Longstanding Records Broken in NVSL

TOMMY HALLOCK WITH FAMILY L-R, CLIFF HALLOCK, TOMMY HALLOCK, STEPHANIE HALLOCK, ANREA HALLOCK PHOTO CREDIT: DANA STEWART
TOMMY HALLOCK WITH FAMILY L-R, CLIFF HALLOCK, TOMMY HALLOCK, STEPHANIE HALLOCK, ANREA HALLOCK
PHOTO CREDIT: DANA STEWART
 Congratulations Tommy from Reach For the Wall!

7 thoughts on “Longstanding Records Broken in NVSL

  • Jul 16, 2016 at 11:20 pm
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    Much less exciting when you discover only 2 of the 102 pools in the NVSL have yard pools. Most if not all NVSL greats never had a chance

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    • Jul 17, 2016 at 12:02 pm
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      Not to mention he broke the record unshaven, untapered, and wearing a speedo.

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      • Jul 17, 2016 at 2:56 pm
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        Yes, but the fact that those records stood so long with the talent that has come through the NVSL in the last 2 decades is just a sign that these records are meaningless because only a few lucky kids each year have a chance to break them, unlike all the other legitimate records in meters that people have a chance to break every meet. He’s fast, but what about O’Hara or Seliskar or Fletcher or Sullivan who all never swam yards and would have undoubtedly crushed those records?

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        • Jul 17, 2016 at 3:17 pm
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          Sometimes the stars are in just the right alignment for a record to be broken. We are always looking for reader submissions and are happy to post exciting news like this. We welcome your submissions – if you see something you find exciting, send it our way. If we like it we will publish it. Contact@reachforthewall.com

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        • Jul 17, 2016 at 6:54 pm
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          Someone sounds a little bitter…let the guy enjoy his day in the sun. He also holds the 13/14 boys METERS record so he was faster than Seliskar, Ohara, Fletcher and Sullivan when he swam 13/14 as well. He has Two years left to take down all their records as a 15/18 so I don’t think he is done yet…

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  • Jul 17, 2016 at 3:47 am
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    He broke 17/18 year old records by over half a second each within 20 minutes…not bad if you ask me…

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  • Jul 18, 2016 at 5:15 pm
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    We are lucky to have had such amazing talent in NVSL! Whether it’s a meter or a yard record, we see fantastic swimming every season. Incidentally, many records get broken in “fast” meter pools – which are also limited to a select few who happen to swim for higher Division teams. Reach for the Wall stated it perfectly: Sometimes the stars are in just the right alignment.
    Keep the accomplishments coming!

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