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Maggie Belbot of North Baltimore delivered stunning performances during the afternoon session of day two of the 2016 CeraVe Invitational. Bellbot, 10, kicked off the session with a sizzling 31.33 in the 10 & Under girls 50-meter fly downing the previous meet record of 33.05 (set by Beth Botsford).
Belbot’s record-breaking streak continued into the 200-meter IM where she dashed to a final time of 2:35.37, finishing almost twelve seconds ahead of the competition. Her time replaced the 2013 meet record of 2:42.33 set by Danning Hu.
The streak continued into Belbot’s final race of the morning, the 200-meter free. The young star from North Baltimore posted a final time of 2:18.85 again lowering the meet record which had stood for 10+ years.
Maggie Aroesty of LIAC cruised to a win in the women’s open 400-meter IM stopping the clock at 4:48.63, earning herself an Olympic Trials cut. Finishing second in the event was teammate Kristen Romano posting a final time of 4:53.61, also earning an OT cut.
Bluefish’s Max Miranda continued his winning streak during day two with a final time of 4:30.36 in the men’s open 400-meter IM. Chris Balbo finished second overall with a time of 4:33.05, while third was claimed by NBAC’s Billy Cadigan (4:34.64).
Claire Walsh of SSC dashed to a strong finish in the women’s open 50-meter free turning in a final time of 26.72 to be the only athlete under the 27-second mark.
GAAC’s Ryan Torie claimed the win in the men’s open 50-meter free with a final time of 24.00. NBAC’s Coleman Stewart touched second with a time of 24.58, while third went to Bluefish’s Noah Moniz and his time of 24.84.
The top two finishers in the women’s open 100-meter back earned OT cuts, both finishing under 1:03. Erin Voss of Vikings posted a final time of 1:02.58 to claim the gold, while SSC’s Alex Sumner finished close behind with a time of 1:02.95.
David Crossland of DST grabbed the gold in the men’s open 100-meter back with a time of 57.84. Stewart joined him under the one-minute mark with a final time of 58.07 for second. Both earned themselves long course junior national cuts in the event.
The women’s 400-meter free was a close race with the top two finishers stopping the clock a slim .15 seconds apart. Anina Lund of Badger got her hand on the wall first at the 4:20.36 mark. Aroesty finished second with a time of 4:20.51.
Miranda claimed his final win of the night in the men’s 400-meter free qualifying for junior nationals with a time of 4:01.64. Badger’s Spencer Lafata finished second overall with a time of 4:04.95, while Jack McIntyre of EEX was third with a 4:05.10.
just to let you know you can’t break a New Jersey state record if you aren’t registered with NJ swimming.
just to let you know you can’t break a New Jersey state record if you aren’t registered with NJ swimming, the meet records are correct just not the state records.
Thanks! The error has been fixed.
But she did win every event she was in.