{"id":145325,"date":"2015-07-22T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=145325"},"modified":"2015-07-21T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T17:31:07","slug":"ian-finnerty-lindsey-horejsi-lead-talented-100-breast-high-school-all-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ian-finnerty-lindsey-horejsi-lead-talented-100-breast-high-school-all-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Finnerty, Lindsey Horejsi Lead Talented 100 Breast High School All-Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The list of high school All-Americans in the 100 breaststroke from the 2014-2015 season included three ladies under the 1:00 barrier, and four under 54 seconds on the boys side. Many of these swimmers are already on the radar to be America\u2019s top future talent, while others began their quests to be among the top swimmers in the country.<\/p>\n

Our 11-part NISCA All-American Showcase is highlighting each event on the high school swimming schedule, and Swimming World<\/i> is proud to partner with the National Interscholatic Swim Coaches Association to provide a global spotlight on high school swimming in the United States.<\/p>\n

Bloomington High School South\u2019s Ian Finnerty<\/strong> likely was the major beneficiary of Andrew Seliskar<\/strong> deciding to skip the 100 breaststroke in the high school championship season. That gave Finnerty the top spot in the high school rankings with his 53.19 from the Indiana high school championships in February. He needed every bit of that swim to claim the No. 1 ranking, as Carsten Vissering<\/strong> of Georgetown Preparatory School threw down a 53.22 at the D.C. Metro championships in the same month. <\/p>\n

Not far back in third place was Devon Nowicki<\/strong> of Lake Orion High School with his 53.59. That time was a lifetime best for the senior by more than a second, skipping him right over the 54-second barrier. Reece Whitley<\/strong>, one of the top young breaststroke talents in the United States, also broke 54 seconds with a 53.66 at the Eastern Interscholastic championships. Whitley swam the time as a freshman for William Penn Charter School, and will be eyeing Jacob Molacek\u2019s<\/strong> national high school record of 52.92 as his high school career progresses.<\/p>\n

For the record, Seliskar did compete in the 100 breast during the high school season, posting a 55.30 for a tie for 27th in the high school All-American rankings.<\/p>\n

Boys 100 Breaststroke National Top 8 (Mobile users: Click the “+” to expand content)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]
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The 1:00 barrier in the 100-yard breaststroke remains a major benchmark for a female high school swimmer. In the 2014-2015 season, three ladies dipped under that barrier, two of them for the first time.<\/p>\n

Lindsey Horejsi<\/strong> of Albert Lea High School recorded the fastest time with a 59.56 at the Minnesota state championships in November. She had swum a 59.61 in prelims, which gives her the two fastest performances in the high school season. Just a few ticks behind was Lilli King<\/strong> of Evansville F.J. Reitz High School with her 59.63 at the Indiana state championships.<\/p>\n

The top three was completed by a 59.64 by Nikol Popov<\/strong> of Valencia High School from the California Interscholastic Federation\u2019s Southern Section championships. It was Popov\u2019s first time under 1:00 and represented a drop of more than a half second off her lifetime best.<\/p>\n

Girls 100 Breaststroke National Top 8 (Mobile users: Click the “+” to expand content)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]
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2014-15 NISCA Girls High School All-Americans<\/h2>\n