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The 2019 Speedo Sectional in Cary, North Carolina, continued on Saturday with a full slate of events.
Regan Smith was a focal point, breaking the 17-18 national age group record in the 100 back at 49.74 during prelims.
She is the third-fastest performer in history in short-course yards, seven hundredths from Beata Nelson’s American record.
The previous NAG record was held by Amy Bilquist at 50.50.
In Saturday’s finals, Smith was very near her record pace and finished in 49.77.
Meanwhile, Claire Curzan was just a hundredth of a second off the NAG in the 50 free.
Women’s 200 Fly
Tac Titan’s Charlotte Hook won the 200 butterfly in a sectional meet record 1:53.70 to win the event by nearly six seconds.
South Carolina’s Elysse Pardus was second 91:59.22) and Winter Craig of Riptide was third (2:00.32).
Event 15 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Sectional: # 1:54.78 3/15/2014 Megan Kingsley, MPSC-SC
1:59.39 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Hook, Charlotte 15 Tac Titans-NC 1:57.68 1:53.70# 20
26.61 55.78 (29.17)
1:24.74 (28.96) 1:53.70 (28.96)
2 Pardus, Elysse 17 South Carolina S 2:00.15 1:59.22 17
26.98 57.34 (30.36)
1:28.98 (31.64) 1:59.22 (30.24)
3 Craig, Winter G 17 Riptide-MN 2:01.75 2:00.32 16
27.07 57.42 (30.35)
1:28.57 (31.15) 2:00.32 (31.75)
4 Crouse, Carolin 17 Marlins of Ralei 2:01.76 2:00.77 15
26.80 56.93 (30.13)
1:28.66 (31.73) 2:00.77 (32.11)
5 McCauley, Ashle 18 Marlins of Ralei 2:02.65 2:01.41 14
26.99 57.41 (30.42)
1:29.41 (32.00) 2:01.41 (32.00)
6 Riley, Sarah E 17 Athens Bulldog S 2:04.32 2:02.42 13
27.90 58.94 (31.04)
1:30.36 (31.42) 2:02.42 (32.06)
7 Aycock, Rachel 17 Atomic City Aqua 2:04.17 2:03.67 12
28.11 59.12 (31.01)
1:31.31 (32.19) 2:03.67 (32.36)
8 Morgan, Sydney 16 Tac Titans-NC 2:03.75 2:04.23 11
27.59 58.93 (31.34)
1:31.34 (32.41) 2:04.23 (32.89)
Men’s 200 Fly
Star Aquatics’ Noah Henderson won the 200 fly, earning an easy victory in 1:45.47.
Teammate William Watson was second in 1:50.53 and Athens’ Jackson Harvin and Marlins’ Jaden Kring tied for third (1:50.54).
Event 16 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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Sectional: # 1:43.42 3/15/2014 Laszlo Cseh, UN-Hungary
1:47.89 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Henderson, Noah 17 Star Aquatics-NC 1:46.43 1:45.47 20
23.26 50.41 (27.15)
1:17.56 (27.15) 1:45.47 (27.91)
2 Watson, William 16 Star Aquatics-NC 1:51.50 1:50.53 17
24.90 53.48 (28.58)
1:21.88 (28.40) 1:50.53 (28.65)
3 Harvin, Jackson 17 Athens Bulldog S 1:51.57 1:50.54 15.5
25.44 53.70 (28.26)
1:22.28 (28.58) 1:50.54 (28.26)
3 Kring, Jaden S 18 Marlins of Ralei 1:51.20 1:50.54 15.5
25.17 53.67 (28.50)
1:22.23 (28.56) 1:50.54 (28.31)
5 Freeman, Spence 15 SwimMAC Carolina 1:52.24 1:51.07 14
25.00 53.03 (28.03)
1:21.78 (28.75) 1:51.07 (29.29)
6 Ssengonzi, Jess 16 Marlins of Ralei 1:51.39 1:51.39 13
24.75 53.48 (28.73)
1:22.43 (28.95) 1:51.39 (28.96)
7 Brown, Matthias 15 Atomic City Aqua 1:52.81 1:51.67 12
25.67 54.40 (28.73)
1:22.95 (28.55) 1:51.67 (28.72)
8 Logan, Charles 17 Athens Bulldog S 1:52.63 1:53.29 11
25.91 54.69 (28.78)
1:23.62 (28.93) 1:53.29 (29.67)
Women’s 50 Free
Tac Titans Claire Curzan was one hundredth of a second away from a national age group record in the 50 free. She won the event in 22.01 at age 14.
It was enough to beat Riptide’s Regan Smith, who took second in 22.51.
Marlins’ Abigail Arens was third in 22.96.
Event 17 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Sectional: # 21.94 3/7/2009 Amanda Weir, SA-GA
22.79 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Curzan, Claire 14 Tac Titans-NC 22.46 22.01 20
2 Smith, Regan E 17 Riptide-MN 22.67 22.51 17
3 Arens, Abigail 16 Marlins of Ralei 23.30 22.96 16
4 Baric, Maria F 17 Tac Titans-NC 23.30 23.05 15
5 Gschwind, Olivi 16 New Wave Swim Te 23.48 23.55 14
6 Morgan, Brooke 17 Tac Titans-NC 23.54 23.72 13
7 Wen, Melody L 16 Carolina Aquatic 23.74 23.93 12
8 Chandler, Robin 16 Upper Palmetto Y 23.53 24.16 11
Men’s 50 Free
Hammerhead’s Christopher Mayes won the men’s 50 free in 19.79, the only one in the field to break 20.
Noah Henderson finished second in 20.27, followed by Samuel Hoover (20.30).
Event 18 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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Sectional: # 19.19 3/7/2009 Cullen Jones, MAC-NC
20.49 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Mayes, Christop 24 Hammerhead Aquat 20.08 19.79 20
2 Henderson, Noah 17 Star Aquatics-NC 20.59 20.27 17
3 Hoover, Samuel 15 North Carolina A 20.48 20.30 16
4 Laurencelle, Ad 18 South Carolina S 20.67 20.57 15
5 Ivy, Michael J 17 Raleigh Swimming 20.77 20.58 14
6 Costa, Yuri A 30 Coastal Aquatic- 20.57 20.70 13
7 Solomon, Arion 18 Southern Crescen 21.10 20.79 12
8 Reynolds, Blake 17 Exel Aquatic Tea 20.93 20.89 11
Women’s 200 Breast
Marlins’ Abigail Arens won the 200 breast in a sectional record time of 2:08.06.
Teammate Ashley McCauley finished second in 2:01.64 and Tac Titans’ Brooke Zettel was third (2:14.74).
Event 19 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Sectional: # 2:09.32 3/7/2015 Lisa Fissneider, UN-MAC
2:15.49 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Arens, Abigail 16 Marlins of Ralei 2:10.77 2:08.06# 20
29.23 1:01.77 (32.54)
1:34.70 (32.93) 2:08.06 (33.36)
2 McCauley, Ashle 18 Marlins of Ralei 2:14.89 2:10.64 17
29.93 1:02.86 (32.93)
1:36.96 (34.10) 2:10.64 (33.68)
3 Zettel, Brooke 15 Tac Titans-NC 2:16.12 2:14.74 16
30.19 1:04.48 (34.29)
1:39.65 (35.17) 2:14.74 (35.09)
4 Joyce, Geneviev 16 Marlins of Ralei 2:18.24 2:16.61 15
31.16 1:05.25 (34.09)
1:40.62 (35.37) 2:16.61 (35.99)
5 Anderson, Sophi 16 Tac Titans-NC 2:17.36 2:16.63 14
31.26 1:05.58 (34.32)
1:40.85 (35.27) 2:16.63 (35.78)
6 Cotter, Keelan 13 Tac Titans-NC 2:20.87 2:20.27 13
31.98 1:07.33 (35.35)
1:43.48 (36.15) 2:20.27 (36.79)
7 Grotjohn, Kenne 16 Tac Titans-NC 2:19.88 2:20.39 12
31.42 1:06.61 (35.19)
1:43.42 (36.81) 2:20.39 (36.97)
8 Hines, Audrey L 16 Upper Palmetto Y 2:19.50 2:25.00 11
32.43 1:09.16 (36.73)
1:47.73 (38.57) 2:25.00 (37.27)
Men’s 200 Breast
Christopher Mikuta broke 2 minutes to win the 200 breast in 1:59.58.
Samuel Hoover finished second in 2:00.74.
Event 20 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Sectional: # 1:56.31 3/15/2014 Carlos Almeida, Todd Owen, CARD-KY
2:01.19 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Mikuta, Christo 17 Swim Gsa-NC 2:01.21 1:59.58 20
27.37 57.53 (30.16)
1:28.30 (30.77) 1:59.58 (31.28)
2 Hoover, Samuel 15 North Carolina A 2:02.95 2:00.74 17
27.61 58.00 (30.39)
1:29.10 (31.10) 2:00.74 (31.64)
3 Ringenbach, Bod 15 Marlins of Ralei 2:03.47 2:03.69 16
28.58 59.90 (31.32)
1:32.21 (32.31) 2:03.69 (31.48)
4 Bretzmann, Pete 16 North Carolina A 2:03.62 2:03.95 15
28.17 59.23 (31.06)
1:31.32 (32.09) 2:03.95 (32.63)
5 Drake, Patrick 15 Raleigh Swimming 2:03.99 2:04.33 14
28.41 59.73 (31.32)
1:32.30 (32.57) 2:04.33 (32.03)
6 Diacumakos, Noa 17 Marlins of Ralei 2:04.06 2:04.44 13
28.16 59.56 (31.40)
1:31.82 (32.26) 2:04.44 (32.62)
7 Edwards, Emerso 18 Palmetto Aquatic 2:04.23 2:04.58 12
27.98 59.45 (31.47)
1:31.51 (32.06) 2:04.58 (33.07)
8 Enriquez, Edwar 17 Sailfish Aquatic 2:05.74 2:07.81 11
28.78 1:01.12 (32.34)
1:34.04 (32.92) 2:07.81 (33.77)
Women’s 100 Back
Regan Smith nearly matched her NAG set in prelims by winning the 100 back in 49.77. It was three hundredths off her prelim record time.
Tac Titans’ Claire Curzan continued her strong meet and took second in 51.58. Teammate Charlotte Hook was third (52.85).
Event 21 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Sectional: # 51.51 3/15/2014 Kathleen Baker, MAC-NC
54.49 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Smith, Regan E 17 Riptide-MN 49.74 49.77# 20
24.15 49.77 (25.62)
2 Curzan, Claire 14 Tac Titans-NC 53.14 51.58 17
24.81 51.58 (26.77)
3 Hook, Charlotte 15 Tac Titans-NC 53.37 52.85 16
25.87 52.85 (26.98)
4 Nordstrom, Mia 16 Tac Titans-NC 55.53 55.00 15
26.60 55.00 (28.40)
5 Mullis, Macy A 16 Athens Bulldog S 56.08 55.14 14
26.71 55.14 (28.43)
6 Zettel, Brooke 15 Tac Titans-NC 55.50 55.30 13
27.21 55.30 (28.09)
7 Baric, Maria F 17 Tac Titans-NC 55.62 55.64 12
26.24 55.64 (29.40)
8 Pardus, Elysse 17 South Carolina S 56.07 55.83 11
26.84 55.83 (28.99)
Men’s 100 Back
Tyler Silver earned a victory in the men’s 100 back, holding off the field by winning in 47.67.
Alex Tomlinson of Tac Titans finished second in 48.73.
Teammate Noah Hensley finished third (49.04).
Event 22 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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Sectional: # 45.34 3/15/2014 Ryan Lochte, MAC-NC
49.69 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Silver, Tyler A 21 Unattached-NC 47.48 47.67 20
23.01 47.67 (24.66)
2 Tomlinson, Alex 17 Tac Titans-NC 48.63 48.73 17
23.53 48.73 (25.20)
3 Hensley, Noah C 18 Tac Titans-NC 49.76 49.04 16
23.93 49.04 (25.11)
4 Weaver, Ryan A 15 Carolina Aquatic 50.01 49.86 15
23.97 49.86 (25.89)
5 Abaqueta, Camer 15 SwimMAC Carolina 50.59 49.91 14
24.32 49.91 (25.59)
6 Logan, Charles 17 Athens Bulldog S 50.46 50.35 13
24.84 50.35 (25.51)
7 Moore, Michael 16 Marlins of Ralei 50.73 50.51 12
24.64 50.51 (25.87)
8 Henderson, Noah 17 Star Aquatics-NC 49.77 51.93 11
24.98 51.93 (26.95)
Women’s 500 Free
Marlins’ Adriana Cera surged to victory in the 500 free, finishing in 4:52.95.
Tac Titans’ Brooke Zettel took second (4:53.85) and Yeka Soudakova of Riptide was third (4:54.86).
Event 23 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Sectional: # 4:42.89 3/15/2003 Rachel E Komisarz, LAK-KY
4:48.09 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Cera, Adrianna 17 Marlins of Ralei 4:55.70 4:52.95 20
26.74 56.00 (29.26)
1:25.55 (29.55) 1:55.59 (30.04)
2:25.43 (29.84) 2:55.37 (29.94)
3:25.32 (29.95) 3:54.91 (29.59)
4:24.35 (29.44) 4:52.95 (28.60)
2 Zettel, Brooke 15 Tac Titans-NC 4:56.42 4:53.85 17
26.73 56.05 (29.32)
1:25.70 (29.65) 1:55.97 (30.27)
2:26.30 (30.33) 2:56.52 (30.22)
3:26.62 (30.10) 3:56.53 (29.91)
4:25.85 (29.32) 4:53.85 (28.00)
3 Soudakova, Yeka 16 Riptide-MN 4:56.19 4:54.86 16
26.90 55.99 (29.09)
1:25.73 (29.74) 1:55.54 (29.81)
2:25.35 (29.81) 2:55.33 (29.98)
3:25.34 (30.01) 3:55.57 (30.23)
4:25.44 (29.87) 4:54.86 (29.42)
4 Knorr, Emily S 15 Mecklenburg Swim 4:58.03 4:55.15 15
27.13 56.41 (29.28)
1:26.07 (29.66) 1:55.90 (29.83)
2:25.92 (30.02) 2:55.95 (30.03)
3:25.74 (29.79) 3:55.68 (29.94)
4:25.79 (30.11) 4:55.15 (29.36)
5 Randall, Kather 15 Riptide-MN 4:57.53 4:55.42 14
27.41 56.81 (29.40)
1:26.62 (29.81) 1:56.62 (30.00)
2:26.67 (30.05) 2:56.67 (30.00)
3:26.65 (29.98) 3:56.38 (29.73)
4:26.22 (29.84) 4:55.42 (29.20)
6 Aycock, Emily L 18 Atomic City Aqua 4:57.16 5:00.20 13
27.49 57.58 (30.09)
1:27.81 (30.23) 1:58.44 (30.63)
2:28.74 (30.30) 2:59.31 (30.57)
3:29.93 (30.62) 4:00.49 (30.56)
4:30.99 (30.50) 5:00.20 (29.21)
7 Reeve, Lyndsey 17 East Carolina Aq 4:56.66 5:00.53 12
27.07 56.33 (29.26)
1:26.32 (29.99) 1:56.21 (29.89)
2:26.48 (30.27) 2:57.03 (30.55)
3:27.88 (30.85) 3:59.08 (31.20)
4:30.46 (31.38) 5:00.53 (30.07)
8 Hastings, Emma 14 East Carolina Aq 4:58.86 5:00.80 11
27.47 57.02 (29.55)
1:26.90 (29.88) 1:57.18 (30.28)
2:27.53 (30.35) 2:58.17 (30.64)
3:28.84 (30.67) 3:59.61 (30.77)
4:30.61 (31.00) 5:00.80 (30.19)
Men’s 500 Free
Seventeen-year-old Tanner Hering won the 500 Free in 4:25.39 to finish nearly two seconds ahead of the field.
Tac Titans’ Braeden Haughey finished second in 4:27.21, followed by Kenneth Lloyd (4:31.49).
Event 24 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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Sectional: # 4:20.10 3/15/2014 Dion Dreesens, UN-MAC
4:28.29 JNAT Junior National
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Championship ===
1 Hering, Tanner 17 Swim Gsa-NC 4:28.03 4:25.39 20
24.61 51.28 (26.67)
1:18.35 (27.07) 1:45.64 (27.29)
2:13.12 (27.48) 2:40.29 (27.17)
3:07.31 (27.02) 3:34.09 (26.78)
4:00.25 (26.16) 4:25.39 (25.14)
2 Haughey, Braede 15 Tac Titans-NC 4:28.06 4:27.21 17
24.46 51.35 (26.89)
1:18.50 (27.15) 1:45.71 (27.21)
2:13.57 (27.86) 2:40.96 (27.39)
3:08.36 (27.40) 3:35.33 (26.97)
4:01.63 (26.30) 4:27.21 (25.58)
3 Lloyd, Kenneth 17 North Carolina A 4:29.17 4:31.49 16
25.18 52.52 (27.34)
1:20.14 (27.62) 1:47.99 (27.85)
2:15.32 (27.33) 2:42.74 (27.42)
3:10.24 (27.50) 3:38.22 (27.98)
4:05.50 (27.28) 4:31.49 (25.99)
4 Pritchard, Thom 17 Carolina Aquatic 4:35.20 4:32.84 15
24.85 52.03 (27.18)
1:19.62 (27.59) 1:47.49 (27.87)
2:15.16 (27.67) 2:42.91 (27.75)
3:10.63 (27.72) 3:38.58 (27.95)
4:05.97 (27.39) 4:32.84 (26.87)
5 Hughes, Connor 16 Tac Titans-NC 4:36.11 4:34.50 14
25.46 52.59 (27.13)
1:20.15 (27.56) 1:47.86 (27.71)
2:15.78 (27.92) 2:43.36 (27.58)
3:11.14 (27.78) 3:39.01 (27.87)
4:07.01 (28.00) 4:34.50 (27.49)
6 Moore, Michael 16 Marlins of Ralei 4:36.69 4:37.99 13
25.01 52.59 (27.58)
1:20.62 (28.03) 1:49.02 (28.40)
2:17.06 (28.04) 2:45.18 (28.12)
3:13.31 (28.13) 3:41.81 (28.50)
4:10.27 (28.46) 4:37.99 (27.72)
7 Cotter, Michael 15 Tac Titans-NC 4:34.91 4:40.69 12
24.66 51.72 (27.06)
1:18.94 (27.22) 1:46.47 (27.53)
2:14.34 (27.87) 2:42.15 (27.81)
3:10.34 (28.19) 3:39.83 (29.49)
4:10.23 (30.40) 4:40.69 (30.46)
8 Logan, Charles 17 Athens Bulldog S 4:37.25 4:46.06 11
25.50 53.18 (27.68)
1:21.43 (28.25) 1:50.28 (28.85)
2:19.16 (28.88) 2:48.48 (29.32)
3:18.00 (29.52) 3:47.77 (29.77)
4:17.21 (29.44) 4:46.06 (28.85)
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Watching these girls swim was a treat. Excited to see what their future holds.