Ultra Swimmer of the Month: Van Mathias

Ultra Swim Swimmer of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam characteristic shedding mild on a U.S.-based swimmer who has confirmed themselves over the previous month. As with any merchandise of recognition, Swimmer of the Month is a subjective train meant to spotlight one athlete whose work holds noteworthy context – maybe a swimmer who was visibly outperforming different swimmers over the month, or one whose accomplishments slipped by the cracks amongst different high-profile swims. If your favourite athlete wasn’t chosen, be at liberty to respectfully acknowledge them in our remark part.

Indiana professional Van Mathias had an electrical efficiency on the Bergen Swim Festival in mid-April, setting the primary American Record of his profession whereas almost breaking one other, to earn Ultra Swimmer of the Month honors.

Mathias, 25, made his presence identified in the course of the opening session of the meet on April 17, firing off a private greatest time of 58.98 within the males’s 100 breaststroke to change into the eighth-fastest American ever and the eighth to interrupt 59 seconds.

In the ultimate, Mathias unleashed a time of 58.19, lacking Michael Andrew‘s American Record of 58.14 by simply 5 one-hundredths of a second whereas changing into the fifth-fastest performer of all-time (and #2 amongst Americans).

All-Time Performers, Men’s 100 Breaststroke (LCM)

1. Adam Peaty (GBR), 56.88 – 2019
2. Qin Haiyang (CHN), 57.69 – 2023
3. Arno Kamminga (NED), 57.80 – 2021
4. Michael Andrew (USA), 58.14 – 2021
5. Van Mathias (USA), 58.19 – 2026
6. Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 58.26 – 2022
7. Ilya Shymanovich (BLR), 58.29 – 2019
8. Nic Fink (USA), 58.36 – 2019
9. Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) / James Wilby (GBR), 58.46 – 2012 / 2019
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Mathias got here into the meet with a private greatest time of 59.45, set in January, which ranked him tied for 73rd all-time and tied for fifteenth amongst Americans.

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Two days later, Mathias broke the primary American Record of his profession within the 50 breast, clocking 26.39 within the prelims to erase Nic Fink‘s earlier mark of 26.45 set in 2022. The swim strikes Mathias into #8 all-time.

Mathias adopted up by successful the ultimate in 26.46. He got here into the meet with a greatest time of 26.57, set on the Austin Pro Swim Series in January.

All-Time Performers, Men’s 50 Breaststroke (LCM)

1. Adam Peaty (GBR), 25.95 – 2017
2. Qin Haiyang (CHN), 26.20 – 2023
3. Ludovico Viberti (ITA), 26.27, – 2025
4. Ilya Shymanovich (BLR), 26.28 – 2023
5. Sam Williamson (AUS), 26.32 – 2024
6. Felipe Lima (BRA) / Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA), 26.33 – 2019 / 2022
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8. Van Mathias (USA) – 26.39, 2026 Bergen Swim Festival
9. Joao Gomes Junior (BRA) / Simone Cerasuolo (ITA)/Joao Gomes Junior (BRA), 26.42 – 2019 / 2025
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In the day between his two breaststroke occasions, Mathias raced the 50 fly, breaking 23 seconds for the primary time in 22.99, chipping seven one-hundredths off his earlier better of 23.06 set in January. The swim makes him the fifth-fastest American ever.

All-Time U.S. Performers, Men’s 50 Butterfly (LCM)

1. Caeleb Dressel, 22.35 – 2019
2. Michael Andrew / Dare Rose, 22.79 – 2022 / 2023
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4. Bryan Lundquist, 22.91 – 2009
5. Van Mathias, 22.99 – 2026

Last summer season, Mathias broke by by successful the 50 breast on the U.S. Pro Championships in a time of 26.76, incomes him a berth on the American roster for the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships.

Given his development throughout the 100 breast and 50 fly over the previous few months, along with changing into the quickest American ever within the 50 breast, Mathias will likely be a multi-gold medal menace this summer season at Pan Pacs.

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