By Jake Bridges on SwimSwam
Carmel Swim Club Fall Frenzy
- November 7th to November 9th, 2025
- Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana
- Short Course Yards (SCY)
- Results can be found on MeetMobile: “2025 CSC Fall Frenzy”
Carmel Swim Club’s Yi Zheng became the fastest 15-16 year-old boy in the country this season in multiple events earlier this November in Carmel, leaving his stamp on the meet with seven event wins and eight personal bests.
Zheng’s best swims came in the 200 breast and 400 IM. He clocked a winning time of 1:56.44 in the 200 breast, a personal best of 2.1 seconds. The swim made him the fastest 15-16 year-old boy in the event this year, and the 19th fastest in history.
His 400 IM propelled him even farther up the all-time rankings. He produced a time of 3:45.67, a 5.55 second improvement on his lifetime best. The time makes the Stanford commit the fastest 15-16 year-old boy this season and the 11th fastest of all-time.
Zheng also swam top-five times this season in three other events, clocking significant personal bests in all of them. He clocked a winning time of 4:24.53 in the boys’ 15 & over 500 free, registered 1:45.30 to win the 200 fly, and took victory in the 200 IM in a time of 1:46.46. In that order, those times rank Zheng 4th, 3rd, and 2nd in the nation this year.
Zheng won two more events at the meet. He took first in the 200 free (1:37.90) and the 200 back (1:48.13). He dropped 3.89 seconds from his lifetime best in the 200 free and 5.48 seconds in the 200 back, which was the only event Zheng won where he didn’t earn a Winter Juniors cut.
The only swimmer who was able to defeat Zheng in head-to-head competition was Central Ohio Aquatics’ and future Texas Longhorn Austin Carpenter. The two swimmers met in the boys’ 15 & over 100 free, which the 17-year-old Carpenter won in a time of 44.67, the 59th fastest swim by a 17-18 year-old this season. Zheng touched the wall shortly after in a time of 45.03, a personal best of over two seconds.
Carpenter also took victory in the boys’ 15 & over 100 breast, registering a time of 54.45, the 21st fastest time by a 17-18 year-old boy this season. Lakeside Swim Team’s Wilson York placed second in the event, clocking 54.56 and coming within seven one-hundredths of his lifetime best. Both his personal best and time swum in the event make him the 2nd fastest 15-16 year-old boy in the nation this year.
Olympic Silver Medalist Alex Shackell was present at the meet, and registered five dominant victories. The Indiana commit swam in and won the 100 free (47.90), the 100 fly (51.15), 200 fly (1:51.59), 200 IM (1:57.74), and 400 IM (4:07.88). Shackell’s time in the 100 free was the fastest she has ever been in November. In the other events, she was either on par with or slightly slower than her times from the previous Fall Frenzys.
Shackell will begin her college career at Indiana University this upcoming spring, though she will continue to train at Carmel.
Lakeside Swim Team’s Charlotte Crush took four victories in the girls’ 17-18 category. The Tennessee commit took first in the 50 free (22.55), 200 free (1:47.55), 100 back (51.27), and 200 back (1:52.46). Crush is the 5th fastest 17-18 girls’ 100 backstroker in history, and is ranked 1st and 2nd in her age group this year in the 100 and 200 back, respectively.
15-year-old Ellie Clark placed second to Crush in the 100 and 200 back, but registered impressive times in both. Her time of 53.77 in the 100 ranks her 6th in the nation this year. In the 200, the Carmel Swim Club swimmer clocked a time of 1:55.23, making her the 5th fastest 15-16 year-old in the event this season.
Carmel Swim Club’s Linrui An had a strong meet in the boys’ 13-14 age group. The 14-year-old won four events: he clocked 1:45.32 in the 200 free, 1:57.18 in the 200 back, 1:57.10 in the 200 IM, and 4:07.40 in the 400 IM. Each time was a personal best that pushed him farther up this season’s event rankings. In the boys’ 13-14 age group, An is now ranked 32nd in the 200 free, 36th in the 200 back, 23rd in the 200 IM, and 14th in the 400 IM.
The girls’ 13-14 category was dominated by just two swimmers, Lakeside Swim Team’s Lana Shapero and Carmel Swim Club’s Kate Allen, who combined to win nine events.
Shapero led the pair in wins, with the 14-year-old taking first in five events. She won the girls’ 13-14 100 back (57.43), 200 back (2:06.63), 100 fly (56.49), 200 fly (2:05.31), and 400 IM (4:36.70).
Allen closely followed Shapero, registering four first-place finishes and three personal bests. She swept the girls’ 13-14 freestyle events, winning the 50 (24.11), 100 (51.29), 200 (1:51.67), and 500 (4:58.41). The 13-year-old dropped 2.56 seconds from her lifetime best in the 100, 4.01 seconds in the 200, and 12.70 seconds in the 500.
Other Notable Performances
- Central Ohio Aquatics’ Dane Schauer took first in four events: the boys’ 11-12 50 free (24.66), 50 breast (31.76), 100 breast (1:11.89), and 100 fly (59.53). Schauer registered significant personal bests in each event, particularly the 100 fly, where he dropped over nine seconds.
- Center Grove Aquatics Club’s Matthew Caudros earned a Winter Juniors cut in the 100 breast. The 15-year-old clocked 55.26 in the event to take 4th in the 15 & over category, making him the 6th fastest swimmer in his age group this season.
- Tri-West Swim Club’s Collins Peachee took first in five events in the girls’ 10 & under category: she won the 50 free (29.88), 200 free (2:13.81), 50 back (32.58), 100 back (1:08.56), and 200 IM (2:39.76). Peachee dropped 5.76 seconds in the 200 free and 3.95 seconds in the 200 IM.
Final Team Scores
Boy’s
- Carmel Swim Club: 2,586
- Lakeside Swim Team: 2,201.5
- Central Ohio Aquatics: 897.5
- Cincinnati Marlins: 539
- Zionsville Swim Club: 500
Girl’s
- Carmel Swim Club: 2,386.5
- Lakeside Swim Team: 2,053
- Dayton Raiders Swim Club: 909
- Zionsville Swim Club: 595
- Cincinnati Marlins: 531.5
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