{"id":648448,"date":"2026-07-28T12:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=648448"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:25:58","slug":"evan-wilkerson-sets-four-american-records-at-jimi-flowers-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/evan-wilkerson-sets-four-american-records-at-jimi-flowers-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Evan Wilkerson Sets Four American Records at Jimi Flowers Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evan Wilkerson Sets Four American Records at Jimi Flowers Classic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evan Wilkerson<\/strong> set four American records at the Jimi Flowers Classic, one of the final tuneups for American paraswimmers before the Para Pan Pacific Championships this summer.<\/p>\n

Wilkerson, 19, led the way in the two-day long-course meet<\/a> at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Wilkerson went 1:05.98 in the S11 100 backstroke, 29.90 in the 50 back and 28.60 in the 50 butterfly. All three records belonged to five-time Paralympic gold medalist Brad Snyder.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wilkerson also clocked in at 2:24.74 to down the S11 men\u2019s 200 back record that had been held since 1992 by American John Morgan.<\/strong> It\u2019s the latest step in Wilkerson\u2019s quick ascent to the top of the program<\/a> while still a teenager.<\/p>\n