Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 11/3/2023
Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
Santa Clara Swim Club Breaks Three 13-14 NAG Relay Records
SCSC’s relay of Aiden Zhou, Shareef Elaydi, Isabel Wu, and Alison Su broke the 200 mixed medley, 200 free, and 400 free NAGs two weekends ago.
2023 Far Westerns: Shareef Elaydi Breaks Decade-Old Pacific LSC Record in 200 Fly
Now only Max Miranda (2:02.54), Dare Rose (2:01.89), and the legendary Michael Phelps (1:59.02) rank above Elaydi among 13- and 14-year-old Americans.
Santa Clara Swim Club Breaks 13-14 LCM Mixed 400 Medley Relay NAG in 4:09.21
Santa Clara Swim Club combined to break the old NAG record that was set a few weeks ago by North Baltimore Aquatic Club.
Shareef Elaydi Swims 54.73 100 Fly For #4 Fastest 13-14 Ever; Rowan Cox 53.14 #8 15-16
Shareef Elaydi has dropped over four seconds in the 100 fly over the past year and will have another chance to move up the rankings tonight in the ‘B’ final.
Pacific Swimming Relay Records Fall At Adam Szmidt Memorial Meet
Luka Mijatovic (above) was part of both of Pleasanton Seahawks’ record-setting relays at the Adam Szmidt Memorial Age Group Championships.
14-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Moves Up to No. 10 in NAG Rankings with 2:06.73 200 IM
Luka Mijatovic became the third swimmer to reset the Pacific Swimming LSC standard in the 200 IM in June after it previously stood untouched for 13 years.
Shareef Elaydi Scorches 55.44 100 Fly, No. 5 All-Time in U.S. Boys’ 13-14 NAG Rankings
Santa Clara Swim Club 14-year-old Shareef Elaydi jumped from 15th to 5th in the all-time NAG rankings with his 100 fly victory in 55.44 on Saturday night.
14-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Scares 400-Meter Free NAG Record with 3:58.85 in Prelims
Luka Mijatovic moved up to third in the U.S. boys’ 13-14 NAG rankings behind only Michael Phelps (3:58.80) and record holder Evan Pinion (3:57.61).
Luka Mijatovic Leads Charge of the Juniors on Day 2 in Santa Clara
Age groupers like Luka Mijatovic, Shareef Elaydi, and Rylee Hutchinson carried the day on Friday at the George F. Haines International.
Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 6/9/2023
Our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming series celebrates swimmers of every age and experience level with age group profiles of some recent results.
13-Year-Old Luka Mijatovic Becomes Fastest 200 IMer Since Michael Andrew
Luka Mijatovic continued his climb up the all-time age group rankings with an impressive performance at the 2022 Winter Age Group Junior Championships.
14-Year-Old Kelsey Zhang Posts 1:56.56 200 Fly, Moves Up to No. 8 All-Time
Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PASA) 14-year-old Kelsey Zhang entered the top-10 national age group (NAG) rankings with her 1:56.56 in the 200-yard butterfly.
GMX7 Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming – 11/18/2022
Highlighting some of the top age group swims from the last two weeks as the short course season continues to heat up in the United States.
Three 13-Year-Olds Throw Down Nation-Leading Times at 2022 Far Westerns
Luka Mijatovic lowered his best 400 freestyle time by nearly four seconds with a 4:07.64, the fastest nationally among 13-year-old boys this season.