Penn Charter junior Reece Whitley put together another monster swim in the 100 breast, breaking the National Independent High School and overall High School Records for the 2nd time in a day. During prelims at the 2017 Eastern Championships, an elite meet for private school swimmers in the northeastern United States, Whitley smashed the record with a 52.35. He took it up a notch in finals, cracking the 52-second barrier to win in 51.84.
Whitley’s Splits By 50:
- 1st 50- 24.75
- 2nd 50- 27.09
- Final Time- 51.84
Throughout the day, Whitley has lowered the National Independent High School Record by over a full second. Before his record-breaking prelims swim, that record was a 52.92 done by Creighton Prep’s Jacob Molacek at the 2014 Nebraska state meet. He also took nearly a second off the overall National High School Record. That record previously stood at a 52.65 done by Avon High School’s Chandler Bray at the Indiana state meet in 2016.
Whitley’s time is not only lightning fast for a junior swimmer. It’s good enough to compete with the best of the best. His 51.84 would’ve placed 3rd in the championship final at the 2016 NCAA meet.
Dude!!!!!!!!!
I think we will all be surprised by his choice. Call me crazy, but I personally see him choosing a top notch school like Stanford, Harvard or staying closer to home at say UPenn.
Reece is such a nice guy, and a humble competitor. No limits, hope he goes to Cal. I disagree with the above comments about UF UGA and NCSU, those programs focu on the 200 frees and 400 IMs, while NC State is known for doing amazing freestyle sets under Gary Taylor (amazing coach). Not to knock these programs but Reece would probably benefit from training with people like Seliskar and Prenot at Cal, just my opinion.
I love that guy.
Mr Whitley has everything to become very special in the world of swimming.
His back half split is amazing vis a vis his front half. 27.09 was faster than anyone at last year’s NCAAs.
Congratulations Reese! Awesome swim! NC STATE would make Reese go even faster!
He needs to turn pro.
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You will not be popular by writing that kind of comments on swilmswam. 😉
Weirdly in track and field it’s becoming more and more common but in swimming that’s still considered as a crime! 🙂
i love your slimswam slip !!! lol
Popularity is everything.
I heard the kid is a smartie and his parents are MD’s so they will not be into him turning pro instead of doing the “college thing”.
Go to texas if Eddie is still there, florida if he’s not
Not Florida! They cannot train sprinters, or breaststrokers, or …. Maybe he should consider Emory?
Yea because that Dressel guy is an awful sprinter/breastroker!