Mikayla Tan Breaks Girls’ 11-12 National Age Group Record In 100 Breast – 1:02.61

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DART Swimming’s Mikayla Tan set a new standard for the 11-12 girls on Friday morning at the West edition of the Winter Junior Championships in Austin, breaking the National Age Group Record in the 100 breaststroke.

Tan swam to a time of 1:02.61 to break the girls’ 11-12 NAG record of 1:02.63, set by Leah Hayes in March of 2018.

Split Comparison

Tan’s previous best time stood at 1:03.35, set this past May, which ranked her sixth in age group history. At the same competition, Tan broke the 11-12 NAG record in the 200 breast in a time of 2:15.38.

All-Time Performers, 100 Breaststroke (SCY) – Girls 11-12

1. Mikayla Tan, 1:02.61 – 2022
2. Leah Hayes, 1:02.63 – 2018
3. Olivia Anderson, 1:02.86 – 2010
4. Kayla Duran, 1:02.87 – 2019
5. Zoe Skirboll, 1:03.00 – 2017
6. Joyce Wu, 1:03.14 – 2017
7. Bridgett McMann, 1:03.39 – 2019
8. Annie Zhu, 1:03.54 – 2006
9. Jody Hillock, 1:03.56 – 1995
10. Sammy Richart, 1:03.60 – 2005

When she set her previous best time, Tan also clocked 1:12.75 in the 100 breast in long course meters, which at the time was the fastest for an 11-12 girl in U.S. history since 1998. She followed up by going 1:11.98 at the Speedo Junior National Championships in August, maintaining her place as #3 in age group history.

Despite competing against swimmers up to six years her elder, Tan earned a second swim on Friday with her record-setting effort, finishing tied for 23rd to claim a lane in tonight’s bonus final, where she’ll be the youngest swimmer in the field by three years.

On Thursday, Tan set a personal best time of 2:03.63 in the 200 IM, which ranks her third all-time in the 11-12 age group and is just four-tenths shy of the NAG record held by Claire Tuggle (2:03.23).