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Melbourne Swimming Club’s Felix Dressel-de Bruyn dropped a blistering swim in the 50 freestyle on Friday during the opening night of competition at the Victorian Age SC Championships.
Dressel-de Bruyn, 18, put up a time of 21.99 to shatter the Victorian Age Group Record for 17-18 boys of 22.20, set by Toby McOmish in 2023.
Dressel-de Bruyn’s previous best time stood at 22.34, set at the Tri-Series Tour meet in Ballarat in July, and he had narrowly missed that with a 22.35 clocking in the prelims.
Last year, he was the runner-up in the 50 free in a time of 22.87, placing 2nd to Caulfield Aquatics’ Campbell Wilson-Moran (22.74), who placed 3rd on Friday in 22.43.
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In the all-time Australian rankings for 18-year-old boys, Dressel-de Bruyn narrowly misses out on cracking the top 10, with Jack Cartwright holding down 10th spot with a time of 21.91.
Earlier in the session, Dressel-de Bruyn defended his Victorian title in the 200 IM, knocking two seconds off his personal best time set last year in 2:00.09.
As evidenced by his success in the 200 IM, Dressel-de Bruyn is an all-around talent. He won medals in the 100 breast (1:03.42), 200 breast (2:16.68) and 50 fly (24.72) at the Australian Age Group Championships earlier this year in the long course pool, where he also placed 6th in the 50 free in a personal best time of 23.35.
There were a number of other Victorian Age Group Records set on Friday:
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