14-year old pro swimmer Michael Andrew has re-broken his own National Age Group Record in the 100 yard breaststroke, swimming a 53.88 to win the 14 & under division at the 2014 NASA Junior National Cup. Andrew split 25.07/28.81 in the race, which clears the 54.04 that he did at the Jenks Sectional on March 7th.
Andrew became the firs 13-14 to go under 56 seconds, then the first to go under 55 seconds, and he’s now the first to go under 54 seconds in this event, which shows just how far he (and Reece Whitley) have taken this record in the last year.
Andrew now holds the 6 fastest times in this event in the history of the age group, and is 1.8 seconds clear of Reece Whitley’s second-ranked 55.61.
He wasn’t the fastest swimmer overall at this meet in the event, Texas-bound high school senior Austin Temple was a 52.87 in the 16 & up division. That time is within a tenth of what Texas’ breaststroker split on their 400 medley relay at NCAA’s on Thursday.
Andrew followed that swim with a 43.90 in the 100 free, which also broke his own National Age Group Record of 44.16 set in February. Andrew split 20.66/23.24 en route to his second record-breaking swim of the session.
I do not any details of how Michael plans to work with Rowdy Gaines and Josh Davis but one can assume anything related to Michael’s training would be USRPT. Better question to ask of Josh Davis who posts on these boards or the Andrew Family who I know at least Michaela regularly checks this site. All I know is that Peter said that Michael would get to work with those guys.
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Interested in the Rowdy comment. You know in what capacity Michael plans to work with Rowdy? In a USRPT format?
My son who is 10 was somewhat upset when Peter told us of the likelihood of them heading to Florida. Like most age groupers in Mo Valley, he thinks of Michael up there already with Phelps and Lochte. He wasn’t anymore excited to get Lochte’s autograph yesterday than he was when he first got Michael’s autograph two year’s ago when he was just 13. I noticed that every high point winner at Midwest all stars was just as excited to get photographed with Michael as they were to get their trophies….and they all made sure to be photographed with him. Peter is a great coach who relates very well with those he works with. He has helped a number of… Read more »
Peter works with my son every now and then, and he told me back in February that they will most likely move to Florida within a year. He said they were going to be away from Kansas until after Charlotte in mid May, so he wouldn’t be able to work with my son again until after the prolonged sojourn. He made it seem like after this run at the 13-14 NAG records they would primarily focus on making the Youth Olympics. And then after that they would most likely move to Florida. He made it seem that the primary reason for the move would be for Michael to start working with Rowdy Gaines who lives in the Orlando area. He… Read more »
That’s a shame (for me, anyway, as I always enjoy seeing Michael race at meets around the KC area), but it makes sense. The competition is so much better down there than it is around the midwest.
P.S. thanks for the inside scoop!
In his interview on Florida Swim Network (you can watch it with the link I posted above), and if I have well understood, he said he still had 2 meets before he turns 15.
Next week the Daytona Beach Spring Open in long course.
And on April 16 the age group swimming elite showcase classic in Clearwater in yards.
It will be interesting because he will turn 15 on April 18 during the meet.
He swims a lot in Florida for one month now. I’ve understood they plan to locate in Florida and train there in the future.
Did you hear that they plan to or did you hear that they’ve considered it?
Will he not have to go after the quali for national team if he wants any chance for Worlds 2015 and Rio 2016? Probably Only Breast event he will be able to qualify… but it is not this year already the selection?
Rafael – “National Team” and “Worlds Team” are two different things in the US. But 2015 Worlds qualify this year, 2016 Olympics will still qualify in the summer of 2016.
He could go down like Ohio great Joe Hudepohl and never reach his full potential
Congratulations Michael! You are the most remarkable male 13 14 American swimmer ever! It’s incredible how you’ve gotten faster week after week after week, more so, you’ve proven it’s possible to be consistently fast week after week, shattering the notion that a taper is something you hit or miss. You’ve proven you don’t have to have a weak stroke. I hope you keep racing each weekend until you age up.
Swimming fast in meets is simple,
swim fast in practice, kick fast in practice. Remember one mans miracle is another mans engineering. USRPT Works! If you keep improving and go on to break 15 16 & 17 18 NAGs you will thrust yourself upon the world stage. If… Read more »
Funny to read always the same debate about Michael Andrew. :mgreen:
Congrats to him.
Race replays and nice interviews of Michael Andrew and Simone Manuel here.
https://new.livestream.com/floridaswimnetwork3/NASAjrnats