The second night of the 2017 Speedo Sectionals Minneapolis continued with fast swims all around. Among the highlights was a meet record from Minnesota’s Tevyn Waddell in the 100 back and a commanding win from Wisconsin’s Anthony Lyons in the 200 freestyle.
Nasa Wildcat and soon-to-be Texas Longhorn Ella Tierney won the women’s 200 freestyle in 2:01.86 to kick off the second night of competition in Minneapolis. Tierney was followed by University of Missouri’s Courtney Evensen in 2:02.83. Madison Tew of Wisconsin was third in 2:04.00.
Event 9 Women 200 LC Meter Freestyle
=== A - Final ===
1 Tierney, Ella 18 Nasa Wildcat Aqu 2:03.41 2:01.86 OPEN
r:+0.84 28.92 59.02 (30.10)
1:30.47 (31.45) 2:01.86 (31.39)
2 Evensen, Courtn 20 U. of Missouri-M 2:04.73 2:02.83 OPEN+
r:+0.75 28.91 59.82 (30.91)
1:31.43 (31.61) 2:02.83 (31.40)
3 Tew, Madison 19 Wisconsin Aquati 2:03.55 2:04.00 JRS
r:+0.75 29.14 1:00.43 (31.29)
1:32.27 (31.84) 2:04.00 (31.73)
Wisconsin’s Anthony Lyons led the men’s 200 freestyle by over a second, finishing first in 1:50.98. His teammate, Griffin Back, took second place in 1:52.62. Third place went to Bennett McDade of Badger Aquatics.
Event 10 Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle
=== A - Final ===
1 Lyons, Anthony 21 Wisconsin Aquati 1:52.71 1:50.98 OPEN
r:+0.74 26.00 53.84 (27.84)
1:22.58 (28.74) 1:50.98 (28.40)
2 Back, Griffin 19 Wisconsin Aquati 1:53.44 1:52.62 OPEN+
r:+0.70 26.88 55.49 (28.61)
1:24.24 (28.75) 1:52.62 (28.38)
3 McDade, Bennett 17 Badger Aquatics- 1:53.74 1:53.47 JRS
r:+0.63 27.10 55.85 (28.75)
1:24.91 (29.06) 1:53.47 (28.56)
The women’s 400 IM was one of the closer races of the night. Missouri State’s Josie Pearson got her hand on the wall first in a time of 4:53.85. The battle for second place came down to two 15 year olds, Green Bay’s Emma Lasecki and Nasa Wildcat’s Annika Wagner. Lasecki’s 4:54.84 just out touched Wagner’s 4:54.85 for second and third place, respectively.
Event 11 Women 400 LC Meter IM
=== A - Final ===
1 Pearson, Josie 20 Missouri State U 4:54.59 4:53.85 OPEN+
r:+0.72 31.31 1:06.42 (35.11)
1:45.15 (38.73) 2:23.01 (37.86)
3:04.60 (41.59) 3:46.01 (41.41)
4:20.91 (34.90) 4:53.85 (32.94)
2 Lasecki, Emma 15 Green Bay Swim C 5:01.18 4:54.84 OPEN+
r:+0.76 31.23 1:07.22 (35.99)
1:45.34 (38.12) 2:22.75 (37.41)
3:05.69 (42.94) 3:48.53 (42.84)
4:22.68 (34.15) 4:54.84 (32.16)
3 Wagner, Annika 15 Nasa Wildcat Aqu 5:00.00 4:54.85 OPEN
r:+0.75 31.49 1:07.16 (35.67)
1:47.78 (40.62) 2:27.12 (39.34)
3:09.12 (42.00) 3:51.34 (42.22)
4:24.02 (32.68) 4:54.85 (30.83)
Dropping nearly ten seconds from prelims, Wisconsin’s Joseph Milinovich won the men’s 400 IM in 4:25.58. Missouri State’s Phillip Willett followed in second in 4:29.01. Wade Nelson took third in 4:32.21.
Event 12 Men 400 LC Meter IM
=== A - Final ===
1 Milinovich, Jos 19 Wisconsin Aquati 4:35.25 4:25.58 OPEN
r:+0.72 27.94 59.69 (31.75)
1:34.04 (34.35) 2:07.84 (33.80)
2:45.59 (37.75) 3:24.19 (38.60)
3:55.26 (31.07) 4:25.58 (30.32)
2 Willett, Philli 20 Missouri State U 4:30.40 4:29.01 OPEN+
r:+0.67 27.45 58.87 (31.42)
1:35.18 (36.31) 2:10.06 (34.88)
2:47.59 (37.53) 3:24.75 (37.16)
3:58.08 (33.33) 4:29.01 (30.93)
3 Nelson, Wade 21 Una Uwyo-WY 4:36.98 4:32.21 JRS
r:+0.70 28.91 1:01.49 (32.58)
1:37.37 (35.88) 2:11.71 (34.34)
2:49.52 (37.81) 3:27.71 (38.19)
4:00.56 (32.85) 4:32.21 (31.65)
Minnesota’s Tevyn Waddell dominated the women’s 100 backstroke, winning of a time of 1:00.96. Waddell dropped over a second from her seed time and broke the previous meet record (1:02.28) both in prelims and finals. Wisconsin’s Jessica Unicomb was second behind Waddell in 1:01.56. Unicomb was also under the previous meet record in both prelims and finals. Elmbrook’s Ashlyn Schoof was third in 1:03.15.
Event 13 Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke
=== A - Final ===
1 Waddell, Tevyn 19 Univ Minnesota-M 1:01.88 1:00.96!OPEN
29.73 1:00.96 (31.23)
2 Unicomb, Jessic 20 Wisconsin Aquati 1:01.51 1:01.56!OPEN
29.86 1:01.56 (31.70)
3 Schoof, Ashlyn 18 Elmbrook Swim Cl 1:03.17 1:03.15 OPEN
30.85 1:03.15 (32.30)
Neil Wachtler of the Kansas City Blazers won the men’s 100 backstroke in 56.44, just ahead of Badger Aquatics’s Justin Temprano. Temprano finished in 56.58. Mitchell Whyte of the Hudson Area Swimming Association picked up third in 58.31.
Event 14 Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke
=== A - Final ===
1 Wachtler, Neil 19 Kansas City Blaz 57.36 56.44 OPEN+
27.66 56.44 (28.78)
2 Temprano, Justi 19 Badger Aquatics- 57.12 56.58 OPEN
27.42 56.58 (29.16)
3 Whyte, Mitchell 17 Hudson Area Swim 58.59 58.31 JRS
28.24 58.31 (30.07)
The women’s 400 freestyle relay went to the University of Minnesota in 3:48.21. Second place went to Wisconsin Aquatics in 3:49.40. Ozaukee Aquatics placed third in 3:52.31.
The men’s 400 freestyle relay was a close race between the Hawkeye Swim Club and Wyoming Aquatics. The Hawkeyes got the win, touching first in 3:26.19. Wyoming came in second in 3:26.43. Wisconsin Aquatics finished third in 3:27.82.
Results can be found on MeetMobile.
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Congratulations Jess… nice PB… awesome swimming Badgers… ??⭐️
Congratulations