Each week, USA Swimming releases their top 20 zone times. Swimming World will provide a unique analysis of each zone each week and include the top times and top athletes.
USA Swimming Eastern Zone
Girls: In the Eastern Zone, there were no changes at the top of the 11-year old girls’ list. Phoebe Bacon of Nation’s Capital improved the top time in the 50-meter back for the 12-year old girls. Machine Aquatics swimmer Anna Keating also hit a new best time in the 100-meter breast for the age group.
Westchester Aquatic Club’s Kate Douglass notched three new zone bests for the 13-year old girls in the 50-meter free and the 100 and 200-meter breast. Olivia Bray also achieved three top times in the 200-meter back and 100 and 200-meter fly. Isabel Gormley of Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics pumped out a new top time with her 4:59.59 in the 400-meter IM as well.
Caroline Kulp (800-meter free) and Yunfan Dong (100-meter back) swam two zone bests for the 14-year old girls. In the next age group, Isabella Rongione of Nation’s Capital gutted out a new top time in the 1500-meter free with a 16:29.41. Morgan Scott of the Central Bucks Swim Team (50-meter free) and Lara Bate (200-meter breast) also swam top times for the 15-year old girls.
In the 16-year old girls age group, Long Island Aquatic Club’s Margaret Aroesty spearheaded the group with three new top times in the 100 and 200-meter breast and 400-meter IM. Emma Seiberlich of Phoenixville YMCA (200-meter fly) and Molly Sheffield of Burkwood Aquatic Club (100-meter fly) joined Aroesty at the top of the age group. Casey Fanz of Poseidon Swimming (50-meter free) and Carly Fried of Asphalt Green (100-meter breast) churned out top times for the 17-year old girls.
All Star Aquatics swimmer Caroline McTaggart zoomed to zone bests in the 50 and 100-meter free as well as the 100-meter fly for the 18-year old girls. Seacoast Swimming’s Kyra Sarazen added two top times in the 100 and 200-meter fly. Megan Brown topped the age group with her 200-meter IM. The highlight of the zone, and probably all of USA Swimming came from Katie Ledecky. Ledecky swam top times in the 200 and 400-meter free. On top of that, she busted out a world record-breaking 1500-meter free with a 15:27.71.
Boys: Ren-e Tan of North Baltimore swam three top times in the Eastern Zone for the 11-year old boys in the 200 and 400-meter free and 400-meter IM. His teammate Alex Lakatta also notched a zone best for the age group in the 200-meter back.
Vinny Marciano (50-meter free and 100-meter back) of Morris County Swim Club and Justin Konik (800 and 1500-meter free) each had top times for the 14-year old boys. Timothy Marski of Long Island Aquatic Club also contributed a new best in the 400-meter IM with his 4:43.07.
Max Miranda of Bluefish Swim Club (200-meter free and 200-meter fly), Reece Whitley of Penn Charter Aquatic Club (200-meter breast and 200-meter IM), and Alessandro Boratto of Upper Dublin Aquatic Club (100 and 200-meter back) all added two times each for the 15-year old boys. David May of Sea Dog Swim Club (100-meter fly), Keith Myburgh (400-meter IM), and Dylan Arzoni of North Baltimore (100-meter free) also swam zone bests.
The 16 and 17-year old boys saw numerous changes at the top of their lists. Sam Pomajevich of Nation’s Capital swam top times in the 100 and 200-meter fly. Ben Skopic of Eagle Swim Team added his 2:07.84 200-meter IM to the top of the age group as well. Dylan Cudahy of Machine Aquatics (400-meter IM), Clark Beach of Quest Swimming (200-meter back), and Jake Sannem of Upper Dublin also posted top times. NOVA swimmers Wade O’Brien (200-meter back) and Charlie Swanson (200 and 400-meter IM) swam zone-best times for the 17-year old boys. They were joined by Upper Dublin’s Michael Thomas (100-meter fly) and Michael Jensen (100-meter free), Machine Aquatics’ James Murphy (200 and 400-meter free), Delaware Swim Team’s David Crossland (100-meter back), North Baltimore’s Billy Cadigan (1500-meter free), Eastern Express Swim Team’s Jack McIntyer, and Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club’s John Montesi (200-meter fly).
Cole Buese from North Baltimore and Carsten Vissering of Nation’s Capital swam top times in the 200-meter back and 100-meter breast, respectively.
USA Swimming Central Zone
Girls: In the Central Zone, 11-year old Aquajets Swim Team teammates Sydney Holinka and Eason Jones hit top times in the 100-meter free and 200-meter back, respectively. Aubree Brouwer of the Jasper County Killer Whales also made the top of the list with her 36.54 100-meter breast. Another Aquajets swimmer, Abby Kapeller, topped the 12-year old girls age group with her 30.63 50-meter back.
Pointe Aquatics swimmer Sophie Housey swam two top times in the 200 and 400-meter free for the 13-year old girls. Green Bay Swim Club’s Emma Lasecki also added two top times in the 200-meter fly and 200-meter IM. Regan Smith of Riptide (100-meter back) and Hayley Pike of Razorback Aquatic Club (1500-meter free) also swam zone bests. Anya Goeders of Mako Swim Team (50-meter free) and Maddy Potter of Edina Swim Club (100-meter fly) added top times for the 14-year old girls.
Waves Bloomington/Normal Y Swim Team’s Melissa Pish swam three new top times for the 15-year old girls in the 100, 200 and 800-meter free. Her teammate Grace Ariola added top backstroke times in the 100 (1:01.38) and 200-meter (2:11.14) distances.
Madeline Vonderhaar of the Northern Kentucky Clippers lowered her top time in the 200-meter breast to a 2:31.70 for the 16-year old girls. Alexis Yager of the Academy Bullets (100-meter breast) and Lauren Edelman of Fishers Area Swim Team (400-meter IM) also topped the age group. Meanwhile, Cassy Jernberg of Schroeder YMCA (800-meter free) and Tevyn Waddell of Mitchell Aquatic Club (100-meter back) notched zone bests for the 17-year old girls.
Cincinnati Marlins swimmer Allie Wooden bested her own mark in the 50-meter free with a 26.02. Miranda Tucker of Livonia Community Swim Club also added top times for the 18-year old girls with her 200-meter breast and 200-meter IM.
Boys: Aquajets swimmer James Pan tore through five new zone bests for the 11-year old boys in the 50 and 100-meter free, 200-meter breast, 50-meter fly, and 200-meter IM. Andrew Rodgers of the Arkansas Dolphins added his 1:06.25 100-meter fly to the mix as well. Pan’s teammate Hayden Zheng posted zone bests for the 12-year old boys in the 50, 100, and 200-meter breast. Griffin Hadley of Carmely Swim Club (200-meter back) and Seth Young of the Northern Kentucky Clippers (100-meter fly) also added top times.
Peter Larson of Edina Swim Club clocked top times for the 14-year old boys in the 800-meter free and 200-meter back. Jack Dolan of Rockwood Swim Club (100-meter fly), Shane Blinkman of Hudson Area Swimming (100-meter back), and Andrew Trepanier of the South Metro Storm (50-meter free) also added zone bests. Drew Kibler provided the lone change atop the 15-year old boys age group with his 51.35 100-meter free.
Michael Andrew of Indie Swimming torched five new top times in the zone in the 50 and 100-meter free, 100-meter back, 100-meter fly, and 200-meter IM. Liam Bresette of Empire Swim Club (800-meter free) and Sam Iida of Glenview Titan Aquatic Club (400-meter IM) topped the list as well.
Northern Kentucky Clipper Brendan Meyer, 17, notched three new zone-best times in the 400 and 800-meter free and the 200-meter fly. Jacob Montague from Grosse Pointe Gators posted a 2:14.37 to lead the 200-meter breast for the age group. Ryan Huizing of Northwest Aquatic Club (100-meter fly), Nick Alexander from Flyers Aquatic Swim Team (200-meter IM), and Michael Milinovich of the Academy Bullets (400-meter IM) added top times as well.
Greater Miami Valley YMCA stud Mark Andrew achieved four zone bests in the 18-year old boys’ 200-meter free, 100-meter fly, and both IMs. Kyle Decoursey of Zionsville Swim Club and Brennan Balogh of Lincoln Select Swimming clocked top times in the 100-meter free and 200-meter fly, respectively.
USA Swimming Southern Zone
Girls: Gretchen Walsh of Nashville Aquatic Club popped off a zone-best in the 50-meter free for the 12-year old girls age group. The 13-year old girls saw plenty of change at the top, led by Alex Walsh’s (Nashville) four top times in the 100 and 200-meter back, 100-meter breast, and 200-meter IM. Abby Grottle (800 and 1500-meter free) and Tristen Ulett (100-meter fly) of Dynamo Swim Club added top times as well. Cardinal Aquatics swimmer Gabi Albiero swam a 57.89 zone best in the 100-meter free.
For the 14-year old girls, Ella Nelson of Nashville Aquatic Club swam a top time in the 200-meter breast with a 2:31.65. Kathleen Golding of South Florida Aquatic Club (200-meter IM), Isabel Ivey of Gator Swim Club (100-meter free), Kaitlynn Sims of Magnolia Aquatic Club (1500-meter free), and Katie Cronin (50-meter free) also etched their names at the top of the list.
The 15-year old girls were also filled with changes at the top. Allie Raab of Nashville Aquatic Club swam top times in the 100 and 200-meter breast. Lucie Nordmann of The Woodlands Swim Team churned out a 1:02.88 zone-best swim in the 100-meter back. Pine Crest Swimming’s Jessica Nava’s 1:00.72 100-meter fly also topped the age group. Dakota Luther of Longhorn Aquatics (200-meter fly), Christin Rockway of Tampa Bay Aquatics (200-meter IM), Diana Dunn of Austim Swim Club (200-meter free), and Grace Countie of the Marlins of Raleigh all added their names to the apex of the zone.
Marta Ciesla of Pine Crest Swimming topped the 50 and 100-meter free for the 16-year old girls. Joy Field of Magnolia Aquatic Club swam an 8:41.53 in the 800-meter free for a zone-best time. Erika Brown of SwimMAC and Julia Poole from Triangle Aquatics Club posted top times in the 200-meter free and 200-meter breast, respectively. Valerie Gruest (1500-meter free) and Nitro’s Regan Barney (200-meter IM) also topped the 16-year old girls.
Haley McInerny of SwimAtlanta clocked top times in the 100 and 200-meter fly for the 17-year old girls. Kahra Williams of Gator Swim Club also added two top times in the 800 and 1500-meter free. SwimMAC’s Allysa Marsh (50-meter free), Nitro’s Karling Hemstreet (400-meter free), and Lakeside Swim Team’s Kennedy Lohman (100-meter breast) all clocked top times for the age group.
Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club’s Katrina Konopka added zone bests in the 50 and 100-meter free for the 18-year old girls. Kathleen Baker (100-meter back), Remedy Rule (100-meter fly), and Sydney Pickrem (200-meter IM) rounded out the Southern Zone with top times.
Boys: There were only a few changes at the top for age group swimmers in the Southern Zone, all of which coming from the 14-year old boys. Dynamo’s Liam Bell nailed two new top times in the 100 and 200-meter breast. Aldan Johnston of the Lakeside Swim Team clocked a 52.65 zone-best time in the 100-meter free. Mikey Calvillo of Alamo Area Aquatic Association posted top times in the 800-meter free and 400-meter IM.
In the 15-year old boys, Henry Noah of Tigershark Swim Team (100-meter back and 100-meter fly) and Trey Freeman of Baylor Swim Club (200 and 400-meter free) both added two zone bests. Bolles School teammates Isaac Davis and Will Davis tied for the top spot in the 50-meter free with a 23.32. Andrew Winton of SwimAtlanta (200-meter breast), Jack LeVant of the North Texas Nadadores (200-meter fly), and Braden Vines of the City of Midland Swim Team (200-meter IM) all contributed zone bests.
Nitro teammates Sean Grieshop (400-meter free and 200-meter IM) and Chris Yeager (800-meter free) swam top times for the 16-year old boys. Austin Katz of the Sarasota YMCA Sharks posted zone bests in the 200-meter free and 200-meter back. Bolles School swimmer Ariel Spektor notched the top 100-meter fly time with his 54.01.
Daniel Chang of Barracuda Swim Club of Northeast Tennessee pounced on two top breast times in the 100 and 200-meter races. Will Macmillan of North Carolina Aquatic Club pumped out a list-topper in the 100-meter fly. Grant Sanders (200-meter free) and Nitro’s Taylor Abbott (800-meter free) also topped the zone. Jordan Ross of SwimAtalnta (100-meter back), Sam Stewart of Crawfish Aquatics (200-meter back), Carlos Claverie (100-meter breast), and Alarli Levreault-Lopez of Chattahoochee Gold Swim Club (200-meter fly) posted zone bests for the 18-year old boys age group.
USA Swimming Western Zone
Girls: Brea Aquatics swimmer Justina Kozan turned in two top times in the 11-year old girls’ 100-meter fly and 200-meter IM. Mia Tandignan of Pikes Peak Athletics (50 and 200-meter free), Citlalti Gaeta of the Monterey Park Manta Rays (50-meter back), and Ella Martinez-Spencer of Redlands Swim Team also added top times to the age group. Amy Tang of the Pacific Dragons added top times in the 100 and 200-meter back for the 12-year old girls, while Nadia Bouraoui of Santa Clara Swim Club topped the 200-meter breast.
There were numerous changes atop the 13-year old girls’ list. Mackenzie Deng of Irvine Novaquatics (100 and 200-meter free) and Yuging Xie of Mission Viejo (400 and 800-meter free) both added two top times to the list. Xie’s teammate Kaiqi Wang swam a 2:17.32 to top the 200-meter fly. Aquazot Swim Club’s Samantha Pearson swam top times in the 200-meter back and 200-meter IM. Belle Battistoni of King Aquatic Club (100-meter breast), Reese Hazan of Sandpipers of Nevada (400-meter IM), and Brooke Schaffer of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (50-meter free) all swam zone bests for the age group.
Fort Collins Area Swim Team’s Zoe Bartel achieved three zone bests for the 14-year old girls in the 100 and 200-meter breast and 200-meter IM. Scottsdale Aquatic Club’s Taylor Ruck, 15, churned out five new top times in the 50, 200, 400, and 800-meter free along with her 4:50.33 400-meter IM. Grace Zhao of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics pumped out top times in the 100 and 200-meter breast, while Colorado Springs Aquatics swimmer Kate Sanderson gutted out a zone-best 17:10.08 1500-meter free.
Brea Aquatics swimmer Kenisha Liu (100-meter fly) and Buenaventura Swim Club’s Alicia Harrison (100-meter breast) swam new top times for the 16-year old girls. Sandpipers of Nevada teammates Erin Emery and Hailey Houck topped the 17-year old girls’ list in the 400-meter free and 400-meter IM respectively.
Ella Eastin of the SOCAL Aquatics Association led the charge for the 18-year old girls with four new top times. She posted zone bests in the 100-meter back, 200-meter fly, and both IMs. Meagan Popp of Irvine Novaquatics (200-meter breast) and Marie-Claire Schillinger (100-meter breast) of the Walnut Creek Aquabears also clocked zone bests.
Boys: Long Beach Shore Aquatics swimmer Hank Rivers busted out four top times for the 11-year old boys in the 50-meter free, 50-meter fly, and the 50 and 100-meter breast. Derek Young of the Pacific Dragons (100-meter fly) and Ronald Dalmacio of Rose Bowl Aquatics also chipped in top times for the age group.
Redding Swim Team’s Win Aunn continued his tear by adding top times in the 50-meter free and the 50 and 200-meter fly. Keane Alejandro of Canyons Aquatic pumped out top times in the 100-meter breast and 200-meter breast, while Orinda Aquatics swimmer Will Nagle topped the 400-meter IM.
Rattler Swim Club’s Rick Courrieu improved the top mark for the 13-year old boys in the 200, 400 and 800-meter free along with the 200-meter back. Ethan Dang of King Aquatic Club lowered his marks in the 100 and 200-meter breast races. Meanwhile, Terrapins Swim Team’s Andrei Minakov (50-meter free and 100-meter fly)), Bainbridge Island Swim Club’s Jude Wenker (100-meter free), Davis Arden Racing Team’s Luca Urlando (100-meter back and 200-meter fly), Peak Swimming’s Ethan Hu (200-meter IM), and Ethan Heasley of the Hillsboro Swim Team (400-metetr IM) added to the long list of changes atop the age group.
14-year old boys Luke Thornbrue of Hillsboro (800 and 1500-meter free) and Caspar Corbeau (100 and 200-meter breast) swam zone bests along with Irvine Novaquatics swimmer Kevin Tu (200-meter back). Simon Lamar from FAST Swim Team led the 15-year old boys with two top times in the 800 and 1500-meter free. Fort Collins Area Swim Team’s Danny Kovac put out a top time in the 100-meter back, while Mission Viejo’s Daniel Kim swam a zone-best 100-meter fly.
Maxime Rooney, 17, of the Pleasanton Seahawks hit three new top times in the 50, 100, and 200-meter free. King Aquatic Club swimmer Thomas Anderson notched a 56.32 top time in the 100-meter back, while Palo Alto’s Benjamin Ho topped the 200-meter race. ‘aukai Lileikis Aulea Swim Club provided a new zone best in the 200-meter IM. Arizona Gold Swimming’s Mark Jurek topped the 200-meter fly and 400-meter IM.
Parks Jones (200-meter free) and Matt Salemo (100-meter breast) added their names to the top of the 18-year old boys’ list. Joining them was Connor Stirling of Life Time Arizona Swim Team (50-meter free), Logan Houck of Sandpipers of Nevada, David Puczkowski of CLASS Aquatics (100-meter back), Jeremy Babinet of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (200-meter breast), and Antonio Ramirez of Arizona Gold Swimming (400-meter IM).
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Take a look at central zone 100 breaststroke. Hayden Zheng and Brian tran had quite a race only .15 apart for some of the top times in the country.