2024 SPEEDO SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Beyond the A-finals on Friday night, there were plenty of impressive swims during the fourth finals session of the Speedo Summer Championships in Irvine, California.
Pleasanton Seahawks 16-year-old Tim Wu won the men’s 200 free B-final in 1:50.30, dropping almost half a second off his previous-best 1:50.74 from May. He’s now tied for 21st in the U.S. 15-16 boys national age group (NAG) rankings.
His Pleasanton Seahawks teammate, 15-year-old Luka Mijatovic, placed 5th in the 200 free with a lifetime best of 1:48.73, dropping a quarter of a second off his previous-best 1:48.98 from last month’s Trials, where he placed 32nd. He remains ranked 7th all-time in his age group.
Irvine Novaquatics 16-year-old Andrew Maksymowski was close behind Wu in 1:50.51, chopping almost half a second off his previous-best 1:50.89 from prelims. Before today, his best time stood at 1:51.60 from May. Maksymowski now ranks 27th in the NAG rankings.
Speaking of impressive time drops, Hornet Swim Club 16-year-old Matt Vatev won the D-final of the men’s 200 breast in 2:19.34, knocking more than two seconds off his previous-best 2:21.47 from prelims. His best time before today was 2:22.17 from earlier this month.
In the men’s 200 breast A-final, Drew Eubanks, placed 5th in 2:14.29. The 16-year-old dropped more than a second off his previous-best 2:15.83 from March, moving up to 10th all-time in the 15-16 NAG rankings.
Rising Kentucky junior Grace Frericks led off her women’s 400 free relay in 57.04, dropping a few tenths off her previous-best 57.40 from May. In the men’s 400 free relay, Santa Clara Swim Club 15-year-old Shareef Elaydi led off with a time of 51.85, annihilating his previous-best 53.28 from last July.