Luke Hobson Re-Breaks His 500 Free 17-18 NAG In A Time Of 4:08.42

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In the 500 free at the 2022 Men’s Division I Swimming And Diving Championships, Texas’s Luke Hobson broke his own 17-18 National Age Group Record in a time of 4:08.42 en route to a third place finish overall.

Hobson, a freshman who will turn 19 on June 25th, previously broke this record in December at the 2021 Minnesota Invite, when he took down Michael Phelps‘s 2004 mark of 4:12.33 in prelims in a time of 4:12.22, and then reset the record in finals with a time of 4:09.72. Today’s swim marks the third time that Hobson has broken this record.

Hobson is now four seconds faster than the GOAT, and remains the only person in the 17-18 age group under 4:10.

Hobson went out very fast, keeping pace with Florida’s Kieran Smith, but was run down by Georgia’s Matt Sates and Jake Magahey during the last 100 yards of the race as he fell to third. He split 2:02.71/2:05.71 tonight compared to 2:03.35/2:06.37 in December, showing a common trend of going out very hard and being slower on the back half. However, when he broke the NAG for the first time, he negative split the race 2:06.70/2:05.24.

In addition, Hobson also holds the 17-18 NAG in the 1000 free with a time of 8:43.66.

Men’s All-Time 17-18 500 Freestyle Rankings

1. Luke Hobson (TEX), 4:08.42 – 2022
2. Michael Phelps (NBAC), 4:12.33 – 2004
3. Reed Malone (USC), 4:12.66 – 2014
4. Jake Magahey (SA), 4:12.72 – 2019
5. Zach Yeadon (ND), 4:12.74 – 2018
6. Trey Freeman (FLOR), 4:12.80 – 2019
7. Grant Shoults (UN), 4:12.87 – 2016
8. Patrick Callan (TAC), 4:13.78 – 2018
9. Jack Conger (UN), 4:13.87 – 2013
10. Townley Haas (TEX), 4:14.07 – 2015