Waterloo Swimming Shatter 17-18, 15-18 NAG Data in Boy’s 200 Medley Relay With 1:39.61

2026 U.S. Junior National Championships

Waterloo swimming shattered the 15-18 and 17-18 NAG information within the 200 medley relay to spherical off day 3 on the 2026 U.S. Junior National Championships, clocking a time of 1:39.61 to hack greater than two seconds off the earlier 17-18 customary. They took the win over NASA Wildcat Aquatics, who had been additionally beneath the previous document in 1:41.03, by 1.40 seconds.

The former document within the 15-18 age group was a 1:41.44 set by the Mason Manta Rays (however not the Foster brother Mason Manta Rays) at this meet final yr. The 17-18 mark was a 1:41.93 from the 2022 Junior National Championships.

Ben Jaggers backed up his dominant victory within the 50 again with a leadoff leg of 25.18, simply 0.15 seconds off the 25.03 he posted on Monday, earlier than handing over to 50 breaststroke finalist Max Laine, who had the quickest cut up within the subject at 27.82.

Jaggers’ leadoff was additionally the quickest of anybody final night time, and on the midway level they had been greater than a second and a half forward off the previous document, 53.00 to 54.74.

Sawyer Stolarczyk cut up 24.36 on fly, with Julian Rusk throwing down his second 22-low cut up of the week on the anchor with a 22.25, having cut up 22.46 on the 4×50 free relay which positioned sixth on day 1.

They had been sooner than the previous document, set by Dynamo Swim Club at 2022 Speedo Junior Nationals, on three of the 4 legs. Owen McDonald, who has simply completed up his NCAA profession at Indiana, was barely sooner on fly at 24.24.

NASA Wildcat Aquatics in second had splits of 26.44 from Velizar Filipov, 28.13 from Noah Chen, 23.97 from Ethan Chung, and 22.49 from Aidan Kaplan. Chung’s fly cut up was the quickest within the subject.

This is the third NAG document within the 200 medley relay that Waterloo Swimming have damaged over the past yr or so. They lowered the 15-16 NAG document final May in a time of 1:44.53, with Jaggers and Rusk that includes, after which broke the 15-16 NAG document within the 200 yard medley relay at Winter Juniors in December. Jaggers and Rusk had been additionally in that quartet, together with Max Laine.

Split Comparison

Rusk’s anchor tonight was greater than a second sooner than his flat begin better of 23.51, whereas Laine knocked over half a second off the 28.44 he swam to position fifth within the 50 breast closing. Stolarczyk was 4 tenths of a second beneath his better of 24.79, having positioned third within the 100 fly ‘B’ closing earlier final night time in a brand new lifetime better of 54.17.

Jaggers, Laine, and Stolarczyk might be again in motion as we speak, taking over the 100 again (56.18, #4 seed), 200 breast (2:21.57, #49 seed) and 50 fly (24.79, #12 seed), respectively.

Jaggers, Rusk, and Laine are all members of the category of 2027, with Rusk dedicated to Florida State within the ACC and Jaggers dedicated to ASU within the Big 12. Stolarczyk, the one swimmer of the 4 within the class of 2026, is dedicated to UNC.

This is the third relay NAG document set within the historical past of Waterloo, who’re coached by Will Trusler, after setting their first final May.