With so many different meets across the country attracting the best junior swimmers in America, it’s been difficult to keep track of all of the big swims. We’ve compiled a big listing of all of the top 8 swims from the last two weekends to get a better picture of how 18 & unders in the U.S. fared across the various big meets nationwide.
Below are times in the USA Swimming database from the following meets:
- US Open
- Junior Nationals
- NCSAs
- ISCAs
- YNats
- Futures
This is a lot of data, so this post is dedicated to the top junior boys. Keep in mind, too, that there may have been errors or omissions from the USA Swimming databases, and we’re only human, so please leave any corrections in the comments.
FREESTYLE
| 50 FREE | 100 FREE | ||||||
| Name | Time | Club | Meet | Name | Time | Club | Meet |
| Michael Andrew | 22.22 | Race Pace Club | US Open | Alexei Sancov | 49.78 | Terrapins | Jr Nats |
| Sid Farber | 22.89 | Portland Aquatic Club | Jr Nats | Jack Dolan | 50.37 | Rockwood Swim Club | NCSAs |
| Jack Franzman | 22.98 | Zionsville Swim Club | NCSAs | Cody Bybee | 50.45 | Dayton Raiders | NCSAs |
| Will Davis | 22.99 | Bolles School Sharks | Jr Nats | Destin Lasco | 50.46 | Pleasantville Aquatics | Jr Nats |
| Shaine Casas | 23.05 | Nitro Swimming | Jr Nats | Alexander Zettle | 50.52 | Lakeside Aquatic Club | Jr Nats |
| Henry Schutte | 23.06 | Rapids Area YMCA | YNats | Timothy Bobo | 50.53 | Dads Club | NCSAs |
| Thomas Hallock | 23.18 | Machine Aquatics | NCSAs | Shaine Casas | 50.55 | Nitro Swimming | Jr Nats |
| Sam Disette | 23.21 | KC Swim Academy | NCSAs | Sid Farber | 50.63 | Portland Aquatic Club | Jr Nats |
| 200 FREE | 400 FREE | ||||||
| Name | Time | Club | Meet | Name | Time | Club | Meet |
| Alexei Sancov | 1:49.11 | Terrapins | Jr Nats | Alexander Zettle | 3:51.44 | Lakeside Aquatic Club | Jr Nats |
| Alexander Zettle | 1:49.13 | Lakeside Aquatic Club | Jr Nats | Tal Davis | 3:52.26 | Team Greenville | Jr Nats |
| Cody Bybee | 1:50.05 | Dayton Raiders | NCSAs | Jack LeVant | 3:52.86 | North Texas Nadadores | Jr Nats |
| Jack LeVant | 1:50.25 | North Texas Nadadores | Jr Nats | Johannes Calloni | 3:54.72 | Scarlet Aquatics | Jr Nats |
| Destin Lasco | 1:50.30 | Pleasantville | Jr Nats | Will Barao | 3:55.26 | Bluefish Swim Club | US Open |
| Carson Foster | 1:50.44 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats | Mikey Calvillo | 3:55.52 | Alamo Area | US Open |
| Kieran Smith | 1:50.59 | Ridgefield Aquatic Club | US Open | Kieran Smith | 3:55.69 | Ridgefield Aquatic Club | US Open |
| Sam Pomajevich | 1:50.76 | NCAP | US Open | Eric Knowles | 3:56.51 | Dayton Raiders | NCSAs |
| 800 FREE | 1500 FREE | ||||||
| Name | Time | Club | Meet | Name | Time | Club | Meet |
| Johannes Calloni | 8:01.63 | Scarlet Aquatics | Jr Nats | Johannes Calloni | 15:18.44 | Scarlet Aquatics | Jr Nats |
| Alexander Zettle | 8:03.30 | Lakeside Aquatic Club | Jr Nats | Mikey Calvillo | 15:28.61 | Alamo Area | US Open |
| Mikey Calvillo | 8:03.99 | Alamo Area | US Open | Lleyton Plattel | 15:29.71 | Pleasanton | Jr Nats |
| TC Smith | 8:06.13 | Sarasota Tsunami | US Open | Brennan Gravley | 15:29.86 | Sandpipers | Jr Nats |
| Will Barao | 8:09.38 | Bluefish Swim Club | US Open | TC Smith | 15:32.24 | Sarasota Tsunami | US Open |
| Lleyton Plattel | 8:11.39 | Pleasaton Seahawks | Jr Nats | Arik Katz | 15:32.38 | Sarasota YMCA | US Open |
| Brennan Gravley | 8:11.72 | Sandpipers of Nevada | Jr Nats | Noah Brune | 15:37.60 | Mission Viejo | Jr Nats |
| Brendan Driscoll | 8:13.01 | Tampa Bay Aquatics | US Open | Joseph Gutierrez | 15:39.99 | Sandpipers | Jr Nats |
BACKSTROKE
| 100 BACK | 200 BACK | ||||||
| Name | Time | Club | Meet | Name | Time | Club | Meet |
| Bryce Mefford | 55.39 | Sierra Marlins | NCSAs | Carson Foster | 1:59.13 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats |
| Clark Beach | 55.48 | Quest Swimming | US Open | Clark Beach | 1:59.28 | Quest Swimming | US Open |
| Alessandro Boratto | 55.56 | Upper Dublin | NCSAs | Bryce Mefford | 1:59.75 | Sierra Marlins | NCSAs |
| Carson Foster | 55.61 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats | Josh Artmann | 1:59.97 | Unattached | Jr Nats |
| Shaine Casas | 55.79 | Nitro Swimming | Jr Nats | Ethan Harder | 2:00.12 | Billings Aquatic Club | Jr Nats |
| Jack Dolan | 55.95 | Rockwood Swim Club | NCSAs | John Healy | 2:01.37 | Marlins of Raleigh | US Open |
| Josh Artmann | 55.96 | Unattached | US Open | Christopher Thames | 2:01.44 | Metro Atlanta | Jr Nats |
| Nick Albiero | 56.00 | Cardinal Aquatics | US Open | Spencer Walker | 2:01.50 | Academy Bullets | Jr Nats |
BREASTSTROKE
| 100 BREAST | 200 BREAST | ||||||
| Name | Time | Club | Meet | Name | Time | Club | Meet |
| Michael Andrew | 1:00.81 | Race Pace Club | US Open | Daniel Roy | 2:11.25 | King Aquatic Club | Jr Nats |
| Daniel Roy | 1:01.42 | King Aquatic Club | Jr Nats | AJ Bornstein | 2:13.96 | Ridgefield Aquatic Club | Jr Nats |
| Chandler Bray | 1:01.52 | Avon Swim Team | US Open | Jake Foster | 2:14.34 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats |
| Zane Backes | 1:02.00 | Team Rebel | Jr Nats | Ethan Dang | 2:15.13 | King Aquatic Club | Jr Nats |
| Hank Poppe | 1:02.30 | Stanford | Jr Nats | Chandler Bray | 2:15.59 | Avon | US Open |
| Jake Foster | 1:02.38 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats | AJ Pouch | 2:15.98 | Team Rebel | Jr Nats |
| Max McHugh | 1:02.64 | Door County YMCA | YNats | Zane Backes | 2:16.34 | Team Rebel | Jr Nats |
| Corey Lau | 1:02.82 | Minnetonka | NCSAs | Josh Bottelberghe | 2:16.37 | Portland Aquatic Club | Jr Nats |
BUTTERFLY
| 100 FLY | 200 FLY | ||||||
| Name | Time | Club | Meet | Name | Time | Club | Meet |
| Shaine Casas | 53.24 | Nitro Swimming | Jr Nats | Carson Foster | 1:58.47 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats |
| Alexei Sancov | 53.24 | Terrapins | Jr Nats | Jack LeVant | 1:58.64 | North Texas Nadadores | Jr Nats |
| Sam Pomajevich | 53.49 | NCAP | US Open | Andrew Koustik | 1:58.77 | Irvine Novaquatics | Jr Nats |
| Jake Johnson | 53.80 | Delaware Swim Team | Jr Nats | Luca Urlando | 1:58.93 | DART | Jr Nats |
| Tyler Sesvold | 53.84 | St. Charles Swim Team | NCSAs | Zach Brown | 1:59.29 | Marlins of Raleigh | US Open |
| Van Mathias | 53.97 | Multnomah | Jr Nats | Sam Pomajevich | 1:59.32 | NCAP | US Open |
| Khalil Fonder | 54.00 | Virginia Gators | ISCAs | Van Mathias | 2:00.31 | Multnomah | Jr Nats |
| Bryce Mefford | 54.02 | Sierra Marlins | NCSAs | Trenton Julian | 2:00.76 | Rose Bowl | NCSAs |
IM
| 200 IM | 400 IM | ||||||
| Name | Time | Club | Meet | Name | Time | Club | Meet |
| Sam Iida | 2:01.80 | Glenview Titan | NCSAs | Kieran Smith | 4:18.81 | Ridgefield Aquatic Club | US Open |
| Carson Foster | 2:01.97 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats | Jake Foster | 4:19.40 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats |
| Michael Andrew | 2:02.35 | Race Pace Club | US Open | Jarod Arroyo | 4:20.96 | Pitchfork | Jr Nats |
| Jake Foster | 2:02.88 | Mason Manta Rays | Jr Nats | Mikey Calvillo | 4:22.09 | Alamo Area | US Open |
| Shaine Casas | 2:03.06 | Nitro Swimming | Jr Nats | Jack LeVant | 4:22.11 | North Texas Nadadores | Jr Nats |
| Kieran Smith | 2:03.06 | Ridgefield Aquatic Club | US Open | Keith Myburgh | 4:23.56 | Virginia Gators | ISCAs |
| Gabe Parnell | 2:03.55 | Patriot Aquatics | Jr Nats | Eric Knowles | 4:24.46 | Dayton Raiders | NCSAs |
| Braden Vines | 2:03.76 | City of Midland | Jr Nats | Luca Urlando | 4:24.60 | DART | Jr Nats |
MA- amazing and very gifted. He seems like a great person as well. I hope he will continue to do great things!
The difference between him and majority of the swimmers. The latter have their main job- students. They still have to go to school, balance their school and swimming especially when they are away during the school year… that vs pro.
Is Chandler Bray really still 18 & under?
carson foster beats out MA on events made by 2 events, while being 3 years younger, new age group king?
Yet MA still has faster 15-16 times than CF. Sorry bud.
Why not include Philips 66 Nationals?
Merry Madams – the idea was to de-fragment the whole crop of junior swimmers who get split off into Futures, Junior Nationals, NCSA Junior Nationals and YMCA Nationals over a span of a few weeks. US Open is mainly included because it was during the same time frame and a number of top junior swimmers competed there instead of any of those junior meets. US Nationals were well over a month ago, so we only included the major meets that took place at roughly the same time.
Way to GO Gabe Parnell, Awesome Finish to your Summer season!!!
You forgot Michael brinegar
None of Brinegar’s US Open times (1:57 in 200 free, 8:14 in 800 free, 15:46 in 1500 free) make this list. Though many of his in-season times are much faster, this story is only about the top times from the major meets of the last few weeks.
Great list! Lots of emerging stars!
Awesome list! Lots of emerging stars!