Enge clocked 2:29.22 in the 200 breast to move into 18th all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group.

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Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Rex Maurer

After qualifying for the Junior Pan Pac team in late April, Maurer had a phenomenal finish to his short course campaign in the CIF postseason.

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USA Swimming Announces 19 Swimmers For 2022 Mel Zajac Jr. Invitational Roster

Texas A&M commit Baylor Nelson highlights the 2022 Mel Zajac Jr. Invitational roster, and he will be swimming the 100/200 free, 200/400 IM, and 200 back.

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2022 CIF Swimming & Diving Championships: Finals Photo Vault

In this post, we’ll be featuring some pictures from the CIF Swimming & Diving Championships, which took place this past weekend in Fresno, CA.

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2022 CIF Champs: Santa Margarita Dominates Girls Meet, Loyola Takes Boys Title

Santa Margarita was dominant in the girls meet, sweeping the relays, winning 6 individual events, and recording a trio of 2nd place individual finishes.

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CIF State Champs: Maurer and Chai Set the Stage with 4:23 500 Frees in Prelims

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championships are being held this weekend in Fresno at Clovis High School.

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Davis Senior Girls, Jesuit Boys Roll At CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Championships

Davis Senior was led by senior Audrey Portello and junior Sarah Bennetts, who both swept their individual events.

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Rex Maurer Posts Scorching 4:13.90 500 FR at CIF-SS D1 Finals, #1 17yo All-Time

Not only was that a massive personal best for Maurer, it also makes him the fastest American 17-year-old ever.

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Matthew Chai Cracks Jeff Kostoff’s 39-Year-Old CIF-SS D2 Record in 500 Free

Kostoff’s record sat at 4:16.39, but Chai would dip under that mark, swimming a 4:15.91.

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Matthew Chai Posts 4:23.43 500 Free at CIF Division 2 Prelims in Mission Viejo

The senior has his sights set on Jeff Kostoff’s legendary CIF Division 2 record of 4:16.39.

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2022 U.S. Trials Previews: Finke Stands Ahead of the Field in the 800 Freestyle

After claiming Olympic gold in Tokyo, Bobby Finke is the clear favorite to make the World Championship team in the men’s 800 freestyle.

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Daniel Li, Matthew Chai Highlight CIF-SS Spring H.S. Meet of Champions

Both Li and Chai moved into 30th all-time in their respective age group rankings in the boys’ 15-16 100 breast and 17-18 500 free, respectively.

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2022 Fran Crippen SMOC: Ryan Murphy Resets Own World #1 200 Back with 1:56.43

On Saturday night at the 2022 Fran Crippen SMOC, Cal pro Ryan Murphy clipped his season best of 1:56.78 in the 200 back, winning the event with a 1:56.43.

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