MISSION VIEJO, California, June 17. THE TYR Swim Meet of Champions ended on a paradigm-shifting note as the oldest world record on the books finally succumbed to the relentless chase given by Kate Ziegler over the past year.
Ziegler clocked an amazing 15:42.54 in the women's 1500 freestyle to eclipse the 15:52.10 set by Janet Evans on March 26, 1988 in Orlando, Fla.
For a more thorough analysis of Ziegler's performance along with analysis on the impact of such an effort, please click here for SwimmingWorldMagazine.com's report.
As for other medalists in the distance event, Joni Zimmerman of Tucson Ford had the best view in the house with a second-place time of 16:54.60, while Lynette Lim, 15, of the Piranhas walked with a third-place effort of 17:08.63.
Women's 100 butterfly
Rachel Komisarz of Lakeside broke through with an individual title in 59.98 as she held off Caitlin Andrew of Sun Devil Aquatics (1:01.12) and Antje Buschschulte of Germany (1:01.58).
In the international field, Natalie Wiegersma of New Zealand wound up sixth in 1:03.27.
Men's 100 butterfly
Tucson Ford's Lyndon Ferns led a 1-2-3 effort for his club when he dropped his meet record with a time of 53.57. That swim surpassed the 53.75 set by Ferns in 2005.
Albert Subirats placed second in 54.48, while Masayuki Kishida took third in 54.61 to give Tucson Ford the medal sweep.
Women's 100 backstroke
Minnesota's Roxane Akradi touched out Tucson Ford's Anna Turner, 1:04.16 to 1:04.47, to win the women's 100 back event.
Additionally, Erin Volcan of the Aquazots took third in 1:05.42.
Men's 100 backstroke
Stanford's Peter Marshall rolled through the competition with a time of 55.96 in the men's two-lap back.
Minnesota's David Plummer finished second in 57.80, while Sun Devil Aquatics' Nick Brunelli grabbed third in 58.15 in his comeback bid after shoulder surgery.
Women's 100 breaststroke
Just like in the 200, Trojan Swim Club's Rebecca Soni knocked off teammate Keri Hehn. This time, she clocked a meet and pool record time of 1:08.80 to eclipse the 1:09.13 set by Masami Tanaka in 2000.
Meanwhile, Hehn touched in 1:09.48, while Tucson Ford's Annie Chandler locked down third in 1:10.31.
Men's 100 breaststroke
Santa Clara's Matt Smith clocked a 1:04.45 to win the men's 100 breast, while Tucson Ford's Ivan Barnes wound up second in 1:05.03. John Criste pocketed third in 1:05.30.
Women's 200 IM
Natalie Wiegersma walked away with the women's medley event in 2:17.71. Meanwhile, Lyndsay Paul of the Aquazots took second in 2:19.08, while Rebecca Soni of Trojan Swim Club finished third in 2:19.47.
Men's 200 IM
Robert Margalis of St. Petersburg won a hotly-contested men's 200 IM with a time of 2:05.28 over second-place finisher Miguel Molina (Trojan Swim club), who touched in 2:05.46.
John Dorr closed out the top three in 2:06.48.
Men's 1500 freestyle
Chad La Tourette of Mission Viejo topped the men's distance event in 15:21.42, while Tom Koucheravy took second in 15:28.56. JK Koehler of Indiana University wrapped up third in 15:41.46, while Larsen Jensen elected not to swim the event.
Relays
New Zealand's women's team of Jessie Blundell, Annabelle Carey, Natalie Wiegersma and Penelope Marshall won the women's 400 medley in 4:26.14, while Minnesota's quartet of David Plummer, Mark Solfelt, Matthew Engle and Erich Welton took home the men's title in 4:00.44.