NBAC Christmas Invite Ends As Third 13-14 National Age Group Relay Record Falls

By Jason Marsteller

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, December 17. IN the third and final day of the NBAC Christmas Invitational held from Dec. 15-17, the North Baltimore Aquatic Club 13-14 squad of Felicia Lee, Laura Harris, Andrea Staub and Elizabeth Pelton finished up an amazing three day run in which the team tracked down three national age group standards.

In the final day of swimming, the NBAC contingent clocked a 3:26.81 in the 400 free relay to obliterate the previous standard of 3:29.52 set by Longhorn Aquatics earlier this year.

Women's 1650 Freestyle
15-year-old Maggie Brown scored a win in the marathon free with a time of 17:12.73. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Ali Horn took second in 17:31.52, while 14-year-old Caitlin Carter finished third in 17:46.60.

Men's 1650 Freestyle
17-year-old Ian Rowe dominated his pet event in 15:15.78, while 16-year-old Philip Larosa touched second in 16:06.04. 14-year-old Charlie Meleseh rounded out the top three in 16:19.02.

Women's 200 Backstroke
Katie Hoff kept up her momentum with another triumph, this time in the 200 back en route to a winning time of 1:55.09. 15-year-old Meredith Cavalier snagged silver in 2:06.12, while 17-year-old Caroline Hartmann finished third in 2:07.13.

Men's 200 Backstroke
A trio of 16-year-olds claimed the top-three spots as Austin Surhoff won in 1:50.66, while Brennan Morris took second in 1:51.25 and Greg Pelton placed third in 1:52.38.

Women's 100 Freestyle
16-year-old Caitlin Perks won the 100 free in 51.06, while 17-year-old Hannah Davis turned in a second-place 51.49. Meredith Cavalier picked up third in 53.01.

Men's 100 Freestyle
Dan Madwed continued his outstanding meet with another victory, this time in the 100 free in 45.70. Josh Graham posted a second-place time of 47.38, while 17-year-old Richard Hills registered a third-place 47.98.

Women's 200 Butterfly
Katie Hoff snagged another title with a time of 1:55.07, while 16-year-old Courtney Kalisz finished second in 1:59.60. 16-year-old Dana Kalnins took third in 2:03.46.

Men's 200 Butterfly
Dan Madwed doubled up the day with a 1:48.72 to win the 200 fly. 16-year-old Matt Baumler took second in 1:55.38, while 17-year-old Bo Sievers placed third in 1:55.97.

National Age Group Relay Records
Throughout the weekend, several national age group records went down. On the first day, the NBAC team of Elizabeth Pelton, Andrea Staub, Felicia Lee and Laura Harris set the 13-14 400 medley relay record with a time of 3:46.44. That effort shattered the previous standard of 3:51.24 set by the NBAC foursome of Anne Marie Botek, Kelly Peloquin, Ashley Knapik and Kristina Delp in 2002.

In the second day of swimming, the NBAC quartet of Lee, Harris, Pelton and Staub posted a 7:29.39 to break the 13-14 800 freestyle relay national age group standard. That performance cut two seconds off the 7:31.98 set by the NBAC squad of Katie Hoff, Courtney Kalisz, Allison Barnes and Jackie Gonzalez in 2003.

On the final day of competition, the NBAC 13-14 super squad of Lee, Harris, Staub and Pelton went at it again. This time axing three seconds off the 400 free relay NAG record with a time of 3:26.81. That time eclipsed the 3:29.52 set by the Longhorn Aquatic team of Samantha Tucker, Mary Beck, Erin Flanigan and Jessica Gardner earlier this year.

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