Jude Burkhart Breaks National Age Group Record in 11-12 800 Free in Maryland

2024 NBAC Mid-Summer Classic

  • July 5-8, 2024
  • St. Mary’s College Aquatic Center, St. Mary’s City, Maryland
  • Long Course Meters (50 meters)
  • Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 NBAC Mid Summer Classic”

The 2024 NBAC Mid-Summer Classic, which has been a historic host to fast swimming, saw another year of National Age Group Records kick off on Friday.

12-year-old NBAC swimmer Jude Burkhart set a new National Age Group Record in the boys’ 800 meter freestyle. His 8:48.44 broke the 2011 record set by Matthew Hirschberger from the Clearwater Aquatic Team in Florida. Hirschberger’s time was 8:48.59.

Burkhart had only three previous 800 meter frees on his register. He swam 10:17.12 in 2022 when he was 10; 9:26.97 in 2023 when he was 11; and 8:58.72 at the end of May when he was 12.

Burkhart’s Splits:

Jude Burkhart
New NAG Record
100m 60.27
200m 65.81
300m 66.94
400m 67.34
500m 67.76
600m 68.08
700m 67.22
800m 65.02
Total Time 8:48.44

Splits from Hirschberger’s record-setting swim could not be located.

Hirschberger’s swim 13 years ago in turn broke a record that was 11 years old, set by Maverick Smalley in 2000.

Burkhart has a loaded lineup this weekend. He is also scheduled to swim the 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 1500 free, 50 breast, 50 fly, 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM.

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96Swim
10 months ago

Amazing improvement curve. So much fun to be that age and drop big chunks of time.

NBAC2013
10 months ago

Go Jude!

SwimMax90
10 months ago

Wow great job! Congrats to Jude & Coaches

Jeff Burkhart
Reply to  SwimMax90
6 months ago

Great coaches, teammates and parents. It’s a team support / community.

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