By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam
2021 Speedo Summer Championships – Irvine
- August 3-7
- William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Website (USA Swimming)
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Live Stream (USA Swimming)
FRIDAY FINALS HEAT SHEET
Day 4 – Friday, August 6
- 400 Freestyle
- 100 Breaststroke
- 100 Backstroke
- Men’s 4 x 200 Free Relay
MEN’S 400 FREESTYLE – FINALS
Podium:
- David Johnston (TXLA) – 3:52.17
- Luke Hobson (LAKE) – 3:53.15
- Rex Maurer (ROSE) – 3:53.90
Rose Bowl 16-year-old Rex Maurer finished 3rd in the men’s 400 freestyle in Irvine tonight. Maurer kept pace with Luke Hobson, who ultimately finished 2nd, throughout the race, speeding to a huge new personal best of 3:53.90.
Maurer’s previous best was set in prelims, where he swam a 3:56.62 to qualify 4th for tonight’s A final. Prior to this meet, he had a lifetime best of 3:57.05, which he swam in early May of this year. In total, Maurer dropped 3.15 seconds in the event over the course of today.
Here is a split comparison between Maurer’s prelims swim this morning and his finals swim tonight:
| Splits | 2021 Speedo Summer Champs – Irvine PRELIMS | 2021 Speedo Summer Champs – Irvine FINALS |
| 50m | 26.62 | 26.47 |
| 100m | 29.25 | 29.10 |
| 150m | 29.68 | 29.39 |
| 200m | 30.06 | 29.85 |
| 250m | 30.18 | 29.53 |
| 300m | 30.34 | 30.08 |
| 350m | 30.48 | 30.13 |
| 400m | 29.91 | 29.35 |
| Final Time | 3:56.62 | 3:53.90 |
Maurer was out slightly faster tonight than he was this morning, swimming 0.30 seconds faster on the first 100. The main difference between the swims is that Maurer held his pace much better tonight, swimming 2.22 seconds faster on the final 300 of the race than he did this morning.
With the swim, 16-year-old Maurer becomes the #16 performer all-time in the boys 15-16 400 free. Here are the #11-20 all-time rankings for 17-18 boys in the LCM 400 free:
| Rank | Time | Swimmer | Date |
| 11 | 3:53.07 | James Plage | 8/8/2019 |
| 12 | 3:53.39 | Andrew Abruzzo | 8/26/2016 |
| 13 | 3:53.51 | True Sweetser | 8/6/2014 |
| 14 | 3:53.63 | Fran Crippen | 3/27/2001 |
| 15 | 3:53.69 | John Mykkanen | 1/1/1983 |
| 16 | 3:53.90 | Rex Maurer | 8/6/2021 |
| 17 | 3:54.00 | Cooper Lucas | 7/24/2021 |
| 18 | 3:54.12 | Trey Freeman | 8/26/2016 |
| 19 | 3:54.14 | Chris Yeager | 8/1/2015 |
| 20 | 3:54.34 | Daniel Kanner | 1/1/1990 |
Other lifetime bests from Rex Maurer this week:
- 100 free – 51.10
- 200 free – 1:50.21
Maurer’s 100 free ties for 60th all-time in the 17-18 boys age group, while his 200 free ranks #13 all-time in the age group. He’s slated to race both the men’s 800 free and 50 free tomorrow, so we’ll see if he opts to stick with both of those, and can add more all-time age group rankings to his resume.
Read the full story on SwimSwam: Rose Bowl’s Rex Maurer Clocks 3:53.90 400 Free for #16 All-Time 15-16 Boys Rank
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