Swim of the Week: Seto’s Early-Season 4:12.57 Win Over Hagino
Daiya Seto and Kosuke Hagino went head-to-head at the Japan Open this week, with Seto taking top billing in the 400 IM with a 4:12.57.
Swim of the Week: Max McHugh’s 22.6/50.6 Breaststroke Combo
Swimming in Minnesota’s first meet of the season, Max McHugh wasted no time in reminding us all how good he is with historic breaststroke swims.
Swim of the Week: Matsumoto’s 1:45.1 JPN Record in 200 Free
Matsumoto is the 6th-fastest swimmer in this entire expanded Olympic quad, putting up the world’s best time for the 2020-2021 season.
Swim of the Week: Louisville Men’s 2021-Leading 200 Medley Relay
Mitchell Whyte split 21.58 on backstroke, Evgenii Somov 23.80 on breaststroke, Dalton Lowe 20.37 on fly and Haridi Sameh 19.32 on free.
Swim of the Week: Zhang Yufei’s 2:05.49 In 200 Fly
22-year-old Zhang Yufei hit the world’s best 200 fly time for the season with a 2:05.49 at China’s Long Course Invitational last week.
Swim of the Week: Tuncel’s Turkish Record Onslaught In Distance Free
At 15, Turkey’s Merve Tuncel went 4:06.83 in the 400 free, closing in on similar 15-16 age group times set by Katie Ledecky and Janet Evans.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Katie Grimes’ 4:09.2 in 400y IM
14-year-old Sandpiper of Nevada Katie Grimes had an incredible 400 IM last week, moving to #3 all-time in the 13-14 age group.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: McKeown Joins 57-Club In 100 Back
Kaylee McKeown became just the second backstroker in history to break 58 seconds, putting up a massive swim at Australia’s Queensland Championships.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Arno Kamminga’s 2:06.86 in 200 BR
Arno Kamminga moved to #4 all-time in the long course 200 meter breaststroke with a 2:06.85. He’s just the fourth man ever to break 2:07.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: McKeown’s World Record 1:58.94 in 200 BK
Australian 19-year-old Kaylee McKeown trailed Katinka Hosszu’s world record pace the whole way – but made up a half-second on the Iron Lady in the final 50.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Shaine Casas Goes 1:38.9 in 200 IM
Shaine Casas is one of three men who have ever broken 1:39 in the 200-yard IM. He’s also one of just three men to break 1:40 multiple times.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Adam Peaty’s 55.49 WR in 100 Breast
Adam Peaty has long been the king of long course sprint breaststroke. But we’re starting to get a glimpse of that same dominant swimmer in short course.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Julia Podkoscielny’s 1:59.0 IM
High school sophomore Julia Podkoscielny hit a lifetime-best 1:59.00 in the 200-yard IM and currently leads Florida’s high school swimming ranks in class 2A.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Maddy Banic’s 24.9 in 50 Fly
Prior to this week, Maddy Banic had zero career butterfly swims logged in short course meters. In one meet, she became the #2 U.S. 50 flyer of all-time.
Dolfin Swim of the Week: Chloe Stepanek’s 1:46.7 In 200-Yard Free
Texas A&M freshman Chloe Stepanek took on a heavy event slate in her first collegiate dual meet, but came up with some huge swims for the Aggies.