At the MSS Summer Splash, just outside of Madison in McFarland, Wisconsin. 10-year-old Gabriel Brown of Fishers Area Swimming Tigers managed to take down the 10&Under National Age Group Record in the 200-yard freestyle, touching in 1:56.12, downing the more than nine-year-old record time of 1:56.41 from Kaii Winkler from 2017.
Brown came into this meet as the 3rd fastest performer ever in the event for 10&Unders in 1:56.78, just over three tenths off of the NAG mark, which he swam in April at the 2026 FL ISCA East Coast Elite Showcase.
Brown’s father, Devon, reached out to SwimSwam, describing the exciting moment that Gabriel set his first NAG record.
“We made the six-hour drive just to see if we could find magic. [It was the] last event, last heat of an exhausting and frustrating weekend.” Brown’s father told SwimSwam. “[He] was visibly nervous before… he locked in and emptied the tank… so cool as a dad to have him run over and jump in my arms.”
Boys 10 & Under NAG 200 Free SCY All-Time Performers:
- Gabriel Brown – 1:56.12 (2026)
- Kaii Winkler – 1:56.41 (2017)
- Trevan Valena – 1:56.63 (2017)
- Ayden Tan – 1:57.49 (2023)
- Mitchell Stoehr – 1:57.94 (2003)
Brown’s father hopes that this first NAG mark could kickstart a domino effect for the rest of his time in the 10&Under age group, especially after tip-toeing around the 200 free mark for several months.
“It’s been a hard 4-5 months after he started to get really close. I imagine this is a case of the first one is the hardest,, and hope to see several more fall before he ages up in August.”
