IRVINE, California, May 23. THE first evening of long course meter swimming at the Janet Evans Invitational featured a star-studded cast of Olympians found throughout the night's schedule.
Trojan's Katinka Hosszu opened the first night with a quick 2:11.47 for the women's 200 IM win. Stanford's Elaine Breeden finished second in 2:14.91, while Parkway's Elizabeth Smith took third in 2:15.96. Trojan swept the 200 IMs when Hidemasa Sano posted a 2:00.59 in the men's race. Stanford's Joshua Charnin-Aker placed second in 2:05.36 with De Anza Cupertino's Erich Peske touching third in 2:07.74.
Likely the biggest upset of the night, Santa Barbara's Katy Freeman knocked off Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Soni, 1:08.40 to 1:08.83, in the women's 100 breast. These types of mid-season victories can provide a confidence boost heading into the end of the season. Santa Barbara's Sara Nicponski tied Trojan's Keri Hehn for third, 1:08.85.
Mission Viejo's John Criste cruised in the men's 100 breast with a 1:02.51 for the win. California's Damir Dugonjic placed second in 1:03.31 with teammate Sean Mahoney finishing third in 1:03.80.
California teammates Hannah Wilson and Madison Kennedy went 1-2 in the women's 50 free with Wilson winning, 25.98 to 26.12. Terapin Kasey Carlson, a breaststroke specialist, showed some sprint speed with a third-place 26.14.
In a head-to-head battle between a pair of Olympians, the veteran Jason Lezak challenged the American record in the men's 50 free with a triumph over Nathan Adrian. Lezak, swimming for Rose Bowl Aquatics, won in 21.90. The American record is held by Garrett Weber-Gale with a 21.47 from the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. Adrian wound up a distant second in 22.82 swimming for Cal. Shayne Fleming of De Anza Cupertino took third in 22.97.
Mission Viejo's Chloe Sutton dominated the women's 400 free with a time of 4:09.53. Hosszu earned her second medal of the night with a second-place 4:12.13, while The Armada's Samantha Shellem took third in 4:14.69.
Relays closed the night with California's Wilson, Erica Dagg, Lauren Boyle and Amanda Sims winning the women's 400 free relay in 3:51.06. Rose Bowl Aquatics' team of Chris Myers, Alex Campbell, Shane Tusup and Lezak took the men's 400 free relay crown in 3:29.08. Lezak provided a sterling 48.59 anchor leg.
In preliminary action, South Korean Olympian Tae Hwan Park topped men's 1500 free qualifying with a 15:31.69. He did so while representing Trojan Aquatics as part of his time training in California. Fellow Olympian Trojan teammate Ous Mellouli qualified third in 15:34.10, while Stanford's Trevor Scheid split the difference with a second-place 15:33.88.
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May 23, 2009 Lifetime best for Jason Lezak. He'd been 21.98-22.00 MANY times between 2002 and last summer, so that was a great swim for him. Eight fastest American in history, behind Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Wildman-Tobriner, Gary Hall, Jager, and Biondi (some big names!). 12th-fastest performer this year (fastest in-season time), but 9th on the list of guys swimming in Rome (leaving out Bernard, Gilot, and Callus). Not bad for the man! I'm thinking 48.3-48.4 or so for the 100! If you look at his improvement since the Grand Challenge, it would make sense! Submitted by: SwimDER94
May 23, 2009 30-34 "World Record."
Oldest man EVERsub 22.0 and spanking Adrian b y nearly a second too!
Life begins @ 40...just ask Dara!!! Submitted by: slickwillie32
May 23, 2009 Nice swim by Mr. Sano in 200 IM too.
Not his pr -- his career-best is 1:59.62 from Japan WCTs last month -- but a solid swim nonetheless.
Sano was fourth @ their Trials in this event. and by dipping under 2:00.0 he enabled his country to become first and so far only nation to have four guys sub 2:00.0 in same race.
USA had previous record with three (Phelps, Lochte, Shaneau, all from last summer's Olympic Trials). Submitted by: slickwillie32
May 23, 2009 Nearly 30 yers ago at the srping 1980 U.S. Nationals (lcm) in Auastin, Brazil's Djan Madruga -- then training at Mission Viejo -- swam a world-leading and South American record 7:59.85 to win the the 800 free.
That time, incidentally, held up until earlier this month when it finaly was broken.
In any event, Madruga's performance caused then Mission coach Mark Schubert to exclaim: "I'm gonnacoach him to beat that Russian" [the USSR's Vladimir Salnikov, at that time wr-holder in the 400-1500frees).
For a variety of reasons, Madruga, who swam at the U.S. boycotted Mcsow Olympics, ddidn't beat Salnikov as the "Russian" won golds in his two eents.
Now it looks like USC coach Dave Salo is taking a page frm Schubert's book when it comes to training Hungarian IMer Katinka Hosszu to NOT beat the Russian but perhaps Australia's world record-holder Stephanie Rice (not to mention Zimbabwe's Kirstie Coventry and the USA's Julia Smit).
Hosszu's winning IM time last night (2:1`.47) is a pr by a second and-a-half from what she did in the Beijingin prelsims (2:13.05) and is just .4 off Hungary's national-record of 2:11.04 by Evbelyn Verraszto from last month's Spanish Nationals.
(Verraszto incidentally is the daugher of Zoltsn, former Hungarian IM star who set a world-record in theh 400 (4:26.00} at the spring '76 AAAU Championships at Belmont Plaza but never went faster).
Unlike E. Verraszto, hoeever, Hosszu was neither rested nor tapered and she wore a "nylon" suit here.
I wouldn't be so brash as to predict Rice's downfall at Rome but stranger things have happened (like LeBron's game-winner last night) or some obscure 15-year-old from the Great Pacific Noerthwest winning the 100 breast gold at Sydney or even some 16-year-old "kid" winning the 400-1500 frees at some "minor" meet a few moons ago in a city that no longr has a Major Leaqgue baseball team!)
To give credit where credit is due, Mzadruga had left Indiana University in the fall of '79 to train at Mission. He had been a Big Ten distance-free champ and NCAA finalist for the Hoosiers under the late great James (Doc) Counsilman. Submitted by: slickwillie32
May 23, 2009 Sean Hutchinson is more than a good bet to be off to Rome; he's the US Women's head coach (hard to guess who the men's is, but here are his initials - BB).
With Katie Hoff probably out of the 200 IM (its semis are RIGHT before the 400), I would put Kukors second to Dagny Knutson.
I would guess Hoelzer 2nd in both backstrokes (McGregory 1st in 100, Beisel in 200).
Also, Megan Jendrick still has a chance to come back and get that 2nd spot in the 100. Submitted by: SwimDER94
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