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U.S. Open Water World Championships Trials: Micha Burden, Kirsten Groome Finish 1-2 in Women's 10K; Complete Results Included -- October 20, 2007
U.S. Open Water World Championships Trials: Micha Burden, Kirsten Groome Finish 1-2 in Women's 10K FORT MYERS, Florida, October 20. MISSION Viejo's Micha Burden (2:00:47.48) and First Colony's Kirsten Groome (2:01:05.43) will represent the United States women at the 2008 FINA Open Water World Championships in Seville, Spain next April after finishing 1-2 in the women's 10K at the U.S. Open Water World Championships Trials.
Incredibly, the two favorites to make it through to Seville just missed out as Mission Viejo's Chloe Sutton (2:01:09.02) and Club Wolverine's Kalyn Keller placed third and fourth.
This group of four swimmers led from the start and remained a pack throughout the duration of the event. At the last turn at the 8.75K mark, Burden picked up the pace to open a lead, as she had been sitting third throughout the event. She wound up winning with clear water.
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Meanwhile, Groome and Sutton battled through the finish, but Groome was in a better position to make her final move down the stretch. Meanwhile, Keller wound up drifting back a bit to finish fourth.
According to USA Swimming reports, Sutton, who had led the entire race, collided with Burden in the final turn allowing Burden to make up some ground.
"You run into each other a lot in open water," Burden told USA Swimming. "You have to be prepared to get a little physical if need be. This has been my dream since I was a little girl. I am kind of in shock. This is what I have been working for my whole life."
Sutton and Keller will compete in the 5K at Worlds, while both will serve as alternates in the 10K for the U.S.
Women's Results
1. Micha Burden, Mission Viejo, 2:00:47.480
2. Kirsten Groome, First Colony, 2:01:05.430
3. Chloe Sutton, Mission Viejo, 2:01:09.020
4. Kalyn Keller, Club Wolverine, 2:01:42.150
5. Christine Jennings, Minnesota, 2:03:54.940
6. Eva Fabian, Greenwood Memorial, 2:03:56.100
7. Whitney Sprague, North Carolina, 2:04:23.910
8. Katelyn Martin, Magnus, 2:05:26.760
9. Erica Rose, Unattached, 2:06:30.740
10. Jessica Witt, Nova of Virginia, 2:06:46.470
11. Alicia Mathieu, SoNoCo, 2:06:47.150
12. Caitlin Warner, Rice, 2:07:34.160
13. Elizabeth Stowe, Unattached, 2:10:12.600
14. Kelly Baird, Winston-Salem YMCA, 2:12:47.860
15. Nicole Vernon, Delaware, 2:13:04.450
16. Leah Gingrich, WSY Swimming, 2:14:24.780
17. Lisa Hazen, Unattached, 2:18:17.720
18. Courtney Weigand, North Coast, 2:19:11.200
DNF: Lauren Bailey, Palo Alto Stanford
DNF: Brittany Massengale, Rice
DNS: Dawn Heckman, Swim Pasadena
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October 20, 2007 The last paragraph here state: "Sutton and Keller will compete in the 5K at Worlds, while Sutton will be first alternate for the U.S."
Something seems wrong there; or I'm missing something: was there another race that decided the 5K representatives, and if so how could Sutton both be chosen as both top 2 and alternate?? Thanks Submitted by: liquidassets
October 20, 2007 Sutton and Keller will compete in the 5K, while serving as alternates for the 10K - the Olympic distance. I'll put a clarification in there. Submitted by: Jason Marsteller
October 21, 2007 Micha Burden. I don't know her but congratulations. It is always great to see an underdog win. It lets those who are picked to win to never think it is a given. Congrats again it gives the rest of us hope. Submitted by: luvswimming
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