AUSTIN – Allison Schmitt unleashed for the second night in a row. A day after moving to fifth all time in the 500-yard free, she became just the second swimmer all time to clear 1:41 in the 200-yard free.
Schmitt, who came into this meet ranked seventh all time with a 1:41.85 personal best from the 2013 NCAA Division I Championships, vaulted to second all time with a sterling time of 1:40.62.
Only Missy Franklin, the American record holder, has a better time with a 1:40.31 from the 2014 NCAA Division I Championships.
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1 Allison Schmitt 24 North Baltimore 1:46.46 1:40.62*A
23.94 49.26 (25.32)
1:14.82 (25.56) 1:40.62 (25.80)
Allison Schmitt is now second all time in the event, jumping ahead of plenty of other swimmers to get there. Canyons’ Abbey Weitzeil took second tonight in 1:44.28 with NBAC’s Lotte Friis placing third in 1:46.47. Incidentally, Schmitt also broke her own pool record of 1:42.08.
All Time 200 Free
[table “” not found /]Schmitt then closed out the night with a swift 1:42.37 split for NBAC’s winning 800-yard free relay. Becca Mann (1:47.87), Schmitt (1:42.37), Sierra Schmidt (1:49.26) and Lotte Friis (1:46.59) won in 7:06.09. Nitro (7:30.70) and Canyons (7:34.96) took second and third.
TPA started the night off with a win in the women’s 200-yard medley relay as Grace Olivardia (26.88), Isabella English (29.13), Claire Maiocco (24.07) and Ariel Weech (22.43) won in 1:42.51.
Aquazot took second in 1:42.98 with Canyons finishing third in 1:43.66.
Texas A&M’s Jacob Wallace (22.27), Mauro Castillo Luna (24.52), Luke Shaw (21.35) and Cory Bolleter (19.31) raced their way to a 1:27.45 to win the men’s 200-yard medley relay.
Nitro (1:31.07) and Aquazot (1:32.12) rounded out the top three.
NBAC’s Becca Mann crushed her lifetime best in the women’s 400-yard IM with a 4:05.52. That swim blasted the 4:07.51 she set at the 2013 NCSA Junior Nationals while swimming for Clearwater out of Florida at the time.
Aquazot’s Sonia Wang hit the wall second in the medley with a time of 4:09.85, while NBAC’s Sierra Schmidt finished third in 4:11.64.
Nitro’s Sean Grieshop nipped his personal best in the men’s 400-yard IM as the 16-year-old clocked a 3:44.45. That beat the 3:44.52 he posted at the 2014 Winter Junior Nationals.
NBAC’s Daniel Tranter touched second tonight in 3:44.80 with Nitro’s Mason Tenney earning third in 3:48.74.
Longhorn’s Lisa Boyce claimed the women’s 100-yard fly title tonight in 52.25 with Aquazot’s Eva Merrell taking second in 52.46. Longhorn’s Dakota Luther snagged third in 54.10.
Bobby Bollier touched out SMU’s Tyler Rauth, 47.11 to 47.21, for the men’s 100-yard fly title. NBAC’s Tom Luchsinger cruised into third with a 47.66.
NBAC’s Frank Dyer topped the men’s 200-yard free in 1:33.13 with SMU’s Christian Scherubl placing second in 1:34.56. Texas’ PJ Dunne wound up third in 1:35.50.
BlueFish’s Laura Sogar snared the 100-yard breast title in 1:00.44. Canyon’s Nikol Popov touched second in 1:01.16 with Golden West’s Nora Deleske placing third in 1:02.66.
Air Force’s Michael Barnosky won the men’s 100-yard breast in 53.06 with Texas’ Austin Temple taking second in 53.09. Denver’s Tim Cottam picked up third in 53.16.
Longhorn’s Lisa Boyce doubled up with a 53.85 to win the women’s 100-yard back. Nitro’s Regan Barney (55.18) and Maddie Ibrahim (55.55) rounded out the podium.
SMU’s Samuel Straughan claimed the men’s 100-yard back in 46.63. Texas A&M’s Jacob Wallace (48.18) and Canyon’s Jessie Kim (48.32) finished second and third.
Canyon’s Kevin Dai (1:39.22), Cole Cogswell (1:36.13), Brandon Yong (1:40.70) and Johnny Ellery (1:39.59) won the men’s 800-yard free relay in 6:35.64. Nitro A (6:42.19) and Nitro B (6:43.64) took second and third.
I’m thinking of a 4 X 200 relay with Ledecky, Manuel, Franklin, and Schmitt. I wonder what they could do.
Speaking of which, you guys forgot to put Manuel’s 1:41.15 from Pac-12s, Schmitty bumps her from 2nd to 3rd all time.
Good catch. Not sure why USA SWIMS doesn’t keep up with the recent Pac 12 meets.
AWESOME Allison Schmitt!
Hurray! Fantastic and good luck from Apple Hill, Ontario