Winter Juniors-East: Summer McIntosh Stars Again, Kaii Winkler Sets NAG During Fast Prelims Session
Another night of fast performances is on the horizon at the Winter Juniors Championships-East, which are being held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Final-day preliminaries suggest several more National Age Group standards will be under fire, and one mark even went down during the a.m. session.
Just weeks after he set an NAG in the 15-16 class in the 100-yard freestyle, Kaii Winkler took his record even lower with a swim of 42.21. That time was faster than the 42.52 he managed at the Florida State Championships.
Here is a complete look at what unfolded during Saturday morning’s prelims session.
Girls’ 200 Backstroke
Canadian star Summer McIntosh, demonstrating her versatility, easily clocked the fastest swim of the morning, as she cruised through her heat in 1:52.37. Across all of her events this week, McIntosh has dropped considerable time from the morning to the night, which means a sub-1:50 outing is certainly in the mix for finals. McIntosh was followed by 14-year-old Charlotte Crush, who went 1:53.27 and is carrying momentum from a 13-14 NAG in the 100 backstroke from Friday night.
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 Seed Prelims HyPts
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Summer McIntosh 16 Sarasota Sharks- 2:14.28L 1:52.37 q1002
r:+0.77 26.14 54.60 (28.46)
1:23.82 (29.22) 1:52.37 (28.55)
2 Charlotte Crush 14 Lakeside-KY 1:54.44 1:53.27 q984
r:+0.98 25.46 53.14 (27.68)
1:22.92 (29.78) 1:53.27 (30.35)
3 Jo Jo Ramey 17 Fishers Area-IN 1:52.42 1:54.91 q951
r:+0.76 27.26 55.92 (28.66)
1:25.47 (29.55) 1:54.91 (29.44)
4 Sarah Rodrigues 15 NJBL-NJ 1:55.91 1:55.27 q944
r:+0.68 26.75 55.93 (29.18)
1:25.31 (29.38) 1:55.27 (29.96)
5 Catie Choate 18 Dynamo-GA 1:55.43 1:55.59 q938
r:+0.89 27.07 56.14 (29.07)
1:26.00 (29.86) 1:55.59 (29.59)
6 Berit Berglund 17 Carmel Swim Club 1:53.52 1:56.08 q928
r:+0.74 27.65 56.33 (28.68)
1:26.20 (29.87) 1:56.08 (29.88)
7 Lilla Bognar 16 TG-SC 1:53.29 1:56.22 q925
r:+0.73 27.17 56.77 (29.60)
1:26.47 (29.70) 1:56.22 (29.75)
8 Haley McDonald 15 Lakeside-KY 1:56.34 1:56.30 q924
r:+0.76 27.36 57.18 (29.82)
1:27.38 (30.20) 1:56.30 (28.92)
Boys’ 200 Backstroke
Daniel Diehl, who recently clocked an NAG in the long-course version of the 100 backstroke, will be the heavy favorite for the title in the 200 backstroke. Diehl checked in at 1:41.72 for his morning swim, which was comfortably ahead of the 1:42.46 of Ben Irwin. Diehl will be expected to push the 1:40 barrier during finals.
Event 28 Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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SC Juniors: M 1:40.79 12/10/2011Jacob Pebley, Corvallis Aquati
Pool Record: P 1:35.75 3/27/2021 Shaine Casas, TA&M-GU
Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Daniel Diehl 17 CUY-MD 1:41.92 1:41.72 q976
23.72 49.33 (25.61)
1:15.48 (26.15) 1:41.72 (26.24)
2 Ben Irwin 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 1:42.88 1:42.46 q958
r:+0.61 24.12 49.88 (25.76)
1:16.15 (26.27) 1:42.46 (26.31)
3 Jonny Marshall 18 FAST-LE 1:41.99 1:42.70 q953
23.37 48.82 (25.45)
1:15.44 (26.62) 1:42.70 (27.26)
4 Caleb Maldari 17 SwimMAC-NC 1:42.97 1:42.74 q952
r:+0.57 24.30 50.33 (26.03)
1:16.66 (26.33) 1:42.74 (26.08)
5 Baylor Stanton 15 Gwinnett-GA 1:46.31 1:43.78 q927
r:+0.60 24.41 50.69 (26.28)
1:17.23 (26.54) 1:43.78 (26.55)
6 Will Modglin 18 ZSC-IN 1:42.57 1:44.09 q920
23.69 49.55 (25.86)
1:16.66 (27.11) 1:44.09 (27.43)
7 Sean Sullivan 18 Carmel Swim Club 2:04.51L 1:44.15 q918
r:+0.66 24.32 50.62 (26.30)
1:16.86 (26.24) 1:44.15 (27.29)
8 Johnny Crush 17 Lakeside-KY 1:46.57 1:44.60 q908
r:+0.61 23.98 50.42 (26.44)
1:17.80 (27.38) 1:44.60 (26.80)
Girls’ 100 Freestyle
With three titles already secured, Carmel’s Alex Shackell zipped to the top seed in the 100 freestyle, posting the only sub-48 marker in the field. Shackell touched in 47.80 to give her the No. 1 position over Erika Pelaez (48.37), who has enjoyed a superb competition with several top-five finishes.
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 Seed Prelims HyPts
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Alex Shackell 16 Carmel Swim Club 48.25 47.80 q983
r:+0.72 22.76 47.80 (25.04)
2 Erika Pelaez 16 EA-FG 48.08 48.37 q952
r:+0.67 23.26 48.37 (25.11)
3 Alexa Fulton 18 Upper Main Line- 49.04 49.34 q899
r:+0.71 23.66 49.34 (25.68)
4 Elizabeth Tilt 18 Chatahoochee-GA 49.10 49.48 q892
r:+0.76 23.92 49.48 (25.56)
5 Sydney Gring 17 BYNS-MA 50.21 49.65 q883
r:+0.66 23.77 49.65 (25.88)
6 Addison Sauicki 16 Sarasota Sharks- 48.90 49.70 q880
r:+0.70 24.06 49.70 (25.64)
7 Kennedi Dobson 15 Eastern Express- 57.42L 49.72 q879
r:+0.77 24.14 49.72 (25.58)
8 Lily Christians 16 IA-IN 48.57 49.75 q877
r:+0.65 23.53 49.75 (26.22)
Boys’ 100 Freestyle
Kaii Winkler continues to lower the NAG (15-16) in the 100 freestyle, as he blasted a time of 42.21 in the morning, a swim that was considerably faster than the 42.52 he clocked on the way to a Florida high school title in November. Winkler went out in 20.22 and came home in 21.99 for his new standard. Now, he will set his eyes on going sub-42 during the evening finals. He was followed as the second seed by Hudson Williams.
Event 30 Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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SC Juniors: M 41.23 12/12/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale Aquat
Pool Record: P 40.90 3/27/2021 Ryan Hoffer, CAL-PC
Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Kaii Winkler 16 EA-FG 42.52 42.21 q977
r:+0.65 20.22 42.21 (21.99)
2 Hudson Williams 17 New Albany-OH 43.32 43.24 q919
r:+0.58 20.85 43.24 (22.39)
3 Brendan Whitfie 18 LY-VA 43.80 43.38 q912
r:+0.72 20.78 43.38 (22.60)
4 Roman Jones 17 Fainwood-Scotch- 43.38 43.39 q911
r:+0.63 20.73 43.39 (22.66)
5 Scotty Buff 18 GTAC-OH 43.56 43.46 q907
r:+0.66 20.68 43.46 (22.78)
6 Aaron Shackell 18 Carmel Swim Club 44.49 43.63 q898
r:+0.68 20.92 43.63 (22.71)
7 Lucca Battaglin 17 East Carolina-NC 43.80 43.73 q892
r:+0.60 20.99 43.73 (22.74)
7 Jerry Fox 17 TAC Titans-NC 43.94 43.73 q892
r:+0.66 20.54 43.73 (23.19)
Girls’ 200 Breaststroke
With a nearly one-second edge, Katie Christopherson earned the top seed for the finals of the 200 breaststroke. Christopherson was the lone swimmer to dip under 2:10, thanks to an effort of 2:09.67. She was followed in the second position by Addie Robillard, who registered a mark of 2:10.57.
Event 31 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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SC Juniors: M 2:06.02 12/8/2018 Alex Walsh, Nashville Aquati
Pool Record: P 2:03.86 3/20/2021 Sophie Hansson, NCSU-NC
Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Katie Christoph 16 SwimAtlanta-GA 2:13.02 2:09.67 q951
r:+0.69 29.32 1:02.06 (32.74)
1:35.73 (33.67) 2:09.67 (33.94)
2 Addie Robillard 15 Mason Manta Rays 2:13.30 2:10.57 q937
r:+0.68 29.98 1:03.25 (33.27)
1:37.02 (33.77) 2:10.57 (33.55)
3 Grace Rainey 18 SwimMAC-NC 2:10.13 2:10.62 q936
r:+0.82 30.34 1:03.67 (33.33)
1:37.01 (33.34) 2:10.62 (33.61)
4 Molly Sweeney 15 Carmel Swim Club 2:14.47 2:11.02 q929
r:+0.72 29.82 1:03.07 (33.25)
1:36.55 (33.48) 2:11.02 (34.47)
5 Elle Scott 15 NOVA of Virginia 2:13.19 2:12.81 q901
r:+0.76 30.06 1:03.75 (33.69)
1:37.87 (34.12) 2:12.81 (34.94)
6 Avery Klamfoth 15 SwimMAC-NC 2:11.43 2:12.90 q900
r:+0.71 30.51 1:04.41 (33.90)
1:38.91 (34.50) 2:12.90 (33.99)
7 Samantha Armand 17 TAC Titans-NC 2:13.22 2:13.32 q893
r:+0.67 30.39 1:03.83 (33.44)
1:38.06 (34.23) 2:13.32 (35.26)
8 Sofia Plaza 17 SwimMAC-NC 2:12.61 2:14.05 q881
r:+0.80 31.16 1:05.07 (33.91)
1:39.64 (34.57) 2:14.05 (34.41)
Boys’ 200 Breaststroke
Ben Delmar will lead the chase for the gold medal in the 200 breaststroke following a prelim showing of 1:55.85. That performance bettered the second-seed swim of Ethan Schwab, who went 1:56.96.
Event 32 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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SC Juniors: M 1:52.12 12/14/2019Josh Matheny, Team Pittsburgh
Pool Record: P 1:51.26 2/27/2021 Evgenii Somov, LOU-KY
Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Ben Delmar 17 SwimMAC-NC 1:58.41 1:55.85 q940
r:+0.69 26.50 55.73 (29.23)
1:25.68 (29.95) 1:55.85 (30.17)
2 Ethan Schwab 17 BBD-MI 1:57.21 1:56.96 q921
r:+0.67 26.47 55.91 (29.44)
1:25.91 (30.00) 1:56.96 (31.05)
3 Will Scholtz 17 Lakeside-KY 1:57.35 1:57.47 q912
r:+0.71 26.31 56.07 (29.76)
1:26.46 (30.39) 1:57.47 (31.01)
4 Grayson Nye 17 TAC Titans-NC 1:59.24 1:57.77 q907
r:+0.68 26.68 56.35 (29.67)
1:26.94 (30.59) 1:57.77 (30.83)
5 Brasen Walker 17 RSA-NC 2:00.41 1:58.03 q902
r:+0.62 26.33 55.96 (29.63)
1:26.59 (30.63) 1:58.03 (31.44)
6 Liam Heary 17 Sarasota Sharks- 1:58.03 1:58.11 q901
r:+0.69 26.67 57.04 (30.37)
1:27.73 (30.69) 1:58.11 (30.38)
7 Will Heck 18 Bolles-FL 1:56.01 1:58.16 q900
r:+0.70 26.15 56.17 (30.02)
1:26.80 (30.63) 1:58.16 (31.36)
8 Will Modglin 18 ZSC-IN 2:28.36L 1:59.09 q884
r:+0.75 26.55 57.05 (30.50)
1:27.87 (30.82) 1:59.09 (31.22)
Girls’ 200 Butterfly
Summer McIntosh and Alex Shackell will duel once again in the final of the 200 butterfly, where the standout 16-year-olds advanced in the first and second positions. McIntosh produced a top-seeded time of 1:54.71, which was just ahead of the 1:54.92 of Shackell. The fastest time in history by a 16-year-old is 1:51.24, held by Regan Smith.
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 Seed Prelims HyPts
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Summer McIntosh 16 Sarasota Sharks- 2:05.20L 1:54.71 q950
r:+0.80 25.71 54.63 (28.92)
1:24.79 (30.16) 1:54.71 (29.92)
2 Alex Shackell 16 Carmel Swim Club 1:54.26 1:54.92 q947
r:+0.76 25.43 54.38 (28.95)
1:24.02 (29.64) 1:54.92 (30.90)
3 Sydney Gring 17 BYNS-MA 1:59.76 1:57.53 q900
r:+0.66 26.03 55.51 (29.48)
1:26.10 (30.59) 1:57.53 (31.43)
4 Hannah Bellard 17 Club Wolverine-M 1:55.17 1:57.89 q894
r:+0.78 26.42 56.17 (29.75)
1:26.72 (30.55) 1:57.89 (31.17)
5 Michaela Mattes 17 Sarasota Sharks- 2:00.71 1:58.93 q876
r:+0.79 26.94 56.62 (29.68)
1:27.35 (30.73) 1:58.93 (31.58)
6 Emerson Callis 14 QSTS-VA 2:16.44L 1:59.32 q869
r:+0.76 26.27 55.95 (29.68)
1:27.19 (31.24) 1:59.32 (32.13)
7 Samantha Chan 15 Huntsville-SE 1:59.92 1:59.59 q864
r:+0.64 26.99 56.87 (29.88)
1:27.47 (30.60) 1:59.59 (32.12)
8 Sophie Shao 17 KW-AM 1:59.83 1:59.67 q863
r:+0.71 26.58 56.87 (30.29)
1:27.49 (30.62) 1:59.67 (32.18)
Boys’ 200 Butterfly
As expected, Thomas Heilman grabbed the top seed for the final, going 1:42.06 to place ahead of Gibson Holmes (1:44.53). The 15-year-old Heilman should make a run at the NAG (15-16) during finals, with that mark sitting at 1:40.91. The way Heilman has performed during the meet, including a 44.67 effort in the 100 butterfly, suggests a run at sub-1:40 is possible.
Event 34 Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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SC Juniors: M 1:40.91 12/8/2018 Gianluca Urlando, DART Swimming-SN
Pool Record: P 1:38.64 3/27/2021 Nicolas Albiero, LOU-KY
Name Age Team Seed Prelims HyPts
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Thomas Heilman 15 Cavalier Aquatic 1:42.77 1:42.06 q985
r:+0.68 22.77 48.63 (25.86)
1:15.10 (26.47) 1:42.06 (26.96)
2 Gibson Holmes 18 Mason Manta Rays 1:42.95 1:44.53 q930
r:+0.68 23.44 50.30 (26.86)
1:16.91 (26.61) 1:44.53 (27.62)
3 Henry McFadden 17 Jersey Wahoos-MA 1:44.82 1:44.84 q923
r:+0.69 23.82 50.24 (26.42)
1:17.22 (26.98) 1:44.84 (27.62)
4 Aaron Shackell 18 Carmel Swim Club 1:45.16 1:45.02 q919
r:+0.71 23.52 50.01 (26.49)
1:17.14 (27.13) 1:45.02 (27.88)
5 Matthew Marstei 16 New Wave-NC 1:48.47 1:46.35 q890
r:+0.76 24.09 51.44 (27.35)
1:19.18 (27.74) 1:46.35 (27.17)
6 Gregg Enoch 16 Carmel Swim Club 2:01.51L 1:46.57 q885
r:+0.66 23.93 50.91 (26.98)
1:18.26 (27.35) 1:46.57 (28.31)
7 Josean Massucco 18 BAY-SE 1:48.04 1:46.59 q885
r:+0.60 24.01 51.08 (27.07)
1:18.64 (27.56) 1:46.59 (27.95)
8 Felipe Baffico 17 Sarasota Sharks- 1:47.35 1:47.04 q875
r:+0.65 23.82 50.86 (27.04)
1:18.59 (27.73) 1:47.04 (28.45)