Video Interview: Cassidy Bayer Talks About Breaking Mary T. Meagher's Legendary National Age Group Mark16 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 16. THIS weekend, SwimmingWorld.TV caught up with NCAP's Cassidy Bayer, 14, shortly after she broke Mary T. Meagher's legendary 13-14 U.S. National Age Group record in the 200-yard fly. Meagher's time had been the second oldest U.S. NAG behind only Cynthia "Sippy...
NOVA of Virginia Breaks 800 Freestyle Relay NAG, NCAP Also Under13 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 13. IT isn't often that two relay teams manage to blast past the same National Age Group record in the same night, in the same pool. That type of feat requires eight age group swimmers with enough talent to come together and swim faster than any quartet of swimmers h...
Race Video Included Destin Lasco Takes Down NAG Record at Tom Dolan Invite13 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 11. A big-name record fell live on SwimmingWorld.TV at the Tom Dolan Invite tonight as Destin Lasco clocked 54.03 in the men's 100 back. The swimmer from Pleasantville edged out the 54.20 that stood as the 11-12 National Age Group record in the event that current Cal...
That's Mine! Michael Andrew Retakes 13-14 U.S. National Age Group Record Minutes After Reece Whitley Breaks It13 December 2013GREENSBORO, North Carolina, December 13. MICHAEL Andrew must have been paying attention to Swimming World's Twitter feed while at USA Swimming Winter Junior Nationals, because literally just minutes after Reece Whitley took his 13-14 U.S. National Age Group record in the 100-yard breast at the Speed...
Video Interview: Stu Kukla Excited About Progress at Central Bucks Swim Team17 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 16. THE Central Bucks Swim Team did a "phenomenal" job of racing better than expectations at the Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational, according to head coach Stu Kukla, who spoke with Swimming World in a video interview from the deck at the University of Maryland. Kukla h...
Katie Ledecky Headlines Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational to Be Aired on SwimmingWorld.TV10 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 10. IT's going to be a busy weekend at the 2013 Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational as some of the best swimmers in the area will be taking part in the incredible annual event. For the fifth year in a row, we are proud to be presenting a live stream and on-demand of this e...
Reece Whitley Tracks Down 13-14 U.S. National Age Group Record in 200 Breast14 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 14. SOMETHING is in the water at the Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational as 13-year-old Reece Whitley took down Curtis Ogren's 13-14 U.S. National Age Group record in the 200-yard breast from 2010. Whitley, who held the 100-yard breaststroke record shortly last night with...
Race Video Reece Whitley Scorches Michael Andrew's 13-14 US NAG in 100 Breast13 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 13. LIVE on SwimmingWorld.TV, 13-year-old breaststroke prodigy Reece Whitley of Penn Charter took down the 13-14 U.S. National Age Group record in the 100-yard breast at the Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational. Here is the official race video, courtesy of Swimming World T...
RACE FOOTAGE: Watch Reece Whitley Chop Second Off 13-14 200 Breast National Age Group Mark14 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 14. WHILE NCAP's Cassidy Bayer claimed top honors this evening with a historic record in the 13-14 200-yard fly at the Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational, Penn Charter's Reece Whitley, 13, picked up his second NAG of the weekend. Whitley took down Curtis Ogren's 13-14 ...
3 National Age Group Records Broken First Night of Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational13 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 13. THREE National Age Group Records fell on the first night of finals at the 2013 Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational. The meet, hosted by Nation's Capital Swim Club, and held at the University of Maryland pool, seems to be the playground of talented age group swimmers. ...
Video Interview: Tom Ugast Proud to Host Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational17 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 16. THE Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational continues to be a fast meet, showcasing some of the fastest age-group swimmers on the Eastern seaboard, which makes host Nation's Capital proud to continue the meet into its 11th year. Tom Ugast, the team's head coach, talks abo...
Fran Crippen Honorary Mile Recognition at Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational15 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 15. NIGHT four of the 2013 Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational, hosted by Nation's Capital Swim Club at the University of Maryland, ended in style. The night kicked off by honoring each of the boys and girls 13-14 and open mile event winners with "Fran Crippen Honorary Mi...
Down Goes Mary T. Meagher's 13-14 U.S. National Age Group Record in 200 Fly; Long Live NCAP's Cassidy Bayer14 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 14. THE second oldest U.S. National Age Group record in the books just fell LIVE on SwimmingWorld.TV as NCAP's Cassidy Bayer blasted the 13-14 U.S. National Age Group record in the 200-yard fly. Bayer, just 14, rocked a ridiculously fast time of 1:56.01 to win the g...
RACE FOOTAGE: Watch Cassidy Bayer, 14, Take Down Mary T. Meagher's Historic 13-14 Age Group Mark14 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 14. THIS evening, NCAP's Cassidy Bayer stunned the swimming community by taking down a 34-year-old U.S. National Age Group record set by the legendary Mary T. Meagher in 1979. Bayer, 14, put together her historic swim tonight live on SwimmingWorld.TV at the Speedo To...
Speedo Performance of the Week, Presented by Pace Club: Cassidy Bayer Erases 34-Year-Old NAG Record17 December 2013PHOENIX, Arizona, December 17. WHAT an amazing weekend of performances not just here in the United States, but around the globe. World records, European records, national age group records ... it was hard keeping track of them all. And it was hard picking the one that was the performance of the week...
Video Interview: Gentle Giant Reece Whitley Chats About Two National Age Group Marks at Tom Dolan16 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 16. THIS weekend, Penn Charter's Reece Whitley set a pair of 13-14 U.S. National Age Group records at the Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational in breaststroke competition. He left the meet with one in hand after Michael Andrew reclaimed the 100-yard breaststroke a few minut...
Video Interview: Michael Andrew Talks About 'Ridiculous' Night With Three NAGs13 December 2013GREENSBORO, North Carolina, December 13. IT was certainly a night to remember for 14-year-old professional swimmer Michael Andrew as the teen downed a trio of 13-14 U.S. National Age Group records throughout the night at the USA Swimming Winter Junior Nationals. Andrew finished the night with n...
Tom Dolan Invite Night Three Video Recap: Two National Age Group Records Fall14 December 2013COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 14. TWO National Age Group records fell on the second night of finals at the 2013 Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational... and a third was severely shaken. The night kicked off with Nation's Capital's Cassidy Bayer taking down one of the oldest NAGs in the books. Bayer cla...