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Thomas Mercer dropped over three seconds on the day en route to his 6th-place finish in the 200 butterfly this evening (1:45.55).

After destroying the 15-16 NAG record in the 100 backstroke yesterday, Charlotte Crush will contest the 100 fly/100 back double tonight.

The Chester County high school swimming season has begun, and the local scene looks strong again. Downingtown East, which finished 9-0 last winter, returns a strong group of swimmers, and Conestoga also returns a strong crop, led by senior Jake Wang, who was the Daily Local News 2022-23 Boys Swimmer of the Year.

Johnny Crush dropped almost a full second off of his 100 back personal best to win the event and earn a 2024 Olympic Trials cut.

Charlotte Crush dropped over a second in her 100 back in prelims of day 3 in Indianapolis. She is the top seed tonight by around a second and a half.

Lilla Bognar (above) also had a big swim this morning, dropping over four seconds off her personal best in the 200 butterfly.

The Academy Bullets in Illinois had a big morning on Thursday, including Elizabeth Nowicki, who is the top qualifier in the 100 breast.

Rose Bowl Aquatics' Daniel Li is the lone male recruit ranked in our top-20 last year that remains uncommitted in the high school class of 2024.

After taking third last year, North Allegheny relied heavily on depth to help it climb to the top of the podium for the second time in three years.

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