Maximus Williamson Breaks 13-14 National Age Group Record in 200 Free

2021 Texas Age Group Swimming Championships

• Wednesday, July 21st – Sunday, July 25th
• AISD Natatorium, Arlington, TX
• LCM (50m)
• Psych Sheet
• Results on Meet Mobile “2021 MARS LC TAGS”

Courtesy: Shannon Pritchett

A day after posting a pair of #2 all-time times in the 13-14 age group, Maximus Williamson of the North Texas Nadadores has produced a National Age Group Record in the 200 meter freestyle.

Williamson swam a 1:53.26 in the 200 free on Friday at the Texas Age Group Swimming Championships (also known as TAGS). That slid him just-under the old record of 1:53.30 that was done at the 2017 Junior National Championships by Dare Rose of Scarlet Aquatics in New Jersey.

Comparative Splits:

Williamson was much more aggressive in his first 100 meters than was Rose, opening the race in 53.44. Rose, by comparison, was faster on the back-half of his swim.

Rose swam last season as a freshman for the Pac-12 Champion Cal Golden Bears, where he was an honorable mention All-American in the 200 yard fly.

For Williamson, the swim was a huge drop from his previous lifetime best of 1:56.56 done in May of this year. His breakout long course meet followed a huge breakout in March that saw him win 7 different events at the short course yards version of the TAGS Championships individually.

So far at this long course meet he has 3 individual wins, with 4 more entries to come.

The Nadadores’ have a very impressive history of producing collegiate star swimmers, especially in the boys’ freestyle events. Among the program alumni are Jack LeVant, Johnathan Roberts, and Brett Ringgold. Roberts was a 2016 US Olympic Trials finalist in the 200 free, just missing the Olympic Team, LeVant swam at the 2019 World Championships as a member of the U.S. 800 free relay, and Ringgold was a 4-time NCAA Champion as a member of University of Texas relays.

Other Notable Friday Results

• 14-year old Nitro swimmer Oliver Rowe won the 100 fly in 56.97. That makes him the 35th-fastest boy in US 13-14 age group history in the event.