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Swimming World Magazine’s Andy Ross caught up with our 2018 high school swimmers of the year Reece Whitley and Emily Weiss at the Phillips 66 Nationals. Whitley and Weiss broke the national high school record in the 100 breast in times that would have been top eight at the 2018 NCAA’s. You can read about them in our August 2018 issue.
Reece Whitley
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- Member of Penn Charter Aquatic Club in Pennsylvania
- Committed to Cal class of 2022; Penn Charter class of 2018
- 2017 Swimming World high school swimmer of the year
- National High School record holder in 100 breast and (independent) 200 IM
- 2015 Sports Illustrated Sports Kid of the Year
- Named to Young Futurists list
- 2017 World Junior Championships silver medalist in 100 and 200 breast
- First Pennsylvania high school swimmer of the year since David Nolan in 2011
Emily Weiss
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- Member of Cardinal Community Swim Club in Indiana
- Committed to Indiana class of 2023; Yorktown High School class of 2019
- National High School record holder in 100 breast
- First Indiana swimmer to ever win High School Swimmer of the Year
- 2017 World Junior Championships gold medalist in 50 breast
Watch the video below to hear what they had to say about their record breaking swims as well as college decisions (2:30), LeBron James (8:31), Zac Efron (8:45), Yanny or Laurel (10:43), and what song Reece likes to sing during hard sets (6:13).
Congratulations Reece and Emily. You are both super swimmers and super human beings.
Congratulations Reece and Emily , You both are super swimmers and have your Families and all of us very proud off you.