2023 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmers Of The Year- 13-14

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Editor’s observe: due to ongoing challenges with the USA Swimming outcomes database, figuring out the entire high candidates for this 12 months’s age group awards in an goal approach has been difficult. We’ve achieved our greatest to search out them, nevertheless it’s doable that we missed somebody apparent. If that’s the case, please tell us within the feedback!

GIRLS AWARD: CHARLOTTE CRUSH, LAKESIDE SWIM TEAM

Crush aged as much as the 15-16 age group in the course of the 12 months, however made her mark within the spring earlier than growing old up.

In March, Crush broke her personal Nationwide Age Group (NAG) report within the SCY 100 backstroke swimming a 50.44. She is the one 13-14 woman to have ever damaged the 51-second mark as Levenia Sim was the earlier NAG report holder as she swam a 51.03 in 2021.

Crush additionally broke Missy Franklin’s SCY 200 backstroke NAG report as she swam a 1:50.95. That was quicker than Franklin’s report of a 1:51.07.

Along with her two 13-14 NAG data, Crush led the nation this 12 months in 5 whole occasions. She additionally was within the high 5 in one other six occasions, bringing her whole to 11 occasions within the high 5.

She was the quickest SCY 100 backstroker by over three seconds and the quickest SCY 200 backstroker by virtually two seconds.

Crush #1 Nation Main Instances:

50 SCY free: 22.36
100 SCY again: 50.44
200 SCY again: 1:50.95
100 SCY fly: 51.55
100 LCM again: 1:01.77

Honorable Mentions:

Audrey Derivaux, Jersey Wahoos– Derivaux simply turned 14 this fall however nonetheless made waves within the age group as a 13 12 months previous by means of the LCM season. Derivaux is within the high 5 within the nation this 12 months in a complete of 12 occasions. She notably led the nation within the SCY 200 fly, SCY 200 IM, LCM 100 fly, LCM 200 fly, and LCM 200 IM. She is also the quickest 13 12 months previous ever within the SCY 200 again and LCM 200 fly.
Rylee Erisman, Laker Swim– Erisman led the nation in 5 occasions this season and was within the high 5 in one other six. Erisman has already punched her ticket to Olympic Trials this upcoming summer time within the 50 free, 100 free, and 200 again. Her 50 free greatest time of a 25.40 is #4 all-time within the age group.

BOYS AWARD: LUKA MIJATOVIC, PLEASANTON SEAHAWKS

Please bear with me on this one, there have been many apparent errors within the database that I needed to manually maneuver by means of by myself.

Mijatovic received the 11-12 age group Swammy a 12 months in the past and has already damaged many 13-14 NAG data.

In June at Summer time Nationals, Mijatovic broke the LCM 200, 400, and 800 freestyle NAG data. Simply over a month later at Summer time Junior Nationals, Mijatovic broke all of these data as soon as once more. As well as, he additionally broke the oldest NAG report within the books on the time as he swam a 15:27.38 within the 1500 freestyle. He turned the youngest swimmer to interrupt the 8-minute mark within the LCM 800 freestyle and the youngest swimmer below the 15:30 mark within the LCM 1500 freestyle.

Mijatovic continued breaking data this fall and now into winter. Earlier this month, Mijatovic re-broke his personal 500, 1000, and 1650 free data. He additionally broke Thomas Heilman‘s 13-14 SCY 400 IM NAG.

Mijatovic’s 13-14 NAG data:

500 SCY free: 4:15.71
1000 SCY free: 8:46.50
1650 SCY free: 14:45.79
400 SCY IM: 3:49.32
200 LCM free: 1:50.40
400 LCM free: 3:52.01
800 LCM free: 7:59.64
1500 LCM free: 15:27.38

Honorable Mentions:

Ian Name, Memphis Thunder Aquatic Membership– Name was the one boy to set a NAG report this 12 months moreover Mijatovic. Name broke the LCM 100 breaststroke report swimming a 1:02.22 at Summer time Juniors. He broke Reece Whitley’s previous report by over a second. Not solely was Name’s swim a report, however he additionally dropped virtually 5 seconds within the occasion from Summer time 2022 to this previous summer time.
Shareef Elaydi, Santa Clara Swim Membership– Elaydi helped the Santa Clara Swim Membership blended relays break all 4 13-14 NAG data. Individually, Elaydi was high 5 within the nation in a complete of ten occasions, together with three occasions the place he was the quickest this 12 months. His SCY 100 fly time of a 48.11 is #4 all-time, 200 fly time of a 1:46.88 is #3 all-time whereas his LCM 100 fly time of a 54.73 is #4 all-time, and his LCM 200 fly time of a 2:03.03 is #5.