Rex Maurer and Keaton Jones Hit All-Time Top 10 for 17-Year-Olds in the 500 FR | SwimSwam

By Spencer Penland on SwimSwam

2021 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WEST

• December 8-11, 2021
• Jamail Texas Swim Center, Austin, Texas
• Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
• Prelims: 9 am (ET)
• Finals: 5 pm (ET) – Wed. relays at 6 pm
• Meet Central
• Live Results
• Psych Sheets
• Live Stream

BOYS 500 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• Winter JRs Meet Record: Jake Magahey – 4:12.72 (12/12/2019)
• West Meet Record: Jack LeVant – 4:14.40 (12/7/2017)

Podium:

• GOLD: Rex Maurer (ROSE) – 4:15.40
• SILVER: Keaton Jones (NEP) – 4:15.54
• BRONZE: Matthew Chai (FAST) – 4:17.05

In a thrilling race in the boys 500 free last night, Rose Bowl Aquatics 17-year-old Rex Maurer, and Swim Neptune 17-year-old Keaton Jones went down to the wire. Jones took the race out faster, flipping 2 seconds ahead of Maurer at the 200 mark. Maurer was able to systematically run Jones down through the back half of the race, and ultimately out-touched him at the finish.

Both boys dropped about 2 seconds with their performances last night. Additionally, the pair have now both cracked the top 10 all-time for 17-year-olds in the 500 free. Here is the current list of all-time 17yo:

Rank	Time	Swimmer
1	4:14.19	Townley Haas
2	4:14.42	Drew Kibler
3	4:14.61	Jake Magahey
4	4:14.66	Patrick Callan
5	4:15.02	Jack Walker
6	4:15.03	Jake Mitchell
7	4:15.06	Trey Freeman
8	4:15.40	Rex Maurer
9	4:15.53	Sean Grieshop
10	4:15.54	Keaton Jones

16-year-old Cooper Lucas of Lakeside Aquatic Club came in 4th at the West meet last night, swimming a huge new personal best of 4:18.65. With the swim, Lucas is now the #11 performer all-time in the 15-16 age group. Here is the updated all-time top 11 for 15-16 boys in the 500 free:

Rank	Time	Swimmer
1	4:15.36	Drew Kibler
2	4:15.99	Conall Monahan
3	4:16.43	Matthew Hirschberger
4	4:16.59	Sean Grieshop
5	4:19.88	Jake Magahey
6	4:16.99	Trey Freeman
7	4:17.45	Townley Haas
8	4:17.97	Aidan Burns
9	4:18.12	Michael Phelps
10	4:18.49	Liam Custer
11	4:18.65	Cooper Lucas

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