12-Yr-Old Grayson Coulter Of NZL Clocks 1:59.68 LCM 200 Free [Video]

New Zealand’s 9-member Olympic squad may be chomping at the bit for the 2024 Games to begin just days from now in Paris, but the nation’s rising age group stars are still putting in the work at competitions at home.

12-year-old Grayson Coulter has been making a name for himself across the domestic junior circuit, recently putting up some head-turning times that would rank among the best at such powerhouse swimming nations as the United States.

While racing at the 2024 Golden Homes Swimfest in Auckland late last month, Coulter of North Short Swim Club registered a new lifetime best of 1:59.68 in the boy’s 12-year-old 200m freestyle.

The youngster split 27.28/30.38 (58.16)/30.78/30.74 (1:01.52) to handily defeat the field en route to clocking his first-ever performance under the 2:00 barrier.

Last March we reportedhow Coulter clocked a time of 2:01.28 at the New Zealand Age Group & Open Championships, a time which would have rendered the …