U.S. Long Course Nationals: Day Four Prelims – Coverage Sponsored by TYR

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IRVINE, California, August 6. THE fourth day of preliminary competition is complete at the 2010 U.S. Long Course Nationals.

Men's 100 free
Olympic 400 free relay hero Jason Lezak of Rose Bowl cleared 49 seconds to top qualifying in the event. Lezak turned in a solid time of 48.92 to move to 12th in the world. He'll be shooting for the top time in the world (Alain Bernard's 48.32) during the finale this evening.

Longhorn's Dave Walters finished second overall in 49.01 to move into the top 20, while California's Nathan Adrian placed third in 49.07.

Longhorn's Garrett Weber-Gale (49.14), Daytona Beach's Ryan Lochte (49.17), Tucson Ford's Matt Grevers (49.49), New South's Scot Robison (49.56) and SwimMAC's Nick Brunelli (49.56) earned the other championship final spots.

SwimMAC's Josh Schneider, whose 50 free swims from yesterday are still under protest, eliminated the last easy way out of the adjudication process with a 14th-place 49.88. If he would have made finals, then made the Pan Pacs team on the relay, his 50 free swim adjudication would have been moot.

Women's 200 fly
Germantown's Teresa Crippen led five swimmers under 2:10 during qualifying with a top time of 2:09.15. That performance pushed her to 17th in the world. New York Aquatic's Kim Vandenberg, who trains and competes primarily in Europe but comes home for qualification meets, placed second in 2:09.36. She's already clocked a 10th-ranked 2:08.53 at the Paris Open.

SwimAtlanta's Kathleen Hersey (2:09.45), NOVA of Virginia's Rachel Naurath (2:09.65) and FAST's Mary Mohler (2:09.87) also cleared 2:10 to take the third through fifth qualifying spots.

Palo Alto Stanford's Jasmine Tosky (2:10.32), North Coast's Tanya Krisman (2:10.79) and KING's Andie Taylor (2:10.87) completed the rest of the championship field.

Men's 200 IM
NBAC's Michael Phelps and FAST's Tyler Clary both eclipsed 2:00 during prelims with times of 1:59.13 and 1:59.52, respectively. Phelps owns the second-best time in the world this year with a 1:58.35 from Charlotte in May, just behind James Goddard's top-ranked 1:57.76. Clary, meanwhile, had been ranked 23rd with a 2:00.92 from the Los Angeles Grand Prix.

Daytona Beach's Ryan Lochte (2:00.69) and NBAC's Todd Patrick (2:00.91) claimed third and fourth in the prelim heats, while Hershey's David Nolan (2:01.15) placed fifth. Lake Forrest's Conor Dwyer (2:01.17), Longhorn's Austin Surhoff (2:01.29) and Longhorn's Eric Shanteau (2:01.43) comprised the rest of the finale field.

Women's 200 back
Bluefish's Elizabeth Beisel put up a 2:10.25 to pace prelims of the distance backstroke event. That performance is just off her 14th-ranked season best of 2:10.05 set in July. Athens Bulldog Morgan Scroggy (2:11.07) and Colorado Stars' Missy Franklin (2:11.17) earned second and third-place times to move into the top 25 in the world.

Germantown's Teresa Crippen (2:11.27), Crow Canyon's Madison White (2:11.67), NBAC's Elizabeth Pelton (2:12.07), Penn State's Amy Modglin (2:12.59) and Indiana's Ashley Jones (2:13.12) earned the fourth through eighth-place spots.

Women's 800 free
Mission Viejo's Chloe Sutton cruised to the top time of an extended morning of qualifying with an 8:30.79. Michigan's Emily Brunemann placed second in 8:31.55, while FAST's Kate Ziegler finished third in 8:33.47.

Sierra Marlins' Haley Anderson (8:37.53), Stanford's Kelsey Ditto (8:40.32), Terrapins' Chelsea Chenault (8:40.34), Team Florida's Lauren Driscoll (8:40.87) and Cascade's Amber McDermott (8:41.56) will also vie for the distance national title tomorrow evening.

Men's 1500 free
Mission Viejo picked up the top seed in both of the distance events as Chad La Tourette threw down the gauntlet with a 15:03.75 during prelims. That effort vaulted him into fourth in the world behind Ryan Cochrane (14:56.83), Zhang Lin (15:00.39) and Robert Hurley (15:00.96).

Delaware's Andrew Gemmell (15:12.85), Longhorn's Michael Klueh (15:14.34) and Club Wolverine's Peter Vanderkaay (15:14.89) clinched second through fourth-place seeds. Meanwhile, Germantown's Arthur Frayler (15:15.57), Scenic City's Sean Ryan (15:16.84), WSY's Joe Kinderwater (15:19.57) and North Coast's Eric Hedlin (15:20.53) also earned spots in the final tomorrow.

Day Four Prelims Results

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