JSerra Girls Break National Swim Record

When it comes to bragging rights, “We’re No. 1” means something real at JSerra Catholic High School. At least for the four girls that make up the 400 freestyle relay.

And maybe even more amazing is that three of the four are sophomores.

The girls posted a new national record at the CIF Division I Southern Sectional Saturday in Riverside, according to Swimming World Magazine. Wrote the publication:

The JSerra foursome of Kaitlyn Albertoli, Karli Thuen, Rebecca Millard and Katie McLaughlin put together a 3:21.20 to set the national record. The swim was split 50.39, 51.68, 49.97, 49.16 en route to the new standard. That swim eclipses the smoking 3:21.63 set by Germantown Academy at Easterns earlier this year ...

The magazine said the record was broken with McLaughlin’s final leg. You can read about it and see a video of the finish here.

Another swimming outlet, Swim Swam, called McLaughlin of Dana Point the “swimmer of the meet” for breaking a 32-year old Division 1 record in the 200 free with a 1:45.39, and also breaking the division record with a 52.93 win in the 100 fly.

Millard is the lone senior of the foursome.

Not surprisingly, JSerra's girls teams walked away with the Division I title, according to Swim Swam.