14-Year Old Rowan Cox Sets TAGS Record with 49.22 in 100 Fly

2022 Short Course Yards Texas Age Group Swimming Championships (TAGS)

  • March 3-6, 2022
  • NISD Aquatic Center, Justin, Texas
  • Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
  • Results on Meet Mobile: “2022 Short Course TAGS”

14-year old 8th grader Rowan Cox picked up four individual wins and contributed to a sweep of the boys’ 13-14 relay titles for Longhorn Aquatics over the weekend at the Texas Age Group Swimming Championships, better known as TAGS.

The twice-annual meet (once in long course, once in short course) brings together the top 14 & under swimmers from across the state’s five LSCs into an ultimate state championship meet. Teams compete in 10 & under, 11-12, and 13-14 age groups at the meet.

While Longhorn Aquatics did well in the 13-14 age group, it was their cross-town rivals Nitro led the boys scoring. The Lakeside Aquatic Club dominated the girls’ and overall scoring.

Team Scores

Combined Top 5

  1. Lakeside Aquatic Club – 2,863
  2. Nitro Swimming – 2,222.5
  3. Waterloo Swimming – 1,162.5
  4. FLEET – 1,149.5
  5. North Texas Nadadores – 954

Boys Top 5

  1. Nitro – 1,103
  2. Lakeside Aquatic Club – 1,029.5
  3. FLEET – 704.5
  4. KATY Aquatics – 633
  5. VillaSport Athletic Club & Spa – 508

Girls Top 5

  1. Lakeside Aquatic Club – 1,833.5
  2. Nitro Swimming – 1,119.5
  3. Waterloo Swimming – 748.5
  4. North Texas Nadadores – 676.5
  5. FLEET – 445

Cox was a star of the meet, highlighted by a win and Meet Record time of 49.22 in the 100 yard fly. That swim ranks him as the 16th-best all-time in that event in the 13-14 age group. It also obliterates the old South Texas LSC Record of 49.96 that was set at the 2015 TAGS meet by Noah Henry.

Cox’s best time coming into the meet was a 51.05 from November.

The 13-14 National Age Group Record is Thomas Heilman’s 45.81 from December.

Cox’s full individual meet results:

  • 100 fly – 49.22 (1st)
  • 200 free – 1:43.55 (4th)
  • 100 back – 51.21 (1st)
  • 200 fly – 1:53.77 (1st)
  • 50 free – 21.97 (4th)
  • 200 back – 1:51.99 (2nd)
  • 200 IM – 1:54.50 (1st)

All of those swims, besides the 50 free, were lifetime bests.

Other Top Performers

  • 14-year old RACE swimmer Evan Gluck won the 1000 free in 9:29.30 and 1650 free in 15:48.57, both of which are Futures cuts. That time in the 1650 free puts him in the top 80 all-time in the age group.
  • Texas Ford’s Brayden Jones swam best times of 51.23 in the 100 back, 1:51.18 in the 200 back, and 1:54.50 in the 200 IM. He was 2nd behind Cox in the 200 IM and 100 back, and 1st ahead of him in the 200 back.
  • 13-year old Kate Luong won a pair of individual races, and came close in a few others, even on the younger half of the 13-14 age group. Her wins came in the 100 breast (1:04.45) and 200 free (1:53.62). She also swam a notable 2:05.81 for 2nd place in the 200 IM. That 100 breast swim gives her a Futures cut and ranks her 10th among 13-year olds nationally this season.

 

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Marco Orozco
2 years ago

THe world record for 100 fly is 47.78. this dude got close

STswimma7
2 years ago

uhh ben liangs 100 fr 49.7?!?!? Evan Pan-wangs 100 fl 53.4. oh and not to mention, they’re both 12!!!

Twinkill
Reply to  STswimma7
2 years ago

Ben was actually 13 as he aged up during the meet :), but smoking fast either way.

Eddie
2 years ago

No mention of Drue Rogers, Evan Pan-Wang, or Lily Andruss? There’s a reason that LAC dominated the meet.

Kai
2 years ago

yooo I’m friends with this little man😱

Last edited 2 years ago by Kai
Austin
Reply to  Kai
2 years ago

Me too

kkn
Reply to  Austin
2 years ago

omigwad austin

TXswim22
2 years ago

Check out the TAG records broken by lily andruss and Kate Canales in the 11-12 girls age group.

swimmer
Reply to  TXswim22
2 years ago

There were so many records broken all around. One of the fastest TAGS we’ll ever see

John Hueth
2 years ago

That’s it, I’m convinced evolution is real. Every year, I say, “These kids just keep getting faster!”

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