Highland’s Noel in World Aquatics Championships

Blackwood resident Raekwon Noel solely wants a towel and swim trunks to see the world. The 2024 Highland graduate and incoming University of Indiana sophomore is capping off his simmer alongside the world biggest swimmers on the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.

Noel swam within the 200-meter butterfly preliminaries on July 29, posting a 1:59.89. a Guyanese National Record. He will conclude his competitors on Thursday, swimming within the 100 butterlfy.

Noel is swimming his highest this summer season, coming off a spectacular meet on the Pan Am Aquatics Championships in Medellin, Colombia in May. Noel received the 400 free, 100 again, 100 fly and 200 fly on the Pan Am Championships, whereas additionally qualifying for the World Championships within the 100 free.

after his swim within the 200 fly in Singapore, Noel holds Guyan National Records in seven occasions: 100, 200, 800 and 1,500 freestyles, 50 backstroke, 200 fly and 400 particular person medley.

Tom Rimback grew up studying the Burlington County Times and Courier Post sports activities sections and started writing for the BCT in 1996. He has lined the whole lot from Super Bowls and Final Fours to Tri-County Swimming however he’s happiest on a sideline interviewing South Jersey scholastic athletes. Follow him on twitter @Rimbacksports. Email him with story concepts at tomrimback@gmail.com and, most significantly, assist native journalism with a subscription to the Courier-Post.