Monday, August 8, 2022
Rising Stars Show Out at Speedo Junior Championships
The 2022 Speedo Junior Championships wrapped up Friday evening in Irvine, Calif., seeing hundreds of the nation's top emerging talents showcase their speed and a select number of swimmers and relay teams knock down records.
After five days of competition, here were some of the record-breaking performances:
Audrey Derivaux | Women's 100m Butterfly | 11-12 National Age Group Record
The Jersey Wahoos' Audrey Derivaux threw down a 1:01.41 during the C Final of the women's 100m butterfly, breaking the previous mark of 1:01.75, set by Cassidy Bayer. Derivaux's swim cut 1.27 seconds off the 12-year-old's previous personal best.
Elmbrook Swim Club | Women's 50-meter Medley Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
The quartet of Maggie Wanezek, Lucy Thomas, Campbell Stoll and Abby Wanazek dove in for the 4x50m medley relay and came out with a 15-18-year-old relay NAG record time of 1:51.41. Maggie Wanazek led off with a 28.39 backstroke leg, followed by Thomas' 30.44 breaststroke, Stoll's 27.34 butterfly and Abby Wanazek's 25.24 anchor. Thomas clocked the best reaction time of the foursome with a 0.08 second transfer.
Elmbrook Swim Club | Women's 4x50m Freestyle Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
Just a few days after their medley relay National Age Group record, Elmbrook Swim Club added another record-breaking relay to its tally. The same quartet of the Wanazek sisters, Thomas and Stoll took the blocks and finished in 1:42.87. Thomas clocked the fastest split of the group with a 25.36, which also was tied for the fastest relay split in the field.
Elmbrook Swim Club | Women's 4x100m Medley Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
In its third effort, the same quartet of Elmbrook Swim Club swimmers nailed another NAG record, this time in the 4x100m medley relay. They won in an impressive 4:06.87, nearly two seconds under the previous NAG record and more than five seconds ahead of the next-closest team in Irvine. The team kept the same order as its 4x50m medley, and saw Maggie Wanazek clock a 1:01.36 backstroke, Thomas swim a 1:09.56 breaststroke, Stoll a 59.98 butterfly (one of only two sub-1:00 butterfly splits) and Abby Wanazek anchor a 55.97.
Dynamo Swim Club | Men's 4x50m Medley Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
The Dynamo Swim Club earned its first of two 15-18-year-old relay NAG records during the meet with a 1:41.93 showing in the 4x50m medley relay. Idris Muhammad led off with a 25.58 backstroke, followed by Britton Spann's 29.16 breaststroke and Owen McDonald's 24.24 butterfly before being anchored by Leo Roden's 22.95 freestyle.
Dynamo Swim Club | Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
The next day, Dynamo was at it again, winning the 4x50m freestyle relay in a NAG-record time of 1:32.26. McDonald (23.68), Roden (22.96) and Muhammad (22.26) were once again part of the relay, while Cooper Cook joined the record books with his 23.36 split.
Coronado Swim Association Team | 4x100m Medley Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
The previous 15-18-year-old relay NAG record in the men's 4x100m medley relay was held by a Mason Manta Rays team that features current U.S. National Team members Carson and Jake Foster. Now, the relay record belongs to Coronado Swim Association Team after its 3:42.85 showing. The group consisted of Jacque Wenger (56.05), Nick Mahabir (1:00.54), Logan Joguchi (55.02) and Samuel Quarles (51.24). Both Wenger and Mahabir swam the fastest of their respective splits in the field.
In addition to the above NAG records, the following individuals broke Speedo Junior Championships meet records:
After five days of competition, here were some of the record-breaking performances:
Audrey Derivaux | Women's 100m Butterfly | 11-12 National Age Group Record
The Jersey Wahoos' Audrey Derivaux threw down a 1:01.41 during the C Final of the women's 100m butterfly, breaking the previous mark of 1:01.75, set by Cassidy Bayer. Derivaux's swim cut 1.27 seconds off the 12-year-old's previous personal best.
Elmbrook Swim Club | Women's 50-meter Medley Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
The quartet of Maggie Wanezek, Lucy Thomas, Campbell Stoll and Abby Wanazek dove in for the 4x50m medley relay and came out with a 15-18-year-old relay NAG record time of 1:51.41. Maggie Wanazek led off with a 28.39 backstroke leg, followed by Thomas' 30.44 breaststroke, Stoll's 27.34 butterfly and Abby Wanazek's 25.24 anchor. Thomas clocked the best reaction time of the foursome with a 0.08 second transfer.
Elmbrook Swim Club | Women's 4x50m Freestyle Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
Just a few days after their medley relay National Age Group record, Elmbrook Swim Club added another record-breaking relay to its tally. The same quartet of the Wanazek sisters, Thomas and Stoll took the blocks and finished in 1:42.87. Thomas clocked the fastest split of the group with a 25.36, which also was tied for the fastest relay split in the field.
Elmbrook Swim Club | Women's 4x100m Medley Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
In its third effort, the same quartet of Elmbrook Swim Club swimmers nailed another NAG record, this time in the 4x100m medley relay. They won in an impressive 4:06.87, nearly two seconds under the previous NAG record and more than five seconds ahead of the next-closest team in Irvine. The team kept the same order as its 4x50m medley, and saw Maggie Wanazek clock a 1:01.36 backstroke, Thomas swim a 1:09.56 breaststroke, Stoll a 59.98 butterfly (one of only two sub-1:00 butterfly splits) and Abby Wanazek anchor a 55.97.
Dynamo Swim Club | Men's 4x50m Medley Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
The Dynamo Swim Club earned its first of two 15-18-year-old relay NAG records during the meet with a 1:41.93 showing in the 4x50m medley relay. Idris Muhammad led off with a 25.58 backstroke, followed by Britton Spann's 29.16 breaststroke and Owen McDonald's 24.24 butterfly before being anchored by Leo Roden's 22.95 freestyle.
Dynamo Swim Club | Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
The next day, Dynamo was at it again, winning the 4x50m freestyle relay in a NAG-record time of 1:32.26. McDonald (23.68), Roden (22.96) and Muhammad (22.26) were once again part of the relay, while Cooper Cook joined the record books with his 23.36 split.
Coronado Swim Association Team | 4x100m Medley Relay | National Age Group Relay Record
The previous 15-18-year-old relay NAG record in the men's 4x100m medley relay was held by a Mason Manta Rays team that features current U.S. National Team members Carson and Jake Foster. Now, the relay record belongs to Coronado Swim Association Team after its 3:42.85 showing. The group consisted of Jacque Wenger (56.05), Nick Mahabir (1:00.54), Logan Joguchi (55.02) and Samuel Quarles (51.24). Both Wenger and Mahabir swam the fastest of their respective splits in the field.
In addition to the above NAG records, the following individuals broke Speedo Junior Championships meet records:
- Norvin Clontz (SwimMAC Carolina) | Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:50.82
- Will Modglin (Zionsville Swim Club) | Men's 100m Backstroke | 54.41
- Alex Shackell (Carmel Swim Club) | Women's 100m Butterfly | 58.33
- Lucy Thomas (Elmbrook Swim Club) | Women's 100m Breaststroke | 1:07.63
- Josh Zuchowski (Flood Aquatics Swim Team) | Men's 200m Backstroke | 1:58.42
- Manning Haskal, Daniel Li, Matthew Stephenson, Truman Armstrong (Longhorn Aquatics) | Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:25.36