Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 1/31/2026

Brought to you by Spectrum Aquatics, a SwimSwam associate, our Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming collection celebrates swimmers of all ages and expertise degree with age group profiles of some current outcomes.

Robert Legg, 9, Pleasanton Seahawks (PC): Legg set greatest occasions in three straight meets all through January, kicking issues off on the “Pleasanton Seahawks SCY C B B” meet on the tenth and eleventh. Legg set greatest occasions within the 200 free (2:04.00), 50 breast (36.38), 50 fly (28.62) and 100 fly (1:03.03), with all however the 50 breast rating him 1st this season amongst nine-year-old boys. At an intraquad meet a couple of days later, he set bests within the 50 again (30.11), 100 breast (1:22.85) and 100 IM (1:05.21), rating 1st within the nation amongst nine-year-olds within the 50 again and tied for 1st within the 100 IM. At the New Year, New Swims meet final weekend, he set his eighth PB of the month within the 100 again, clocking 1:05.22 to present him one other occasion the place he ranks #1 this season.

Finola Whelehan, 14, TAC Titans (NC): Whelehan dropped 5 seconds from her greatest time within the 200 fly on the TAC Polar Plunge meet two weeks in the past in Cary, clocking 1:57.99 to shatter her previous PB of two:03.00. The swim rocketed her as much as twenty eighth all-time within the women’ 13-14 age group and 1st this season. She additionally posted victories within the 200 free (1:49.50), 100 again (55.40), 100 fly (54.96), 200 IM (2:05.18) and 400 IM (4:23.94) on the meet.

Ayden Tan, 13, San Ramon Valley Aquatics (PC): Tan blasted a brand new lifetime better of 49.40 within the 100 again on the Cal Invitational two weeks in the past in Berkeley, which, in accordance with the USA Swimming database, stands because the quickest ever recorded by a 13-year-old. It slots him into twenty third all-time within the boys’ 13-14 age group and 2nd this season. His earlier greatest stood at 49.88, set in December. Last weekend, he was again in motion on the Orinda Aquatics SCY Open, setting new bests within the 200 free (1:44.31), 200 breast (2:05.24) and 200 fly (1:57.07), rating him 1st within the nation amongst 13-year-old boys this season within the 200 breast, 2nd within the 200 free and third within the 200 fly.

Sadie Allen, 12, Crawfish Aquatics (LA): Allen recorded 5 lifetime bests on the nineteenth Annual Ralph Crocker Classic in Auburn, highlighted by her swims within the dash fly occasions. In the 50 fly, she clocked 25.81 within the remaining to rank 58th all-time within the women’ 11-12 age group and 1st this season, having damaged 26 for the primary time within the prelims in 25.97. The Crawfish Aquatics product got here into the meet with a PB of 26.80, set final February. In the 100 fly, Allen knocked almost a full second off her two-month-old greatest time of 57.66 in 56.69, rating her forty eighth all-time within the 11-12 age group and 2nd this season. She additionally set bests within the 100 free (53.43), 50 breast (32.21) and 200 fly (2:13.25).

CC He, 13, Irvine Novaquatics (CA): He has had a powerful month, setting 5 brief course greatest occasions on the Pacific Coast All Star Meet earlier than setting six PBs on the RMDA Road To Sofi Invite – three in SCY and three in LCM. In lengthy course, He set bests within the 400 free (4:15.58), 800 free (8:44.58) and 400 IM (4:49.79), rating 1st this season amongst 13-year-olds within the 800 free and 400 IM and 2nd within the 400 free. In yards, his prime swims got here within the 500 free (4:43.04), 200 IM (1:59.20) and 400 IM (4:12.29), rating 4th, tenth and sixth this season amongst 13-year-old boys, respectively.

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