CHOW AND CHAI SPIN SEVEN NEW RECORDS AT KP MEET

High School seniors Kailee Chow and Matthew Chai posted seven all-time performances for FAST this past weekend at the Kevin B. Perry Invitational meet.  Three of their four record-breaking swims were both new 17-18 and Open team marks. 

• Kailee Chow -- 200 Yard Butterfly: New Record -- 2:01.50
  • Previous 17-18 Record -- 2:02.40, Maya Lee (3/2/2019)
  • Previous Open Record -- 2:02.40, Maya Lee (3/2/2019)

• Matthew Chai -- 500 Yard Freestyle: New Record -- 4:17.62 
  • Previous 17-18 Record -- 4:22.63, Isaac Howell (5/6/2008)
  • Previous Open Record -- 4:20.10, Robert Margalis (12/2/2010)

• Matthew Chai -- 1000 Yard Freestyle: New Record -- 8:55.87 
  • Previous 17-18 Record -- 9:09.49, Jerad Kaskawal (1/16/2016)
  • Previous Open Record -- 8:57.32, Simon Lamar (11/5/2016)

• Matthew Chai -- 1650 Yard Freestyle: New Record -- 15:02.84 
  • Previous 17-18 Record -- 15:04.63, Simon Lamar (12/16/2016)

Kailee's performance in the 200 Butterfy was her first short course yards Winter Junior National cut. 

All three of Matthew's times were first short course yards qualifying times for the Summer National Championships.  These performances also rank him in the All-Time 17-18 Top 100 for USA Swimming -- 500 Freestyle (56th), 1000 Freestyle (tie 23rd), 1650 Freestyle (91st).

Congratulations Kailee and Matthew!