It didn’t take long after his 14th birthday for Michael Andrew to get his first National Age Group Record as a 13-14.
This week at the CRAA Summer Long Course Kick-off meet in Iowa City, Iowa, Andrew was a part of a unique bracket-style 50 free that saw him get four cracks at the record.
In the third of those four swims, Andrew swam a 23.47 in the long course 50 meter free to break the National Age Group Record in the event. That went .03 under the time of Bolles’ Caeleb Dressel from 2011.
Andrew, who for so long has thrived on his size, is now in a 13-14 age group where there are plenty of tall swimmers, and not only is he thriving, he’s beginning to take many more of his records in the more technical long course events. Out of his now 11 National Age Group Records that are still standing, this is only the 3rd in long course.
In other swims so far at this meet, which he’ll conclude on Sunday in the 100 free, Andrew also swam a 57.78 in the long course 100 fly.
Andrew only turned 14 in mid-April, so he’ll have a full season of long course and short course to go after more records.
I wonder who Andrew’s publicist will be…
Congrats, Tina is the real coach!
We are so proud of you Michael, you and your family are in our prayers. We sure do miss you guys.
“The Andrew family expects Michael to be on the U.S. Olympic swim team.”
That is quite an expectation.
I’d keep in mind that the story was written by someone who doesn’t follow swimming all of the time. If we listened to local papers, all 2000 participants at the Olympic Trials were there with a chance to swim at the Olympics.
With that being said, I think they do expect him to be on an Olympic Team…just like all parents of the fastest 13-14 50 freestyler in history probably do. Don’t think it’s all that outlandish of a comment.
Extrapolating the info in the article, it sounds as if his father will be coaching him for the next ten years. If he were to make an Olympic team, how unique would that situation be?
And i meant to add, coaching ONLY him.
Stood next to him at Tom Dolan LAST year and he was about 6’2. Probably 6’3, 6’4 by now.
What team does he swim for? Who is his coach?
Read the other comments above!!!! You will find a link to an interesting article.
Congratulations… looks like it is going to be a father/son career for Andrew… No college swimming…
On another note… wonder if Hoffer will taper before he turns 15 in July to also break the record?
Anyone knows how tall is he already?
When I saw him at Juniors in December he was tall, probably over six feet but still very skinny.
Met him for the first time in Omaha last summer, and he was at least 6’2 or 6’3. Was just about eye-to-eye with me.
This article from April 2013 says he’s 6’4″
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/apr/21/lawhorns-lawrence-life-phenom-swimmer-rural-lawren/