MAUI, Hawaii, August 26. PLENTY of fast swims went up on the scoreboard during the first night of long course swimming at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships held in Hawaii.
USA's Lauren Driscoll blasted an 8:34.48 to win the women's 800 free in a meet-record time. That swim not only demolished the previous standard of 8:37.98 set by Stephanie Williams in 2005, it also improved Driscoll from 24th in the world to 21st. Australia's Bonnie Macdonald took second in 8:37.00, while USA's Gillian Ryan finished third in 8:37.72.
Japan's Sayaka Akase set a meet record in the women's 100 back with a world-class time of 1:00.82. That swim cleared the previous meet mark of 1:01.12 set by compatriot Shiho Sakai in 2009, and moved Akase up to a tie for 23rd in the world with Fabiola Molina. Teammate Mai Harada finished second in 1:02.02, while USA's Madison White placed third in 1:02.02 after clocking a 1:01.80 in prelims. USA's Caitlin Forman qualified second with a 1:02 in prelims before being disqualified for being submerged completely at the finish.
USA's Clay Youngquist touched out Australia's NedMcKendry, 1:48.44 to 1:48.71, as both cleared the meet record in the men's 200 free. Ryan Napoleon of Australia set the record with a 1:48.94 last year. USA's Nicholas Caldwell completed the podium with a third-place 1:49.25.
Australia's Jayden Hadler earned the men's 200 fly crown in 1:57.47, lowering the year-old meet record of 1:57.66 set by Japan's Yuki Kobori. USA's Seth Stubblefield touched second in 1:59.18, while Australia's Daniel Tranter placed third in 1:59.46. Japan's Daiya Seto also cleared 2:00 with a fourth-place 1:59.50.
USA's Evan Pinion and Eric Hedlin pushed each other well under the meet record in the men's 1500 free with times of 15:17.09 and 15:17.81. Both obliterated the 2003 mark of 15:23.94 set by Travis Nederpelt. Japan's Yohei Takiguchi wound up third in 15:24.45.
USA went 1-2 in the women's 200 free with Chelsea Chenault winning in 1:58.52 and Jasmine Tosky taking second in 1:59.69. Chenault missed the world top 25 by the slimmest of margins as Jazmin Carlin holds the 25th ranking with a 1:58.51 from the British Nationals in March. Australia's Amy Levings completed the top three in 1:59.98.
New Zealand's Gareth Kean posted a pair of sub-55 times today in the men's 100 back. First, he clocked a 54.89 in prelims to break Daniel Arnamnart's 2007 meet record of 54.99, before winning the finale in 54.91 this evening. USA's Kip Darmody (55.07) and Jacob Pebley (55.88) finished second and third to round out the top three.
USA's Noelle Tarazona captured the women's 200 fly title in 2:10.66, while Australia's Madeline Groves finished second in 2:12.15. USA's Kaitlin Pawlowicz grabbed third overall in 2:12.52.
Results: Junior Pan Pacific Championships
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August 27, 2010 I don't know what young Mr. Youngblood had fordinner last nitebefore he swam but it msuthave been good as heknocked nearly a second off his pr i nthe 200 freefrom a week edarlier@ JOs in Irvine.
There he set a Junior Nationals record w/his 1:49.37 and last nite he goes 1:48.44?
Look out, Mikey, Ryan, Paul!!!
And speaking of a certain 14-time Olympic gold-medalist, after exhaustive research and untold gadzillions in expense I have found the REAL reason he didn't swim up to snuff this year.
He was suffering from acute food-poisoning, having consumed rotten eggs from that farm in Iowa!
My sleuthing has uncovered the fact that the chef in the hotel where he was staying in Orange County earlier this month was paid a "tidy sum" by a person and/or persons unknown to make sure the eggs Phelps ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner were tainted and that did the trick.
As to just who this "rotten egg" might have been to do such a dastardly deed to the greatest history in the swimmer of the world I'm not positive, but again my sleuthing leads me to conclude it well might have been someone whose initials are "GT" or"RL."
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August 27, 2010 I saw that Caitlin Forman was DQ'd in the back for being completely submerged at the finish; that's a new one for me. Does it literally mean her whole body was completely underwater and if not, where's the cutoff? I guess I could see it happening if you started your finish too early, allowing your body to end up too deep with your hand low on the wall. Submitted by: liquidassets
August 27, 2010 liquidassets- when you finish for backstroke at least one part of your body has to be above the water, it doesn't matter what part though. so when most people finish the do the dolphin kick and fling their head back, but have their feet come up. if something is not above the water when you're finished it's a DQ Submitted by: Bbrswimmer24
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