Age Group Swimmer of the Yr- 11-12

See all of our 2024 Swammy Awards right here.

2024 Swammy Awards, 11-12 Age Group Swimmers of the Yr: Lauren Lonsdale & Jude Burkhart

The 11-12 Age Group Swimmer of the Yr Awards had been comparatively straightforward handy out. Lauren Lonsdale from Sacramento Aquatics Membership took the lady’s award together with her top-10 swims in all however one occasion. The boy’s award went to Jude Burkhart of North Baltimore Aquatic Membership who broke two NAG information over the course of the yr.

11-12 Women

Lauren Lonsdale, Sacramento Aquatics Membership

Lauren Lonsdale at present holds the highest time in eight occasions within the women’ 11-12 age group for the 2024-2025 brief course season, and she or he completed the lengthy course season with six prime occasions. Her 500-yard freestyle is nearly 15 seconds sooner than the following rating 11-12.

Lonsdale primarily swims the space freestyle and IM occasions, however she additionally holds prime occasions within the 100 and 200 backstrokes, and she or he seems within the present season’s prime 10 rankings in each occasion besides the 50 backstroke which she hasn’t swam this season. In lengthy course, she appeared within the prime 10 in six different occasions. For these of you not conserving observe, she has 14 prime 11-12 occasions within the nation, and 15 different prime 10 occasions—in different  phrases, she ranks within the prime 10 in 29 out of 34 occasions.

She additionally seems on the all-time top-20 listing in seven occasions throughout lengthy course and brief course, together with her highest rating coming in at eighth within the 200 freestyle.

#1 Ranked Occasions SCY:

• 200 Free- 1:51.13
• 500 Free- 4:56.49
• 1000 Free- 10:25.01
• 1650 Free- 17:19.20
• 100 Again- 58.36
• 200 Again- 2:04.21
• 200 IM- 2:06.38
• 400 IM- 4:25.89

#1 Ranked Occasions LCM

• 100 Free- 58.46
• 200 Free- 2:06.03
• 400 Free- 4:26.78
• 1500 Free- 9:21.54
• 200 IM- 2:23.82
• 400 IM- 5:01.21

Honorable Mentions:

• Ava DiPasquale, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Staff: DiPasquale is now 13, however was 12 all through most of 2024. She ended her 12-year-old season with a nation-leading time within the 100 IM in 59.47, and top-10 occasions in 9 different occasions between lengthy course and brief course together with the SCY 500 free (sixth), 1000 free (third), 1650 free (eighth), 200 fly (seventh), 200 IM (2nd), 400 IM (third), and the LCM 400 (sixth) free and 200 IM (sixth).
• Zaryna Wardlay, Metroplex Aquatics: Wardlay at present holds three prime occasions within the nation within the 50 free (24.13), the 50 fly (26.25), and the 100 fly (58.43). She additionally has 5 different occasions the place she sits within the prime 10: the 100 free (2nd), 50 again (third), 100 again (2nd), 100 IM (third), and the LCM 50 again (seventh).

11-12 boys:

Jude Burkhart, North Baltimore Aquatic Membership:

Jude Burkhart is our Swammy winner on the boy’s aspect. Burkhart broke two 11-12 Nationwide Age Group information in 2024, one lengthy course and one brief course. He first broke the 800 free document in July of this yr, going 8:48.44 to decrease Matthew Hirschberger’s mark of 8:48.59 set in 2011.

Through the brief course season, Burkhart completely demolished the 1650 free NAG document, clocking 16:05.52 to interrupt the earlier document of 16:17.80 set by Nicholas Caldwell in 2006.

On prime of the 2 NAG information, Burkhart at present holds the highest time within the nation in six brief course occasions and 9 lengthy course occasions, and plenty of of those occasions put him within the prime 20 all-time. He additionally has top-10 occasions in 10 different occasions, seven brief course and two lengthy course. One among these top-10 occasions is his 400 IM, which ranks 2nd this season, however can be fifth quickest all-time.

#1 Ranked Occasions SCY

• 100 Free: 49.59
• 200 Free: 1:47.18 ((All-time #19)
• 500 Free: 4:47.52 (All-time #14)
• 1000 Free: 9:42.79 (All-time #2)
• 1650 Free: 16:05.52 (All-time #1)
• 200 Fly: 1:57.80 (All-time #12)

#1 Ranked Occasions LCM

• 100 Free: 56.90
• 200 Free: 2:02.23 (All-time #8)
• 400 Free: 4:18.03 (All-time #11)
• 800 Free: 8:48.44 (All-time #1)
• 1500 Free: 16:49.15 (All-time #2)
• 100 Fly: 1:00.37 (All-time #8)
• 200 Fly: 2:15.95 (All-time #14)
• 200 IM: 2:18.25 (All-time #17)
• 400 IM: 4:51.36 (All-time #6)

Honorable Mentions:

• Ayden Tan, Crow Canyon Sharks: Tan really holds extra nation-leading short-course occasions than Burkhart does, with seven prime occasions. He’s at present ranked 1st within the 50 again (All-time #3), 100 again (All-time #7), 200 again (All-time #9), 100 fly (All-time #25), 100 IM (All-time #5), 200 IM (All-time #15), and 400 IM (All-time #4). He additionally holds top-10 occasions in 12 different occasions thus far this brief course season. He completed the lengthy course season with seven top-10 occasions.
• Parker Wheeler, SwimAtlanta: Wheeler is simply 11, however he has already made a big impression on the 11-12 rankings, holding seven top-10 occasions for the season, and one #1 time within the 50 fly in 24.57. This time ranks him 58th all time. His different top-10 occasions come within the 100 free (third), 200 free (fifth), 500 free (2nd), 1000 free (2nd), 1650 free (fifth), 50 again (third) and 100 fly (fifth). He had one top-10 time for lengthy course within the 800 free, coming in at eighth.

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