2022 SE PCST Speedo Invitation
- May 21-23, 2022
- PBC Aquatic Center, Panama City Beach, Florida
- Long Course Meters
- Results on Meet Mobile
The 2022 SE PCST Speedo Invitational saw a 22-year-old Southeastern LSC record fall at the hands of 12-year-old Juan Pupo-Buch, who won all 5 of his races at the meet.
Pupo-Buch started his weekend swimming the 50 freestyle, where he threw down a blazing time of 25.96, winning the event and cutting .3 off of his personal best. With his performance, the Coastal Aquatics swimmer set a new Southeastern LSC record for the 11-12 age group in the event, shattering Brad Jones’ mark of 26.05 that was set back in 2000. In addition, Pupo-Buch’s mark stands as the fastest time in the 11-12 age group in the country this season by a half second, a wide margin in a 50, also standing as #40 all-time in the 11-12 age group.
After his record breaking performance in the 50 freestyle, Pupo-Buch also went on to win both the 11-12 100 freestyle and 11-12 200 freestyle. In the 100 freestyle, he threw down a time of 58.56, slicing .8 off of his best time to land the 4th-fastest 11-12 year old time in the country this season. In the 200 freestyle, Pupo-Buch posted a personal best of 2:19.66, cutting 1.5 seconds from his best time.
Pupo-Buch also led the charge in the boy’s butterfly events, topping the 50 butterfly with a time of 27.65. He later posted a personal best of 1:06.63 in the 100 butterfly as well, which ranks 25th in the country this season for the 11-12 age group. In both events, he finished well before his closest competitor, solidifying his dominant performance at the meet.
On the women’s side, 11-year-old Avery Daigle dominated her events in the 11-12 age group as well. Swimming the same schedule as Pupo-Buch, Daigle also touched the wall first in every race she entered.
In the 50 freestyle, Daigle swam to a time of 29.22, dropping almost a second off of her best time to break the 30 second barrier for the first time. Her performance ranks her as the 5th fastest 11-year-old in the country this season. She also dropped best times of 1:04.82 in the 100 freestyle and 2:29.84 in the 200 freestyle, with her time in the 100 freestyle ranking 10th in the country among 11-year-olds this season.
In the 50 butterfly, Daigle swam to victory in a time of 31.98, a half second improvement on her personal best and the 12th fastest time in her age group this season. She later swam a 1:13.35 in the 100 butterfly, which ranks her 14th in the country among 11-year-olds this season.
Other Highlights:
- 13-year-old Taylor Clements out of GPAC won the women’s 13-14 100 backstroke with a 4 second personal best of 1:12.34.
- 13-year-old Ayla Bushong dominated the women’s 13-14 400 IM, winning the event by over 40 seconds in a time of 5:36.72.
- In the men’s 15-18 400 IM, 16-year-old Shane McElieve out of PCST dropped over 12 seconds to win the event in a time of 5:01.49.
