SwimSwam’s Official 2022 Swammy Awards Index
Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh were two of the biggest stars of 2022 in the pool.
2022 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers of the Year – 15-16
Katie Grimes broke 15-16 NAG records in the 400 IM in both short course yards and long course meters in 2022, and also won two World Championship medals.
SwimSwam Pulse: Heilman’s 100 Fly Edges McIntosh’s 500 Free For Top Winter Junior Swim
15-year-old Heilman’s time of 44.67 in the 100 fly not only broke the NAG record for 15-16 boys, but also went under the 17-18 mark.
Lexi Stephens Beats Her Time from Winter Jrs; Heilman Wins 4 at VA High School Invite
University of Alabama commit Lexi Stephens (above) was a tenth faster at last weekend’s Hanover Hawks Holiday Invite in the 100 back than she was at Winter Juniors the weekend before.
East is Beast, But West is Best at US Winter Juniors
U.S. Olympian Bella Sims won 7 titles in the combined mythical US Winter Junior National Championship meet, carrying the West to an overall territorial title.
Watch: Diehl’s 1:39, McIntosh’s 1:49 200 BK – Winter JRs East Day 4 Race Videos
Below, you’ll find race videos from the ‘A’ finals on night four of the 2022 Winter Junior Championships – East.
2022 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results Day 4
At the West site, Bella Sims raced a 200 back, 200 fly, 400 free relay triple on Saturday and she won each of those events with meet record-setting times.
Thomas Heilman, Only 15, Gets Third 15-16 NAG Record This Week With 1:40.86 200 Fly
15 year-old Thomas Heilman set his third National Age Group record in three days tonight with a 1:40.86 effort in the 200 fly in Greensboro.
2022 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Kaii Winkler lowered his own 100 free 15-16 NAG in prelims, blasting 42.21 to earn top seed by over a second for the last night of finals at Winter Juniors.
2022 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
The final day of the 2022 Winter Junior Championships – East is here. This morning’s prelims session features the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 fly.
Watch: Heilman’s 44.6 100FL, Crush’s 100BK NAG – Winter Juniors East Day 3 Race Videos
Below, you’ll find race videos from the ‘A’ finals on night three of the 2022 Winter Junior Championships – East.
2022 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results – Day 3
Will Modglin of Zionsville Swim Club won the 100 back in Greensboro, breaking Ryan Hoffer’s meet record from 2015 by more than half a second.
2022 Winter Juniors: Swims You Might Have Missed On Day 3
Jacob Wimberly’s sub-20 50 freestyle lead-off leg is a swim you may have missed amidst the record-breaking chaos of night 3 of Winter Juniors.
15-Year Old Thomas Heilman Swims 44.67 100 Fly: Faster than 15-16 and 17-18 NAG Records
Thomas Heilman continued rewriting the record books tonight, clocking a 44.67 that cleared the existing 15-16 NAG record by nearly a second.
2022 Winter Junior Championships – East: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Alex Shackell blazed a 50.97 in the girls’ 100 fly prelims this morning, but she’ll have to hold off Charlotte Crush and Summer McIntosh in tonight’s final.