Reece Whitley

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Asked for his reaction to that statistic, Whitley replied: “I think as I get older ... I’m going to need to take – play a key role in kind of integrating swimming into inner city communities a lot more.”

2014 US Junior Nationals: Maxime Rooney’s 1:49 highlights day 4 prelims from Irvine

Full Name:	Reece Whitley
Born:	January 03rd, 2000
	Lafayette Hill, PA
Nationality:	USA
Status:	Active

Reece Whitley Reece Whitley was born on January 3, 2000. A native of Philadelphia, PA., Reece was an avid basketball and baseball player before settling in to become a full time swimmer. Reece swims for the Penn Charter Aquatic Club under coach Crystal Keelan. Both parents are doctors, his mother a Pediatrician, and his father, an ear, nose, and throat surgeon. As an up and coming swimmer who also happens to be African-American, the 6-foot-8, 235 pound young man is turning heads faster than the drops in his best times. His ascension to the top has been almost meteoric. High School Swimming Its hard to call his record breaking performances “early success” as he is only 17 years old. But his times have been faster than many previous Olympians at the same age. Brendan Hansen stated that Reece’s times are 4-5 seconds faster than his were at the same age. In June, 2014, Reece broke the 13-14 National Age Group (NAG) record in the 200 breaststroke, and he was only 13. In short course yard events, Reece broke the 11-12 year old NAG Records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke for 13-14 year olds. As a 14 year old, …

2014 US Junior Nationals: Maxime Rooney’s 1:49 highlights day 4 prelims from Irvine

Townley Haas will have some company tonight in the 200, where he’s seeded third behind Michael Domagala and breakout prelims star Maxime Rooney.

What to Watch For: Day 4 Prelims at 2014 U.S. Junior Nationals

Reece Whitley will be going after a second National Age Group Record of the meet on Saturday, entering as the top seed in the 200 breaststroke.

RACE VIDEOS: Watch A-Finals and Awards Ceremonies from Day 1 at 2014 U.S. Junior Nationals

Irvine, California was the home of exciting swimming on Wednesday on the first day of the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships. Catch up on it all right here on SwimSwam.

RACE VIDEO: Watch Reece Whitley Break the National Age Group Record in Boys’ 13-14 100 Meter Breaststroke

Watch above as Penn Charter Aquatic Club 14-year old Reece Whitley breaks Michael Andrew’s National Age Group Record in the…

PHOTO VAULT: Day 1 Finals at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships

Tim Binning’s highlight shots of the first finals session at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships in Irvine, California.

10 Things We Noticed on Day 1 of the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships

Easop Lee was one of the 10 big stories we noticed in the first finals sessions at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships.

Reece Whitley Breaks His Own 13-14 National Age Group Record in the 100 Breaststroke

14-year old Reece Whitley of the Penn Charter Aquatic Club has taken more than half-a-second off of his National Age Group Record in the 100 meter breaststroke.

What to Watch For: Day 1 Finals at 2014 US Junior National Championships

Corey Okubo’s 200 fly was the best swim (ignoring age) of the first session at Junior Nationals.

7 Stories to Watch at Speedo Junior Nationals – plus previews, links and more

Connor Hoppe is one of several big-name swimmers set to collide in the boy’s 100 breaststroke on day 1 of Junior Nationals.

HardCore Swim of the Week: Reece Whitley obliterates 200 breast NAG, steals 100 too

Penn Charter’s Reece Whitley had himself an outstanding weekend, taking over both long course breaststroking national records for the 13-14 division.

RACE VIDEO: Watch Reece Whitley Break 13-14 NAG Record in 100 Meter Breaststroke

On Friday, Reece Whitley broke the National Age Group Record in the 100 meter breaststroke, and thanks to the quick…

Michael Thomas Takes 400 IM at Middle Atlantic Senior Champs; Whitley Breaks NAG Record

Michael Thomas dropped a total of 12 seconds on Friday to win the men’s 400 IM at Bucknell University.

Reece Whitley Surpasses Michael Andrew’s National Age Group Record by Slimmest of Margins

Reece Whitley has broken Michael Andrew’s 13-14 National Age Group Record in the 100 breaststroke.

Reece Whitley Takes 13-14 Breaststroking to Ridiculous New Heights; Shatters Own NAG Record

14-year old swimmer Reece Whitley, whose home club is the Penn Charter Aquatic Club and spent much of the summer training at…

Watch Reece Whitley Break the 13-14 200m Breast NAC Record, 2:19.74 (Race Video)

Whitley, who will be 14 until January 3rd, 2015, swam a 2:19.74 at the BSS Summer Classic, which breaks the 2010 record set by current USA Swimming National Teamer Gunnar Bentz of the Dynamo Swim Club at 2:20.48.