The TAC Titans broke two blended relay nationwide age group data on June 29 to shut out the 2024 TAC Titans LC Qualifier.
That brings the Cary, North Carolina-based staff to 12 NAG relay data throughout yards and meters. The Titans already held the next data:
- 11-12 Combined 400 Medley (SCY); 400 Free (LCM)
- 13-14 Ladies 200 Free, 200 Medley, 400 Medley (SCY); 200 Free, 200 Medley, 400 Medley (LCM)
- 17-18 Ladies 400 Medley (LCM)
- 17-18 Boys 400 Medley (LCM)
Now, they add the 11-12 blended 400 Free and 11-12 blended 400 medley to their already spectacular resume.
Within the blended 400-meter medley relay, Finola Whelehan, Landon Marrujo, Steven Zhou-He, and Ziva Liu mixed to obliterate the outdated document by over 9 seconds. The earlier document had stood since 2019, held by New England’s Bluefish Swim Membership.
Whelehan kicked issues off with a private greatest within the 100 backstroke. She handed issues off to Marrujo, who cut up over three seconds sooner than his flat-start 100 breast (1:22.51). Subsequent up was Zhou-He, who seems to be to be due for a drop on his private better of 1:07.76. Lastly, Liu introduced them house, splitting 59.13.
Bluefish additionally opted for a FMMF order after they set the document. the Titans had been simply over a second behind the outdated document on the midway mark, however their back-half made all of the distinction.
Split Comparability, 11-12 Combined 400 Medley Relay NAG:
| TAC Titans (New File, 2024) | Bluefish Swim Membership (Previous File, 2019) |
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| Backstroke | Finola Whelehan (F) – 1:07.08 | Zuri Ferguson (F) – 1:06.64 |
| Breaststroke | Landon Marrujo (M) – 1:19.30 | Thomas Lenston (M) – 1:18.65 |
| Butterfly | Steven Zhou-He (M) – 1:02.59 | Theodore Solar (M) – 1:09.61 |
| Freestyle | Ziva Liu (F) – 59.13 | Megan Kelly (F) – 1:02.34 |
| Whole | 4:28.10 | 4:37.24 |
Three of the identical squad returned within the blended 400-meter freestyle relay, with Stokes Oxrieder because the newcomer on the anchor leg. Mixed, they slashed practically eight seconds off the earlier document held by North Baltimore Aquatic Membership (NBAC) and set final 12 months.
On the worldwide stage, a MMFF relay order is the dominant technique, however with such a younger age group with much less variation between sexes, the Titans opted for the other order.
Liu obtained issues rolling with a private greatest, adopted by Whelehan who cut up practically a second beneath her flat-start better of 1:00.58. Zhou-He was additionally beneath his private greatest (1:02.61), as was Oxrieder who set his greatest time earlier in the identical meet (59.97).
The quartet averaged 1:00.20 throughout all 4 legs, with only one.34-seconds separating the quickest leg from the slowest. That simply clears the earlier document, which averaged 1:02.08 with a 4.37-second delta.
Break up Comparability, 11-12 Combined 400 Free Relay NAG:
| TAC Titans (New File, 2024) | North Baltimore Aquatic Membership (Previous File, 2023) | |
| 1st Leg | Ziva Liu (F) – 1:00.26 | Cole Morgan (M) – 1:00.19 |
| 2nd Leg | Finola Whelehan (F) – 59.66 | Willa Kulp (F) – 1:04.56 |
| third Leg | Steven Zhou-He (M) – 1:01.00 | Hartley Vercollone (F) – 1:02.20 |
| 4th Leg | Stokes Oxrieder (M) – 59.86 | Jude Burkhart (M) – 1:01.37 |
| Whole | 4:00.78 | 4:08.32 |
Oxrieder was the one record-setting swimmer who entered particular person occasions at this meet, hitting private greatest instances within the 100 again (1:10.20), 50 free (27.59), 100 free (59.97), and 400 IM (5:17.29).
