15 year old Jarryd Baxter and 12 year old Luan Grobbelaar both dominated their age groups at the South African SA National Level 3 Age Group Championships which were held in Port Elizabeth over this past weekend.
Baxter’s most impressive performance was in the 15 year old men’s 200 freestyle where he posted a time of 1:51.91, setting a new South African age group record.
- 26.22/54.09 (27.87)/1:23.41 (29.32)/1:51.91 (28.50)
Baxter’s time would put him on top of the American rankings for 2015 and is just faster then Sean Grieshop‘s 1:52.09 which was the top time in the United States in 2014.
That was not Baxter’s only record. He also set a new record in the 200 IM posting a winning time of 2:05.89, seven seconds ahead of his next competitor. He also broke the age group record in the 400 IM taking the event in a time of 4:27.82.
He also won the 50 (24.70), 100 (52.57) and 400 freestyle (3:58.18), the 50 (30.29) and 100 breaststroke (1:06.00) and the 100 backstroke (58.74).
Baxter also lead the Waterborn Swimming Club to an overwhelming overall victory in the competition.
Grobbelaar won all of the same events as Baxter with the addition of the 50 butterfly. Grobbelaar broke the 12 and under records in the 200 IM (2:16.43) and 50 breaststroke (32.75). He also won the 50 (26.70), 100 (57.58), 200 (2:04.89) and 400 freestyle (4:20.00), the 100 breaststroke (1:11.97), the 400 IM (4:46.24) and the 50 butterfly (28.36)
Three more age group records were broken over the weekend. 16 year old Zane Waddell broke the age group record in the 100 freestyle posting a winning time of 51.01. He was also victorious in the 50 freestyle (23.57), the 50 backstroke (26.76) and the 50 butterfly (24.54)
Mariella Venter broke the women’s 15 year old 100 backstroke record posting a time of 1:02.18.
Erin Gallagher set a new age group mark in the women’s 16 year old 100 freestyle winning the event in a time of 56.14.
Full results can be found here.
Another great athlete coming out Peter Williams program at Waterborn!