Maryland Long Course Championships
- July 31 – August 3, 2024
- St. Mary’s College, MD
- LCM (50 Meters)
- Meet Results
National age group record holder Jude Burkhart picked up nine wins, eight best times, and four new state age group records at the Maryland LSC Long Course Championships.
The 12 year-old North Baltimore Aquatic Club swimmer did not swim the 800 free, the event in which he broke the National Age Group Record in earlier this summer. However, he did lower his own personal bests as well as his own Maryland age group records in the 100/200/400 freestyles, swimming 56.90/2:02.23/4:18.03 respectively. In addition to his 3 LSC records in freestyle, he also broke the 100 fly record, touching in 1:00.37.
Burkhart now owns 15 LSC age group records for Maryland swimming between short course and long course.
Burkhart was one of many standout swimmers from North Baltimore Aquatic Club, who ran away with the team title. Burkhart’s team mates, 14-year Kyan Siri and 9 year-old Philip Scharper were the stars of their respective age groups. Siri cracked 2:00 in the 200 free for the first time, winning in 1:58.70, along with 6 other victories. Meadowrook’s Bryce Heo, 13, kept it close in the 200 free, dropping over 5 seconds to clock a 1:59.26. Heo also took wins in the 50 and 100 breaststroke.
Like Siri, 9 year-old Scharper also took home 7 wins, highlighted by a 1:15.98 100 fly and 5:12.90 400 freestyle.
NBAC also claimed a decisive victory in the women’s competition, and 12 year-old Willa Kulp was the team’s highest point contributor.
Kulp won all 9 of her individual events and established 2 new LSC age group records in the 200 fly (2:25.21) and 400 IM (5:08.49). She has now lowered the 400 IM record by nearly 10 seconds across three swims this summer. Kulp, who was part of a NAG record-setting relay last year with Burkhart, also helped NBAC win the 400 freestyle and medley relays for her age group.
In the 10&under age group, it was all Reni Savage and Anna Harberts. The 10 year-old NBAC swimmers took wins in 9 events together. Savage nearly cracked 30 seconds in the 50 freestyle at 30.20, posting one of the of the meet in power points.
NBAC’s Madeline Ryan and Eagle Swim Team’s Mimi DeOliveirawere among the standouts in the 13-14 age group. 13 year-old DeOliveira swept the backstroke events, clocking an impressive 31.27 in the 50. Ryan, 14, took home 7 victories across the freestyle and butterfly events.
Don’t miss 10 year-old Matvei Zipunnikov, from Meadowbrook, who also set 2 records.
Jude was inherited to Tom Hines when Bel Air Athletic Club shut down. Jude was developed by Jess Leilich and was breaking 8-under records but when Coppermine took over Bel Air Athletic club, they would not bring hire Coach Jess on. NBAC has a partnership with Coppermine all over the Baltimore area. It was Tom Hines manifesto to take NBAC to larger membership therefore being able to practice all over the Baltimore area. Maryland Swimming allows this monopoly of team size. Coach Jess was screwed and Tom Hines should give credit where credit is due. Jude will be awesome, but it is because of the techniques she taught him.Not NBAC.
Meadowbrook forced NBAC out -NBAC had no choice but to get other facilities-pool space is very limited- they even practiced outdoors during the winter- Props to Coach Jude on getting Jude off to a great start- but Tom gets credit as well keeping his improvement going- unless only the swimmers first coach gets all the credit -as for a monopoly, ever hear of Nations Capital? Coach Tom saved that program after the prior coach almost ruined it.
Explaining Facts should know the facts prior to submitting such a ridiculous post. Jude Burkhart has been with NBAC since he began year around swimming in 2019, when he was 7 years old. He has never been part of any other team nor has Jess Leilich ever coached Jude. Jude was developed by NBAC coaching and most recently over the last two years has been coached by Tom Himes. Explaining Facts does not know the facts and is actually looking a bit foolish with the ridiculous comments above about Jude as well as his/her lack of knowledge about NBAC, Coppermine and BAAC.
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Jude got his start at the Y but didn’t love swimming there. It was Coach Brian Loeffler and Coach Tom Till of the SToneleigh Sharks where Jude first really started his swim journey
Congrats to Jude! Tom Himes and his coaching team has developed yet another great swimmer.
And congrats to Ms. Kulp as well-impressive!