One of the few 13-14 National Age Group Records in yards that Michael Andrew doesn’t hold coming into today is the 200 breaststroke.
After Reece Whitley’s swim at the Middle Atlantic SC Junior Olympic Age Group Championships on Friday, Andrew might not have the time to get close.
Whitley took down his own National Age Group Record in the 200 yard breaststroke in finals with a 1:58.39, which beat the 2:00.14 that he swam in 2013 that had been the old record.
Whitley’s splits, with those of his current record listed first, and those of his old record listed second:
- 26.89/26.96
- 29.66/30.35
- 30.76/31.38
- 31.08/31.45
As one can see above, he didn’t start a whole lot quicker than when he set the old record at Winter Juniors, but he held his speed much better throughout the 200.
That time is so fast that it would place him 10th on the all-time list for 15-16’s (though Andrew Seliskar’s 15-16 NAG Record of 1:54.8 is still a long way away).
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I think I was right to predict a crazy week for NAG records! 🙂
Amazing time for Mr Whitley.
Congrats to him.
He will put that NAG record at a crazy high level.
Imagine next December, at still 14, what can we expect?
I predict a 1.54.
I can’t wait to see what he will be able to do in long course next summer.
I’ve made a little research about Daniel Gyurta at 14.
I have found a 1.02.39 in the 100 breast and a 2.13.63 in the 200 breast.
The US 13/14 NAG records in LCM are 1.03.83 and 2.20.48.
Hopefully someone has filmed the race. I want to watch Mr Whitley’s performance.
Reece is a class act on and off the pool deck. He comes from a wonderful family who are very supportive and he is a very gracious and humble young man. He is the “real deal” and I believe we have only seen a glimpse of his ability.
saw this kid swim at eastern super sectionals…he’s a beast literally and figuratively.
oh, and btw, i think blowing up an article post with name drops and other NAGS is highly disrespectful, classless, and unprofessional.
congratulations, Reece. keep up the good work!
btw, that comment was for the ‘comment’ section, not the article itself. the article itself simply references others NAGs in the event for point of reference/perspective.
At least people aren’t going after a 6’7″ Reece Whitley like they do a 6’4″ Michael Andrew. Can you imagine what kind of damage this kid could do in the 200 breast when he gets older? Hopefully he sticks with it.
Do some damage, like people said Cordes would do already.. but there are still a long way before doing that..
None of these kids showed until now the 200 breast ability of Gyurta.. Even Yamaguchi who is the WR holder does not seem to be on the same league, if he keeps showing his WR was not a one time wonder swim.. he will probably be the name to beat after Rio..
Wow.. He still has the rest of the year to take the records to a new level.
Stunning. Hopefully he wont be lost to basketball or some other sports
Ok Reece turned 14 in January– that means he will still be 14 for the December taper meets. This record is going down some more! Probably means he will take the 100 record back from Michael Andrew also.
This guy is huge– I think the 6’6″ number is now outdated. I see him at Penn Charter sometimes–really nice kid to boot!
March Madness in swimming is FUN! and jaw dropping!
Reese Whitley broke the age group record again for the 200 Breast Stroke at the MidAtlantic Junior Olympics tonight in a time of 1:58.39
Smash