Ohio State Leads Record Breaking Night at the 2017 Speedo Sectionals Columbus
Friday night finals of the 2017 Speedo Sectionals Columbus proved to be even more exciting than the first two nights. Texas-commit Parker Neri picked up his third win in as many days. Andrea Cottrell and Meg Bailey also each broke their second meet record of the meet in dominant performances in the women’s 100 breaststroke and women’s 200 butterfly, respectively.
A pair of Ohio State swimmers led the way in the women’s 100 backstroke, the first event of the evening. Marian Kahmann got the win, touching first in 1:03.05, just ahead of Halime Zeren‘s 1:03.39 for second. 14 year old Sophia Tuinman, swimming for Club Wolverine, was third in 1:03.64.
Event 301 Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke ================================================================== Meet: 1:01.38 3/27/2009 Emily A Bos, WMS - MI 1:04.59 JNAT Junior Nationals 1:07.29 FUTR Futures Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Kahmann, Marian 20 Ohio State Swim- 1:03.37 1:03.05 JNAT 30.34 1:03.05 (32.71) 2 Zeren, Halime 22 Ohio State Swim- 1:03.88 1:03.39 JNAT 30.91 1:03.39 (32.48) 3 Tuinman, Sophia 14 Una CW-MI 1:04.09 1:03.64 JNAT 31.43 1:03.64 (32.21)
Brad Shannon continued Ohio State’s backstroke winnings by taking the men’s 100 backstroke in 55.70. Michigan Lakeshore’s Kyle Maas picked up second in 56.49. Third place went to Justin Grender of the Cincinnati Marlins with a time of 57.06.
Event 302 Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke ================================================================== Meet: 53.34 7/22/2009 David E Plummer, Cincinnati Aquat 58.99 JNAT Junior Nationals 1:00.79 FUTR Futures Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Shannon, Brad D 20 Ohio State Swim- 56.15 55.70 JNAT 27.20 55.70 (28.50) 2 Maas, Kyle P 19 MI Lakeshore-MI 58.00 56.49 JNAT 27.54 56.49 (28.95) 3 Grender, Justin 17 Cincinnati Marli 57.40 57.06 JNAT 27.88 57.06 (29.18)
14 year old Lola Mull of the Mid-Michigan Aquatics dominated the women’s 400 freestyle. Mull was the lone swimmer under 4:20 and won the race by about two seconds. Ohio State’s Kathleen Cook placed second behind Mull in 4:21.73. Kaylee Williams of Kingfish, another 14 year old, finished in third in 4:22.31.
Event 303 Women 400 LC Meter Freestyle ================================================================== Meet: 4:13.75 7/24/2015 Lindsey L Clary, OSSC -OH 4:22.19 JNAT Junior Nationals 4:28.79 FUTR Futures Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Mull, Lola G 14 Mid-Michigan Aqu 4:23.69 4:19.81 JNAT 29.93 1:02.42 (32.49) 1:35.27 (32.85) 2:08.66 (33.39) 2:41.20 (32.54) 3:14.39 (33.19) 3:47.31 (32.92) 4:19.81 (32.50) 2 Cook, Kathleen 21 Ohio State Swim- 4:24.21 4:21.73 JNAT 30.38 1:02.78 (32.40) 1:35.49 (32.71) 2:08.87 (33.38) 2:42.15 (33.28) 3:15.72 (33.57) 3:49.38 (33.66) 4:21.73 (32.35) 3 Williams, Kayle 14 Kingfish Aquatic 4:22.89 4:22.31 FUTR 29.70 1:02.07 (32.37) 1:35.00 (32.93) 2:08.44 (33.44) 2:41.74 (33.30) 3:15.56 (33.82) 3:49.19 (33.63) 4:22.31 (33.12)
Upper Arlington’s Parker Neri picked up his third win of the weekend in the men’s 400 freestyle. Neri crushed the field, finishing nearly five seconds ahead of the next closest competitor in 3:54.75. Christopher Bready of Bearcat Aquatics was second in 3:59.54, just ahead of Cincinnati Marlins’s Grender for third in 3:59.84.
Event 304 Men 400 LC Meter Freestyle ================================================================== Meet: 3:47.50 7/22/2009 Charles G Houchin, Club Wolverine 4:03.59 JNAT Junior Nationals 4:09.99 FUTR Futures Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Neri, Parker A 18 Upper Arlington- 4:02.41 3:54.75 JNAT 26.87 55.96 (29.09) 1:25.83 (29.87) 1:55.65 (29.82) 2:25.92 (30.27) 2:56.16 (30.24) 3:26.44 (30.28) 3:54.75 (28.31) 2 Bready, Christo 21 Bearcat Aquatics 4:00.62 3:59.54 JNAT 27.85 57.72 (29.87) 1:28.03 (30.31) 1:58.75 (30.72) 2:29.33 (30.58) 3:00.10 (30.77) 3:30.80 (30.70) 3:59.54 (28.74) 3 Grender, Justin 17 Cincinnati Marli 4:01.87 3:59.84 JNAT 27.64 57.70 (30.06) 1:28.38 (30.68) 1:59.56 (31.18) 2:29.89 (30.33) 3:00.69 (30.80) 3:30.74 (30.05) 3:59.84 (29.10)
In yet another commanding performance, Andrea Cottrell won the women’s 100 breaststroke by over two seconds. Her time of 1:07.98 was almost a second under the previous meet record. Club Wolverine’s Delaney Duncan took second in 1:10.04. Janessa Matthews of the Ohio State Swim Club rounded out the top three in 1:11.04.
Event 305 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke ================================================================== Meet: 1:08.97 7/23/2011 Laura A Lindsay, Canton City Scho 1:13.49 JNAT Junior Nationals 1:16.19 FUTR Futures Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Cottrell, Andre 22 Una Ossc-OH 1:09.41 1:07.98 JNAT 32.23 1:07.98 (35.75) 2 Duncan, Delaney 20 Club Wolverine-M 1:10.76 1:10.04 JNAT 33.64 1:10.04 (36.40) 3 Mathews, Janess 16 Ohio State Swim- 1:12.08 1:11.04 JNAT 33.30 1:11.04 (37.74)
Jonathan Rutter of Powel Crosley won the men’s 100 breaststroke in 1:04.50. Following Rutter for second was Tyler Babinec of the Mason Manta Rays in 1:04.90. Babinec was just ahead of Firestone Akron’s Matthew Dyer who placed third in 1:05.09.
Event 306 Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke ================================================================== Meet: 1:02.21 7/18/2008 Kevin A Swander, Indiana Universi 1:06.29 JNAT Junior Nationals 1:08.69 FUTR Futures Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Rutter, Jonatha 21 Powel Crosley, J 1:05.19 1:04.50 JNAT 30.64 1:04.50 (33.86) 2 Babinec, Tyler 16 Mason Manta Rays 1:05.47 1:04.90 JNAT 31.20 1:04.90 (33.70) 3 Dyer, Matthew S 21 Firestone Akron- 1:05.70 1:05.09 JNAT 30.19 1:05.09 (34.90)
Following up a dominant performance in the 400 IM last night, Ohio State’s Meg Bailey once again crushed another event, this time in the women’s 200 butterfly. Bailey touched in 2:11.18, nearly five seconds ahead of the next fastest swimmer. She also shattered the previous meet record by over a second. Bailey’s teammate Amanda McNulty came in second in 2:16.03, just ahead of Allison Piccirillo of the Northern KY Clippers in 2:16.70.
Event 307 Women 200 LC Meter Butterfly ================================================================== Meet: 2:12.54 3/25/2011 Madison Wright, KAW-MI 2:17.39 JNAT Junior Nationals 2:21.89 FUTR Futures Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Bailey, Meg 20 Ohio State Swim- 2:14.71 2:11.18 JNAT 29.63 1:03.17 (33.54) 1:37.15 (33.98) 2:11.18 (34.03) 2 McNulty, Amanda 20 Ohio State Swim- 2:17.57 2:16.03 JNAT 30.26 1:04.33 (34.07) 1:39.65 (35.32) 2:16.03 (36.38) 3 Piccirillo, All 16 Northern KY Clip 2:16.86 2:16.70 JNAT 31.43 1:06.08 (34.65) 1:40.68 (34.60) 2:16.70 (36.02)
Gregory Nymberg, also of Ohio State, finished first in the men’s 200 butterfly in 2:01.81. 15 year old Carson Foster of the Mason Manta Rays followed in second in 2:02.73. Third place went to Michigan Lakeshore’s Spencer Carl in 2:03.90.
Event 308 Men 200 LC Meter Butterfly ================================================================== Meet: 1:59.32 7/23/2016 Brendan J Meyer, Northern KY Clip 2:05.49 JNAT Junior Nationals 2:10.19 FUTR Futures Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Nymberg, Gregor 21 Ohio State Swim- 2:04.48 2:01.81 JNAT 27.28 58.37 (31.09) 1:30.14 (31.77) 2:01.81 (31.67) 2 Foster, Carson 15 Mason Manta Rays 2:04.54 2:02.73 JNAT 27.71 59.10 (31.39) 1:30.85 (31.75) 2:02.73 (31.88) 3 Carl, Spencer A 18 MI Lakeshore-MI 2:05.33 2:03.90 JNAT 27.76 59.80 (32.04) 1:31.80 (32.00) 2:03.90 (32.10)
The Ohio State men combined to take the win in the men’s 800 freestyle relay, touching first in 7:35.89. Second place went to the Mason Manta Rays in 7:38.87, while Michigan Lakeshore finished third in 7:39.33.
Event 310 Men 800 LC Meter Freestyle Relay ==================================================================== Meet: 7:34.21 7/21/2009 Cincinnati Marlins B Howell, M Columbus, W Lawley, D Mosko 7:47.69 JNAT Junior Nationals 8:00.49 FUTR Futures Team Seed Finals ==================================================================== 1 Ohio State Swim-OH 'A' 7:36.77 7:35.89 JNAT 1) Loy, Andrew D 19 2) Seal, Brayden C 21 3) Mortimer, Austin M 21 4) Painhas, Henrique 20 26.91 56.48 (56.48) 1:26.62 (1:26.62) 1:55.88 (1:55.88) 2:22.10 (26.22) 2:50.91 (55.03) 3:19.17 (1:23.29) 3:46.98 (1:51.10) 4:14.00 (27.02) 4:42.99 (56.01) 5:12.25 (1:25.27) 5:41.06 (1:54.08) 6:07.86 (26.80) 6:37.93 (56.87) 7:07.43 (1:26.37) 7:35.89 (1:54.83) 2 Mason Manta Rays-OH 'A' 7:41.48 7:38.87 JNAT 1) Chaney, Adam C 15 2) Foster, Jacob R 16 3) Wheeler, Gordon W 18 4) Foster, Carson J 15 26.50 55.89 (55.89) 1:26.56 (1:26.56) 1:56.54 (1:56.54) 2:22.51 (25.97) 2:51.69 (55.15) 3:21.44 (1:24.90) 3:51.14 (1:54.60) 4:17.70 (26.56) 4:47.34 (56.20) 5:16.93 (1:25.79) 5:46.20 (1:55.06) 6:11.58 (25.38) 6:40.14 (53.94) 7:09.53 (1:23.33) 7:38.87 (1:52.67) 3 MI Lakeshore-MI 'A' 7:44.53 7:39.33 JNAT 1) Miskelley, Ian M 16 2) Maas, Kyle P 19 3) Cook-Weeks, Skyler R 17 4) Carl, Spencer A 18 27.15 56.61 (56.61) 1:26.72 (1:26.72) 1:57.29 (1:57.29) 2:22.81 (25.52) 2:51.51 (54.22) 3:20.68 (1:23.39) 3:49.74 (1:52.45) 4:16.08 (26.34) 4:44.93 (55.19) 5:14.07 (1:24.33) 5:43.82 (1:54.08) 6:10.59 (26.77) 6:40.71 (56.89) 7:10.52 (1:26.70) 7:39.33 (1:55.51) Results can be found on Meet Mobile.