Derivaux's time of 2:18.75 is the age group's fastest since Cassidy Bayer set the 11-12 NAG record of 2:15.02 in July 2012. Stock photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography

O’Callaghan closed her 100 free at Aussie Trials in 26.57, overtaking Britta Steffen (26.61) for the fastest second 50 in the event’s history.

Tan’s time of 1:12.75 in the 100 breaststroke is the fastest for an 11-12 girl in the 21st century.

Williamson closed in a blistering 27.73 to become the fastest American 15-year-old of all-time in the men’s 200 IM (2:01.45).

After nearly getting a best time on the first 100, Swanson held on and tied for the win in the men’s 200 breast, qualifying for his first World Championships.

Ribeiro, left, has now set three Portuguese Records in the last three weeks, including two that had stood since 2009.

May 27th, 2022 Arena Swim of the Week, News

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Disclaimer: Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of the week, but rather one Featured Swim to be explored in deeper detail. The Swim of the Week is an opportunity to take a closer look at the context of one of the many fast swims this week, perhaps a swim that slipped through the cracks as others grabbed the headlines, or a race we didn’t get to examine as closely in the flood of weekly meets.

Jersey Wahoos’ swimmer Audrey Derivaux has been making an impact on the girls’ 11-12 age group rankings for over a year now, but the 12-year-old delivered arguably the best performance of her young career last weekend.

Derivaux, 12, put up a time of 2:18.75 in the girls’ 200 butterfly at the GPAC May Long Course Derby in Sewell, N.J., a showing that stands up as the second-fastest in the girls’ 11-12 age group (U.S. only) of all-time.

In fact, it’s the fastest we’ve seen in nearly a decade, as the National Age Group Record of 2:15.02, set by Cassidy Bayer, was produced back in July of 2012.

For Derivaux, the swim marked a four-second best time, having previously been 2:22.76 in July 2021, a swim that ranks as the #1 in U.S. history among 11-year-old girls.

She’s just the eighth 11-12 girl to swim sub-2:20, and joins Bayer and Kayla Han as the only ones to have cracked 2:19.

All-Time 200 Butterfly (LCM) Performers, Girls’ 11-12 Age Group

In addition to the 200 fly, Derivaux also clocked 5:03.64 in the 400 IM last weekend, ranking her 15th all-time in the 11-12 age group. She also went 28.91 in the 50 fly (30th) and 1:06.91 in the 100 back (t-58th).

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James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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