Dropped at you by Spectrum Aquatics, a SwimSwam companion, our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming sequence celebrates swimmers of all ages and expertise degree with age group profiles of some current outcomes.
David Li, 9, Brea Aquatics (CA): Li went four-for-four in lifetime bests on the Aquazot H/F Closed Invite final weekend in Irvine, taking excessive spot for nine-year-old boys this season in three occasions. Li now ranks 1st within the U.S. for nine-year-old boys within the 500 free (5:40.36), 50 fly (29.09) and 100 fly (1:03.89), whereas he strikes to seventh within the 100 again (1:09.64). His swim within the 100 fly additionally ranks him third within the 10 & beneath age group for the season.
Maddy Szymanowski, 12, Aquazot Swim Membership (CA): Additionally racing on the Aquazot H/F Closed Invite, Szymanowski gained 4 occasions and set lifetime bests in 5 within the women’ 11-12 age group, notably impressing within the breaststroke occasions. Szymanowski took greater than six-tenths off her greatest time within the 100 breast, clocking 1:05.56 to rank 1st within the 11-12 age group this season, whereas within the 200 breast, she dropped from 2:25.29 to 2:24.06 to rank 2nd within the age group. The 12-year-old additionally set greatest occasions within the 200 free (2:03.53), 500 free (5:26.52) and 50 again (30.11).
Andrew Zhang, 12, Mason Manta Rays (OH): Zhang was on hearth racing at house because the Mason Manta Rays hosted their February Invitational final weekend, because the 12-year-old set 5 private bests and gained six occasions. Zhang cracked the highest 10 within the boys’ 11-12 age group this season within the 100 IM (57.42) and 200 breast (2:20.22), rating fifth and seventh, respectively, and he additionally moved to seventeenth within the 100 fly (57.45), twenty third within the 200 free (1:53.88) and forty fifth within the 500 free (5:14.01). Though not greatest occasions, he additionally clocked 29.50 within the 50 breast and 1:03.51 within the 100 breast, simply shy of his 29.32/1:02.90 greatest occasions that rank tenth and 4th, respectively, this season.
Maggie Dickinson, 14, Schroeder YMCA Swim Crew (WI): Dickinson swept her occasions and set three greatest occasions on the forty fifth Schroeder A+ Meet final weekend, exhibiting off her means within the dash free occasions. Dickinson led off Schroeder YMCA’s 400 free relay in a time of fifty.44, reducing her earlier private greatest time of fifty.67 to rank seventh this season int he women’ 13-14 age group. The 14-year-old additionally set greatest occasions within the 50 free (23.36) and 200 free (1:52.33), rating seventeenth and forty second, respectively, within the 13-14 age group this season. She additionally gained the 100 again (53.98) and 100 fly (56.55) on the meet, together with her greatest occasions in these occasions sitting at 53.28 and 56.38, respectively.
Noah Walker, 14, Piranhas YMCA of the Suncoast (FL): Walker set 5 private bests and added a blistering swim within the 100 again on the FL Quick February Invite final weekend, launching himself up the boys’ 13-14 age group rankings this season. Walker set a PB of 23.60 within the 50 again to rank sixth within the age group this season, and he added a 50.91 clocking within the 100 fly to rank seventh. He additionally moved to eleventh this season within the 100 free (47.17) and twenty first within the 100 breast (58.53) with greatest occasions. Within the 100 again, he went 51.07, simply shy of the lifetime greatest he set earlier this season (50.71) which ranks sixth within the age group.
Molly Yacoviello, 17, York and York County YMCA (MA): Yacoviello had a giant swim within the 200 fly on the John deBarbadillo Invitational in York, PA, dropping almost a second from her earlier greatest time in 2:00.10. The swim ranks Yacoviello twenty second amongst 17-year-old women within the U.S. this season, and in addition earns her a Summer season Juniors reduce. The Wisconsin commit additionally set greatest occasions within the 1650 free (17:21.27) and 100 again (58.40) on the meet.
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