AUSTIN, Texas, December 13. THE third night of swimming at the USA Swimming Short Course Junior Nationals featured some strong performances, including Arden Hills' Katie Edwards earning promotion to six-star status in the Swimming World College Recruit Rankings powered by Take Your Marks.
Women's 1650 free
Salmon Bay's Amber McDermott, 15, posted a time that would have scored at the NCAA Division I Championships this year when she turned in a swift time of 16:02.79. First Colony's Kirsten Groome, 18, finished second in 16:09.98, while Magnolia's Cammile Adams, 17, wound up third in 16:11.49.
Men's 1650 free
Baylor's Martin Grodzki, 17, cruised to the distance title in 15:09.09, while Germantown's Arthur Frayler, 14, touched second in 15:14.17. Sarasota YMCA's John Orban, 18, completed the podium in 15:15.71.
Frayler's time cleared the 13-14 U.S. national age group record in the event. Brennan Morris previously held the record with a 15:26.93 set in 2005.
Women's 200 back
Atlantis' Jessica Guro, 17, touched out Mission Aurora's Bonnie Brandon, 14, 1:55.74 to 1:55.87, in the women's 200 back finale. Salmon Bay's Annemarie Thayer, 16, rounded out the top three in 1:56.54.
Men's 200 back
Palo Alto's Matthew Murray, 17, earned an exciting finish over Boulder Swimming's Steve Schmuhl, 15, 1:46.54 to 1:46.82, while Rappahannock's Josh Friedel, 16, snared third in 1:47.61.
Women's 100 free
Longhorn's Samantha Tucker, 17, picked up a strong victory in 48.71, while Alamo Area's Lily Moldenhauer, 17, placed second in 49.22. Colorado Stars' Missy Franklin, 13, turned in a third-place 49.70.
Men's 100 free
Mobile's TJ Leon, 17, snagged the sprint title in 44.84, while Boulder Swimming's Steve Schmuhl, 15, placed second in 44.97. Ripon's David Laflamme, 17, touched third in 45.11. Notably, Plano's Paul Leonhardt, 16, and Cats Aquatic's Steve Wimmer, 16, put on a show in the consolation heat with times of 44.97 and 44.98.
Women's 200 breast
Arden Hills' Katie Edwards, 17, earned elite Swimming World six-star status with a winning effort of 2:11.22. That performance would have put Edwards into the A final of the event at the NCAA Division I Championships this year.
Canyons' Jordan Danny, 17, who is headed to the University of Southern California next year, came within a whisker of advancing from five stars to six with a second-place time of 2:11.69. The cut-off to make A finals last year was 2:11.67, which is the requirement to become a six star.
North Jeffco's Katie Johnson, 17, claimed third in 2:15.37.
Men's 200 breast
Clark County's Cody Miller, 16, won the event going away with a time of 1:56.46, while Peoria Area's Matt Elliott, 16, took second in 1:59.04. Eugene City's Sam Rowan, 17, placed third in 2:01.76.
Women's 200 fly
Magnolia's Cammile Adams, 17, grabbed the event crown in 1:56.52, while Palo Alto's Megan Fischer-Colbrie, 17, placed second in 1:58.59. Lake Country's Emma Goral, 15, completed the top three in 1:59.56.
Men's 200 fly
Nashville's Dakota Hodgson, 17, edged California's Evan Virtue, 16, 1:47.14 to 1:47.16, for the title. Spartaquatics' David Ingraham, 16, also had a close call by downing West Austin's Chris Griffin, 16, 1:49.02 to 1:49.03, for third.
Women's 400 free relay
Parkway's Hallie Stupp, Brigette Selbert, Kim Steinhouse and Taylor Wohrley touched first in 3:23.30, while Baylor's Sloane Pitman, Emma Michaels, Anna Gwarjanski and Arden Pitman placed second in 3:23.39. Longhorn's Camille Hendrix, Erin Flanigan, Nadia El-Hamdi and Samantha Tucker completed the incredibly close top-three finish in 3:23.43.
Men's 400 free relay
The Bolles School's Matt Schlytter, Blair Schiller, Colin Hamilton and Tommy Gutman won in 3:02.53, while Plano's Paul Leonhardt, Kyle McIntee, Zach Walters and Seth Stubblefield finished second in 3:03.10. Baylor's Josh Sosna, Reese Shirey, Greg Roop and Nathan Vredeveld rounded out the top three in 3:03.14.
Plano's squad, all aged 15-16, broke the longstanding national age group record for the U.S. previously held by SwimAtlanta with a 3:06.51 since 1984.
Results: USA Swimming Junior Nationals
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December 14, 2008 Let's hear it for Amber McDermott, trhe "greatest history in the swimmer of the world" (next to Ricky Prado of coruse!)
Five races, four gold/NJO records, and she likely would have (could have?) had a fifth in the 200 back. Prior to that race she won the mile [1650] in a pr 16:02.79, then swam the finals of the 200 back.
She went a solid 1:56.95 in the rinals, just off her pr and fastest-qualifying 1:56.33 from the heats.
It could besuggested thatafgerhavingwon the 500 fre, both IMKs a nd the mile, going the 200 back is "cruel and unusual" punishment but we'll let that one pass.
Watch out for Melanie Klaren and Cindy Tran @ next spring's CIF Championshiips. Tran set the CIF 100 back record last season (52.61) and while a bit slower here, she'll be toughcome May. Ditto Klaren, who as a froshwoman for Mater dei last season went a pr 55.0.
Cody Miller had a sensational meet too. Golds in both breaststroke and 15-16 NAG recods in both too.
His 100 time (54.36) broke Brendan Hansen's 54.70 from 1999.
His 1:56.46 200 broke Pasul Kornfeld's 1:58.14 standard fom four years ago.
Bth thse latter two have gone on to great success at the senior level and it will be intersting to see how Miller fares in years to come.
Hansen is an Olympic medcalist/World Champion/Americanr record-holder. Kornfeld is defending NCAA 100-200 breast champ for Stanford and is siwmming for the Cardinal this fall.
There's a great deal of good young talent comng tothe foreand Rome -- let alone London --may not at all be out of the question for a number of these kids. Submitted by: slickwillie32
December 14, 2008 I just noticed that Colorado State's Missy CFranklin, who scored in several events, including runner-up in the 100 free, is only 13.
I checked the USSS all-timeTop 100 listfor 13-14 firls in the 100 free and Missy now rnks fifth.
Amanda Weit, who won the 50-100 frees @ thepen lst weekend,is No. 1 LL-TIME (49.53).
But I'd be willing to bet that Weir and the other girls ahead off Franklin were all at lesat 14 and probably closer to 15 when they swam their bes times.
Speaking of age, in the new Sports Illustrated, columnist Selena Roberts makes an interesting point about star Candian junior hockey players.
The date of eligibility (you hve to be at least 10 to play) is Jan. 1. So a kid turns 10 in Januiary/February and begins playing. He'll have almost a full yer's experience over a kid who desn't turn 10 until late in the year and enters the program.
She observes: "That's why a disproportionate number of elite hockey players have been born in January or February."
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I know Dar Torres, 13-14 NG record-holder in the 50 free [22.44], did her time @ the '82 U.S. Nationals in Gainesville in early April when she was just a week or 10 days away from her 15th birthday. Submitted by: slickwillie32
December 14, 2008 Missy Frnklin also scored in the 200 bck with her pr 1:57.97.
That time ranks her eighth on the all-time 13-14 list. She'sgot a ways t go, however, to catch North Baltimore's Elizabeth Pelton, the NAG record-hlder with her 1:56.01 from earlier this year.
Pelton's also got the NAG record in the 1100 back (53.36) and those times are positively Coughlinesque.
Submitted by: slickwillie32
December 15, 2008 It was a great JNs to watch! Lots of FAST swimming. Amber McDermott got high point of course. Who do you think came 2nd? Missy Franklin. Take a look at her splits in the relays. 200 FR 48.81, 800 FR 1:48.31. She is someone to watch staying just under the radar. Submitted by: coachcj
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