Destin Lasco gets NAG in 200 yard back at MA Junior Olympics

12-year-old backstroker Destin Lasco has taken down another National Age Group record, this time wiping Ryan Murphy‘s name off the record books at the Middle Atlantic Junior Olympics meet in Sewell, New Jersey.

Lasco dropped a 1:53.42, a lifetime-best by two and a half seconds, to knock off Murphy’s old record of 1:55.21.

Swimming for Pleasantville Aquatics, Lasco now owns all two of the three 11-12 backstroke NAGs, having broken the 50 and 100 distances most recently in January. The 100 was rebroken the same day by Vinny Marciano, so Lasco is still one back record short of owning the stroke in the 11-12 category.

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bobo gigi
10 years ago

I WRITE HERE ON SWIMSWAM AGAIN AND AGAIN THAT MR LASCO IS A PHENOMENAL KID!
AMAZING TALENT!
AMAZING TECHNIQUE!
And I agree. He looks like a kid of his age. Even younger! 😆
Here’s a photo from him this week.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=436688916476474&set=a.381872518624781.1073741836.181574008654634&type=1&relevant_count=1
If he can grow a little in the years to come, he will be insane.
He’s a huge swimming star in the making.

Back to that performance. 1.53.42 in the 200 back.
I knew he would break the record but I was a little concerned by his huge schedule.
The most impressive thing is that he destroyed the Murphy’s record AFTER SWIMMING ON THE… Read more »

aswimfan
Reply to  bobo gigi
10 years ago

I agree with you. I think he is a huge a star in the making.
Not to put pressure on him, but I “feel” he has the physical and technical talent to be a swimming superstar.
Let’s hope he does not get burned out or something like that.

aswimfan
10 years ago

I don’t understand why Swimswam love to put out old photos of swimmers when there are new ones to choose from…

theroboticrichardsimmons
10 years ago

Don’t worry, Michael Andrew will go back in time and break this record sometime next weekend. He’s been doing his USRPT training sets with a flux capacitor as part of his grand plan to COMPLETELY rewrite the record books.

sven
Reply to  theroboticrichardsimmons
10 years ago

A few more meets and he’ll drop enough time that the 88mph requirement will be within reach.

Old
10 years ago

His trophy looks like it says “10 & Under” meaning the photo is probably two years old.

dmswim
10 years ago

What’s truly impressive about this record is that this kid looks like a 12 year old (if not younger). He isn’t just an early bloomer for his age. While all of Michael Andrew’s records are incredibly impressive, he is a huge 14 year old who has clearly done quite a bit of growing. The fact that this kid is so fast and still so small is scary (in a good way)!

WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

Is that a recent pic of Destin? Hard to realize a body that size can go a 1:53!

Reply to  WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

He isn’t much bigger than that now…

mitkoswim
Reply to  WHOKNOWS
10 years ago

He is 10 year old at the picture…High Point Winner at 2012 MA JO

MCSCswimmer
10 years ago

Destin doesn’t have the 100 back nag. Vinny Marciano does.

AL
Reply to  MCSCswimmer
10 years ago

Technically Vinny has it yes, but Destin did have it before – correct. Still some time left. Article may need to be revised I agree.

mitkoswim
Reply to  MCSCswimmer
10 years ago

Read the comment more in detail…” The 100 was rebroken the same day by Vinny Marciano, so Lasco is still one back record short of owning the stroke in the 11-12 category.”
By the way…Vinny just rebroke his own record tonight (3/14/14)

Mac
Reply to  mitkoswim
10 years ago

That was edited after MCSCswimmer posted the comment.

Lane Four
10 years ago

1:53 for a 200 yard backstroke and he is only 12? Good lord. These kids are unbelievable.

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