2023 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – EAST
In the course of the last session of the 2023 Winter Junior Nationals – East, Alex Shackell of Carmel Swim Membership destroyed the 17-18 nationwide age group (NAG) file within the 200 butterfly, touching in 1:50.15. The earlier mark was held by Olympic silver medalist Claire Curzan (1:50.85), which was set in March of 2022. Together with her efficiency, Shackell grew to become the fifth-fastest performer of all time.
Prime 5 Performers in Historical past, 200 SCY Butterfly:
- Regan Smith – 1:48.33
- Ella Eastin – 1:49.51
- Elaine Breeden – 1:49.92
- Emma Sticklen – 1:49.95
- Alex Shackell – 1:50.15
Shackell took the race out a lot sooner than Curzan via the primary 100, however Curzan had a barely sooner third 50. They cut up about even on the ultimate 50, so Shackell’s opening pace is what garnered her the file in the long run. See a full cut up comparability beneath:
Splits Comparability
| Shackell New Document: | Curzan Previous Document: |
| 24.14 | 24.48 |
| 51.61 (27.47) | 52.32 (27.89) |
| 1:20.05 (28.44) | 1:20.68 (28.31) |
| 1:50.15 (30.10) | 1:50.85 (30.17) |
Shackell scared the mark throughout right now’s prelim session, the place she recorded a time of 1:51.33. Coming into the meet, her finest time rested on the 1:53.52 marker she threw down precisely a 12 months in the past.
Together with her 1:50.15 swim tonight, she took off 3.37 seconds off her finest time within the span of eight hours. This can be a nice signal for Shackell, as this occasion within the lengthy course pool appears to be pretty vast open for a spot on the U.S. Olympic workforce. Regan Smith, who destroyed the American file with a 2:03.87 final June, looks as if the clear frontrunner — however behind Smith, the sphere is bunched up within the 2:06 – 2:07 vary.
Right here’s how the U.S. rankings within the 200 LCM Fly formed up this previous 12 months:
- Regan Smith – 2:03.87
- Dakota Luther – 2:06.79
- Hali Flickinger – 2:06.80
- Tess Howley – 2:06.85
- Lindsay Looney – 2:07.35
Shackell positioned fifth on this occasion on the World Championships trials final June, the place she touched the wall in 2:08.18. She clocked a private finest of two:07.95 through the prelims of that meet. Her breakout occasion of the meet was the 200 freestyle, the place she dropped a multi-second finest time of 1:56.70 to put fifth, incomes a spot on the World Championship workforce as a part of the 4×200 free relay.
On the World Championships, Shackell clocked 1:56.05 on the third leg in prelims, incomes a spot on the U.S. relay within the last. She anchored the workforce to silver, splitting 1:56.38.
