Connor Ohl in May 2026
19.90 at league meet
44.08 at league meet
43.42 (relay exchange at CIF)
these have to be the fastest times ever by a HS WP player. Correct? Is there anyone in college or otherwise who has gone certified faster times? What is the fastest 200 free time ever by a WP player?
If you consider âever,â then Matt Biondi
Current fastest NCAA are likely Ryan Ohl and Andras Toth.
Connor has close to perfect build for a free style swimmer at 6â6â , larger wingspan that height, and lanky.
Hats off to Connor Ohl (Newport Harbor Class of 2026, Stanford) and Ellis Culleton (Campolindo Class of 2027, Cal) for their outstanding performances during the 2026 high school swim season. Earlier today, Culleton won the NCS 50-free title in a time of 20.47 (as a senior at Campolindo in 1983, Matt Biondi swam a 20.40 50-free) and Culleton finished second in the 100-free in a time of 44.51.
Unfortunately, in my opinion, the days of the elite American swimming/water polo dual-sport athletes appear to be over.
The Century of the Elite Water Polo/Swimming Dual-Sport Athlete
Disappearance of Elite Water Polo/Swimming Dual-Sport Athlete
Biondi as a senior (1987) and still playing water polo : 19.16 (50 free), 41.80 (100 free), 1:33.03 (200 free)
Legend!
Matt Biondi as a senior in college at Berkeley 19.14 and 41.80. But as a senior in HS 20.40. So Biondi was definitely faster in college than Ohl is in HS. Biondi is an all time legend for sure.
Nice to see Ohl put up legit fast times. Will be interesting to see if he takes a shot at the NCAA swim season December - March.
Willis,
When comparing swimmers from different eras, we should consider how a swimmerâs best times measure (or measured) up against the top swimmers from the era in question. Matt Biondiâs 20.40 50-free in 1983 set the high school record. Connor Ohlâs 50 and 100 times are outstanding times for a water polo player and should be applauded but they arenât close to the times recorded by the top high school swimmers of his era. As a high school student in 2025, Maximus Williams swam a 19.08 50-free and a 41.54 100-free.
Wasnât Alan Gresham actually faster than Biondi?
Or is that simply water polo/swimming legend/myth?
Ryder Doddâs 1:37.23 2free as a junior is one of the most impressive high school swims from an elite water polo player ever. No senior swim season in favor of Paris.
