Schauer shatters record

Huntington Beach’s Scott Schauer broke an 11-year-old Southern

California swimming record last weekend at the 32nd annual Turkey Classic

meet in Mission Viejo.

Swimming to a record time of 1:50.20 in the 200-yard freestyle,

Schauer broke the previous event record time of 1:50.43, set in 1989 in

the boys’ 11- and 12-year-old division.

Right behind Schauer in the event was Tristan Friend, who placed

second with a National Reportable Time of 1:55.27.

Schauer won six of his seven events with NRTs in the 100-meter

freestyle (51.28), 500-meter freestyle (5:03.60), 100-meter butterfly

(57.26), 200-meter butterfly (2:06.59), 200-meter individual medley relay

(2:06.49) and 100-meter individual medley (58.70).

Schauer’s sister, Alexis, also had an outstanding meet, winning seven

of her eight events, with one NRT in the 100-meter butterfly (1:06.40) in

the girls’ 9- and 10-year-old division.

Schauer and Friend also joined forces with local athletes Rory Bevins

and Derrick Willits on the Socal 14-and-under division water polo team,

which captured the silver medal earlier this month at the Speedo Cup

tournament in St. Louis.

Bevins was named most valuable player at Sunday’s team banquet.