On the final night of the YMCA National Championships, three Individual National Records were broken as Middle Tyger YMCA won the women’s and the national combined title while Wilton YMCA won the men’s title. Below is a recap and splits of the final night of racing.
Women’s 200 Butterfly: Kate May from Edwardsville, Illinois dropped below 2:17.20 winning the national title by over 2 seconds. Meredith Whisenhunt out touched Meghan Joram for second place. Fourteen year old, Katherine Connolly from South Shore, MA had a nice swim with the fastest freestyle split of 35.37 placing fifth with a 2:19.53.
=== A - Final ===
1 May, Kate 17 Edwardsville-IL 2:17.20 2:16.65 20
30.27 1:04.70 (34.43)
1:39.96 (35.26) 2:16.65 (36.69)
2 Whisenhunt, Meredith 18 Middle Tyger-SC 2:17.85 2:18.60 17
30.11 1:04.95 (34.84)
1:41.21 (36.26) 2:18.60 (37.39)
3 Joram, Meghan 18 Northwest-NC 2:20.09 2:18.76 16
30.71 1:05.91 (35.20)
1:42.62 (36.71) 2:18.76 (36.14)
4 Ilgenfritz, Emily 17 York-PA 2:20.01 2:19.23 15
30.68 1:05.89 (35.21)
1:42.11 (36.22) 2:19.23 (37.12)
5 Connolly, Katherine 14 South Shore, MA 2:21.50 2:19.53 14
32.12 1:08.02 (35.90)
1:44.16 (36.14) 2:19.53 (35.37)
6 Jelley, Shannon 15 Countryside-OH 2:19.64 2:19.56 13
31.27 1:06.46 (35.19)
1:43.04 (36.58) 2:19.56 (36.52)
7 Traba, Isabel 14 Sarasota-FL 2:19.33 2:21.10 12
30.80 1:05.76 (34.96)
1:42.74 (36.98) 2:21.10 (38.36)
8 Baker, Maddie 16 Middle Tyger-SC 2:20.40 2:21.63 11
30.76 1:05.52 (34.76)
1:42.17 (36.65) 2:21.63 (39.46)
Men’s 200 Butterfly: David May set a YMCA National record with a 2:02.33, just missing an Olympic Trial cut. At 15, he has lots of room for improvement, especially on his third 50 split. May was the youngest in the field.
=== A - Final ===
1 May, David 15 Cheshire-CT 2:05.54 2:02.33! 20
27.81 58.66 (30.85)
1:30.95 (32.29) 2:02.33 (31.38)
2 Hein, Daniel 17 Kishwaukee-IL 2:07.55 2:05.74 17
27.31 58.85 (31.54)
1:31.84 (32.99) 2:05.74 (33.90)
3 Frazier, Jack 18 Middle Tyger-SC 2:08.14 2:05.98 16
27.88 1:00.09 (32.21)
1:33.35 (33.26) 2:05.98 (32.63)
4 Plamondon, Aric 16 Gr. Flint-MI 2:05.16 2:06.09 15
27.89 59.06 (31.17)
1:32.14 (33.08) 2:06.09 (33.95)
5 Ike, Oscar 18 Wilton-CT 2:07.89 2:06.21 14
27.56 59.84 (32.28)
1:32.27 (32.43) 2:06.21 (33.94)
6 Snyder, Zach 17 York-PA 2:08.24 2:07.73 13
28.30 1:00.68 (32.38)
1:33.90 (33.22) 2:07.73 (33.83)
7 Keller, Richard 18 Rock Hill-SC 2:08.32 2:08.55 12
28.61 1:01.06 (32.45)
1:34.27 (33.21) 2:08.55 (34.28)
8 North, Dylan 17 York-PA 2:08.64 2:09.00 11
29.46 1:02.91 (33.45)
1:35.90 (32.99) 2:09.00 (33.10)
Women 100 Freestyle: New YMCA National Record and Olympic Trial cut once again by Katrina Konopka with a 56.01. The 18 year-old tore up the field with a get-out split of 26.91. She came home with a 29.14 to top the medal stand. Leila Johnston and Sophie Fontaine tied for 5th with a time of 58.36.
=== A - Final ===
1 Konopka, Katrina 18 Middle Tyger-SC 56.83 56.05! 20
26.91 56.05 (29.14)
2 Perry, Ky-lee 17 Wilton-CT 57.17 56.78 17
27.11 56.78 (29.67)
3 Brown, Rachel 17 Northwest-NC 57.59 56.87 16
27.49 56.87 (29.38)
4 Page, Kira 16 Western-CT 57.79 57.25 15
27.66 57.25 (29.59)
5 Johnston, Leila 18 Mt Desert Island 58.44 58.36 13.5
28.14 58.36 (30.22)
5 Fontaine, Sophie 17 Burlington Co-NJ 58.37 58.36 13.5
28.24 58.36 (30.12)
7 Kuhn, Katrina 18 SomersetValleyNJ 58.41 58.69 12
28.03 58.69 (30.66)
8 Colwell, Katie 16 New Canaan-CT 58.14 58.71 11
28.53 58.71 (30.18)
Men 100 Freestyle: Mark Andrew and Zach Apple battled it out with Apple leading after the first 50 by .14 and Andrew overtaking him on the last 50 to win by .47 with a time of 50.96
=== A - Final ===
1 Andrew, Mark 18 Gr. Miami Val-OH 50.75 50.96 20
24.96 50.96 (26.00)
2 Apple, Zach 18 Gr. Miami Val-OH 51.11 51.43 17
24.82 51.43 (26.61)
3 Zdroik, Brad 18 SomersetValleyNJ 52.22 52.07 16
25.07 52.07 (27.00)
4 German, Jack 19 Countryside-OH 53.07 52.69 15
25.31 52.69 (27.38)
5 Sykes, Hugo 16 Wilton-CT 52.87 52.75 14
25.44 52.75 (27.31)
6 Siefert, Hank 16 Coffman - OH 52.53 52.88 13
25.17 52.88 (27.71)
7 Rogatz, Henry 18 Brandywine-De 52.92 53.08 12
25.64 53.08 (27.44)
8 Somers, Nate 18 Oshkosh-WI 53.26 53.53 11
25.67 53.53 (27.86)
Women 200 IM: 18 year-old Maggie Werba took the lead after the breaststroke leg and never looked back as she won the national title with a 2:19.60.
=== A - Final ===
1 Werba, Maggie 18 Oshkosh-WI 2:21.68 2:19.60 20
30.15 1:06.87 (36.72)
1:47.16 (40.29) 2:19.60 (32.44)
2 Perrotta, Brooke 16 Cheshire-CT 2:21.21 2:20.00 17
30.04 1:06.46 (36.42)
1:47.33 (40.87) 2:20.00 (32.67)
3 Hardy, Sarah 14 MetuchenED-NJ 2:22.02 2:21.95 16
30.51 1:06.44 (35.93)
1:48.15 (41.71) 2:21.95 (33.80)
4 Baker, Sydney 16 Middle Tyger-SC 2:21.91 2:22.19 15
30.98 1:09.05 (38.07)
1:49.28 (40.23) 2:22.19 (32.91)
5 Orth, Carter 18 Burlington Co-NJ 2:24.18 2:22.27 14
29.45 1:05.26 (35.81)
1:48.63 (43.37) 2:22.27 (33.64)
6 Galyer, Ali 17 Middle Tyger-SC 2:23.66 2:23.48 13
30.35 1:05.44 (35.09)
1:50.44 (45.00) 2:23.48 (33.04)
7 Wagner, Annika 13 Leaning Tower-IL 2:24.38 2:24.03 12
31.50 1:10.21 (38.71)
1:51.56 (41.35) 2:24.03 (32.47)
8 Welch, Sarah 17 North Shore-MA 2:24.09 2:25.97 11
30.85 1:06.13 (35.28)
1:50.74 (44.61) 2:25.97 (35.23)
Men’s 200 IM: Sean Workman took out the 200 IM winning wire to wire with a 2:06.51
=== A - Final ===
1 Workman, Sean 18 Edwardsville-IL 2:09.81 2:06.51 20
26.45 57.77 (31.32)
1:35.39 (37.62) 2:06.51 (31.12)
2 Holmquist, Stephen 18 Wilton-CT 2:08.80 2:07.06 17
28.23 1:01.29 (33.06)
1:37.28 (35.99) 2:07.06 (29.78)
3 Dagenais, Matthew 18 Cheshire-CT 2:09.92 2:07.80 16
27.88 1:00.42 (32.54)
1:37.89 (37.47) 2:07.80 (29.91)
4 Stolarski, Ed 17 Wilton-CT 2:08.67 2:08.73 15
27.69 1:00.06 (32.37)
1:38.52 (38.46) 2:08.73 (30.21)
5 Keller, Brandon 18 Rock Hill-SC 2:09.76 2:09.35 14
28.09 1:01.78 (33.69)
1:38.23 (36.45) 2:09.35 (31.12)
6 Snyder, Zach 17 York-PA 2:09.50 2:10.36 13
27.51 1:00.57 (33.06)
1:39.76 (39.19) 2:10.36 (30.60)
7 Pelton, Matthew 17 Sarasota-FL 2:12.16 2:11.20 12
27.59 1:00.98 (33.39)
1:40.04 (39.06) 2:11.20 (31.16)
8 Limaldi, Jacob 18 Red Bank - NJ 2:11.71 2:12.21 11
28.98 1:03.61 (34.63)
1:40.54 (36.93) 2:12.21 (31.67)
Women’s 50 Backstroke: 16 year old Camryn Forbes from Butler, PA won the sprint backstroke with a time of 29.41 while Nate Samson won it for the men in a time of 27.00
=== A - Final Women === 1 Forbes, Camryn 16 Butler-PA 29.62 29.41 20 2 Kahmann, Marianne 18 Countryside-OH 29.79 29.65 17 3 Grinter, Bailey 16 Edwardsville-IL 30.34 29.87 16 4 Golba, Claire 16 South Family-OH 30.31 30.19 15 5 Ye, Athena 14 Kishwaukee-IL 30.34 30.23 14 6 Galyer, Ali 17 Middle Tyger-SC 30.44 30.38 13 7 Konopka, Katrina 18 Middle Tyger-SC 30.06 30.41 12 8 Hetrick, Paige 13 Bradford-PA 30.55 31.04 11
=== A - Final Men === 1 Samson, Nate 17 Bath Area-ME 27.49 27.00 20 2 McKenrick, Brian 16 UpperMainLine-PA 27.62 27.18 17 3 Ramsay, Auston 16 South Shore, MA 27.91 27.27 16 4 Carson, Alex 18 Triangle Area-NC 27.79 27.29 15 5 Wilson, Austin 17 Grove City-PA 27.66 27.42 14 6 Skoog, Alex 18 FanwoodScotch-NJ 27.60 27.59 13 7 Holstege, Ben 19 Piedmont-VA 27.91 27.84 12 8 Manucy, Michael 17 Middle Tyger-SC 28.04 28.09 11
Event 511 Women 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Peterson, Emmaline 16 Hickory -NC 8:57.06 8:52.15
2 Erwin, Abbey 16 DowntownBoise-ID 8:59.69 8:52.67
3 Soleo, Lauren 15 Triangle Area-NC 9:06.52 9:00.97
4 Wheeler, Kaitlynn 14 Springfield-IL 9:01.02 9:01.09
5 Schlegel, Hannah 16 Boyertown-PA 9:09.19 9:03.24
6 Guetens, Cameryn 15 Cheshire-CT 9:09.32 9:05.98
7 Sichterman, Megan 16 Countryside-OH 9:07.15 9:11.33
8 Turcanu, Maria 16 Hickory -NC 9:21.39 9:11.54
9 Cherkez, Sophia 15 Hickory -NC 9:15.87 9:13.44
10 Weyant, Emma 13 Sarasota-FL 9:15.49 9:15.78
11 Whisenhunt, Meredith 18 Middle Tyger-SC 9:09.23 9:18.49
12 Pokrzywa, Julia 16 York-PA 9:17.44 9:18.58
13 Calocino, Jillian 17 Wyckoff-NJ 9:20.97 9:18.95
14 Welch, Nicole 15 North Shore-MA 9:26.76 9:19.73
15 Robinson, Jaime 17 Cheshire-CT 9:16.78 9:19.80
16 Kauffeld, Emma 15 Wilton-CT 9:23.80 9:22.62
In one of the more exciting races of the night, Robby Giller set a new YMCA National Record in the 800 Freestyle by dropping over 14 seconds to post a record time of 8:21.91. Karl Bishop pulled up next to Giller with 250 meters to go and they both went stroke for stroke into the wall.
Event 512 Men 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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National: ! 8:22.11 7/29/2011 Sava Turcanu, Hickory -NC
Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Giller, Robby 16 Wilton-CT 8:35.94 8:21.91! 20
29.23 1:00.44 (31.21)
1:32.28 (31.84) 2:04.31 (32.03)
2:36.04 (31.73) 3:07.93 (31.89)
3:39.93 (32.00) 4:12.08 (32.15)
4:43.97 (31.89) 5:15.95 (31.98)
5:47.57 (31.62) 6:19.16 (31.59)
6:50.69 (31.53) 7:22.15 (31.46)
7:52.74 (30.59) 8:21.91 (29.17)
2 Bishop, Karl 17 Cheshire-CT 8:38.03 8:22.19 17
29.66 1:01.37 (31.71)
1:33.30 (31.93) 2:05.83 (32.53)
2:37.85 (32.02) 3:10.05 (32.20)
3:41.99 (31.94) 4:13.99 (32.00)
4:45.27 (31.28) 5:16.93 (31.66)
5:48.23 (31.30) 6:19.89 (31.66)
6:51.20 (31.31) 7:22.52 (31.32)
7:53.12 (30.60) 8:22.19 (29.07)
Prelim Heat Sheet
#501 W 200 Fly
#502 M 200 Fly
#503 W 100 Free
#504 M 100 Free
#505 W 200 IM
#506 M 200 IM
#507 W 50 Back
#508 M 50 Back
#509 W 400 Free Rel
#510 M 400 Free Rel
#511 W 800 Free (Finals)
#512 M 800 Free (Finals)
TT Heat Sheet
#541 W 200 Fly
#542 M 200 Fly
#543 W 100 Free
#544 M 100 Free
#545 W 200 IM
#546 M 200 IM
#547 W 100 Breast
#548 M 100 Breast
