{"id":397371,"date":"2024-05-27T00:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T00:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=397371"},"modified":"2024-05-27T01:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T01:03:59","slug":"13-year-old-breaks-42-year-old-california-swimming-record-held-by-olympian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=397371","title":{"rendered":"13-year-old breaks 42-year-old California swimming record held by Olympian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Records\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are made<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be broken<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014 but<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0some\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">of them<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0take longer to break than others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Friday, 13-year-old swimmer Gabi Brito broke a pair of age-specific records in the 50-meter freestyle, one of which\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was held<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by a 12-time Olympic medalist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the prelims, Brito became the first swimmer in Southern California Swimming LSC at her age to break the 26-second mark in the event. The fastest swim of the 50-meter freestyle had been held for over 40 years, set by Dara Torres in 1982. Brito&#8217;s time of 25.97 was .07 seconds faster than the legend&#8217;s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brito officially became the fastest 13-year-old later in the day when she placed third in the Speedo Grand Challenge. She broke the 13U record with a 25.71-second race, finishing third to only USC graduate Caroline Famous (25.58) and seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel (24.69), according to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/swimswam.com\/gabi-brito-blasts-25-71-50-free-at-age-13-breaks-dara-torres-lsc-record-from-1982\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SwimSwam<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Her time breaks the record of Kate Douglass, who established the mark for 13-year-olds at 25.80 in 2015. According to the outlet,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brito&#8217;s time is only .02 seconds shy of the U.S. Olympic Trials cut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brito also raced in the 100 fly, 200 back\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0100 freestyle over the weekend, according to SwimSwam. Her older sister, Bella Brito, is committed to USC as a member of the high school class of 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gabi Brito still has time before selecting a college \u2014 let her get to high school first! \u2014 but with her astonishing run, she has already etched her name in the record books.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"related shortcode shortcode--related\">\n<h2 class=\"related__header\">Related<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"block block--related\" href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2024\/4-star-qb-madden-iamaleava-commits-to-ucla-football\" data-track=\"usatodayhss-in-article-related-curated\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">4-star QB Madden Iamaleava commits to UCLA football<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"block block--related\" href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2024\/watch-center-fielder-tags-out-runner-at-home-plate-in-ohio-playoff-game\" data-track=\"usatodayhss-in-article-related-curated\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">Watch: Center fielder tags out runner at home plate in Ohio playoff game<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"block block--related\" href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2024\/247sports-updates-2025-five-star-list\" data-track=\"usatodayhss-in-article-related-curated\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">A new 5-star group: 247Sports updates its list of best players in the class of 2025<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"block block--related\" href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/lists\/the-best-high-schools-for-athletes-according-to-one-methodology-these-are-the-top-20\" data-track=\"usatodayhss-in-article-related-curated\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"block__title\">The best high schools for athletes? According to one methodology, these are the top 20<\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Gabi Brito broke two records over Memorial Day weekend, one of which was a 42-year old record held by 12-time Olympic medalist Dara Torres. 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