Katie Meili cruised to a 1:06.56 in prelims of the women’s 100-meter breast to secure the top seed heading into finals at USA Nationals. Meili, who trains with SwimMAC in North Carolina, entered the meet with a 1:05.64 with over a one-second lead on the closest competitor. This morning, she swam a controlled race and still wound up 1.48 second ahead of the closest finisher.
Meili: 31.35/35.21
Australia’s Jessica Hansen jumped two spots to take second place in prelims with a 1:08.04. Lilly King (1:08.16), Laura Sogar (1:08.21), Bridget Blood (1:08.26), Sarah Haase (1:08.32), Andrea Cottrell (1:08.48), and Emma Reaney (1:08.54) are all clustered together in the top eight.
Emma Schoettmer just missed making the top heat with her 1:08.62. A slower first 50 (32.55) plagued her against Reaney. Georgia Bohl took tenth in 1:08.64. Bethany Galat (1:08.78), Molly Hannis (1:08.82), Miranda Tucker (1:08.86), Haley Spencer (1:08.90), Franko Jonker (1:09.23), and Lindsey Horejsi round out the consolation final heat.
2015 USA Swimming Long Course Summer Nationals: Live Results – Results
