Jude Burkhart Breaks National Age Group Record in 11-12 800 Free in Maryland
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
2024 NBAC Mid-Summer Classic
July 5-8, 2024
St. Mary’s College Aquatic Center, St. Mary’s City, Maryland
Long Course Meters (50 meters)
Results on Meet Mobile: “2024 NBAC Mid Summer Classic”
The 2024 NBAC Mid-Summer Classic, which has been a historic host to fast swimming, saw another year of National Age Group Records kick off on Friday.
12-year-old NBAC swimmer Jude Burkhart set a new National Age Group Record in the boys’ 800 meter freestyle. His 8:48.44 broke the 2011 record set by Matthew Hirschberger from the Clearwater Aquatic Team in Florida. Hirschberger’s time was 8:48.59.
Burkhart had only three previous 800 meter frees on his register. He swam 10:17.12 in 2022 when he was 10; 9:26.97 in 2023 when he was 11; and 8:58.72 at the end of May when he was 12.
Burkhart’s Splits:
100m
60.27
200m
65.81
300m
66.94
400m
67.34
500m
67.76
600m
68.08
700m
67.22
800m
65.02
Total Time
8:48.44
Splits from Hirschberger’s record-setting swim could not be located.
Hirschberger’s swim 13 years ago in turn broke a record that was 11 years old, set by Maverick Smalley in 2000.
Burkhart has a loaded lineup this weekend. He is also scheduled to swim the 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 1500 free, 50 breast, 50 fly, 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM.
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