Home > iPhone > Claire Curzan Breaks Eastin’s 17-18 SCY 200 Fly NAG with 1:50.85 at Cary

Claire Curzan Breaks Eastin’s 17-18 SCY 200 Fly NAG with 1:50.85 at Cary

2022 CARY SECTIONALS (ESSZ)

Claire Curzan is just simply on another level. The TAC 17-year-old has broken another 17-18 girls NAG, this time in the SCY 200 fly. At the Cary Sectional meet last night, Curzan clocked a massive personal best in the 200 fly. Winning the race in 1:50.85, the U.S. Olympian brokeElla Eastin‘s 17-18 NAG of 1:51.04.

The swim was a personal best by nearly 3 seconds for Curzan, and breaking the NAG is really just the tip of the iceberg. With the performance, Curzan is now the #7 performer all-time in the women’s SCY 200 fly, the #6 American all-time, and her performance is the #10 performance all-time.

Claire Curzan Breaks Eastin’s 17-18 SCY 200 Fly NAG with 1:50.85 at Cary

Before I reveal the new all-time top 5 for the girls 17-18 SCY 200 fly, we need to note that Curzan wasn’t the only swimmer in the field last night with a historic swim. Fellow 17-year-oldKiley Wilhelm (Life Time Swim Team), who, as far as I can tell, hasn’t yet made a college decision, roared to a new personal bet of 1:52.54. For Wilhelm, the swim marked a new personal best by 7 seconds. With the performance, she’s now the #3 performer all-time in the 17-18 age group.

Now, without further ado, let’s get into it. Her is the newly-updated list of all-time top 5 performers in the girls 17-18 200 fly:

RankTimeSwimmerMeet
11:50.85Claire Curzan2022 Speedo ESSZ Spring SC Champs
21:51.04Ella Eastin2016 NCAA DI – Women
31:52.54Kiley Wilhelm2022 Speedo ESSZ Spring SC Champs
41:52.70Charlotte Hook2021 NC TAC EESZ SC Sectional
51:52.92Janet Hu2014 FL AP NCSA Spring Championship

Curzan has bumped herself up into a whole new echelon in the event. Here are the all-time top 10 performers in the women’s SCY 200 fly:

RankTimeSwimmerMeet
11:49.51Ella Eastin2018 Pac-12 Champs
21:49.78Regan Smith2021 MN AQJT March invite
31:49.92Elaine Breeden2009 PAC 10 Champs
41:50.28Louise Hansson2019 NCAA DI – Women
51:50.61Kelsi Dahlia2016 NCAA DI – Women
61:50.80Grace Oglesby2019 NCAA DI – Women
71:50.85Claire Curzan2022 Speedo ESSZ Spring SC Champs
81:51.02Katinka Hosszu2010 NCAA DI – Women
91:51.09Katie McLaughlin2019 NCAA DI – Women
101:51.18Kathleen Hersey2009 NCAA DI – Women

Curzan is also now the #6 American all-time in the event, behind onlyElla Eastin,Regan Smith, Elaine Breeden,Kelsi Dahlia, andGrace Oglesby.

Here is the list of all-time performances in the women’s SCY 200 fly:

RankTimeSwimmerMeet
11:49.51Ella Eastin2018 Pac-12 Champs
21:49.78Regan Smith2021 MN AQJT March Invite
31:49.92Elaine Breeden2009 PAC 10 Champs
41:50.01Ella Eastin2018 NCAA DI – Women
51:50.28Louise Hansson2019 NCAA DI – Women
61:50.46Ella Eastin2019 NCAA DI – Women
71:50.61Kelsi Dahlia2016 NCAA DI – Women
81:50.68Louise Hansson2019 Pac-12 Champs
91:50.80Grace Oglesby2019 NCAA DI – Women
101:50.85Claire Curzan2022 Speedo ESSZ Spring SC Champs

Finally, here is a split comparison between Curzan’s swim last night,Ella Eastin‘s previous NAG of 1:51.04 from the 2016 NCAAs, and Eastin’s American Record of 1:49.51 from the 2018 Pac-12s.

SplitClaire Curzan – 2022 Cary Sectional (17-18 NAG)Ella Eastin – 2016 NCAAs (Previous 17-18 NAG)Ella Eastin – 2018 Pac-12s (American Record)
1st 5024.4825.1525.27
2nd 5027.89 (52.37)28.25 (53.40)28.24 (53.37)
3rd 5028.31 (1:20.68)28.60 (1:22.00)27.87 (1:21.38)
4th 5030.1729.0428.13
Final Time1:50.851:51.041:49.51

What’s most notable here is just how differently Curzan and Eastin approach the race, Typically thought of as more of a sprinter, Curzan used her speed to her advantage on the front half of the race last night, getting out to a 52.37 on the first 100 of the race. Curzan’s 3rd 50 split of 28.31 is fairly competitive with Eastin’s AR split of 27.87, but the 30.17 on the final 50 is vastly slower than Eastin’s closing speed.

Prev: Automate, innovate, build and fly!

Next: Vivo Y55s 5G with 6000mAh battery launched, price set at roughly Rs 20,000