A number of swimmers stepped up on night two of the 2016 Longhorn Aquatics Elite Invite. After the meet, Eddie Reese and 400 IM champion Regan Barney gave some quick interviews.
The legendary Eddie Reese had a few words after tonight’s finals session. His swimmers have been steadily improving over the course of the weekend. He shared some thoughts on last night’s 100 butterfly, and a few words headed into U.S. Olympic Trials.
Regan Barney earned her 400 Freestyle Trials cut last night. Tonight, she got the standard in the 400 IM on her way to winning that event. After the session, she spoke about her swims and what she is looking forward to for the rest of the summer.
Original race report:
Women’s 400 IM
Regan Barney was the only swimmer to earn the Trials cut in finals tonight. The 17 year old touched in 4:52.32. Second went to Elizabeth Bailey in 4:55.82 while Maddie Myers completed the podium in 4:56.27.
Danielle DellaTorre (4:57.49), Diana Dunn (5:06.87), and Kelly Hatanaka (5:09.12) completed the A final.
Event 9 Women 400 LC Meter IM
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Trials: T 4:54.99
World: 4:29.45 Stephanie Rice
American: 4:31.12 Katie Hoff
U.S. Open: 4:31.12 Katie Hoff
Pool Record: 4:34.25 Kirsty Coventry
4:54.99 USO US Open
4:54.99 OLY Olympic Trials
4:58.09 JRS Jr. Nationals
Meet Qualifying: 4:58.09
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Regan Barney 17 UN 4:55.03 4:52.32TUSO
r:+0.80 30.65 1:06.23 (35.58)
1:42.20 (35.97) 2:17.98 (35.78)
3:01.52 (43.54) 3:45.30 (43.78)
4:19.49 (34.19) 4:52.32 (32.83)
2 Elizabeth Baile 17 Dynamo Swim Club 4:59.47 4:55.82 JRS
r:+0.82 30.50 1:05.22 (34.72)
1:42.93 (37.71) 2:20.12 (37.19)
3:04.30 (44.18) 3:48.83 (44.53)
4:23.27 (34.44) 4:55.82 (32.55)
3 Maddie Myers 19 TOPS 4:58.43 4:56.27 JRS
r:+0.75 31.25 1:08.24 (36.99)
1:46.65 (38.41) 2:23.94 (37.29)
3:07.03 (43.09) 3:49.08 (42.05)
4:23.37 (34.29) 4:56.27 (32.90)
4 Danielle DellaT 16 Athens Bulldogs 5:03.76 4:57.49 JRS
r:+0.66 31.72 1:07.94 (36.22)
1:47.33 (39.39) 2:25.72 (38.39)
3:07.31 (41.59) 3:49.42 (42.11)
4:24.36 (34.94) 4:57.49 (33.13)
5 Diana Dunn 16 Austin Swim Club 5:10.95 5:06.87
r:+0.73 31.07 1:07.07 (36.00)
1:46.47 (39.40) 2:25.63 (39.16)
3:10.10 (44.47) 3:56.27 (46.17)
4:32.18 (35.91) 5:06.87 (34.69)
6 Kelly Hatanaka 19 Loveland Swim Cl 5:10.51 5:09.12
r:+0.76 32.06 1:09.61 (37.55)
1:47.93 (38.32) 2:26.70 (38.77)
3:10.66 (43.96) 3:55.95 (45.29)
4:32.58 (36.63) 5:09.12 (36.54)
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