WOAH. Wait, what? The American record in the 500-yard freestyle has been sitting at 4:08 since Tom Dolan went 4:08.75 at the 1995 NCAA Championships. It has since been lowered a few tenths here and there by the likes of Peter Vanderkaay and Clark Smith.

But Zane Grothe just took it to another level, obliterating the record with a time of 4:07.25 at the USA Swimming Winter Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday. Check out the race video below.

Men 500 Freestyle

COMPLETE RESULTS

1. Zane Grothe — 4:07.25 (U.S. Open & American Record)
2. Mitch D'Arrigo — 4:10.78
3. Marwan El Kamash — 4:16.10
4. Marcelo Acosta — 4:16.35
5. Brayden Seal — 4:19.37
6. Nick Hogsed — 4:20.43
7. Max Irwin — 4:22.24
8. Din Selmanovic — 4:22.65

Comparative Splits

Zane Grothe — 4:07.25 (November 2017)

• 22.65
• 24.93 (47.58)
• 25.17
• 25.32 (1:38.07)
• 25.08
• 25.24 (2:28.39)
• 24.92
• 24.76 (3:18.07)
• 25.12
• 24.06 (4:07.25)

Clark Smith — 4:08.42 (March 2017)

• 22.68
• 24.66 (47.34)
• 25.03
• 25.10 (1:37.47)
• 24.96
• 25.01 (2:27.44)
• 25.42
• 25.44 (3:18.30)
• 25.63
• 24.49 (4:08.42)