By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
2024 COLUMBUS SECTIONALS
- July 18-21, 2024
- Columbus, Ohio
- McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at Ohio State University
- LCM (50 meters)
- Results on MeetMobile: “2024OH CZ East Speedo Sectionals”
- Day 1 Recap
- Day 2 Recap
During Saturday’s time trials session at the 2024 Columbus Sectionals, a team from Central Ohio Aquatics combined for 1:33.29 in the 200 free relay to set a new National Age Group Record.
The team of Austin Carpenter (23.21), Jacob Lloyd (22.91), Alex Wu (23.69), and Bradley King (23.48) combined for a 1:33.29. That breaks the old record of 1:33.38 that was set in 2017 by the Allegheny North Swim Club.
Splits Comparison:
| New NAG Record | Old NAG Record | |
| Central Ohio Aquatics | Allegheny North | |
| 1st leg | Carpenter – 23.21 | Mason Gonzalez– 23.40 |
| 2nd leg | Lloyd – 22.91 | Jack Wright– 23.32 |
| 3rd leg | Wu – 23.69 | Andrew Zhang– 23.55 |
| 4th leg | King – 23.48 | Richard Mihm – 23.11 |
| Total Time | 1:33.29 | 1:33.38 |
The last three legs of this relay all went significantly faster than their flat-start bests coming into the meet. Lloyd’s best was 23.84; Wu’s is 25.18; and King’s is 24.02. Lloyd swam 23.61 for 6th in the individual 50 earlier this week.
Earlier this year, the same quartet from Central Ohio Aquatics also set the short course yards record in the 200 free relay, swimming 1:21.75 at the Tim Myers Memorial Ohio Senior Championship.
The Lakeside Aquatic Club retains the broader 15-18 record with their 1:31.09 from last year’s Junior Nationals.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Central Ohio Aquatics’ 15-16 Boys Break National Age Group Record in the 200 Free Relay