2018 Wisconsin High School Swimming State Championships
- February 16th-17th, 2018
- UW Natatorium, Madison, Wisconsin
- 25 yard, prelims/finals, invitational format
- Results
Max McHugh, swimming for the Sturgeon Bay Co-op team, has broken the National Public High School Record in the 100 yard breaststroke on Friday in a timed finals swim at the Wisconsin Division 2 (small school) State Championship meet. McHugh swam a 51.62, which broke the old National Public School Record of 52.65 done by Chandler Bray of Avon High School in Indiana in 2016.
It also broke the unofficial overall national high school record of 51.84 done by Penn Charter’s Reece Whitley at last year’s Easterns meet in 51.84. Whitley’s time still stands as the National Independent High School Record.
McHugh’s previous best time was a 52.46 done in March, 2017.
Comparative Splits:
| Max McHugh | Reece Whitley | Chandler Bray | |
| 2018 Wisconsin State Championship Meet | 2017 Easterns | 2016 Indiana State Meet | |
| New Record | Old Overall Record | Old Public School Record | |
| 1st 50 | 24,30 | 24.75 | 24.9 |
| 2nd 50 | 27.32 | 27.09 | 27.75 |
| Total Time | 51.62 | 51.84 | 52.65 |
Whitley will swim the 100 breaststroke on Saturday at the 2018 Eastern Championships and could take the overall (but not public school) record back. Whitley already swam one best time with a 1:43.55 on Friday in the 200 IM.
The swim also breaks the old 17-18 National Age Group Record set by U.S. Olympian Kevin Cordes in 2011 when he swam 51.76 while a freshman at Arizona.
McHugh split 23.16 on Sturgeon Bay’s 200 medley relay and also set a State Record in the 50 free with a 20.34. The old record of 20.59 was set by Tom Wanezek in 1995 – 23 years ago. He led off Sturgeon Bay’s 200 free relay in 20.38.
McHugh is a Minnesota commit.
Race video of the swim, courtesy WIAA, is below:
Another angle, courtesy Dylan Engelbright, is below:
This is not prelims. Wisconsin’s state meet is timed finals.
He indeed looks very bulky build like Peaty – as his fast stroke also suggests incredible power . Impressive swim and talent
Is it just me or was his tempo all over the place on his 3rd 25?
I was thinking it would be awesome to see him at Mizzou with their breastroke history but Minnesota worked for Conner so I’m very excited to see his progression.
His stroke looks like Peaty’s – very high turnover
Probably not quite as much “pop” though
He was in 52.46 last year in SCY and he swam 1.02.64 in long course.
His technique has a lot to be desired. He has great size and pullouts and is obviously great in yards but is very inefficient
anyone else notice how there are no officials on either wall? not saying I saw anything questionable, you would just think there has to be an official there for the swim to be recognized.
Well I can see about three officials by the block side and at least 1 (I’m sure there are more) on the other side.
WIAA has five officials at the meet. There are also two USA observers to allow times to be valid for USA. Referee and starter are on the near side of the video. Stroke judge is across pool. Two turn judges on turn end. The turn judges typically start at the 15m mark for a race but as noted breast does not have the 15m rule.
The video above was mine shared with WIAA. It was an amazingly legit swim. My 12 year old was next to me (you may hear her on the video) and noted watching a replay he was maybe the last off the blocks.
Probably why they didn’t call him going past the 15 meter mark off the start
That’s not a rule on breaststroke.
Bull. In the low angle video you can see two officials in the far corner, a WIAA ST and a USA Swimming (WI LSC) observer. There is a WIAA official on the near corner at the far end visible in the high angle video. AT the start end there is the WIAA starter and referee plus another USA observer.
Wouldn’t this also be a NAG record?
you gotta read it before you comment buddy