By Claire Wong on SwimSwam
2025 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – EAST
December 10-13, 2025 Indianapolis, Ind. Prelims: 10 a.m. EST Wednesday (1000 free): 1 p.m. EST Finals: 5 p.m. EST Wednesday (relays): 4 p.m. EST SCY (25 yards) Meet Central Psych Sheets How to Watch Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day Two | Day Three Finals: Day One | Day Two | Day ThreeBOYS’ 400 IM – Finals
Meet Record: 3:38.65, Carson Foster – 2019 13-14 NAG Record: 3:47.91, Luka Mijatovic – 2024 15-16 NAG Record: 3:39.83, Maximus Williamson – 2022 17-18 NAG Record: 3:35.27, Carson Foster – 2020Top 8 Finishers:
Baylor Stanton (GA) — 3:40.48 Yi Zheng (CSC) — 3:41.90 Ian Heysen (BD) — 3:43.23 Owen Ekk (ATAC) — 3:47.52 Wilson York (LAK) — 3:47.52 Matthew Wolfle (NOVA) — 3:49.24 Liam Smith (GKC) — 3:52.24 David Sammons (MAC) — 3:52.37Baylor Stanton picked up his 3rd win and 3rd personal best time of the meet by defending his title in the 400 IM. With that time, he moves up from the #12 performer in the 17-18 age group to the #5. His previous best came from last year’s Winter Junior Championships, where he swam a 3:41.50 for 1st. Stanton, who is the #1 recruit in the class of 2026, is headed to Cal next fall.
Last night, Stanton swam an impressive double in the 500 free and 200 IM. In the latter event, he moved up to to 15th all-time in the 17-18 rankings and bettered his best by over a second with a time of 1:42.85. His event repertoire appears to be an excellent fit for Cal, which has seen sustained success from swimmers with similar profiles such as Hugo Gonzalez, Lucas Henveaux, and Andrew Seliskar.
All-Time Performers, Boys’ 17–18 400 IM (SCY)
Carson Foster, 3:35.27 – 2020 Andrew Seliskar, 3:37.52 – 2015 Chase Kalisz, 3:39.82 – 2013 Jason Louser, 3:40.44 – 2020 Baylor Stanton, 3:40.48 — 2025 Gunnar Bentz, 3:40.57 – 2014 Noah Cakir, 3:40.62 – 2025 Kieran Smith, 3:40.78 – 2019 Gio Linscheer, 3:40.90 – 2023 Gregg Enoch, 3:41.10 – 2025His split comparison can be found below:
Stanton, Winter Juniors 2025 (New PB) Stanton, Winter Juniors 2024 (Old PB) 23.83 24.13 50.81 (26.98) 51.34 (27.21) 1:18.37 (27.56) 1:19.11 (27.77) 1:46.24 (27.87) 1:46.61 (27.50) 2:17.10 (30.86) 2:18.14 (31.53) 2:48.77 (31.67) 2:50.14 (32.00) 3:13.16 (26.39) 3:16.45 (26.31) 3:40.48 (25.32) 3:41.50 (25.05)Though Stanton lead for the entirety of the race, Yi Zheng began shrinking the lead on the breaststroke leg. It was Stanton’s backstroke split (55.43) that really distanced him from the rest of the field.
Zheng had an impressive swim of his own, rocketing up to #3 in the 15-16 age group and shaving well over 3 seconds off his previous best. The junior from Carmel took 4th in this event at the World Junior Championships over the summer with a time of 4:18.16, and was USA’s sole finalist in the event. Zheng is committed to Stanford for fall of 2027 and was ranked the #19 recruit in his class in SwimSwam’s most recent rankings.
He has made huge strides this year, as his best time in this event heading into the season was 3:51.22—set at prelims of last year’s Winter Juniors. He lowered that mark to 3:45.67 on early last month at a home meet in Carmel, and has dropped nearly 10 this season alone.
Zheng, Winter Juniors 2025 (New PB) Zheng, CSC Fall Frenzy 2025 (Old PB) Zheng, Winter Juniors 2024 (Old PB) 23.73 23.38 23.76 50.86 (27.13) 50.70 (27.32) 51.50 (27.74) 1:19.45 (28.59) 1:19.90 (29.20) 1:21.51 (30.01) 1:48.08 (28.63) 1:48.79 (28.89) 1:51.34 (29.83) 2:19.08 (31.00) 2:20.26 (31.47) 2:23.11 (31.77) 2:50.40 (31.32) 2:52.39 (32.13) 2:55.63 (32.52) 3:16.84 (26.44) 3:19.70 (27.31) 3:23.65 (28.02) 3:41.90 (25.06) 3:45.67 (25.97) 3:51.22 (27.57)Zheng has improved across all 4 strokes, though his closing speed is the most notable difference between his swim tonight and his previous two PBs.
All-Time Performers, Boys’ 15-16 400 IM (SCY)
Maximus Williamson, 3:39.83 – 2022 Luka Mijatovic, 3:41.76 –2025 Yi Zheng, 3:41.90 – 2025 Thomas Heilman, 3:43.63 – 2022 Matthew Fallon, 3:44.08 – 2019 Carson Foster, 3:44.16 – 2017 Sean Grieshop, 3:44.45 – 2015 Andrew Seliskar, 3:44.83 – 2013 Curtis Ogren, 3:44.87 – 2012 Jackson Hartzler, 3:45.02 – 2025Ironically, with this swim, Zheng kicks Stanton’s 3:45.39 out of the top 10 in the 15-16 age group.
Zheng has the 200 breast and 200 fly on his schedule for tomorrow, while Stanton is entered to swim the 200 back, 200 breast, and 200 fly.
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