One Hit Wonders

Originally posted by Swimmer Bill Correct! Peter went to Peddie for one year, and he did a 4:28.16 in the 500 in high school competition. It was solid but not particularly spectacular among Peddie swimmers. Peddie teammate, Jim Wells, went 4:21.98 in the 500 that same year. Peter lived in the same neighborhood as Jason Rosenbaum and Dean Hutchinson, who were standout sprinters at the time. Both made consols in the 50 free at the ’96 Olympic Trials. Rosenbaum still holds the NJ state records in the 50 and 100. His 50 time was 20.27! Before Peter Wright went to Peddie, Delran High School had a really good free relay with those guys. Sean went 4:18.19 in the 500 while he was still at Jersey Wahoos, but I think his best time in High School was a 4:24.04 from 1986. He went 15:07.21 to win Trials, swimming for Foxcatcher, and did a 15:27.49 to finish 12th in Barcelona. Peter finished second at the Trials (15:17.96) and was the highest US finisher in the 1500 in Atlanta (12th place - 15:25.43). Bill: I was just looked up that and found Peter was only 4 seconds from Perkins in the prelims. Perkins qualified in the last spot at 8th and won from lane 8. He almost sand bagged himself out of the final because the 9th place guy was within .02 at 15:21 something. Perkins went 14:56 to win the final.

Originally posted by Swimmer Bill Correct! Peter went to Peddie for one year, and he did a 4:28.16 in the 500 in high school competition. It was solid but not particularly spectacular among Peddie swimmers. Peddie teammate, Jim Wells, went 4:21.98 in the 500 that same year. Peter lived in the same neighborhood as Jason Rosenbaum and Dean Hutchinson, who were standout sprinters at the time. Both made consols in the 50 free at the ’96 Olympic Trials. Rosenbaum still holds the NJ state records in the 50 and 100. His 50 time was 20.27! Before Peter Wright went to Peddie, Delran High School had a really good free relay with those guys. Sean went 4:18.19 in the 500 while he was still at Jersey Wahoos, but I think his best time in High School was a 4:24.04 from 1986. He went 15:07.21 to win Trials, swimming for Foxcatcher, and did a 15:27.49 to finish 12th in Barcelona. Peter finished second at the Trials (15:17.96) and was the highest US finisher in the 1500 in Atlanta (12th place - 15:25.43). Bill: I was just looked up that and found Peter was only 4 seconds from Perkins in the prelims. Perkins qualified in the last spot at 8th and won from lane 8. He almost sand bagged himself out of the final because the 9th place guy was within .02 at 15:21 something. Perkins went 14:56 to win the final.