2024 Winter Juniors- East
- December 11-14, 2024
- Greensboro, NC
- SCY (25 yards)
- Psych Sheets
Some of the top 18 and under athletes will travel to Greensboro, North Carolina this week for the East edition of Winter Juniors. Highlighting the list of names include 2024 Paris Olympian Thomas Heilman as well as 14 year old Audrey Derivaux.
Heilman, the #2 ranked recruit in the high school class of 2025, is in his last Winter Juniors meet. He had a huge meet last year, including setting three NAG records in one night. Heilman made the US Olympic Team this summer, swimming in the 100 and 200 fly events.
Heilman’s event lineup:
- 200 IM (#1 seed)
- 50 free (#1 seed)
- 100 fly (#1 seed)
- 200 fly (#1 seed)
He will have the chance to break his own meet records in numerous events. He swam a 44.67 in the 100 fly back in 2022 as well as a 1:40.73 in the 200 fly a year ago.
Also highlighting the boys side is Baylor Stanton, the #1 recruit in the high school class of 2026. Stanton is the top seed in the 400 IM, 100 back, and 200 back. He also is in the top eight for the 200 fly (#5), 500 free (#7), and 200 IM (#3).
15 year old Audrey Derivaux of Jersey Wahoos already posted some of the top times in the age group this fall. She made headlines this summer at age 14, making the US Olympic Trials final in the 400 IM.
Derivaux’s event lineup:
- 500 free (#3 seed)
- 200 IM (#2 seed)
- 400 IM (#1 seed)
- 100 fly (#9 seed)
- 200 free (#43 seed)
- 100 back (#12 seed)
- 200 back (#2 seed)
- 100 free (#49 seed)
- 200 fly (#1 seed)
In addition to making the Trials final in the 400 IM, she also made semifinals of the 200 fly and 200 backstroke. She will have the chance to show her versatility once again this week.
Lakeside Swim Team’s Charlotte Crush swam to a 15-16 NAG record in the 100 backstroke at the meet a year ago and will have the chance to defend her title and lower her record this year as she still stands at 16. Crush is entered in seven events, highlighted as the top seed in the 100 fly, 100 back, and 200 back.
Who breaks 1:30 first in the 2fr.
Maximus or Heilman?
Maximus
Ready for some Heilman hoops
So Thomas Heilmann, who is ranked number 1 in the 200 fly and number 2 in the 100 fly in 2024 among Americans, decided to go to a junior meet instead of Short Course Worlds ?
Why is USA Swimming allowing this to happen ?
Not only are older swimmers acting not professional, but even the age groupers, who are good enough to make noise at the world stage, are raised with the same mentality 🤦🏻♂️
he has school and going on a trip like that is to much
Terrible take, he is still in high school. Your comment makes me think that you support the way the Hungarian swimming federation operates.
You want to play that game SwimCoach ?
Ruta Meilutyte went to short course worlds in 2012 and 2014 when she was also in high school.
Alex Shackell is there is Budapest and is still in high school.
You’re probably on of the age group coaches in the US who thinks Winter Juniors are more important than Short Course Worlds 🤦🏻♂️
If he wanted to go, I can guarantee you he will find a way…
The same game that USA Swimming did not bother to replace Torri Huske on the roster?
Don’t worry buddy, he’ll be at plenty of international comps soon
you think they should force him to go against his will?
Never fear, Michael Andrew is here.
Hey buddy relax, it’s just swimming.
If Leon is not going, I’m not showing!
You’re complaining about a 17 year old kid competing at a meet with his teammates for it demonstrates an unprofessional mentality?
Go touch grass
Bobby Finke and Katie Ledecky are not attending the Short Course World Championships. Are you forcing them to go too?
It is a great point, and I know you’re not inferring it is Heilman’s fault in any way, or that USA swimming should force him to go to SC Worlds. I would say USA swimming doesn’t need Heilman to be at SC Worlds first of all. They have plenty of swimmers there. So it is more a commentary on USA Swimming culture that doesn’t value international SCM competition. Isn’t Heilman a better long course butterflier moreover? I doubt he would have medal opportunities at SC Worlds with so many stronger athletes in short course meters. He also has plenty of future opportunities to go to SC Worlds.
the girls 50 free having 3 entries already under 22 is crazy
Baylor Stanton My Goat
Link to psych sheets is missing