2018 YMCA Short Course National Championship - (Tag)

By Olivia Wile, Swimming World Intern. Though the Village People were probably not referring to competitive swimming when they wrote the song “Y.M.C.A.” back in the 1970’s, they weren’t quite off the mark. From regional league championship meets that allow swimmers to face friendly age-group competi...

Upper Main Line's Brendan Burns continued his impressive week at the 2018 YMCA National Championship. The 16 year old flipped at the halfway point of the 100 backstroke in 22.37, six tenths under the National record pace of 23.00. Burns powered home in 23.87 to touch in a 46.24, eight tenths faster ...

On night two at the 2018 YMCA National Championships three National Records fell. In an impressive, difficult night, Upper Main Line's Brendan Burns swam four times, earning two individual titles and a relay victory. Women's 200 Medley Relay The night opened with a very tight race. Fanwood Scotch's ...

York's Leah Braswell and Hickory's Ross Dant have officially claimed the first two wins at the 2018 YMCA Short Course National Championships. The meet is taking place from April 3-7 in in Greensboro, NC. Women 1000 Freestyle Braswell was able to fight off Sarasota's Emma Weyant for the 1000 Freestyl...

Brendan Burns completed an individual event sweep at the 2018 YMCA National Championships, touching the wall in 1:44.49 in tonight's 200 butterfly. Burns, of Upper Maine Line, also added his third YMCA National record, breaking the 1:44.76 set last year by Corey Gambardella.  https://youtu.be/1ZcDL9...

Hickory's Ross Dant swept the distance freestyle events at the 2018 YMCA National Championships after winning the mile by 20 seconds tonight with his 14:50.97. That time lowered his own National record by seven seconds. Dant is still only a junior, and verbally committed to NC State. He's on track t...

On night three of the 2018 YMCA Short Course National Championship one more National record fell. Last night's 4x100 freestyle relay champions repeated in the night's last event, the 4x50 freestyle relay. Women's 100 Backstroke Bath Area's Olivia Harper was third at the halfway point and surged to v...

Max McHugh of Door County went two for two on breaststroke wins and YMCA National records, touching tonight in 51.59 in the 100 breaststroke. This morning he posted a 51.61, crushing his own 53.00 record from last year. He'll swim for the University of Minnesota beginning in the fall. https://www.yo...

On the final night of the 2018 short course YMCA National Championships Sarasota won the combined team title ahead of Boise and York. The Sarasota men were dominant, while Somerset Hills' relays depth success showed in the team scores as they finished second. In a remarkably close finish, the Cheshi...

Three national records fell on night two of the 2018 YMCA National championships. Swimming for the third time in the night, Upper Main Line's Brendan Burns dove in for the 100 butterfly. Burns touched the wall two seconds ahead of second place, in 46.61. That time was a new YMCA National record, tak...

At the start of this morning the YMCA National record in the men's 200 breaststroke stood at 1:55.46, set by Max McHugh in 2016. This morning the 18 year old from Door County lowered his own National mark, touching in 1:54.23. The University of Minnesota commit returned at night to post a 1:53.59, w...

The team from Somerset Hills ended the second night of the 2018 YMCA Nationals with a National Record, taking down Triangle Area's 2014 mark of 3:00.63 in the men's 4x100 freestyle relay. Lukas Scheidl, Victor Vollbrechthausen, Jonathan Hua, and Jack Alexy combined for a 3:00.73, anchored by Alexy's...

Action at the 2018 Short Course YMCA National Championship will dive in tonight at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Upper Main Line's Brendan Burns enters the meet as the top seed in four events (100 and 200 backstroke and butterfly). He's a full five seconds ahead of the field in the 200 butterfly an...

On night four of the 2018 YMCA National Championships no more National Records fell, but there were more close races and great swims. There are a number of tight team races going on headed into the final day. Women's 500 Freestyle After winning the 400 IM last night in a huge lifetime best time, Yor...