Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 7/28/2026

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

Kensy Jones, 9, Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (PC): Competing on the Adam Szmidt Memorial Age Group Championships (LCM) two weekends in the past in Morgan Hill, Calif., Jones set six new greatest instances and received 5 occasions within the ladies’ 10 & below age group regardless of nonetheless being 9. The Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics product most notably posted instances of 35.37 within the 50 again and 1:16.84 within the 100 again, each rating her #1 this season amongst nine-and-under swimmers. She additionally moved to third this season amongst nine-and-under ladies within the 100 fly (1:15.94) and 4th within the 50 free (30.85), 100 free (1:09.38) and 200 free (2:32.09).

Frederic Burks, 14, Excel Aquatics (SE): Burks delivered an distinctive swim within the 200 breaststroke on the Southeastern Championships (LCM) in Huntsville, Ala., knocking practically a second and a half off his greatest time to clock 2:19.58 and win the title by greater than seven seconds. Improving on his earlier PB of two:21.02, Burks strikes into eighth all-time within the boys’ 13-14 age group with the efficiency, and in addition ranks #1 this season by greater than two seconds. He additionally set a greatest time of 1:06.20 within the 100 breast, climbing into 54th all-time within the 13-14 age group and 1st this season. A member of Excel Aquatics, he additionally set greatest instances within the 100 free (56.48), 50 breast (31.27), 100 fly (1:03.79), 200 IM (2:13.19) and 400 IM (4:48.45).

Harper Rauch, 13, Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club (IL): Rauch had an unimaginable efficiency throughout final week’s NCSA Summer Championships (LCM), setting private greatest instances in each freestyle occasion exterior of the 50 whereas sweeping the gap titles. The 13-year-old Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club product most impressibly registered a time of 16:36.56 within the 1500 free, rating her twenty second all-time within the ladies’ 13-14 age group and sixth amongst 13-year-olds. That marked a large drop of 35 seconds from her earlier PB of 17:11.72, set on the Mel Zajac Jr. International meet final month. Rauch additionally clocked 8:48.84 within the 800 free, rating her thirteenth all-time amongst 13-year-old ladies and seventieth within the 13-14 age group, whereas her time within the 400 freed from 4:18.18 ranks seventeenth all-time amongst 13-year-olds and 79th within the 13-14 age group. She added greatest instances of 1:00.77 within the 100 free and a pair of:05.77 within the 200 free on relay lead-offs.

Eli Clavier, 14, Crawfish Aquatics (LA): Clavier went six-for-six in particular person occasions on the Louisiana Age Group LC State Championships in early July in Baton Rouge, setting eight greatest instances. The 14-year-old’s headlining swims got here within the breaststroke occasions, as he posted instances of 1:06.24 within the 100 and a pair of:23.51 within the 200 to rank 56 and 61st all-time within the boys’ 13-14 age group, respectively. The Crawfish Aquatics product additionally put up a time of 30.35 within the 50 breast, rating him 4th this season within the 13-14 age group. He added greatest instances within the 400 free (4:13.33), 800 free (8:37.79) and 200 fly (2:14.79) en path to titles, and hit two extra PBs within the 50 free (25.92) and 100 free (55.79) on relay lead-offs.

Jasper Ye, 12, Aquazot Swim Club (CA): Ye went six-for-six in particular person titles on the Southern California Age Group Championships two weekends in the past in Mission Viejo, hitting 5 new greatest instances. A member of the Aquazot Swim Club, Ye put up instances of 1:02.84 within the 100 again and a pair of:18.09 within the 200 IM, dropping simply over a second in every to maneuver into seventeenth all-time within the boys’ 11-12 age group in each races. He additionally cracked the highest 50 all-time within the 50 again, clocking 29.82 to rank forty sixth all-time, and he added greatest instances within the 50 free (26.60) and 200 free (2:07.79).

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