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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 8. AFTER an exciting first day of swimming at the USA Swimming National Championships held at the IU Natatorium, swimmers returned to the water for the second day of preliminary action.
Women's 100 back
Hayley McGregory, now back with Longhorn Aquatics after training stints in Florida and Maryland, cleared 1:00 with a 59.93 to lead the way in qualifying. Bluefish's Elizabeth Beisel snatched second place with a 1:00.69, while Curl-Burke's Mei Christensen placed third in 1:00.97.
North Baltimore's Elizabeth Pelton (1:01.11), Auburn's Melissa Marik (1:01.12), Athens Bulldog Mary DeScenza (1:01.25), KING's Margaret Hoelzer (1:01.26) and Germantown's Katie Riefenstahl (1:01.31) comprised the rest of the top eight finishers.
Men's 200 free
Michael Phelps of North Baltimore entered the building, as was easily apparent when the crowd welcomed him with a rousing applause at the start. His preliminary swim of 1:46.31 not only gave him the top seed, but was the first swim for him this meet.
Former Club Wolverine teammate Peter Vanderkaay qualified second in 1:46.42, while Longhorn's David Walters touched third in 1:46.46. Daytona Beach's Ryan Lochte cruised in for the fourth seed with a 1:46.51, while Longhorn's Ricky Berens and Tennessee's Davis Tarwater tied for fifth with matching 1:46.59s. Club Wolverine's Daniel Madwed placed seventh in 1:47.31, while Santa Barbara's Daniel Beal qualified eighth in 1:47.81.
Men's 100 back
Longhorn's Aaron Peirsol looks to be a man on a mission to reclaim his world record in the event after Aschwin Wildeboer Faber took it away earlier this week with a 52.38 as a relay leadoff. Peirsol blazed through prelims with a time of 53.28, and looked to be cruising throughout the swim.
Nick Thoman claimed second-seed honors with a time of 53.51, while Tucson Ford's Matt Grevers earned third in 53.76. Indiana's Ben Hesen (53.81) and Trojan's Peter Marshall (53.85) qualified fourth and fifth completing the sub-54 crowd. California's David Russell (54.16), Missoula's David Cromwell (54.30) and New York's Randall Bal (54.72) grabbed the rest of the top eight spots.
Women's 200 free
California's Dana Vollmer should be the early favorite heading into this evening's finals. She clocked a 1:56.88 to pace qualifying, just a second off the American and U.S. Open records of 1:55.78 and 1:55.88 held by Katie Hoff.
Allison Schmitt of Club Wolverine is playing with house money after winning the 400 free last night. She qualified second in 1:58.63. KING's Ariana Kukors touched third in 1:59.11, while ASK's Dagny Knutson wound up fourth in 1:59.20.
Tucson Ford's Lacey Nymeyer (1:59.39), Hoff (1:59.40), Terrapins' Kate Dwelley (1:59.45) and Tucson Ford's Alyssa Anderson (1:59.47) made up the rest of the top eight.
More information continues to come out regarding Hoff's status. Hoff, who has been sick since coming off altitude training prior to the Santa Clara Invitational, just began shaking off her illness about a week and a half before this meet.
Men's 200 fly
After enjoying a rare day off yesterday, Michael Phelps continued his quest for a double this evening. After qualifying first in the 200 free, Phelps returned with an easy 1:55.36 for the world-record holder. Phelps' top time in the event stands at an astonishing 1:52.03.
Athens Bulldog Mark Dylla qualified second in 1:56.64, while Club Wolverine's Daniel Madwed (1:57.55) and Tyler Clary (1:57.61) placed third and fourth. Tennessee's Davis Tarwater touched fifth in 1:58.40, while Shreveport's Robert Looney (1:58.99), North Baltimore's Todd Patrick (1:59.29) and Cincinnati Marlin David Mosko (1:59.96) comprised an all sub-2:00 finale.
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July 8, 2009 No 100 back for Lochte...looks like he's going for the 200 free this year, probably a smart move. If you remember he scratched the 200 free at Trials and then missed the 100 back. Submitted by: squiggles255
July 8, 2009 Stinks that Julia Smit got tenth in the 200 Free. I thought she would do well there. Submitted by: SwimDER94
July 8, 2009 Some surprising results in the women's 200 free...Smit, Descenza, Weir all in the B final, Burkle and Joyce all the way down in the C final. Submitted by: squiggles255
July 8, 2009 What is the story on Kate Ziegler? She scratched the 200 and didn't even enter the 400? Submitted by: prhjd
July 8, 2009 What happened to Randall Bal?! Or all of heat 6 for that matter. Bal was out very slow and almost missed the final, and he was the only one from his heat to make it. Submitted by: bt22
July 8, 2009 Rowdy reported last night during the telecast that Ziegler had come down with the swine flu.
Don't know if that's accurate but that is what they said on TV. Submitted by: rcoach
July 8, 2009 Bal probably didn't realize how slow he was going since he won his heat so easily.
Ziegler had to pull out of the meet because of swine flu. Submitted by: SwimDER94
July 8, 2009 Washington Post confirms that Ziegler has swine flu (apparently it's going around at FISH) she hasn't scratched the 800 free yet, but isn't optimistic she'll make it to the blocks.
Hopefully if she does, she isn't still contagious. We don't need half the Worlds team coming down sick with it. Submitted by: selkie
July 8, 2009 No kidding about the flu thing.
Have to wonder if they cleared her to be there. We had to shut down for a week because of it being in our area (stinks because it really is no worse than normal flu).
And as I posted yesterday....is missing this World's really going to affect her run up to London? No. Sucks for the U.S. team, but hey...these things happen.
But selkie is right....don't need others coming down with it if she is contagious. That's not a fun week in Rome if everyone is in bed sick.
But willing to bet that she had to get cleared before she could swim. So probably OK for others. Submitted by: rcoach
July 8, 2009 Does anyone think that American Record holder in the 100scy fly will be a contender? Submitted by: nduitch
July 8, 2009 Does anyone think that American Record holder in the 100scy fly will be a contender? Submitted by: nduitch
July 8, 2009 Austin Staab? He could challenge for the second spot behind Phelps in the 100 Fly. Submitted by: SwimDER94
July 8, 2009 Bal has withdrawn from the final because of a stomach flu. So unfortunate! Submitted by: bt22
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