16-Year-Old Julia Podkoscielny Blasts 1:55 200 Back at Intrasquad Meet

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Photo Courtesy: Andy Ross

16-year-old Julia Podkoscielny of Pine Crest Swimming moved up to 62nd all-time in the 15-16 age group with a 1:55.39 in the 200 backstroke on Saturday morning. The swim is an improvement of her best time from 1:58.59 from April 2019 and is also a Florida Gold Coast LSC record, breaking the former record of Tasija Karosas (1:56.33) from 2011.

Podkoscielny, just a sophomore, also swam a 1:59.85 in the 200 IM and a 53.75 in the 100 backstroke on Saturday.

All three swims are best times for Podkoscielny, who was the Florida High School 2A state champ in the 200 IM and 100 back last year. She sits just outside the top 100 all-time in the 15-16 age group in both the 100 back and 200 IM after today.

Pine Crest School, which originally announced would not be participating in high school sports for the fall, will be entering the FHSAA 2A state meet as the reigning champs for both boys and girls this season.

In other action, Georgia Tech commit Joshua Hanks took wins in the 100 breaststroke (57.39) and 50 freestyle (21.22), as he finished second in the 100 freestyle (47.68) to Cornell commit Will Taner (47.20).

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