Matthew Chai

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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Kayla Han, Matthew Chai Pick Up 1500 Free Wins To Open Fran Crippen SMOC

13-year-old standout Kayla Han picked up an easy victory on the opening night of the Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Championships in Mission Viejo, California.

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Bella Brito Rattles 13-14 100 BR NAG At Carlsbad Sectionals, Pebley Returns

14-year-old Bella Brito scared the 100 breast NAG by with a time of 1:00.06, while 2016 Olympian Jacob Pebley raced for the first time in over five months.

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Watch: Day 4 Race Videos from Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West

Watch A finals of the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 400 free relay at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships West meet.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Rather than racing in the mile tonight, Olympic Silver medalist Bella Sims (Sandpipers of Nevada) is racing the girls 100 free and 200 fly.

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Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Day 2 Combined Results

Leah Hayes came within 0.07 seconds of breaking Alex Walsh’s NAG in the women’s 15-16 200 IM, swimming a 1:54.09.

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

Thursday’s action includes the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free.

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Matthew Chai Commits to Cal with Fastest 500 in Class of 2022

The fastest member of the class of 2022 in the 500 freestyle, Matthew Chai has announced that he will be joining the Cal Golden Bears next fall.

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Rex Maurer and Matthew Chai Battle to 4:17s in 500 Free at Kevin Perry Invite

Rex Maurer (above) was already the fastest 500 freestyler in the high school class of 2023. He dropped another 2 seconds to win a marquee battle on Friday.

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Arielle Hayon Wins 100 Fly with Summer Jrs Cut on Day 3 at Fullerton Sectionals

Arielle Hayon, a Rice University commit, scored a Summer Juniors cut in the 100 butterfly on Saturday evening in Fullerton.

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Chai, Sech, Miner Have Impressive Time Drops on Day 2 of Fullerton Sectionals

Teenagers Matthew Chai (FAST), Noah Sech (SCAT), and Wyatt Miner (RAA) all had significant time drops on Day 2 of CA/NV Sectionals in Fullerton.

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Division 1-4 CIF Southern Section Champs Set For This Week In Santa Margarita

After the meet’s cancellation last season, the 2021 CIF Southern Section Division 1, 2, 3, and 4Championships are set to take place this week.

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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.

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15-Year-Old Avery Karl of Empire KC Swim Club Hits OT Cut in 50 Free – 25.98

Karl entered the meet at just 27.09, dropping to 26.72 in prelims and finally a sub-26 outing in finals.

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Mallory Comerford Goes 25.4/55.4/2:00.5 in 50/100/200 Free (LCM) in Nashville

She looked a lot sharper this weekend than she did at the 2021 Pro Swim Series – San Antonio, where she was only 26.0/56.0/2:02.2.

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