Did I dream this? I saw a small blurb in the paper Sunday morning. Saying that a Junior Girl from North Dakota, broke Janet Evans 500 free record...by 2.22 seconds. It was an unbelieveable 4:34.78! Broke the ND state record by 22 seconds! No mention on USA swimming site. Please advise.
US National: ! 4:37.30 5/14/1988 Janet Evans, El Dorado, CA
State: * 4:55.78 2007 Hannah Whitehead, GF Central
5:19.72 1ST
5:26.12 2ND
Meet Qualifying: 6:09.08
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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A - Final
1 Dagny Knutson 11 Minot 4:34.78 4:40.26*1ST 20
Looks like she got the record in prelims ... she had a great trials and I think she went to world junior games or whatever the heck was in Mexico right after trials and swam really well. She'll be a BIG TIME recruit next year!
***** Plus, any high school swimmer that sets a "national record" has to do it in a high school sanctioned meet. Ziegler, while still in HS, swam faster than the national record a few times but it doesn't count since it was done in a USA meet. *****
Kate did it in a HS meet, and she did go to a private school, so I guess the American record counted, but not the Public High School record.
Wow! That is FAST FAST....even for a HS guy that is pretty fast! I think I was 4:28 out of HS so that is kicking some major butt! :applaud:
North Dakota though?! Not exactly the swimming capital of the US...kinda odd. Makes it that much more remarkable.
It still shows Janet because the NISCA(high school federation) usually won't change things til either the high school season is complete or they have varied the results.
Also, they keep 2 sets of records. A public school, which is what Janet held, and a private school, which Ziegler holds. So, there are going to be 2 sets of records.
Plus, any high school swimmer that sets a "national record" has to do it in a high school sanctioned meet. Ziegler, while still in HS, swam faster than the national record a few times but it doesn't count since it was done in a USA meet.
***** Plus, any high school swimmer that sets a "national record" has to do it in a high school sanctioned meet. Ziegler, while still in HS, swam faster than the national record a few times but it doesn't count since it was done in a USA meet. *****
Kate did it in a HS meet, and she did go to a private school, so I guess the American record counted, but not the Public High School record.
I feel under the same rule for the GA State HS record. I only swam like one official HS meet a year and the one time I did as a senior I dove in and my goggle filled up! Bummer! But I went under the record tons of times in USS meets.
