Watch the video below, as Jack Conger and Jeff Kostoff meet after the former broke the latter’s 30-year old National High School Record in the 500 yard freestyle.
https://vimeo.com/59369694
See more about Conger’s incredible swim here.
Thanks again to Matt Rees for all of his hard work at this weekend’s Metro Championships, including making this once-in-a-lifetime meeting happen.
Gee, it took 30 years to brak the record, I guess not a enough swimmers put in the yardage. In 1983 it put you in the very elite of siwmmming.
Not sure if its necessarily the yardage that determined the record breaker. I am pretty sure there were plenty of boys who came awful close to this that did as much if not more volume then Mr. Conger from 83-13..
Could be advances in training techniques, dry-land, nutrition, turning technique (pressing his chest into the turn) or underwater kicking (although there wasn’t ton in his race)?