{"id":495181,"date":"2022-01-10T10:30:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T17:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=495181"},"modified":"2022-02-14T10:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:46:26","slug":"swimming-world-january-2022-presents-up-comers-north-texas-nadadores-maximus-williamson-sponsored-by-spectrum-aquatics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-january-2022-presents-up-comers-north-texas-nadadores-maximus-williamson-sponsored-by-spectrum-aquatics\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World January 2022 Presents – Up & Comers: North Texas Nadadores’ Maximus Williamson – Sponsored By Spectrum Aquatics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Up & Comers: North Texas Nadadores’ Maximus Williamson<\/span><\/h1>\n

By Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/span><\/p>\n

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North Texas Nadadores\u2019 (Southlake, Texas) Maximus Williamson is a force to be reckoned with. In July 2021 at the Texas Age Group Championships, he broke the 13-14 200 meter freestyle national age group record with an astounding 1:53.26. But the 6-foot-3 youngster isn\u2019t defined just by that event. He is an incredibly diverse swimmer, showing his hand in everything from the 50 freestyle to the 400 IM.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t put anything past him,\u201d says his coach, Daniel Balint. \u201cHe can swim a 3:56 400 IM at the end of practice after already putting 5K in the pool. He\u2019s a kid who doesn\u2019t know his times\u2014he just wants to swim, race and win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williamson, now 15, comes from an elite swimming pedigree. His mom, Jennifer (n\u00e9e Kurth), swam for Germantown Academy and the University of Michigan, and competed in two Olympic Trials. At the 1995 Pan Am Games in Argentina, she earned bronze in the 400 IM.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am amazed by Maximus\u2019 patriotism,\u201d says Jennifer. \u201cMy husband and I both served in the military, so he has certainly inherited our passion for serving our country. He is intrigued by the work, passion, teamwork and discipline required of our elite Special Forces, particularly the SEALS.\u201d<\/p>\n

WHAT IS THE BEST THING YOU DO IN SWIMMING?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI love to compete. I get so psyched up for a good head-to-head race. My best memories so far have come from competing with my friends in practices and in meets.<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST WORKOUTS\/SETS YOU\u2019VE DONE?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI recently swam for a weekend with my mom\u2019s former coach, Coach (Richard) Shoulberg, in Philadelphia. At the Saturday practice, we went 11,400 yards. It was the longest workout I\u2019ve ever done! I also distinctly remember one workout in the middle of the season when I was 12, and we did 16 x 100s on the 1:05. I didn\u2019t think I would make all of them, but I did!<\/p>\n

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT SWIMMING?<\/strong><\/span>
\nWe give up a lot to be successful swimmers. We work really hard and have to dedicate a lot of time to becoming great…but we do it with great friends, and when we all swim fast at the final meet of the season, it makes it all worth it. That is the most rewarding aspect of swimming.<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI\u2019d really like to make some national cuts. I\u2019m also looking forward to going to my first high school state meet in February.<\/p>\n

WHO IS SOMEONE YOU LOOK UP TO IN SWIMMING…AND WHY?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI really look up to my teammate and best bud, Mason Edmund. He is the hardest worker, both in and out of the pool. He trains extremely hard. He is a great student, and in his free time, he has a job to earn extra money. He has taken me under his wing, and we have a great time training together. I\u2019m going to miss him next year when he goes to college (Ohio State).<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI like to be outside in the wilderness. We have a house in Alaska, so I love to hunt, fish and trap…and just be outside. I also like to snowboard after the season is over.<\/p>\n


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