2024 YMCA Summer Nationals: Erica Maltsev Drops 6 Seconds in 400 IM For Victory (Day 3 Recap)
17-year-old Erica Maltsev knocked 6 seconds off of her PB in the 400 IM, winning in a time of 4:53.72 to lead 3 victories for the Greater Somerset YMCA.
Alabama Secures Commitment From Freestyler Jeremy Rosen (2024)
Rosen is a native of Scottsdale, Arizona, where he attends Pinnacle High School and trains with Scottsdale Aquatic Club.
Alabama Adds IM’er Sebastien Wenger For 2024-2025 Season
Wenger is from San Diego, where trains and competes year-round with the Sea to Desert Swim Association and attends Westview High School.
Jonathan Hoole Commits to Alabama, Giving Crimson Tide 75% of a YMCA Record Setting Relay
A verbal commitment from Jonathan Hoole means that Alabama will have three out of four legs of a YMCA Record Setting Relay on their roster in fall 2025.
Anna Moesch Swims 21.73 50 Free Breaking Own YMCA Record, Gould Swims 19.92 For Boys 50 Free
Moesch is now just off of what it took to make the NCAA A final a few weeks ago in the 50 free and will head to Virginia this fall.
Anna Moesch Swims 1:43.35 200 Freestyle Breaking Own Y-Nat Record
Moesch also split a 21.33 flying start 50 freestyle to help Greater Somerset County’s 200 free relay to a win on night 3.
Anna Moesch Splits 1:44.32 200 Free On Night 1 Of YMCA Nationals
Virginia commit Anna Moesch split a 1:44.32 in the 800 free relay with a flying start to help Greater Somerset County to a win on night 1 in Greensboro.
Three PIAA Records Fall as North Allegheny Girls, North Penn Boys Repeat as 3A Champions
Hatboro-Horsham junior Annie Jia broke her own PIAA 3A record in the 100 butterfly with a winning time of 51.26, lowering her standard of 51.26 from 2022.
Anna Moesch Closes Out YMCA Nationals With 50 Free PB Of 24.87
At only 17-years-old, Moesch’s performance makes her the 8th-fastest performer of all-time in the girl’s 17-18 age group.
2024 “Best of the Rest” Backstroker Cole Witmer Verbals to Alabama
Cole Witmer, a Summer Juniors and Winter U.S. Open qualifier in the 100/200 back, has verbally committed to Alabama’s class of 2028.
Daniel Diehl Swims 1:40.47 200 Back on Night 2 of YMCA Nationals
Diehl (above) won the 200 back by over two seconds. Brendan Whitfield dropped 2.93 seconds off his PB to win the boys 100 fly in a 46.26.
YMCA National Champion Jake Kennedy Commits to Alabama
Kennedy has steadily improved in both the 50 free and 100 back, with the potential to be one of the top swimmers in both when he arrives in 2024.
Schroeder Y’s Isaac Fleig Hits PB of 9:02.78 in the 1000 FR to Open 2023 YMCA Nationals
The first day of the 2023 YMCA Nationals at the Greensboro Aquatic Center featured the 1000 free and the 200 free relay.
North Allegheny Girls, North Penn Boys Capture PIAA AAA State Titles
After taking third last year, North Allegheny relied heavily on depth to help it climb to the top of the podium for the second time in three years.
2022 YMCA LC Nationals Day 5: 16-Year-Old Emily Thompson Swims 2:16.39 200 IM
Thompson was just slightly slower than her PB of 2:15.63, which was set at the U.S. International Team Trials to qualify her for the Junior Pan Pacs team.