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With that swim the 16 year-old<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solidified himself as the 11th fastest performer of all-time and became the youngest person to break the :52 second mark in the 100 breaststroke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Andrew <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also came away with the 15-16 NAG record in the 50 freestyle, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/josh-schneider-wins-50-free-shootout-at-oklahoma-pro-am-day-3\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touching in 19.24<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to break <\/span><b>Ryan Hoffer\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">record of 19.38 from last year. 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