Shareef Elaydi Scorches 55.44 100 Fly, No. 5 All-Time in U.S. Boys’ 13-14 NAG Rankings

by Riley Overend 8

June 17th, 2023 Club, News, Records

2023 CA SCS/NOVA June Age Group Invite

  • June 16-19, 2023
  • William Woollett Aquatics Center
    • Irvine, California
  • LCM (50 meters)
  • Results on MeetMobile: “2023 CA SCS/NOVA June Age Group Invite”

Shareef Elaydi celebrated his 14th birthday with three victories at the SCS/NOVA June Age Group Invite on Friday and Saturday, continuing his ascent up the U.S. boys’ 13-14 national age group (NAG) rankings.

The Santa Clara Swim Club standout triumphed in the 100-meter butterfly by more than four seconds with a winning time of 55.44 on Saturday night. Elaydi dropped more than half a second off his previous-best 56.19 from last week’s George Haines International meet, in the process jumping from 15th to 5th in the all-time NAG rankings. He was out in 26.15 and back in 29.29.

U.S. Boys’ 13-14 NAG Rankings, 100-Meter Fly

  1. Thomas Heilman, 53.27 (2021)
  2. Rowan Cox, 54.53 (2022)
  3. Michael Andrew, 54.59 (2014)
  4. Justin Lynch, 54.80 (2011)
  5. Shareef Elaydi, 55.44 (2023)
  6. Dare Rose, 55.68 (2017)
  7. Martin Zubero, 55.68 (1982)
  8. Michael Phelps, 55.78 (2000)
  9. Dan Madwed, 55.89 (2004)
  10. Brandon Ha, 55.90 (2022)

Elaydi, who turned 14 sometime between last weekend’s George Haines International meet and this weekend’s SCS/NOVA June Age Group Invite, still has a whole year to take a crack at Andrei Minakov’s Pacific Swimming 13-14 LSC record of 54.04 from 2015. Elaydi is also within a second of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying time of 53.59 after shaving more than three seconds off his lifetime best over the past year.

Elaydi also won the 200 IM by more than six seconds on Friday with a personal-best 2:07.42, taking down the previous LSC record set by Tim Wu just last week (2:08.85) at the George Haines International meet. There, Elaydi finished just a tenth behind Wu in 2:08.95. Now he’s the new owner of the standard by over a second, in the process moving up from 27th to 14th in the all-time NAG rankings. Before this year, the Pacific Swimming 13-14 LSC record was Curtis Ogren’s 2:09.60 from 2010.

It’s Elaydi’s second LSC record after breaking the 100 breast mark last week (1:05.89). He also won the 200 free this weekend in 1:58.13, dropping more than five seconds off his lifetime best from April. He’s still slated to contest the 100 free and 400 IM on Sunday as well as the 100 breast on Monday.

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Martin Zubero
1 year ago

Just an FYI- that time is not correct. I didn’t go a 55+ 100 fly until I went to college.

Corey
1 year ago

How is Andrei Minakov’s Pacific Swimming 13-14 LSC record 54.04, but not listed on the top ten? Shouldn’t that time be listed as #2 and Elaydi be listed #6?

slowpoke
Reply to  Corey
1 year ago

minakov is russian so he cant be listed on the NAG rankings since those are only for usa swimming kids

Walter
Reply to  slowpoke
1 year ago

then how is Martin Zubero, who is Spanish, listed? Lists are all messed up.

Admin
Reply to  Walter
1 year ago

Martin Zubero is a dual citizen. Andrei Minakov is not.

Michael Andrew Wilson
1 year ago

Dang, how’d that 1982 swim from Martin Zubero sneak in there?

Tyson Huynh
Reply to  Michael Andrew Wilson
1 year ago

I know right that is pretty impressive from being that long ago

Lap Counter
Reply to  Michael Andrew Wilson
1 year ago

How is it I never realized he was that fast in fly? Also at the time, he was representing Spain, did he have dual citizenship to be on this list?

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