Michael Andrew. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
In one of the closest events of the meet, Michael Andrew held off a surging Devon Nowicki to win the 100 breast.
Andrew, swimming for Race Pace Club, trailed Nowicki by four hundredths of a second at the turn but hung on to win in 59.79.
Nowicki, from Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics, finished just behind in 1:00.00.
Another teen phenom, Reece Whitley, finished third in 1:00.78.
NCAA champion Ian Finnerty from Indiana was seventh at 1:03.29.
Event 22 Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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World: W 57.13 8/7/2016 Adam Peaty, GBR
American: A 58.64 7/23/2017 Kevin Cordes, USA
U.S. Open: O 58.74 6/30/2017 Kevin Cordes, Unattached-SE
Jr World: J 59.01 8/23/2017 Nicolo Martinenghi, Italy
Pro Swim: P 58.86 2017 Adam Peaty
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Michael Andrew 19 Race Pace Club 1:00.03 59.79 872
r:+0.68 27.47 59.79 (32.32)
2 Devon Nowicki 20 Michigan Lakesho 1:01.02 1:00.00 863
r:+0.65 27.43 1:00.00 (32.57)
3 Reece Whitley 18 Penn Charter Aqu 1:01.44 1:00.78 830
r:+0.74 28.50 1:00.78 (32.28)
4 Evgenii Somov 19 Univ Louisville 1:01.77 1:01.18 814
r:+0.71 28.73 1:01.18 (32.45)
5 Nick Zito 23 West Swim Club 1:02.53 1:02.53 762
r:+0.70 29.01 1:02.53 (33.52)
6 Jason Mathews 19 Ohio State Swim 1:02.98 1:03.03 744
r:+0.64 29.38 1:03.03 (33.65)
7 Ian Finnerty 21 Indiana Swim Te 1:03.92 1:03.29 735
r:+0.65 28.80 1:03.29 (34.49)
8 Gary Kostbade 19 Indiana Swim Te 1:03.90 1:03.46 729
r:+0.68 29.76 1:03.46 (33.70)
Congratulations