Reece Whitley Crushes 15-16 200 Breast National Age Group Mark

May 15, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Reece Whitley swims the 100 LC Meter Breastroke during the finals at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

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Penn Charter 15-year-old Reece Whitley crushed the 15-16 U.S. National Age Group record in the men’s 200-meter breast at the Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte.

Whitley demolished the 15-16 U.S. National Age Group record with a stunning fourth-place time of 2:12.92.

That swim downed the previous record of 2:14.67 set by Matthew Elliott back in 2009.

Whitley now owns the 13-14 100 breast (1:03.23) and 200 breast (2:16.48) long course records, and is battling professional swimmer Michael Andrew (1:01.67) for the final 15-16 breaststroke mark in their age group.

Meanwhile, California’s Josh Prenot put up a lifetime best in the men’s 200-meter breast for the win.

Prenot threw down a top time of 2:09.30 for the win, cutting a second off his personal best and moving to sixth in the world.

Only Yasuhiro Koseki (2:07.77), Adam Peaty (2:08.34), Andrew Willis (2:0.59), Ross Murdoch (2:08.90) and Ilya Khomenko (2:08.98) have been faster this year.

Badger’s Cody Miller, who is ranked 13th in the world with a 2:10.28 from the Orlando stop, took second in 2:11.63. Nic Fink picked up the bronze medal with a time of 2:11.75.

Carlos Claverie (2:14.64), Richard Funk (2:15.87), Thomas Dahlia (2:17.89) and Chase Kalisz (2:18.66) closed out the finale.

Top-ranked Thiago Pereira elected to scratch finals even with a 2:14.58 for the top time.

Jorge Murillo Valdes touched first in the consolation heat with a time of 2:15.35.

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Women’s 200 fly
Men’s 200 fly
Women’s 50 free
Men’s 50 free
Women’s 100 back
Men’s 100 back
Women’s 200 breast
Men’s 200 breast
Women’s 50 fly
Men’s 50 fly
Women’s 400 free
Men’s 400 free

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