Gabriel Brown Downs 9-Yr-Previous 10&Under SCY NAG Record in 200 Free in 1:56.12

At the MSS Summer Splash, simply exterior of Madison in McFarland, Wisconsin. 10-year-old Gabriel Brown of Fishers Area Swimming Tigers managed to take down the ten&Under National Age Group Record within the 200-yard freestyle, touching in 1:56.12, downing the greater than nine-year-old file time of 1:56.41 from Kaii Winkler from 2017.

Brown got here into this meet because the third quickest performer ever within the occasion for 10&Unders in 1:56.78, simply over three tenths off of the NAG mark, which he swam in April on the 2026 FL ISCA East Coast Elite Showcase.

Brown’s father, Devon, reached out to SwimSwam, describing the thrilling second that Gabriel set his first NAG file.

“We made the six-hour drive just to see if we could find magic. [It was the] last event, last heat of an exhausting and frustrating weekend.” Brown’s father instructed SwimSwam. “[He] was visibly nervous before… he locked in and emptied the tank… so cool as a dad to have him run over and jump in my arms.”

Boys 10 & Under NAG 200 Free SCY All-Time Performers:

1. Gabriel Brown – 1:56.12 (2026)
2. Kaii Winkler – 1:56.41 (2017)
3. Trevan Valena – 1:56.63 (2017)
4. Ayden Tan – 1:57.49 (2023)
5. Mitchell Stoehr – 1:57.94 (2003)

Brown’s father hopes that this primary NAG mark might kickstart a domino impact for the remainder of his time within the 10&Under age group, particularly after tip-toeing across the 200 free mark for a number of months.

“It’s been a hard 4-5 months after he started to get really close. I imagine this is a case of the first one is the hardest,, and hope to see several more fall before he ages up in August.”