Joanna Evans Among Night Two Winners at Austin Speedo Sectionals
The second night of competition at the 2017 Austin Speedo Sectionals saw a variety of athletes grabbing victories. Among them was Joanna Evans, Esther Gonzalez Medina, and Samuel Stewart.
Women’s 200 Breast
Esther Gonzalez Medina of Aggie Swim Club delivered a top showing of 2:32.91 in finals of the women’s 200 breast.
The Lakeside Aquatic duo of Emma Garfield and Lauren Savoy picked up second and third place finishes of 2:35.55 and 2:37.64.
=== Championship Final === 1 Esther Gonzalez Medin 22 Aggie Swim Club 2:32.96 2:32.91 20 r:+0.72 35.77 1:14.68 (38.91) 1:53.74 (39.06) 2:32.91 (39.17) 2 Emma Garfield 17 Lakeside Aquatic 2:37.00 2:35.55 17 r:+0.66 36.01 1:15.45 (39.44) 1:55.34 (39.89) 2:35.55 (40.21) 3 Lauren Savoy 18 Lakeside Aquatic 2:37.63 2:37.64 16 r:+0.74 36.35 1:16.07 (39.72) 1:56.34 (40.27) 2:37.64 (41.30) 4 Marie-Claire Schillin 20 Rice Aquatics 2:38.80 2:38.47 15 r:+0.64 35.69 1:16.63 (40.94) 1:57.97 (41.34) 2:38.47 (40.50) 5 Jadyn Jannasch 15 Un-Nt 2:40.77 2:38.59 14 r:+0.76 36.27 1:17.34 (41.07) 1:58.19 (40.85) 2:38.59 (40.40) 6 Lauren Halliburton 18 Lakeside Aquatic 2:39.67 2:39.63 13 r:+0.72 37.01 1:16.97 (39.96) 1:58.26 (41.29) 2:39.63 (41.37) 7 Sarah Kutz 15 Austin Swim Club 2:40.81 2:39.90 12 r:+0.79 36.69 1:16.61 (39.92) 1:58.33 (41.72) 2:39.90 (41.57) 8 Victoria Roubique 19 Cypress Fairbank 2:41.69 2:43.62 11 r:+0.87 36.51 1:17.49 (40.98) 2:00.23 (42.74) 2:43.62 (43.39)
Men’s 200 Breast
Aggie Swim Club continued to top the breaststroke events with a 1-2 punch in the men’s 200. Benjamin Walker grabbed the gold with a time of 2:16.65, while teammate Mauro Castillo Luna was second with a 2:17.36.
Casey Melzer of Longhorn Aquatics finished third overall with a time of 2:21.45.
=== Championship Final === 1 Benjamin Walker 19 Aggie Swim Club 2:17.53 2:16.65 20 r:+0.72 31.18 1:06.21 (35.03) 1:40.98 (34.77) 2:16.65 (35.67) 2 Mauro Castillo Luna 21 Aggie Swim Club 2:21.66 2:17.36 17 r:+0.67 31.19 1:05.56 (34.37) 1:41.00 (35.44) 2:17.36 (36.36) 3 Casey Melzer 20 Longhorn Aquatic 2:22.67 2:21.45 16 r:+0.68 31.66 1:06.96 (35.30) 1:43.68 (36.72) 2:21.45 (37.77) 4 Cameron Karkoska 19 Austin Swim Club 2:23.45 2:22.15 15 r:+0.71 32.25 1:08.41 (36.16) 1:45.30 (36.89) 2:22.15 (36.85) 5 Jacob Schababerle 17 Power For Life 2:21.17 2:22.61 14 r:+0.80 30.74 1:05.85 (35.11) 1:43.38 (37.53) 2:22.61 (39.23) 6 Jared Butler 21 RACE 2:25.36 2:23.09 13 r:+0.79 32.00 1:07.60 (35.60) 1:44.68 (37.08) 2:23.09 (38.41) 7 Charles Bennett 18 Power For Life 2:23.41 2:23.68 12 r:+0.76 32.41 1:08.80 (36.39) 1:45.96 (37.16) 2:23.68 (37.72) 8 Jack Venker 17 Cypress Fairbank 2:24.77 2:24.25 11 r:+0.80 32.72 1:08.91 (36.19) 1:46.42 (37.51) 2:24.25 (37.83)
Women’s 200 Free
Joanna Evans, swimming unattached, posted the only sub-two minute swim of the women’s 200 free. Evans posted a final time of 1:59.91 to snag gold.
Longhorn Aquatics’ Quinn Carrozza turned in a final time of 2:00.99, just ahead of Aggie Swim Club’s Kathryn Portz’s 2:01.03.
=== Championship Final === 1 Joanna Evans 19 Un-St 2:02.71 1:59.91 20 r:+0.75 28.45 58.89 (30.44) 1:29.69 (30.80) 1:59.91 (30.22) 2 Quinn Carrozza 20 Longhorn Aquatic 2:01.95 2:00.99 17 r:+0.84 28.35 58.89 (30.54) 1:29.82 (30.93) 2:00.99 (31.17) 3 Kathryn Portz 19 Aggie Swim Club 2:02.55 2:01.03 16 r:+0.73 28.66 59.54 (30.88) 1:30.32 (30.78) 2:01.03 (30.71) 4 Lauren Pitzer 18 Lakeside Aquatic 2:03.08 2:01.95 15 r:+0.72 28.41 59.03 (30.62) 1:30.47 (31.44) 2:01.95 (31.48) 5 Logan Shiller 17 Un-St 2:03.00 2:04.05 14 r:+0.74 29.28 1:00.29 (31.01) 1:32.61 (32.32) 2:04.05 (31.44) 6 Haley Yelle 18 Mansfield Aquati 2:03.87 2:04.51 13 r:+0.78 29.38 1:00.63 (31.25) 1:32.69 (32.06) 2:04.51 (31.82) 7 Monica Gumina 17 Magnolia Aquatic 2:04.55 2:04.89 12 r:+0.74 28.82 1:00.39 (31.57) 1:32.64 (32.25) 2:04.89 (32.25) 8 Karling Hemstreet 19 Aggie Swim Club 2:04.12 2:05.08 11 r:+0.74 29.69 1:01.28 (31.59) 1:32.99 (31.71) 2:05.08 (32.09)
Men’s 200 Free
Jeffrey Newkirk, swimming unattached, won the men’s 200 free with a top showing of 1:49.92, finishing more than two seconds ahead of the competition.
Matthew Willenbring of Austin Swim Club picked up the silver medal with a time of 1:52.18, while Joshua Artmann, swimming unattached, finished third with a time of 1:52.70.
=== Championship Final === 1 Jeffrey Newkirk 20 Un-St 1:51.61 1:49.92 20 r:+0.72 25.58 53.05 (27.47) 1:21.11 (28.06) 1:49.92 (28.81) 2 Matthew Willenbring 17 Austin Swim Club 1:52.11 1:52.18 17 r:+0.74 26.31 54.54 (28.23) 1:23.59 (29.05) 1:52.18 (28.59) 3 Joshua Artmann 18 Un-St 1:54.09 1:52.70 16 r:+0.69 26.49 54.82 (28.33) 1:23.98 (29.16) 1:52.70 (28.72) 4 Jacob Huerta 19 Longhorn Aquatic 1:54.54 1:53.04 15 r:+0.73 26.31 54.65 (28.34) 1:24.10 (29.45) 1:53.04 (28.94) 5 Samuel Kline 19 Longhorn Aquatic 1:54.55 1:53.85 14 r:+0.69 26.90 55.34 (28.44) 1:24.57 (29.23) 1:53.85 (29.28) 6 Grant Reed 18 Longhorn Aquatic 1:54.50 1:54.16 13 r:+0.76 27.17 56.14 (28.97) 1:25.10 (28.96) 1:54.16 (29.06) 7 Mason Tenney 20 Longhorn Aquatic 1:53.56 1:54.62 12 r:+0.71 26.80 55.72 (28.92) 1:24.74 (29.02) 1:54.62 (29.88) 8 William Karau 18 North Texas Nada 1:54.65 1:54.68 11 r:+0.71 27.09 55.83 (28.74) 1:25.54 (29.71) 1:54.68 (29.14)
Women’s 400 IM
Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo, representing Aggie Swim Club, was the top finisher in the women’s 400 IM, topping the competition by more than six seconds with a time of 4:49.25.
Texas Ford Aquatics’ Camryn Toney touched second overall with a final time of 4:55.72, followed by Rice Aquatics’ Kaitlyn Swinney and her time of 4:57.11.
=== Championship Final === 1 Monika Gonzalez-Hermo 21 Aggie Swim Club 4:55.23 4:49.25 20 r:+0.79 30.86 1:05.82 (34.96) 1:43.25 (37.43) 2:20.41 (37.16) 3:01.86 (41.45) 3:43.56 (41.70) 4:16.61 (33.05) 4:49.25 (32.64) 2 Camryn Toney 17 Texas Ford Aquat 4:56.31 4:55.72 17 r:+0.71 31.17 1:06.30 (35.13) 1:43.80 (37.50) 2:21.30 (37.50) 3:04.56 (43.26) 3:48.80 (44.24) 4:22.50 (33.70) 4:55.72 (33.22) 3 Kaitlyn Swinney 21 Rice Aquatics 4:58.29 4:57.11 16 r:+0.75 31.36 1:06.99 (35.63) 1:44.97 (37.98) 2:22.92 (37.95) 3:05.13 (42.21) 3:48.55 (43.42) 4:23.68 (35.13) 4:57.11 (33.43) 4 Regan Barney 18 Longhorn Aquatic 4:55.52 4:58.08 15 r:+0.77 31.40 1:07.19 (35.79) 1:44.32 (37.13) 2:21.34 (37.02) 3:05.55 (44.21) 3:50.22 (44.67) 4:24.46 (34.24) 4:58.08 (33.62) 5 Haley Yelle 18 Mansfield Aquati 4:59.62 4:59.83 14 r:+0.79 31.08 1:07.35 (36.27) 1:46.77 (39.42) 2:25.36 (38.59) 3:11.12 (45.76) 3:55.24 (44.12) 4:28.17 (32.93) 4:59.83 (31.66) 6 Emma Garfield 17 Lakeside Aquatic 4:59.86 5:01.26 13 r:+0.66 32.53 1:09.28 (36.75) 1:49.52 (40.24) 2:28.68 (39.16) 3:11.10 (42.42) 3:53.12 (42.02) 4:28.40 (35.28) 5:01.26 (32.86) 7 Jessica Sloan 22 Aggie Swim Club 4:59.13 5:01.98 12 r:+0.75 32.69 1:07.96 (35.27) 1:48.24 (40.28) 2:28.17 (39.93) 3:10.86 (42.69) 3:54.55 (43.69) 4:28.67 (34.12) 5:01.98 (33.31) 8 Jaecey Parham 21 Rice Aquatics 5:00.00 5:02.20 11 r:+0.71 31.42 1:07.17 (35.75) 1:46.62 (39.45) 2:24.37 (37.75) 3:08.19 (43.82) 3:51.73 (43.54) 4:27.35 (35.62) 5:02.20 (34.85)
Men’s 400 IM
Longhorn Aquatics’ Samuel Stewart outlasted the competition in finals of the men’s 400 IM, delivering a final time of 4:25.11 for gold.
Grant Thompson of Austin Swim Club claimed the silver medal with a time of 4:30.91, while Cypress Fairbank’s Cameron Dafoe earned the bronze with a time of 4:31.30.
=== Championship Final === 1 Samuel Stewart 20 Longhorn Aquatic 4:30.89 4:25.11 20 r:+0.69 27.23 58.49 (31.26) 1:32.07 (33.58) 2:05.39 (33.32) 2:43.77 (38.38) 3:22.83 (39.06) 3:54.60 (31.77) 4:25.11 (30.51) 2 Grant Thompson 18 Austin Swim Club 4:33.58 4:30.91 17 r:+0.68 28.11 1:00.20 (32.09) 1:34.60 (34.40) 2:08.79 (34.19) 2:48.64 (39.85) 3:28.59 (39.95) 4:00.44 (31.85) 4:30.91 (30.47) 3 Cameron Dafoe 15 Cypress Fairbank 4:34.54 4:31.30 16 r:+0.66 29.06 1:02.31 (33.25) 1:38.18 (35.87) 2:13.77 (35.59) 2:52.41 (38.64) 3:30.87 (38.46) 4:02.66 (31.79) 4:31.30 (28.64) 4 Alexander Zettle 17 Lakeside Aquatic 4:34.89 4:33.85 15 r:+0.75 27.48 59.70 (32.22) 1:35.51 (35.81) 2:10.82 (35.31) 2:52.70 (41.88) 3:35.26 (42.56) 4:04.86 (29.60) 4:33.85 (28.99) 5 William Grant 16 Heart of Texas A 4:34.15 4:34.38 14 r:+0.73 28.27 1:00.70 (32.43) 1:34.77 (34.07) 2:08.99 (34.22) 2:49.21 (40.22) 3:29.17 (39.96) 4:01.96 (32.79) 4:34.38 (32.42) 6 Jack Venker 17 Cypress Fairbank 4:35.82 4:36.59 13 r:+0.76 30.56 1:03.51 (32.95) 1:40.57 (37.06) 2:17.10 (36.53) 2:55.24 (38.14) 3:34.12 (38.88) 4:05.85 (31.73) 4:36.59 (30.74) 7 Michael Shay 16 Nitro Swimming 4:38.67 4:39.57 12 r:+0.67 29.16 1:02.84 (33.68) 1:37.85 (35.01) 2:13.05 (35.20) 2:53.47 (40.42) 3:34.88 (41.41) 4:07.62 (32.74) 4:39.57 (31.95) 8 Samuel Brettmann 18 Alamo Area Aquat 4:37.80 4:40.13 11 r:+0.74 28.19 1:01.40 (33.21) 1:38.39 (36.99) 2:15.50 (37.11) 2:55.66 (40.16) 3:36.11 (40.45) 4:08.10 (31.99) 4:40.13 (32.03)
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