New Trier Downs National High School Record in Boys 400 Freestyle Relay

EVANSTON, Illinois, February 24. TONIGHT, at the Illinois State High School Championships, the New Trier boys shot down the national high school record in the boys 400-yard freestyle relay during prelims.

Sam Skinner (46.03), Reed Malone (44.79), Jack Mangan (44.90) and Max Grodecki (44.04) turned in a blazing fast time of 2:59.76. That swim broke the ratified national high school record of 3:00.67 set by Bolles of Florida in November 2011, as well as the national public school record of 3:00.68 set by Saratoga High in California back in 2009.

Additionally, New Trier bested what has been argued as the national high school record, but was not ratified due to the swim occurring outside of the high school season, even if done while representing the high school as Bolles clocked a 2:59.98 back in 1991.

Event 12 Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NAT.PUBLIC: * 3:00.68 5/15/2009 SARATOGA, CA
MURRAY,BURNS,HINSHAW,HINSHAW
NAT.IND.: # 2:59.98 2/22/1991 BOLLES,FL
BORGES,GUYOT,LINSCHEER,SANTOSTEFANO
IHSA: @ 3:02.24 2/27/2009 NEW TRIER
JEFFERS,METZ,KILLEEN,DOMINSKI
POOL: ! 3:04.93 2010 NAPERVILLE CENTRAL
O'BRIEN,PIPER,MENIS,TUCKER
School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===

1 NEW TRIER 2:59.76#
1) Skinner, Sam Sr 2) Malone, Reed Jr
3) Mangan, Jack Jr 4) Grodecki, Max Sr
22.06 46.03 (46.03)
1:07.42 (21.39) 1:30.82 (44.79)
1:52.16 (21.34) 2:15.72 (44.90)
2:36.76 (21.04) 2:59.76 (44.04)

Skinner, Nels Snyder, David Schriesheim and Grodecki also put up a strong time in the boys 200-yard freestyle relay with a 1:22.92.

Event 9 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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NAT.PUBLIC: * 1:21.01 3/17/2011 HERSHEY, PA
NOLAN,BAUCHWITZ,NAKANO,YOUNG
NAT.IND.: # 1:22.70 2/22/1992 MERCERSBURG,PA
CRAFT,GIPSON,MEWETT,GIPSON
IHSA: @ 1:22.15 2/27/2009 GLENBROOKSOUTH
CUBELIC,BACH,HENGELS,DELETTO
POOL: ! 1:23.55 2/22/2010 NAPERVILLE CENTRAL
MENIS,PIPER,O'BRIEN,TUCKER
School Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===

1 NEW TRIER 1:22.92!
1) Skinner, Sam Sr 2) Snyder, Nels 12
3) Schriesheim, David Jr 4) Grodecki, Max Sr
21.22 42.42 (21.20)
1:03.16 (20.74) 1:22.92 (19.76)

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