SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – EAST
- Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Prelims: 9 am (ET)
- Finals: 5 pm (ET) – Wed. relays at 6 pm
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BOYS 200 FREE – FINALS
- Meet record: Drew Kibler (Carmel Swim Club), 2016: 1:33.40
Top 3:
- Daniel Diehl, YMCA of Cumberland, 16 – 1:33.68
- Thomas Heilman, Cavalier Aquatics, 14 – 1:34.68
- Sebastian Sergile, SwimAtlanta – 1:35.19
If you were wondering if it was possible for Thomas Heilman to not break a record every time he races, the answer is no. Shortly after shattering the 13-14 boys NAG in the 100 fly by so much that he nearly was under the 15-16 NAG as well, Heilman came in 2nd in the 200 free, swimming a 1:34.68. With the swim, Heilman broke his own 13-14 NAG in the event, which he set this morning in prelims (1:35.28).
Heilman was incredibly consistent in his race tonight, splitting 22.05 on the first 50, then 24.16, 24.19, and 24.28 on the final 3 50s. Here is a split comparison between Heilman’s prelims swim, and his finals tonight:
| NAG Record – Finals | Former NAG – Prelims | |
| 50m | 22.05 | 22.23 |
| 100m | 24.16 | 24.50 |
| 150m | 24.19 | 24.58 |
| 200m | 24.28 | 23.97 |
Heilman’s split comparison is very interesting, because he raced the two swims differently. The 14-year-old went out faster tonight, and was able to maintain that increased speed through the first 50s. Heilman was faster on the final 50 in prelims, but only by 0.31 seconds.
Perhaps most impressively of all, this NAG marks Heilman’s 12th in the past 10 days. It would be nearly impossible to verify this, but that has to be a record within itself, or at least very close. Heilman is slated to race the 100 free and 200 fly tomorrow, raising the possibility of more broken records.
I hope he will not end like Andrew did
An Olympic gold medalist?
Despite all his previous NAG , his individual performance was not what was excepted in Tokyo, let’s be honest.
Wdym? A WR holder, American Record holder and Olympic gold medalist?
WR holder in the relay, not individual. Olympic gold, in a relay. Yes he’s an American record holder but his performance at the games was subpar our collective expectation
Don’t make a second username to back up the statements of your first username, please.
Riding the coattails of Caeleb Dressel. Just like ringo, Andrew was just lucky to be there
Not a big fan of the team concept?
Countries that would have loved to have MA’s 58.49 breaststroke split on their 400 medley relay:
Russia (59.06)
Australia (58.67)
Japan (58.94)
Canada (59.67)
So pretty much anyone outside of GBR and Italy.
If Russia had MA, they would’ve won a medal.
Did we all expect MA to be faster after his big Trials? Sure. But he didn’t have a *bad* meet. He certainly wasn’t the worst Team USA performer in Tokyo – not by a longshot.
I think that’s what McCartney and Lennon said about about Ringo – ehh hes not the worst
All the haters, envious of what MA achieved and how he so far outstripped their own performances and hiding behind anonymous screen names in leveling their critiques.
I simply think Michael Andrew should let go of dogmatic USRPT and change his training style. If he started racing distance in practice and maybe weight training amazing things would happen. I think he should go after the 400 IM long course record.
heilman is gonna be a lock on the LA (or paris) roster
Heilman can swim 12 NAGs in a week crossing varying strokes, distances, and courses, but I can swim three 50s at my local master’s meet and not be able to walk the next day. Who’s really the better athlete?
LMAO
All those NAGs are fantastic and hopefully this is not his peak.
Considering his rate of improvement, he will keep getting better. People don’t go from dropping massive amounts of time to immediately peaking. Normally you see the time drops start to get a little less frequent and a little smaller first.
Additionally, this kid is in the middle of puberty right now, so I’m guessing he’ll likely grow some more over the next few years. This is just the beginning of us hearing about Heilman
How big is Heilman right now?
Unreal achievements this kid is throwing down right now. Also might be worth noting that the first place finisher in this race, Daniel Diehl, was .38 off the 15-16 NAG.
How long before he commits to Texas.
The kid still has 4.5 years before he joins a college program, I don’t think even Heilman knows where he’ll end up at this point
Nice, not faster than Brendan Burns!
Interestingly enough, Brendan Burns was 1:39.74 in the same event at age 14 (just for some perspective). He’s also a great athlete though!