Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 5/30/2026

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

Jasper Ye, 12, Aquazot Swim Club (CA): Ye set finest occasions in all the things he swam on the Speedo Grand Challenge final weekend, cracking the highest 30 all-time within the boys’ 11-12 age group in a single occasion and rating 1st this season in two. In the 200 IM, Ye clocked 2:19.34 within the closing, enhancing on his earlier finest of two:22.93 to rank thirtieth all-time within the boys’ 11-12 age group and 1st this season. He additionally moved to the highest spot within the seasonal rankings within the 50 again (30.27), and in addition claims 2nd within the 100 again (1:05.49) and third within the 50 free (26.89), 100 free (58.78) and 100 fly (1:04.34).

Michelle Zhang, 12, Aquazot Swim Club (CA): Also competing on the Speedo Grand Challenge, Ye’s Aquazot teammate Zhang went six-for-six in private finest occasions, highlighted by her breaststroke performances. She claimed gold within the women’ 12& below 50 breast in a time of 35.63, rating her 2nd within the women’ 11-12 age group this season. Zhang additionally moved to 2nd within the age group this season together with her PB of 1:18.78 within the 100 breast. She additionally set finest occasions within the 50 free (30.30), 100 free (1:05.84), 200 breast (2:56.49) and 200 IM (2:42.02).

Ella Legg, 14, Pleasanton Seahawks (PC): Legg gained some beneficial expertise competing on the Pro Swim Series cease in Sacramento final weekend, racing the 1500 free in a uncommon prelims-finals format and navigating three rounds of the 200 fly, together with semi-finals. In the 1500 free, Legg dropped practically 40 seconds off her finest time within the prelims, clocking 17:32.40, after which within the closing, she obtained right down to 17:24.82, rating her third this season within the 13-14 age group. In the 200 fly, Legg constructed her method by the three rounds masterfully, breaking 2:20 for the primary time within the prelims in 2:18.06, resetting her finest time to 2:16.94 within the semis, after which touchdown a 4th-place end within the closing with one other finest time of two:15.82. That swim ranks her 74th all-time within the 13-14 age group and 1st this season. She additionally set a PB within the 800 free (9:15.18), rating her 14th within the age group this season.

Ethan Reines, 14, Scarlet Aquatics (NJ): Reines knocked greater than seven seconds off his private finest time within the 800 free on the Scarlet Memorial Day meet final weekend in Piscataway, N.J., clocking 8:23.11 to climb into thirtieth all-time within the boys’ 13-14 age group. He set his earlier better of 8:30.27 on the Speedo Sectionals in Indianapolis in March, which ranked him 98th all-time. Last weekend, he additionally clocked 4:03.80 within the 400 free, simply shy of the PB he set on the Sectional meet of 4:03.05, which ranks him thirty first all-time within the 13-14 age group. He additionally recorded a finest time final weekend within the 100 free, posting a time of 55.51.

Madison McLaughlin, 10, Tennessee Aquatics (SE): McLaughlin set six new private finest occasions and swam the 400 free for the primary time in lengthy course meters on the NAC May Classic two weeks in the past in Nashville. Headlining McLaughlin’s performances was what she did within the dash free occasions, firing off lifetime bests of 30.48 within the 50 free and 1:07.64 within the 100 free that rank third and 4th this season within the women’ 10 & below age group, respectively. She additionally cracked the highest 20 this season within the 100 fly (1:18.21) and 100 again (1:20.26), rating 14th and 18th this season within the age group, respectively, and added further PBs within the 200 free (2:36.27), 500 free (5:44.91) and 50 again (37.42).

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