arena Swim of the Week: Shin Ohashi Drops 2:10.88 200 BR At 15, Nears Gyurta For #1 All-Time
Although perhaps overshadowed by some of his teammates swims on the night, Ohashi’s 200 breast swim stands out as one of the best of Junior Pan Pacs.
arena Swim of the Week: Bobby Finke Delivers Under Pressure, Breaks Sun Yang’s World Record
Not only was Finke defending his Olympic title, but he was also the last hope for the American men to win an individual gold medal in Paris.
arena Swim of the Week: Apostolos Christou Wins Stunning Olympic Silver In Men’s 200 Back
Christou wasn’t even seeded to make the semis of the men’s 200 back, but ended up pulling out a silver medal performance after dropping 1.51 seconds.
arena Swim of the Week: 10-Year-Old Vanessa Delev Nears 200 Free NAG Record With 2:14.82
Delev came within half a second of Leah Hayes’ 10 & under NAG record in the 200 free, dropping more than two seconds in 2:14.82.
arena Swim of the Week: 16-Year-Old Mantas Kauspedas Rips 24.68 Lithuanian Record In 50 Back
Kauspedas brought the Lithuanian Record down from 25.07 to 24.68 in the 50 back, becoming the 5th-fastest European junior in history at just 16 years of age.
arena Swim of the Week: Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi Drops Big For 14:48 1500 Free In France
At the French Elite Championships, the 19-year-old pulled away from David Aubry and Damien Joly to win the mile in 14:48.69, dropping more than 21 seconds.
arena Swim of the Week: 14-Year-Old Luke Vatev Rattles Heilman’s NAG With 51.21 100 Free
Vatev put up a time of 51.21 in the 100 free to come within nine one-hundredths of Thomas Heilman’s 13-14 National Age Group Record (51.12).
