Daniel Diehl Rockets to 1:57.62 200 Back at YMCA Nationals, #3 All-Time 15-16 Boys

2022 YMCA LONG COURSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

• July 19 to 23, 2022
• LCM (50m)
• Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
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On Wednesday night’s finals of the 2022 LCM YMCA Nationals in Greensboro, Cumberland Y 16-year-old Daniel Diehl brought the house down with a blistering 1:57.62 in the 200 back. After breaking the 15-16 boys National Age Group Record in the LCM 100 back earlier this year, Diehl has now risen to #3 all-time in the age group in the 200 back. He only sits behind American backstroke legends Aaron Piersol and Ryan Murphy now.

Here are the newly updated all-time rankings for the 15-16 boys LCM 200 back:

Diehl’s swim tonight would have put him 7th at the International Team Trials in April. Diehl competed at those Trials, where he qualified for the B final with what was then his personal best of 1:59.52.

He took the race out fast tonight, splitting 26.84 on the first 50 then following it up with a 29.38, for a 56.22 on the first 100. He held it together on the 3rd 50, splitting 29.91, putting him into the 150m turn at 1:26.13. Diehl faded down the stretch, however, bringing the race home in 31.49 on the final 50.

Moreover, the swim came on the back end of a tough double for Diehl. The 16-year-old had already won the men’s 200m free at the beginning of the session, essentially matching his personal best with a 1:50.13.