These times are amazing:
Kyle van Niekerk - 13 year old!
His results were as follows:
100m Free: Gold in a winning time of 53.89 – New African and South African AG Record
50m Free: Gold in a winning time of 24.69 – a New African and South African AG Record and the fastest recorded time in the world for 13- year- olds during 2011.
Yes these are long course meters. Puts it all in perspective for us geezers :cane:
The 1000 is in the usual college dual meet order of events. It's the first event after the medley relay. The 1650 is swum less often, but always at the championship meets (and the 1000 is NOT swum at championships). At least that's how it's done in Division I. Not positive about the others.
Got you! But they don't swim the 1000 ever in high school, at least here in Pennsylvania, and I am not sure they do it in any other high schools nationally.
If that's true, this might help explain the nearly 30-year high school record for Jeffrey Kostoff.
Am I the only one who remembers swimming the 400 freestyle in high school? I could have sworn that's what the standard distance was circa 1969-1970.
Might it have been the case that the 400 in dual meets, and the 400 and 1000 in championship meets, were once the norm in high school meets?
Or am I misremebering?
The 1000 is in the usual college dual meet order of events. It's the first event after the medley relay. The 1650 is swum less often, but always at the championship meets (and the 1000 is NOT swum at championships). At least that's how it's done in Division I. Not positive about the others.
Got you! But they don't swim the 1000 ever in high school, at least here in Pennsylvania, and I am not sure they do it in any other high schools nationally.
If that's true, this might help explain the nearly 30-year high school record for Jeffrey Kostoff.
Am I the only one who remembers swimming the 400 freestyle in high school? I could have sworn that's what the standard distance was circa 1969-1970.
Might it have been the case that the 400 in dual meets, and the 400 and 1000 in championship meets, were once the norm in high school meets?
Or am I misremebering?
