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Events:
- Women’s 200 IM
- Men’s 200 IM
- Women’s 50 Freestyle
- Men’s 50 Freestyle
Women’s 200 Meter IM:
The top spot in the women’s 200 IM went to Margaret Aroesty of Long Island Aquatic Club, who swam a serviceable 2:15.11 in the morning. As usual, Aroesty’s breaststroke leg was particularly noteworthy; she surged ahead against her competitors in that leg with a 37.35.
The next top finisher was Longhorn Aquatics’ Nora McCullagh, who dropped 2.27 seconds from her entry time for her 2:15.66. McCullagh’s strength, when facing Aroesty in the evening, will be the backstroke leg, which she took out in 34.43 in the prelims. The third seed in the evening will be France’s Fantine LeSaffre, who posted a 2:15.71 while virtually uncontested in her heat.
The other two 2:15s of the morning were Texas A & M’s Lisa Bratton in 2:15.87 and Metroplex Aquatics’ Vanessa Pearl in 2:15.97. Sharli Brady, representing the University of Missouri, was not far behind in 2:16.05, while the final spots in the A-final went to Nashville Aquatic Club’s Meaghan Raab (2:16.69) and Gulliver Swim Club’s Kelly Fertel (2:16.85).
Event 30 Women 200 LC Meter IM
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American: A 2:06.15 7/27/2009 Ariana Kukors, USA
U.S. Open: O 2:08.66 5/17/2015 Katinka Hosszu, HUN
World: W 2:06.12 8/3/2015 Katinka Hosszu, HUN
US Open Meet: M 2:11.06 8/3/2013 Justine Mueller, T2 Aquatics-FL
Jr World: J 2:09.98 1/29/2017 Rikako Ikee, Japan
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Aroesty, Margar 18 Long Island Aqua 2:13.23 2:15.11 q813
r:+0.64 29.80 1:05.83 (36.03)
1:43.18 (37.35) 2:15.11 (31.93)
2 McCullagh, Nora 20 Longhorn Aquatic 2:17.93 2:15.66 q804
r:+0.73 29.64 1:04.07 (34.43)
1:43.55 (39.48) 2:15.66 (32.11)
3 *LeSaffre, Fant 22 France 2:13.58 2:15.71 q803
r:+0.80 29.05 1:03.31 (34.26)
1:42.86 (39.55) 2:15.71 (32.85)
4 Bratton, Lisa 21 Texas A&M 2:14.42 2:15.87 q800
r:+0.76 30.02 1:03.35 (33.33)
1:44.16 (40.81) 2:15.87 (31.71)
5 Pearl, Vanessa 17 Metroplex Aquati 2:15.72 2:15.97 q798
r:+0.74 29.59 1:04.88 (35.29)
1:43.35 (38.47) 2:15.97 (32.62)
6 Brady, Sharli 21 U. of Missouri 2:16.37 2:16.05 q797
r:+0.78 29.34 1:04.14 (34.80)
1:43.92 (39.78) 2:16.05 (32.13)
7 Raab, Meaghan 21 Nashville Aquati 2:13.60 2:16.69 q786
r:+0.80 29.76 1:05.84 (36.08)
1:44.49 (38.65) 2:16.69 (32.20)
8 Fertel, Kelly 19 Gulliver Swim/FL 2:17.88 2:16.85 q783
r:+0.76 30.37 1:05.38 (35.01)
1:45.31 (39.93) 2:16.85 (31.54)
Men’s 200 Meter IM:
Trojan Swim Club’s Ryan Lochte owned the event in style with the only prelims swim under two minutes, a 1:59.82. Lochte was out fast (56.68) but held onto his lead in the breaststroke leg. The second seed for the A-final belongs to Longhorn Aquatiics’ Sam Stewart, who dropped just over a second for his 2:01.88.
Lochte and Stewart were followed by a duo of 2:02s, Michael Andrew of the Race Pace Club in 2:02.35 and Xavier Mohammed of Swim Wales in 2:02.45. The fifth seed for the final is Michigan Lakshore Aquatics’ Kyle Maas in 203.19.
Hudson Explorers Aquatic Team’s Ross Palazzo wowed in an early heat with his 2:03.29, while Ridgefield Aquatic Club’s Kieran Smith finished just one tent behind in 2:03.39. The final spot in the A-final went to Brock Bonetti of Texas A & M University, who dropped two seconds from his seed time for his 2:03.40.
Event 31 Men 200 LC Meter IM
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American: A 1:54.00 7/28/2011 Ryan Lochte, USA
U.S. Open: O 1:54.56 7/10/2009 Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach
World: W 1:54.00 7/28/2011 Ryan Lochte, USA
US Open Meet: M 1:59.26 11/30/2006Michael F Phelps, Club Wolverine
Jr World: J 1:59.12 3/3/2017 Michael Andrew, USA
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lochte, Ryan 32 Trojan Swim Club 1:56.22 1:59.82 q861
r:+0.69 26.27 56.68 (30.41)
1:30.49 (33.81) 1:59.82 (29.33)
2 Stewart, Sam 20 Longhorn Aquatic 2:03.02 2:01.88 q818
r:+0.74 56.67 ( )
2:01.88 (1:05.21)
3 Andrew, Michael 18 Race Pace Club 1:59.12 2:02.35 q808
r:+0.73 25.67 57.07 (31.40)
1:32.04 (34.97) 2:02.35 (30.31)
4 *Mohammed, Xavi 27 Swim Wales 1:59.29 2:02.45 q806
r:+0.73 26.35 57.01 (30.66)
1:32.13 (35.12) 2:02.45 (30.32)
5 Maas, Kyle 19 Michigan Lakesho 2:02.45 2:03.19 q792
r:+0.68 26.71 58.00 (31.29)
1:33.72 (35.72) 2:03.19 (29.47)
6 Palazzo, Ross 21 Hudson Explorer 1:46.24Y 2:03.29 q790
r:+0.69 27.56 59.83 (32.27)
1:33.67 (33.84) 2:03.29 (29.62)
7 Smith, Kieran 17 Ridgefield Aquat 2:01.62 2:03.39 q788
r:+0.75 26.84 57.62 (30.78)
1:34.41 (36.79) 2:03.39 (28.98)
8 Bonetti, Brock 21 Texas A&M 2:05.47 2:03.40 q788
r:+0.74 26.25 57.09 (30.84)
1:33.90 (36.81) 2:03.40 (29.50)
Women’s 50 Freestyle:
Madison Kennedy of SwimMAC dominated her heat for the top seed in the evening. Kennedy, the third-place finisher in the 50 freestyle at the 2016 Olympic Trials, punched her ticket to the finals with a fast-closing 25.42. Not far behind, fellow world-class swimmer Marie Wattel of France swam a 25.55.
The young blood of the A-final will be Gretchen Walsh of Nashville Aquatic Club, who dropped a tenth of a second from her seed time to post a 25.73. Two hundredths behind, Amanda Kendall, swimming unattached, and Margo Geer, of Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics, tied for the fourth position in the A-final in 25.77.
Texas A & M’s Kristin Malone nabbed the sixth spot in 25.80, while Rebecca Millard of Longhorn Aquatics was one hundredth of a second behind Malone in 25.81. The final competitor in the jam-packed A-final is Wolfpack Elite’s Courtney Caldwell, who stopped the clock in 25.88.
Event 33 Women 50 LC Meter Freestyle
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American: A 23.97 7/30/2017 Simone Manuel, USA
U.S. Open: O 24.13 5/18/2008 Cate Campbell, AUS
World: W 23.73 8/1/2009 Britta Steffen, GER
US Open Meet: M 24.90 8/8/2009 Jessica Hardy, Trojan Swim Club
Jr World: J 24.48 2/18/2017 Rikako Ikee, Japan
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Kennedy, Madiso 29 SwimMAC Carolina 24.39 25.42 q813
r:+0.69
2 *Wattel, Marie 20 France 25.46 25.55 q801
r:+0.69
3 Walsh, Gretchen 14 Nashville Aquati 25.83 25.73 q784
r:+0.83
4 Geer, Margo 25 Tucson Ford Deal 25.54 25.77 q780
r:+0.66
4 Kendall, Amanda 26 Unattached IST 25.47 25.77 q780
r:+0.71
6 Malone, Kristin 21 Texas A&M 25.39 25.80 q778
r:+0.71
7 Millard, Rebecc 22 Longhorn Aquatic 25.39 25.81 q777
r:+0.74
8 Caldwell, Court 20 WOLFPACK ELITE/N 25.24 25.88 q770
r:+0.76
Men’s 50 Freestyle:
The overwhelming force in the men’s 50 freestyle prelims was Brad Tandy, swimming unattached, with a speedy 21.95 for the morning. The veteran of the A-final will be Cullen Jones, 33, representing Wolfpack Elite, who added 0.42 to his entry time but nonetheless blazed to the second top spot with a 22.17.
Nearly half a second behind, Longhorn Aquatics’ Tate Jackson leads the rest of the pack into the finals. Jackson dropped a 22.66 in the prelims, closely followed by Alabama’s Robert Howard (22.67), North Texas Nadadores’ Brett Ringgold (22.69), and the Race Pace Club’s Michael Andrew (22.70), following up on his strong 200 IM.
Swimming unattached, Kyle Robrock locked up the seventh seed with 22.77. Finally, BJ Hornikel rounds out the top eight with a fast swim of 22.88 in the early heats.
Event 34 Men 50 LC Meter Freestyle
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American: A 21.15 7/29/2017 Caeleb Dressel, USA
U.S. Open: O 21.14 7/9/2009 Cesar Cielo, Auburn/BRA
World: W 20.91 12/18/2009Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA
US Open Meet: M 21.73 8/8/2009 Nicholas Brunelli, Sun Devil Aquati
Jr World: J 22.00 8/20/2014 Yu Hexin, China
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 *Tandy, Brad 26 Una FORD 21.79 21.95J q864
r:12.54
2 Jones, Cullen 33 WOLFPACK ELITE 21.75 22.17 q839
r:+0.73
3 Jackson, Tate 20 Longhorn Aquatic 22.54 22.66 q785
r:+0.68
4 Howard, Robert 21 Univ Alabama Swi 22.83 22.67 q784
r:+0.72
5 Ringgold, Brett 22 North Texas Nada 22.75 22.69 q782
r:+0.76
6 Andrew, Michael 18 Race Pace Club 22.03 22.70 q781
r:+0.71
7 Robrock, Kyle 23 Unattached 22.52 22.87 q764
r:+0.67
8 Hornikel, BJ 25 Unattached 23.51 22.88 q763
r:+0.69
Go Ryan