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Up & Comers: Rye Ulett Sponsored by Spectrum Aquatics Ryenne “Rye” Ulett, 12, of the Dynamo Swim Club has been quickly following in her older sister’s footsteps. Tristen, 14, was featured in Swimming World in April 2016 as an “Up & Comer” for her record-setting prowess in the girls 13-14 age group. ...

Age Group Swimmer of the Month Up & Comers: Natalie Mannion Many young swimmers set goals of attending high-profile meets, but few qualify for them when they’re 14 years old! Natalie Mannion of the Commonwealth Current (New England Swimming) was one of the youngest swimmers at the 2018 U.S. summ...

Up & Comer: Tristen Ulett Sponsored by Spectrum Aquatics Not only did Dynamo Swim Club’s Tristen Ulett set a national age group record in the girls 13-14 100 yard fly, but she also became the first girl 14-and-under to break 53 seconds. The 13-year- old clocked 52.97 to better the previous NAG mark ...

Up & Comers: Gretchen Walsh It’s an honor to qualify for the U.S. Olym- pic Trials at any age. What made it even more special for Nashville Aquatic Club’s Gretchen Walsh was that she was the youngest competitor this summer in Omaha, Neb. at 13 years, 4 months and 13 days. And she was able to join he...

Up & Comers: Rafael Gu Sponsored by Spectrum Aquatics Rafael Gu, age eleven, spends most of the school year living in China and spends approximately four months of each year living and swimming in the United States. While in China Gu doesn't train with any club but instead swims with the school team...

Up & Comers: Emma Kern Sponsored by Spectrum Aquatics While some young teenagers admire pro athletes and high-pro le Olympians, Emma Kern has found an idol in someone close to her age: Regan Smith. Kern, 13, swims for Velocity Aquatics/Crow River Community Swim Club (Minn.) and hails from the same s...

Up & Comers: Maggie Wanezek Sponsored by Spectrum Aquatics The veins of swimming run deep in Maggie Wanezek’s family, with the up-and-coming 12-year-old joining a long line of talented NCAA swimmers. The young Wanezek’s parents swam for Indiana University (dad) and DePauw University (mom), while two...

Up & Comers Age Group Swimmer of the Month: Kayla Han By Taylor Brien Kayla Han of BREA Aquatics in Southern California has quickly turned 2019 into a memorable year for the 10-year old swimmer. She’s already set two short course national age group records in the 500 yard free (5:13.45) and 200 ...

Up & Comers: Tristan Pragnell of Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics By Shoshanna Rutemiller Sixteen-year-old Tristan Pragnell of Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics (AGUA) in New York City is headed into his fifth year on the Barbados national swim team. As a dual citizen of both Barbados and the United S...

Up & Comers Age Group Swimmer of the Month Morgan Razewski Morgan Razewski, who just turned 15 the second week of April, decided at a very young age that flotation devices weren’t for her...and she nearly drowned! This prompted Morgan’s parents to place her in swim lessons at the age of 3, and the.....

Up & Comers: Scott Sobolewski Sponsored by Spectrum Aquatics Long before 16-year-old Scott Sobolewski was born, the Cincinnati Marlins Swim Team had a history of producing talented swimmers—with a total of 18 Marlins representing the United States at the Olympics! One such talented swimmer was Glenn...

Up & Comers: Swim Neptune's Keaton Jones By Shoshanna Rutemiller Swim Neptune’s Keaton Jones made headlines when he qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 backstroke as a 14-year-old. But the high school freshman is more than a phenomenal swimmer. The straight-A student solves Rubi...

Up & Comers: Leah Hayes In a span of just nine days this past summer, Leah Hayes bettered the national age group record for 10-and-under girls six times in five events! “Leah is a tremendously grounded young swimmer,” says her Illinois based coach for USA Athletic Club Tidal Waves, Nancy Hooper. “He...

Up & Comers: Michael Petrides Sponsored by Spectrum Aquatics There are many honors available to young swimmers in the sport of swimming, but one of the greatest for young swimmers on the rise is being invited to the USA Swimming National Select Camp. That honor was recently bestowed on 16-year-old M...

Up & Comers: Ronald Dalmacio The United States has long been known for its dominance interna- tionally in men’s backstroke. Hoping to continue that tradition some day is 12-year-old Ronald Dalmacio of Rose Bowl Aquatics. As a 10-year-old, Dalmacio secured NAG records in the 50 and 100 back for both ...

Up & Comers: Emma Warner Swimming is a demanding sport that requires not only mental and physical endurance, but also perseverance. Emma Warner, 14, of Sedona Swordfish Swimming and Mingus High School in Arizona knows all about “perseverance”—not only for her skill at managing the life of a student-...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here Up & Comers: York YMCA's Emily Way By Shoshanna Rutemiller Emily Way hopes one day that when people think of swimming, they think of her. At 14, th...

Up & Comers: Clark Kent Apuada BY “LOIS LANE” (AKA Taylor Brien) Sponsored by Spectrum Aquatics “It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s...Clark Kent Apuada of the Monterey County Aquatic Team!” Superman has bested one of Aquaman’s records. Apuada caught the nation’s eye last August when he downed Mi...

Up & Comers: Canyons Aquatic Club's Jace Lloyd By Shoshanna Rutemiller Sponsored By Last December, Jace Lloyd of Canyons Aquatic Club (Santa Clarita, Calif.) clocked a 1:08.08 100 yard backstroke at the California Age Group Championships that made him the current fastest 9-year-old in the country...

Up & Comers Age Group Swimmer of the Month: Justina Kozan When Justina Kozan was 5 years old, she was still afraid of water. After conquering her fear and joining a swim team, a young Kozan lost her goggles while swimming at her first meet—in four out of her five races! Thankfully for the swimming c...