Diggory Dillingham Drops More Time with 19.52 50 FR, Rises to #4 All-Time 15-16 | SwimSwam

By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam

2021 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WEST

• December 8-11, 2021
• Jamail Texas Swim Center, Austin, Texas
• Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
• Prelims: 9 am (ET)
• Finals: 5 pm (ET) – Wed. relays at 6 pm
• Meet Central
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BOYS 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• Winter JRs Meet Record: Ryan Hoffer – 18.71 (12/10/2016)
• West Meet Record: Ryan Hoffer – 18.71 (12/10/2016)

Podium:

• GOLD: Quintin McCarty (PPA) – 19.35
• SILVER: Diggory Dillingham (BEND) – 19.52
• BRONZE: Luscius Brown (CTSE) – 19.82

In the A final of the boys 50 free at the Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West last night, 16-year-old Diggory Dillingham out of Bend Swim Club has been on a hot streak in the 50 free over the last week. It started last weekend, when the 16-year-old popped off a 19.88 at a meet in Corvallis, OR. He then came to Austin, where he chipped another 0.05 seconds off that time in prelims, swimming a 19.83. Dillingham wasn’t done there, however, and he posted another huge drop in finals last night, getting down to 19.82.

With the swim last night, Dillingham exploded into the all-time top 10 for 15-16 boys, landing himself at #4 all-time. Here is the updated all-time top 10 for 15-16 boys in the SCY 50 free:

Rank	Time	Swimmer
1	19.24	Michael Andrew
2	19.34	Ryan Hoffer
3	19.45	Carson Weed
4	19.52	Diggory Dillingham
5	19.55	Matt Brownstead
6	19.58	Aiden Hayes
7	19.60	Ben Fox
8	19.62	Jack Dolan
9	19.64	Adam Chaney
10	19.66	Drew Kibler

Dillingham finished 2nd last night, behind Quintin McCarty, an 18-year-old out of Pikes Peak Athletics. McCarty clocked a huge personal best of 19.35 last night, not only winning the West title, and posting the top time of both meet sites, but rising high in the 17-18 all-time rankings as well. With the performance, McCarty now ties for #11 time in the 17-18 age group with Drew Kibler.

Rank	Time	Swimmer
1	18.67	Caeleb Dressel
2	18.71	Ryan Hoffer
3	18.76	Adam Chaney
t-4	18.88	Michael Andrew
T-4	18.88	Matt Brownstead
6	19.20	Aiden Hayes
7	19.25	Andrew Benson
8	19.26	Matt King
9	19.29	Jake Houck
10	19.33	David Curtiss
T-11	19.35	Drew Kibler
T-11	19.35	Quintin McCarty

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