Baylor Nelson Swims 1:42.01 200 IM, Thomas Heilman Just Misses 50 Free NAG Record at Greensboro Juniors
After breaking 2:00 in the long course 200-meter IM at last week’s U.S. Open, Baylor Nelson continued his impressive run by winning the short course version of the event at the eastern edition of Junior Nationals in Greensboro. Meanwhile, rising 14-year-old Thomas Heilman just missed Michael Andrew’s National Age Group record in the 50 freestyle for 13-14 boys.
Nelson crushed a 1:42.01 in the 200 IM, finishing more than three seconds ahead of runnerup Will Modglin of Zionsville. Nelson, bound for Texas A&M next fall but still swimming for SwimMAC Carolina, swam a time that would have qualified for the A-final at last year’s NCAA Championships. Modglin finished second in 1:45.39, just ahead of Mason Manta Rays’ Gibson Holmes (1:45.50).
1 Baylor Nelson 18 SwimMAC Carolina 1:44.77 1:42.01M 20
r:+0.65 22.20 47.85 (25.65)
1:16.84 (28.99) 1:42.01 (25.17)
2 Will Modglin 17 Zionsville Swim- 1:46.78 1:45.39 17
r:+0.66 22.62 48.96 (26.34)
1:20.05 (31.09) 1:45.39 (25.34)
3 Gibson Holmes 17 Mason Manta Rays 1:47.19 1:45.50 16
r:+0.67 22.76 49.49 (26.73)
1:20.47 (30.98) 1:45.50 (25.03)
4 Kamal Muhammad 18 Spartan Aquatic- 1:45.60 1:45.55 15
r:+0.65 21.53 47.28 (25.75)
1:17.97 (30.69) 1:45.55 (27.58)
5 Owen McDonald 17 Dynamo Swim Club 1:46.72 1:46.38 14
r:+0.60 22.52 49.05 (26.53)
1:21.14 (32.09) 1:46.38 (25.24)
6 Will Heck 17 Bolles School Sh 1:47.04 1:46.62 13
r:+0.67 23.49 50.61 (27.12)
1:20.31 (29.70) 1:46.62 (26.31)
7 Josh Zuchowski 17 Flood Aquatics S 1:46.92 1:46.95 12
r:+0.67 22.79 49.92 (27.13)
1:21.15 (31.23) 1:46.95 (25.80)
8 Daniel Diehl 16 YMCA of Cumberla 1:46.69 1:48.13 11
r:+0.63 21.84 47.93 (26.09)
1:21.04 (33.11) 1:48.13 (27.09)
In the men’s 50 free, Heilman swam a time of 19.83 to just miss the NAG record of 19.76 that Andrew set back in 2014. At that point, Andrew had already become the youngest-ever professional swimmer, and he would eventually qualify for his first Olympic team this year. We’ll see if Heilman, who represents Cavalier Aquatics, can chase down any other records later this week. Luca Battaglini finished second in the race in 19.96, while Lynchburg YMCA’s Brendan Whitfield just missed breaking 20 seconds as he took third in 20.01.
1 Thomas Heilman 14 Cavalier Aquatic 19.96 19.83 20
r:+0.65
2 Lucca Battaglini 16 Unattached-NC 20.11 19.96 17
r:+0.59
3 Brendan Whitfield 17 Lynchburg YMCA S 20.23 20.01 16
r:+0.71
4 Maximilian Zum Tobel 18 Saint Andrew's A 20.27 20.06 15
r:+0.69
5 *Andres Dupont Cabrer 18 Bolles School Sh 20.32 20.12 13
r:+0.63
5 Drew Salls 17 Bolles School Sh 20.07 20.12 13
r:+0.70
5 Tate Bacon 17 Unattached-NC 20.22 20.12 13
r:+0.65
8 Daniel Diehl 16 YMCA of Cumberla 20.29 20.33 11
r:+0.66
In the women’s 50 free, Anna Moesch beat Carmel’s Alex Shackell by just one hundredth, 22.33 to 22.34, while Mason Makos’ Katherine Helms was just 0.01 ahead of Eagle Aquatics’ Erika Pelaez for third (22.39 to 22.40).
1 Anna Moesch 16 Unattached-NJ 22.52 22.33 20
r:+0.70
2 Alex Shackell 15 Carmel Swim Club 22.54 22.34 17
r:+0.71
3 Katherine Helms 17 Mason Makos Swim 22.62 22.39 16
r:+0.71
4 Erika Pelaez 15 Eagle Aquatics-F 22.72 22.40 15
r:+0.68
5 Julia Dennis 17 Shock Wave-MS 22.75 22.59 14
r:+0.66
6 Annam Olasewere 14 Una CPAC-CT 22.69 22.64 12.5
r:+0.70
6 *Fresh Sathianchokwis 17 Bolles School Sh 22.83 22.64 12.5
r:+0.70
8 Alexa Fulton 17 Upper Main Line- 22.71 22.65 11
r:+0.70
The women’s 200 IM saw Carmel go 1-2 with Devon Kitchel winning in 1:56.39 and Shackell taking second in 1:57.78. Third went to Greater Somerset’s Emily Thompson (1:58.29).
1 Devon Kitchel 17 Carmel Swim Club 1:58.40 1:56.39 20
r:+0.70 24.99 53.99 (29.00)
1:27.52 (33.53) 1:56.39 (28.87)
2 Alex Shackell 15 Carmel Swim Club 1:59.51 1:57.78 17
r:+0.72 24.41 53.50 (29.09)
1:29.71 (36.21) 1:57.78 (28.07)
3 Emily Thompson 15 Greater Somerset 1:59.30 1:58.29 16
r:+0.68 25.39 54.89 (29.50)
1:29.65 (34.76) 1:58.29 (28.64)
4 Rye Ulett 17 Dynamo Swim Club 1:59.60 1:58.73 15
r:+0.71 25.77 54.81 (29.04)
1:30.10 (35.29) 1:58.73 (28.63)
5 Gigi Johnson 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 1:59.66 1:58.77 14
r:+0.69 25.67 55.57 (29.90)
1:30.62 (35.05) 1:58.77 (28.15)
6 Kiley Wilhelm 17 Lifetime Swim Te 1:59.60 1:59.62 13
r:+0.74 25.57 55.10 (29.53)
1:30.17 (35.07) 1:59.62 (29.45)
7 Elizabeth Tilt 17 Chattahoochee Go 1:59.45 2:00.28 12
r:+0.79 24.99 54.83 (29.84)
1:31.35 (36.52) 2:00.28 (28.93)
8 Natalie Mannion 17 Commonwealth Swi 1:59.71 2:01.91 11
r:+0.74 26.05 55.60 (29.55)
1:33.44 (37.84) 2:01.91 (28.47)
Sarasota Sharks; Michaela Mattes dominated the 500 free, pulling away over the second half to win by three seconds. She clocked 4:42.06, well ahead of Club Wolverine’s Hannah Bellard (4:45.18) and Commonwealth Swimming’s Natalie Mannion (4:45.20).
1 Michaela Mattes 16 Sarasota Sharks- 4:43.98 4:42.06 20
r:+0.77 26.11 54.27 (28.16)
1:22.36 (28.09) 1:50.83 (28.47)
2:19.39 (28.56) 2:47.87 (28.48)
3:16.26 (28.39) 3:44.96 (28.70)
4:13.71 (28.75) 4:42.06 (28.35)
2 Hannah Bellard 16 Club Wolverine-M 4:47.34 4:45.18 17
r:+0.78 25.96 53.78 (27.82)
1:22.27 (28.49) 1:51.05 (28.78)
2:20.09 (29.04) 2:49.16 (29.07)
3:18.44 (29.28) 3:47.78 (29.34)
4:17.05 (29.27) 4:45.18 (28.13)
3 Natalie Mannion 17 Commonwealth Swi 4:46.07 4:45.20 16
r:+0.76 26.03 54.52 (28.49)
1:22.98 (28.46) 1:51.68 (28.70)
2:20.58 (28.90) 2:49.69 (29.11)
3:18.95 (29.26) 3:48.37 (29.42)
4:17.43 (29.06) 4:45.20 (27.77)
4 Emma Hastings 17 East Carolina Aq 4:47.10 4:45.43 15
r:+0.77 26.47 55.06 (28.59)
1:23.74 (28.68) 1:52.53 (28.79)
2:21.48 (28.95) 2:50.36 (28.88)
3:19.35 (28.99) 3:48.40 (29.05)
4:17.27 (28.87) 4:45.43 (28.16)
5 Addison Sauickie 15 Sarasota Sharks- 4:47.80 4:48.14 14
r:+0.74 25.71 54.32 (28.61)
1:23.06 (28.74) 1:52.38 (29.32)
2:21.54 (29.16) 2:50.50 (28.96)
3:19.58 (29.08) 3:49.25 (29.67)
4:19.11 (29.86) 4:48.14 (29.03)
6 Lynsey Bowen 14 Carmel Swim Club 4:45.35 4:48.26 13
r:+0.81 26.26 54.73 (28.47)
1:23.26 (28.53) 1:51.88 (28.62)
2:20.87 (28.99) 2:49.85 (28.98)
3:19.13 (29.28) 3:48.80 (29.67)
4:19.08 (30.28) 4:48.26 (29.18)
7 Alex Mitchell 17 Dynamo Swim Club 4:50.82 4:50.99 12
r:+0.77 26.18 54.78 (28.60)
1:23.63 (28.85) 1:52.86 (29.23)
2:22.33 (29.47) 2:51.81 (29.48)
3:21.28 (29.47) 3:51.20 (29.92)
4:21.35 (30.15) 4:50.99 (29.64)
8 Maddie Waggoner 17 Jersey Wahoos-MA 4:48.99 4:55.46 11
r:+0.80 26.45 54.98 (28.53)
1:24.15 (29.17) 1:53.79 (29.64)
2:23.85 (30.06) 2:54.07 (30.22)
3:24.29 (30.22) 3:54.67 (30.38)
4:25.43 (30.76) 4:55.46 (30.03)
SwimMAC’s Logan Zucker was the winner in the 500 free in 4:19.46, two seconds ahead of the ifeld. TAC Titans’ Lance Norris touched out Sarasota Sharks’ Liam Custer for second place, 4:21.42 to 4:21.52.
1 Logan Zucker 18 SwimMAC Carolina 4:21.40 4:19.46 20
r:+0.63 23.29 49.17 (25.88)
1:15.47 (26.30) 1:42.05 (26.58)
2:08.50 (26.45) 2:34.75 (26.25)
3:00.97 (26.22) 3:27.55 (26.58)
3:53.99 (26.44) 4:19.46 (25.47)
2 Lance Norris 18 TAC Titans-NC 4:23.46 4:21.42 17
r:+0.70 23.70 49.65 (25.95)
1:16.25 (26.60) 1:43.01 (26.76)
2:09.76 (26.75) 2:36.59 (26.83)
3:03.30 (26.71) 3:29.88 (26.58)
3:56.41 (26.53) 4:21.42 (25.01)
3 Liam Custer 17 Sarasota Sharks- 4:22.10 4:21.52 16
r:+0.68 23.55 49.24 (25.69)
1:15.81 (26.57) 1:42.60 (26.79)
2:08.95 (26.35) 2:35.53 (26.58)
3:02.06 (26.53) 3:28.86 (26.80)
3:55.76 (26.90) 4:21.52 (25.76)
4 Sebastien Sergile 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 4:23.30 4:22.04 15
r:+0.67 23.32 49.18 (25.86)
1:15.65 (26.47) 1:42.27 (26.62)
2:09.01 (26.74) 2:35.77 (26.76)
3:02.65 (26.88) 3:29.39 (26.74)
3:56.09 (26.70) 4:22.04 (25.95)
5 Henry McFadden 16 Jersey Wahoos-MA 4:24.96 4:22.92 14
r:+0.69 23.71 49.45 (25.74)
1:15.90 (26.45) 1:42.65 (26.75)
2:09.62 (26.97) 2:36.54 (26.92)
3:03.74 (27.20) 3:30.58 (26.84)
3:57.06 (26.48) 4:22.92 (25.86)
6 Tristan Denbrok 16 SwimAtlanta-GA 4:25.42 4:25.88 13
r:+0.68 24.76 51.27 (26.51)
1:18.15 (26.88) 1:45.08 (26.93)
2:12.18 (27.10) 2:39.10 (26.92)
3:06.47 (27.37) 3:33.77 (27.30)
4:00.78 (27.01) 4:25.88 (25.10)
7 Owen McDonald 17 Dynamo Swim Club 4:26.18 4:25.92 12
r:+0.61 23.86 50.64 (26.78)
1:18.16 (27.52) 1:45.65 (27.49)
2:12.86 (27.21) 2:39.65 (26.79)
3:06.64 (26.99) 3:33.62 (26.98)
4:00.38 (26.76) 4:25.92 (25.54)
8 Aaron Shackell 17 Carmel Swim Club 4:26.10 4:28.13 11
r:+0.67 23.51 50.13 (26.62)
1:16.86 (26.73) 1:43.76 (26.90)
2:10.96 (27.20) 2:38.05 (27.09)
3:05.44 (27.39) 3:33.31 (27.87)
4:01.14 (27.83) 4:28.13 (26.99)
Carmel finished first in the women’s 400 medley relay as Berit Berglund, Kitchel, Shackell and Gretchen Lueking broke the Junior Nationals meet record of 3:33.93 (Fort Collins in 2017) by five hundredths with a final time of 3:33.88. The men’s 400 medley relay went to the SwimMAC Carolina squad of Caleb Maldari, Matthew Kroll, Zucker and Nelson in 3:14.14. Nelson anchored in 42.40 to bring SwimMAC over the top of the Mason Manta Rays.
1 Carmel Swim Club-IN 'A' 3:40.76 3:33.88M 40
1) Berit Berglund 16 2) r:0.35 Devon Kitchel 17
3) r:0.41 Alex Shackell 15 4) r:0.27 Gretchen Lueking 18
r:+0.60 25.18 52.09 (52.09)
1:20.28 (28.19) 1:52.20 (1:00.11)
2:16.44 (24.24) 2:44.17 (51.97)
3:07.70 (23.53) 3:33.88 (49.71)
2 Dynamo Swim Club-GA 'A' 3:37.00 3:39.53 34
1) Rye Ulett 17 2) r:0.25 Ainsley Jones 18
3) r:0.57 Catie Choate 17 4) r:0.42 Sophie Brison 17
r:+0.83 26.53 54.02 (54.02)
1:23.25 (29.23) 1:55.71 (1:01.69)
2:20.44 (24.73) 2:49.41 (53.70)
3:13.63 (24.22) 3:39.53 (50.12)
3 TAC Titans-NC 'A' 3:36.21 3:39.97 32
1) Taylor Morris 17 2) r:-0.02 Samantha Armand 16
3) r:0.16 Keelan Cotter 16 4) r:0.36 Mere Whelehan 14
r:+0.67 26.43 54.41 (54.41)
1:23.10 (28.69) 1:55.81 (1:01.40)
2:20.38 (24.57) 2:49.55 (53.74)
3:13.41 (23.86) 3:39.97 (50.42)
