Read moreArena Grand Prix in Austin: Yannick Agnel Posts Special Swim on Night Two18 January 2014Special thanks to ArenaUSA for proudly sponsoring our coverage of the Arena Grand Prix circuit. For all of our coverage and more, please visit our event coverage page AUSTIN, Texas, January 18. THE second night of action at the Arena Grand Prix held in Austin definitely realized the potential from a...
Read moreA Look At The 63 National Age Group Records Set During 2020-21 Season05 September 2021USA Swimming Releases List of 63 NAG Records Set During 2020-21 Season USA Swimming released a report last week celebrating the 63 National Age Group (NAG) records that were set during the 2020-21 season. The governing body for the sport in the United States recognized that 32 individual records wer...
Read more21The Meteoric Rise of Nitro Swimming23 June 2015By Tera Bradham, Swimming World Intern The majority of people look at those who have overcome impossible odds, accomplished the unthinkable, or dared to do the extravagant, and they think, “How do they do it?” How do they do the millions of things they do every day, and never get tired? How do they ...
Read moreSimone Manuel, Harrison Pierce Double On Night Three Of NASA Junior National Championship Cup 28 March 2014CLEARWATER, Florida, March 28. TIDE Swimming’s Harrison Pierce picked up his fourth and fifth individual titles of the meet, and Simone Manuel won the 50 fly and 100 back during the third night of racing at the NASA Junior National Championship Cup in Clearwater. Sarasota’s Vien Nguyen, who is havin...
Read moreRACE FOOTAGE: Watch Alexandra Walsh's 200-Yard Breast National Age Group Mark17 March 2014MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut, March 17. CHELSEA Piers' Alexandra Walsh had herself an amazing run at the Connecticut Age Group Championships, as she closed the weekend with her third 11-12 National Age Group mark in as many days. After taking down the 100-yard IM and 100-yard back the last two nights, Wa...
Read moreMichael Andrew Takes Down Yet Another NAG, This Time In 50 Free08 March 2014JENKS, Oklahoma, March 8. MICHAEL Andrew can add another milestone to his resume. Tonight, Andrew became the first swimmer under age 15 to clear 20 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle. At the Speedo Champions Series Central Section Region VIII meet in Jenks, Okla., Andrew posted a sizzling 19.85 to win...
Read moreJanet Hu Downs Elaine Breeden's NAG in 200 Butterfly19 March 2014ORLANDO, Florida, March 19. WITH barely anytime to breathe, another National Age Group record falls at the NCSA Junior National Championships in the women’s 17-18 200 butterfly. Nation’s Capital’s Janet Hu posted a 1:52.92 for the win, just hundredths under the previous NAG set by Elaine Breeden in ...
NCAA Div. I Men: Stanford Leads Pac-10s After Day One; Trupin Sets Conference Mark07 March 2002BELMONT SHORES, CA., March 7. IT was a remarkable evening of firsts on the first evening of the 2002 Pac-10 men's Championship at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool. Arizona senior Roland Schoeman, who holds the NCAA record in the 50 free with his 19.07 from three years ago, won his first conference...
Read moreTorri Huske Continues Torrid Stretch With NAG (17-18) in 100-Yard Butterfly18 March 2021Torri Huske Continues Torrid Streak With NAG (17-18) in 100-Yard Butterfly It's been quite a run for Torri Huske over the past few weeks. First, the Stanford recruit and Olympic hopeful took down the national high school record in the 100-yard butterfly. On Thursday night, while racing at the Potoma...
Read moreSimone Manuel Lowers American Record, Michael Andrew Breaks Two NAGS At NASA Juniors29 March 2014CLEARWATER, Florida, March 29. SIMONE Manuel of First Colony lowered her own American record in the women’s 100 free, while phenom Michael Andrew lowered two of his own National Age Group records in the 100 breast and 100 free tonight as the NASA Junior National Championship Cup came to a close in C...
Read moreReece Whitley Downs 13-14 200 Breast National Age Group Record29 June 2014JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 29. AT the TYR Bolles Summer Invitational, Penn Charter 14-year-old Reece Whitley took down the 13-14 National Age Group record in the 200-meter breaststroke. Whitley clocked a top time of 2:19.74 in the 13-14 division swims, split 1:06.59, 1:13.15, as he downed Gunnar Be...
Read moreMichael Andrew, Aiden Burns Bring Down The House At NASA Junior National Championship Cup26 March 2014CLEARWATER, Florida, March 26. MICHAEL Andrew took down yet another National Age Group record, this time in the 200 IM, while 16-year-old Aiden Burns put on a show in the 1000 free and then gave Andrew all he could handle in the 200 IM during the first night of racing at the NASA Junior National Cha...
Read moreAlexis Wenger Takes Down 100 Breast National Age Group Record19 March 2014ORLANDO, Florida, March 19. IT doesn’t take an A final win to make your mark at the 2014 NCSA Junior National Championships. The National Age Group records continued to fall on the first night of finals, with the girl’s 13-14 100 breaststroke NAG toppled by 13-year-old Alexis Wenger of the Grosse Po...
Fast Swimming on Day Four of Aussie Age Group Champs22 April 2001By Ian hanson MELBOURNE, April 22. AUSTRALIAN Swimming’s "Rockhampton Rocket," Ashley Anderson, is just one win and 24 hours away from his 20th National Age Group title when the Tip Top Australian National Age Group Swimming Championships conclude at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Monday...
Read moreChattahoochee Gold Lowers 13-14 NAG Record In Girls 800 Free Relay20 March 2014ATLANTA, Georgia, March 20. A flurry of National Age Group records have fallen recently, including another tonight. At the Eastern Section Southern Zone (ESSZ) Age Group Championships at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Chattahoochee Gold's Jaclyn Hill (1:51.21), Caroline Aikins (1:51.17)...
Read moreNearly 20 All Time New Top 100 Age Group Times Posted at Arena Grand Prix in Orlando16 February 2014ORLANDO, Florida, February 16. ACCORDING to the always amazing stats department at USA Swimming, there were 18 total new entries into the all-time top 100 age group times lists, with Michael Andrew leading the way with a pair of 13-14 National Age Group records. Andrew put together a strong meet wit...
Dec 12 College Best Times Posted12 December 2000Now posted in our College Results Section is the Speedo/College Swimming Coaches Association of America College Best Times listing for 2000-2001, results from 13 invitationals held throughout the United States are featured. Below are highlights from some of the meets in which top 25 teams competed. ...
Read moreRace Footage: Watch Destin Lasco Post a 1:53.42 To Break 11-12 200 Back NAG14 March 2014SEWELL, New Jersey, March 14. JUST minutes after Reece Whitley rewrote the 13-14 200-yard breaststroke record while swimming for Penn Charter at the Middle Atlantic Junior Olympics, Destin Lasco joined the fray with a new mark in the 11-12 200-yard backstroke finale. Lasco tracked down Ryan Murphy's...
Read moreRace Footage: Watch Alexis Wenger Breat 13-14 NAG Record in 100 Breast20 March 2014For complete coverage of the NCSA Junior Nationals, including on-demand videos and recaps and live stream players, make sure to check out our event coverage page. Also, make sure to check out our Facebook photo gallery for the latest images from the meet in Orlando. ORLANDO, Florida, March 20. IF yo...
Alabama High School Champs: Mountain Brook Takes Girls' Title, Hoover Wins the Boys'20 April 2001TUSCALOOSA, AL. MOUNTAIN BROOK'S girls and Hoover's boys -- two schools which had only a single title between them in the 40-year history of the Alabama state high school swimming and diving championships -- added two more at the 2000 version of the meet the first weekend of last November. T...