Spectrum Aquatics Weekly Wonders of Age Group Swimming: 8/1/2026

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.

Aubrey Hadley, 12, Ventana Canyon Swim Team (AZ): Hadley went six-for-six in private greatest instances finally weekend’s Arizona State Championships, successful 4 occasions within the ladies’ 11-12 age group. In the 50 free, after breaking 29 for the primary tie within the prelims (28.50), the Ventana Canyon Swim Team product put up a time of 27.93, rating her 4th this season within the ladies’ 11-12 age group. Hadley additionally went 1:01.26 within the 100 free, dropping over a second off her PB to rank sixteenth within the 11-12 age group this season, and set extra greatest instances within the 200 free (2:15.86), 50 again (33.46), 50 fly (31.15) and 100 fly (1:09.18).

Leo Liu, 12, Rose Bowl Aquatics (CA): Liu established six new greatest instances on the Southern California Swimming Summer Age Group Championships final weekend in Walnut, Calif., highlighted by his swims within the breaststroke occasions. In the 50 breast, Liu dropped practically a second off his PB within the prelims, clocking 32.20, after which within the remaining, broke 32 seconds for the primary time in 31.95. That efficiency rockets him as much as sixth all-time within the boys’ 11-12 age group and 1st this season by practically a full second. He additionally clocked 1:10.55 within the 100 breast to rank seventeenth all-time and 1st this season by over two and a half seconds, and Liu added bests within the 50 free (28.52), 100 free (1:02.91), 50 fly (31.85) and 200 IM (2:38.77).

Emma Zhang, 10, X-Cel Swimming (NJ): Zhang gained 5 occasions and set seven new greatest instances on the New Jersey Swimming LC Gold Championships in Piscataway, shifting into the highest 5 within the seasonal rankings within the ladies’ breaststroke occasions. Zhang put up a time of 1:25.94 within the 100 breast to rank 4th this season within the ladies’ 10 and beneath age group, whereas her time of 38.68 within the 50 breast ranks fifth this season. The X-Cel Swimming product additionally set new greatest instances within the 100 free (1:09.23), 200 free (2:26.39), 100 again (1:18.22) and 50 fly (37.20).

Daniel Bunge, 13, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics (VA): Bunge had a sensational swim within the 100 fly throughout final week’s NCSA Summer Championships in Indianapolis, clocking 56.41 to crack the 57-second barrier for the primary time and rank third all-time amongst 13-year-old boys. The swim additionally strikes him right into a tie for thirty second all-time within the 13-14 age group. Bunge additionally set bests within the 200 IM (2:09.94) and 200 free (1:56.26) that rank fifth and sixth respectively amongst 13-year-olds all-time and 82 and 89th all-time within the 13-14 age group. Notably, within the 200 free, he threw down a 1:54.65 break up on the NOVA of Virginia 800 free relay, practically two seconds beneath his flat begin time.

Kennedy Brooks, 15, Kentucky Aquatics (KY): Brooks had a standout displaying final weekend at NCSAs, amassing three particular person titles whereas establishing new greatest instances in six occasions. Most notably, she fired off a time of 28.82 en path to successful the women’ 50 again, rating her twentieth all-time amongst 15-year-olds and 2nd this season. In the 100 again, her successful time of 1:00.91 knocked a second off her PB from the prelims to rank her thirty second all-time within the 15-16 age group, nineteenth all-time amongst 15-year-olds and 1st this season. She additionally moved to sixth this season amongst 15-year-olds within the 50 free (26.05), ninth within the 100 free (57.26), eleventh within the 100 fly (1:01.97) and fifteenth within the 50 fly (27.97).

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