Reece Whitley and Jenny Thompson Race As 10 Records Fall on Day 2 of Masters Nationals

US Masters 2026 Spring Nationals

• April 30-May 3, 2026
• Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC
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  • Day 1

The 2026 U.S. Masters Spring Nationals are in full swing in Greensboro and day two of the meet saw the Masters Nationals debut of former Cal swimmer Reece Whitley along with 10 new meet records.

Whitley graduated from Cal in 2023 after a very successful career in swimming that saw him break 23 NAG records, and earn two World Junior silver medals. His NCAA career saw him qualify for the ‘A’ finals in both breaststroke events seven times across his four NCAA Championship meets.

On Friday, Whitley swam the men’s age 25-29 100 yard breaststroke, winning the event in 52.28. He was seven tenths off the Masters Record time of 51.51 set by Benjamin Cono in 2023.

Jenny Thompson made her debut on Friday as well, racing the 50 fly and the 100 free in the women’s 50-54 age group. Thompson swam 25.71 in the 50 fly and 53.37 in the 100 freestyle. She just missed her own 100 freestyle record of 52.00 from 2023 and was one hundredth off the 50 fly record of 25.70 set by Leslie Livingston in 2013.

While Thompson and Whitley did not set any records, there were a number of other records set on day two.

Records Set on Day Two

Men’s 100 Breaststroke

• 75-79: Robert Wright (MOVY Masters) — Wright swam 1:15.21 to take just one hundredth off the former record of 1:15.22 set by Herbie Kerns in 2025.

Women’s 200 Backstroke

• 75-79: Cecilia McCloskey (Swim Fort Lauderdale) — The women’s 200 backstroke 75-79 age group event went to Cecilia McCloskey in 2:45.41. She took a second off her own record of 2:46.57 from last year.

Men’s 200 Backstroke

• 75-79: Larry Day (Sarasota Sharks Masters) — Day won the men’s 75-79 200 backstroke in 2:22.98. He took almost four seconds off his own record time of 2:26.55 from March.

Women’s 50 Butterfly

• 70-74: Penny Noyes (Ensworth Aquatics Masters) — Noyes swam 30.25 in the women’s 70-74 age group 50 yard butterfly. This broke her own record of 30.27 from 2025 by two-hundredths.

Men’s 50 Butterfly

• 18-24: Joseph Gurski (Nashville Aquatic Club) — Gurski won the 18-24 age 50 butterfly in 21.09 to take four hundredths off Henrik Lindau‘s 2015 record time of 21.13.
• 45-49: Kevin Doak (Michigan Masters) – The men’s 50 butterfly went to Kevin Doak in 22.32, three tenths faster than the former record time of 22.67 from 2008.

Women’s 200 IM

• 95-99: Barbara Eisele (Greenville Splash) — Eisele swam 8:34.31 in the women’s age 95-99 200 yard IM. This swim took four seconds off her own record of 8:38.32 from October of 2025.

Men’s 200 IM

• 75-79: Larry Day (Sarasota Sharks Masters) — Day picked up his 2nd record of the day in the men’s 200 IM, swimming 2:26.39. He broke his own record of 2:32.46 from March by four seconds.

Men’s 100 Freestyle

• 75-79: Robert Wilson (New Mexico Masters Swimming) — Wilson won the men’s 100 freestyle in 58.38, slicing three tenths off the 58.68 from 2009.

Mixed 200 Medley Relay

• Mixed 18+: Club Tribe — The Club Tribe team of Abby Richter (25.24), Travis Nitkiewicz (24.97), Lucas Bureau (22.07), and Missy Cundiff (22.05) swam 1:34.33 to take down the Olympic Club’s 2025 record of 1:35.69.
• Mixed 75+: Swim Fort Lauderdale — Cecilia McCloskey (33.92), Hubie Kerns (36.15), Rudy Vazmina (31.29), and Linda Webb (38.06) swam 2:19.42 in the mixed 75+ relay, taking two seconds off their own record of 2:21.35 from 2025.

There was also one record set on day one that was not reported. Heidi George, who swims for Pacific LMSC broke the women’s 50-54 1000 yard freestyle record in the initial split of her 1650 free record. She swam 10:35.28 to take three seconds off her former record time of 10:38.07 from January.