Katharine Berkoff, Michael Chadwick Open Greensboro With 50 Free Wins; Speedo Sectional Winners
The 2021 Speedo Sectionals kicked off on Thursday across the country with six meets.
The meets that opened on July 15 were in Lenexa, Kansas; Greensboro, North Carolina; Fullerton, California; Roseville, California; Geneva, Ohio and Austin, Texas (Western Region).
The Greensboro meet is the 2021 ESSZ Summer Long Course Championship. Katharine Berkoff won the 50 free in Greensboro at 25.64, ahead of NC State teammate Kylee Alons (25.73). Michael Chadwick won the men’s 50 free in 22.59.
In Fullerton, Laticia Transom of USC opened the meet with a win in the 100 freestyle in 56.63.
Not every sectional had the same event schedule, so here is a breakdown of the event winners from the first day of sectionals across the country.
Speedo Sectionals Winners:
Women’s 100 freestyle
Fullerton: Laticia Transom, 56.63
Austin: Zara Zallen, 56.51
Roseville: Ella Mazurek, 56.63
Men’s 100 freestyle
Fullerton: Jack Kirby, 52.26
Austin: Quintin McCarty, 50.38
Roseville: Leon MacAlister, 50.10
Women’s 200 breaststroke
Fullerton: Kelly Praiwira, 2:37.90
Austin: Katherine Adams, 2:31.94
Geneva: Andrew Fischer, 2:35.04
Roseville: Ana Adame, 2:32.96
Men’s 200 breaststroke
Fullerton: Ben Dillard, 2:16.28
Austin: Marco Nosack, 2:18.54
Geneva: Richard Kurlich, 2:18.52
Roseville: Michael, Dulay, 2:18.32
Women’s 200 butterfly
Fullerton: Halladay Kinsey, 2:17.51
Austin: Lucerne Bell, 2:14.26
Greensboro: Bailey Bonnett, 2:14.46
Roseville: Ashlyn Fiorilli, 2:15.26
Men’s 200 butterfly
Fullerton: Izaiah Trevino-Lozano, 2:05.47
Austin: Diego Nosack, 2:01.45
Greensboro: Mason Wilby, 1:57.69
Roseville: Rick Mihm, 2:02.76
Women’s 200 Back
Geneva: Kyra Sommerstad, 2:15.40
Men’s 200 Back
Geneva: Thomas Watkins, 2:02.28
Women’s 50 Free
Geneva: Amy Fulmer, 25.77
Greensboro: Katharine Berkoff, 25.64
Men’s 50 Free
Geneva: Semeuede Andreis, 22.80
Greensboro: Michael Chadwick, 22.59
Women’s 200 IM
Greensboro: Gillian Davey, 2:14.23
Men’s 200 IM
Greensboro: Kyle Barker, 2:03.11
More on Michael Chadwick here.