Tuesday, December 20, 2022
National Age Group Records See Shakeups After Speedo Winter Junior Championships
Pictured: Maximus Williamson
*Updated January 11, 2023
Two regional competitions of the 2022 Speedo Winter Junior Championships were held earlier this month at the Greensboro Aquatic Center (East) and the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center (West). Hundreds of the nation’s top emerging athletes showcased their speed as National Age Group (NAG) and meet records fell in both locations throughout the event.
Charlotte Crush | Girls 100y Backstroke | 13-14 NAG Record
Crush (Lakeside Swim Team) took down the 13-14 girl’s 100y backstroke record with a clocking of 51.01, nearly breaking the :51 barrier. Crush took home gold at the East meet.
Kaii Winkler | Boys' 100y Freestyle | 15-16 NAG Record
Winkler (Eagle Aquatics) threw down a 42.21 in prelims to break an eight-year-old record in the Men’s 100y freestyle event at the East location. He went on to capture gold in the final with a time of 42.22.
Katie Grimes | Girls 400y Individual Medley | 15-16 NAG Record
Grimes (Sandpipers of Nevada), a Tokyo Olympian, took down another NAG record by going 3:57.02 to win gold in the 400y individual medley. Her performance was also a pool record and the short-course junior meet record.
Maximus Williamson | Boys' 100y Freestyle, 200y Freestyle, 200y Individual Medley, 400y Individual Medley | 15-16 NAG Record
Williamson (Lakeside Aquatic Club) broke four individual NAG records at the Speedo Junior Championships (West). He swam the 100y freestyle in 42.61, which would have been the new record if not for East swimmer Winkler’s prelim swim earlier that day. His leadoff swim of 1:33.07 in the boy’s 4x200y freestyle relay took down Tokyo Olympian Drew Kibler’s seven-year-old record. In the 200y individual medley, he swam 1:42.07 to claim both NAG and Speedo Junior West records. Lastly, and what might be the most impressive record, Williamson broke swimming legend Michael Phelps’ 400y individual medley NAG record by almost three seconds. His time of 3:39.83 ended the reign of a 20-year NAG record in addition to claiming the Speedo Junior Championship (West) event record. Williamson claimed gold in all four of these individual events in the West.
Thomas Heilman | Boys' 100y Butterfly, 200y Butterfly, 200y Individual Medley | 15-16 NAG Record
Heilman (Cavalier Aquatics) took down three NAG records at the East meet. The 100y and 200y butterfly times both broke four-year-old records set by Luca Urlando. The 100y butterfly was broken by over a second, going 44.67, and he claimed the 200y butterfly record with a 1:40.86. Heilman’s 200y individual medley time of 1:41.71 broke Williamson’s NAG record, set earlier in the evening at the West meet. In addition to setting NAG records in these three events, he won gold in all three events.
USA Swimming Member Clubs:
Bolles School Sharks | Boys' 4x100y Medley Relay | 15-16 NAG Record
Kyser Landon, Wyatt Porch, Carter Lancaster and Andy Kravchenko combined for a clocking of 3:13.94, breaking the Bolles School’s previous record set in 2014.
Carmel Swim Club | Girls 4x50y Medley Relay | 15-18 NAG Record
Carmel Swim Club's Berit Berglund, Molly Sweeney, Alex Shackell and Meghan Christman combined for a time of 1:36.48, which is a new 15-18 NAG record and meet record for the East.
Lakeside Aquatic Club | Boys' 4x200y Freestyle Relay | 15-18 NAG Record
Maximus Williamson, Cooper Lucas, Max Hatcher and River Paulk not only claimed the 15-18 NAG record but crushed the old meet record by seven seconds with a time of 6:22.78.
Rose Bowl Aquatics | Boys' 4x100y Freestyle Relay | 17-18 NAG Record
Nathan Kim, Rex Maurer, Zach Larrick and Jonathan Gim produced a time of 2:54.96, breaking the 2021 Spartan Aquatic Club record by half a second.
Sandpipers of Nevada | Girls 4x100y Freestyle Relay | 15-18 NAG Record
The quartet of Bella Sims, Katie Grimes, Macky Hodges and Claire Weinstein dove in for the 4x100y freestyle relay and came out with the 15-18 NAG record time of 3:13.15, breaking the seven-year-old record by over two seconds.
Sandpipers of Nevada | Girls 4x200y Freestyle Relay | 15-18 NAG Record
Sims, Grimes, Hodges and Weinstein combined for a 6:52.66, which would have placed second at the 2022 NCAA Championships.
Click here to view results from the Speedo Winter Junior Championships East, and here for results from the Speedo Winter Junior Championships west.
*Updated January 11, 2023
Two regional competitions of the 2022 Speedo Winter Junior Championships were held earlier this month at the Greensboro Aquatic Center (East) and the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center (West). Hundreds of the nation’s top emerging athletes showcased their speed as National Age Group (NAG) and meet records fell in both locations throughout the event.
Charlotte Crush | Girls 100y Backstroke | 13-14 NAG Record
Crush (Lakeside Swim Team) took down the 13-14 girl’s 100y backstroke record with a clocking of 51.01, nearly breaking the :51 barrier. Crush took home gold at the East meet.
Kaii Winkler | Boys' 100y Freestyle | 15-16 NAG Record
Winkler (Eagle Aquatics) threw down a 42.21 in prelims to break an eight-year-old record in the Men’s 100y freestyle event at the East location. He went on to capture gold in the final with a time of 42.22.
Katie Grimes | Girls 400y Individual Medley | 15-16 NAG Record
Grimes (Sandpipers of Nevada), a Tokyo Olympian, took down another NAG record by going 3:57.02 to win gold in the 400y individual medley. Her performance was also a pool record and the short-course junior meet record.
Maximus Williamson | Boys' 100y Freestyle, 200y Freestyle, 200y Individual Medley, 400y Individual Medley | 15-16 NAG Record
Williamson (Lakeside Aquatic Club) broke four individual NAG records at the Speedo Junior Championships (West). He swam the 100y freestyle in 42.61, which would have been the new record if not for East swimmer Winkler’s prelim swim earlier that day. His leadoff swim of 1:33.07 in the boy’s 4x200y freestyle relay took down Tokyo Olympian Drew Kibler’s seven-year-old record. In the 200y individual medley, he swam 1:42.07 to claim both NAG and Speedo Junior West records. Lastly, and what might be the most impressive record, Williamson broke swimming legend Michael Phelps’ 400y individual medley NAG record by almost three seconds. His time of 3:39.83 ended the reign of a 20-year NAG record in addition to claiming the Speedo Junior Championship (West) event record. Williamson claimed gold in all four of these individual events in the West.
Thomas Heilman | Boys' 100y Butterfly, 200y Butterfly, 200y Individual Medley | 15-16 NAG Record
Heilman (Cavalier Aquatics) took down three NAG records at the East meet. The 100y and 200y butterfly times both broke four-year-old records set by Luca Urlando. The 100y butterfly was broken by over a second, going 44.67, and he claimed the 200y butterfly record with a 1:40.86. Heilman’s 200y individual medley time of 1:41.71 broke Williamson’s NAG record, set earlier in the evening at the West meet. In addition to setting NAG records in these three events, he won gold in all three events.
USA Swimming Member Clubs:
Bolles School Sharks | Boys' 4x100y Medley Relay | 15-16 NAG Record
Kyser Landon, Wyatt Porch, Carter Lancaster and Andy Kravchenko combined for a clocking of 3:13.94, breaking the Bolles School’s previous record set in 2014.
Carmel Swim Club | Girls 4x50y Medley Relay | 15-18 NAG Record
Carmel Swim Club's Berit Berglund, Molly Sweeney, Alex Shackell and Meghan Christman combined for a time of 1:36.48, which is a new 15-18 NAG record and meet record for the East.
Lakeside Aquatic Club | Boys' 4x200y Freestyle Relay | 15-18 NAG Record
Maximus Williamson, Cooper Lucas, Max Hatcher and River Paulk not only claimed the 15-18 NAG record but crushed the old meet record by seven seconds with a time of 6:22.78.
Rose Bowl Aquatics | Boys' 4x100y Freestyle Relay | 17-18 NAG Record
Nathan Kim, Rex Maurer, Zach Larrick and Jonathan Gim produced a time of 2:54.96, breaking the 2021 Spartan Aquatic Club record by half a second.
Sandpipers of Nevada | Girls 4x100y Freestyle Relay | 15-18 NAG Record
The quartet of Bella Sims, Katie Grimes, Macky Hodges and Claire Weinstein dove in for the 4x100y freestyle relay and came out with the 15-18 NAG record time of 3:13.15, breaking the seven-year-old record by over two seconds.
Sandpipers of Nevada | Girls 4x200y Freestyle Relay | 15-18 NAG Record
Sims, Grimes, Hodges and Weinstein combined for a 6:52.66, which would have placed second at the 2022 NCAA Championships.
Click here to view results from the Speedo Winter Junior Championships East, and here for results from the Speedo Winter Junior Championships west.