For the first three days of the state short course age group championships, the Big Island swimming clubs watched as several records fell to swimmers from other Islands. However, the final day of competition saw one of the island’s own grab a record that has stood for 30 years.
Competing in her best event, Kona Aquatics’ Maile Lawson shattered the previous record in the girls 13-14 year old, 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2 minutes and 17.06 seconds on Monday at the Kona Community Aquatics Center.
“When I touched and I saw my time, and when I heard everyone cheering, I was filled with joy,” Lawson said.