Robert Parrish Freeman III goes by Trey. It’s a lot faster to say, and fast is his way.
This week in Indianapolis, Freeman will try to be the fastest 18-under freestyle swimmer in the world.
He could come close, having proven in late June to be the fastest at 200 and 400 meters in the United States – and the third fastest in the 800 free. That was in the same pool where the FINA World Junior Championships will begin Wednesday.
Freeman, a Salt Lake City resident, will be representing Baylor School and Baylor Swim Club at the meet, as will fellow 12th-grader Luis Sebastian Weekes and junior Jack Kirby. But those two will be swimming for Barbados, a Caribbean island country of about 300,000 people with one Olympic-sized pool – which is near Kirby’s home in the Parish of Christ Church.
All three are 17, but this is their last chance at the Junior Worlds. It’s held every two years.