Gunnar Bentz Blasts 400 IM Final At USA Nationals

Jul 15, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Joseph Bentz of the United States competes in the men's 4x200 freestyle relay preliminary heat during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

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Gunnar Bentz took gold in the 400 IM final at USA Nationals in convincing fashion. Bentz torched the field with a 4:14.16 finish. He began the race with a 58.39 fly split and never looked back. He split a 1:07.41 back, 1:10.50 breast, and topped it off with a 57.86 free leg. Travis Mahoney (4:17.00) topped Sean Grieshop (4:17.02) by an ever-so-slim margin. Their splits were tight through most of the race.

Mahoney: 58.58/1:05.49/1:13.77/59.16

Grieshop: 59.46/1:05.97/1:13.89/57.70

Stanford’s Max Williamson held on to his fourth place spot with a 4:17.65. Curtis Ogren trailed behind Williamson to fifth place in 4:18.23. John Martens wound up sixth in 4:20.87, while Andrew Seliskar took seventh with a 4:21.16. Corey Okubo rounded out the top eight and closed the individual events for the evening.

2015 USA Swimming Long Course Summer Nationals: Live Results – Results

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