Novaquatics’ 4×200 Free Relay Team Crushes Boys’ 13-14 NAG Record by Nearly 4 Seconds

by Riley Overend 3

December 19th, 2022 Club, National, News, Records

2022 CA/NV SPEEDO SECTIONALS

  • Dec. 16-19
  • La Mirada Splash! Regional Aquatics Complex
    • La Mirada, Calif.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results on MeetMobile: “2022 December CA NV Speedo Sect @RMDA v1”

Both Irvine Novaquatics and Pleasanton Seahawks achieved their goal of breaking the boys’ 13-14 national age group (NAG) record in the 4×200-yard freestyle relay during time trials on Sunday afternoon at CA/NV Sectionals in La Mirada, California.

Novaquatics crushed the previous NAG record by nearly four seconds, clocking a 6:51.26 thanks to some consistently strong efforts from Peter Vu (1:42.05), Avrum Xagorarakis (1:42.28), Andrew Maksymowski (1:42.28), and Max Stewart (1:44.60). The old mark belonged to SwimMAC Carolina, whose quartet of Max Osman (1:42.91), Mason Turner (1:41.84), Norvin Clontz (1:46.21), and Granger Bartee (1:44.20) posted a 6:55.16 in March of 2021.

Fastest 4×200 Free Relays, 13-14 Boys

  1. Irvine Novaquatics – 6:51.26 (2022)
  2. Pleasanton Seahawks – 6:55.13 (2022)
  3. SwimMAC Carolina – 6:55.16 (2021)
  4. Cincinnati Marlins – 6:55.96 (2014)

The Seahawks, on the other hand, relied on a blazing back half to register the second-fastest time ever in the boys’ 13-14 NAG. Ethan Wang (1:48.52), Oryan Liu (1:47.58), Tim Wu (1:39.13), and Luka Mijatovic (1:39.90) combined for a total of 6:55.13. Later on Sunday, the 13-year-old Mijatovic went on to lower the boys’ 13-14 NAG record in the 500 free. The only 13-year-old on either relay team, he recorded the second-fastest split in the field behind Wu.

Comparative Splits

Irvine Novaquatics 2022 NAG Record Pleasanton Seahawks No. 2 All-Time
Peter Vu 1:42.05 Ethan Wang 1:48.52
Avrum Xagorarakis 1:42.33 Oryan Liu 1:47.58
Andrew Maksymowski 1:42.28 Tim Wu 1:39.13
Max Stewart 1:44.60 Luka Mijatovic 1:39.90
6:51.26 6:55.13

Vu’s leadoff split for Novaquatics ranks as the third-fastest 200 free time this season in his age group.

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maksymowski
1 year ago

shoulda used the silencer

eros
Reply to  maksymowski
1 year ago

fr

Kabes
Reply to  eros
1 year ago

Good job brother

About Riley Overend

Riley is an associate editor interested in the stories taking place outside of the pool just as much as the drama between the lane lines. A 2019 graduate of Boston College, he arrived at SwimSwam in April of 2022 after three years as a sports reporter and sports editor at newspapers …

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