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Events:
- Women’s 400 IM
- Men’s 400 IM
- Women’s 100 Fly
- Men’s 100 Fly
Women’s 400 IM:
France’s Fantine LeSaffre, the top seed going into prelims, swam a strong race for the top seed in the final. LeSaffre’s time of 4:44.55 was well off of her best (4:39.40), but she has room to improve in the final. Her 4:39 is just a second off of the meet record time.
The second and third seeds went to Sharli Brady of the University of Missouri and Kay Sargent, swimming unattached. Bradi’s 4:46.64 does not match her seed time, while Sargent’s time marked an improvement in her 400 IM.
Not far behind is Scarlet Aquatics’ Matea Samardzic, who enters the finals fourth with a 4:47.19 but looks likely to improve in standing in the finals, based on her original seed time of 4:39.41.
Savanna Faulconer from Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club claimed the sixth seed with a 4:47.83, while her teammate at the University of Florida–Hannah Burns of Gators Swim Club–enters the final with the seventh-place time of 4:48.98.
Metroplex Aquatics’ Vanessa Pearl owns the final spot in the final with her 4:49.53. She may move up considerably in results based on her seed time of 4:43.60.
Event 15 Women 400 LC Meter IM
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American: A 4:31.12 6/29/2008 Katie Hoff, North Baltimore
U.S. Open: O 4:31.07 6/19/2015 Katinka Hosszu, HUN
World: W 4:26.36 8/6/2016 Katinka Hosszu, HUN
US Open Meet: M 4:38.38 12/1/2006 Katie E Hoff, North Baltimore
Jr World: J 4:39.01 8/25/2015 Rosie Rudin, Singapore
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 *LeSaffre, Fant 22 France 4:39.40 4:44.55 q839
30.64 1:05.44 (34.80)
1:41.88 (36.44) 2:17.14 (35.26)
2:57.75 (40.61) 3:36.59 (38.84)
4:11.17 (34.58) 4:44.55 (33.38)
2 Brady, Sharli 21 U. of Missouri 4:44.28 4:46.64 q821
31.08 1:06.39 (35.31)
1:43.16 (36.77) 2:19.37 (36.21)
3:00.14 (40.77) 3:41.63 (41.49)
4:14.58 (32.95) 4:46.64 (32.06)
3 Sargent, Kay 19 Unattached 4:47.42 4:46.99 q818
30.74 1:05.29 (34.55)
1:42.17 (36.88) 2:18.55 (36.38)
2:59.58 (41.03) 3:40.74 (41.16)
4:14.30 (33.56) 4:46.99 (32.69)
4 *Samardzic, Mat 22 Scarlet Aquatics 4:39.41 4:47.19 q816
31.24 1:06.93 (35.69)
1:43.22 (36.29) 2:18.13 (34.91)
2:59.28 (41.15) 3:41.83 (42.55)
4:15.40 (33.57) 4:47.19 (31.79)
5 Nonnenberg, Mia 21 Univ Alabama Swi 4:42.66 4:47.30 q815
30.07 1:04.36 (34.29)
1:40.99 (36.63) 2:16.37 (35.38)
2:58.03 (41.66) 3:40.78 (42.75)
4:14.15 (33.37) 4:47.30 (33.15)
6 Faulconer, Sava 19 Y-Spartaquatics/ 4:48.16 4:47.83 q811
31.11 1:05.95 (34.84)
1:43.55 (37.60) 2:20.26 (36.71)
3:00.49 (40.23) 3:41.32 (40.83)
4:15.16 (33.84) 4:47.83 (32.67)
7 Burns, Hannah 20 Gator Swim Club 4:46.73 4:48.98 q801
31.37 1:07.05 (35.68)
1:44.54 (37.49) 2:20.99 (36.45)
3:01.71 (40.72) 3:43.09 (41.38)
4:16.30 (33.21) 4:48.98 (32.68)
8 Pearl, Vanessa 17 Metroplex Aquati 4:43.60 4:49.53 q796
30.44 1:04.99 (34.55)
1:44.15 (39.16) 2:21.91 (37.76)
3:01.31 (39.40) 3:42.00 (40.69)
4:16.42 (34.42) 4:49.53 (33.11)
Men’s 400 IM:
The men’s 400 IM was full of surprises in the prelims, as Gunnar Bentz, the top seed, scratched. Charlie Swanson, swimming unattached, swam a blazing 4:18.02 in the morning for the top seed, just 0.65 seconds off his entry time.
Longhorn Aquatics’ Sam Stewart chopped 5.30 seconds off of his seed time to earn the second seed with his 4:19.81, thanks to a particularly strong back half. Meanwhile, Jonathan Roberts of North Texas Nadadores added time to post a 4:21.84 for third. Roberts will look to improve in the evening’s final and to challenge Swanson.
The fourth seed went to Kieran Smith, who posted the time to beat in an early heat. Not far behind, Andrew Brady, swimming unattached, shed six seconds for a 4:23.38.
Also within the 4:23-range were Ross Palazzo of Hudson Explorers Aquatic Team (4:23.41) and Carter Grimes of Sandpipers of Nevada (4:23.84).
The final place in the A-Final went to Grant Sanders, swimming unattached, who posted a 4:24.45.
Event 16 Men 400 LC Meter IM
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American: A 4:03.84 8/10/2008 Michael Phelps, USA
U.S. Open: O 4:05.25 6/29/2008 Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine
World: W 4:03.84 8/10/2008 Michael Phelps, USA
US Open Meet: M 4:11.11 8/1/2013 Sebastien Rousseau, Gator Swim Club-
Jr World: J 4:14.00 6/26/2016 Sean Grieshop, USA
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Swanson, Charli 19 Unattached Mich/ 4:17.37 4:18.02 q844
r:+0.71 27.79 59.70 (31.91)
1:33.82 (34.12) 2:07.45 (33.63)
2:42.27 (34.82) 3:17.56 (35.29)
3:48.50 (30.94) 4:18.02 (29.52)
2 Stewart, Sam 20 Longhorn Aquatic 4:25.11 4:19.81 q826
r:+0.74 27.73 58.85 (31.12)
1:32.49 (33.64) 2:05.84 (33.35)
2:41.97 (36.13) 3:18.88 (36.91)
3:49.96 (31.08) 4:19.81 (29.85)
3 Roberts, Jonath 21 North Texas Nada 4:15.50 4:21.84 q807
r:+0.76 26.75 57.74 (30.99)
1:30.81 (33.07) 2:02.93 (32.12)
2:40.99 (38.06) 3:19.75 (38.76)
3:51.89 (32.14) 4:21.84 (29.95)
4 Smith, Kieran 17 Ridgefield Aquat 4:18.82 4:22.26 q803
r:+0.76 28.39 1:00.75 (32.36)
1:33.91 (33.16) 2:06.87 (32.96)
2:44.64 (37.77) 3:22.53 (37.89)
3:53.19 (30.66) 4:22.26 (29.07)
5 Brady, Andrew 21 Una SNOW/Snow sw 4:29.57 4:23.38 q793
r:+0.60 28.19 59.69 (31.50)
1:34.53 (34.84) 2:08.00 (33.47)
2:46.26 (38.26) 3:24.56 (38.30)
3:54.51 (29.95) 4:23.38 (28.87)
6 Palazzo, Ross 21 Hudson Explorer 4:23.37 4:23.41 q793
r:+0.70 28.04 1:00.76 (32.72)
1:35.86 (35.10) 2:10.66 (34.80)
2:46.80 (36.14) 3:23.31 (36.51)
3:54.17 (30.86) 4:23.41 (29.24)
7 Grimes, Carter 19 Sandpipers Of Ne 4:24.76 4:23.84 q789
r:+0.76 27.29 58.78 (31.49)
1:31.75 (32.97) 2:03.76 (32.01)
2:43.03 (39.27) 3:22.45 (39.42)
3:53.61 (31.16) 4:23.84 (30.23)
8 Sanders, Grant 20 Una TBAY 4:20.52 4:24.45 q783
r:+0.72 26.95 58.17 (31.22)
1:33.20 (35.03) 2:07.62 (34.42)
2:45.33 (37.71) 3:23.10 (37.77)
3:54.41 (31.31) 4:24.45 (30.04)
Women’s 100 Fly:
The podium is likely to be separated by mere tenths in the evening. Amanda Kendall, swimming unattached, posted the fastest time of the morning with her 58.22, five hundredths faster than her seed time. The only other swimmer under 59 was Cassidy Bayer of Nation’s Capital Swim Club, who went virtually unchallenged in her heat for a smooth 58.97.
France’s Marie Wattel was the next top finisher in 59.34, while Vanessa Krause, swimming unattached, stopped the clock in 59.62. Longhorn Aquatics’ Lauren Case was not far behind with her 59.78.
The three swimmers over a minute in the A-Final will be similarly close, if the prelims were any indication. Indiana University’s Christie Jensen swam a 1:00.11 in the morning, while Schroeder YMCA Swim Team’s Hannah Saiz touched just one-hundredth later. Finally, Auburn University’s Bailey Nero grabbed the last seed in the final with her 1:00.15.
Also of note was 16-year-old Lexi Cuomo‘s swim in 1:00.52, which positioned the Mason Makos Swim Team member as 42nd of all time in the 15-16 National Age Group rankings.
Event 17 Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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American: A 55.98 7/29/2012 Dana Vollmer, USA Olympic Team
U.S. Open: O 56.38 1/15/2016 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE
World: W 55.48 8/7/2016 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE
US Open Meet: M 58.18 8/6/2009 Elaine Breeden, Stanford Swimmin
Jr World: J 56.46 8/7/2016 Penny Oleksiak, CAN
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Kendall, Amanda 26 Unattached IST 58.27 58.22 q888
r:+4.65 27.48 58.22 (30.74)
2 Bayer, Cassidy 17 Nation's Capital 58.11 58.97 q855
r:+0.70 27.52 58.97 (31.45)
3 *Wattel, Marie 20 France 58.66 59.34 q839
r:+0.73 27.73 59.34 (31.61)
4 Krause, Vanessa 19 Unattached Mich/ 59.20 59.62 q827
r:+0.64 27.79 59.62 (31.83)
5 Case, Lauren 19 Longhorn Aquatic 59.21 59.78 q821
r:+0.73 28.12 59.78 (31.66)
6 Jensen, Christi 20 Indiana Universi 1:00.80 1:00.11 q807
r:+0.72 28.04 1:00.11 (32.07)
7 Saiz, Hannah 26 Schroeder YMCA S 59.64 1:00.12 q807
r:+0.76 29.18 1:00.12 (30.94)
8 Nero, Bailey 20 Auburn Universit 59.75 1:00.15 q806
r:+0.73 28.21 1:00.15 (31.94)
Men’s 100 Fly:
The top spot in the event went to Matthew Josa, representing California Aquatics, who swam a 52.36 in the morning. Josa was 0.75 off of his best but will have better competition in the evening for more back half speed.
The next top seed was Andrew Liang of Stanford Swimming, who punched his ticket to the finals with his 52.94. Close behind, Tripp Cooper of Longhorn Aquatics grabbed the third seed in 52.97, while the Pleasanton Seahawks’ Maxime Rooney hit the touchpad in 53.00.
The other A-Finalists were also all in the 53-second range, including John Shebat of Nation’s Capital Swim Club (53.08), BJ Hornikel, swimming unattached (53.31), Miles Smachio, also swimming unattached (53.49), and Shebat’s teammate, Same Pomajevich (53.54).
One swimmer of note not swimming the final is Athens Bull Dog Swim Club’s Gunnar Bentz, who scratched the 400 IM, where he was top seed, presumably to focus on the fly. Despite posting a 52.99 in the prelims in the fly, Bentz was disqualified.
Event 18 Men 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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American: A 49.82 8/1/2009 Michael Phelps, USA
U.S. Open: O 50.22 7/9/2009 Michael Phelps, North Baltimore
World: W 49.82 8/1/2009 Michael Phelps, USA
US Open Meet: M 51.65 8/1/2013 Tom Shields, California Aquat
Jr World: J 51.26 8/12/2016 Li Zhuhao, China
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Josa, Matthew 22 California Aquat 51.61 52.36 q861
r:+0.68 24.48 52.36 (27.88)
2 Liang, Andrew 21 Stanford Swimmin 52.65 52.94 q833
r:+0.62 24.88 52.94 (28.06)
3 Cooper, Tripp 24 Longhorn Aquatic 52.13 52.97 q831
r:+7.67 24.90 52.97 (28.07)
4 Rooney, Maxime 19 Pleasanton Seaha 52.28 53.00 q830
r:+0.70 24.96 53.00 (28.04)
5 Shebat, John 20 Nation's Capital 53.70 53.08 q826
r:+0.73 25.09 53.08 (27.99)
6 Hornikel, BJ 25 Unattached 55.20 53.31 q816
r:+0.71 24.28 53.31 (29.03)
7 Smachlo, Miles 19 Unattached Mich/ 53.08 53.49 q807
r:+0.68 25.15 53.49 (28.34)
8 Pomajevich, Sam 18 Nation's Capital 53.33 53.54 q805
r:+0.69 25.17 53.54 (28.37)
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