Anna Moesch Swims Sub-22 in 50 Free at YMCA Nationals; Thomas Heilman Grabs Third Win
At the YMCA National Championships in Greensboro, N.C., 16-year-old Anna Moesch of Greater Somerset County won her second freestyle event of the season in impressive fashion. During Thursday night’s finals, Moesch swam an impressive time of 21.97 for the win in the women’s 50 freestyle, which allowed her to win the event by a half-second.
Previously, Moesch won the 200 free in 1:44.10, and she had recorded splits of 21.46 (for the 50 free) and 47.02 (100 free) anchoring a pair of Greater Somerset County’s medley relays, and earlier in the night, Moesch had earned a third-place finish in the 200 IM in 1:59.34. She will be heavily favored in Friday’s 100 free to conclude the meet. In this 50 free, Moesch was followed by Upper Main Line’s Alexa Fulton (22.47) and Farmington Valley’s Mackenzie Headley (22.52).
The men’s 50 free saw Piedmont’s Thomas Heilman claim first place in 19.86, making him the only swimmer to break 20. Heilman had already grabbed wins in the 100 butterfly and 400 IM in Greensboro. In the splash-and-dash, he was followed by Lynchburg’s Brendan Whitfield (20.11) and Cumberland’s Daniel Diehl (20.16).
Moesch’s Greater Somerset County teammates swept the women’s events contested during the session. Catherine Meisner took first place in the 500 free in 4:49.68, while Springfield’s Kayleigh Lovell (4:50.77) and Kanawha’s Madi McGlothen (4:50.83) placed second and third, respectively. Emily Thompson won the 200 IM in 1:57.67, with Champaign’s Angie Coe finishing second (1:58.97).
After the impressive evening for the Greater Somerset County women, it was no surprise to see the team of Meisner, Caitlyn Hughes, Thompson and Moesch take the victory in the 800 free relay. Moesch was racing for the third time in the evening session, but she still managed a solid 1:46.67 on the anchor leg.
In an exciting finish, ME Lyons’ Alex Craft edged out Upper Main Line’s Kevin Cary (4:27.16) and Champaign’s Nolan Miller (4:27.18) to win the men’s 500 free. Miller actually led with 50 yards to go before Craft and Cary made surges down the stretch. Countryside’s Kevin Glennon comfortably won the 200 IM in 1:47.42, with Champaign’s Jake Regenwetter (1:49.45) and Lakeland Hills’ James Curreri (1:49.70) going 2-3.
To end the night, Heilman led off the 800 free relay for the Piedmont men in 1:36.77, and he was followed by Will Browne, David King and older brother Matthew Heilman on the way to a 6:38.19 victory.
Event 401 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Catherine Meisner 18 GtrSomersetCtyNJ 4:51.40 4:49.68
26.32 55.45 (29.13)
1:25.05 (29.60) 1:54.69 (29.64)
2:24.33 (29.64) 2:53.90 (29.57)
3:23.21 (29.31) 3:52.35 (29.14)
4:21.13 (28.78) 4:49.68 (28.55)
2 Kayleigh Lovell 18 Springfield-IL 4:55.53 4:50.77
26.69 55.46 (28.77)
1:24.53 (29.07) 1:53.73 (29.20)
2:23.20 (29.47) 2:52.49 (29.29)
3:21.85 (29.36) 3:51.23 (29.38)
4:20.89 (29.66) 4:50.77 (29.88)
3 Madi McGlothen 16 Kanawha-WV 4:54.33 4:50.83
26.70 55.88 (29.18)
1:25.83 (29.95) 1:55.71 (29.88)
2:25.67 (29.96) 2:55.24 (29.57)
3:24.82 (29.58) 3:53.96 (29.14)
4:23.08 (29.12) 4:50.83 (27.75)
4 Hayden Penny 15 Spartanburg-SC 4:52.83 4:50.90
26.45 55.50 (29.05)
1:24.93 (29.43) 1:54.99 (30.06)
2:24.84 (29.85) 2:54.26 (29.42)
3:23.74 (29.48) 3:53.08 (29.34)
4:22.49 (29.41) 4:50.90 (28.41)
5 Sarah Eldridge 17 Gtr Monmouth-NJ 4:54.11 4:51.25
26.61 55.91 (29.30)
1:25.71 (29.80) 1:55.61 (29.90)
2:25.52 (29.91) 2:54.79 (29.27)
3:23.91 (29.12) 3:53.40 (29.49)
4:22.66 (29.26) 4:51.25 (28.59)
6 Meaghan Harnish 17 York-PA 4:54.82 4:53.55
27.18 56.31 (29.13)
1:25.68 (29.37) 1:55.35 (29.67)
2:25.18 (29.83) 2:55.43 (30.25)
3:25.14 (29.71) 3:54.72 (29.58)
4:24.45 (29.73) 4:53.55 (29.10)
7 Zoe Schneider 16 York-PA 4:55.45 4:55.74
27.39 56.60 (29.21)
1:26.50 (29.90) 1:56.59 (30.09)
2:26.97 (30.38) 2:57.42 (30.45)
3:27.90 (30.48) 3:58.01 (30.11)
4:27.89 (29.88) 4:55.74 (27.85)
8 Ava Sutphin 16 ME Lyons-OH 4:55.61 4:55.82
27.62 57.05 (29.43)
1:26.68 (29.63) 1:56.56 (29.88)
2:26.51 (29.95) 2:56.56 (30.05)
3:26.68 (30.12) 3:56.88 (30.20)
4:27.06 (30.18) 4:55.82 (28.76)
Event 402 Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Alex Craft 19 ME Lyons-OH 4:29.60 4:26.77
24.89 51.62 (26.73)
1:18.73 (27.11) 1:46.01 (27.28)
2:13.34 (27.33) 2:40.75 (27.41)
3:07.98 (27.23) 3:35.35 (27.37)
4:01.71 (26.36) 4:26.77 (25.06)
2 Kevin Cary 18 UpperMainLine-PA 4:30.93 4:27.16
24.51 51.56 (27.05)
1:19.00 (27.44) 1:46.25 (27.25)
2:13.66 (27.41) 2:40.88 (27.22)
3:07.88 (27.00) 3:35.45 (27.57)
4:01.94 (26.49) 4:27.16 (25.22)
3 Nolan Miller 17 Champaign-IL 4:32.01 4:27.18
24.27 51.18 (26.91)
1:18.21 (27.03) 1:45.36 (27.15)
2:12.43 (27.07) 2:39.76 (27.33)
3:07.03 (27.27) 3:34.20 (27.17)
4:01.37 (27.17) 4:27.18 (25.81)
4 Owen Markowitz 16 LakelandHills-NJ 4:33.58 4:30.70
24.71 52.10 (27.39)
1:19.21 (27.11) 1:46.98 (27.77)
2:14.24 (27.26) 2:41.97 (27.73)
3:09.60 (27.63) 3:36.99 (27.39)
4:04.56 (27.57) 4:30.70 (26.14)
5 JC Gordon 16 Lynchburg-VA 4:33.97 4:31.09
24.45 51.36 (26.91)
1:19.12 (27.76) 1:46.42 (27.30)
2:13.61 (27.19) 2:41.32 (27.71)
3:08.99 (27.67) 3:36.59 (27.60)
4:04.09 (27.50) 4:31.09 (27.00)
6 Dax Harris 17 Greensboro-NC 4:29.48 4:31.67
24.36 50.99 (26.63)
1:18.27 (27.28) 1:45.79 (27.52)
2:13.25 (27.46) 2:41.06 (27.81)
3:08.75 (27.69) 3:36.53 (27.78)
4:04.52 (27.99) 4:31.67 (27.15)
7 David King 16 Piedmont-VA 4:34.11 4:32.14
24.24 51.27 (27.03)
1:18.64 (27.37) 1:46.43 (27.79)
2:14.17 (27.74) 2:42.16 (27.99)
3:10.16 (28.00) 3:37.96 (27.80)
4:05.51 (27.55) 4:32.14 (26.63)
8 Logan Richards 17 Phoenixville-PA 4:31.29 4:33.92
25.35 52.86 (27.51)
1:20.67 (27.81) 1:48.74 (28.07)
2:16.96 (28.22) 2:44.53 (27.57)
3:12.92 (28.39) 3:41.03 (28.11)
4:08.57 (27.54) 4:33.92 (25.35)
Event 403 Women 200 Yard IM
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Emily Thompson 16 GtrSomersetCtyNJ 1:59.42 1:57.67
25.49 54.51 (29.02)
1:28.79 (34.28) 1:57.67 (28.88)
2 Angie Coe 17 Champaign-IL 2:01.40 1:58.97
25.23 55.44 (30.21)
1:31.07 (35.63) 1:58.97 (27.90)
3 Anna Moesch 16 GtrSomersetCtyNJ 2:02.47 1:59.34
25.46 56.07 (30.61)
1:31.84 (35.77) 1:59.34 (27.50)
4 Anya Mostek 18 Phoenixville-PA 2:00.34 2:00.29
25.81 54.20 (28.39)
1:30.57 (36.37) 2:00.29 (29.72)
5 Grey Davis 16 Piedmont-VA 2:03.26 2:00.73
25.45 55.31 (29.86)
1:32.22 (36.91) 2:00.73 (28.51)
6 Sydney Gring 17 Boyertown-PA 2:00.41 2:01.75
25.97 55.81 (29.84)
1:32.28 (36.47) 2:01.75 (29.47)
7 Tori Brostowitz 16 Schroeder-WI 2:02.71 2:02.17
26.11 56.97 (30.86)
1:31.85 (34.88) 2:02.17 (30.32)
-- Kirsti McEnroe 17 Spartanburg-SC 2:01.52 DQ
25.89 55.90 (30.01)
1:32.24 (36.34) DQ (28.41)
Event 404 Men 200 Yard IM
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Kevin Glennon 17 Countryside-OH 1:49.39 1:47.42
23.15 49.78 (26.63)
1:21.58 (31.80) 1:47.42 (25.84)
2 Jake Regenwetter 17 Champaign-IL 1:50.13 1:49.45
23.81 51.22 (27.41)
1:22.57 (31.35) 1:49.45 (26.88)
3 James Curreri 18 LakelandHills-NJ 1:50.46 1:49.70
24.53 51.12 (26.59)
1:23.75 (32.63) 1:49.70 (25.95)
4 Camden Taylor 17 Rock River-IL 1:50.35 1:49.86
23.45 50.86 (27.41)
1:23.18 (32.32) 1:49.86 (26.68)
5 Alek Elder 18 Western Br-DE 1:51.07 1:50.63
23.39 50.50 (27.11)
1:22.71 (32.21) 1:50.63 (27.92)
6 Matthew Heilman 17 Piedmont-VA 1:50.54 1:50.70
24.24 52.24 (28.00)
1:23.78 (31.54) 1:50.70 (26.92)
7 Kalen Anbar 16 New Canaan-CT 1:51.42 1:50.75
23.95 51.64 (27.69)
1:23.58 (31.94) 1:50.75 (27.17)
8 Ethan Schwab 17 Birmingham-MI 1:51.57 1:51.42
24.78 54.54 (29.76)
1:24.72 (30.18) 1:51.42 (26.70)
Event 405 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Anna Moesch 16 GtrSomersetCtyNJ 22.28 21.97
2 Alexa Fulton 17 UpperMainLine-PA 22.46 22.47
3 Mackenzie Headley 15 FarmingtonVal-CT 22.86 22.52
4 Alexis Trietley 18 Bradford-PA 22.98 22.97
5 Morgan Thomas 16 Piedmont-VA 23.19 23.02
6 Katie Lawrence 15 Wyckoff-NJ 23.11 23.03
7 Kate Murray 15 WestportWestonCT 23.10 23.04
8 Sally Ma 17 Champaign-IL 22.88 23.07
Event 406 Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Thomas Heilman 15 Piedmont-VA 20.09 19.86
2 Brendan Whitfield 17 Lynchburg-VA 20.31 20.11
3 Daniel Diehl 16 Cumberland-MD 20.46 20.16
4 Daniel Gordon 18 York-PA 20.37 20.34
5 Alex Valliere 18 Northwest-NC 20.56 20.56
6 Luke Condon 17 Gtr Monmouth-NJ 20.73 20.57
7 Teddy Cross 17 Piedmont-VA 20.56 20.66
8 Rob Alexy 17 GtrSomersetCtyNJ 20.72 20.91
