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UNC has picked up Jack Guenther of the Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg for 2022, keeping another breaststroker in-state. He’s a junior at Myers Park High School.
I am excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at the University of North Carolina! Thank you to everyone who has helped me get here. Go heels!🐑
TOP TIMES (SCY)
- 100 breast – 55.42
- 200 breast – 2:00.41
- 200 IM – 1:53.97
- 200 free – 1:41.68
Guenther has dropped big time since the pandemic hit. He was 58.2/2:04.3 in the breaststroke events pre-COVID, and has since taken over two seconds off of his 100 breast and over three off of his 200 breast. He has also brought his 200 free down from 1:46.3 and his 200 IM down from 1:55.5.
At the 2020 North Carolina HS 4A State Championships, Guenther only raced the 200 IM, placing 21st, as he was DQ’d in the 100 breast. With his best times since that meet, he would’ve been runner-up in the 100 breast and sixth in the 200 IM. Guenther is racing at the 4A West Regional Championships this weekend, the qualifier for the state meet, and he’s the top seed in the 100 breast (58.85).
Senior Valdas Abalikšta (52.0/1:55.1) and junior Jacob Rauch (52.7/1:57.9) lead the Tar Heels in breaststroke. Guenther would’ve been their third-best 200 breaststroker last season, and he would’ve been #5 on the roster in the 100 breast. It took a 54.8 in the 100 and 1:59.3 in the 200 to make C-finals at the 2020 ACC Championships.
Guenther joins Tyler Roberton, Patrick Sleater and Tanner Jones in UNC’s class of 2026.
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Very proud of our oldest grandson🏊🏿 ‼️
His Dad was a legend and Captain at UNC. Great pick up for the Heels. Jack will re-write the family record books for sure.
His dad swam at UNC and was a captain I believe. Awesome times….will flourish under Mark and staff.
Heels on the rise. The first of many more to come I am assuming. NC is a fertile recruiting ground and will be interesting to see if the Heels can cut into NC States large lead in that area.