Thomas Heilman

The 10 Oldest U.S. NAG Records Remaining On the Books

The recent onslaught on the record books has left just four NAG standards remaining from the 1970s, two from the 1980s, and 13 total from the 20th century.

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2023 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers Of The Year- 15-16

Alex Shackell and Thomas Heilman win the 15-16 age group swimmer of the year awards. Both went to Worlds this past summer.

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2023 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers Of The Year- 13-14

Charlotte Crush and Luka Mijatovic win the 13-14 age group swimmer of the year awards. Both broke National Age Group records this year.

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2023 Swammy Awards: Male World Junior Swimmer of the Year – Ilya Kharun

Kharun’s World Championship campaign, which included a fourth-place finish in the 200 fly, propelled him to Male World Junior Swammy Award honors.

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Thomas Heilman & Maximus Williamson Reflect on Winter Jr Champs, Virginia Commitment

We discussed all of their swims from the Jr Championships as well as how they both ended up choosing Virginia for their continued swimming and education.

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arena Announces Partnership with 16-Year-old Superstar Phenom, Thomas Heilman

Competing for Team USA on his first World Championship Team, Heilman swam to a 1:53.82 and tied for 4th place in the 200m butterfly…

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Luka Mijatovic Lowers Own 13-14 1000 Freestyle NAG With 8:46.50

Mijatovic lowered his own record Thursday while going out in the 1650 free and went even faster today, dropping nine seconds overall.

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Luka Mijatovic Sets 13-14 400 IM NAG Once Again With 3:49.32 In Finals

After breaking the NAG record in prelims, Mijatovic was over a second faster tonight in finals to now hold eight 13-14 NAGs.

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Luka Mijatovic Breaks Thomas Heilman’s 13-14 400 IM NAG Record In Prelims With 3:51.04

14 year old Luka Mijatovic now holds eight 13-14 NAG records and will have a chance to swim the 400 IM again tonight.

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Ranking The Top 10 Swims From The 2023 Winter Junior Championships

Several National Age Group (NAG) records highlighted the 2023 Winter Junior Championships, including the 49.53 100 backstroke by 15-year-old Charlotte Crush.

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The Top U.S. Storylines Headed Into The Paris Olympic Year — Men’s Edition

In this article, we break down some of the top American storylines in men’s swimming headed into the 2024 Olympic year, with emphasis on Olympic trials.

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Short Course European Champs, Winter Jrs, and US Open | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

we discuss the Short Course European Championships, both East and West Winter Jr Championships, and the US Open that occurred last week.

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Carmel Swim Club (Girls & Combined), Bolles (Boys) Win 2023 Winter Juniors East Titles

The Carmel Swim Club won the combined title at the 2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – East meet, with the girls winning a 3rd-straigh title.

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East vs. West: Which Region Reigned Supreme at the 2023 US Winter Junior Championships?

Alex Shackell and the Carmel Swim Club won the Winter Juniors East title – but how did they stack up against the teams from out West?

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2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results – Day 4

Leah Shackley and the rest of the girls at the East meet dominated every event on Day 4 of 2023 Speedo Winter Juniors.

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