Joseph Bentz and Sean Grieshop Tie For Top 400 IM Spot In Prelims At USA Nationals

Jul 18, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Joseph Bentz of the United States competes in the men's swimming 200m individual medley final during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports

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Joseph Bentz of Dynamo and Sean Grieshop tied atop the men’s 400-meter IM prelim at USA Nationals with a 4:17.34. Bentz nabbed a share of first despite adding two seconds from his entry time. He took the race out in a 57.96, and followed that with a 1:06.75, 1:12.81, and 59.82. Grieshop’s splits showed his strength in the back and free legs of the race:

Grieshop: 59.05/1:05.47/1:13.92/58.90

Travis Mahoney touched just over a tenth behind them at 4:17.45. Stanford’s Max Williamson overcame a 1:00.07 start on the fly to take fourth. Williamson clocked a solid second half with a 1:11.53 breast and 59.44 free split. Andrew Seliskar took fifth in 4:18.92, while Curtis Ogren (4:19.41), John Martens (4:19.55), and Corey Okubo (4:19.68) rounded out the top eight finishers.

Daniel Graviss is the top seed entering tonight’s consolation final at 4:20.62. Will Licon is determined to climb to the ninth spot. He currently sits tenth at 4:20.70.

The consolation final will also feature Adam Hinshaw (4:21.37), Max Litchfield (4:21.38), Michael Meyer (4:21.50), Brandon Flynn (4:21.58), Charles Swanson (4:22.11), and Andrew Gemmell (4:22.37).

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