The 13-14 boys of the King Aquatic Club in suburban Seattle are on fire this week at the PNS Long Course Championships. On Friday night, Thomas Anderson, Mitch Hovis, Koppi Kolyvek, and Zach Johnson set a new 13-14 boys National Age Group Record with a 1:52.78 in the LCM 200 Medley Relay.
KING-PN ‘A’ 1:57.21 1:52.78 40
1) Anderson, Thomas P 14 2) Hovis, Mitch R 13
3) Kolyvek, Koppi 14 4) Johnson, Zach H 14
27.87 1:00.05 (32.18)
1:27.00 (26.95) 1:52.78 (25.78)
It should also be noted that Bellevue Club Swim Team also broke the NAG record with a time of 1:53.10 in the same race!. The previous record was 1:53.27 held by Irvine Aquazot in 2008.
2 BC-PN ‘A’ 2:00.92 1:53.10 34
1) Dittig, Willie A 14 2) Whitty, Ben C 14
3) Florsheim, Gabe A 14 4) Elhajj, Aaron W 14
29.53 1:02.18 (32.65)
1:28.56 (26.38) 1:53.10 (24.54)
Outstanding swim. Can you imagine what’s going to happen if both of those relays stick together for four years?? I wonder how many of those kids are going to end up at the same high schools…
Both teams draw from a large (and different) area – the likelihood of swimmers attending the same school will be small unless they opt for the same private school.