The second night of competition at the 2017 Austin Speedo Sectionals saw a variety of athletes grabbing victories. Among them was Joanna Evans, Esther Gonzalez Medina, and Samuel Stewart.
Women’s 200 Breast
Esther Gonzalez Medina of Aggie Swim Club delivered a top showing of 2:32.91 in finals of the women’s 200 breast.
The Lakeside Aquatic duo of Emma Garfield and Lauren Savoy picked up second and third place finishes of 2:35.55 and 2:37.64.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Esther Gonzalez Medin 22 Aggie Swim Club 2:32.96 2:32.91 20
r:+0.72 35.77 1:14.68 (38.91)
1:53.74 (39.06) 2:32.91 (39.17)
2 Emma Garfield 17 Lakeside Aquatic 2:37.00 2:35.55 17
r:+0.66 36.01 1:15.45 (39.44)
1:55.34 (39.89) 2:35.55 (40.21)
3 Lauren Savoy 18 Lakeside Aquatic 2:37.63 2:37.64 16
r:+0.74 36.35 1:16.07 (39.72)
1:56.34 (40.27) 2:37.64 (41.30)
4 Marie-Claire Schillin 20 Rice Aquatics 2:38.80 2:38.47 15
r:+0.64 35.69 1:16.63 (40.94)
1:57.97 (41.34) 2:38.47 (40.50)
5 Jadyn Jannasch 15 Un-Nt 2:40.77 2:38.59 14
r:+0.76 36.27 1:17.34 (41.07)
1:58.19 (40.85) 2:38.59 (40.40)
6 Lauren Halliburton 18 Lakeside Aquatic 2:39.67 2:39.63 13
r:+0.72 37.01 1:16.97 (39.96)
1:58.26 (41.29) 2:39.63 (41.37)
7 Sarah Kutz 15 Austin Swim Club 2:40.81 2:39.90 12
r:+0.79 36.69 1:16.61 (39.92)
1:58.33 (41.72) 2:39.90 (41.57)
8 Victoria Roubique 19 Cypress Fairbank 2:41.69 2:43.62 11
r:+0.87 36.51 1:17.49 (40.98)
2:00.23 (42.74) 2:43.62 (43.39)
Men’s 200 Breast
Aggie Swim Club continued to top the breaststroke events with a 1-2 punch in the men’s 200. Benjamin Walker grabbed the gold with a time of 2:16.65, while teammate Mauro Castillo Luna was second with a 2:17.36.
Casey Melzer of Longhorn Aquatics finished third overall with a time of 2:21.45.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Benjamin Walker 19 Aggie Swim Club 2:17.53 2:16.65 20
r:+0.72 31.18 1:06.21 (35.03)
1:40.98 (34.77) 2:16.65 (35.67)
2 Mauro Castillo Luna 21 Aggie Swim Club 2:21.66 2:17.36 17
r:+0.67 31.19 1:05.56 (34.37)
1:41.00 (35.44) 2:17.36 (36.36)
3 Casey Melzer 20 Longhorn Aquatic 2:22.67 2:21.45 16
r:+0.68 31.66 1:06.96 (35.30)
1:43.68 (36.72) 2:21.45 (37.77)
4 Cameron Karkoska 19 Austin Swim Club 2:23.45 2:22.15 15
r:+0.71 32.25 1:08.41 (36.16)
1:45.30 (36.89) 2:22.15 (36.85)
5 Jacob Schababerle 17 Power For Life 2:21.17 2:22.61 14
r:+0.80 30.74 1:05.85 (35.11)
1:43.38 (37.53) 2:22.61 (39.23)
6 Jared Butler 21 RACE 2:25.36 2:23.09 13
r:+0.79 32.00 1:07.60 (35.60)
1:44.68 (37.08) 2:23.09 (38.41)
7 Charles Bennett 18 Power For Life 2:23.41 2:23.68 12
r:+0.76 32.41 1:08.80 (36.39)
1:45.96 (37.16) 2:23.68 (37.72)
8 Jack Venker 17 Cypress Fairbank 2:24.77 2:24.25 11
r:+0.80 32.72 1:08.91 (36.19)
1:46.42 (37.51) 2:24.25 (37.83)
Women’s 200 Free
Joanna Evans, swimming unattached, posted the only sub-two minute swim of the women’s 200 free. Evans posted a final time of 1:59.91 to snag gold.
Longhorn Aquatics’ Quinn Carrozza turned in a final time of 2:00.99, just ahead of Aggie Swim Club’s Kathryn Portz’s 2:01.03.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Joanna Evans 19 Un-St 2:02.71 1:59.91 20
r:+0.75 28.45 58.89 (30.44)
1:29.69 (30.80) 1:59.91 (30.22)
2 Quinn Carrozza 20 Longhorn Aquatic 2:01.95 2:00.99 17
r:+0.84 28.35 58.89 (30.54)
1:29.82 (30.93) 2:00.99 (31.17)
3 Kathryn Portz 19 Aggie Swim Club 2:02.55 2:01.03 16
r:+0.73 28.66 59.54 (30.88)
1:30.32 (30.78) 2:01.03 (30.71)
4 Lauren Pitzer 18 Lakeside Aquatic 2:03.08 2:01.95 15
r:+0.72 28.41 59.03 (30.62)
1:30.47 (31.44) 2:01.95 (31.48)
5 Logan Shiller 17 Un-St 2:03.00 2:04.05 14
r:+0.74 29.28 1:00.29 (31.01)
1:32.61 (32.32) 2:04.05 (31.44)
6 Haley Yelle 18 Mansfield Aquati 2:03.87 2:04.51 13
r:+0.78 29.38 1:00.63 (31.25)
1:32.69 (32.06) 2:04.51 (31.82)
7 Monica Gumina 17 Magnolia Aquatic 2:04.55 2:04.89 12
r:+0.74 28.82 1:00.39 (31.57)
1:32.64 (32.25) 2:04.89 (32.25)
8 Karling Hemstreet 19 Aggie Swim Club 2:04.12 2:05.08 11
r:+0.74 29.69 1:01.28 (31.59)
1:32.99 (31.71) 2:05.08 (32.09)
Men’s 200 Free
Jeffrey Newkirk, swimming unattached, won the men’s 200 free with a top showing of 1:49.92, finishing more than two seconds ahead of the competition.
Matthew Willenbring of Austin Swim Club picked up the silver medal with a time of 1:52.18, while Joshua Artmann, swimming unattached, finished third with a time of 1:52.70.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Jeffrey Newkirk 20 Un-St 1:51.61 1:49.92 20
r:+0.72 25.58 53.05 (27.47)
1:21.11 (28.06) 1:49.92 (28.81)
2 Matthew Willenbring 17 Austin Swim Club 1:52.11 1:52.18 17
r:+0.74 26.31 54.54 (28.23)
1:23.59 (29.05) 1:52.18 (28.59)
3 Joshua Artmann 18 Un-St 1:54.09 1:52.70 16
r:+0.69 26.49 54.82 (28.33)
1:23.98 (29.16) 1:52.70 (28.72)
4 Jacob Huerta 19 Longhorn Aquatic 1:54.54 1:53.04 15
r:+0.73 26.31 54.65 (28.34)
1:24.10 (29.45) 1:53.04 (28.94)
5 Samuel Kline 19 Longhorn Aquatic 1:54.55 1:53.85 14
r:+0.69 26.90 55.34 (28.44)
1:24.57 (29.23) 1:53.85 (29.28)
6 Grant Reed 18 Longhorn Aquatic 1:54.50 1:54.16 13
r:+0.76 27.17 56.14 (28.97)
1:25.10 (28.96) 1:54.16 (29.06)
7 Mason Tenney 20 Longhorn Aquatic 1:53.56 1:54.62 12
r:+0.71 26.80 55.72 (28.92)
1:24.74 (29.02) 1:54.62 (29.88)
8 William Karau 18 North Texas Nada 1:54.65 1:54.68 11
r:+0.71 27.09 55.83 (28.74)
1:25.54 (29.71) 1:54.68 (29.14)
Women’s 400 IM
Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo, representing Aggie Swim Club, was the top finisher in the women’s 400 IM, topping the competition by more than six seconds with a time of 4:49.25.
Texas Ford Aquatics’ Camryn Toney touched second overall with a final time of 4:55.72, followed by Rice Aquatics’ Kaitlyn Swinney and her time of 4:57.11.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Monika Gonzalez-Hermo 21 Aggie Swim Club 4:55.23 4:49.25 20
r:+0.79 30.86 1:05.82 (34.96)
1:43.25 (37.43) 2:20.41 (37.16)
3:01.86 (41.45) 3:43.56 (41.70)
4:16.61 (33.05) 4:49.25 (32.64)
2 Camryn Toney 17 Texas Ford Aquat 4:56.31 4:55.72 17
r:+0.71 31.17 1:06.30 (35.13)
1:43.80 (37.50) 2:21.30 (37.50)
3:04.56 (43.26) 3:48.80 (44.24)
4:22.50 (33.70) 4:55.72 (33.22)
3 Kaitlyn Swinney 21 Rice Aquatics 4:58.29 4:57.11 16
r:+0.75 31.36 1:06.99 (35.63)
1:44.97 (37.98) 2:22.92 (37.95)
3:05.13 (42.21) 3:48.55 (43.42)
4:23.68 (35.13) 4:57.11 (33.43)
4 Regan Barney 18 Longhorn Aquatic 4:55.52 4:58.08 15
r:+0.77 31.40 1:07.19 (35.79)
1:44.32 (37.13) 2:21.34 (37.02)
3:05.55 (44.21) 3:50.22 (44.67)
4:24.46 (34.24) 4:58.08 (33.62)
5 Haley Yelle 18 Mansfield Aquati 4:59.62 4:59.83 14
r:+0.79 31.08 1:07.35 (36.27)
1:46.77 (39.42) 2:25.36 (38.59)
3:11.12 (45.76) 3:55.24 (44.12)
4:28.17 (32.93) 4:59.83 (31.66)
6 Emma Garfield 17 Lakeside Aquatic 4:59.86 5:01.26 13
r:+0.66 32.53 1:09.28 (36.75)
1:49.52 (40.24) 2:28.68 (39.16)
3:11.10 (42.42) 3:53.12 (42.02)
4:28.40 (35.28) 5:01.26 (32.86)
7 Jessica Sloan 22 Aggie Swim Club 4:59.13 5:01.98 12
r:+0.75 32.69 1:07.96 (35.27)
1:48.24 (40.28) 2:28.17 (39.93)
3:10.86 (42.69) 3:54.55 (43.69)
4:28.67 (34.12) 5:01.98 (33.31)
8 Jaecey Parham 21 Rice Aquatics 5:00.00 5:02.20 11
r:+0.71 31.42 1:07.17 (35.75)
1:46.62 (39.45) 2:24.37 (37.75)
3:08.19 (43.82) 3:51.73 (43.54)
4:27.35 (35.62) 5:02.20 (34.85)
Men’s 400 IM
Longhorn Aquatics’ Samuel Stewart outlasted the competition in finals of the men’s 400 IM, delivering a final time of 4:25.11 for gold.
Grant Thompson of Austin Swim Club claimed the silver medal with a time of 4:30.91, while Cypress Fairbank’s Cameron Dafoe earned the bronze with a time of 4:31.30.
=== Championship Final ===
1 Samuel Stewart 20 Longhorn Aquatic 4:30.89 4:25.11 20
r:+0.69 27.23 58.49 (31.26)
1:32.07 (33.58) 2:05.39 (33.32)
2:43.77 (38.38) 3:22.83 (39.06)
3:54.60 (31.77) 4:25.11 (30.51)
2 Grant Thompson 18 Austin Swim Club 4:33.58 4:30.91 17
r:+0.68 28.11 1:00.20 (32.09)
1:34.60 (34.40) 2:08.79 (34.19)
2:48.64 (39.85) 3:28.59 (39.95)
4:00.44 (31.85) 4:30.91 (30.47)
3 Cameron Dafoe 15 Cypress Fairbank 4:34.54 4:31.30 16
r:+0.66 29.06 1:02.31 (33.25)
1:38.18 (35.87) 2:13.77 (35.59)
2:52.41 (38.64) 3:30.87 (38.46)
4:02.66 (31.79) 4:31.30 (28.64)
4 Alexander Zettle 17 Lakeside Aquatic 4:34.89 4:33.85 15
r:+0.75 27.48 59.70 (32.22)
1:35.51 (35.81) 2:10.82 (35.31)
2:52.70 (41.88) 3:35.26 (42.56)
4:04.86 (29.60) 4:33.85 (28.99)
5 William Grant 16 Heart of Texas A 4:34.15 4:34.38 14
r:+0.73 28.27 1:00.70 (32.43)
1:34.77 (34.07) 2:08.99 (34.22)
2:49.21 (40.22) 3:29.17 (39.96)
4:01.96 (32.79) 4:34.38 (32.42)
6 Jack Venker 17 Cypress Fairbank 4:35.82 4:36.59 13
r:+0.76 30.56 1:03.51 (32.95)
1:40.57 (37.06) 2:17.10 (36.53)
2:55.24 (38.14) 3:34.12 (38.88)
4:05.85 (31.73) 4:36.59 (30.74)
7 Michael Shay 16 Nitro Swimming 4:38.67 4:39.57 12
r:+0.67 29.16 1:02.84 (33.68)
1:37.85 (35.01) 2:13.05 (35.20)
2:53.47 (40.42) 3:34.88 (41.41)
4:07.62 (32.74) 4:39.57 (31.95)
8 Samuel Brettmann 18 Alamo Area Aquat 4:37.80 4:40.13 11
r:+0.74 28.19 1:01.40 (33.21)
1:38.39 (36.99) 2:15.50 (37.11)
2:55.66 (40.16) 3:36.11 (40.45)
4:08.10 (31.99) 4:40.13 (32.03)
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