Baylor Nelson, Thomas Heilman, Berit Berglund, Alex Shackell Shine at Greensboro Juniors
During the third evening of finals at the eastern edition of Junior Nationals in Greensboro, Baylor Nelson recorded a stellar effort in the men’s 400 IM, Thomas Heilman broke his third and fourth National Age Group records of the day and Carmel swimmers Berit Berglund and Alex Shackell each recorded swift swims in their own victories.
SwimMAC Carolina’s Nelson dominated the men’s 400 IM. He recorded a time of 3:42.78 that defeated the field by almost five seconds and knocked almost three seconds off his lifetime-best effort. Nelson’s win is his second of the meet after previously topping the 200 IM. Fishers Area’s Kyle Ponsler placed second in 3:47.75, and Kentucky Aquatics’ Jackson Millard placed third in 3:48.41.
1 Baylor Nelson 18 SwimMAC Carolina 3:48.17 3:42.78
23.80 51.26 (27.46)
1:19.50 (28.24) 1:47.20 (27.70)
2:18.12 (30.92) 2:50.00 (31.88)
3:16.91 (26.91) 3:42.78 (25.87)
2 Kyle Ponsler 17 Fishers Area Swi 3:49.63 3:47.75
24.16 51.60 (27.44)
1:19.90 (28.30) 1:47.43 (27.53)
2:20.11 (32.68) 2:53.84 (33.73)
3:21.41 (27.57) 3:47.75 (26.34)
3 Jackson Millard 18 Kentucky Aquatic 3:51.07 3:48.41
24.07 52.29 (28.22)
1:22.58 (30.29) 1:51.70 (29.12)
2:22.47 (30.77) 2:54.78 (32.31)
3:22.36 (27.58) 3:48.41 (26.05)
4 Sebastien Sergile 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 3:51.14 3:48.43
24.13 51.73 (27.60)
1:20.47 (28.74) 1:50.02 (29.55)
2:21.72 (31.70) 2:55.36 (33.64)
3:22.28 (26.92) 3:48.43 (26.15)
5 Drew Hitchcock 16 Baylor Swim Club 3:51.36 3:50.25
24.14 52.01 (27.87)
1:21.36 (29.35) 1:50.52 (29.16)
2:23.55 (33.03) 2:56.34 (32.79)
3:23.58 (27.24) 3:50.25 (26.67)
6 Will Scholtz 16 Lakeside Swim Te 3:48.75 3:52.19
24.29 53.38 (29.09)
1:22.58 (29.20) 1:51.64 (29.06)
2:23.02 (31.38) 2:56.13 (33.11)
3:24.30 (28.17) 3:52.19 (27.89)
7 Spencer Aurnou-Rhees 17 New Albany Aquat 3:51.67 3:54.06
24.18 52.45 (28.27)
1:22.07 (29.62) 1:52.42 (30.35)
2:25.20 (32.78) 2:59.32 (34.12)
3:27.09 (27.77) 3:54.06 (26.97)
8 Jack Anderson 18 Lakeside Swim Te 3:50.00 3:57.94
24.04 52.00 (27.96)
1:22.65 (30.65) 1:53.43 (30.78)
2:27.93 (34.50) 3:02.69 (34.76)
3:30.98 (28.29) 3:57.94 (26.96)
In the 100 fly, Heilman trailed Mason Manta Rays’ Carl Bloebaum and Tate Bacon at the halfway point, but he finished in a blistering 24.22. He came into the wall in 45.81 to win by a quarter-second. That beat his prelims NAG record (46.42) by six tenths, which in turn was a half-second faster than Andrew’s time. Heilman had never broken 47 prior to Friday, and now he is on the verge of times that would score at the NCAA Championships — at just 14 years old.
1 Thomas Heilman 14 Cavalier Aquatic 46.42 45.81
21.59 45.81 (24.22)
2 Carl Bloebaum 18 Mason Manta Rays 47.03 46.06
21.32 46.06 (24.74)
3 Tate Bacon 17 Unattached-NC 47.01 46.47
21.54 46.47 (24.93)
4 Mitchell Ledford 17 Treasure Coast S 47.20 46.64
21.77 46.64 (24.87)
5 Kamal Muhammad 18 Spartan Aquatic- 47.05 46.66
21.32 46.66 (25.34)
6 Gibson Holmes 17 Mason Manta Rays 47.43 46.83
21.74 46.83 (25.09)
7 Logan Zucker 18 SwimMAC Carolina 47.63 47.54
22.11 47.54 (25.43)
8 Will Modglin 17 Zionsville Swim- 47.41 47.80
22.36 47.80 (25.44)
In the very next men’s event, Heilman was back in the pool for the 200 free. YMCA of Cumberland’s Daniel Diehl led the race wire-to-wire on the way to winning in 1:33.68, while Heilman finished second in 1:34.68, again taking six tenths off his prelims best time and NAG record. His prelims race had beaten his own record by one second. Swim Atlanta’s Sebastien Sergile ended up third in 1:35.19. Sergile raced head-to-head with Heilman before the youngster accelerated on the third 50.
1 Daniel Diehl 16 YMCA of Cumberla 1:34.56 1:33.68
21.77 45.49 (23.72)
1:09.31 (23.82) 1:33.68 (24.37)
2 Thomas Heilman 14 Cavalier Aquatic 1:35.28 1:34.68
22.05 46.21 (24.16)
1:10.40 (24.19) 1:34.68 (24.28)
3 Sebastien Sergile 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 1:36.23 1:35.19
22.08 46.26 (24.18)
1:10.71 (24.45) 1:35.19 (24.48)
4 Baylor Nelson 18 SwimMAC Carolina 1:36.16 1:36.12
22.42 46.99 (24.57)
1:11.56 (24.57) 1:36.12 (24.56)
5 Henry McFadden 16 Jersey Wahoos-MA 1:37.08 1:36.26
22.49 46.73 (24.24)
1:11.48 (24.75) 1:36.26 (24.78)
6 Owen McDonald 17 Dynamo Swim Club 1:37.05 1:36.44
22.27 46.83 (24.56)
1:11.64 (24.81) 1:36.44 (24.80)
7 Lucca Battaglini 16 Unattached-NC 1:37.25 1:36.48
22.12 46.63 (24.51)
1:11.83 (25.20) 1:36.48 (24.65)
8 Roman Valdez 17 Carpet Capital A 1:36.46 1:37.23
22.34 47.12 (24.78)
1:11.98 (24.86) 1:37.23 (25.25)
Berglund blasted a very impressive 51.32 in the women’s 100 back, a time that would have been good enough to qualify for the A-final at last year’s NCAA Championships. Berglund won by more than a second as Eagle Aquatics’ Erika Pelaez placed second in 52.26. Third went to TNT Swimming’s Levenia Sim in 52.39.
1 Berit Berglund 16 Carmel Swim Club 52.65 51.32
24.77 51.32 (26.55)
2 Erika Pelaez 15 Eagle Aquatics-F 53.75 52.26
25.56 52.26 (26.70)
3 Levenia Sim 15 TNT Swimming-SE 52.99 52.39
25.19 52.39 (27.20)
4 Charlotte Crush 13 Lakeside Swim Te 53.66 52.76
25.38 52.76 (27.38)
5 Rye Ulett 17 Dynamo Swim Club 53.18 53.00
26.11 53.00 (26.89)
5 Carly Meeting 17 New Albany Aquat 52.91 53.00
25.59 53.00 (27.41)
7 Sabrina Johnston 17 BGC-N. Westchest 53.68 53.49
25.91 53.49 (27.58)
8 Natalie Mannion 17 Commonwealth Swi 52.97 53.94
26.59 53.94 (27.35)
Carmel’s Shackell, who took more than a second off her best time in the prelims of the women’s 100 fly, dropped another quarter-second in the final on her way to winning her first Junior Nationals title. She finished in 51.21, 1.3 seconds ahead of the field, and like her teammate Berglund, she posted an NCAA A-final-worthy performance. Meanwhile, a 13-year-old, Lakeside’s Charlotte Crush, took second in 52.52. Crush dropped almost two seconds over the course of the day. SOLO Aquatics’ Anna Boemer placed third in 52.84.
1 Alex Shackell 15 Carmel Swim Club 51.47 51.21
23.79 51.21 (27.42)
2 Charlotte Crush 13 Lakeside Swim Te 53.12 52.52
24.11 52.52 (28.41)
3 Anna Boemer 16 SOLO Aquatics-NE 53.36 52.84
24.49 52.84 (28.35)
4 Devon Kitchel 17 Carmel Swim Club 53.25 52.85
24.65 52.85 (28.20)
5 Gigi Johnson 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 53.70 53.06
25.00 53.06 (28.06)
6 Gaby Van Brunt 16 Georgia Coastal- 53.71 53.28
25.08 53.28 (28.20)
7 Levenia Sim 15 TNT Swimming-SE 53.32 53.42
24.81 53.42 (28.61)
8 Emily Thompson 15 Greater Somerset 53.69 53.48
25.15 53.48 (28.33)
Chattahoochee Gold’s Elizabeth Tilt scored the win in the women’s 400 IM. She led early on in the race before surrendering the lead on breaststroke, and then she used an excellent finish to touch first in 4:12.01. Lakeside Swim Team’s Haley McDonald took second in 4:12.26, just behind Tilt, while SwimMAC’s Grace Rainey surged on breaststroke and ended up thrid in 4:12.88.
1 Elizabeth Tilt 17 Chattahoochee Go 4:16.34 4:12.01
26.00 56.42 (30.42)
1:29.09 (32.67) 2:00.31 (31.22)
2:37.71 (37.40) 3:15.02 (37.31)
3:44.66 (29.64) 4:12.01 (27.35)
2 Haley McDonald 14 Lakeside Swim Te 4:17.91 4:12.26
26.06 56.64 (30.58)
1:28.57 (31.93) 2:00.14 (31.57)
2:37.28 (37.14) 3:14.90 (37.62)
3:44.33 (29.43) 4:12.26 (27.93)
3 Grace Rainey 17 SwimMAC Carolina 4:16.57 4:12.88
26.86 57.13 (30.27)
1:31.23 (34.10) 2:05.40 (34.17)
2:39.58 (34.18) 3:15.00 (35.42)
3:44.92 (29.92) 4:12.88 (27.96)
4 Michaela Mattes 16 Sarasota Sharks- 4:15.82 4:14.09
27.06 57.72 (30.66)
1:29.97 (32.25) 2:01.76 (31.79)
2:39.01 (37.25) 3:17.42 (38.41)
3:46.55 (29.13) 4:14.09 (27.54)
5 Rye Ulett 17 Dynamo Swim Club 4:17.47 4:14.75
26.86 56.96 (30.10)
1:28.30 (31.34) 2:00.55 (32.25)
2:37.01 (36.46) 3:15.19 (38.18)
3:45.47 (30.28) 4:14.75 (29.28)
6 Lilla Bognar 15 Team Greenville- 4:16.00 4:16.96
26.81 58.25 (31.44)
1:29.99 (31.74) 2:01.24 (31.25)
2:38.88 (37.64) 3:17.57 (38.69)
3:47.82 (30.25) 4:16.96 (29.14)
7 Gracie Weyant 16 Sarasota Sharks- 4:17.61 4:16.98
27.38 58.58 (31.20)
1:31.80 (33.22) 2:04.93 (33.13)
2:41.08 (36.15) 3:18.09 (37.01)
3:48.74 (30.65) 4:16.98 (28.24)
8 Hana Shimizu-Bowers 17 Badger Swim Club 4:16.99 4:17.19
26.68 57.28 (30.60)
1:29.84 (32.56) 2:01.97 (32.13)
2:39.87 (37.90) 3:18.19 (38.32)
3:48.38 (30.19) 4:17.19 (28.81)
Anna Moesch easily won the women’s 200 free, leading wire-to-wire on her way to a final time of 1:45.87. Sarasota Sharks’ Addison Sauickie took second in 1:46.50, just ahead of Commonwealth Swimming’s Natalie Mannion (1:46.76).
1 Anna Moesch 16 Unattached-NJ 1:46.31 1:45.87
24.47 51.57 (27.10)
1:19.20 (27.63) 1:45.87 (26.67)
2 Addison Sauickie 15 Sarasota Sharks- 1:47.78 1:46.50
24.88 52.08 (27.20)
1:19.12 (27.04) 1:46.50 (27.38)
3 Natalie Mannion 17 Commonwealth Swi 1:46.84 1:46.76
24.75 51.44 (26.69)
1:18.62 (27.18) 1:46.76 (28.14)
4 Kirsti McEnroe 17 Y-Spartaquatics- 1:47.46 1:47.17
24.79 52.14 (27.35)
1:19.73 (27.59) 1:47.17 (27.44)
5 Malia Amuan 17 Phoenix Swimming 1:47.59 1:47.32
24.94 52.10 (27.16)
1:19.70 (27.60) 1:47.32 (27.62)
6 Katherine Helms 17 Mason Makos Swim 1:47.50 1:47.70
24.87 52.36 (27.49)
1:20.09 (27.73) 1:47.70 (27.61)
7 Gretchen Lueking 18 Carmel Swim Club 1:48.52 1:48.15
24.83 51.70 (26.87)
1:19.44 (27.74) 1:48.15 (28.71)
8 Catherine Meisner 18 Greater Somerset 1:48.49 1:48.23
25.17 52.60 (27.43)
1:20.43 (27.83) 1:48.23 (27.80)
Devon Kitchel, another Carmel swimmer, was the winner in the women’s 100 breast, her time of 1:00.53 good enough to outpace the field by more than three tenths. 15-year-old Mackenzie Headley of Farmington Valley touched out Mason Manta Rays’ Jessey Li for second, 1:00.87 to 1:00.90.
1 Devon Kitchel 17 Carmel Swim Club 1:00.77 1:00.53
28.34 1:00.53 (32.19)
2 Mackenzie Headley 15 Farmington Valle 1:01.26 1:00.87
28.29 1:00.87 (32.58)
3 Jessey Li 17 Mason Manta Rays 1:01.45 1:00.90
28.47 1:00.90 (32.43)
3 Grace Rainey 17 SwimMAC Carolina 1:01.42 1:00.90
29.19 1:00.90 (31.71)
5 Zoe Skirboll 17 Racer X Aquatics 1:01.14 1:00.99
28.29 1:00.99 (32.70)
6 Elizabeth Isakson 17 Chattahoochee Go 1:01.56 1:01.58
28.88 1:01.58 (32.70)
7 Gracie Weyant 16 Sarasota Sharks- 1:01.75 1:01.70
29.22 1:01.70 (32.48)
8 Samantha Armand 16 TAC Titans-NC 1:02.01 1:01.81
29.54 1:01.81 (32.27)
Lakeside Swim Team’s Will Scholtz narrowly beat out Bolles School Sharks’ Will Heck to win the men’s 100 breast, 53.67 to 53.71. Bolles’ Ethan Maloney was just behind in third, clocking 53.97.
1 Will Scholtz 16 Lakeside Swim Te 53.61 53.67
25.19 53.67 (28.48)
2 Will Heck 17 Bolles School Sh 53.79 53.71
25.11 53.71 (28.60)
3 Ethan Maloney 18 Bolles School Sh 53.74 53.97
25.01 53.97 (28.96)
4 Steven Insixiengmay 17 YMCA of Northwes 54.40 54.19
25.36 54.19 (28.83)
5 Preston Lin 18 Spartan Aquatic- 54.62 54.40
25.44 54.40 (28.96)
6 Ryan Malicki 17 Carmel Swim Club 54.59 54.42
25.24 54.42 (29.18)
7 Ethan Schwab 16 Birmingham 'Y' B 54.47 54.43
25.71 54.43 (28.72)
8 Wyatt Porch 15 Bolles School Sh 54.66 54.94
25.46 54.94 (29.48)
The final individual event of the day, the men’s 100 back, went to Zionsville’s Will Modglin in a blowout. Modglin touched in 45.90, almost a second ahead of Firestone’s Jonny Marshall (46.87), while McCallie’s Sam Powe was third (47.09).
1 Will Modglin 17 Zionsville Swim- 46.70 45.90
22.40 45.90 (23.50)
2 Jonny Marshall 17 Firestone Akron- 47.41 46.87
22.35 46.87 (24.52)
3 Sam Powe 17 McCallie / GPS A 47.43 47.09
22.61 47.09 (24.48)
4 Hudson Williams 16 New Albany Aquat 46.88 47.20
22.83 47.20 (24.37)
5 Owen McDonald 17 Dynamo Swim Club 47.65 47.21
23.13 47.21 (24.08)
6 Tommy Janton 17 Western YMCA Wah 47.59 47.31
22.69 47.31 (24.62)
7 Daniel Diehl 16 YMCA of Cumberla 47.13 47.39
22.49 47.39 (24.90)
8 Carl Bloebaum 18 Mason Manta Rays 47.80 48.14
23.32 48.14 (24.82)
Carmel won the women’s 200 free relay with Meghan Christman, Gretchen Lueking, Kitchel and Shackell, who finished in 1:30.78.
1 Carmel Swim Club-IN 'A' 3:20.75 1:30.78
1) Meghan Christman 17 2) Gretchen Lueking 18
3) Devon Kitchel 17 4) Alex Shackell 15
23.08 46.21 (23.13)
1:08.78 (22.57) 1:30.78 (22.00)
2 Phoenix Swimming-NE 'A' 3:20.88 1:31.47
1) Michaela Chokureva 17 2) Alexis Martino 17
3) Caroline McCurdy 17 4) Malia Amuan 17
22.93 45.93 (23.00)
1:08.74 (22.81) 1:31.47 (22.73)
3 New Albany Aquat-OH 'A' 3:22.98 1:32.34
1) Martina Peroni 18 2) Carly Meeting 17
3) Kiah Smith 17 4) Ava Lachey 17
23.14 46.17 (23.03)
1:09.02 (22.85) 1:32.34 (23.32)
Bolles picked up the win in the men’s 200 free relay with Andres Dupond Cabrera, Drew Salls, Tucker Peterson and Heck clocking 1:20.34. Salls had the fastest split with his 19.63, while Nelson anchored in 19.40 for second-place SwimMAC.
1 Bolles School Sh-FL 'A' 2:58.86 1:20.34
1) *Andres Dupont Cabrera 18 2) Drew Salls 17
3) Tucker Peterson 17 4) Will Heck 17
20.18 39.81 (19.63)
1:00.16 (20.35) 1:20.34 (20.18)
2 SwimMAC Carolina-NC 'A' 2:59.00 1:20.49
1) Logan Zucker 18 2) Tiesyn Harris 17
3) Cam Abaqueta 18 4) Baylor Nelson 18
20.50 40.60 (20.10)
1:01.09 (20.49) 1:20.49 (19.40)
3 New Albany Aquat-OH 'A' 2:59.71 1:20.67
1) Brady McInerney 17 2) Chase Swearingen 16
3) Hudson Williams 16 4) Spencer Aurnou-Rhees 17
20.57 40.66 (20.09)
1:00.47 (19.81) 1:20.67 (20.20)
