Breeja Larson Wins Two, Young Talent Abounds at 2018 Speedo Sectionals in Phoenix
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The first evening of finals for the 2018 Speedo Sectionals stop in Phoenix, Arizona kicked off last night at the home of Phoenix Swim Club. Events included the 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke, 200 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay, and 1000 freestyle.
Breeja Larson won two events, the women’s 100 freestyle and the women’s 200 breaststroke. Young talent abounded at the meet, with many swimmers earning Junior National A cuts.
At the end of night one of competition, Scottsdale Aquatic Club sits in first place atop team rankings with 990 points, followed by Mesa Aquatics Club with 624, and host Phoenix Swim Club with 602.
Women’s 100 Free
Breeja Larson, representing NYAC, took the 100-yard freestyle title ahead of Scottsdale Aquatics youngsters Claire Grover and Greer Pattison. Larson touched in 49.21 to top second-place Grover’s time of 49.62. Both were Junior Nationals A cuts. 15-year-old Pattison was third in 50.78, a Junior Nationals B-cut.
Mesa Aquatics Club’s Kyla Yetter was fourth with a 51.03, followed by Kalli Fama of Rio Salado Swim Club in 51.40 for fifth place.
Olivia McPherson of Laramie Swim Club‘s time of 51.45 was good for sixth place, just 0.01 ahead of seventh-place Morgan Cramm-Tamisiea of Tucson Ford in 51.46. Audrey McDonald of Park City Swimming finished eighth in 52.42, off her prelims time of 51.82.
Event 1 Women 100 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= SEC: $ 47.28 3/2013 Missy Frankin, STAR-CO 48.89 NAT 49.69 JR-A 50.99 JR-B 52.19 FUTR Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === Championship Final === 1 Larson, Breeja 25 NYAC-MR 49.67 49.21 JR-A 32 23.53 49.21 (25.68) 2 Grover, Claire 17 Scottsdale Aquat 50.29 49.62 JR-A 28 23.91 49.62 (25.71) 3 Pattison, Greer 15 Scottsdale Aquat 51.58 50.78 JR-B 27 24.58 50.78 (26.20) 4 Yetter, Kyla M 16 Mesa Aquatics Cl 51.16 51.03 FUTR 26 24.69 51.03 (26.34) 5 Fama, Kalli M 16 Rio Salado Swim- 51.76 51.40 FUTR 25 24.90 51.40 (26.50) 6 McPherson, Oliv 16 Laramie Swim Clu 52.01 51.45 FUTR 24 24.63 51.45 (26.82) 7 Cramm-Tamisiea, 18 Tucson Ford Deal 51.95 51.46 FUTR 23 24.90 51.46 (26.56) 8 McDonald, Audre 16 Park City Swimmi 51.82 52.42 22 24.98 52.42 (27.44)
Men’s 100 Free
The top four finishers in the men’s 100-yard freestyle all earned Junior Nats B-cuts, with Lucas Farrar of Lake Country Swim Team topping the field in a 44.86. Farrar was the only competitor under 45 flat, as Saint Louis University’s Grant Gamroth was second in 45.04. Jadan Nabor of YMCA Westside Silver Fins nabbed the bronze with a 45.25.
Christopher Allen of Mesa Aquatics Club was fourth in 45.60, under the B cut of 45.79. Fifth place went to Parker Hughes of Scottsdale Aquatic Club in 46.06, followed closely by sixth-place Henry Lucco of Una Oca in 46.08.
Anthony Frakes of host team Phoenix Swim Club (46.10) and Jared Shaw of Sahuarita Stingrays (46.29) rounded out the top eight finishers in the event.
Event 2 Men 100 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= SEC: $ 42.32 3/2013 Tyler Messerschmidt, SAC-AZ 43.09 NAT 44.39 JR-A 45.79 JR-B 46.69 FUTR Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === Championship Final === 1 Farrar, Lucas E 17 Lake Country Swi 44.90 44.86 JR-B 32 21.23 44.86 (23.63) 2 Gamroth, Grant 21 Unattached-AZ 45.25 45.04 JR-B 28 21.65 45.04 (23.39) 3 Nabor, Jadan M 16 YMCA Westside Si 45.27 45.25 JR-B 27 21.75 45.25 (23.50) 4 Allen, Christop 17 Mesa Aquatics Cl 45.65 45.60 JR-B 26 21.96 45.60 (23.64) 5 Hughes, Parker 16 Scottsdale Aquat 46.04 46.06 FUTR 25 21.95 46.06 (24.11) 6 Lucco, Henry W 17 Una Oca-PN 46.21 46.08 FUTR 24 22.42 46.08 (23.66) 7 Frakes, Anthony 18 Phoenix Swim Clu 46.26 46.10 FUTR 23 21.82 46.10 (24.28) 8 Shaw, Jared A 19 Sahuarita Stingr 46.25 46.29 FUTR 22 22.02 46.29 (24.27)
Women’s 200 Breaststroke
Larson claimed her second title of the meet in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke. Her time of 2:04.76 blew away the competition of young swimmers; 13-year-old Mary Codevilla of Flatiron Athletic Club touched second in 2:12.08, followed by her teammate and fellow 13-year-old Chase Davison in 2:12.11 for the bronze. Both young women earned Junior Nationals A-cuts.
Katie McBratney of Pitchfork Aquatics also snuck in under the A-cut mark with a 2:15.01 for fourth place. Haley Mayhew of Flying Fish Arizona Swim Team earned fifth-place honors with her time of 2:15.54, while Riley Courtney of Scottsdale Aquatic Club touched sixth with a 2:15.81.
Abigail Maoz of Tigard Tualatin Swim Club put up a 2:20.30 for seventh, followed by Gaby Tellez of Scottsdale Aquatic Club in 2:20.99 for eighth place in the top heat.
Event 3 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= SEC: $ 2:06.24 3/2018 Zoe Bartel, FAST-CO 2:11.69 NAT 2:15.49 JR-A 2:19.79 JR-B 2:23.09 FUTR Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === Championship Final === 1 Larson, Breeja 25 NYAC-MR 2:07.76 2:04.76$NAT 32 28.70 59.79 (31.09) 1:31.47 (31.68) 2:04.76 (33.29) 2 Codevilla, Mary 13 Flatiron Athleti 2:15.49 2:12.08 JR-A 28 30.30 1:03.69 (33.39) 1:37.93 (34.24) 2:12.08 (34.15) 3 Davison, Chase 13 Flatiron Athleti 2:14.24 2:12.11 JR-A 27 30.31 1:03.86 (33.55) 1:37.85 (33.99) 2:12.11 (34.26) 4 McBratney, Kati 17 Pitchfork Aquati 2:18.29 2:15.01 JR-A 26 30.52 1:04.21 (33.69) 1:39.41 (35.20) 2:15.01 (35.60) 5 Mayhew, Haley L 17 Flying Fish Ariz 2:16.46 2:15.54 JR-B 25 31.18 1:05.22 (34.04) 1:40.01 (34.79) 2:15.54 (35.53) 6 Courtney, Riley 15 Scottsdale Aquat 2:15.69 2:15.81 JR-B 24 30.97 1:05.16 (34.19) 1:40.50 (35.34) 2:15.81 (35.31) 7 Maoz, Abigail T 14 Tigard Tualatin- 2:18.63 2:20.30 FUTR 23 32.01 1:07.44 (35.43) 1:43.92 (36.48) 2:20.30 (36.38) 8 Tellez, Gabriel 18 Scottsdale Aquat 2:18.84 2:20.99 FUTR 22 31.94 1:06.93 (34.99) 1:43.25 (36.32) 2:20.99 (37.74)
Men’s 200 Breaststroke
Former ASU swimmer Thibault Capitaine, swimming for Scottsdale Aquatic Club, won the men’s 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:58.52. Teammates Jarod Arroyo and Juan Jose Garcia Mesa of Pitchfork Aquatic Club both dipped under the 2:00.00 mark as well, with Arroyo earning the silver in 1:59.47, and Garcia Mesa the bronze in 1:59.48. Fourth place went to Patrick Schramm of Phoenix Swim Club in 2:03.46.
Daniel Chevere of Pitchfork Aquatic Club was fifth in 2:03.71, followed by teammate Morgan Toro with a 2:04.30 for sixth.
Evan Schaeffer of Mesa Aquatics Club rounded out the top heat in seventh place with a 2:06.09, as seventh-seed Denton Anderson of Hilltop Aquatic Club was disqualified.
Event 4 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= SEC: $ 1:51.69 3/2018 Daniel Roy, KING-PN 1:58.29 NAT 2:01.19 JR-A 2:05.89 JR-B 2:08.59 FUTR Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === Championship Final === 1 Capitaine, Thib 24 Scottsdale Aquat 1:59.49 1:58.52 JR-A 32 26.90 57.04 (30.14) 1:27.65 (30.61) 1:58.52 (30.87) 2 Arroyo, Jarod A 17 Pitchfork Aquati 2:00.47 1:59.47 JR-A 28 26.98 56.97 (29.99) 1:27.91 (30.94) 1:59.47 (31.56) 3 Garcia Mesa, Ju 25 Pitchfork Aquati 2:01.88 1:59.48 JR-A 27 27.46 58.00 (30.54) 1:28.60 (30.60) 1:59.48 (30.88) 4 Schramm, Patric 18 Phoenix Swim Clu 2:03.12 2:03.46 JR-B 26 28.18 59.52 (31.34) 1:31.13 (31.61) 2:03.46 (32.33) 5 Chevere, Daniel 17 Pitchfork Aquati 2:04.43 2:03.71 JR-B 25 28.43 59.29 (30.86) 1:31.31 (32.02) 2:03.71 (32.40) 6 Toro, Morgan A 20 Pitchfork Aquati 2:05.57 2:04.30 JR-B 24 28.33 59.86 (31.53) 1:31.72 (31.86) 2:04.30 (32.58) 7 Schaeffer, Evan 18 Mesa Aquatics Cl 2:06.79 2:06.09 FUTR 23 28.13 59.85 (31.72) 1:32.73 (32.88) 2:06.09 (33.36) -- Anderson, Dento 18 Hilltop Aquatic- 2:05.77 DQ 27.51 58.70 (31.19) 1:31.32 (32.62) DQ (32.18)
Women’s 200 Backstroke
14-year-old Kennedy Noble of YMCA Westside Silver Fins won the women’s 200-yard backstroke in dominant fashion, dropping two seconds from her prelims time to finish in 1:57.54, a Junior Nationals A cut. Second place went to Rachel Butler of Cottonwood Heights Swim Team in 1:58.69, and third to Katey Lewicki of RallySport Aquatics in 1:58.90.
Sydney Carlson of Phoenix Swim Club just missed the 2:00.00 barrier, finishing fourth in 2:00.32. Fifth place went to Kara Church of Scottsdale Aquatic Club in 2:00.38, while Pattison dropped over two seconds from her prelims swim to finish in 2:00.76 for sixth place.
Mya Drost-Parra of Flatiron Athletic Club touched in 2:01.37 for seventh, while Phoenix’s Kaitlyn McCoy, who had come in as the third seed after prelims, put up an eighth-place swim of 2:01.47.
Event 5 Women 200 Yard Backstroke ========================================================================= SEC: $ 1:48.42 3/2013 Missy Franklin, STAR-CO 1:55.39 NAT 1:57.69 JR-A 2:01.29 JR-B 2:05.79 FUTR Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === Championship Final === 1 Noble, Kennedy 14 YMCA Westside Si 1:59.49 1:57.54 JR-A 32 27.92 57.63 (29.71) 1:27.65 (30.02) 1:57.54 (29.89) 2 Butler, Rachel 17 Cottonwood Heigh 1:59.67 1:58.69 JR-B 28 28.40 58.20 (29.80) 1:28.17 (29.97) 1:58.69 (30.52) 3 Lewicki, Katey 16 RallySport Aquat 2:01.41 1:58.90 JR-B 27 27.57 57.39 (29.82) 1:27.79 (30.40) 1:58.90 (31.11) 4 Carlson, Sydney 17 Phoenix Swim Clu 2:00.38 2:00.32 JR-B 26 28.95 59.46 (30.51) 1:30.01 (30.55) 2:00.32 (30.31) 5 Church, Kara J 15 Scottsdale Aquat 2:01.79 2:00.38 JR-B 25 28.39 58.83 (30.44) 1:29.94 (31.11) 2:00.38 (30.44) 6 Pattison, Greer 15 Scottsdale Aquat 2:03.33 2:00.76 JR-B 24 27.38 57.71 (30.33) 1:29.40 (31.69) 2:00.76 (31.36) 7 Drost-Parra, My 17 Flatiron Athleti 2:02.62 2:01.37 FUTR 23 28.74 59.42 (30.68) 1:30.72 (31.30) 2:01.37 (30.65) 8 McCoy, Kaitlyn 18 Phoenix Swim Clu 1:59.72 2:01.47 FUTR 22 28.09 57.87 (29.78) 1:29.16 (31.29) 2:01.47 (32.31)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
University of Florida alum Yoelvis Pedrada, representing RallySport Aquatic Club, took the men’s 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:48.87, a two and a half second drop from prelims. He had been sixth heading into prelims, but had a great third 50 split to take the win.
Mateja Milovanovic of Phoenix Swim Club and Joshua Ries of Hilltop Aquatic Club also dipped under the 1:50.00 mark to improve their places, with Milovanovic touching second in 1:49.21, and Ries in 1:49.94.
Devin Bunnell of Hilltop Aquatic Club touched fourth in 1:50.16, followed by fifth-place Andrew Nixdorf of Lake Country Swim Team in 1:51.43.
Dylan Edge of Desert Thunder Aquatics finished in 1:51.61, which bumped him up from eighth to sixth. William Newman of Flying Fish Arizona Swim Team (1:52.25) and Maxwell Deyoung of Laramie Swim Club (1:53.17) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.
Jordan Tiffany of Hilltop Aquatic Club dropped over two seconds to win the consolation final in a notable 1:49.83.
Event 6 Men 200 Yard Backstroke ========================================================================= SEC: $ 1:42.21 3/2015 Patrick Mulcare, THSC-OR 1:44.79 NAT 1:47.99 JR-A 1:50.69 JR-B 1:53.59 FUTR Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === Championship Final === 1 Pedraza, Yoelvi 30 RallySport Aquat 1:51.16 1:48.87 JR-B 32 25.90 53.11 (27.21) 1:21.03 (27.92) 1:48.87 (27.84) 2 Milovanovic, Ma 15 Phoenix Swim Clu 1:50.67 1:49.21 JR-B 28 25.70 53.13 (27.43) 1:21.46 (28.33) 1:49.21 (27.75) 3 Ries, Joshua O 18 Hilltop Aquatic- 1:50.08 1:49.94 JR-B 27 25.34 53.13 (27.79) 1:21.87 (28.74) 1:49.94 (28.07) 4 Bunnell, Devin 17 Hilltop Aquatic- 1:49.74 1:50.16 JR-B 26 25.43 52.79 (27.36) 1:21.04 (28.25) 1:50.16 (29.12) 5 Nixdorf, Andrew 17 Lake Country Swi 1:50.73 1:51.43 FUTR 25 26.06 53.75 (27.69) 1:22.35 (28.60) 1:51.43 (29.08) 6 Edge, Dylan 16 Desert Thunder A 1:51.99 1:51.61 FUTR 24 26.48 54.48 (28.00) 1:22.99 (28.51) 1:51.61 (28.62) 7 Newman, William 18 Flying Fish Ariz 1:50.89 1:52.25 FUTR 23 25.51 53.62 (28.11) 1:22.83 (29.21) 1:52.25 (29.42) 8 Deyoung, Maxwel 15 Laramie Swim Clu 1:51.34 1:53.17 FUTR 22 25.50 53.51 (28.01) 1:23.16 (29.65) 1:53.17 (30.01)
Women’s 200 Butterfly
Mikayla Seigal of Flatiron Athletic Club was the only woman to dip under the 2:00.00 mark in the women’s 200-yard butterfly, touching in a quick 1:59.88, just off the Junior Nationals A cut. Behind her was Haley Benjamin of Durango Swim Club in 2:02.32, followed by third-place Olivia Grossklaus of Mesa Aquatics Club in 2:02.63.
Fourth place went to Destiny Kling of Pitchfork Aquatic Club in 2:02.73, followed by teammate Sydney Chun in 2:02.79. Sydney Carlson of Phoenix Swim Club was just behind in sixth with a 2:02.89.
Gabby Lizzul of Scottsdale Aquatic Club touched in 2:03.71 for seventh, while Lucille Matheson of Flatiron Athletic Club rounded out the top heat with an eighth-place time of 2:03.79.
Event 7 Women 200 Yard Butterfly ========================================================================= SEC: $ 1:55.50 3/2013 Michelle Cefal, THSC-OR 1:57.79 NAT 1:59.39 JR-A 2:03.29 JR-B 2:06.19 FUTR Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === Championship Final === 1 Seigal, Mikayla 16 Flatiron Athleti 2:01.71 1:59.88 JR-B 32 27.03 57.26 (30.23) 1:28.42 (31.16) 1:59.88 (31.46) 2 Benjamin, Haley 17 Durango Swim Clu 2:02.45 2:02.32 JR-B 28 27.97 58.69 (30.72) 1:30.09 (31.40) 2:02.32 (32.23) 3 Grossklaus, Oli 17 Mesa Aquatics Cl 2:03.84 2:02.63 JR-B 27 27.90 59.04 (31.14) 1:30.78 (31.74) 2:02.63 (31.85) 4 Kling, Destiny 17 Pitchfork Aquati 2:03.08 2:02.73 JR-B 26 27.84 58.63 (30.79) 1:30.58 (31.95) 2:02.73 (32.15) 5 Chun, Sydney S 15 Pitchfork Aquati 2:01.95 2:02.79 JR-B 25 28.00 58.87 (30.87) 1:30.73 (31.86) 2:02.79 (32.06) 6 Carlson, Sydney 17 Phoenix Swim Clu 2:03.02 2:02.89 JR-B 24 27.98 58.91 (30.93) 1:31.64 (32.73) 2:02.89 (31.25) 7 Lizzul, Gabriel 17 Scottsdale Aquat 2:03.01 2:03.71 FUTR 23 27.44 58.09 (30.65) 1:30.19 (32.10) 2:03.71 (33.52) 8 Matheson, Lucil 15 Flatiron Athleti 2:03.92 2:03.79 FUTR 22 28.04 59.66 (31.62) 1:31.77 (32.11) 2:03.79 (32.02)
Men’s 200 Butterfly
Tigard Tualatin Swim Club’s Benjamin Miller finished almost three seconds ahead of the field in a 1:45.88, a Junior Nationals A-cut by two seconds. He kept his third 50 split under 27.00 to blast ahead of the field and motor into the finish.
Arroyo touched second in 1:48.35, followed by Skyler Younkin of Tri-City Channel Cats in 1:48.82 for third. Lucco was fourth in 1:49.32.
Nabor touched fifth in 1:50.52, followed by Phoenix Swim Club’s Michael Niezgodzki in 1:50.87 for sixth.
Garrett Chance of Pitchfork’s time of 1:51.12 was good for seventh, while Michael Klauss of Scottsdale Aquatic Club put up a 1:51.79 for eighth.
Event 8 Men 200 Yard Butterfly ========================================================================= SEC: $ 1:43.72 3/2015 Mark Jurek, GOLD-AZ 1:45.09 NAT 1:47.89 JR-A 1:51.59 JR-B 1:53.69 FUTR Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === Championship Final === 1 Miller, Benjami 17 Tigard Tualatin- 1:47.26 1:45.88 JR-A 32 24.83 50.90 (26.07) 1:17.87 (26.97) 1:45.88 (28.01) 2 Arroyo, Jarod A 17 Pitchfork Aquati 1:47.96 1:48.35 JR-B 28 24.25 50.94 (26.69) 1:19.06 (28.12) 1:48.35 (29.29) 3 Younkin, Skyler 16 Tri-city Channel 1:50.17 1:48.82 JR-B 27 24.17 51.39 (27.22) 1:19.83 (28.44) 1:48.82 (28.99) 4 Lucco, Henry W 17 Una Oca-PN 1:49.44 1:49.32 JR-B 26 24.18 51.75 (27.57) 1:20.08 (28.33) 1:49.32 (29.24) 5 Nabor, Jadan M 16 YMCA Westside Si 1:49.31 1:50.52 JR-B 25 24.28 52.10 (27.82) 1:20.37 (28.27) 1:50.52 (30.15) 6 Niezgodzki, Mic 18 Phoenix Swim Clu 1:51.81 1:50.87 JR-B 24 24.80 53.06 (28.26) 1:21.48 (28.42) 1:50.87 (29.39) 7 Chance, Garret 18 Pitchfork Aquati 1:50.75 1:51.12 JR-B 23 24.56 52.76 (28.20) 1:21.73 (28.97) 1:51.12 (29.39) 8 Klauss, Michael 17 Scottsdale Aquat 1:49.72 1:51.79 FUTR 22 24.75 52.40 (27.65) 1:21.48 (29.08) 1:51.79 (30.31)
Women’s 1000 Freestyle
Phoenix Swim Club 14-year-old distance ace Mia Rankin took the women’s 1000-yard freestyle title in a Junior Nationals B-cut, touching in 9:58.77. She won the event by almost 12 seconds, as Amanda Zajdzinski of Mesa Aquatics Club finished in 10:10.57 for the silver. Teammate Jessica Lesueur finished next in 10:13.60, followed by fourth-place Karla Lessing of Flatiron Athletic Club in 10:22.22.
Church (1023.59), Alexa Teneyck of Scottsdale Aquatic Club (10:24.10), Cameron Daniell of Mesa Aquatics Club (10:24.36), and Mackenzie Leblanc of Scottsdale Aquatic Club (10:24.95) also placed in the top eight finishers of the event.
Event 11 Women 1000 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= SEC: $ 9:34.55 3/2011 Bonnie Brandon, MACS-CO 9:48.09 NAT 9:56.79 JR-A 10:03.59 JR-B 10:20.49 FUTR Name Age Team Seed Finals Points ========================================================================= 1 Rankin, Mia T 14 Phoenix Swim Clu 10:10.74 9:58.77 JR-B 32 27.60 57.70 (30.10) 1:27.98 (30.28) 1:58.47 (30.49) 2:29.00 (30.53) 2:59.58 (30.58) 3:30.19 (30.61) 4:00.83 (30.64) 4:31.27 (30.44) 5:01.68 (30.41) 5:31.58 (29.90) 6:01.58 (30.00) 6:31.56 (29.98) 7:01.10 (29.54) 7:30.56 (29.46) 8:00.28 (29.72) 8:30.32 (30.04) 9:00.17 (29.85) 9:29.68 (29.51) 9:58.77 (29.09) 2 Zajdzinski, Ama 15 Mesa Aquatics Cl 10:20.28 10:10.57 FUTR 28 27.41 56.72 (29.31) 1:26.82 (30.10) 1:57.42 (30.60) 2:28.65 (31.23) 2:59.36 (30.71) 3:30.07 (30.71) 4:01.08 (31.01) 4:31.90 (30.82) 5:02.93 (31.03) 5:33.68 (30.75) 6:04.66 (30.98) 6:35.98 (31.32) 7:07.22 (31.24) 7:37.85 (30.63) 8:08.62 (30.77) 8:39.36 (30.74) 9:10.75 (31.39) 9:41.16 (30.41) 10:10.57 (29.41) 3 Lesueur, Jessic 16 Mesa Aquatics Cl 10:22.00 10:13.60 FUTR 27 27.87 57.84 (29.97) 1:28.32 (30.48) 1:58.99 (30.67) 2:29.71 (30.72) 3:00.41 (30.70) 3:31.18 (30.77) 4:02.06 (30.88) 4:32.71 (30.65) 5:03.32 (30.61) 5:34.07 (30.75) 6:04.73 (30.66) 6:35.62 (30.89) 7:06.63 (31.01) 7:37.73 (31.10) 8:09.03 (31.30) 8:40.28 (31.25) 9:11.54 (31.26) 9:43.00 (31.46) 10:13.60 (30.60) 4 Lessing, Karla 14 Flatiron Athleti 10:26.84 10:22.22 26 27.32 57.91 (30.59) 1:28.99 (31.08) 2:00.18 (31.19) 2:31.28 (31.10) 3:02.34 (31.06) 3:33.73 (31.39) 4:05.43 (31.70) 4:36.98 (31.55) 5:08.92 (31.94) 5:39.45 (30.53) 6:10.37 (30.92) 6:42.27 (31.90) 7:13.80 (31.53) 7:45.58 (31.78) 8:17.43 (31.85) 8:48.46 (31.03) 9:20.39 (31.93) 9:51.96 (31.57) 10:22.22 (30.26) 5 Church, Kara J 15 Scottsdale Aquat 10:19.40 10:23.59 25 27.72 58.25 (30.53) 1:29.13 (30.88) 2:00.13 (31.00) 2:31.05 (30.92) 3:01.90 (30.85) 3:33.06 (31.16) 4:04.17 (31.11) 4:35.33 (31.16) 5:06.47 (31.14) 5:37.94 (31.47) 6:09.38 (31.44) 6:41.22 (31.84) 7:13.06 (31.84) 7:44.87 (31.81) 8:16.70 (31.83) 8:48.63 (31.93) 9:20.51 (31.88) 9:52.50 (31.99) 10:23.59 (31.09) 6 Teneyck, Alexa 17 Scottsdale Aquat 10:30.48 10:24.10 24 28.51 58.58 (30.07) 1:29.32 (30.74) 2:00.39 (31.07) 2:31.69 (31.30) 3:02.86 (31.17) 3:34.06 (31.20) 4:05.53 (31.47) 4:36.97 (31.44) 5:08.42 (31.45) 5:39.99 (31.57) 6:11.44 (31.45) 6:42.90 (31.46) 7:14.51 (31.61) 7:46.13 (31.62) 8:18.03 (31.90) 8:50.08 (32.05) 9:21.87 (31.79) 9:53.41 (31.54) 10:24.10 (30.69) 7 Daniell, Camero 15 Mesa Aquatics Cl 10:42.41 10:24.36 23 28.21 57.97 (29.76) 1:28.48 (30.51) 1:59.49 (31.01) 2:30.66 (31.17) 3:02.06 (31.40) 3:33.64 (31.58) 4:05.31 (31.67) 4:36.87 (31.56) 5:08.69 (31.82) 5:40.34 (31.65) 6:12.20 (31.86) 6:44.06 (31.86) 7:15.62 (31.56) 7:47.40 (31.78) 8:18.94 (31.54) 8:50.66 (31.72) 9:22.36 (31.70) 9:53.90 (31.54) 10:24.36 (30.46) 8 Leblanc, Macken 15 Scottsdale Aquat 10:30.97 10:24.95 22 28.24 58.66 (30.42) 1:29.66 (31.00) 2:00.85 (31.19) 2:32.12 (31.27) 3:03.59 (31.47) 3:35.02 (31.43) 4:06.63 (31.61) 4:38.31 (31.68) 5:09.92 (31.61) 5:41.55 (31.63) 6:13.09 (31.54) 6:44.75 (31.66) 7:16.49 (31.74) 7:48.30 (31.81) 8:20.16 (31.86) 8:51.70 (31.54) 9:23.27 (31.57) 9:54.70 (31.43) 10:24.95 (30.25)
Men’s 1000 Freestyle
Riley Babson of Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics took the title in the men’s 1000-yard freestyle with a 9:19.73, a 20-second drop from his seed time. Second place went to Ellis Bohon of Scottsdale Aquatic Club in 9:20.65. The race was close, with Bohon almost bringing it back on the last 100, but Babson’s great first half was too big a gap to close.
Alexis Soto of Pitchfork Aquatic Club finished third in 9:28.42, followed by Mason Romantic of Boulder City Henderson Swim Team in 9:33.91 for fourth.
Darwin Anderson of Cache Valley Marlins (9:35.78), Marvin Schwickert of Scottsdale Aquatic Club (9:38.60), William Bansberg of Scottsdale (9:41.47), and Caleb Apodaca of Olympic Cascade Aquatics (9:43.07) also placed in the top eight.
Event 12 Men 1000 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= SEC: $ 8:59.64 3/2018 Ethan Heasley, HHST-OR 9:04.99 NAT 9:13.19 JR-A 9:25.49 JR-B 9:34.29 FUTR Name Age Team Seed Finals Points ========================================================================= 1 Babson, Riley O 16 Tucson Ford Deal 9:39.54 9:19.73 JR-B 32 25.11 52.31 (27.20) 1:19.83 (27.52) 1:47.69 (27.86) 2:15.56 (27.87) 2:43.51 (27.95) 3:11.81 (28.30) 3:39.88 (28.07) 4:08.57 (28.69) 4:37.03 (28.46) 5:05.47 (28.44) 5:33.82 (28.35) 6:02.03 (28.21) 6:30.57 (28.54) 6:59.31 (28.74) 7:27.93 (28.62) 7:56.29 (28.36) 8:24.65 (28.36) 8:52.74 (28.09) 9:19.73 (26.99) 2 Bohon, Ellis G 15 Scottsdale Aquat 9:37.72 9:20.65 JR-B 28 26.05 54.26 (28.21) 1:22.71 (28.45) 1:51.23 (28.52) 2:19.91 (28.68) 2:48.58 (28.67) 3:17.20 (28.62) 3:45.76 (28.56) 4:14.13 (28.37) 4:42.49 (28.36) 5:10.75 (28.26) 5:38.91 (28.16) 6:07.10 (28.19) 6:35.26 (28.16) 7:03.23 (27.97) 7:31.08 (27.85) 7:59.13 (28.05) 8:27.14 (28.01) 8:54.37 (27.23) 9:20.65 (26.28) 3 Soto, Alexis J 18 Pitchfork Aquati 9:34.83 9:28.42 FUTR 27 24.80 52.08 (27.28) 1:19.80 (27.72) 1:47.79 (27.99) 2:16.14 (28.35) 2:44.69 (28.55) 3:13.15 (28.46) 3:41.82 (28.67) 4:10.51 (28.69) 4:39.30 (28.79) 5:07.98 (28.68) 5:36.70 (28.72) 6:05.41 (28.71) 6:34.12 (28.71) 7:03.18 (29.06) 7:32.18 (29.00) 8:01.33 (29.15) 8:30.54 (29.21) 8:59.63 (29.09) 9:28.42 (28.79) 4 Romantic, Mason 16 Boulder City Hen 9:44.45 9:33.91 FUTR 26 26.05 54.11 (28.06) 1:22.45 (28.34) 1:51.00 (28.55) 2:19.41 (28.41) 2:48.16 (28.75) 3:16.55 (28.39) 3:45.02 (28.47) 4:13.83 (28.81) 4:42.39 (28.56) 5:11.32 (28.93) 5:40.42 (29.10) 6:09.58 (29.16) 6:38.61 (29.03) 7:07.99 (29.38) 7:37.25 (29.26) 8:06.93 (29.68) 8:36.31 (29.38) 9:05.47 (29.16) 9:33.91 (28.44) 5 Anderson, Darwi 16 Cache Valley Mar 9:39.40 9:35.78 25 24.86 53.12 (28.26) 1:22.11 (28.99) 1:50.84 (28.73) 2:19.51 (28.67) 2:48.44 (28.93) 3:16.72 (28.28) 3:45.65 (28.93) 4:14.78 (29.13) 4:43.94 (29.16) 5:13.31 (29.37) 5:42.29 (28.98) 6:11.87 (29.58) 6:41.11 (29.24) 7:10.24 (29.13) 7:39.38 (29.14) 8:08.59 (29.21) 8:38.02 (29.43) 9:07.60 (29.58) 9:35.78 (28.18) 6 Schwickert, Mar 15 Scottsdale Aquat 9:48.53 9:38.60 24 26.32 54.92 (28.60) 1:23.51 (28.59) 1:52.37 (28.86) 2:21.63 (29.26) 2:50.99 (29.36) 3:19.93 (28.94) 3:48.56 (28.63) 4:17.89 (29.33) 4:46.91 (29.02) 5:15.88 (28.97) 5:44.99 (29.11) 6:14.14 (29.15) 6:43.28 (29.14) 7:12.34 (29.06) 7:41.80 (29.46) 8:11.49 (29.69) 8:41.02 (29.53) 9:10.38 (29.36) 9:38.60 (28.22) 7 Bansberg, Willi 14 Scottsdale Aquat 9:42.08 9:41.47 23 25.86 54.00 (28.14) 1:23.10 (29.10) 1:52.17 (29.07) 2:21.37 (29.20) 2:50.45 (29.08) 3:19.53 (29.08) 3:48.91 (29.38) 4:18.38 (29.47) 4:47.84 (29.46) 5:17.36 (29.52) 5:46.82 (29.46) 6:16.30 (29.48) 6:45.73 (29.43) 7:15.41 (29.68) 7:44.99 (29.58) 8:14.57 (29.58) 8:44.10 (29.53) 9:13.20 (29.10) 9:41.47 (28.27) 8 Apodaca, Caleb 15 Olympic Cascade- 9:44.01 9:43.07 22 26.05 54.17 (28.12) 1:22.47 (28.30) 1:51.18 (28.71) 2:19.91 (28.73) 2:48.49 (28.58) 3:17.46 (28.97) 3:46.31 (28.85) 4:15.79 (29.48) 4:45.64 (29.85) 5:15.64 (30.00) 5:45.42 (29.78) 6:15.35 (29.93) 6:44.84 (29.49) 7:14.44 (29.60) 7:44.23 (29.79) 8:13.86 (29.63) 8:44.04 (30.18) 9:13.99 (29.95) 9:43.07 (29.08)
Women’s 800 Freestyle Relay
Scottsdale Aquatic Club’s team of Ashley Strouse, Shae Nicolaisen, Samantha Krew, and Kelly Huffer touched first in the women’s 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 7:28.48 for the win. Yetter, Grossklaus, Lesueur, and Zajdzinski of Mesa Aquatics Club were second in 7:32.04, followed by McBratney, Sasha Gesner, Kling, and Abigail Mawae of Pitchfork Aquatic Club in 7:34.82. All three were Futures cuts.
Bend Swim Club (7:38.37), Rio Salado Swim Club (7:38.78), Flatiron Athletic Club (7:38.94), Phoenix Swim Club (7:40.51), and RallySport Aquatic Club (7:42.29) also placed in the top eight of the competitive event.
Event 9 Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay ================================================================================== SEC: $ 7:14.12 3/2010 STAR, STAR-CO K. Naze, J. Mattern, C. Piehl, M. Franklin 7:36.39 FUTR Team Seed Finals Points ================================================================================== 1 Scottsdale Aquat-AZ 'A' 7:18.56 7:28.48 FUTR 64 1) Strouse, Ashley P 15 2) Nicolaisen, Shae L 17 3) Krew, Samantha N 15 4) Huffer, Kelly S 18 26.33 54.48 (54.48) 1:23.25 (1:23.25) 1:52.27 (1:52.27) 2:18.02 (25.75) 2:46.76 (54.49) 3:16.79 (1:24.52) 3:46.03 (1:53.76) 4:11.92 (25.89) 4:40.19 (54.16) 5:09.73 (1:23.70) 5:40.19 (1:54.16) 6:04.24 (24.05) 6:31.53 (51.34) 6:59.79 (1:19.60) 7:28.48 (1:48.29) 2 Mesa Aquatics Cl-AZ 'A' 7:38.67 7:32.04 FUTR 56 1) Yetter, Kyla M 16 2) Grossklaus, Olivia J 17 3) Lesueur, Jessica M 16 4) Zajdzinski, Amanda K 15 25.95 53.88 (53.88) 1:22.07 (1:22.07) 1:49.96 (1:49.96) 2:15.60 (25.64) 2:43.99 (54.03) 3:13.51 (1:23.55) 3:43.05 (1:53.09) 4:09.20 (26.15) 4:38.28 (55.23) 5:08.15 (1:25.10) 5:37.87 (1:54.82) 6:03.78 (25.91) 6:32.94 (55.07) 7:03.28 (1:25.41) 7:32.04 (1:54.17) 3 Pitchfork Aquati-AZ 'A' 7:34.23 7:34.82 FUTR 54 1) McBratney, Katie L 17 2) Gesner, Sasha S 15 3) Kling, Destiny J 17 4) Mawae, Abigail K 18 26.03 53.81 (53.81) 1:22.09 (1:22.09) 1:50.17 (1:50.17) 2:15.95 (25.78) 2:44.71 (54.54) 3:14.99 (1:24.82) 3:45.76 (1:55.59) 4:11.67 (25.91) 4:39.97 (54.21) 5:08.52 (1:22.76) 5:37.71 (1:51.95) 6:04.03 (26.32) 6:33.27 (55.56) 7:03.96 (1:26.25) 7:34.82 (1:57.11) 4 Bend Swim Club-OR 'A' 7:40.64 7:38.37 52 1) Bartlett, Lydia M 15 2) Brockman, Emily E 17 3) Hyde, Hailey M 18 4) Brady, Emma L 16 26.27 54.74 (54.74) 1:23.90 (1:23.90) 1:53.47 (1:53.47) 2:11.42 (17.95) 2:49.15 (55.68) 3:18.54 (1:25.07) 3:47.77 (1:54.30) 4:14.18 (26.41) 4:43.68 (55.91) 5:13.87 (1:26.10) 5:43.55 (1:55.78) 6:09.69 (26.14) 6:38.52 (54.97) 7:08.53 (1:24.98) 7:38.37 (1:54.82) 5 Rio Salado Swim-AZ 'A' 7:36.71 7:38.78 50 1) Fama, Kalli M 16 2) Stenmark, Charlotte A 15 3) Pedersen, Sophia M 15 4) Treptow, Paige E 14 26.25 54.14 (54.14) 1:22.85 (1:22.85) 1:51.90 (1:51.90) 2:17.47 (25.57) 2:46.34 (54.44) 3:16.36 (1:24.46) 3:46.43 (1:54.53) 4:12.42 (25.99) 4:41.56 (55.13) 5:12.15 (1:25.72) 5:42.90 (1:56.47) 6:08.91 (26.01) 6:37.85 (54.95) 7:08.07 (1:25.17) 7:38.78 (1:55.88) 6 Flatiron Athleti-CO 'A' 7:45.16 7:38.94 48 1) Codevilla, Mary S 13 2) Drost-Parra, Mya H 17 3) Matheson, Lucille A 15 4) Seigal, Mikayla Q 16 26.23 55.21 (55.21) 1:25.07 (1:25.07) 1:54.71 (1:54.71) 2:21.43 (26.72) 2:51.20 (56.49) 3:21.38 (1:26.67) 3:50.80 (1:56.09) 4:16.81 (26.01) 4:45.86 (55.06) 5:15.84 (1:25.04) 5:45.37 (1:54.57) 6:11.14 (25.77) 6:39.85 (54.48) 7:09.43 (1:24.06) 7:38.94 (1:53.57) 7 Phoenix Swim Clu-AZ 'A' 7:38.67 7:40.51 46 1) Fratesi, Isabella C 17 2) Chanin, Ayden M 15 3) Carlson, Sydney E 17 4) McCoy, Kaitlyn R 18 26.71 56.57 (56.57) 1:26.82 (1:26.82) 1:56.47 (1:56.47) 2:22.35 (25.88) 2:51.15 (54.68) 3:20.82 (1:24.35) 3:50.68 (1:54.21) 4:17.27 (26.59) 4:46.99 (56.31) 5:17.00 (1:26.32) 5:46.84 (1:56.16) 6:12.87 (26.03) 6:41.57 (54.73) 7:11.14 (1:24.30) 7:40.51 (1:53.67) 8 RallySport Aquat-CO 'A' 7:43.50 7:42.29 44 1) Vu, Brandi P 17 2) Culberson, Emilia R 16 3) Shaw, Abigail C 16 4) Magill, Meghan R 18 27.31 56.93 (56.93) 1:27.00 (1:27.00) 1:56.80 (1:56.80) 2:22.39 (25.59) 2:50.94 (54.14) 3:21.50 (1:24.70) 3:52.84 (1:56.04) 4:18.74 (25.90) 4:47.58 (54.74) 5:17.80 (1:24.96) 5:48.46 (1:55.62) 6:14.31 (25.85) 6:42.79 (54.33) 7:12.40 (1:23.94) 7:42.29 (1:53.83)
Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay
Pitchfork Aquatic Club’s Arroyo, Archie Spindler, Garrett Chance, and Thomaz Martins put together atime of 6:39.74 to win the men’s 800-yard freestyle relay by almost seven seconds. Second place went to Terry Yang, Dylan Melin, Max Weed, and Stefan Cooley of Scottsdale Aquatic Club in 6:46.52. Third place went to Allen, Brian Rawlinson, Trey McDaniel, and Cason Flygare of Mesa Aquatics Club in 6:48.58.
Phoenix Swim Club (6:53.26), Tucson Ford Dealers (6:56.55), RallySport Aquatic Club (7:01.84), Mesa’s B-team (7:02.68), and Rio Salado Swim Club (7:03.38) rounded out the top eight relay finishers.
Event 10 Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay ================================================================================== SEC: $ 6:34.90 3/2018 THSC, THSC-OR E. Luc, C. Corbeau, M. Nosack, T. Martinez 6:58.59 FUTR Team Seed Finals Points ================================================================================== 1 Pitchfork Aquati-AZ 'A' 6:38.38 6:39.74 FUTR 64 1) Arroyo, Jarod A 17 2) Spindler, Archie J 17 3) Chance, Garret J 18 4) Martins, Thomaz 23 23.15 47.95 (47.95) 1:13.23 (1:13.23) 1:38.92 (1:38.92) 2:01.80 (22.88) 2:26.87 (47.95) 2:52.58 (1:13.66) 3:18.94 (1:40.02) 3:41.63 (22.69) 4:07.78 (48.84) 4:35.28 (1:16.34) 5:01.91 (1:42.97) 5:24.89 (22.98) 5:49.58 (47.67) 6:14.39 (1:12.48) 6:39.74 (1:37.83) 2 Scottsdale Aquat-AZ 'A' 6:43.42 6:46.52 FUTR 56 1) Yang, Terry 17 2) Melin, Dylan R 15 3) Weed, Max J 16 4) Cooley, Stefan V 17 23.96 49.71 (49.71) 1:16.69 (1:16.69) 1:42.47 (1:42.47) 2:06.06 (23.59) 2:31.80 (49.33) 2:57.80 (1:15.33) 3:23.78 (1:41.31) 3:46.13 (22.35) 4:11.94 (48.16) 4:37.99 (1:14.21) 5:04.29 (1:40.51) 5:27.73 (23.44) 5:53.37 (49.08) 6:19.99 (1:15.70) 6:46.52 (1:42.23) 3 Mesa Aquatics Cl-AZ 'A' 6:47.02 6:48.58 FUTR 54 1) Allen, Christopher C 17 2) Rawlinson, Brian R 18 3) McDaniel, Trey R 17 4) Flygare, Cason D 21 23.42 48.64 (48.64) 1:14.74 (1:14.74) 1:40.89 (1:40.89) 2:03.49 (22.60) 2:28.26 (47.37) 2:54.50 (1:13.61) 3:21.90 (1:41.01) 3:45.30 (23.40) 4:11.02 (49.12) 4:38.00 (1:16.10) 5:05.77 (1:43.87) 5:28.44 (22.67) 5:54.41 (48.64) 6:21.32 (1:15.55) 6:48.58 (1:42.81) 4 Phoenix Swim Clu-AZ 'A' 7:04.09 6:53.26 FUTR 52 1) Niezgodzki, Michael R 18 2) Barcinas, Ken A 25 3) Frakes, Anthony M 18 4) Milovanovic, Mateja 15 24.78 50.41 (50.41) 1:16.27 (1:16.27) 1:42.30 (1:42.30) 2:05.41 (23.11) 2:31.37 (49.07) 2:58.08 (1:15.78) 3:24.23 (1:41.93) 3:48.30 (24.07) 4:15.02 (50.79) 4:42.39 (1:18.16) 5:09.77 (1:45.54) 5:32.89 (23.12) 5:59.22 (49.45) 6:26.27 (1:16.50) 6:53.26 (1:43.49) 5 Tucson Ford Deal-AZ 'A' 6:47.95 6:56.55 FUTR 50 1) Zang, Brent C 19 2) Defoor, Bradley K 17 3) Babson, Riley O 16 4) Nations, Grant M 17 23.97 49.75 (49.75) 1:16.27 (1:16.27) 1:42.93 (1:42.93) 2:06.31 (23.38) 2:32.99 (50.06) 3:00.56 (1:17.63) 3:27.91 (1:44.98) 3:51.73 (23.82) 4:17.48 (49.57) 4:44.67 (1:16.76) 5:11.35 (1:43.44) 5:35.60 (24.25) 6:01.88 (50.53) 6:29.41 (1:18.06) 6:56.55 (1:45.20) 6 RallySport Aquat-CO 'A' 7:01.91 7:01.84 48 1) Pedraza, Yoelvis 30 2) Miller, Lukas D 15 3) Stapleton, Luke F 15 4) Davis, Ryan P 18 23.97 50.16 (50.16) 1:17.09 (1:17.09) 1:43.99 (1:43.99) 2:01.38 (17.39) 2:35.11 (51.12) 3:02.80 (1:18.81) 3:30.86 (1:46.87) 3:53.28 (22.42) 4:18.79 (47.93) 4:45.27 (1:14.41) 5:11.76 (1:40.90) 5:34.69 (22.93) 6:01.40 (49.64) 6:30.74 (1:18.98) 7:01.84 (1:50.08) 7 Mesa Aquatics Cl-AZ 'B' 7:07.49 7:02.68 46 1) Browne, Miller D 18 2) Vinz, Nathaniel I 17 3) Benjamin, Kyle J 18 4) Waggoner, Patrick R 17 23.73 49.98 (49.98) 1:18.35 (1:18.35) 1:46.13 (1:46.13) 2:09.99 (23.86) 2:36.16 (50.03) 3:03.99 (1:17.86) 3:31.90 (1:45.77) 3:55.64 (23.74) 4:22.17 (50.27) 4:49.40 (1:17.50) 5:16.64 (1:44.74) 5:40.89 (24.25) 6:07.58 (50.94) 6:34.90 (1:18.26) 7:02.68 (1:46.04) 8 Rio Salado Swim-AZ 'A' 6:56.43 7:03.38 44 1) Quon, Benjamin B 17 2) Bradjan, Alexander B 18 3) Miller, Luke R 15 4) Alvarado, Cristian S 16 23.56 49.74 (49.74) 1:16.79 (1:16.79) 1:43.75 (1:43.75) 2:07.60 (23.85) 2:34.24 (50.49) 3:01.95 (1:18.20) 3:31.41 (1:47.66) 3:55.48 (24.07) 4:22.08 (50.67) 4:49.76 (1:18.35) 5:17.37 (1:45.96) 5:41.06 (23.69) 6:07.86 (50.49) 6:35.94 (1:18.57) 7:03.38 (1:46.01)
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SW – thanks for the write up but could you please correct the men’s 200 backstroke? 15 year old Mateja Milovanovic touched 2nd – not his sister Mihajla 🙂 Thanks.