Moments After Walsh Hits Fastest-Ever 50 Back (22.65), MacNeil Undercuts With 22.52
Gretchen Walsh swam the fastest-ever 50 backstroke split at ACCs but Maggie MacNeil followed up moments later with an even quicker swim at SECs.
Madison Mintenko Carries Pine Creek to First Colorado Girls 4A Title in Program History
“Madison is a once-in-a-generation athlete,” Pine Creek head coach Kent Nelson said after Mintenko won two individual titles in record-breaking fashion.
Cherry Creek Breaks Colorado Record in 200 Free Relay En Route to Class 5A Three-Peat
Lawson Ficken (pictured) swept the 50 free (22.64) and 100 free (48.77), the latter scaring Missy Franklin’s 5A state record (48.45) from 2012.
Amelie Blocksidge Clocks British Age Record In 1500 Freestyle
A big-time swim took place over the weekend at the hands of 13-year-old Amelie Blocksidge at the 2023 Lancashire County Age Group Championships in England.
Gemmell Powers Stone Ridge Girls to Metros Team Title; Churchill Boys Go Back-to-Back
Stone Ridge senior Erin Gemmell won the 100 free (48.19) and 200 free (1:43.45), with the former breaking a Metros record Caroline McTaggart had set in 2015.
European Junior Champion Roos Vanotterdijk Downs Nine Belgian Records Over Three Days
18-year-old Roos Vanotterdijk ripped nine Belgian national records when all was said and done across the three-day Flemish Championships.
Carmel Girls Extend Their National Record For Longest Consecutive State Titles Streak
Carmel won their 37th straight state title in dominant fashion, scoring the most points in meet history and setting two national high school records.
Carmel Girls Break 2nd National High School Record of the Day in 200 Free Relay
The Carmel girls broke their second national high school record of the day in the 200 free relay at Saturday’s Indiana State Championships.
Ribeiro Takes 50 Fly, Walshe Wins 200 IM On Day One Of Lisbon International Meet
Ireland’s Ellen Walshe raced in two events to kick off the Lisbon International Meet, capturing gold in the women’s 200m IM.
Carmel Girls Destroy National HS Record in 200 Medley Relay By Over A Second
Carmel’s quartet of Berit Berglund, Molly Sweeney, Alex Shackell (pictured), and Meghan Christman combined for a new high school national record: 1:36.98.
Carmel Girls Break 5 State Records During Prelims of Indiana High School State Champs
Alex Shackell (pictured) set 2 individual state records and swam fly on Carmel’s record-breaking 200 medley relay during prelims of the IHSAA Girls’ Champs.
Daiya Seto Clocks Season-Best In LCM 200 Breast – 2:10.10
28-year-old Japanese Olympian Daiya Seto is heading in the right direction with the nation’s World Championships-qualifying meet on the horizon.
Ben Irwin Breaks Gunnar Bentz’s 9-Year-Old Georgia High School 100 Fly Record
Buford High School senior Ben Irwin broke the Georgia High School record in the 100-yard butterfly at the GHSA 7A State Swimming & Diving Meet on Wednesday.
Apostolos Siskos Swims 1:56.79 in 200 Back, Less Than a Tenth from the Greek Record
Apostolos Siskos broke the Greek Junior Record in the 200 backstroke on Friday afternoon in Thesaloniki, and very nearly got the national record too.
Soloveychik Breaks Oldest Minnesota School Record; Northwestern Women Dominate
Minnesota sophomore Bar Soloveychik relegated the Gophers’ oldest school record to the archives during Friday’s meet against Northwestern, Purdue, and Iowa.