Thomas Heilman

Reviewing SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024

Tomoyuki Matsushita (left) was unranked last year but won silver in the 400 IM in Paris, while Leon Marchand (center) backed up is #1 ranking with four golds.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year 17-18

Katie Grimes and Thomas Heilman take home the Swammy for 17-18 Age-Group Swimmer of the Year in an absolutely stacked category.

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Swammy Awards: Nuotatore Rivelazione Dell’Anno 2024: Ilya Kharun, Canada

Nel 2024, Ilya Kharun ha vissuto un anno straordinario, conquistando il titolo di Nuotatore Rivelazione dell’Anno ai Swammy Awards

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2024 Swammy Awards: U.S. Coach Of The Year – Todd DeSorbo

DeSorbo played a important roles this year as the head coach of both the U.S. Olympic women’s team and the NCAA champion University of Virginia women.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Breakout Male Swimmer Of The Year, Ilya Kharun

This year, Kharun won his first-ever long course senior international medals and firmly established himself as the third-best 200 flyer in the world.

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SwimSwam’s Official 2024 Swammy Awards Index

Summer McIntosh’s dominant swims at both the Olympics and SC Worlds were among the highlights of the year as we look back on 2024 in our annual Swammy Awards.

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Watch: Top Race Videos From 2024 Winter Junior Championships East and West

Now that the 2024 Winter Junior Championships had wrapped-up, its time to go back and watch some of the top races from the two sites.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships: A Look at the Full Combined East/West Results

We thought it would be interesting to take the combined results from both the East and West meets and put them all in one place.

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Charlotte Crush, Baylor Stanton Claim High Point Awards At Winter Juniors – East

Charlotte Crush raced 17 times during the four-day meet, winning three individual events, marking the ‘A’ final in two others and adding a new NAG record.

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Thomas Heilman Swims 1:38.95 200 Fly, Breaks 17-18 NAG By Over A Second

Heilman’s time makes him the youngest swimmer to ever break 1:40 in the 200 fly at just 17 years of age. He would have placed third at 2024 NCAAs.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Charlotte Crush leads the girls’ 200 back by over three seconds after becoming the #2 performer in the 17-18 age group this morning.

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

Thomas Heilman will take aim at the 17-18 National Age Group record in the 200 butterfly during today’s prelims, the final prelims session of Winter Juniors.

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2024 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lakeside Swim Team 16-year-old Charlotte Crush is set for a big night.

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Thomas Heilman Blasts 43.86 100 Fly To Break Own 17-18 NAG, Would Be #3 In NCAA This Season

Heilman’s time would sit only behind Jordan Crooks and Ilya Kharun this season. It also would have been 3rd at 2024 NCAAs.

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Thomas Heilman Swims 17-18 NAG Record With 44.55 100 Fly In PRELIMS

Heilman earned his first 17-18 SCY NAG record, breaking the previous record set by Aiden Hayes at 2022 NCAAs.

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