Brooke Forde Among Top Qualifiers In Day 3 Prelims at East Juniors

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Lakeside’s Brooke Forde was among the top seeds during day three preliminary qualifying at the 2015 USA Swimming Winter Junior Nationals East.

Women’s 400 IM

Lakeside’s Brooke Forde, who had a strong World Juniors this summer, threw down a swift 4:11.45 to lead qualifying in prelims. That’s a two second drop from her seed time of 4:13.44.

Y-Sparta’s Savanna Faulconer qualified second in 4:12.39 with Victor’s Kay Sargent dropping three seconds from her seed time with a 4:13.82 to qualify third.

A Finalists:

                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Brooke Forde     16 Lakeside Swim Te  4:13.44    4:11.45 q      
    r:+0.78  27.07        57.68 (30.61)
        1:30.41 (32.73)     2:02.82 (32.41)
        2:38.12 (35.30)     3:13.22 (35.10)
        3:42.95 (29.73)     4:11.45 (28.50)
  2 Savanna Faulcon  17 Y-Spartaquatics-  4:08.59    4:12.39 q      
    r:+0.79  27.10        58.07 (30.97)
        1:30.77 (32.70)     2:03.16 (32.39)
        2:38.08 (34.92)     3:13.33 (35.25)
        3:43.53 (30.20)     4:12.39 (28.86)
  3 Kay Sargent      17 Victor Swim Club  4:16.54    4:13.82 q      
    r:+0.72  27.49        57.64 (30.15)
        1:30.12 (32.48)     2:03.20 (33.08)
        2:38.24 (35.04)     3:14.82 (36.58)
        3:44.69 (29.87)     4:13.82 (29.13)
  4 Isabel Ivey      15 Gator Swim Club-  4:16.61    4:14.45 q      
    r:+0.73  26.51        56.32 (29.81)
        1:28.44 (32.12)     1:59.44 (31.00)
        2:37.08 (37.64)     3:15.38 (38.30)
        3:45.18 (29.80)     4:14.45 (29.27)
  5 Julia Menkhaus   15 SwimMAC Carolina  4:21.18    4:17.14 q      
    r:+0.74  26.87        57.17 (30.30)
        1:30.33 (33.16)     2:02.01 (31.68)
        2:39.41 (37.40)     3:17.50 (38.09)
        3:47.84 (30.34)     4:17.14 (29.30)
  6 Kate Moore       16 Triangle Aquatic  4:20.80    4:17.53 q      
    r:+0.78  27.83        59.65 (31.82)
        1:31.63 (31.98)     2:02.41 (30.78)
        2:40.09 (37.68)     3:18.05 (37.96)
        3:48.43 (30.38)     4:17.53 (29.10)
  7 Jessica Horoman  18 Y-Spartaquatics-  4:18.51    4:18.25 q      
    r:+0.73  27.46        59.17 (31.71)
        1:31.38 (32.21)     2:04.75 (33.37)
        2:40.87 (36.12)     3:17.48 (36.61)
        3:48.10 (30.62)     4:18.25 (30.15)
  8 Ella Nelson      14 Nashville Aquati  4:53.93L   4:18.94 q      
    r:+0.79  27.75        59.08 (31.33)
        1:32.06 (32.98)     2:04.63 (32.57)
        2:41.05 (36.42)     3:17.61 (36.56)
        3:48.97 (31.36)     4:18.94 (29.97)

Men’s 400 IM

NOVA’s Charlie Swanson basically matched his seed time with a 3:48.37 to lead the way this morning. He should be in place for a big drop during finales.

Dayton Raiders’ Tommy Cope dropped more than three seconds from his seed with a 3:49.97 for the second spot heading into finals. Mason Manta Rays’ Cooper Hodge dropped more than four seconds with a 3:52.27 for third.

A Finalists:

                    === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Charlie Swanson  17 NOVA of Virginia  3:48.98    3:48.37 q      
    r:+0.72  24.68        52.81 (28.13)
        1:22.21 (29.40)     1:51.71 (29.50)
        2:22.69 (30.98)     2:54.81 (32.12)
        3:22.34 (27.53)     3:48.37 (26.03)
  2 Tommy Cope       18 Dayton Raiders-O  3:53.54    3:49.97 q      
    r:+0.72  24.30        52.27 (27.97)
        1:22.18 (29.91)     1:51.78 (29.60)
        2:23.29 (31.51)     2:55.34 (32.05)
        3:23.06 (27.72)     3:49.97 (26.91)
  3 Cooper Hodge     18 Mason Manta Rays  3:56.89    3:52.27 q      
    r:+0.71  24.85        53.54 (28.69)
        1:22.75 (29.21)     1:51.88 (29.13)
        2:23.94 (32.06)     2:56.43 (32.49)
        3:24.61 (28.18)     3:52.27 (27.66)
  4 Ted Schubert     18 NOVA of Virginia  3:52.36    3:52.93 q      
    r:+0.69  24.75        52.60 (27.85)
        1:22.06 (29.46)     1:51.46 (29.40)
        2:25.45 (33.99)     2:59.47 (34.02)
        3:26.74 (27.27)     3:52.93 (26.19)
  5 Miguel Cancel    16 Gulliver Swim Cl  3:57.77    3:53.32 q      
    r:+0.68  24.58        52.86 (28.28)
        1:22.84 (29.98)     1:52.00 (29.16)
        2:26.05 (34.05)     2:59.88 (33.83)
        3:27.28 (27.40)     3:53.32 (26.04)
  6 Jarrett Jones    18 Zuwallack Ronald  3:51.64    3:53.58 q      
    r:+0.78  24.91        54.06 (29.15)
        1:23.60 (29.54)     1:53.16 (29.56)
        2:25.95 (32.79)     2:59.93 (33.98)
        3:27.57 (27.64)     3:53.58 (26.01)
  7 Kieran Smith     15 Ridgefield Aquat  4:30.26L   3:54.11 q      
    r:+0.73  25.97        54.19 (28.22)
        1:23.66 (29.47)     1:52.46 (28.80)
        2:26.11 (33.65)     3:00.52 (34.41)
        3:27.87 (27.35)     3:54.11 (26.24)
  8 Clayton Forde    18 Lakeside Swim Te  3:54.74    3:54.12 q      
    r:+0.79  24.78        53.18 (28.40)
        1:23.94 (30.76)     1:53.29 (29.35)
        2:26.79 (33.50)     3:00.98 (34.19)
        3:28.19 (27.21)     3:54.12 (25.93)

Women’s 100 fly

SwimMAC’s Alyssa Marsh, who has been a leader for her squad throughout the week in Atlanta, topped qualifying in the 100 fly with a 52.95. That’s more than a second off her seed of 54.08.

Cardinal’s Grace Oglesby put up a second-seeded 53.27, while Chattahoochee Gold’s Lauren Case qualified third in 53.34.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Alyssa Marsh     18 SwimMAC Carolina    54.08      52.95 q      
    r:+0.68  24.72        52.95 (28.23)
  2 Grace Oglesby    17 Cardinal Aquatic    51.75      53.27 q      
    r:+0.73  25.21        53.27 (28.06)
  3 Lauren Case      17 Chattahoochee Go    52.81      53.34 q      
    r:+0.69  25.25        53.34 (28.09)
  4 Hannah Kukurugy  17 Crown Point Swim  1:00.27L     53.65 q      
    r:+0.73  24.97        53.65 (28.68)
  5 Christina Lappi  17 SwimMAC Carolina  1:02.08L     53.68 q      
    r:+0.78  25.11        53.68 (28.57)
  6 Jessica Nava     15 Pine Crest Swimm    53.77      53.84 q      
    r:+0.72  25.11        53.84 (28.73)
  7 Asia Seidt       18 Lakeside Swim Te    53.68      53.86 q      
    r:+0.78  25.50        53.86 (28.36)
  8 Jewels Harris    16 Crimson Tide Aqu    55.65      53.97 q      
    r:+0.72  25.58        53.97 (28.39)

Men’s 100 fly

Kingfish’s Camden Murphy was the only swimmer under 48 seconds with a top-seeded time of 47.21. He came into the meet with 47.81 seed time, and could be in for a big drop tonight.

Cardinal’s Nicolas Albiero put up a 48.05 for the second seed, while Bolles’ Ariel Spektor turned in a third-seeded 48.07.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Camden Murphy    16 Kingfish Aquatic    47.81      47.21 q      
    r:+0.69  22.32        47.21 (24.89)
  2 Nicolas Albiero  16 Cardinal Aquatic    48.43      48.05 q      
    r:+0.71  22.56        48.05 (25.49)
  3 Ariel Spektor    16 Bolles School Sh    47.85      48.07 q      
    r:+0.73  22.68        48.07 (25.39)
  4 Dean Farris      18 Metro Atlanta Aq    49.09      48.19 q      
    r:+0.68  22.54        48.19 (25.65)
  5 Michael Jensen   17 Upper Dublin Aqu    47.41      48.54 q      
    r:+0.75  22.97        48.54 (25.57)
  6 David Crossland  17 Delaware Swim Te    47.27      48.55 q      
    r:+0.75  22.28        48.55 (26.27)
  7 Spencer Carl     17 West Ottawa Swim    49.90      48.62 q      
    r:+0.61  22.74        48.62 (25.88)
  8 Greg Dematteo    18 Bernal's Gator S    48.30      48.68 q      
    r:+0.73  22.67        48.68 (26.01)

Women’s 200 free

SwimMAC’s Erika Brown made it two in a row for the SwimMAC girls as she clocked a 1:46.48 to go back-to-back with Alyssa Marsh for top seeds. That’s almost identical to her seed time of 1:46.47.

Upper Valley’s Hannah Cox, the 500 free winner last night, qualified second in 1:46.64. Chattahoochee Gold’s Lauren Case qualified third in 1:46.77.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Erika Brown      17 SwimMAC Carolina  1:46.47    1:46.48 q      
    r:+0.72  24.92        52.02 (27.10)
        1:19.53 (27.51)     1:46.48 (26.95)
  2 Hannah Cox       17 Upper Valley Aqu  1:47.03    1:46.64 q      
    r:+0.71  24.74        51.80 (27.06)
        1:19.31 (27.51)     1:46.64 (27.33)
  3 Lauren Case      17 Chattahoochee Go  1:45.96    1:46.77 q      
    r:+0.71  24.72        51.93 (27.21)
        1:19.49 (27.56)     1:46.77 (27.28)
  4 Isabel Ivey      15 Gator Swim Club-  1:48.53    1:46.88 q      
    r:+0.78  25.57        52.06 (26.49)
        1:19.64 (27.58)     1:46.88 (27.24)
  5 Brooke Forde     16 Lakeside Swim Te  1:47.62    1:46.98 q      
    r:+0.76  25.65        52.62 (26.97)
        1:19.94 (27.32)     1:46.98 (27.04)
  6 Tatum Wade       17 Nashville Aquati  1:45.59    1:47.17 q      
    r:+0.79  25.08        52.01 (26.93)
        1:19.77 (27.76)     1:47.17 (27.40)
  7 Hannah Kukurugy  17 Crown Point Swim  1:47.44    1:47.40 q      
    r:+0.71  25.41        52.54 (27.13)
        1:20.02 (27.48)     1:47.40 (27.38)
  8 Kaitlin Harty    18 Una YNS-NE        1:48.98    1:47.70 q      
    r:+0.72  25.16        52.52 (27.36)
        1:20.58 (28.06)     1:47.70 (27.12)

Men’s 200 free

Carmel’s Drew Kibler touched out Metro Atlanta’s Dean Farris, 1:37.18 to 1:37.22, for the top seed. Meanwhile, Upper Dublin’s Michael Jensen also touched in the 1:37 range with a 1:37.41 for the third seed.

A Finalists:

                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Drew Kibler      15 Carmel Swim Club  1:54.46L   1:37.18 q      
    r:+0.65  22.37        46.73 (24.36)
        1:11.94 (25.21)     1:37.18 (25.24)
  2 Dean Farris      18 Metro Atlanta Aq  1:38.70    1:37.22 q      
    r:+0.69  22.15        47.01 (24.86)
        1:11.78 (24.77)     1:37.22 (25.44)
  3 Michael Jensen   17 Upper Dublin Aqu  1:35.31    1:37.41 q      
    r:+0.76  22.02        46.09 (24.07)
        1:11.79 (25.70)     1:37.41 (25.62)
  4 *Andy Song An    17 Bolles School Sh  1:38.17    1:38.28 q      
    r:+0.70  23.21        48.20 (24.99)
        1:13.32 (25.12)     1:38.28 (24.96)
  5 Jake Sannem      16 Upper Dublin Aqu  1:37.56    1:38.59 q      
    r:+0.77  22.97        48.40 (25.43)
        1:13.58 (25.18)     1:38.59 (25.01)
  6 Trey Freeman     15 Baylor Swim Club  1:38.82    1:38.64 q      
    r:+0.71  23.08        48.13 (25.05)
        1:13.69 (25.56)     1:38.64 (24.95)
  7 Sam Steele       17 Birmingham Swim-  1:37.76    1:38.70 q      
    r:+0.66  23.71        49.11 (25.40)
        1:14.01 (24.90)     1:38.70 (24.69)
  8 Miguel Cancel    16 Gulliver Swim Cl  1:39.11    1:38.90 q      
    r:+0.74  23.53        48.83 (25.30)
        1:14.19 (25.36)     1:38.90 (24.71)

Women’s 100 breast

Lakeside’s Kennedy Lohman clipped Nashville’s Allie Raab in a close contest, 1:00.54 to 1:00.57, for the top seed. Raab’s teammate Alex Walsh, who broke Missy Franklin’s 200-yard IM 13-14 NAG last night, qualified third in 1:01.25.

A Finalists:

                     === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Kennedy Lohman   17 Lakeside Swim Te  1:01.16    1:00.54 q      
    r:+0.71  28.53      1:00.54 (32.01)
  2 Allie Raab       15 Nashville Aquati  1:00.84    1:00.57 q      
    r:+0.81  28.94      1:00.57 (31.63)
  3 Alex Walsh       14 Nashville Aquati  1:01.95    1:01.25 q      
    r:+0.84  29.16      1:01.25 (32.09)
  4 Caroline Hauder  16 SwimMAC Carolina  1:03.79    1:01.65 q      
    r:+0.75  28.63      1:01.65 (33.02)
  5 Julia-Jane Eske  16 Nashville Aquati  1:11.67L   1:01.76 q      
    r:+0.77  29.68      1:01.76 (32.08)
  6 Jane Donahue     16 SwimMAC Carolina  1:03.64    1:02.01 q      
    r:+0.74  29.00      1:02.01 (33.01)
  7 Madison Winstea  18 Highbridge Aquat  1:01.65    1:02.14 q      
    r:+0.75  29.10      1:02.14 (33.04)
  8 Abby Arens       13 Marlins of Ralei  1:03.93    1:02.22 q      
    r:+0.71  29.71      1:02.22 (32.51)

Men’s 100 breast

Avon Community’s Chandler Bray claimed the top seed in 54.24. Meanwhile, SwimMAC’s Will Chan clocked a 54.42 for the second seed with Azura Florida’s Raiz Tjon-A-Joe earning the third seed in 54.45.

A Finalists:

                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Chandler Bray    17 Avon Community S    54.45      54.24 q      
    r:+0.73  25.57        54.24 (28.67)
  2 Will Chan        15 SwimMAC Carolina    55.71      54.42 q      
    r:+0.66  25.40        54.42 (29.02)
  3 *Raiz Tjon-A-Jo  18 Azura Florida Aq    54.64      54.45 q      
    r:+0.67  25.25        54.45 (29.20)
  4 Jacob Montague   17 Grosse Pointe Ga    54.66      54.61 q      
    r:+0.70  25.75        54.61 (28.86)
  5 Tommy Cope       18 Dayton Raiders-O    54.74      54.77 q      
    r:+0.71  25.85        54.77 (28.92)
  6 Daniel Chang     17 Barracuda Swim C    55.16      55.10 q      
    r:+0.64  26.21        55.10 (28.89)
  7 *Marco Guarente  18 Azura Florida Aq    55.54      55.25 q      
    r:+0.68  25.66        55.25 (29.59)
  8 Wyatt Amdor      18 Upper Dublin Aqu    55.26      55.34 q      
    r:+0.65  26.19        55.34 (29.15)

Women’s 100 back

Kaitlin Harty cleared 53 seconds with a 52.99 for the top seed this morning. WAVES Bloomington’s Grace Ariola put up a second-seeded time of 53.17 with Nashville’s Alex Walsh tracking down the third seed in 53.21.

A Finalists:

                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Kaitlin Harty    18 Una YNS-NE          53.89      52.99 q      
    r:+0.72  25.84        52.99 (27.15)
  2 Grace Ariola     15 WAVES Bloomingto    53.97      53.17 q      
    r:+0.64  26.21        53.17 (26.96)
  3 Alex Walsh       14 Nashville Aquati    54.34      53.21 q      
    r:+0.81  26.28        53.21 (26.93)
  4 Asia Seidt       18 Lakeside Swim Te    53.06      53.29 q      
    r:+0.65  26.30        53.29 (26.99)
  5 Ali Galyer       17 Y-Spartaquatics-    53.66      53.79 q      
    r:+0.70  26.40        53.79 (27.39)
  6 Camryn Forbes    17 Butler Y Aquatic    54.60      54.02 q      
    r:+0.56  26.43        54.02 (27.59)
  7 Alyssa Marsh     18 SwimMAC Carolina    54.80      54.12 q      
    r:+0.61  26.32        54.12 (27.80)
  8 Julia Menkhaus   15 SwimMAC Carolina    54.69      54.42 q      
    r:+0.64  26.52        54.42 (27.90)

Men’s 100 back

Carpet Capital’s Ethan Young grabbed the top seed in prelims with a time of 46.86, while Metro’s Dean Farris put up a 47.40 for the second seed. Dynamo’s Michael Taylor clocked a 47.99 for the third seed.

A Finalists:

                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Ethan Young      17 Carpet Capital A    47.47      46.86 q      
    r:+0.71  22.56        46.86 (24.30)
  2 Dean Farris      18 Metro Atlanta Aq    48.10      47.40 q      
    r:+0.63  23.01        47.40 (24.39)
  3 Michael Taylor   16 Dynamo Swim Club    47.92      47.99 q      
  4 *Andy Song An    17 Bolles School Sh    47.58      48.05 q      
    r:+0.70  23.24        48.05 (24.81)
  5 Nicolas Albiero  16 Cardinal Aquatic    48.87      48.21 q      
  6 Tan Dunn         16 Southern Crescen    50.94      48.82 q      
    r:+0.67  23.61        48.82 (25.21)
  7 Sam Cuthbert     17 NOVA of Virginia    49.45      49.06 q      
    r:+0.71  24.06        49.06 (25.00)
  8 Luke Sobolewski  16 Cincinnati Marli    50.35      49.08 q      
    r:+0.67  23.78        49.08 (25.30)

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