NOVA of Virginia Girls Break 11-12 National Age Group Record in 200 Free Relay

2026 NCSA Age Group Swimming Championships

  • March 25-28, 2026
  • Rosen Aquatic and Fitness Center, Orlando, Florida
  • Short Course Yards (25 yards)
  • Full Meet Results (PDF)

A quartet from Nova of Virginia Aquatics cracked the 11-12 National Age Group Record in the 200 yard free relay last weekend at the NCSA Age Group Swimming Championships.

The relay of Harper Grace Johnson (12), Yara Tsybulina (12), Isobel Tran (12), and Adry Francis (11) combined for a 1:37.94. Francis, in spite of being the youngest member of the relay, had the fastest split on the anchor leg of 24.04.

The swim broke the old record of 1:38.32 that was set by the Schroeder YMCA in Wisconsin in 2018. That record was set by a quartet that included Campbell Stoll, who two weeks ago won an NCAA title in the 200 fly for Texas.

Splits Comparison:

Nova of Virginia Schroeder YMCA Swim Team
New Record Old Record
1st leg Harper Grace Johnson 25.04 Sailor Whowell 24.34
2nd leg Yara Tsybulina 24.44 Campbell Stoll 24.69
3rd leg Isobel Tran 24.42 Mariah Reynolds 25.46
4th leg Adry Francis 24.04 Victoria Brostowitz 23.83
Total Time 1:37.94 1:38.32

Nova of Virginia used the same quartet in the same order to also win the 400 free relay in 3:37.68, which crushed the old Meet Record of 3:40.48 from 2024. Tsybulina had the best split on that relay of 53.52.

Tsybulina also grabbed wins in the 200 IM (2:12.61) and 400 IM (4:38.46), both best times. She had nine best times in nine individual event entries at the meet.

Francis won the 50 free in a best time of 24.64.

Full meet recap to follow.

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Chief Agitator
2 months ago

They’re in the HOT SEAT!

Foreign Embassy
2 months ago

Tsybulina had the best split on that relay of 43.52.

UMMMM

Boat fan
2 months ago

How does this effect Alex Munni’s legacy

Claire Curzan Fan
Reply to  Boat fan
2 months ago

Heard he’s gunning for Bowman’s job…

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