2018 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS- WEST
- December 5-8, 2018
- Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin Texas
- SCY (25y) Pool
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results
Almost exactly an hour after breaking the 15-16 National Age Group Record in the 100 fly, 16-year old Gianluca Urlando of DART Swimming in California broke a 2nd National Age Group Record: this one coming in the 100 yard backstroke. He swam a 45.66 in Friday’s final, which broke the old record of 45.93 set by Destin Lasco earlier this year. Lasco has since aged up and is now 17.
Comparative Splits:
- Lasco – 22.61/23.32 = 45.93
- Urlando – 22.15/23.51 = 45.66
In the process, Urlando became just the 27th swimmer, at any age, to go sub-46 in both the 100 yard fly and 100 yard back.
Urlando now has wins in the 100 fly (45.62), 100 back (45.66), 200 IM (1:42.99). His remaining individual races are entries in the 200 back and 200 fly on Saturday.
Race Video:
Gianluca Urlando underwater dolphin kicks are incredible. He’s ready for professional swimming right now. It’s the right move period.
He committed to Georgia. I think it’s a bit too late for that. Certainly after college.
The key to fast swimming: Underwaters. He legit swam 40 Yards of Backstroke.
I know he had a good LCM season, but still this kid is breaking out big time. Might be an Olympian before he gets to UGA, and when he does get there he will be scoring big time points all four years. Wonder if UGA will be able to build around him?
“Yes, my precious.” -Jack Bauerle
He’s taking the GOATS nag tomorrow
Seems inevitable.
Swimswam must have some crack researchers to come up with this stat:
“In the process, Urlando became just the 27th swimmer, at any age, to go sub-46 in both the 100 yard fly and 100 yard back.”
I mean Braden wrote the article
Probably knew it off the top of his head