10 More National Records Fall on Fourth and Final Day of Masters Spring Nationals

US Masters 2026 Spring Nationals

• April 30-May 3, 2026
• Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC
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On the final day of an action-packed and star-studded 2026 US Masters Spring National Championships, 10 more records crumbled to put the finishing touches on four days of racing in Greensboro.

All in all, 37 national records were notched over the four-day meet. Maybe the biggest recordbreaker of the meet was Larry Day of the Sarasota Sharks. Day managed to break two national records on each of the final three days of these championships. On day four, that would stay the case.

Day opened with a big performance in the men’s 75-79 100 butterfly, touching in 1:01.99, outperforming his recently set national record of 1:03.33 from mid-April. That momentum continued through to the end of the meet, as Day wound up going three-for-three on the men’s 75-79 age group IM national records, touching well under his own national record of 1:07.58 in the 100 IM from April, claiming the win in 1:05.82.

All Records Set on Sunday

Women’s 200 Freestyle

• 75-79: Charlotte Davis (Puget Sound Masters) – Davis, one of the fastest sprint/mid-distance freestylers in masters history, continued to show her greatness, taking more than half a second off her own 75-79 women’s 200 free USMS record in 2:27.45, besting her 2:28.18 from late July.

Men’s 100 Butterfly

• 18-24: Joseph Gurski (Nashville Aquatic Club Masters) – For the first time since 2012, there is a new masters national record holder in the men’s 18-24 100 butterfly. Gurski powered to a 45.53 to take the event win and set the masters swimming domestic record, topping Eugene Godsoe‘s 2012 time of 46.65.
• 40-44: Mario Marshall (Spartans) – In a similar situation to Gurski, Marshall also outperformed a longstanding mark in the history books, with his 49.04. Marshall breaks Michael Ross‘s 49.27 men’s 40-44 national record, which had stood for 1 day less than 18 years, having previously broken it on May 4th, 2008.
• 45-49: Daniel Lotano (Palm Beach Masters) – Lotano’s mark to beat did not have as long a shelf life as his counterparts, but still managed to clock a new masters national best, undercutting Chuck Barnes‘ 2022 record of 50.20, with his 50.12 here in Greensboro.

Men’s 50 Backstroke

• 90-94: Peter Kennedy (Iowa Masters) – Kennedy’s performance here lowered his own masters national record of 45.31 from just over four full weeks ago, claiming the men’s 90-95 crown in the 50 back in 44.46.

Women’s 100 IM

• 40-44: Ashley Daly Morgan (Rocky Mountain Regional Masters) – Erika Braun‘s now 14-year-old hold on the women’s 40-44 masters national record in the 100 IM has come to an end at the hands of Ashley Daly Morgan, who lowered the previous standard by over a second and a half, from Braun’s 57.95 to now 56.31.

Women’s 50 Breaststroke

• 30-34: Natalie Pierce (New York Athletic Club) – Pierce was another record breaker who found herself comfortably under the former record time, this time in the women’s 30-34 50 breast, touching 27.18, over a second quicker than Katie McClelland‘s 2008 performance of 28.48.

Men’s 50 Breaststroke

• 75-79: Robert Wright (MOVY Masters) – In the final record-breaking swim of the meet, Robert Wright managed to get his hands on the wall more than half a second faster than any other 75-79 masters swimmer in national history, clocking 33.22, having topped the 2022 record time of 33.89 from Douglas Springer.