MMA Colonels Swim Team Beats Eight School Records

MMA Colonels Swim Team Beats Eight School Records

This season, Missouri Military Academy Colonels swimmers have beaten eight school records in the 200M medley relay, the 200M freestyle, the 200M individual medley, the 100M freestyle, the 400M freestyle, the 200M freestyle relay, the 100M breaststroke and the 400M freestyle relay. 

Congratulations to Cadets Anthony Melick (Overland Park, Kansas), Paulo Pereira De Abreu Donnabella (Brazil), Tiago Ruas Deluca (Brazil) and Malachi Imrie (Wildwood, Missouri) on your hard work and determination! 

200M Medley Relay

Previous MMA pool record 

  • Time: 2:06.90
  • Date: 1984
  • Swimmers:
    • Cadet Patrick Rozman 
    • Cadet Luis Montiel Vilchis
    • Cadet Paul Kispert
    • Cadet Cheston Plegge

New MMA pool record 

  • Time: 2:00.42
  • Date: 9/13/22
  • Swimmers:
    • Cadet Anthony Melick (50M backstroke)
    • Cadet Paulo Pereira De Abreu Donnabella (50M breaststroke)
    • Cadet Tiago Ruas Deluca (50M butterfly stroke)
    • Cadet Malachi Imrie (50M freestyle) 

200M Freestyle 

Previous MMA pool record 

  • Time: 2:06:90
  • Date: 1979
  • Swimmer: Cadet James Calhoun

New MMA pool record 

  • Time: 1:59:73
  • Date: 10/17/22
  • Swimmer: Cadet Tiago Ruas Deluca 

200M Individual Medley

Previous MMA pool record

  • Time: 2:29:39 
  • Date: 2021
  • Swimmer: Cadet Anthony Melick

New MMA pool record

  • Time: 2:27.53
  • Date: 10/17/22
  • Swimmer: Cadet Anthony Melick 

100M Freestyle

Previous MMA pool record 

  • Time: 57.90
  • Date: 1980
  • Swimmer: Cadet James Calhoun

New MMA pool record

  • Time: 55.95
  • Date: 10/17/22
  • Swimmer: Cadet Tiago Ruas Deluca 

400M Freestyle 

Previous MMA pool record

  • Time: 4:56.60
  • Date: 1967
  • Swimmer: Cadet Emerson Eggerichs

New MMA pool record

  • Time: 4:39.28
  • Date: 9/13/22
  • Swimmer: Cadet Tiago Ruas Deluca 

200M Freestyle Relay 

Previous MMA pool record

  • Time: 1:53.49
  • Date: 1999
  • Swimmers:
    • Cadet Jose Moral
    • Cadet Roberto Villarreal
    • Cadet Dickerson Stauffer IV
    • Cadet Jeremy Lebihan 

New MMA pool record

  • Time: 1:50.83
  • Date: 9/13/22
  • Swimmers:
    • Cadet Paulo Pereira De Abreu Donnabella
    • Cadet Anthony Melick 
    • Cadet Malachi Imrie 
    • Cadet Tiago Ruas Deluca 

100-Breaststroke 

Previous MMA pool record

  • Time: 1:15.90
  • Date: 1976
  • Swimmer: Cadet Tod Minnigerode

New MMA pool record

  • Time: 1:12.30
  • Date: 9/13/22
  • Swimmer: Cadet Paulo Pereira De Abreu Donnabella

400M Freestyle Relay 

Previous MMA pool record

  • Time: 4:11.70
  • Date: 1985
  • Swimmers:
    • Cadet Andrew Hall 
    • Cadet Fernando Miner Flores
    • Cadet Robert "Scott" Nussbaum 
    • Cadet Paul Kispert 

New MMA pool record

  • Time: 4:10.95
  • Date: 10/17/22
  • Swimmers:
    • Cadet Anthony Melick
    • Cadet Malachi Irmie
    • Cadet Paulo Pereira De Abreu Donnabella
    • Cadet Tiago Ruas 

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