The 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships West concluded on Saturday night from Federal Way, Washington, at the King County Aquatic Center.
Big performances have been a part of the entire weekend in both the East and West events.
SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WEST DETAILS
Speedo Winter Junior Championships West Events
Women’s 1650 Free
Scottsdale Aquatics’ Ashley Strouse put the stamp on her stellar Winter Junior Championships West by winning the 1650 free in convincing fashion.
Strouse, a 17-year-old, won the mile in 16:14.84 to best the rest of the field by five seconds.
Riverside’s Liberty Williams finished second in 16:21.09 ahead of Foothills Swim Team’s Kathryn Shanley (16:24.16).
Austin Trinity’s Jillian Cox, 14, finished fourth in 16:24.28, ahead of Blue Tide’s Kylee Grafmiller (16:28.47), Cypress Fairbank’s Hayden Miller (16:33.56), Iowa Flyers’ Heidi Stalkfleet (16:34.30) and Riptide’s Katherine Randall (16:35.28).
Event 25 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Jrs West: * 15:56.39 12/13/2014Gabrielle Kopenski, Texas Ford Aquat
SC Jrs Meet: # 15:56.39 12/13/2014Gabrielle Kopenski, Texas Ford Aquat
13-14 NAG: 15:54.46 2012 Becca Mann
15-16 NAG: 15:15.17 2013 Katie Ledecky
17-18 NAG: 15:13.30 2014 Katie Ledecky
Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Strouse, Ashley 17 Scottsdale Aquat 16:01.20 16:14.84
26.21 55.06 (28.85)
1:24.17 (29.11) 1:53.34 (29.17)
2:22.61 (29.27) 2:52.23 (29.62)
3:21.93 (29.70) 3:51.37 (29.44)
4:20.91 (29.54) 4:50.74 (29.83)
5:20.31 (29.57) 5:49.93 (29.62)
6:19.67 (29.74) 6:49.15 (29.48)
7:18.91 (29.76) 7:48.93 (30.02)
8:18.86 (29.93) 8:48.57 (29.71)
9:18.51 (29.94) 9:47.99 (29.48)
10:17.70 (29.71) 10:47.77 (30.07)
11:17.61 (29.84) 11:47.63 (30.02)
12:17.62 (29.99) 12:47.49 (29.87)
13:17.26 (29.77) 13:46.92 (29.66)
14:16.88 (29.96) 14:46.51 (29.63)
15:15.97 (29.46) 15:45.71 (29.74) 16:14.84 (29.13)
2 Williams, Liberty 17 Riverside Aquati 16:25.86 16:21.09
27.99 57.69 (29.70)
1:27.85 (30.16) 1:57.68 (29.83)
2:27.74 (30.06) 2:57.66 (29.92)
3:27.63 (29.97) 3:57.19 (29.56)
4:27.01 (29.82) 4:56.52 (29.51)
5:26.01 (29.49) 5:55.57 (29.56)
6:25.04 (29.47) 6:54.58 (29.54)
7:24.48 (29.90) 7:54.19 (29.71)
8:23.96 (29.77) 8:53.55 (29.59)
9:23.09 (29.54) 9:52.41 (29.32)
10:22.25 (29.84) 10:51.89 (29.64)
11:21.71 (29.82) 11:51.65 (29.94)
12:21.48 (29.83) 12:51.40 (29.92)
13:21.35 (29.95) 13:51.27 (29.92)
14:21.46 (30.19) 14:51.75 (30.29)
15:22.12 (30.37) 15:52.11 (29.99) 16:21.09 (28.98)
3 Shanley, Kathryn 16 Foothills Swim T 16:41.37 16:24.16
27.13 56.27 (29.14)
1:25.82 (29.55) 1:55.63 (29.81)
2:25.74 (30.11) 2:55.68 (29.94)
3:25.88 (30.20) 3:56.08 (30.20)
4:26.19 (30.11) 4:56.10 (29.91)
5:26.16 (30.06) 5:56.39 (30.23)
6:26.34 (29.95) 6:56.58 (30.24)
7:26.64 (30.06) 7:56.78 (30.14)
8:26.73 (29.95) 8:56.78 (30.05)
9:26.80 (30.02) 9:56.97 (30.17)
10:27.13 (30.16) 10:57.32 (30.19)
11:27.33 (30.01) 11:56.99 (29.66)
12:26.78 (29.79) 12:56.58 (29.80)
13:26.47 (29.89) 13:56.51 (30.04)
14:26.60 (30.09) 14:56.64 (30.04)
15:26.60 (29.96) 15:56.20 (29.60) 16:24.16 (27.96)
4 Cox, Jillian 14 Austin Trinity A 17:02.49L 16:24.28
26.26 55.18 (28.92)
1:24.36 (29.18) 1:53.14 (28.78)
2:21.72 (28.58) 2:51.14 (29.42)
3:21.33 (30.19) 3:51.91 (30.58)
4:22.63 (30.72) 4:53.12 (30.49)
5:23.75 (30.63) 5:54.19 (30.44)
6:24.26 (30.07) 6:54.68 (30.42)
7:24.86 (30.18) 7:55.31 (30.45)
8:25.79 (30.48) 8:55.90 (30.11)
9:26.38 (30.48) 9:56.71 (30.33)
10:26.53 (29.82) 10:57.38 (30.85)
11:27.58 (30.20) 11:58.02 (30.44)
12:28.02 (30.00) 12:55.92 (27.90)
13:26.33 (30.41) 13:56.72 (30.39)
14:26.68 (29.96) 14:57.25 (30.57)
15:27.62 (30.37) 15:57.26 (29.64) 16:24.28 (27.02)
5 Grafmiller, Kylee 15 Blue Tide Aquati 17:11.25L 16:28.47
26.44 55.50 (29.06)
1:24.75 (29.25) 1:54.20 (29.45)
2:23.75 (29.55) 2:53.48 (29.73)
3:23.62 (30.14) 3:53.87 (30.25)
4:24.06 (30.19) 4:54.40 (30.34)
5:24.88 (30.48) 5:55.15 (30.27)
6:25.41 (30.26) 6:55.59 (30.18)
7:25.99 (30.40) 7:56.44 (30.45)
8:26.78 (30.34) 8:56.94 (30.16)
9:27.51 (30.57) 9:57.91 (30.40)
10:28.06 (30.15) 10:58.43 (30.37)
11:28.79 (30.36) 11:59.02 (30.23)
12:29.11 (30.09) 12:59.15 (30.04)
13:29.38 (30.23) 13:59.76 (30.38)
14:30.09 (30.33) 15:00.43 (30.34)
15:30.55 (30.12) 16:00.00 (29.45) 16:28.47 (28.47)
6 Miller, Hayden 15 Cypress Fairbank 17:01.84L 16:33.56
27.52 57.19 (29.67)
1:27.25 (30.06) 1:57.63 (30.38)
2:27.57 (29.94) 2:57.71 (30.14)
3:27.88 (30.17) 3:57.90 (30.02)
4:27.22 (29.32) 4:57.14 (29.92)
5:27.25 (30.11) 5:57.18 (29.93)
6:27.25 (30.07) 6:57.48 (30.23)
7:27.73 (30.25) 7:58.10 (30.37)
8:28.37 (30.27) 8:58.88 (30.51)
9:29.54 (30.66) 10:00.08 (30.54)
10:30.42 (30.34) 11:01.01 (30.59)
11:31.91 (30.90) 12:02.50 (30.59)
12:32.91 (30.41) 13:03.48 (30.57)
13:33.60 (30.12) 14:03.99 (30.39)
14:34.38 (30.39) 15:04.63 (30.25)
15:34.96 (30.33) 16:04.78 (29.82) 16:33.56 (28.78)
7 Stalkfleet, Heidi 16 Iowa Flyers Swim 16:42.60 16:34.30
27.01 56.19 (29.18)
1:25.77 (29.58) 1:55.54 (29.77)
2:25.43 (29.89) 2:55.35 (29.92)
3:25.04 (29.69) 3:55.18 (30.14)
4:25.01 (29.83) 4:55.04 (30.03)
5:25.17 (30.13) 5:55.09 (29.92)
6:25.30 (30.21) 6:55.46 (30.16)
7:25.77 (30.31) 7:56.04 (30.27)
8:26.31 (30.27) 8:56.53 (30.22)
9:27.03 (30.50) 9:57.22 (30.19)
10:27.87 (30.65) 10:58.59 (30.72)
11:29.86 (31.27) 12:00.92 (31.06)
12:31.43 (30.51) 13:02.23 (30.80)
13:32.92 (30.69) 14:03.54 (30.62)
14:34.12 (30.58) 15:04.68 (30.56)
15:35.01 (30.33) 16:05.21 (30.20) 16:34.30 (29.09)
8 Randall, Katherine 16 Riptide-MN 9:03.16L 16:35.28
27.48 57.02 (29.54)
1:26.81 (29.79) 1:56.65 (29.84)
2:26.50 (29.85) 2:56.36 (29.86)
3:26.38 (30.02) 3:56.39 (30.01)
4:26.41 (30.02) 4:56.34 (29.93)
5:26.50 (30.16) 5:56.62 (30.12)
6:26.94 (30.32) 6:57.02 (30.08)
7:27.24 (30.22) 7:57.53 (30.29)
8:27.83 (30.30) 8:58.13 (30.30)
9:28.56 (30.43) 9:58.89 (30.33)
10:29.38 (30.49) 10:59.59 (30.21)
11:30.04 (30.45) 12:00.47 (30.43)
12:31.09 (30.62) 13:01.78 (30.69)
13:32.31 (30.53) 14:02.86 (30.55)
14:33.39 (30.53) 15:04.02 (30.63)
15:34.82 (30.80) 16:05.35 (30.53) 16:35.28 (29.93)
Men’s 1650 Free
Rockwall’s David Johnston put together a smart and strong race in the 1650 to win in 14:51.43, besting the field by a stunning 17 seconds.
Johnston was 24.26 in his first split and mostly in the 27s throughout the middle before closing with a 25.19 in the final 50.
Hillsboro’s Ethan Heasley finished second in 15:08.40 to edge Katy Aquatic’s Tyler Kopp (15:08.96).
Central Iowa’s Trent Frandson finished fourth (15:12.92), followed by Linn-Mar’s Dylan Moffatt (15:17.72), Bellevue’s Gabe Nickels (15:18.26), Trident’s Jack Callan (15:19.78), Lakeside’s Cooper Lucas (15:19.78) and Scottsdale’s 15:19.78, tying for seventh.
Event 26 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Jrs West: * 14:37.71 12/9/2017 Michael Brinegar, Mission Viejo Na
SC Jrs Meet: # 14:37.71 12/9/2017 Michael Brinegar, Mission Viejo
13-14 NAG: 15:14.17 2008 Arthur Frayler
15-16 NAG: 14:45.40 2014 Sean Grieshop
17-18 NAG: 14:34.36 2015 P. J. Ransford
Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Johnston, David 18 Rockwall Aquatic 15:05.20 14:51.42
24.26 50.51 (26.25)
1:16.93 (26.42) 1:43.73 (26.80)
2:10.63 (26.90) 2:37.80 (27.17)
3:04.66 (26.86) 3:31.43 (26.77)
3:58.39 (26.96) 4:25.26 (26.87)
4:52.45 (27.19) 5:19.55 (27.10)
5:46.82 (27.27) 6:14.11 (27.29)
6:41.52 (27.41) 7:08.80 (27.28)
7:36.16 (27.36) 8:03.51 (27.35)
8:30.93 (27.42) 8:58.35 (27.42)
9:25.80 (27.45) 9:53.08 (27.28)
10:20.65 (27.57) 10:47.98 (27.33)
11:15.42 (27.44) 11:42.73 (27.31)
12:10.13 (27.40) 12:37.36 (27.23)
13:04.79 (27.43) 13:32.08 (27.29)
13:59.30 (27.22) 14:26.23 (26.93) 14:51.42 (25.19)
2 Heasley, Ethan 18 Hillsboro Swim T 15:03.24 15:08.40
23.41 49.39 (25.98)
1:15.94 (26.55) 1:42.57 (26.63)
2:09.44 (26.87) 2:36.60 (27.16)
3:03.91 (27.31) 3:31.45 (27.54)
3:58.96 (27.51) 4:26.41 (27.45)
4:53.92 (27.51) 5:21.67 (27.75)
5:49.53 (27.86) 6:17.39 (27.86)
6:45.35 (27.96) 7:13.56 (28.21)
7:41.81 (28.25) 8:09.97 (28.16)
8:38.52 (28.55) 9:06.75 (28.23)
9:35.03 (28.28) 10:03.13 (28.10)
10:31.36 (28.23) 10:59.49 (28.13)
11:27.74 (28.25) 11:55.57 (27.83)
12:23.33 (27.76) 12:51.65 (28.32)
13:20.01 (28.36) 13:48.25 (28.24)
14:15.38 (27.13) 14:42.55 (27.17) 15:08.40 (25.85)
3 Kopp, Tyler 17 Katy Aquatic Tea 15:08.72 15:08.96
25.02 51.92 (26.90)
1:19.32 (27.40) 1:46.80 (27.48)
2:14.19 (27.39) 2:41.66 (27.47)
3:09.17 (27.51) 3:36.65 (27.48)
4:04.09 (27.44) 4:31.54 (27.45)
4:58.82 (27.28) 5:25.96 (27.14)
5:53.21 (27.25) 6:20.72 (27.51)
6:48.16 (27.44) 7:15.79 (27.63)
7:43.22 (27.43) 8:10.92 (27.70)
8:38.79 (27.87) 9:06.73 (27.94)
9:34.82 (28.09) 10:02.90 (28.08)
10:31.46 (28.56) 10:59.80 (28.34)
11:28.08 (28.28) 11:56.45 (28.37)
12:24.26 (27.81) 12:52.19 (27.93)
13:20.47 (28.28) 13:48.88 (28.41)
14:16.41 (27.53) 14:43.30 (26.89) 15:08.96 (25.66)
4 Frandson, Trent 17 Central Iowa Aqu 15:27.58 15:12.92
24.31 51.00 (26.69)
1:18.40 (27.40) 1:46.30 (27.90)
2:14.17 (27.87) 2:41.92 (27.75)
3:09.70 (27.78) 3:37.54 (27.84)
4:05.37 (27.83) 4:33.32 (27.95)
5:01.11 (27.79) 5:28.82 (27.71)
5:56.76 (27.94) 6:24.70 (27.94)
6:52.52 (27.82) 7:20.47 (27.95)
7:47.90 (27.43) 8:15.67 (27.77)
8:43.53 (27.86) 9:11.32 (27.79)
9:39.08 (27.76) 10:06.87 (27.79)
10:34.91 (28.04) 11:02.96 (28.05)
11:31.02 (28.06) 11:59.30 (28.28)
12:27.52 (28.22) 12:55.49 (27.97)
13:23.37 (27.88) 13:51.28 (27.91)
14:18.78 (27.50) 14:46.43 (27.65) 15:12.92 (26.49)
5 Moffatt, Dylan 17 Linn-Mar Swim Te 15:45.83 15:17.72
25.09 52.20 (27.11)
1:19.66 (27.46) 1:47.26 (27.60)
2:15.08 (27.82) 2:42.86 (27.78)
3:10.68 (27.82) 3:38.64 (27.96)
4:06.55 (27.91) 4:34.47 (27.92)
5:02.27 (27.80) 5:30.39 (28.12)
5:58.29 (27.90) 6:26.46 (28.17)
6:54.56 (28.10) 7:22.53 (27.97)
7:50.58 (28.05) 8:18.73 (28.15)
8:46.73 (28.00) 9:14.87 (28.14)
9:42.93 (28.06) 10:10.93 (28.00)
10:39.05 (28.12) 11:07.23 (28.18)
11:35.22 (27.99) 12:03.24 (28.02)
12:31.42 (28.18) 12:59.44 (28.02)
13:27.37 (27.93) 13:55.36 (27.99)
14:23.20 (27.84) 14:50.73 (27.53) 15:17.72 (26.99)
6 Nickels, Gabe 17 Bellevue Club Sw 9:14.51 15:18.26
25.44 53.47 (28.03)
1:22.33 (28.86) 1:51.15 (28.82)
2:19.40 (28.25) 2:47.63 (28.23)
3:15.94 (28.31) 3:44.38 (28.44)
4:12.57 (28.19) 4:40.82 (28.25)
5:08.85 (28.03) 5:36.84 (27.99)
6:04.94 (28.10) 6:32.87 (27.93)
7:00.83 (27.96) 7:28.86 (28.03)
7:56.72 (27.86) 8:24.69 (27.97)
8:52.43 (27.74) 9:20.12 (27.69)
9:47.84 (27.72) 10:15.57 (27.73)
10:43.39 (27.82) 11:11.02 (27.63)
11:38.92 (27.90) 12:06.60 (27.68)
12:34.29 (27.69) 13:01.94 (27.65)
13:29.56 (27.62) 13:57.06 (27.50)
14:24.39 (27.33) 14:52.24 (27.85) 15:18.26 (26.02)
7 Callan, Jack 18 Trident Aquatics 15:36.51 15:19.78
24.60 51.94 (27.34)
1:19.52 (27.58) 1:47.40 (27.88)
2:15.41 (28.01) 2:43.61 (28.20)
3:11.50 (27.89) 3:39.71 (28.21)
4:08.09 (28.38) 4:36.12 (28.03)
5:04.15 (28.03) 5:32.49 (28.34)
6:00.53 (28.04) 6:28.88 (28.35)
6:56.95 (28.07) 7:25.08 (28.13)
7:53.26 (28.18) 8:21.58 (28.32)
8:49.49 (27.91) 9:17.34 (27.85)
9:45.34 (28.00) 10:13.31 (27.97)
10:41.29 (27.98) 11:09.12 (27.83)
11:36.90 (27.78) 12:04.78 (27.88)
12:32.76 (27.98) 13:00.75 (27.99)
13:29.36 (28.61) 13:57.39 (28.03)
14:25.33 (27.94) 14:53.31 (27.98) 15:19.78 (26.47)
7 Lucas, Cooper 14 Lakeside Aquatic 15:33.32 15:19.78
24.66 51.80 (27.14)
1:19.38 (27.58) 1:47.25 (27.87)
2:14.99 (27.74) 2:42.83 (27.84)
3:10.66 (27.83) 3:38.80 (28.14)
4:06.76 (27.96) 4:34.79 (28.03)
5:02.49 (27.70) 5:30.29 (27.80)
5:58.30 (28.01) 6:26.55 (28.25)
6:54.63 (28.08) 7:22.83 (28.20)
7:51.08 (28.25) 8:19.09 (28.01)
8:46.98 (27.89) 9:15.10 (28.12)
9:43.34 (28.24) 10:11.61 (28.27)
10:39.79 (28.18) 11:07.97 (28.18)
11:36.13 (28.16) 12:04.44 (28.31)
12:32.78 (28.34) 13:00.99 (28.21)
13:29.19 (28.20) 13:57.33 (28.14)
14:25.36 (28.03) 14:53.39 (28.03) 15:19.78 (26.39)
Women’s 200 Backstroke
Aquajets Swim Team star Isabelle Stadden put together a dominating performance to win the 200 backstroke. She dropped three seconds from her prelims time to touch the wall in 1:50.50 an claim victory.
Stadden’s race left her nearly five seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Denver’s Sydney Silver finished second in 1:55.85, ahead of Mid Wisconsin’s Malia Francis (1:56.07).
Nitro’s Ana Herceg finished fourth (1:56.18), followed by Mansfield’s Madelyn Mechling (1:56.39), SoCal’s Maggie McGuire (1:57.07), St. Croix’s Gabi Baldwin (1:58.81) and Foothills’ Melinda Johnson (1:58.86).
Event 27 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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Jrs West: * 1:50.16 12/8/2018 Katharine Berkoff, Missoula Aquatic
SC Jrs Meet: # 1:50.16 12/8/2018 Katharine Berkoff, Missoula Aquatic
13-14 NAG: 1:51.07 2010 Missy Franklin
15-16 NAG: 1:48.30 2018 Regan Smith
17-18 NAG: 1:47.16 2019 Regan Smith
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Stadden, Isabelle 17 Aquajets Swim Te 1:53.72 1:50.50
26.39 54.42 (28.03)
1:22.78 (28.36) 1:50.50 (27.72)
2 Silver, Sydney 17 Univ of Denver H 1:57.15 1:55.85
27.24 56.29 (29.05)
1:25.85 (29.56) 1:55.85 (30.00)
3 Francis, Malia 16 Mid Wisconsin Wa 1:57.90 1:56.07
26.40 55.73 (29.33)
1:26.26 (30.53) 1:56.07 (29.81)
4 Herceg, Ana 16 Nitro Swimming-S 1:57.20 1:56.18
28.15 57.83 (29.68)
1:27.20 (29.37) 1:56.18 (28.98)
5 Mechling, Madelyn 17 Mansfield Aquati 1:57.77 1:56.39
27.62 56.96 (29.34)
1:26.86 (29.90) 1:56.39 (29.53)
6 McGuire, Maggie 15 SOCAL Aquatics A 1:57.88 1:57.07
27.97 57.53 (29.56)
1:27.35 (29.82) 1:57.07 (29.72)
7 Baldwin, Gabi 17 St Croix Swim Cl 1:58.38 1:58.81
28.53 58.36 (29.83)
1:28.75 (30.39) 1:58.81 (30.06)
8 Johnson, Melinda 16 Foothills Swim T 1:58.28 1:58.86
27.95 57.61 (29.66)
1:28.00 (30.39) 1:58.86 (30.86)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
Fifteen-year-old Keaton Jones, of Swim Neptune, had just enough to earn the title in the 200 back.
He won the race in 1:42.81 to hold off Seattle’s Tyler Lu (1:42.97) by less than two tenths of a second.
Mansfield’s Eric Stelmar finished third in 1:42.26 to edge Elevation’s Harrison Lierz (1:43.49).
The Woodlands’ Tyler Hulet finished fifth (1:44.54), followed by Boise YMCA’s Nathan Quarterman (1:44.56), Rose Bowl Aquatics’ Ronald Dalmacio (1:46.04) and Irvine Novaquatic’s Joshua Cho (1:49.27).
Event 28 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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Jrs West: * 1:40.79 12/10/2011Jacob Pebley, Corvallis Aquati
SC Jrs Meet: # 1:40.79 12/10/2011Jacob Pebley, Corvallis Aquati
13-14 NAG: 1:43.15 2014 Michael Andrew
15-16 NAG: 1:40.90 2011 Ryan Murphy
17-18 NAG: 1:37.35 2014 Ryan Murphy
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Jones, Keaton 15 Swim Neptune-AZ 1:43.58 1:42.81
24.35 50.41 (26.06)
1:16.64 (26.23) 1:42.81 (26.17)
2 Lu, Tyler 16 Seattle Metropol 1:44.00 1:42.97
24.21 49.97 (25.76)
1:16.31 (26.34) 1:42.97 (26.66)
3 Stelmar, Eric 17 Mansfield Aquati 1:44.94 1:43.26
24.34 50.21 (25.87)
1:16.67 (26.46) 1:43.26 (26.59)
4 Lierz, Harrison 17 Elevation Athlet 1:45.67 1:43.49
23.76 49.71 (25.95)
1:16.65 (26.94) 1:43.49 (26.84)
5 Hulet, Tyler 17 The Woodlands Sw 1:45.65 1:44.54
24.41 50.83 (26.42)
1:17.41 (26.58) 1:44.54 (27.13)
6 Quarterman, Nathan 17 Boise YMCA Swim- 1:45.48 1:44.56
24.49 50.77 (26.28)
1:17.74 (26.97) 1:44.56 (26.82)
7 Dalmacio, Ronald 15 Rose Bowl Aquati 1:46.26 1:46.04
24.89 51.86 (26.97)
1:18.70 (26.84) 1:46.04 (27.34)
8 Cho, Joshua 17 Irvine Novaquati 1:46.33 1:49.27
24.94 51.58 (26.64)
1:19.45 (27.87) 1:49.27 (29.82)
Women’s 100 Free
Amy Tang came to the meet swimming unattached, and the 16-year-old attached herself to winning.
Tang won the 100 free in 48.11 to hold off a strong field and claim victory on the final night.
King Aquatic’s Janelle Rudolph finished second in48.76, just ahead of North Texas Nadadores’ Katherine Zenick (48.81).
Bellevue’s Gracie Felner finished fourth (49.15), followed by Lakeside’s Riley Francis (49.60), Quicksilver’s Ella Mazurek (49.60), SoCal’s Samantha Pearson (49.95) and Tualatin Hills’ Elizabeth Cook (49.97).
Event 29 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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Jrs West: * 46.29 12/13/2014Abbigail Weitzeil, Canyons Aquatic
SC Jrs Meet: # 46.29 12/13/2014Abbigail Weitzeil, Canyons Aquatic
13-14 NAG: 47.67 2019 Claire Curzan
15-16 NAG: 47.49 2019 Gretchen Walsh
17-18 NAG: 46.09 2015 Simone Manuel
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Tang, Amy 16 Unattached-PN 48.36 48.11
23.17 48.11 (24.94)
2 Rudolph, Janelle 17 King Aquatic Clu 48.78 48.76
23.22 48.76 (25.54)
3 Zenick, Katherine 18 North Texas Nada 48.94 48.81
23.29 48.81 (25.52)
4 Felner, Gracie 18 Bellevue Club Sw 49.80 49.15
23.55 49.15 (25.60)
5 Francis, Riley 16 Lakeside Aquatic 49.91 49.60
24.19 49.60 (25.41)
5 Mazurek, Ella 16 Quicksilver Swim 50.11 49.60
23.82 49.60 (25.78)
7 Pearson, Samantha 18 SOCAL Aquatics A 50.00 49.95
24.15 49.95 (25.80)
8 Cook, Elizabeth 17 Tualatin Hills S 49.90 49.97
24.15 49.97 (25.82)
Men’s 100 Free
Bellevue’s Matt King hung on for a touch-out victory in the men’s 100 free.
King touched the wall in 43.22, holding off Sooner Swim Club’s Daniel Wilson by two tenths of a second. Wilson finished in 42.42. Meanwhile, Elevation’s Lukas Miller was not far behind, taking third in 43.58.
Sooner Swim Club’s Aiden Hayes finished fourth (44.01), followed by Premier Aquatics’s David Oderinde (44.25) and teammate Collin Fuchs (44.26). Rose Bowl Aquatics’ Danny Syrkin was seventh (44.47) and Sarpy County’s Luke Barr was eighth (44.85).
Event 30 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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Jrs West: * 41.23 12/12/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale Aquat
SC Jrs Meet: # 41.23 12/12/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale Aquat
13-14 NAG: 43.90 2014 Michael Andrew
15-16 NAG: 42.67 2013 Ryan Hoffer
17-18 NAG: 41.23 2015 Ryan Hoffer
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 King, Matt 17 Bellevue Club Sw 44.09 43.22
20.82 43.22 (22.40)
2 Wilson, Daniel 17 Sooner Swim Club 43.93 43.42
20.74 43.42 (22.68)
3 Miller, Lukas 17 Elevation Athlet 43.67 43.58
20.96 43.58 (22.62)
4 Hayes, Aiden 16 Sooner Swim Club 44.36 44.01
20.86 44.01 (23.15)
5 Oderinde, David 17 Premier Aquatics 44.44 44.25
21.35 44.25 (22.90)
6 Fuchs, Collin 17 Premier Aquatics 44.38 44.26
21.31 44.26 (22.95)
7 Syrkin, Danny 17 Rose Bowl Aquati 44.30 44.47
21.35 44.47 (23.12)
8 Barr, Luke 16 Sarpy County Swi 44.27 44.85
21.41 44.85 (23.44)
Women’s 200 Breast
Dolphins’ star Kaitlyn Dobler dropped two seconds from prelims to earn victory in the 200 breast, beating the field by nearly a second.
Denver’s Emma Weber finished second (2:10.39). As far as Weber was behind Dobler, she was ahead of the next-highest finisher as Santa Clara’s Zoey Zeller finished third in 2:11.34.
Crow Canyon’s Shelby Supiger finished fourth (2:12.41), followed by Morganne Malloy (2:13.70), Palo Alto’s Melanie Julia (2:13.80), Nitro’s Jess Yeager (2:14.03) and Dolphins’ Eva Carlson (2:15.67).
Event 31 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Jrs West: * 2:07.44 12/9/2017 Zoe Bartel, Fort Collins Are
SC Jrs Meet: # 2:06.02 12/8/2018 Alex Walsh, Nashville Aquati
13-14 NAG: 2:10.22 2012 Allie Szekely
15-16 NAG: 2:06.45 2018 Alex Walsh
17-18 NAG: 2:05.87 2019 Alex Walsh
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Dobler, Kaitlyn 17 The Dolphins Por 2:11.53 2:09.50
29.76 1:03.16 (33.40)
1:35.95 (32.79) 2:09.50 (33.55)
2 Weber, Emma 15 Univ of Denver H 2:12.07 2:10.39
29.99 1:03.76 (33.77)
1:36.72 (32.96) 2:10.39 (33.67)
3 Zeller, Zoey 14 Santa Clara Swim 2:13.04 2:11.34
29.99 1:03.21 (33.22)
1:36.96 (33.75) 2:11.34 (34.38)
4 Suppiger, Shelby 16 Crow Canyon Coun 2:14.36 2:12.41
29.55 1:02.82 (33.27)
1:37.11 (34.29) 2:12.41 (35.30)
5 Malloy, Morganne 15 Irvine Novaquati 2:13.86 2:13.70
29.91 1:03.70 (33.79)
1:38.99 (35.29) 2:13.70 (34.71)
6 Julia, Melanie 17 Palo Alto Stanfo 2:14.19 2:13.80
29.32 1:02.79 (33.47)
1:37.64 (34.85) 2:13.80 (36.16)
7 Yeager, Jess 18 Nitro Swimming-S 2:14.03 2:14.03
30.28 1:04.12 (33.84)
1:38.54 (34.42) 2:14.03 (35.49)
8 Carlson, Eva 16 The Dolphins Por 2:12.49 2:15.67
30.65 1:04.65 (34.00)
1:39.52 (34.87) 2:15.67 (36.15)
Men’s 200 Breast
Sierra Marlins’ Ben Dillard set the west meet record to win the 200 breaststroke in 1:54.74.
The time was not close to Reece Whitley‘s national age group record of 1:51.43, but still the fastest int the west since USA Swimming split juniors into two meets.
Aquajets’ Hayden Zheng finished second in 1:54.98, ahead of Bellevue’s Ethan Dang (1:55.87).
Metroplex’s Alexander Sanchez finished fourth in 1:58.26, followed by teammate Zhier Fan (1:58.82), Aquajets’ Alex Deng (1:58.91), Nitro’s Vincent Ribeiro (1:59.01) and Palo Alto’s Shogo Moridaira (1:59.53).
Event 32 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Jrs West: * 1:54.74 12/14/2019Ben Dillard, Sierra Marlins S
SC Jrs Meet: # 1:52.37 12/10/2016Reece Whitley, Penn Charter AC
13-14 NAG: 1:55.52 2014 Reece Whitley
15-16 NAG: 1:52.37 2016 Reece Whitley
17-18 NAG: 1:51.43 2017 Reece Whitley
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Dillard, Ben 18 Sierra Marlins S 1:56.13 1:54.74*
25.65 55.05 (29.40)
1:24.64 (29.59) 1:54.74 (30.10)
2 Zheng, Hayden 16 Aquajets Swim Te 1:56.40 1:54.98
26.33 55.03 (28.70)
1:24.81 (29.78) 1:54.98 (30.17)
3 Dang, Ethan 17 Bellevue Club Sw 1:57.31 1:55.87
25.92 55.28 (29.36)
1:24.91 (29.63) 1:55.87 (30.96)
4 Sanchez, Alexander 17 Metroplex Aquati 1:57.41 1:58.26
26.17 55.81 (29.64)
1:26.53 (30.72) 1:58.26 (31.73)
5 Fan, Zhier 15 Metroplex Aquati 1:58.24 1:58.82
26.44 56.16 (29.72)
1:26.99 (30.83) 1:58.82 (31.83)
6 Deng, Alex 16 Aquajets Swim Te 1:59.51 1:58.91
27.47 57.79 (30.32)
1:27.91 (30.12) 1:58.91 (31.00)
7 Ribeiro, Vincent 17 Nitro Swimming-S 1:59.07 1:59.01
26.73 56.76 (30.03)
1:27.59 (30.83) 1:59.01 (31.42)
8 Moridaira, Shogo 18 Palo Alto Stanfo 1:58.72 1:59.53
26.96 57.07 (30.11)
1:28.05 (30.98) 1:59.53 (31.48)
Women’s 200 Fly
Brea Aquatics’ Justina Kozan put her final stamp on a stellar meet with a convincing victory in the 200 fly.
Kozan dropped nearly five seconds from her prelims time to win in 1:54.75. The time was nearly two seconds ahead of the field.
Katy Aquatic’s Emma Sticklen finished second in 1:56.20, while third place went to Sierra Marlins’ Morgan Gore (1:57.91).
Fort Collins Area’s Lucy Bell finished fourth (1:58.18), followed by Tualatin Hills’ Elizabeth Cook (1:58.64), Austin’s Sarah Kutz (1:59.30), Dart’s Sanne Dequine (2:01.00) and Rochester’s Anna Ogren (2:01.02).
Bellevue’s Sam Baron put together a 1:57.97 to win the consolation heat.
Event 33 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Jrs West: * 1:51.24 12/8/2018 Regan Smith, Riptide-MN
SC Jrs Meet: # 1:51.24 12/8/2018 Regan Smith, Riptide-MN
13-14 NAG: 1:55.29 2019 Tess Howley
15-16 NAG: 1:51.24 2018 Regan Smith
17-18 NAG: 1:51.04 2016 Ella Eastin
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Kozan, Justina 15 Brea Aquatics-CA 1:59.41 1:54.75
25.55 54.91 (29.36)
1:24.88 (29.97) 1:54.75 (29.87)
2 Sticklen, Emma 17 Katy Aquatic Tea 1:57.89 1:56.20
25.46 55.19 (29.73)
1:25.64 (30.45) 1:56.20 (30.56)
3 Gore, Morgan 15 Sierra Marlins S 1:58.00 1:57.91
26.64 56.38 (29.74)
1:26.67 (30.29) 1:57.91 (31.24)
4 Bell, Lucy 15 Fort Collins Are 1:59.21 1:58.18
26.53 56.82 (30.29)
1:27.30 (30.48) 1:58.18 (30.88)
5 Cook, Elizabeth 17 Tualatin Hills S 1:59.01 1:58.64
26.92 56.67 (29.75)
1:27.53 (30.86) 1:58.64 (31.11)
6 Kutz, Sarah 18 Austin Swim Club 1:58.82 1:59.30
25.88 55.66 (29.78)
1:27.84 (32.18) 1:59.30 (31.46)
7 Dequine, Sanne 15 DART Swimming-SN 1:59.46 2:01.00
27.30 57.96 (30.66)
1:28.83 (30.87) 2:01.00 (32.17)
8 Ogren, Anna 16 Rochester Swim C 1:59.11 2:01.02
26.30 56.87 (30.57)
1:28.76 (31.89) 2:01.02 (32.26)
Men’s 200 Fly
Sooner Swim Club’s Aiden Hayes capped the west meet with a stellar victory in the 200 fly to close the individual events.
Hayes won the event in 1:41.34 to hold off the rest of the field by nearly three seconds.
Alto Swim Club’s Jonathan Affeld finished second in 1:44.02, just ahead of Longhorn Aquatic’s Coby Carrozza (1:44.28).
Katy Aquatic’s Seung Joon Ahn finished fourth in 1:44.64, followed by Chicago Wolfpack’s Bence Szabados (1:45.23), Brea’s Vincent Cheng (1:45.79), Hilltop Aquatic’s Jordan Tiffany (1:46.58) and Elevation’s Lukas Miller (1:47.59).
Event 34 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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Jrs West: * 1:40.91 12/8/2018 Gianluca Urlando, DART Swimming-SN
SC Jrs Meet: # 1:40.91 12/8/2018 Gianluca Urlando, DART Swimming-SN
13-14 NAG: 1:45.39 2014 Michael Andrew
15-16 NAG: 1:40.91 2018 Gianluca Urlando
17-18 NAG: 1:40.85 2018 Nicolas Albiero
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Hayes, Aiden 16 Sooner Swim Club 1:43.90 1:41.34
22.25 47.64 (25.39)
1:14.27 (26.63) 1:41.34 (27.07)
2 Affeld, Jonathan 17 Alto Swim Club-P 1:44.42 1:44.02
23.13 48.95 (25.82)
1:16.19 (27.24) 1:44.02 (27.83)
3 Carrozza, Coby 18 Longhorn Aquatic 1:44.73 1:44.28
22.95 48.92 (25.97)
1:15.59 (26.67) 1:44.28 (28.69)
4 Ahn, Seung Joon 18 Katy Aquatic Tea 1:46.28 1:44.64
23.58 50.16 (26.58)
1:17.05 (26.89) 1:44.64 (27.59)
5 Szabados, Bence 18 Chicago Wolfpack 1:46.72 1:45.23
23.28 50.12 (26.84)
1:17.40 (27.28) 1:45.23 (27.83)
6 Cheng, Vincent 16 Brea Aquatics-CA 1:45.81 1:45.79
23.81 50.59 (26.78)
1:17.46 (26.87) 1:45.79 (28.33)
7 Tiffany, Jordan 17 Hilltop Aquatic- 1:45.95 1:46.58
23.12 49.33 (26.21)
1:17.32 (27.99) 1:46.58 (29.26)
8 Miller, Lukas 17 Elevation Athlet 1:46.58 1:47.59
23.23 49.57 (26.34)
1:17.67 (28.10) 1:47.59 (29.92)
Women’s 400 Free Relay
Lakeside Aquatics finished the women’s session of the meet with a narrow victory in the 400 free relay.
Priscilla Wongso, Riley Francis, Grace Anderson and Margaret Gholston won the event in 3:20.21 to hold off Scottsdale by 19 hundredths.
Scottsdale’s Greer Pattison, Morgan Brophy, Sadie Edwards and Ashley Strouse finished second in 3:20.40.
Bellevue’s Gracie Felner, Sam Baron, Nathalie Valdman and Jaime Chen took third in 3:21.17.
Event 35 Women 4x100 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Jrs West: * 3:16.62 12/12/2015SwimMAC Carolina
A Marsh, E Brown, C Lappin, J Merritt
SC Jrs Meet: # 3:16.62 12/12/2015SwimMAC Carolina
A Marsh, E Brown, C Lappin, J Merritt
13-14 NAG: 3:21.90 2019 Nation's Capital
15-16 NAG: 3:19.17 2016 Gator Swim Club
17-18 NAG: 3:16.62 2015 SwimMAC
15-18 NAG: 3:15.38 2015 Carmel Swim Club
Team Seed Finals
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1 Lakeside Aquatic-NT 'A' 3:24.46 3:20.21
1) Wongso, Priscilla 18 2) Francis, Riley 16
3) Anderson, Grace 17 4) Gholston, Margaret 17
24.16 50.11 (50.11)
1:13.59 (23.48) 1:39.34 (49.23)
2:03.28 (23.94) 2:29.69 (50.35)
2:53.59 (23.90) 3:20.21 (50.52)
2 Scottsdale Aquat-AZ 'A' 3:22.92 3:20.40
1) Pattison, Greer 16 2) Brophy, Morgan 16
3) Edwards, Sadie 17 4) Strouse, Ashley 17
23.75 50.13 (50.13)
1:14.27 (24.14) 1:40.86 (50.73)
2:05.07 (24.21) 2:31.89 (51.03)
2:54.96 (23.07) 3:20.40 (48.51)
3 Bellevue Club Sw-PN 'A' 3:18.53 3:21.17
1) Felner, Gracie 18 2) Baron, Sam 17
3) Valdman, Nathalie 18 4) Chen, Jaime 16
23.35 48.95 (48.95)
1:12.82 (23.87) 1:39.89 (50.94)
2:03.93 (24.04) 2:30.77 (50.88)
2:54.78 (24.01) 3:21.17 (50.40)
4 Univ of Denver H-CO 'A' 3:23.16 3:22.06
1) Shaw, Anna 16 2) Smith, Jenna 16
3) Dennis, Holley 17 4) Silver, Sydney 17
23.94 49.85 (49.85)
1:13.61 (23.76) 1:39.93 (50.08)
2:04.12 (24.19) 2:31.87 (51.94)
2:55.64 (23.77) 3:22.06 (50.19)
5 Irvine Novaquati-CA 'A' 3:18.77 3:22.68
1) Ristic, Ella 17 2) Ervin, Lindsay 15
3) Ristic, Mia 17 4) Schalow, Maggie 15
24.19 50.28 (50.28)
1:14.45 (24.17) 1:40.83 (50.55)
2:04.85 (24.02) 2:31.82 (50.99)
2:56.22 (24.40) 3:22.68 (50.86)
6 Quicksilver Swim-PC 'A' 3:24.44 3:23.08
1) Winter, Tenaya 14 2) Winter, Kailyn 16
3) Seljeseth, Courtney 15 4) Mazurek, Ella 16
24.50 50.78 (50.78)
1:14.47 (23.69) 1:41.20 (50.42)
2:05.61 (24.41) 2:32.97 (51.77)
2:56.68 (23.71) 3:23.08 (50.11)
7 Tualatin Hills S-OR 'A' 3:25.24 3:23.29
1) Cook, Elizabeth 17 2) Lustria, Fay 15
3) Maeda, Jessica 16 4) Gardner, Lily 17
24.60 50.83 (50.83)
1:15.26 (24.43) 1:41.97 (51.14)
2:06.58 (24.61) 2:33.57 (51.60)
2:57.49 (23.92) 3:23.29 (49.72)
8 Palo Alto Stanfo-PC 'A' 3:22.27 3:23.32
1) Rudolph, Lexi 17 2) Li, Kaia 16
3) J-Cheng, Audrey 15 4) Reinstein, Sloane 18
24.57 50.80 (50.80)
1:15.61 (24.81) 1:42.82 (52.02)
2:07.22 (24.40) 2:33.77 (50.95)
2:57.35 (23.58) 3:23.32 (49.55)
Men’s 400 Free Relay
Rose Bowl Aquatics capped the meet by winning the men’s 400 free relay on Saturday night.
Rafael Gu, Ronald Dalmacio, Chris O’Grady and Danny Syrkin won the event in 2:58.95.
Premier Aquatics’ David Oderinde, Thad Dickerson, Elliott Jones and Collin Fuchs finished second in 2:59.34.
Bellevue also broke 3 minutes as Ethan Dang, Raf Barreto, Gabe Nickels and Matt King took third in 2:59.98.
Event 36 Men 4x100 Yard Freestyle Relay
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Jrs West: * 2:55.89 12/8/2012 Bolles School Sharks
J Booth, C Dressel, S Condorelli, J Schooling
SC Jrs Meet: # 2:55.89 12/8/2012 Bolles School Sharks
J Booth, C Dressel, S Condorelli, J Schooling
13-14 NAG: 3:09.70 2015 Irvine Novaquatics
15-16 NAG: 3:01.01 2014 Upper Dublin A.C.
17-18 NAG: 2:56.15 2013 SwimMAC
15-18 NAG: 2:53.81 2018 Allegheny North Swim Club
Team Seed Finals
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1 Rose Bowl Aquati-CA 'A' 2:59.42 2:58.95
1) Gu, Rafael 15 2) Dalmacio, Ronald 15
3) O'Grady, Chris 17 4) Syrkin, Danny 17
21.75 44.87 (44.87)
1:06.13 (21.26) 1:29.67 (44.80)
1:51.05 (21.38) 2:15.13 (45.46)
2:35.86 (20.73) 2:58.95 (43.82)
2 Premier Aquatics-GU 'A' 2:59.84 2:59.34
1) Oderinde, David 17 2) Dickerson, Thad 18
3) Jones, Elliott 18 4) Fuchs, Collin 17
21.60 44.51 (44.51)
1:05.67 (21.16) 1:29.17 (44.66)
1:50.86 (21.69) 2:15.12 (45.95)
2:36.25 (21.13) 2:59.34 (44.22)
3 Bellevue Club Sw-PN 'A' 3:01.55 2:59.98
1) Dang, Ethan 17 2) Barreto, Raf 18
3) Nickels, Gabe 17 4) King, Matt 17
21.71 45.34 (45.34)
1:07.05 (21.71) 1:31.02 (45.68)
1:53.06 (22.04) 2:17.24 (46.22)
2:37.36 (20.12) 2:59.98 (42.74)
4 Chicago Wolfpack-IL 'A' 3:03.62 3:00.48
1) Miller, Seth 17 2) Nolan, Parker 16
3) Fernandez, Matthew 18 4) Szabados, Bence 18
1:29.92 ( )
1:52.04 (22.12) 2:16.34 (46.42)
2:37.35 (21.01) 3:00.48 (44.14)
5 Phoenix Swim Clu-AZ 'A' 3:05.86 3:02.25
1) Milovanovic, Mateja 17 2) Stoddard, Grant 16
3) Bayless, Kolbe 18 4) Dowdall, Finn 17
22.26 46.19 (46.19)
1:07.53 (21.34) 1:31.41 (45.22)
1:52.83 (21.42) 2:17.54 (46.13)
2:38.79 (21.25) 3:02.25 (44.71)
6 Irvine Novaquati-CA 'A' 3:00.79 3:02.65
1) Lou, Brian 17 2) Abdollahi, Ryan 17
3) Cho, Joshua 17 4) Schott, Mitchell 15
21.72 45.19 (45.19)
1:07.11 (21.92) 1:30.97 (45.78)
1:52.92 (21.95) 2:16.89 (45.92)
2:38.73 (21.84) 3:02.65 (45.76)
7 Sierra Marlins S-SN 'A' 3:00.49 3:02.83
1) McCormick, Evan 17 2) Dillard, Ben 18
3) Gillespie, Jack 17 4) Swift, Sean 17
22.17 46.02 (46.02)
1:07.22 (21.20) 1:30.91 (44.89)
1:53.07 (22.16) 2:16.79 (45.88)
2:38.80 (22.01) 3:02.83 (46.04)
8 Rancho San Diegu-SI 'A' 3:05.52 3:02.88
1) Dugas, Yuma 17 2) Parker, Mateo 16
3) Lukashev, Stephan 18 4) Morris, Mason 17
1:31.44 ( )
1:52.89 (21.45) 2:16.74 (45.30)
2:38.72 (21.98) 3:02.88 (46.14)
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