2023 SUMMER JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- July 31 – August 4, 2023
- Prelims 9AM, finals 5PM (Pacific Time)
- LCM (50 meters)
- William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center
- Irvine, California, United States
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After climbing up the rankings all summer, 14 year old Ian Call of Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club swam a 1:02.64 to break the 13-14 boys National Age Group (NAG) Record by over half a second.
The previous record was a 1:03.23 which Reece Whitley swam back in 2014. Call now becomes the youngest boy to ever crack the 1:03 mark, and he did so by a few tenths.
Split Comparison:
| Call-July 2023 | Whitley | |
| 50 | 29.57 | 29.95 |
| 100 | 33.07 | 33.28 |
| 1:02.64 | 1:03.23 |
Call’s previous best time of 1:03.78 which he swam a month ago, had placed him at #4 all-time in the age group. Now, Call jumps Whitley, Liam Bell, and Ethan Dang.
Whitley’s old record was also from US Summer Junior Nationals. Whitley swam his record to win the ‘B’ final in 2014.
Call has shown a massive improvement curve over the last year. Last summer, his personal best stood at a 1:07.19 which he swam at Southern Zones. Back in May of this year, he started off his season going a 1:05.73 in the event. With his time from this morning, he now has dropped a total of 4.55 seconds in the event so far this season.
Call swam the 13th fastest time of the morning and will have a chance to stretch the record even further tonight during the ‘B’ final. Call came into the meet as the 27th seed in the event. In addition to the 100 breast, Call is also entered in the 200 breast later in the meet.
He comes up 3/4 of a body length behind some of the swimmers in his heat on the start. Then out swims them all.
Raw talent right there, looking forward to seeing him progress.
didn’t he just turn 14 too?
Wish we would have seen Reece Whitley at a senior level international meet… Such a great person ….just never really made it to the next level
No chance he would have made it with the more strict dolphin kick enforcements.
Way to go Ian so proud to coach you
Whatever you’re doing keep at it! His stroke looks really great for such a young raw swimmer
How big is this kid? Amazing time!
He looked about 6’3” at Southeasterns
Um what? Holy cow!