Day 4 Prelims Recap: 2025 Speedo Winter Jrs West — Austin Highlights & Top Times (2026)

The 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

The 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West

• December 10 – 13, 2025
• Lee & Joe Jamil Texas Swimming Center, Austin, Texas
• SCY (25 Yards)
• Meet Central (https://www.usaswimming.org/event/2025/12/10/default-calendar/speedo-winter-junior-championships)
• Psych Sheets (https://websiteprodcoresa.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/events-posting/2025-speedo-winter-juniors-west-psych-sheet-12-3-25.pdf)
• Live Results (http://www.txlameetresults.com/) (also available on Meet Mobile: “2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors”)
• Live Recaps

** Prelims: Day 2 (https://swimswam.com/2025-winter-junior-championships-west-day-2-prelims-live-recap/) | Day 3 (https://swimswam.com/2025-winter-junior-championships-west-day-3-prelims-live-recap/)
** Finals: Day 1 (https://swimswam.com/2025-winter-junior-championships-west-day-1-finals-live-recap/) | Day 2 (https://swimswam.com/2025-winter-junior-championships-west-day-2-finals-live-recap/) | Day 3

The final day of the 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West is set to get underway from the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, with preliminary heats on tap in four different events for both genders.

The session will kick off with the 200 backstroke, followed by the 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly.

Stay tuned for live updates.

Girls’ 200 Backstroke — Prelims

• West Record: 1:48.32 – Bella Sims (2022)
• Meet Record: 1:48.32 – Bella Sims (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:50.95 – Charlotte Crush (2023)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:48.30 – Regan Smith (2018)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:47.16 – Regan Smith (2019)

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Sydney Schoeck (https://swimswam.com/tag/sydney-schoeck/) (CSP) – 1:53.65
2. Maggie Dickinson (https://swimswam.com/tag/maggie-dickinson/) (SSTY) – 1:54.12
3. Hayden Gibson (https://swimswam.com/tag/hayden-gibson/) (HAWG) – 1:56.06
4. Maddie Thornton (https://swimswam.com/tag/maddie-thornton/) (BEND) – 1:56.36
5. Rowyn Wilber (https://swimswam.com/tag/rowyn-wilber/) (CLOV) – 1:56.82
6. Lexi Cook (https://swimswam.com/tag/lexi-cook/) (CSP) – 1:56.87
7. Macey Degroot (https://swimswam.com/tag/macey-degroot/) (SHRK) – 1:56.99
8. Rachel Ritter (https://swimswam.com/tag/rachel-ritter/) (SFST) – 1:57.05

The CSP Tideriders’ Sydney Schoeck (https://swimswam.com/tag/sydney-schoeck/) posted the only sub-1:54 girls’ 200 back of the morning, stopping the clock with a time of 1:53.65. Her time is the fastest going into the final by 0.47, but will need to drop over a second to reach her PB of 1:52.37.

Boys’ 200 Backstroke — Prelims

• West Record: 1:40.32 – Keaton Jones (2022)
• Meet Record: 1:39.62 – Daniel Diehl (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:43.15 – Michael Andrew (2014)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:40.58 – Baylor Stanton (2024)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:37.35 – Ryan Murphy (2014)

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Joey Sudermann (https://swimswam.com/tag/joey-sudermann/) (FST) – 1:43.64
2. Joshua Smith (https://swimswam.com/tag/joshua-smith/) (LRAD) – 1:43.75
3. Brayden Capen (https://swimswam.com/tag/brayden-capen/) (ACAD) – 1:44.62
4. Jackson Hartzler (https://swimswam.com/tag/jackson-hartzler/) (CFSC) – 1:44.95
5. Owen Stauffer (https://swimswam.com/tag/owen-stauffer/) (IST) – 1:45.16
6. Nico Lee (https://swimswam.com/tag/nico-lee/) (HEAT) – 1:45.18
7. Austin Chu (https://swimswam.com/tag/austin-chu/) (CSP) – 1:45.31
8. Grant Bellin (https://swimswam.com/tag/grant-bellin/) (KING) – 1:45.53

Girls’ 100 Freestyle — Prelims

• West Record: 46.29 – Abby Weitzeil (2014)
• Meet Record: 46.29 – Abby Weitzeil (2014)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 47.67 – Claire Curzan (2019)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 47.14 – Rylee Erisman (2024)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 46.09 – Simone Manuel (2015)

Top 8 Qualifiers:

Boys’ 100 Freestyle — Prelims

• West Record: 41.23 – Ryan Hoffer (2015)
• Meet Record: 41.23 – Ryan Hoffer (2015)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 43.51 – Thomas Heilman (2021)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 41.96 – Kaii Winkler (2023)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 41.23 – Ryan Hoffer (2015)

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Jordan Ragland (https://swimswam.com/tag/jordan-ragland/) (LIFE) – 42.88
2. Nathan Foucu (https://swimswam.com/tag/nathan-foucu/) (QSS) – 43.02
3. Brody Chandler (https://swimswam.com/tag/brody-chandler/) (SMST) – 43.27
4. Ty Thomas (https://swimswam.com/tag/ty-thomas/) (RCA) – 43.34
5. Rowan Cox (https://swimswam.com/tag/rowan-cox/) (TXLA) – 43.45
6. Brody Engelstad (https://swimswam.com/tag/brody-engelstad/) (WFF) – 43.66
7. Miles Blackson-Dunbar (https://swimswam.com/tag/miles-blackson-dunbar/) (BCA) – 43.72
8. Alex Pletcher (https://swimswam.com/tag/alex-pletcher/) (SDSA) – 44.03

Girls’ 200 Breaststroke — Prelims

• West Record: 2:06.81 – Lydia Jacoby (2022)
• Meet Record: 2:06.02 – Alex Walsh (2018)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 2:10.22 – Allie Szekely (2012)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 2:06.45 – Alex Walsh (2018)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 2:04.32 – Lydia Jacoby (2023)

Top 8 Qualifiers:

Boys’ 200 Breaststroke — Prelims

• West Record: 1:52.92 – Zhier Fan (2021)
• Meet Record: 1:52.12 – Josh Matheny (2019)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:55.52 – Reece Whitley (2014)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:52.37 – Reece Whitley (2016)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:51.38 – Josh Matheny (2020)

Top 8 Qualifiers:

Girls’ 200 Butterfly — Prelims

• West Record: 1:51.06 – Bella Sims (2022)
• Meet Record: 1:51.06 – Bella Sims (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:54.33 – Audrey Derivaux (2024)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:51.24 – Regan Smith (2018)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:50.15 – Alex Shackell (2023)

Top 8 Qualifiers:

Boys’ 200 Butterfly — Prelims

• West Record: 1:40.01 – Luca Urlando (2018)
• Meet Record: 1:40.86 – Thomas Heilman (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:42.77 – Thomas Heilman (2021)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:40.73 – Thomas Heilman (2023)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:40.39 – Aiden Hayes (2022)

Top 8 Qualifiers: