Above video courtesy Ronen Tivony, www.15images.com.
Courtesy: Ronen Tivony
Rose Bowl 10-year old Ronald Dalmacio broke the National Age Group Record in the 100 yard backstroke for a second time in finals of the Southern California Swimming Club Championships on Sunday.
After posting a 59.76 in prelims, Dalmacio came back with a rocking 59.05 in finals to blow away his own record. The previous record was a 59.81 done by Destin Lasco in 2012.
Comparative splits:
- Lasco ’12 | 29.13/30.68 = 59.81
- Dalmacio AM | 29.56/30.20 = 59.76
- Dalmacio PM | 29.29/29.76 = 59.05
After his prelims swim, we commented that Dalmacio hadn’t shown quite the same front-end speed as Lasco had at this age, and while in finals he was still a tick slower, going under 30 seconds on both halves of this 100 backstroke is unprecedented in the 10 & under age group.
The video above shows that while Dalmacio is big for his age, he’s by no means a towering giant. He has a very long, smooth stroke as compared to those around him, and looks especially comfortable through his turns.
He broke the record set by my team mate Kevin Kyi!,
Wow, and to believe he used to be in my swim team w/ the glendale gators. Now he goes every once in a while for fun. (Like once every month) Way to go, Ronald!
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW TALL ARE HIS PARENTS THIS KID IS HUGE
lol loved how he did a one-armed Tarzan and beat his chest when they announced his name. Beautiful stroke, amazing swim. Crunched his 3rd turn a bit and may have lost anywhere up to .5 there so there is room for even further lowering the record depending on how much time he’s in the age group. The uncanny pipeline from age group to elite USA backstrokers continues!! Congrats to Dalmacio.
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Thanks a lot for the video.
And congrats to Mr Dalmacio on that record.
WOW! Impressive swim!
. . . but my money is still on Lasco! 😉
Does anyone else notice how massive his hands are?
Yes!
His technique is stupidly good for his age. How tall is he?
I agree. He reminded me so much of Kristina Egerszegi. Plus the power he has off the walls is incredible. Loved it.