Summer McIntosh Doubles On Final Night Of Winter Juniors-East; Alex Shackell Storms To Another Title
Prior to this week at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, Summer McIntosh had not raced competitively in the short-course yards format. As a Canadian, short-course competition is conducted in meters – like the rest of the world. But when McIntosh shifted her training base to Florida and the Sarasota Sharks, it was a matter of time before she was given the opportunity to show her ability in the uniquely American setup.
She clearly took advantage of her debut.
Wrapping up a spectacular showing at the Winter Junior Championships-East, McIntosh added titles in the 200-yard backstroke and 200 butterfly on Saturday night. She won the 200 back in 1:49.97, the effort marking her third solo victory of the meet, complementing earlier gold medals in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. McIntosh was followed in second place by 14-year-old Charlotte Crush, who produced a swim of 1:52.75. McIntosh’s time was good for a Winter Juniors record, as she bettered the 1:50.16 by Katharine Berkoff from 2018.
McIntosh trailed Crush at the midway point of the race, 53.53 to 53.57, but the Canadian had too much firepower over the back half. McIntosh outsplit Crush by more than a second on the third 50 and was 1.45 seconds faster on the closing 50 to comfortably pull away.
Later in the session, McIntosh put her 200 butterfly talent on display for a fourth gold medal of the meet. McIntosh led wire to wire and touched in 1:51.40, an effort that was just shy of the 1:51.24 best of Regan Smith among 15-and-16-year-olds. McIntosh’s brilliance in the event was hardly a surprise, as she is the reigning world champion in the 200 fly from over the summer in Budapest.
For a finale, McIntosh led off the Sarasota Sharks’ winning 400 freestyle relay, which touched in 3:16.25. McIntosh dropped a 47.88 outing on the front of the relay. She was joined by Addison Sauickie (48.91), Maeve Eckerman (49.80) and Gracie Weyant (49.66).
Just after McIntosh captured the 200 backstroke, Carmel’s Alex Shackell earned her fourth solo victory of the meet when she recorded a swim of 47.44 in the 100 freestyle. That time, which was not far off Claire Curzan’s NAG record of 47.23, handed Shackell a half-second decision over runnerup Erika Pelaez, who also went sub-48 with a mark of 47.91. Shackell opened up a lead on the opening 50, splitting 22.64 and she returned in 24.80. The triumph backed up prior triumphs in the 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle.
In the 200 fly, Shackell was the runnerup to McIntosh, going 1:53.52. She also anchored Carmel’s 400 freestyle relay to second place behind an anchor split of 47.28.
Event 27 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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SC Juniors: M 1:50.16 12/8/2018 Katharine Berkoff, Missoula Aquatic
Pool Record: P 1:47.91 3/21/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC
Name Age Team Prelims Finals HyPts Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Summer McIntosh 16 Sarasota Sharks- 1:52.37 1:49.97M 1050 20
r:+0.77 25.89 53.57 (27.68)
1:21.74 (28.17) 1:49.97 (28.23)
2 Charlotte Crush 14 Lakeside-KY 1:53.27 1:52.75 994 17
r:+0.97 25.28 53.53 (28.25)
1:23.07 (29.54) 1:52.75 (29.68)
3 Jo Jo Ramey 17 Fishers Area-IN 1:54.91 1:53.39 981 16
r:+0.71 26.75 55.46 (28.71)
1:24.67 (29.21) 1:53.39 (28.72)
4 Lilla Bognar 16 TG-SC 1:56.22 1:54.39 961 15
r:+0.80 26.83 55.49 (28.66)
1:24.83 (29.34) 1:54.39 (29.56)
5 Catie Choate 18 Dynamo-GA 1:55.59 1:54.90 951 14
r:+0.80 27.14 55.94 (28.80)
1:25.75 (29.81) 1:54.90 (29.15)
6 Sarah Rodrigues 15 NJBL-NJ 1:55.27 1:55.33 943 13
r:+0.98 26.42 55.13 (28.71)
1:25.04 (29.91) 1:55.33 (30.29)
7 Berit Berglund 17 Carmel Swim Club 1:56.08 1:56.58 918 12
r:+0.54 27.19 55.95 (28.76)
1:25.90 (29.95) 1:56.58 (30.68)
8 Haley McDonald 15 Lakeside-KY 1:56.30 1:58.41 883 11
r:+0.87 27.23 56.90 (29.67)
1:27.27 (30.37) 1:58.41 (31.14)
Event 29 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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SC Juniors: M 46.29 12/13/2014Abbigail Weitzeil, Canyons Aquatic
Pool Record: P 46.02 3/20/2021 Maggie MacNeil, MICH-MI
Name Age Team Prelims Finals HyPts Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Alex Shackell 16 Carmel Swim Club 47.80 47.44 1003 20
r:+0.69 22.64 47.44 (24.80)
2 Erika Pelaez 16 EA-FG 48.37 47.91 977 17
r:+0.65 22.98 47.91 (24.93)
3 Alexa Fulton 18 Upper Main Line- 49.34 48.69 934 16
r:+0.71 23.31 48.69 (25.38)
4 Kennedi Dobson 15 Eastern Express- 49.72 49.07 914 15
r:+0.74 23.48 49.07 (25.59)
5 Addison Sauicki 16 Sarasota Sharks- 49.70 49.53 889 14
r:+0.67 23.81 49.53 (25.72)
6 Elizabeth Tilt 18 Chatahoochee-GA 49.48 49.54 888 13
r:+0.72 23.82 49.54 (25.72)
7 Sydney Gring 17 BYNS-MA 49.65 49.78 876 12
r:+0.65 23.79 49.78 (25.99)
8 Lily Christians 16 IA-IN 49.75 49.96 866 11
r:+0.67 23.79 49.96 (26.17)
Event 33 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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SC Juniors: M 1:51.24 12/8/2018 Regan Smith, Riptide-MN
Pool Record: P 1:51.11 3/21/2015 Kelsi Worrell, UOFL-KY
Name Age Team Prelims Finals HyPts Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Summer McIntosh 16 Sarasota Sharks- 1:54.71 1:51.40 1010 20
r:+0.78 25.13 53.36 (28.23)
1:22.18 (28.82) 1:51.40 (29.22)
2 Alex Shackell 16 Carmel Swim Club 1:54.92 1:53.52 972 17
r:+0.73 25.58 54.17 (28.59)
1:23.35 (29.18) 1:53.52 (30.17)
3 Hannah Bellard 17 Club Wolverine-M 1:57.89 1:54.59 952 16
r:+0.79 25.64 54.63 (28.99)
1:24.37 (29.74) 1:54.59 (30.22)
4 Sydney Gring 17 BYNS-MA 1:57.53 1:57.90 894 15
r:+0.68 26.12 55.64 (29.52)
1:26.34 (30.70) 1:57.90 (31.56)
5 Sophie Shao 17 KW-AM 1:59.67 1:59.16 872 14
r:+0.72 26.09 56.11 (30.02)
1:27.41 (31.30) 1:59.16 (31.75)
6 Samantha Chan 15 Huntsville-SE 1:59.59 1:59.22 871 13
r:+0.66 27.08 57.42 (30.34)
1:27.40 (29.98) 1:59.22 (31.82)
7 Emerson Callis 14 QSTS-VA 1:59.32 2:00.84 842 12
r:+0.71 26.20 56.23 (30.03)
1:28.00 (31.77) 2:00.84 (32.84)
8 Michaela Mattes 17 Sarasota Sharks- 1:58.93 2:03.13 803 11
r:+0.78 27.10 57.88 (30.78)
1:30.14 (32.26) 2:03.13 (32.99)
Event 35 Women 4x100 Yard Freestyle Relay
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SC Juniors: M 3:16.62 12/12/2015SwimMAC Carolina
A Marsh, E Brown, C Lappin, J Merritt
Pool Record: P 3:08.54 3/21/2015 Stanford, STAN-
L Neal, J Hu, L Engel, S Manuel
Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Sarasota Sharks-FL 'A' 3:21.40 3:16.25M 40
1) Summer McIntosh 16 2) r:0.61 Addison Sauickie 16
3) r:0.26 Maeve Eckerman 16 4) r:0.55 Gracie Weyant 17
r:+0.77 23.27 47.88 (47.88)
1:11.25 (23.37) 1:36.79 (48.91)
2:00.49 (23.70) 2:26.59 (49.80)
2:50.53 (23.94) 3:16.25 (49.66)
2 Carmel Swim Club-IN 'A' 3:18.67 3:17.74 34
1) Meghan Christman 18 2) r:0.12 Berit Berglund 17
3) r:0.19 Molly Sweeney 15 4) r:0.40 Alex Shackell 16
r:+0.67 23.91 50.44 (50.44)
1:14.05 (23.61) 1:40.64 (50.20)
2:04.28 (23.64) 2:30.46 (49.82)
2:52.98 (22.52) 3:17.74 (47.28)
3 Carmel Swim Club-IN 'B' 3:26.71 3:22.22 32
1) Lynsey Bowen 15 2) r:0.22 Vivian Wilson 17
3) r:0.34 Lexie Ward 15 4) r:0.20 Grace Dougherty 17
r:+0.78 24.36 51.07 (51.07)
1:14.85 (23.78) 1:40.81 (49.74)
2:05.20 (24.39) 2:31.68 (50.87)
2:55.58 (23.90) 3:22.22 (50.54)
4 Bolles-FL 'A' 3:26.31 3:23.09 30
1) Simany Lee 16 2) r:0.49 Lila Higgo 15
3) r:0.64 Sabrina Lyn 18 4) r:0.26 Kate Meyers-Labenz 16
r:+0.72 24.08 50.49 (50.49)
1:14.65 (24.16) 1:41.44 (50.95)
2:05.21 (23.77) 2:32.06 (50.62)
2:56.25 (24.19) 3:23.09 (51.03)
5 Dynamo-GA 'A' 3:25.98 3:23.32 28
1) Catie Choate 18 2) r:0.33 Evelyn Entrekin 17
3) r:0.33 Ella Jones 17 4) r:0.36 Sophie Brison 18
r:+0.72 24.39 50.68 (50.68)
1:15.32 (24.64) 1:41.64 (50.96)
2:06.34 (24.70) 2:32.78 (51.14)
2:57.03 (24.25) 3:23.32 (50.54)
6 Windermere-FL 'A' 3:26.90 3:23.38 26
1) Maddie Reynolds 16 2) r:0.32 Brooke Larweth 17
3) r:0.39 Addison Reese 17 4) r:0.35 Rylee Erisman 13
r:+0.62 24.44 51.24 (51.24)
1:15.57 (24.33) 1:42.75 (51.51)
2:06.83 (24.08) 2:33.13 (50.38)
2:56.80 (23.67) 3:23.38 (50.25)
7 Upper Main Line-MA 'A' 3:24.69 3:23.56 24
1) Lily Robinson 18 2) r:0.45 Kenzie Padilla 17
3) r:0.30 Devyn Sargent 17 4) r:0.25 Alexa Fulton 18
r:+0.71 24.18 51.11 (51.11)
1:15.61 (24.50) 1:42.47 (51.36)
2:06.91 (24.44) 2:34.29 (51.82)
2:57.88 (23.59) 3:23.56 (49.27)