2024 SPEEDO SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Tuesday, July 23 – Saturday, July 27, 2024
- Prelims 9AM, finals 5PM (Pacific Time)
- LCM (50 meters)
- Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, California
- Meet Central
- Pre–scratch Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Live Stream
- Prelims Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
- Finals Live Recap: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
While most eyes are on the Paris Olympics today, we still have one last night of racing at the Speedo Summer Championships in Irvine featuring finals of the 200 IM, women’s 1500 free, 50 freestyle, men’s 800 free, and 400 medley relay.
Recent Michigan graduate Bence Szabados will aim to secure the men’s 50 free title after dominating prelims in 22.53 this morning. The women’s 50 free is shaping up to be a fun showdown between rising Indiana junior Kristina Paegle (25.33) and 16-year-old Hoosiers commit (’25) Liberty Clark (25.34).
The men’s 800 free lineup includes big names such as Ohio State’s Charlie Clark, 15-year-old Luka Mijatovic, Kentucky’s Levi Sandidge, and Harvard commit (’25) William Mulgrew.
Stay tuned for live updates below:
WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL
- World record: 2:06.12 – Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2015
- American record: 2:06.15 – Ariana Kukors, 2009
- U.S. Open record: 2:06.79 – Kate Douglass, 2024
- World junior record: 2:06.89 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2023
Top 8:
- Bella Sims – 2:12.79
- Elle Scott – 2:13.61
- Isabelle Odgers – 2:15.08
- Reese Tiltmann – 2:16.83
- Alexa McDevitt – 2:16.94
- Rosie Murphy – 2:17.61
- Ella Flowers – 2:17.80
- Hannah Bellard – DQ
After winning the 200 free on Friday night, rising Florida sophomore Bella Sims continued her momentum with a 200 IM victory in 2:12.79. The 19-year-old Olympic silver medalist was within a second of her personal-best 2:12.15 from last July.
Top prelims qualifier Elle Scott knocked more than a second off her lifetime best on her way to 2nd place in 2:13.61. The SwimMAC Carolina 17-year-old crushed her previous-best 2:14.72 from last August.
USC graduate Isabelle Odgers rounded out the podium in 2:15.08, almost two seconds ahead of 4th-place finisher Reese Tiltmann (2:16.83). Tiltmann, a rising Indiana sophomore, took more than a second off her previous-best 2:17.96 from last month.
MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL
- World record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte (USA), 2011
- American record: 1:54.00 – Ryan Lochte, 2011
- U.S. Open record: 1:54.56 – Ryan Lochte, 2009
- World junior record: 1:56.99 – Hubert Kos (HUN), 2021
Top 8:
- Grant House – 1:58.29
- Owen McDonald – 1:59.03
- Trenton Julian – 1:59.06
- Ryan Merani – 2:00.25
- Colin Geer – 2:00.89
- Max Matteazzi – 2:01.14
- Grant Sanders – 2:01.70
- Joe Polyak – 2:04.36
Grant House captured the men’s 200 IM title over former Arizona State teammate Owen McDonald (1:59.03) with a winning time of 1:58.29. The 26-year-old was within a tenth of his personal-best 1:58.21 from last July, almost as fast as he went at Olympic Trials last month (1:58.24).
McDonald, an incoming junior at Indiana, touched within a couple seconds of his personal-best 1:57.51 from last month, which he clocked en route to 5th place at Olympic Trials.
Trenton Julian was the only other swimmer in the field under two minutes in the final at 1:59.06 for 3rd place. The time was quicker than his 15th-place effort at Trials last month (2:00.24), but still more than a second off his personal-best 1:57.86 from 2021.
WOMEN’S 1500 FREE – FINAL
- World record: 15:20.48 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2018
- American record: 15:20.48 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2018
- U.S. Open record: 15:20.48 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2018
- World junior record: 15:28.36 – Katie Ledecky (USA), 2018
Top 8:
- Jillian Cox – 16:07.29
- Kate Hurst – 16:13.97
- Rachel Stege – 16:19.58
- Abby McCulloh – 16:30.66
- Kayla Han – 16:43.52
- Chloe Teger – 16:45.79
- Chloe Kim – 16:50.90
- Adele Sands – 16:52.48
Longhorn Aquatics 19-year-old Jillian Cox cruised to victory in the women’s 1500 free with a huge lifetime best of 16:07.29, blowing away her previous-best 16:18.40 from last July by more than 11 seconds. She only swam the 400/800 free at Olympic Trials last month.
Incoming Texas freshman Kate Hurst earned the runner-up finish in 16:13.97, more than six seconds behind her future teammate. The Scarlet Aquatics 18-year-old has been as fast as 16:09.37 en route to the world junior title last September.
Rising Georgia senior Rachel Stege secured 3rd place in 16:19.58, more than 11 seconds ahead of Bulldog teammate Abby McCulloh (16:30.66). The 21-year-old Stege is fresh off her personal-best 16:10.03 that placed her 6th at Trials last month.
WOMEN’S 50 FREE – FINAL
- World record: 23.61 – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2023
- American record: 23.91 – Kate Douglass, 2024
- U.S. Open record: 24.00 – Abbey Weitzeil, 2023
- World junior record: 24.17 – Claire Curzan (USA), 2021
Top 8:
- Julie Mishler – 25.14
- Kristina Paegle – 25.23
- Caroline Larsen – 25.25
- Liberty Clark – 25.30
- Lindsay Flynn – 25.32
- Claire Newman – 25.53
- Brady Kendall – 25.54
- Adalynn Biegler – 25.89
Louisville commit (’25) Julie Mishler managed to skirt past rising Indiana junior Kristina Paegle (25.23) by less than a tenth of a second for the women’s 50 free win in 25.14.
Mishler reached the wall within a couple tenths of her personal-best 25.06 from last month. Paegle was almost half a second slower than her personal-best 24.74 from last month placed her 9th at Trials.
Louisville commit (’24) Caroline Larsen was just a hair behind Paegle for a 3rd-place showing in 25.25, narrowly missing her personal-best 25.18 from last September.
Indiana commit (’25) Liberty Clark shaved a couple tenths off her best time from May (25.50) to claim 4th place in 25.30.
MEN’S 50 FREE – FINAL
- World record: 20.91 – Cesar Cielo (BRA), 2009
- American record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, 2019/2021
- U.S. Open record: 21.04 – Caeleb Dressel, 2021
- World junior record: 21.75 – Michael Andrew (USA), 2017
Top 8:
- Bence Szabados – 22.48
- Vlad Dubinin – 22.58
- Finn Brooks – 22.65
- Christian Osterndorf – 22.83
- Stepan Goncharov – 22.86
- Ben Meulemans – 22.89
- Brady Samuels – 23.03
- Austin Carpenter – 23.06
Recent Michigan graduate Bence Szabados topped the podium in the men’s 50 free, beating rising Louisville senior Vlad Dubinin (22.58) by a tenth of a second with a winning time of 22.48.
Szabados has been as fast as 22.12 back in 2022 while Dubinin was just a sliver off his personal-best 22.56 from back in 2020.
Rising Indiana senior Finn Brooks destroyed his previous-best 22.92 from last November en route to 3rd place in 22.65.
MEN’S 800 FREE – FINAL
- World record: 7:32.12 – Lin Zhang (CHN), 2009
- American record: 7:38.67 – Bobby Finke, 2023
- U.S. Open record: 7:40.34 – Bobby Finke, 2023
- World junior record: 7:43.37 – Lorenzo Galossi (ITA), 2022
Top 8:
- Charlie Clark – 7:52.83
- Silas Beth – 7:56.97
- William Mulgrew – 7:57.71
- Luka Mijatovic – 7:57.94
- Carson Hick – 7:58.69
- Bucky Gettys – 8:02.56
- Levi Sandidge – 8:03.27
- Jacob Pishko – 8:07.65
Recent Ohio State graduate Charlie Clark grinded out a 1500 free victory in 7:52.83, just a couple seconds off his personal-best 7:50.07 from 2022.
Rising LSU sophomore Silas Beth reached the wall about four seconds behind Clark in 7:56.97. The 20-year-old has been as fast as 7:48.47 back in 2018.
Shawmut Aquatic Club 17-year-old William Mulgrew broke the eight-minute barrier for the first time on his way to 3rd place in 7:57.71. The Harvard commit (’25) obliterated his previous-best 8:06.28 from April by almost nine seconds, shooting up to 18th in the U.S. boys 17-18 national age group (NAG) rankings.
Pleasanton Seahawks 15-year-old Luka Mijatovic also climbed the NAG rankings with his 4th-place finish in 7:57.94. He took almost two seconds off his previous-best 7:59.64 from last August, moving up to No. 5 in the 15-16 NAG rankings behind only Luke Ellis (7:56.40), Evan Pinion (7:55.92), Bobby Finke (7:55.16), and Larsen Jensen (7:52.05).
Mijatovic now ranks as the fastest 15-year-old American ever in the event ahead of Pinion’s 7:58.93 from 2010. He was a few seconds faster tonight than he was last month at Trials for 17th place (8:01.54).
WOMEN’s 400 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL
- World record: 3:50.40 – USA, 2019
- American record: 3:50.40, 2019
- U.S. Open record: 3:55.23 – USA, 2010
- World junior record: 3:58.38 – CAN, 2017
Top 8:
- Indiana – 4:07.59
- Michigan – 4:07.76
- Bellevue Swim Club – 4:10.20
- Pitt – 4:10.51
- Michigan – 4:11.78
- Irvine Novaquatics – 4:11.99
- SwimMAC Carolina – 4:12.67
- Indiana ‘B’ – 4:12.80
Rising Michigan senior Lindsay Flynn ripped a 54.35 anchor for the Wolverines’ 400 free relay, but it wasn’t quite enough to lift them past Big Ten rival Indiana (4:07.59) with a runner-up finish in 4:07.76.
Rising Indiana junior Kristina Paegle held off Flynn with a 54.66 anchor, putting the finishing touches on the victory along with Mya DeWitt (1:01.73 back), Mackenna Lieske (1:10.95 breast), and Avery Spade (1:00.25 fly).
Flynn was joined by Lily Cleason (1:02.66 back), Claire Newman (1:10.90 breast), and Brady Kendall (59.85 fly) on Michigan’s squad. Cleason was only about a second off her personal-best 1:01.36 from last month, which placed her 22nd at Olympic Trials.
The lone sub-1:10 breaststroke split in the field belonged to Irvine Novaquatics 17-year-old Angelina Chen (1:09.69), who went faster than her best flat-start time from last week (1:09.88).
MEN’S 400 MEDLEY RELAY – FINAL
- World record: 3:26.78 – USA, 2021
- American record: 3:26.78, 2021
- U.S. Open record: 3:32.48 – USA, 2010
- World junior record: 3:33.19 – RUS, 2019
Top 8:
- Indiana – 3:37.95
- Michigan – 3:40.56
- Iowa Flyers – 3:46.73
- Indiana ‘B’ – 3:47.39
- Pitt – 3:47.96
- Dynamo Swim Club b- 3:50.32
- Irvine Novaquatics – 3:50.34
- NASA Wildcat Aquatics – 3:50.99
Dylan Smiley ended the meet with a bang, blasting a 48.48 freestyle anchor to rally his Indiana squad past Michigan for a sweep of the 400 medley relays on Saturday night in Irvine. The rising Indiana sophomore was the only swimmer in the field under 50 seconds on the anchor leg.
Incoming junior Owen McDonald (54.51 back), Harry Herrera (1:02.81 breast), and Finn Brooks (52.15 fly) preceded Smiley on Indiana’s winning quartet. In the process, McDonald sliced more than half a second off his previous-best 55.03 from 2022.
Jack Wilkening (54.21 back), Ozan Kalafat (1:03.11 breast), Colin Geer (52.99 fly), and Bence Szabados (50.25) helped Michigan earn a runner-up finish in 3:40.56, almost three seconds behind Indiana.
The Iowa Flyers quartet of Hayden Hakes (57.48 back), Joe Polyak (1:02.41), Parker Macho (56.54), and Owen Chiles (50.30) won the battle for 3rd place in 3:46.73, less than a second ahead of Indiana’s ‘B’ team (3:47.39).