In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming collection, we have a good time swimmers of all ages and expertise stage with age group profiles of some current outcomes.
Cullen Cashman, 13, South Shore YMCA Strypers (NE): Cashman soared to some scorching breaststroke swims on the YMCA Nationwide Lengthy Course Championships, together with taking excessive spot this season for 13-year-old boys within the 200 breast (2:24.58). In that swim, Cashman completed thirteenth general regardless of racing towards swimmers as much as 5 years older than him. He additionally moved to #2 this season for 13-year-olds within the 50 breast (30.88) and 100 breast (1:06.48), and added a greatest time of 4:54.94 within the 400 IM.
Marina Didenko, 12, Terrapins Swim Group (PC): Didenko had an outstanding efficiency on the Far Western Championships on the finish of July, successful each occasion she raced. The Terrapins Swim Group product dropped a time of 1:13.56 within the last of the women’ 100 breast (after going 1:13.62 within the prelims), rating her twelfth all-time within the women’ 11-12 age group and 1st this season. She additionally moved to 2nd this season and forty third all-time within the 200 breast (2:41.92), and in addition strikes to 2nd this season and 68th all-time within the 200 IM (2:25.60). The 12-year-old added the 100 fly (1:05.91) as one other occasion by which she’s the 2nd-fastest within the age group in 2023-24.
Jett Hatchard, 11, Olympus Aquatics (UT): Hatchard swept all six occasions he raced on the UTAGS Lengthy Course Championships, setting new lifetime bests in 5 of them. Hatchard ranks 2nd this season amongst 11-year-old boys within the 50 free (27.82), 4th within the 100 free (59.97), sixth within the 200 free (2:14.18), twenty fifth within the 400 free (4:50.90) and twentieth within the 200 IM (2:36.16).
Harrison Hull, 9, Flashes Aquatics (IN): Hull dropped greater than 10 seconds within the 100 fly on the Indiana Swimfest in mid-July, successful his first state title in 1:15.34. The efficiency ranks Hull 2nd this season amongst nine-year-old boys, and he added notable swims within the 50 fly (35.46) and 200 IM (2:59.51).
Daniel Bunge, 11, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc (VA): Bunge was on fireplace on the Virginia Age Group Championships, successful 5 occasions within the boys’ 11-12 age group regardless of solely being 11. Bunge set 5 greatest instances, highlighted by his swims within the 50 free (27.67) and 400 free (4:39.74), which each rank 2nd this season for 11-year-old boys. His 2:11.60 200 free sits third, and his 1:07.68 100 fly is sixth. Within the 100 free, Bunge received the occasion in 1:00.09, however was 59.25 one month prior, rating him #1 within the nation for 11-year-olds.
Lane Francis, 14, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc (VA): Additionally competing on the VA Age Group Champs, Francis was lights out within the 100 again, breaking the 1:04 barrier for the primary time in 1:03.57. That efficiency ranks her tenth this season within the women’ 13-14 age group and 82nd all-time. The 14-year-old additionally set new bests within the 50 free (26.67), 200 free (2:07.46) and 50 again (30.28), rating her seventeenth, thirty sixth and eleventh this season, respectively.
