Rex Maurer Headlines Stacked Field Set for 2023 CIF Swimming & Diving Championships
Rex Maurer is listed atop the psych sheets in both the 200 and 500 free after breaking the national high school record in the latter event last week.
CIF-SS Division I Recap: Teagan O’Dell Breaks Her Own 100 Back Meet Record (51.45)
Teagan O’Dell took down her own 100 back meet record from prelims and helped break another in the 200 free relay on Friday night.
Rex Maurer Takes Down Grant Shoults’ National HS Record in 500 Free with 4:12.70
Making Stanford commit Rex Maurer’s double even more impressive is the fact that he was coming off the flu this week, unshaved, and not fully rested.
2023 CIF-SS Division I: Teagan O’Dell Takes Down Two Meet Records in Prelims
Teagan O’Dell wasted no time at the 2023 CIF-SS Championships, breaking the 200 IM and 100 backstroke meet records in prelims.
2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Day 4: Weinstein Clocks 8:25.95 800 Free, #8 All-Time 15-16
16-year-old Claire Weinstein dropped nearly four seconds from her lifetime best time from the International Team Trials last April.
2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Day 3 Finals: Rex Maurer Clocks 1:59.74 200 BK PB, 1:49.55 200 FR
It was a massive performance for Maurer, who entered the day with a personal best of 2:10.48 from July of 2021.
2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Day 3 Prelims Recap: Katie Grimes Clocks 4:37.55 400 IM
Day three of the 2023 Fran Crippen SMOC features the 50 breast, 200 free, 200 back, 50 free, and 400 IM.
2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Day 2 Finals Recap: Katie Grimes Blasts New 200 Fly PB of 2:08.77
Grimes has now risen to #14 all-time in the 17-18 age group in the event.
2023 Fran Crippen SMOC Day 2 Prelims: Sims Leads the Way with 2:13 200 FL, 4:12 400 FR
Sandpipers of Nevada 17-year-old Bella Sims was the only swimmer this morning to post the top time in two different events
Emily Thompson Swims 4:09.05 400 IM On Day Three Of 2023 YMCA Nationals
Thompson’s time would have scored at the 2023 NCAA Championships, and she is now the third girl in the class of 2024 to go sub-4:10.
Santa Margarita Breaks National HS Record with 1:29.61 Girls 200 Free Relay
Santa Margarita, a premier high school program in the country currently, broke a National HS Record at the meet, but that was just the tip of the iceberg.
Could the American Men Strike Out on Olympic Gold Medals at Paris 2024 Olympics?
With a few international superstars dominating their events globally, the American men will have sparingly-few opportunities at gold medals in Paris.
15-Year-Old Max Carlsen Drops 9:05 1000 FR, #8 15yo All-Time (Carlsbad Sectional Day 4)
The final day of the meet featured the 100 free, 200 back, 200 IM, women’s 1650 free, and men’s 1000 free.
15-Year-Old Raya Mellott Clocks 2:10.15 200 Breast: Carlsbad Sectional Day 3 Recap
Crow Canyon’s Raya Mellot, 15, won the women’s 200 breast in 2:10.15, taking 0.01 seconds off her previous best in the event.
Carlsbad Sectional Day 2 Recap: Rex Maurer Blasts New PB 3:41.94 in the 400 IM (Yards)
That was a huge swim for Maurer, taking over four seconds off his previous best time of 3:46.29.