Texas 6A High School State
- Austin, Texas
- February 21-22
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Live Results (also available on Meet Mobile “20256A State Meet”)
Keller High School senior Maximus Williamson has added a third National High School Record of the week at the Texas 6A State Championship meet on Saturday.
The latest came as the leadoff leg of Keller’s winning 200 free relay, splitting 19.08. The team combined to swim 1:20.06, winning by almost three seconds and defending their title (they swam 1:19.21 to set the National HS record last season).
That breaks the National Public Schools Record of 19.20 that was set by Oklahoman Aiden Hayes at the Oklahoma High School State Championships in 2021.
It also breaks the overall record, which was David Curtis’ 19.11 from March 2021 for the Pennington School in New Jersey. That swim by Curtis remains the Independent High Schools Record.
Williamson now ranks 10th overall in 17-18 U.S. history, with most of the swims ahead of him being done during collegiate competition by young freshmen.
Top 10 All-Time Performers, Boys’ 17-18 50 SCY Freestyle
- Caeleb Dressel, 18.67 – 2015 NCAAs
- Ryan Hoffer, 18.71 – 2016 Winter Juniors West
- Adam Chaney, 18.76 – 2021 SEC Championships
- (TIE) Matt Brownstead, 18.88 – 2021 ACC Championships/Michael Andrew, 18.88 – 2018 ISCA Junior Championships
- Ilya Kharun, 18.93 – 2023 GAC Invitational
- Jonny Kulow, 19.05 – 2023 NCAAs
- Vlad Morozov, 19.06 – 2011 Pac 12 Championships/Lucca Battaglini, 19.06, 2023 Winter Juniors East
- Maximus Williamson, 19.08 – 2025 Texas HS State Championships
Dressel broke the National High School Record in the 50 free as a senior at Clay High School in Florida, swimming 19.29, but that record was since broken.
Williamson turns 19 on November 28, which means he might get one more taper cycle to 17-18 records in yards as a freshman at the University of Virginia next season – if their mid season invite comes before his birthday.
Virginia’s best flat-start 50 freestyle this season is a 19.18 done by Jack Aikins at the Tennessee Invitational, meaning that this is another relay in which Williamson could make an immediate impact for the Cavaliers.
Previously in the session, Williamson broke National High School Records in the 200 free (1:30.46) and the 100 free (41.54). He still has one swim remaining on Keller’s top seeded 400 free relay. He anchored in prelims in 43.98.
Williamson is the #1 ranked recruit in the high school class of 2025.
And he is sub 3:40 in the 400 IM…disgusting range and versatility
What are UVA program records for 50-100-200?
18.60-41.22-1:31.92
All in one day as well, incredible
This^^ all within a few hours of each other. What would 24 hours rest have yielded him?
This is one of the greatest HS meets for a high school swimmer in recent memory
Very much a Joe Hudepohl level of performance.
Hudepohl was 20.0/43.4/1:34.9 in 1992. The craziest part is that since Trials was shortly after, it was rumored that he wasn’t shaved or rested fully for the state meet.
I know Nolan’s 2 IM HS time would have won NCAAs but I’m still taking Hudepohl since he swam those times over 30 years ago.
Mark Spitz, HS junior in 1967.
100 fly – 49.1 American record
200 IM 1:54 American record.
His meet last year may have been just as good. But no one will ever beat Nolan.
I don’t think that’s fair, I’d argue Max’s is equal. Obviously Nolan’s was unreal cause he set 3 National records without any repeat events and was VERY close to getting the 50, but Max not only set 3, he also holds the national record in 4 individual events (and also 2 relays). And all his freestyle times and IM are faster than Nolan. He’s also no slouch in the 100 back either, but I don’t do hypotheticals.
The only one of that I can think of is David Nolan 2011 pa state meet. 3 individual nfhs records, 1 Indy state record, 2 nfhs records set on relays. The 200 Im record is still standing, the rest are top 5 all time 14 years later absolutely insane times in that era of swimming
We need a SwimSwam deep dive comparing Williamson and Nolan. Williamson in last year’s state meet set 4 national records and a couple more state records in a 4 hour meet. This year’s state meet – three national records. By my count he has 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 IM, 4×50 free relay and 4×100 free relay national records and the 100 back state record.