More records for Tai Pearson, this time the WC Age Group Record for Boys 15, 50m SCM Fly.
Again, Tai broke the 25 sec mark. He recently broke the LCM SA record too at SANJ.
Here is his progression to the new SCM 50m Fly record:
| Time | Note | Gala | Date | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.48 | * | CTA Qualifying Meet #1 | May 27, 2023 | 15 |
| 24.90 | x | FINA World Cup – Berlin | Oct 21, 2022 | 15 |
| 25.00 | South African Short Course Champs | Aug 11, 2022 | 15 | |
| 25.04 | South African Short Course Champs | Aug 11, 2022 | 15 | |
| 25.54 | CTA Invitational Meet | Jul 04, 2022 | 15 | |
| 25.59 | CTA Invitational Meet | Jul 04, 2022 | 15 | |
| 25.64 | CTA L2+ Championship | Jan 29, 2022 | 14 | |
| 25.48 | South African Short Course Champs | Sep 18, 2021 | 14 | |
| 25.66 | South African Short Course Champs | Sep 18, 2021 | 14 | |
| 25.84 | CTA Club Hosted QM 1 – VINE | Aug 28, 2021 | 14 |
x = 1st 50m split in a 100m race
“Top 10 swims” at CTA QM #1
| # | Swimmer | Club | Event | Time | FINA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tai Pearson | Vineyard | 50 S Fly | 24.48 | 701 |
| 2 | Tai Pearson | Vineyard | 200 S IM | 2:04.73 | 679 |
| 3 | Morgan Cope | Generation | 50 S Breast | 32.99 | 649 |
| 4 | Abi Kotze | Vineyard | 100 S Free | 58.59 | 631 |
| 5 | Wikus Potgieter | Vineyard | 200 S Back | 2:03.50 | 626 |
| 6 | Joshua Esterhuysen | Tygerberg | 200 S Free | 1:57.07 | 612 |
| 7 | Cass Burgess | Vineyard | 100 S Back | 1:04.74 | 609 |
| 8 | Gabriel West | Tygerberg | 50 S Fly | 25.74 | 603 |
| 9 | Wikus Potgieter | Vineyard | 50 S Free | 24.22 | 577 |
| 9 | Abi Kotze | Vineyard | 200 S Free | 2:12.47 | 577 |
Click on Swimmer or Club or Time for more detail.
Full list -here-
Full gala Results: CTA Qualifying Meet #1
History: 50m LCM Record
Tai also broke the LCM 50m Fly SA Age Group Record at SANJ 2023
Here is the progression to that record: