NC TAC Titans LC Closeout
- August 5-8, 2021
- Triangle Aquatic Center, Cary, NC
- Long Course Meters (50 Meters)
- Results on Meet Mobile: “NC TAC TITANS LC Closeout Meet”
Rising high school senior Michael Cotter of TAC Titans swam two lifetime best times in North Carolina last weekend, including a 1:49.49 200 meter freestyle to rank himself #41 out of the all-time fastest 17-18 year-olds in the event.
Cotter shaved .13 off his previous best time from April and beat the time he posted at the recent U.S. Olympic Trials Wave II by nearly 2 seconds. He is now ranked ahead of names including #43, two-time Olympian Gunnar Bentz.
The NC State commit also dropped 2.3 seconds from his lifetime best 400 free time, winning the race with a time of 3:53.74. He is now ranked #63 out of the all-time fastest swimmers in his age group and his previous best time was from Trials.
Freestyle was the name of the game for Cotter last weekend as he contested the 50 and 100 freestyle. He swam times of 23.62 and 50.87, respectively, coming within about half a second of his best 100 free time from June and .57 of his fastest 50 free time from May.
TAC Titans 13-year-old Woori Lee also highlighted the meet, posting a 2:13.25 in the 200 IM to take 3 seconds off his lifetime best time from July.
He crushed his lifetime best 400 IM time by double that margin with a time of 4:44.07, beating his previous best from July.
Lee then swept victories in both breaststroke events, touching the wall first in the 100 breast with a time of 1:10.47 and in the 200 breast with a time of 2:30.45. His 200 was a lifetime best time by 6 seconds and his 100 by about 1.5 seconds
Lee’s previous best 200 time was from May and his fastest 100 was from July.
Other Highlights
- Rising high school senior Lance Norris of TAC Titans, also an NC State commit, swam a lifetime best 1:51.98 in the 200 free to log his first Winter U.S. Open cut in the event. His best time going into this meet was 1:55.56 from June 2019.
- 13-year-old Clem Camacho of TAC Titans took .60 off his best 100 fly time to win the 100 fly with a time of 1:00.89. He also snagged 2nd place in the 400 IM (4:52.01) and 1st place in the 400 free (4:22.01). This prelims/finals meet was his first time swimming the 400 IM, according to USA Swimming. His best 400 free time going into this meet was 5:07.72 from June 2019.
- 11-year-old Carolin He of TAC Titans posted a 2:33.00 in the 200 IM, taking nearly 4 seconds off her lifetime best time from July. She also swam the 50 breast, touching the wall at 38.62, about 2.7 seconds faster than her best time from June.
That is so incredibly fast! 1:49 seconds! I am old enough to remember when that time would get you on the metal stand at the Olympics. Today it’s being done by young man who’s not yet in college. This is simply a different sport now than even 20 years ago.
Rowdy Gaines did a quick comeback for the 1988 trials & missed making his third a Olympic team by one spot and a tenth of a second. His time was 1:50.1 I believe.
it really is astonishing how fast this event is. 1:49 is really cooking for a rising college freshman. The Pack will be back in a big way next year.
Rising High School Senior*
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I’ve heard from a very close source that it’s actually auburn guys😳
Its always auburn guys