Speedo Grand Challenge: Second Night Comes to Close

IRVINE, California, May 24. THE second night of swimming at the Speedo Grand Challenge came to a close with a variety of meet records.

Dominik Meichtry blasted the men's 200 free meet record with a time of 1:47.72, knocking out the 1:49.50 set by David Carry a year ago. Larsen Jensen finished second in 1:50.58, while Klete Keller (1:51.70) and Miguel Molina (1:53.99) topped the four-person finale format.

In the women's 200 free, 16-year-old Lynette Lim touched out Courtney Monsees, 2:02.33 to 2:02.57, while Liv Jensen (2:03.63) and Rachael Waller (2:05.65) comprised the rest of the top four.

Tamas Kerekjarto snagged the men's 400 IM title in 4:19.94 while also wiping out the meet record of 4:21.19 set by Ous Mellouli in 2005. Vanni Mangoni finished second in 4:24.33, while Charlie Rimkus (4:26.02) and Meir Hasbani (4:31.13) placed third and fourth.

On the women's side of the longer distance medley, Lyndsay DePaul won in 4:49.23, while Andrea Kropp placed second in 4:53.17. Blakeley Bunch (4:53.57) and Rebecca Soni (4:53.91) made up the rest of the championship heat.

Eddie Erazo secured the title in the men's 100 fly with a time of 54.02, while Bryce Elser (54.57) and Ankur Poseria (54.74) both finished in the 54s. Peter Davis took fourth in 55.02.

Brooke Bishop followed in the women's 100 fly with a winning readout of 59.94, while Jessica Hardy finished second in 1:00.85 as she continued to shine in off events this weekend. Yumi So (1:02.16) and Megan Fischer-Colbrie (1:02.28) rounded out the top four.

In the men's 200 back, Peter Marshall topped the field with a time of 2:03.55, while James Martin placed second in 2:04.42. Justin Carter (2:08.71) and Nic Trowbridge (2:12.52) went three-four in the event.

Stephanie Wei, 16, took the women's 200 back in 2;17.48, while Samantha Pearson (2:19.31), Ashley Vrieze (2:20.83) and Annika Games (2:24.37) comprised the rest of the finale.

Jensen ended the night in the men's 400 free with a meet-record time of 3:50.08. He eclipsed the 3:50.73 set by David Carry last year. Keller finished second in 3:56.00, while Chad La Tourette (3:57.33) and Rimkus (3:59.99) completed the top four.

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