Sixteen-year-old Gianluca Urlando of DART Swimming set a new National Age Group record for the second time of the 2018 Junior National Championships West meet, this time in the 100 back.
Shortly after lowering his own boys’ 15-16 NAG record in the 100 fly for the second time of the day, Urlando was back in the water to break yet another national age group mark. After coming within six-hundredths of the record during prelims, his finals’ time of 45.66 erased the previous mark of 45.83 set by Destin Lasco earlier this year.
Urlando now owns three of the top 10 fastest times in boys’ 15-16 age group history for the event:
- Gianluca Urlando, 45.66 (2018)
- Destin Lasco, 45.93 (2018)
- Gianluca Urlando, 45.99 (2018)
- Brendan Burns, 46.24 (2018)
- Mike Thomas, 46.65 (2014)
- Ryan Murphy, 46.72 (2011)
- Gianluca Urlando, 46.83 (2018)
- Carson Foster, 47.07 (2018)
- Jack Dolan, 47.10 (2017)
- Wyatt Davis, 47.12 (2018)
In addition to the 100 fly and 100 back NAG marks, Urlando also owns the 15-16 all-time record in the 100m fly. Only a high school junior, he has already verbally committed to the University of Georgia as a member of the class of 2024.
Event 22 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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Jrs West: * 45.58 12/11/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale Aquat
SC Jrs Meet: # 45.58 12/11/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale AC
13-14 NAG: 47.83 2014 Michael Andrew
15-16 NAG: 45.93 2018 Destin Lasco
17-18 NAG: 44.63 2014 Ryan Murphy
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Urlando, Gianluca 16 DART Swimming-SN 45.99 45.66 20
22.15 45.66 (23.51)
2 Hayes, Aiden 15 Sooner Swim Club 47.26 47.46 17
22.44 47.46 (25.02)
3 Harder, Ethan 18 Billings Aquatic 47.74 47.49 16
22.98 47.49 (24.51)
4 Lierz, Harrison 16 Una EA-CO 48.39 47.57 15
22.85 47.57 (24.72)
5 Larson, Peter 17 Edina Swim Club- 47.85 47.90 14
23.34 47.90 (24.56)
6 Olson, Gavin 17 Foothills Swim T 48.67 48.00 13
23.36 48.00 (24.64)
7 Dolan, Jack 17 Rockwood Swim Cl 47.81 48.16 12
23.04 48.16 (25.12)
8 Dalmacio, Ronald 14 Rose Bowl Aquati 48.64 49.46 11
23.84 49.46 (25.62)
Alex Semchenko this kid is freaking insane
Congratulations