Could 4 Boys Clear 20 Seconds in the 50 Free at the Virginia HS State Meet?
Thomas Heilman (above) is one of two swimmers in the Virginia HS State Championship meets who have been under 20 seconds in the 50 free, along with Brendan Whitfield. There are a few candidates to join them this week.
Braden’s Opinion on Which Swimmers Will Make the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team
Oh wherefore art thou, Captain America?
Yanyan’s Opinions On Which Swimmers Will Make The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team
In this article, SwimSwam writer Yanyan Li breaks down some of her predictions for who will qualify on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.
Max Stern Breaks Chas Morton’s 41-Year-Old Southeastern LSC Record In 50 Breast
Stern swam to a time of 33.05 in the 50 breaststroke to break Morton’s Southeastern Swimming LSC record from 1982.
10 Things We Learned from the 2023 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville
Abbey Weitzeil is back in charge of the US women’s sprint group after her best 100 free in a year-and-a-half on Saturday morning.
2022 SWAMMY Awards: SwimSwam’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of the Year
In a year filled with interviews and pancakes, relive SwimSwam’s top 10 YouTube videos of the year, two of which include teenage star Thomas Heilman (above).
2022 Swammy Awards: U.S. Club Coach of the Year – Ron Aitken
Ron Aitken solidified the Sandpipers of Nevada’s status as a powerhouse program on par with the best college teams in the country this year.
2022 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year
David Popovici’s world record swim of 46.86 in the men’s 100 freestyle at the European Championships undoubtedly the top swim of 2022.
SwimSwam’s Official 2022 Swammy Awards Index
Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh were two of the biggest stars of 2022 in the pool.
2022 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers of the Year – 15-16
Katie Grimes broke 15-16 NAG records in the 400 IM in both short course yards and long course meters in 2022, and also won two World Championship medals.
SwimSwam Pulse: Heilman’s 100 Fly Edges McIntosh’s 500 Free For Top Winter Junior Swim
15-year-old Heilman’s time of 44.67 in the 100 fly not only broke the NAG record for 15-16 boys, but also went under the 17-18 mark.
Lexi Stephens Beats Her Time from Winter Jrs; Heilman Wins 4 at VA High School Invite
University of Alabama commit Lexi Stephens (above) was a tenth faster at last weekend’s Hanover Hawks Holiday Invite in the 100 back than she was at Winter Juniors the weekend before.
East is Beast, But West is Best at US Winter Juniors
U.S. Olympian Bella Sims won 7 titles in the combined mythical US Winter Junior National Championship meet, carrying the West to an overall territorial title.
Watch: Diehl’s 1:39, McIntosh’s 1:49 200 BK – Winter JRs East Day 4 Race Videos
Below, you’ll find race videos from the ‘A’ finals on night four of the 2022 Winter Junior Championships – East.
2022 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results Day 4
At the West site, Bella Sims raced a 200 back, 200 fly, 400 free relay triple on Saturday and she won each of those events with meet record-setting times.
