arena Swim of the Week: 17-Year-Old Iona Anderson Hits 57.16 100 Back (SCM) In Australia
Anderson came within nine one-hundredths of the Australian Age Record for 17-year-olds held by current world record holder Minna Atherton.
arena Swim of the Week: Maximus Williamson Rockets To 48.84 100 Free On Relay Lead-Off
Williamson inched even closer to Kaii Winkler’s National Age Group Record on a relay lead-off Thursday night in Irvine.
arena Swim of the Week: Matt Richards Orchestrates Gigantic Upset In Men’s 200 Free
Richards stunned the favorites to win gold in the men’s 200 free at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka.
arena Swim of the Week: Ayden Tan Lowers 10 & Under NAG Record In Boys’ 100 Breast
Tan broke the 11-year-old record held by Ethan Dang in the 100 breast with his time of 1:18.56 at the Bill Rose Classic.
arena Swim of the Week: Chris Guiliano Lands Worlds Berth After Seismic Drop In 100 Free
Guiliano went from having never broken 49 seconds in the 100 free to booking a World Championship berth with a runner-up finish in 47.98 at U.S. Nationals.
arena Swim of the Week: Jenna Forrester Continues Steady Rise With 4:34 400 IM
After turning 20 midway through the meet, Forrester set her fourth PB of the Aussie Trials on the final day in the 400 IM, making her a Worlds medal threat.
arena Swim of the Week: Pacome Bricout Hits 15:00 To Set French Age Record In 1500 Free
Bricout dropped more than seven seconds to lower the French Age Record in 15:00.81, marking a 39-second improvement since February.
arena Swim of the Week: Gretchen Walsh Levels Up With 56.73 100 Fly
Walsh has all of a sudden become a contender for a World Championship slot in the women’s 100 fly later this month at U.S. Nationals.
arena Swim of the Week: Marcelo Chierighini Fires Off First Sub-48 100 Free Since 2019
Chierighini put up a time of 47.86 in the men’s 100 freestyle on Thursday at the Brazilian Championships, his fastest in four years.
arena Swim of the Week: Leah Shackley Continues Rise With 59.55 100 Back
Shackley now ranks fifth all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group in the 100 back, having dropped nine-tenths of a second since December.
arena Swim of the Week: After NCAA Breakout, Jonny Kulow Hits Big 100 Free Best In LCM
Kulow, who hadn’t lowered his 100 free PB in long course since 2021, took off more than a second on Day 2 in Mission Viejo, clocking 49.29 in the final.
arena Swim of the Week: Jonathan Tan Drops 21.91 50 Free For New Singaporean Record
Tan broke through with the first sub-22 swim of his career after hovering in the 22.2 range for more than three years.
arena Swim of the Week: Adela Piskorska Cracks Super-Suited Polish Record In 200 Back
Entering 2023 with a personal best of 2:14.69, Piskorska’s continued improvement culminated with a 2:09.40 showing in the 200 back at Polish Nationals.
arena Swim of the Week: Kuzey Tuncelli Becomes First 15-Year-Old Sub-15 In 1500 Free
Tuncelli is now the fastest 15-and-under swimmer in the 1500 free by nearly 10 seconds and is more than seven under the current U.S. NAG record.
arena Swim of the Week: Kaylee McKeown Turns Heads With 2:24.18 200 Breast
“It is just a real fun event for me and it was all about having no nerves and just coming out and giving it a real red hot crack,” McKeown said post-race.