Joshua Zuchowski Breaks 100 Meter Backstroke National Age Group Record in Florida

Braden Keith
by Braden Keith 6

April 19th, 2015 Club, News

10-year old East Coast Aquatic Club swimmer Joshua Zuchowski has broken the 10 & under National Age Group Record in the boys’ 100 meter backstroke, swimming a 1:09.07 on Saturday at the Daytona Beach Swimming Spring Open on Saturday, his coach John Kjaerulff reports.

That swim breaks the all-time record in the United States for the age group that had been a 1:09.89 done by Destin Lasco in 2012. Lasco continued on to break more records as an 11-12, and while he hasn’t raced long course yet since aging up, is the fastest-ranked 13-year old 100-yard backstroker in the country this season.

Juchowski, a home-schooled fifth-grader, is partially coached by his father Jonathan Zuchowski in addition to Kjaerulff. He is just the second swimmer (behind Clara Smiddy) from the Florida Gold Coast LSC to currently hold a National Age Group Record individually.

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Megan Kingsley
8 years ago

Wow, that is an awesome accomplishment! Keep up the hard work Josh, and it will keep paying off in your future!

Pam Dean
8 years ago

Way to go Josh!!!! So proud!!!

OLYSWIMFAN
8 years ago

This record stood for less than an hour or two… Ronald Dalmacio popped a 1:08.13…

Danjohnrob
8 years ago

The future of US Swimming looks bright! Congrat’s, Joshua! 🙂

bobo gigi
8 years ago

Congrats

8 years ago

Yeesh. So much for these records holding up. We thought Murphys would. Then we thought Andrews would. The Lasco and Marciano. now these kids are tearing through left and right.

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Braden Keith is the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com. He first got his feet wet by building The Swimmers' Circle beginning in January 2010, and now comes to SwimSwam to use that experience and help build a new leader in the sport of swimming. Aside from his life on the InterWet, …

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