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2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational
December 11-14, 2025 Eppley Recreation Center – College Park, MD 25 yards (SCY), Prelims/Finals Psych Sheet Results on Meet Mobile: “2025 Katie Ledecky Invitational” Live web resultsLuc Dionne of NCAP delivered another top performance on day 3 of the Katie Ledecky Invitational, winning the boys’ 200 breast in 1:56.20.
The 16-year-old knocked just over a second off of his lifetime best as he charged into the wall over three seconds ahead of runner-up Spyros Argeros (1:59.31).
Dionne’s performance marked the fastest time in the country so far this season in the boys’ 15-16 age group, bumping him up from where he previously sat at 3rd on the national rankings.
Even more notably, Dionne now ranks 18th on the all-time age group top 100 list for the 15-16 100 breast, just behind Caspar Corbeau‘s time of 1:55.97 from 2018.
Dionne’s victory in the 200 breast marked his second win of the meet after taking home the title in the 400 IM (3:49.15) the night before.
Other Highlights from the Open-Age Division
Alex Grocholski of NCAP logged a new personal best time in the 500 free, winning in 4:19.98 to mark the only sub-4:20 performance of the night. He dropped over 2.5 seconds from his previous lifetime best (4:22.58), breaking 4:20 for the first time and jumping up the national rankings. The Virginia Tech commit now ranks 9th in the boys’ 17-18 age group in the event among the top times so far this season, and he is currently the only 17-year-old in the top ten. Long Island Aquatic Club’s Vivienne Zangaro turned in a top performance in the 500 free, winning the event in 4:43.61 and taking a second off of her lifetime best. Her performance launched her onto the all-time age group top 100 ranking list for the first time. With all of the times posted over the last few days, she now ranks 87th all-time in the 15-16 age group in the 500 free, tied with Cece Williams from Florida. Prior to this weekend, Zangaro sat atop the season’s national rankings in the 500 free, as she posted the #1 time in the country for her age group in November with a time of 4:44.60. Despite posting a faster time on Saturday, her performance on day 3 now ranks her 4th in this event following the performances of swimmers at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships. Derek Cox, who represents Asphalt Green United Aquatics, won the 200 fly in 1:47.46 at 28 years old. While he has been as fast as 1:45.01 in 2020, Cox’s performance on day 3 took almost 3.5 seconds off of last year’s season-best (1:50.90) and marked his fastest time since 2021. Cox was the only swimmer in the field to break 1:48, as NCAP’s Ryan Southern took 2nd behind him in 1:48.03. Southern, who is committed to swim for the University of Delaware in the fall, came into the meet with a best time of 1:49.77 before posting a time of 1:48.05 during prelims. NCAP’s Emma Cigna took home two medals last night, winning the 200 fly in 1:58.59 and taking the runner-up spot in the 100 back in 53.95. While her performance in the 200 fly was about half a second off of her personal best, Cigna was the only one in the field under 2:00 and bumped herself up to 21st on the ranking of top times this season in the 17-18 age group. She followed it up with a lifetime best in the 100 back, going from a time of 54.42 to 53.95 over the course of the day. Cigna narrowly beat out 15-year-old teammate McKenzie Cory, who also broke 54 for the first time Saturday night and placed 3rd in 53.96.Age Group Highlights
12-year-old Ari Crooks of QNS Aquatic Club won the 50 free in 23.67, dropping almost half a second to go under 24 for the first time. His performance marked the 16th-fastest time in the 11-12 age group in the event this season, launching him up the national ranking from where he previously sat at 38th. Crooks also prevailed in the 50 back, throwing down a best time of 27.59 and dropping over a second; he now ranks 28th in his age group for this season. QNS Aquatic Club’s Jax Torba claimed the top spot in three events on Saturday. The 10-year-old dominated the 50 back, throwing down a personal best time of 28.63 to drop almost a full second and mark the only sub-30 performance. His race ranks him 11th on the all-time age group top 100 list in the 10 & under age group in this event and marked the 2nd-fastest time this season in his age group. Torba also won the 50 free in 26.36, shaving .59 off of his best time to land at #82 on the for the 10 & under age group. His performance in the 50 free marked the 3rd-fastest time in his age group this season. He went on to prevail in the 200 IM, turning in a time of 2:23.47 and shaving .02 off of his personal best. Rafa Fontana of NCAP moved up the national rankings in the boys’ 13-14 200 fly, dropping exactly half a second and winning in a lifetime best time of 1:51.68 to jump from 5th to 3rd in his age group this season. 14-year-old Julia Bak, who swims for QNS Aquatic Club in New York, shone in the 50 free. She charged into the wall first in 22.86, touching almost 1.5 seconds ahead of runner-up Yeva Radyna (24.14) despite adding .08. Bak went on to win the 100 back as well, prevailing in 54.10. The boys’ 11-12 100 breast saw top performances from Thomas Kalinowski of Wilmington Aquatic Club and Andrew Torba of QNS Aquatic Club. Kalinowski and Torba went 1-2 in the event, posting times of 1:04.86 and 1:05.15, respectively. The two 12-year-olds both logged new personal best times, with Kalinowski dropping a full second over the course of the day and Torba dropping almost 3.5 seconds. The pair now rank 9th and 10th on the list of top times this season in the 11-12 age group in the 100 breast. Suburban Seahawks Club’s Madison Suchecki enjoyed a top swim in the 13-14 200 breast, throwing down a lifetime best time of 2:17.75 to win the event by almost six seconds. Suchecki knocked two and a half seconds off of her previous personal best (2:20.27), blowing past the 2:20 barrier for the first time and launching herself up to #10 on the ranking of top times this season in that event in the 13-14 age group. The closest competitor behind her was 13-year-old Charlotte Bruning, who dropped over a second to touch in 2:23.55. Morgan Wu of Long Island Aquatic Club posted the 3rd-fastest time this season in the 50 back in the 11-12 age group, turning in a best time of 27.15. The 12-year-old shaved .23 off of her lifetime best and raced into the wall well over a second and a half ahead of runner-up Jolie Loghmanee (28.99). Wu was just shy of cracking the all-time age group top 100 in the event, as there is a five-way tie for 96th on the ranking with a time of 27.12. 14-year-old Milly Birch saw a huge time drop in the 500 free, turning in a best time of 4:49.20 to knock over six seconds off of her personal best and clinch the victory in the event. That performance marked the fastest time in the country this season in the girls’ 13-14 age group and ranks her 99th all-time in the event. Asphalt Green’s Jeffrey Qian continued to dominate the breaststroke events, winning the boys’ 10 & under 100 breast by a showstopping 12 seconds. He touched in 1:12.56, taking three seconds off of his lifetime best to land at 3rd on the ranking of top times this season in his age group in this event. He is now tied for 62nd all-time in the 100 breast, sharing the spot with Peter Lo, who posted that time back in 2000.Read the full story on SwimSwam: Luc Dionne Continues Hot Streak at Katie Ledecky Invite with #18 All-Time 200 Breast
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