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Whiz Kid of the Week: Corey Byrne

This whiz kid swimmer is breaking records and turning heads this summer.

Whiz Kid of the Week – Corey Byrne

Age – 13 (as of today!)

School - , rising 8th grader.

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For Corey Byrne, just add water and off he goes. The Cape St. Claire resident is a point-scoring machine this summer for his community swim team. In the first meet alone, Corey not only won all four of the events he swam, but he set new pool records in three events and a team record in another. 

This year Corey swims in the 11-12 boys division. At the Cape St. Claire Dolphins’ meet against the Ulmstead Ducks, Corey touched the wall in the 100-yard individual medley race in a pool record-setting 1:09.21. He then dropped the pool records in the 50-yard freestyle to 27.53 and the 50-yard backstroke to 32.50. He finished the day with a team record 31.22 in the 50-yard butterfly.

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In the team’s meet against Severn River Swim Team, Corey broke his own record in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 31.46. 

Corey hones his swimming talents by training year-round as a member of the Naval Academy Aquatics Club. He has swum there for three years. This past March, he competed in the 2011 Maryland State Swimming Championships, competing in both individual and relay events.

Outside of swimming, Corey said his favorite subject in school is math. This fall he will take Geometry for high school credit. He also enjoys playing outside.

Corey’s family includes parents Kevin and Christine Byrne. His siblings are sisters Katie, 14, and Allie, almost one, and brother Andrew, 6 years old.

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