Take a look at our Weekly Wonders for January 15-17, 2016.
Summer Stanfield, 14, Storm Swim Club: 100y free (51.53) – Stanfield won every event she swam at the ASL Winter Invite at Augusta Aquatics Center. She was first in the 50 free (by 1.6 seconds), the 100 free by 3.2, the 200 free by 9.4, the 100 back by 4, and the 100 fly by 5.2. Stanfield came away with best times in the 100 free, 50/100 back, and 100 fly.
Annabelle Haberkorn, 12, Club Wolverine: 500y free (5:12.72) – At the Carmel Swim Club Winter Invitational, Haberkorn destroyed her previous personal best time in the 500 free, dropping more than 15 seconds. She also logged PBs in the 50/100/200 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 50 fly, and 200 IM.
Nick Radkov, 12, Matchpoint NYC: 500y free (5:00.59) – Radkov won the boys’ 11-12 100 free, 500 free, and 50 back at the Winterfest Swim Meet hosted by Long Island Express Swim Team. He also competed in the boys’ open 500 free and went a second faster, finishing eighth overall. Radkov dropped huge amounts of time and left the meet with new PBs in the 500 free, 200 back, 50/100 breast, and 400 IM.
Astrid Dirkzwager, 14, Wichita Swim Club: 200y back (2:01.81) – Swimming at the 35th Annual Speedo Greater Southwest Invitational hosted by City of Plano Swimmers, Dirkzwager won both the girls’ 13-14 100 back and 200 back, clocking best times in each final. Dirkzwager also improved her 500 free and 200 fly during the weekend.
Vincent Huang, 14, South Shore Sails: 200y breast (2:11.30) – Huang won the boys’ 13-14 200 breast at the 15th MLK Holiday Weekend Meet hosted by The Woodlands Swim Team by a sliver after dropping 8 seconds off his seed time between prelims and finals. Huang also earned PBs in the 100 back and 100/200 fly.
Andrew Rogers, 11, Arkansas Dolphins Swim Team: 100y fly (58.47) – Rogers went a best time by 4/10 to win the boys’ 11-12 100 fly at the Neutrogena Winter Invitational hosted by Northwest Arkansas Aquatics. He also won the 200 free (best by .4), 50 fly (best by .8), and 200 IM (best by 2.1), and was runner-up in the 50/100/500 freestyles.
Jack Hamilton, 12, Atlantis Swimming: 400y IM (4:23.46) – Swimming at the Great Lakes Tropical Challenge hosted by WMS and Rays at the Zeeland Natatorium, Hamilton won the boys’ 50/100/200 free and 100 breast. He finished second in the boys’ open 400 IM thanks to an 11.4-second improvement from his seed time. Hamilton went home with new PBs in the 50/100/200 free, 200 back, and 400 IM, a weekend after he had picked up new times in the 500/1650 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly and 200 IM.
Kaitlynn Wheeler, 15, Springfield YMCA Swim Team: 400y IM (4:18.42) – Wheeler won the girls’ 21-and-under 400 IM with a new pool record at the Springfield Y Snowball Invite. She also set pool records in the 50/100 free, 200 back, 100/200 fly, and 200 IM.
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