2023 SwimRVA Commonwealth Cup
- November 3-5, 2023
- Collegiate College Aquatics Middle, Richmond, Virginia
- Brief Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
- Outcomes on Meet Cellular: “2023 Commonwealth Cup”
16-year previous US Nationwide Group member Thomas Heilman swam a brand new private finest and flexed his versatility within the first two days of the 2023 Commonwealth Cup, hosted by SwimRVA.
The Cavalier Aquatics trainee and up to date College of Virginia commit posted a private finest in finals of the boys’ 500 free, ending in 4:21.64. That lopped virtually seven seconds off his earlier private better of 4:28.77 that was swum in January.
That point strikes him to thirty eighth place all-time within the US 15-16 age group rankings within the occasion. Heilman is finest identified for his butterfly racing that features a 4th place end within the 200 meter fly on the 2023 World Championships. There he missed a podium spot by lower than two-tenths of a second.
The LSC Document stays at 4:17.45, finished by would-be Olympian Townley Haas in 2013. Heilman doesn’t age up till February, so if he swims this race on a taper, he has time to chase that report.
Heilman up to now has two particular person wins and two relay wins on the meet, plus a 2nd-place end within the particular person 200 breaststroke.
Outcomes:
- 200 fly – 1:41.80 (1st)
- 200 breast – 1:57.94 (2nd)
- 500 free – 4:21.64 (1st)
- 200 free relay – 1:22.27 (1st), Heilman 19.87, David King 20.07, William Browne 20.91, Maxwell Moore 21.42 – New LSC Document
- 400 medley relay – 3:18.49 (1st) David King 49.43, Maxwell Moore 57.81, Heilman 45.62, William Browne 45.63 – New LSC Document
Heilman is scheduled to swim the 200 again, 100 free, and 200 IM on Sunday.
Different Notable Outcomes:
- The one swimmer to beat Heilman up to now on the meet is 19-year-old John Taylor from YOTA within the 200 breast, the place he swam 1:57.17. Taylor additionally received the 100 breast in 54.26 after a 53.86 in prelims. Each swims crushed his private bests.
- Highschool sophomore Emerson Vallis from Quest Swimming was 2nd general int he 200 free (and the highest junior-aged swimmer within the race) in a brand new finest time of 1:50.08, a few second quicker than her earlier finest time from final December. Her fellow 15-year-old Quest swimmer Ally Vernon was third in 1:50.41, a giant finest time for her as nicely. Former Princeton Tiger Nicole Venema received the race in 1:47.14.
- Callis (4:21.73) and Vernon (4:27.72) additionally went 1-2 within the 400 IM in the identical session. The following day, Callis tagged on a win within the 200 flu (1:58.67).
- 17-year-old Emma Redman of the FISH crew in McLean, Virginia received the 100 breast in 1:02.56, which is a finest time by .15 seconds.
- 17-year-old Owen Hoban from the Rappahannock Stingrays Swim Group obliterated his finest time within the 400 IM, swimming 3:55.35. His earlier finest was a 3:59.48 from NCSAs in March. Hoban, a highschool senior, has not publicly introduced his school plans for subsequent 12 months but.
