Mikayla Tan Could Soon Become Breaststroke Force for Singapore

Mikayla Tan Could Soon Become Breaststroke Force for Singapore

A pair of victories at this weekend’s Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, Calif., represented essentially the most important profession accomplishments to date for Mikayla Tan. The San Ramon Valley swimmer topped the 200 breaststroke Friday in 2:26.35, capping off a meet the place she minimize nearly two seconds from her greatest time of two:28.11. She added one other win within the 100 breast Saturday in 1:08.16.

In the longer race, Tan approached the 15-16 National Age Group report of two:25.35, a mark set by Anita Nall in 1992, and Tan might definitely attain that point within the coming months. However, the time wouldn’t depend as a NAG report since Tan represents Singapore internationally. She has competed for her house nation on the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships and the 2025 World Junior Championships, qualifying for the ultimate of the 100 breast on the latter event and ending eighth.

Her newest outcomes, nonetheless, recommend Tan might make an affect on senior-level competitors within the not-too-distant future. Her 200 breast time is hardly a medal-contending mark for worldwide racing, however it could have been fast sufficient to qualify for the semifinals finally yr’s World Championships. This yr, because the Pan Pacific Championships return to the worldwide calendar for the primary time since 2018, Tan completely has the potential to succeed in the ultimate and compete in opposition to the likes of Olympic gold medalist Kate Douglass.

Tan’s time from this current Pro Series was three seconds faster than she went on the identical meet final yr, which marked her first time beneath 2:30. She might be monitoring towards a 2:25 and even 2:24 by the tip of the summer time. Her 100 stay additional away from worldwide competition, however she has dropped a full second from her greatest time already this season.

As for brief course yards, Tan owns breaststroke greatest occasions of 59.04 within the 100 and a pair of:06.74 within the 200, each achieved finally yr’s Junior Nationals West. In a successful victory within the 200 breast, Tan broke the meet report held by Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby and swam a time that just one American has ever overwhelmed within the 15-16 age group, Alex Walsh. The time would have positioned Tan sixth at this yr’s NCAA Championships.

Not dangerous for a swimmer with two years remaining till she would enter the school ranks. In the meantime, she took benefit of comparatively open breaststroke fields in Sacramento to broaden her profile in opposition to American competitors. Another probability awaits a couple of hundred miles south when Pan Pacs come to Irvine, Calif., in August.