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On the final day of the 2024 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Junior World Championships, USA Swimming added another medal, bringing their total to six over four days of competition. Throughout their time in Alghero, Italy, the American women claimed gold in every individual event, as Claire Stuhlmacher (Henrico, Va./NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc.) won the 10- kilometer, Brinkleigh Hansen (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics) won the 5K, and Claire Weinstein (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada) won the 7.5k and 3k knockout sprint. USA Swimming is bringing home four golds and two silvers in total, solidifying the Americans on top of the medal table.

In the mixed 4x1500-meter relay, teammates Stuhlmacher, Ryan Erisman (Windermere, Fla./Laker Swim), Weinstein, and Luke Ellis (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada) brought home silver in a tight race. 

Earlier in the day, Nicholas Liberty (Olney, Md./Rockville Montgomery Swim Club), Colin Jacobs (Bradenton, Fla./Sarasota Sharks), Daisy Collins (Chapel Hill, N.C./North Carolina Aquatic Club), and Hansen (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics) placed fourth in the 14-16-year-old mixed 4x1500m relay, narrowly missing the podium. 

 Mixed 4x1500m Relay (14-16)

4 – USA, 1:15.20.00

Nicholas Liberty (Olney, Md./Rockville Montgomery Swim Club)

Colin Jacobs (Bradenton, Fla./Sarasota Sharks)

Daisy Collins (Chapel Hill, N.C./North Carolina Aquatic Club)

Brinkleigh Hansen (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics)

Mixed 4x1500m Relay

SILVER – USA, 1:11:45.90

Claire Stuhlmacher (Henrico, Va./NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc.)

Ryan Erisman (Windermere, Fla./ Laker Swim)

Claire Weinstein (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada)

Luke Ellis (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada)

Stuhlmacher on leading off: “It was different because there were men in the race. I couldn’t really tell if the lead couple of swimmers had gotten away, so I was just trying to work my way back up into the pack that I was in and finish hard.”

Erisman on his race: “Definitely tried to stay strong the entire race and get towards the front, which we ended up doing. After we got to the front, I just tried to get as big of a lead as possible for Clarie (Weinstein) and Luke (Ellis).”

Weinstein on extending the lead in the water: “I knew the countries near me had girls going in the third leg as well, so I just wanted to drop them as soon as possible and try to hold the boys off as best I could towards the end. Once they passed me, I tried to catch their draft and give Luke (Ellis) as best of a shot as I could to get on the medal stand. I think we did a good job of that.”

Ellis on moving from third to second for a medal: “I knew going into the race it was going to be close, and every position mattered. We were in a close race, so I gave it everything I had, and I swam it smart. I knew if I went out and tried to lead the race it was going to backfire, so I tried to swim it smart, stay right with my competitors, and give it everything I had.”