In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming collection, we have fun swimmers of all ages and expertise degree with age group profiles of some current outcomes.
Fedor Igoshin, 13, Orinda Aquatics (PC): Igoshin posted some blistering occasions on the OAPB C/B/BB+ meet in Morgana, California, setting 5 private bests and coming shut in two others. Within the 200 IM, Igoshin’s time of 1:57.38 was simply three one-hundredths shy of his lifetime finest set in April, which ranked eleventh final season amongst 13-year-old boys. The Orinda Aquatics product hit new bests within the 50 free (23.21), 200 free (1:48.37), 100 again (54.48), 100 breast (1:02.87) and 200 fly (1:57.86).
Lauren Lonsdale, 12, Sacramento Aquatics Membership (SN): Lonsdale has established lifetime bests throughout 9 completely different occasions up to now within the 2024-25 season, together with a notable efficiency within the 1000 freestyle on the “Splashtember” combined meet in Vacaville, California. Lonsdale put up a time of 10:25.01, transferring her into 59th all-time within the women’ 11-12 age group. Most lately, she set bests within the 200 free (1:53.00) and 1650 free (17:20.12) final weekend, transferring to 56th and thirty sixth all-time within the age group, respectively.
Eli Kim, 11, Crow Canyon Nation Membership Sharks (PC): Additionally racing on the OAPB C/B/BB+, Kim fired off set seven finest occasions, together with a headline-worthy swim within the 400 IM. Kim dropped a time of 4:41.19, rating him 1st amongst 11-year-olds this season by 5 seconds in what was his first-ever 400 IM on file. Within the entirety of final season, the time would rank fifth. He added spectacular swims within the 50 free (25.56), 200 free (1:57.47), 100 again (1:01.22), 100 breast (1:10.12), 200 breast (2:32.87) and 100 fly (1:03.40).
Zaryna Wardlay, 12, Metroplex Aquatics (NT): Wardlay established 5 PBs on the COR October Senior Meet in Garland, Texas, highlighted by her swim within the 50 free. Wardlay dropped practically a full second within the 50, clocking 24.78 to rank 2nd this season within the women’ 11-12 age group, trailing solely Lonsdale (24.65). The Metroplex Aquatics product additionally posted new bests within the 100 free (55.02), 100 again (1:03.85), and 100 fly (1:02.56).
Jude Burkhart, 12, North Baltimore Aquatic Membership (MD): Burkhart received his season off to a great begin on the Invoice Schmidt Invitational in York, Pennsylvania, setting lifetime bests in six completely different occasions. The NBAC product cracked the highest 50 all-time within the boys’ 11-12 age group in two occasions, transferring to twenty third within the 500 free (4:49.08) and forty second within the 100 fly (54.44) whereas including PBs within the 50 again (27.06), 50 breast (30.52), 100 breast (1:07.86) and 50 fly (25.15).
Brenley Bonez, 14, Duneland Swim Membership (IN): Bonez kicked off the season by choosing up proper the place she left off in the summertime, producing some notable performances within the breaststroke occasions. The 14-year-old swam a finest time of 29.47 within the 50 breast, rating her 1st this season within the women’ 13-14 age group by practically a full second. The Duneland Swim Membership product additionally clocked 1:04.84 within the 100 breast, #3 within the age group this season and inside a second of the PB she set final season (1:03.88).
