Drew Kibler Breaks 500 Free 15-16 NAG With 4:15.3 at Winter Juniors

2016 U.S. WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS- EAST

• Wednesday, December 7th – Saturday, December 10th
• Columbus, OH (Ohio State University)
• Psych sheets
• Meet information
• Live results

Carmel Swim Club’s Drew Kibler just broke his 2nd 15-16 National Age Group Record in as many days at the 2016 U.S. Winter Junior Championships (East). Kibler rocked a 4:15.36 in tonight’s finals to break the record and win gold ahead of Baylor Swim Club’s 16-year-old Trey Freeman, who also swam one of the fastest 500 freestyles of all time in the 15-16 age group with his 4:16.99.

Top 10 15-16 Boys 500 Freestylers:

1. Drew Kibler, 4:15.36
2. Matthew Hirschberger, 4:16.43
3. Sean Grieshop, 4:16.59
4. Trey Freeman, 4:16.99
5. Townley Haas, 4:17.45
6. Aidan Burns, 4:17.97
7. Michael Phelps, 4:18.12
8. Evan Pinion, 4:18.88
9. Andrew Seliskar, 4:18.97
10. Jeff Kostoff, 4:19.13

The previous NAG Record was a 4:16.43 done by Matthew Hirschberger in 2015. In breaking the record, Kibler dropped over 8 seconds off his previous best 4:23.82, which he swam at the 2016 USA College Challenge. This was the 2nd record Kibler took down this week, following his lightning fast 1:33.36 to set the 200 free NAG on the leadoff of the 800 free relay last night, which was a best time by 2 seconds.

Kibler’s Splits: