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Photo by Kristin Karkoska<\/p>\n

Editorial coverage for U.S. Junior Nationals proudly sponsored by Q Swimwear<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n

Commentary by Jeff Commings<\/i><\/p>\n

IRVINE, California, August 2. APPARENTLY Taylor Ruck, Emma Cain, Reece Whitley and other 14-year-olds at the USA Swimming junior nationals didn\u2019t get the memo that the championship final is reserved for high school juniors and seniors \u2013 as well as a few college freshmen.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s quite a rare and exciting thing to see 14-year-olds racing for wins at junior nationals. Most swimmers at that age have been used to doing well at the local and regional level, but to be able to put any trepidation aside at juniors and nearly win gold medals shows confidence beyond their years.<\/p>\n

Today, Cain (200 breast) and Ruck (200 free) placed second in their respective events, while Whitley was third from lane one in the 200 breast. If they decide to race at juniors next year instead of graduating to the senior level, they\u2019ll know what it\u2019s like to be called national champion.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not unusual for a 14-year-old female to do so well at juniors, especially since we\u2019ve seen so many 15-year-old girls (Amanda Beard, Anita Nall, Janet Evans) win senior national titles. But for Whitley to beat five other swimmers in the 200 breast who were 17 or 18 years old says a lot about Whitley\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

And much was made of the possibility for Taylor Ruck to chase after the longstanding national age group record of 1:58.53 by Cynthia \u201cSippy\u201d Woodhead back in 1978. As much as I would have loved to see Ruck break Sippy\u2019s 13-14 NAG record, I wonder if it would have been too much of a burden to bear. After all, Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and a host of others couldn\u2019t beat the record when they were in that age group. The person who breaks that record will be instantly have Olympic expectations and bigger records heaped on her. I\u2019m sure lots of girls have their eyes on that record. Put your focus on the future as well, and be ready for what would come after that.<\/p>\n

For Future Reference<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been covering Maxime Rooney in this sport since his days of collecting records and gold medals at the Far Westerns as a 12-year-old. He\u2019s not the only kid who got his start at Far Westerns to do so well at junior nationals (and set a national high school record in May), but he\u2019s had a great year to transform from a possible contender to an actual contender.<\/p>\n

Rooney will be a junior this fall at Granada High School with amazing promise. With a couple of swims under 1:50 in the 200 free now in his arsenal, I expect him to graduate to the big leagues next year and work toward major goals before his college career begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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