Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 11/2/2024

In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming sequence, we rejoice swimmers of all ages and expertise stage with age group profiles of some latest outcomes.

Parker Wheeler, 11, SwimAtlanta (GA): Wheeler was been on hearth all through the month of October, setting a number of the quickest instances for 11-year-old boys within the U.S. this season throughout almost each occasion. After racing on the SwimAtlanta October Invite after which the Nice Pumpkin Invite one week later, Wheeler ranks 1st for 11-year-old boys this season within the 100 free (51.60), 200 free (1:51.79), 500 free (5:00.41), 1650 free (17:33.10), 50 fly (25.82), 200 fly (2:14.17) and 400 IM (4:35.87). He additionally holds top-five rankings within the 50 free, 50 again, 200 again, 100 fly and 200 IM.

Izzy Riva, 15, Saint Petersburg Aquatics (FL): Riva swept the ladies’ 100 and 200 free on the Tampa Bay Traditional representing Shorecrest Prep, setting lifetime bests in each races. A 15-year-old sophomore, Riva clocked 4:52.20 within the 500 free, rating her 2nd amongst 15-year-old women this season as she drops greater than 4 seconds off her earlier greatest time. Within the 100 free, after breaking 52 seconds for the primary time in early October in 51.61, Riva received right down to 51.53 to say the win, rating her sixth this season amongst 15-year-olds.

Alex Kirsling, 11, Nitro Swimming (ST): Kirsling gained all six occasions he contested on the TXLA 11 & Over Fall Kickoff in Austin, posting a number of the high instances this season for his age. The Nitro Swimming product clocked a blistering 2:09.31 within the 200 again, rating #1 this season for 11-year-old boys, and he moved into 2nd within the 500 free (5:10.71) and 400 IM (4:40.68). He additionally posted the #3 time within the 50 fly (26.99), the #5 time within the 200 free (1:56.33) and the #6 time within the 50 free (24.95).

Gabi Brito, 14, Seaside Cities Swimming (CA): Brito lit up the pool on the TORR Spooky Splash final weekend in Torrance, Calif., setting three private greatest instances and nearing one other in an exceptional efficiency. Brito’s high swim got here within the 100 free, as she blasted a time of 49.51 to rank twenty sixth all-time within the women’ 13-14 age group and 1st this season. Brito additionally posted instances of 1:49.84 within the 200 free and 4:18.31 within the 400 IM that rank 1st within the age group this season, with the latter additionally transferring to 97th all-time. She additionally went 1:03.55 within the 100 breast, simply shy of her greatest time (1:03.39) to rank 2nd amongst 13-14s this season.

Owen Gee, 14, Cincinnati Marlins (OH): Gee gained 5 occasions and set seven greatest instances on the CSC Fall Frenzy at IUPUI final weekend, exhibiting spectacular vary throughout free, again, fly and IM. His greatest swim got here within the 100 fly, the place Gee put up a time of 51.12 to rank 1st amongst 13-14 boys this season. He additionally clocked 52.93 within the 100 again, good for seventh within the age group this season, and the Cincinnati Marlin additionally cracked the highest 10 for the age group this season within the 200 again (1:55.89 for seventh) and 200 fly (1:57.26 for sixth).

Connie Coulthard, 13, Middies Wave Ryders (MR): Coulthard had spectacular performances at back-to-back meets in New York state, kicking issues off on the YMID Fall Pageant in White Plains. Coulthard, who was nonetheless 12 on the time, gained all six occasions she raced and set 4 greatest instances, highlighted by her 59.52 clocking within the 100 again, which ranks 2nd for 11-12 women this season. One week later in NYPHSAA competitors, Coulthard, an Eighth-grader, set a private greatest time within the 200 IM (2:11.97) to position third on the Part 1 League 1 Championship. That swim ranked her sixth this season for 11-12s. Within the days since that meet, she has aged as much as 13.