In our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming sequence, we have fun swimmers of all ages and expertise stage with age group profiles of some latest outcomes.
Shelby Hutchinson, 14, South Jersey Aquatic Membership (MA): Hutchinson set 4 private bests on the JAC Fall Competition in mid-November, highlighted by her efficiency within the 100 again. The 14-year-old took eight-tenths of a second off her PB to clock 53.92, rating forty first all-time within the women’ 13-14 age group and third this season. She additionally swam bests of 54.70 within the 100 fly and a couple of:00.26 within the 200 again, rating sixth and eighth this season within the age group, respectively, and added a fourth PB within the 50 free (24.13).
Ethan Han, 13, Whitewaters Swimming (NJ): Han had back-to-back spectacular showings in November, hitting 5 lifetime bests on the JAC Fall Competition with a standout swim within the 400 IM one week later on the PAA Thanksgiving Traditional. Racing on the Fall Competition, Han fired off a time of 1:44.95 within the 200 free, rating him #1 this season for 13-year-old boys. He additionally posted greatest occasions of 21.90 within the 50 free, 48.17 within the 100 free and 59.28 within the 100 breast, all rating 2nd this season for 13-year-old boys, and his 200 IM clocking of 1:58.34 sits sixth. One week later, Han clocked 4:07.56 within the 400 IM, rating him 2nd this season for 13-year-olds. He had set a greatest time of 4:16.68 within the prelims, and got here into the meet with a PB of 4:23.43.
Joey Eaddy, 13, Revolution Aquatic Membership (NE): Eaddy was spectacular within the distance occasions on the SAC Turkey Splash two weeks in the past in Worcester, Mass., setting nation-leading occasions for 13-year-old boys in each the five hundred and 1650 free. Eaddy dropped greater than 42 seconds within the mile, clocking 15:35.76 to not solely rank #1 for 13-year-old boys this season, however rank 2nd this season and thirty fifth all-time within the 13-14 age group. Within the 500 free, Eaddy posted a time of 4:40.64 from a time trial (he went 4:41.49 within the meet), rating him eleventh this season for 13-14s and 1st for 13-year-olds. He added greatest occasions within the 200 free (1:45.26), 100 breast (1:07.01), 200 breast (2:22.65) and 50 fly (25.80).
Jude Banks, 17, Blazing Barracudas (LE): Banks produced a pair of blistering breaststroke swims on the LESD Mark Braun meet on the Spire Insititute in Geneva, Ohio, two of 4 greatest occasions he set final weekend. Within the 100 breast, Banks, getting into the day with a greatest time of 56.55, set a greatest time of 55.46 within the prelims after which dropped all the best way right down to 53.96 within the ultimate, rating him 1st this season for 17-year-old boys and tenth within the 17-18 age group. His PB of two:01.26 within the 200 breast ranks 14th this season for 17-year-olds, and he additionally put up bests within the 50 free (22.11) and 200 Im (1:53.91).
Alex Kirsling, 11, Nitro Swimming (ST): Kirsling set greatest occasions throughout the board on the TXLA 11 & Over November Unclassified meet, claiming 5 victories and two runner-up finishes within the boys’ 11-12 age group. Kirsling’s occasions of 58.66 within the 100 again, 2:10.47 within the 200 IM and 4:39.58 within the 400 IM all rank 2nd this season for 11-year-old boys, with the 100 again and 200 IM marking vital greatest occasions (the 400 IM was additionally a PB by one second). He additionally swam to occasions of 53.27 within the 100 free to rank fifth, 1:09.72 within the 100 breast to rank seventh, and a couple of:34.64 within the 200 breast and a couple of:18.18 within the 200 fly to rank eighth this season for 11-year-olds.
Collin Holgerson, 16, SwimAtlanta (GA): Representing McCallie College on the thirty first Annual McCallie Invitational in Chattanooga, Holgerson blasted his option to a time of 48.28 within the 100 again, profitable the ultimate after solely sneaking into it having clocked 52.98 within the prelims to qualify in eighth. The swim improved Holgerson’s earlier better of 48.73, set in February 2024, and ranks seventh within the 15-16 age group this season (it additionally misses cracking the highest 100 by .01). Within the 100 fly, he clocked 48.81, narrowly lacking his PB of 48.74 from final season to rank fifteenth within the age group this season.
