Andrew Seliskar’s 200 Fly Meet Record Tops Day 1 Prelims at Junior Pan Pacs

Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott

MAUI, Hawaii, August 27. THE first session of the Junior Pan Pacific Championships featured a meet record by USA’s Andrew Seliskar in the 200-meter fly. Meanwhile, several other meet records were put in jeopardy during tonight’s finals.

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Women’s 200 free

A pair of swimmers cleared 2:00 this morning to lead the way as Australia’s Shayna Jack (1:59.63) and USA’s Katie Drabot (1:59.93) raised the banner of their respective countries to the top of the A final this evening.

USA’s Courtney Harnish finished third in 2:00.46 to also make the championship finale, while USA’s Stanzi Moseley was relegated to the B final with a fourth-place 2:00.92 due to the two-per-country rule.

Australia’s Chelsea Gillett (5th, 2:01.11), Canada’s Alexandra Aitchison (7th, 2:01.50), Japan’s Sachi Mochida (8th, 2:01.58), Japan’s Hiroko Makino (10th, 2:02.25) and Canada’s Alexandra Buscher (11th, 2:02.26) also made the championship heat as several Americans and Australians were bumped out of the top eight due to parity rules.

Results

 Event 1  Women 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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  Jr. Pan Pac: M 1:57.73  01/08/2009Dagny Knutson, U.S.A.
    Name           Year Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Jack, Shayna     98 AUS-              1:59.67    1:59.63  q842  
    r:+0.74  27.42        57.60 (30.18)
        1:29.10 (31.50)     1:59.63 (30.53)
  2 Drabot, Katie    97 USA-              1:59.32    1:59.93  q836  
    r:+5.40  28.34        58.98 (30.64)
        1:29.60 (30.62)     1:59.93 (30.33)
  3 Harnish, Courtn  99 USA-              2:00.46    2:00.46  q825  
    r:+5.53  28.66        58.98 (30.32)
        1:30.19 (31.21)     2:00.46 (30.27)
  4 Gillett, Chelse  97 AUS-              1:59.92    2:01.11  q811  
    r:+0.67  27.91        58.24 (30.33)
        1:29.78 (31.54)     2:01.11 (31.33)
  5 Aitchison, Alex  96 Canada-           2:02.00    2:01.50  q804  
    r:+0.81  28.82                     
            1:30.70 ( )     2:01.50 (30.80)
  6 Mochida, Sachi   99 Japan-            2:01.06    2:01.58  q802  
    r:+3.11  27.98        58.10 (30.12)
        1:30.52 (32.42)     2:01.58 (31.06)
  7 Makino, Hiroko   99 Japan-            2:00.97    2:02.25  q789  
    r:+0.63  29.17      1:00.07 (30.90)
        1:31.55 (31.48)     2:02.25 (30.70)
  8 Buscher, Alexan  97 Canada-           2:02.55    2:02.26  q789  
    r:+0.73  28.94      1:00.65 (31.71)
        1:31.37 (30.72)     2:02.26 (30.89)
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  9 Moseley, Stanzi  98 USA-              1:59.88    2:00.92  q815  
    r:+0.77  28.60        58.73 (30.13)
        1:29.99 (31.26)     2:00.92 (30.93)
 10 Cook, Tamsin     98 AUS-              1:59.86    2:01.20  q810  
    r:+4.34  28.47        58.85 (30.38)
        1:30.48 (31.63)     2:01.20 (30.72)
 11 Ikee, Rikako     00 Japan-            2:04.49    2:02.52  q784  
    r:+3.58  28.50        58.69 (30.19)
        1:31.10 (32.41)     2:02.52 (31.42)
 12 Ludlow, Danica   96 Canada-           2:01.43    2:03.12  q772  
    r:+0.76  28.87        59.93 (31.06)
        1:31.91 (31.98)     2:03.12 (31.21)
 13 Gonzalez Hermos  95 Mexico-           2:04.73    2:03.63  q763  
    r:+5.28  28.89      1:00.28 (31.39)
        1:32.12 (31.84)     2:03.63 (31.51)
 14 Zhu, Yifei       98 China-            2:02.40    2:04.74  q742  
    r:+0.69  29.40                     
            1:32.82 ( )     2:04.74 (31.92)
 15 Wang, Siqi       98 China-            2:01.47    2:05.19  q735  
    r:+0.92  29.27      1:01.06 (31.79)
        1:33.17 (32.11)     2:05.19 (32.02)
 16 Li, Tete         98 China-            2:04.00    2:05.88  q722  
    r:+0.86  28.90      1:00.77 (31.87)
        1:33.07 (32.30)     2:05.88 (32.81)
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 17 Revilak Fonseca  97 Mexico-           2:07.06    2:06.37   714  
    r:+0.74  29.20      1:01.30 (32.10)
        1:33.90 (32.60)     2:06.37 (32.47)
 18 Barba Tinoco, E  96 Mexico-           2:04.50    2:07.24   700  
    r:+0.73  29.44      1:00.81 (31.37)
        1:34.10 (33.29)     2:07.24 (33.14)
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 19 Taylor, Sophie   96 AUS-              2:01.50    2:01.92   795  
    r:+0.75  28.07        58.76 (30.69)
        1:30.18 (31.42)     2:01.92 (31.74)
 20 Allen, Emily     97 USA-              1:59.35    2:03.15   772  
    r:+0.77  28.52        58.96 (30.44)
        1:31.31 (32.35)     2:03.15 (31.84)
 21 Homovich, Madis  00 USA-              2:03.79    2:03.18   771  
    r:+0.81  28.86        59.91 (31.05)
        1:31.84 (31.93)     2:03.18 (31.34)
 22 Harvey, Mary-So  99 Canada-           2:03.60    2:03.40   767  
    r:+0.82  29.49      1:00.98 (31.49)
        1:32.38 (31.40)     2:03.40 (31.02)
 23 Schmidt, Sierra  98 USA-              2:04.18    2:03.43   766  
    r:+0.78  28.99      1:00.16 (31.17)
        1:31.81 (31.65)     2:03.43 (31.62)
 24 Margitai, Lili   97 Canada-           2:02.67    2:04.00   756  
    r:+1.45  29.25      1:00.33 (31.08)
        1:31.89 (31.56)     2:04.00 (32.11)
 25 Stevens, Leah    96 USA-              2:02.23    2:04.90   740  
    r:+0.75  29.04                     
            1:32.84 ( )     2:04.90 (32.06)
 26 Saroukian, Soph  98 Canada-           2:04.67    2:04.99   738  
    r:+6.79  29.55      1:00.58 (31.03)
        1:32.98 (32.40)     2:04.99 (32.01)
 27 Taniguchi, Yura  97 Japan-            2:04.00    2:06.22   717  
    r:+3.85  28.68      1:00.72 (32.04)
        1:33.25 (32.53)     2:06.22 (32.97)
 28 Wog, Kelsey      98 Canada-           2:07.61    2:06.35   714  
    r:+0.67  29.58      1:01.88 (32.30)
        1:33.52 (31.64)     2:06.35 (32.83)
 29 Takahashi, Miku  99 Japan-            2:02.43    2:06.98   704  
    r:+0.75  29.34      1:01.85 (32.51)
        1:34.38 (32.53)     2:06.98 (32.60)
 30 Nakayama, Miho   96 Japan-            2:07.95    2:07.27   699  
    r:+0.89  30.29      1:01.93 (31.64)
        1:35.09 (33.16)     2:07.27 (32.18)
 31 Richaud Leyva,   96 Mexico-           2:02.60    2:07.90   689  
    r:+0.78  29.27      1:01.29 (32.02)
        1:33.87 (32.58)     2:07.90 (34.03)
 32 Imai, Runa       00 Japan-            2:06.00    2:08.32   682  
    r:+0.73  29.88      1:02.37 (32.49)
        1:35.48 (33.11)     2:08.32 (32.84)
 33 Meklensek, Leah  99 Canada-           2:08.71    2:11.43   635  
    r:+0.68  29.73      1:02.46 (32.73)
        1:37.09 (34.63)     2:11.43 (34.34)
 34 Naivalu, Adi Ki  99 Fiji Islands-     2:22.62    2:25.60   467  
    r:+0.85  33.40      1:09.58 (36.18)
        1:48.52 (38.94)     2:25.60 (37.08)
 35 McGowan, Amy     98 Fiji Islands-     2:30.75    2:30.66   421  
    r:+0.72  33.63      1:12.97 (39.34)
        1:52.26 (39.29)     2:30.66 (38.40)
 36 Niumataiwalu, M  01 Fiji Islands-     2:37.00    2:39.10   358  
    r:+0.95  34.50                     
            1:57.69 ( )     2:39.10 (41.41)
 37 Naivalu, Adi Mi  97 Fiji Islands-     2:39.45    2:39.29   356  
    r:+0.85  35.05      1:15.31 (40.26)
        1:56.85 (41.54)     2:39.29 (42.44)
 -- Hull, Grace      98 AUS-              2:05.52        DFS

Men’s 200 free

Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska

USA’s Townley Haas, who won four junior national titles earlier this month in Irvine, started off Junior Pan Pacs right with a sizzling 1:48.51. That’s just off Clay Youngquist’s meet record of 1:48.44 from 2010, and puts Haas firmly in place as the favorite tonight.

Japan’s Katsuhiro Matsumoto finished second in 1:49.93, while USA’s Blake Pieroni took third in 1:50.39. The two-per-country rule started taking an effect by fourth with USA’s Aidan Burns being punted to the B final with a fourth-place 1:50.82.

China’s Li Yongwei (5th, 1:50.90), Australia’s Samuel Young (8th, 1:51.66), Japan’s Fuyu Yoshida (9th, 1:51.67), Australia’s Damian Fyfe (10th, 1:51.72) and Canada’s Peter Brothers (13th, 1:52.41) also made the finale.

Results

 Event 2  Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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  Jr. Pan Pac: M 1:48.44  08/26/2010Clay Youngquist, USA
    Name           Year Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Haas, Townley    96 USA-              1:48.75    1:48.51  q830  
    r:+6.21  25.25        52.21 (26.96)
        1:20.67 (28.46)     1:48.51 (27.84)
  2 Matsumoto, Kats  97 Japan-            1:50.12    1:49.93  q798  
    r:+5.50  25.14        52.83 (27.69)
        1:21.44 (28.61)     1:49.93 (28.49)
  3 Pieroni, Blake   95 USA-              1:49.26    1:50.39  q788  
             26.10        54.61 (28.51)
        1:22.83 (28.22)     1:50.39 (27.56)
  4 Li, Yongwei      97 China-            1:51.95    1:50.90  q778  
             25.83        54.37 (28.54)
        1:22.74 (28.37)     1:50.90 (28.16)
  5 Young, Sam       97 AUS-              1:51.41    1:51.66  q762  
    r:+0.74  25.68        53.70 (28.02)
        1:22.69 (28.99)     1:51.66 (28.97)
  6 Yoshida, Fuyu    97 Japan-            1:50.70    1:51.67  q762  
    r:+0.74  25.59        53.57 (27.98)
        1:23.04 (29.47)     1:51.67 (28.63)
  7 Fyfe, Damian     97 AUS-              1:51.07    1:51.72  q761  
             25.95        54.02 (28.07)
        1:22.90 (28.88)     1:51.72 (28.82)
  8 Brothers, Peter  96 Canada-           1:51.37    1:52.41  q747  
    r:+0.74  26.52        54.37 (27.85)
        1:23.79 (29.42)     1:52.41 (28.62)
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  9 Burns, Aidan     97 USA-              1:50.58    1:50.82  q779  
    r:+0.75  26.00        54.55 (28.55)
        1:23.18 (28.63)     1:50.82 (27.64)
 10 Carleton, Max    97 AUS-              1:52.02    1:52.23  q750  
    r:+1.27  25.90        54.10 (28.20)
        1:23.30 (29.20)     1:52.23 (28.93)
 11 Mizohata, Juran  98 Japan-            1:52.90    1:52.80  q739  
    r:+0.79  26.75        55.28 (28.53)
        1:23.86 (28.58)     1:52.80 (28.94)
 12 Cote, Tristan    95 Canada-           1:52.25    1:52.99  q735  
    r:+0.75  26.81        54.92 (28.11)
        1:24.08 (29.16)     1:52.99 (28.91)
 13 Weir, Julian     96 New Zealand-      1:53.83    1:53.91  q717  
    r:+2.40  26.41        54.59 (28.18)
        1:23.94 (29.35)     1:53.91 (29.97)
 14 Mildon, Dominic  96 New Zealand-      1:54.81    1:53.92  q717  
    r:+7.63  25.24        54.22 (28.98)
        1:23.82 (29.60)     1:53.92 (30.10)
 15 Ackman, Matthew  96 Canada-           1:53.98    1:54.13  q713  
    r:+0.64  26.30        54.90 (28.60)
        1:24.66 (29.76)     1:54.13 (29.47)
 16 Loria Elias, Lo  95 Mexico-           1:55.34    1:55.85  q682  
    r:+6.25  27.53        57.53 (30.00)
        1:27.49 (29.96)     1:55.85 (28.36)
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 17 Perez Bañuelos,  97 Mexico-           1:54.93    1:56.44   672  
    r:+0.72  26.75        56.37 (29.62)
        1:25.11 (28.74)     1:56.44 (31.33)
 18 Liu, Yunsong     99 China-            1:57.00    2:02.46   577  
    r:+0.70  27.77        57.87 (30.10)
        1:30.00 (32.13)     2:02.46 (32.46)
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 19 Shoults, Grant   97 USA-              1:50.82    1:51.22   771  
    r:+5.74  26.20        54.47 (28.27)
        1:23.21 (28.74)     1:51.22 (28.01)
 20 Egan, Liam       96 USA-              1:49.88    1:51.24   770  
    r:+0.76  26.79        54.31 (27.52)
        1:22.97 (28.66)     1:51.24 (28.27)
 21 Grieshop, Sean   98 USA-              1:53.02    1:52.09   753  
             26.32        54.86 (28.54)
        1:23.62 (28.76)     1:52.09 (28.47)
 22 Ogren, Curtis    96 USA-              1:52.75    1:53.33   729  
    r:+0.74  25.98        54.13 (28.15)
        1:23.44 (29.31)     1:53.33 (29.89)
 23 McCarthy, Brayd  97 AUS-              1:55.73    1:55.12   695  
    r:+7.94  27.36        56.79 (29.43)
        1:27.70 (30.91)     1:55.12 (27.42)
 24 Tanaka, Koki     97 Japan-            1:53.55    1:55.30   692  
    r:+0.70  26.00        55.31 (29.31)
        1:25.03 (29.72)     1:55.30 (30.27)
 25 Dai, Vincent     98 AUS-              1:52.68    1:55.66   685  
             26.69        54.93 (28.24)
        1:25.83 (30.90)     1:55.66 (29.83)
 26 Guest, James     96 Canada-           1:57.61    1:57.30   657  
    r:+0.66  27.53        57.60 (30.07)
        1:27.58 (29.98)     1:57.30 (29.72)
 27 Jones, James     97 USA-              1:58.76    1:56.50   671  
    r:+0.65  26.59        56.06 (29.47)
        1:27.01 (30.95)     1:56.50 (29.49)
 28 Baggaley, Jake   95 AUS-              1:58.77    1:56.87   664  
    r:+0.75  27.48        57.74 (30.26)
        1:28.31 (30.57)     1:56.87 (28.56)
 29 Nakaya, Shingo   96 Japan-            1:54.60    1:57.63   651  
    r:+4.45  27.08        56.45 (29.37)
        1:27.65 (31.20)     1:57.63 (29.98)
 30 Fielding, Brett  97 AUS-              1:55.93    1:57.76   649  
    r:+6.50  27.75        57.35 (29.60)
        1:28.31 (30.96)     1:57.76 (29.45)
 31 Dergousoff, Jam  96 Canada-           1:54.90    1:58.33   640  
    r:+0.76  26.82        56.42 (29.60)
        1:27.04 (30.62)     1:58.33 (31.29)
 32 Kado, Eugene     99 Fiji Islands-     2:16.71    2:15.84   423  
    r:+0.77  29.18      1:04.25 (35.07)
        1:40.22 (35.97)     2:15.84 (35.62)
 33 Johns, Oakley    98 Fiji Islands-     2:16.87    2:16.32   418  
    r:+0.67  31.47      1:06.17 (34.70)
        1:41.99 (35.82)     2:16.32 (34.33)
 34 Vakasama, Taich  99 Fiji Islands-     2:20.44    2:18.32   401  
    r:+0.80  31.28      1:05.82 (34.54)
        1:42.73 (36.91)     2:18.32 (35.59)
 35 Eyre, Kalen      99 Fiji Islands-     2:24.70    2:21.93   371  
    r:+0.71  32.77      1:08.40 (35.63)
        1:46.30 (37.90)     2:21.93 (35.63)

Women’s 100 back

Photo Courtesy: David Farr

USA’s Amy Bilquist clocked a 1:01.96, the only sub-1:02 of the morning, to lead qualifying in the shorter distance backstroke event. Australia’s Lucy McJannett raced her way to second-place honors in 1:02.44 with Canada’s Danielle Hanus earning third overall in 1:02.50.

Korea’s Dalin Lee won the final heat to place fourth overall in 1:02.76, while Japan’s Natsumi Sakai finished fifth in 1:02.85.

Japan’s Rio Shirai (1:02.92), Australia’s Minna Atherton (1:02.97) and USA’s Hannah Weiss (1:03.08) made up the first clean A final with no one being relegated to the B final due to the two-per-country rule.

Results

 Event 3  Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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  Jr. Pan Pac: M 1:00.82  08/26/2010Sayaka Akase, Japan
    Name           Year Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       
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                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Bilquist, Amy    97 USA-              1:01.04    1:01.96  q825  
    r:+0.67  30.38      1:01.96 (31.58)
  2 McJannett, Lucy  98 AUS-              1:02.65    1:02.44  q806  
    r:+0.60  30.38      1:02.44 (32.06)
  3 Hanus, Danielle  98 Canada-           1:01.36    1:02.50  q804  
    r:+0.60  31.07      1:02.50 (31.43)
  4 Lee, Dalin       99 Korea-            1:02.00    1:02.76  q794  
    r:+0.63  30.63      1:02.76 (32.13)
  5 Sakai, Natsumi   01 Japan-            1:03.22    1:02.85  q790  
    r:+0.61  30.38      1:02.85 (32.47)
  6 Shirai, Rio      99 Japan-            1:02.21    1:02.92  q788  
    r:+0.62  31.05      1:02.92 (31.87)
  7 Atherton, Minna  00 AUS-              1:02.54    1:02.97  q786  
    r:+0.62  30.11      1:02.97 (32.86)
  8 Weiss, Hannah    95 USA-              1:00.77    1:03.08  q782  
    r:+0.56  30.59      1:03.08 (32.49)
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  9 Adams, Claire    98 USA-              1:01.12    1:03.22  q776  
    r:+0.61  30.86      1:03.22 (32.36)
 10 Yuhara, Rika     96 Japan-            1:02.93    1:03.23  q776  
    r:+0.62  30.76      1:03.23 (32.47)
 11 Huizinga, Danik  99 Canada-           1:02.93    1:03.47  q767  
    r:+0.67  30.88      1:03.47 (32.59)
 12 Lam, Heather     98 Canada-           1:04.05    1:03.96  q750  
    r:+0.58  30.92      1:03.96 (33.04)
 13 Rae, Monique     98 AUS-              1:03.10    1:04.02  q748  
    r:+0.60  31.39      1:04.02 (32.63)
 14 Song, Yutong     99 China-            1:01.11    1:04.07  q746  
    r:+0.66  31.55      1:04.07 (32.52)
 15 Bradley, Rebeka  97 New Zealand-      1:03.38    1:04.56  q729  
    r:+0.53  31.07      1:04.56 (33.49)
 16 Zhu, Menghui     99 China-            1:04.00    1:04.91  q717  
    r:+0.56  31.47      1:04.91 (33.44)
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 17 Jiang, Yuru      99 China-            1:04.50    1:06.66   662  
    r:+0.66  32.09      1:06.66 (34.57)
 18 Gonzalez Hermos  95 Mexico-           1:10.24    1:07.04   651  
    r:+0.65  32.52      1:07.04 (34.52)
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 19 Konishi, Anna    96 Japan-            1:01.61    1:03.64   761  
    r:+0.55  31.09      1:03.64 (32.55)
 20 Galyer, Daniell  95 USA-              1:02.29    1:03.78   756  
    r:+0.68  31.43      1:03.78 (32.35)
 21 GILMOUR, TIANNI  96 AUS-              1:03.45    1:04.26   739  
    r:+0.63  31.13      1:04.26 (33.13)
 22 Glover, Mackenz  98 Canada-           1:03.24    1:04.38   735  
         r:+0.65                       
 23 Konopka, Katrin  97 USA-              1:04.70    1:04.85   719  
    r:+0.63  30.83      1:04.85 (34.02)
 24 Buscher, Alexan  97 Canada-           1:05.52    1:07.48   638  
    r:+0.73  32.40      1:07.48 (35.08)
 25 Revilak Fonseca  97 Mexico-           1:05.11    1:07.96   625  
             31.74      1:07.96 (36.22)
 26 Smith, Brooke    97 Fiji Islands-     1:08.80    1:09.08   595  
    r:+0.64  33.68      1:09.08 (35.40)
 27 Naivalu, Adi Ki  99 Fiji Islands-     1:12.32    1:12.19   521  
    r:+0.74  35.62      1:12.19 (36.57)
 28 Rasau, Ella      98 Fiji Islands-     1:13.03    1:12.27   520  
    r:+0.73  34.82      1:12.27 (37.45)
 29 Pene, Iris       98 Fiji Islands-     1:14.02    1:12.31   519  
    r:+0.63  34.87      1:12.31 (37.44)
 30 Blake, Yolani    99 Fiji Islands-     1:19.58    1:13.76   489  
         r:+0.70                       
 31 Wind, Mikayla    99 Fiji Islands-     1:18.31    1:17.63   419  
    r:+0.82  36.55      1:17.63 (41.08)

Men’s 100 back

Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile

In his first international, 15-year-old professional Michael Andrew of the U.S. turned in a sterling time of 55.80 to top qualifying in the backstroke event. That’s just off his seed time of 55.73, as Andrew should drop that time this evening.

USA’s Connor Green raced his way to second in the event with a 56.05, while Canada’s Markus Thormeyer (56.37) and New Zealand’s Andrew Trembath (56.54) will bracket the Americans in this evening’s final.

Canada’s Anders Klein (57.08), Mexico’s Andy Xianyang (57.16), Australia’s Peter Mills (57.51) and Mexico’s Mateo Gonzalez Medina (12th, 58.71) will also vie for the junior title tonight. A few Canadians and Americans were bumped out of the A final due to the two-per-country rule.

Results

 Event 4  Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke
==================================================================
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 54.07  08/23/2012Jack CONGER, USA
    Name           Year Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Andrew, Michael  99 USA-                55.73      55.80  q806  
    r:+0.59  27.57        55.80 (28.23)
  2 Green, Connor    96 USA-                55.54      56.05  q795  
    r:+0.57  27.87        56.05 (28.18)
  3 Thormeyer, Mark  97 Canada-             56.25      56.37  q782  
    r:+0.67  27.93        56.37 (28.44)
  4 Trembath, Andre  96 New Zealand-        56.83      56.54  q775  
         r:+0.61                       
  5 Klein, Anders    97 Canada-             57.30      57.08  q753  
    r:+0.65  28.37        57.08 (28.71)
  6 Song An, Andy X  98 Mexico-             58.11      57.16  q750  
    r:+0.65  27.76        57.16 (29.40)
  7 MILLS, PETER     96 AUS-                56.76      57.51  q736  
    r:+0.68  27.65        57.51 (29.86)
  8 Gonzalez Medina  96 Mexico-             57.53      58.71  q692  
    r:+0.53  28.27        58.71 (30.44)
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  9 Kuiack, Daniel   95 Canada-             56.90      57.62  q732  
    r:+0.56  28.07        57.62 (29.55)
 10 Young, Ethan     98 USA-                56.03      57.77  q726  
    r:+0.63  28.18        57.77 (29.59)
 11 Negri, Benno     98 AUS-                58.03      59.30  q671  
    r:+0.74  28.41        59.30 (30.89)
 12 Mizohata, Juran  98 Japan-              58.86      59.47  q666  
    r:+0.64  29.27        59.47 (30.20)
 13 Rabua, Epeli     98 Fiji Islands-     1:09.96    1:08.44  q437  
    r:+0.70  32.89      1:08.44 (35.55)
 14 Takayawa, Vilia  99 Fiji Islands-     1:18.63    1:13.14  q358  
    r:+0.75  34.45      1:13.14 (38.69)
 15 Eyre, Kalen      99 Fiji Islands-     1:14.57    1:13.50  q352  
    r:+0.76  34.91      1:13.50 (38.59)
 16 Zeng, Tim        97 Canada-             56.59      57.89  q722  
    r:+0.60  27.66        57.89 (30.23)
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 17 Powers, Paul     95 USA-                57.81      58.25   708  
    r:+0.60  27.39        58.25 (30.86)
 18 Ferraro, Mitche  96 Canada-             58.62      59.02   681  
    r:+0.53  28.03        59.02 (30.99)
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 -- Ogren, Curtis    96 USA-                58.29        DFS

Women’s 200 fly

Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott

USA’s Hannah Kukurugya made a run at the meet record, but eased in with a 2:10.04 to settle for the top seed tonight. That swim came up half-a-second shy of Natsuki Akiyama’s 2007 record of 2:09.48.

Japan’s Haruno Ito finished second this morning in 2:10.47, just a second off the record, while USA’s Cassidy Bayer turned in a third-place 2:12.30.

Japan’s Suzuka Hasegawa, the first heat winner with a 2:12.40, took fourth overall, while USA’s Kara Kopcso (2:13.17) and Ella Eastin (2:13.32) placed fifth and sixth but will miss the top eight due to the two-per-country rule.

Australia’s Christina Licciardi (7th, 2:13.66), Canada’s Jacomie Strydom (9th, 2:14.27), Australia’s Megan Gianotti (10th, 2:15.71) and New Zealand’s Grace Sommerville (11th, 2:17.68) also earned their way into the A final.

Results

 Event 5  Women 200 LC Meter Butterfly
==================================================================
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 2:09.48  01/11/2007Natsuki Akiyama, Japan
    Name           Year Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Kukurugya, Hann  98 USA-              2:10.20    2:10.04  q821  
    r:+0.73  28.60      1:00.79 (32.19)
        1:34.34 (33.55)     2:10.04 (35.70)
  2 Ito, Haruno      99 Japan-            2:09.74    2:10.47  q813  
    r:+0.80  29.58      1:02.45 (32.87)
        1:36.55 (34.10)     2:10.47 (33.92)
  3 Bayer, Cassidy   99 USA-              2:11.44    2:12.30  q780  
    r:+6.32  28.82      1:01.90 (33.08)
        1:36.17 (34.27)     2:12.30 (36.13)
  4 Hasegawa, Suzuk  00 Japan-            2:09.82    2:12.40  q778  
    r:+0.72  29.87      1:03.04 (33.17)
        1:38.35 (35.31)     2:12.40 (34.05)
  5 Licciardi, Chri  95 AUS-              2:13.89    2:13.66  q756  
    r:+0.69  30.12      1:04.66 (34.54)
        1:39.68 (35.02)     2:13.66 (33.98)
  6 Strydom, Jacomi  96 Canada-           2:14.22    2:14.27  q746  
    r:+6.08  29.65      1:02.91 (33.26)
        1:38.07 (35.16)     2:14.27 (36.20)
  7 GIANOTTI, Megzy  96 AUS-              2:11.82    2:15.71  q723  
    r:+7.39  30.05      1:04.55 (34.50)
        1:39.53 (34.98)     2:15.71 (36.18)
  8 Sommerville, Gr  96 New Zealand-      2:22.10    2:17.68  q692  
    r:+0.73  30.54      1:06.12 (35.58)
        1:41.24 (35.12)     2:17.68 (36.44)
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  9 Kopcso, Kara     95 USA-              2:11.06    2:13.17  q765  
    r:11.58  29.22      1:03.04 (33.82)
        1:37.62 (34.58)     2:13.17 (35.55)
 10 Nara, Rika       98 Japan-            2:11.04    2:13.74  q755  
    r:+0.66  31.02      1:04.74 (33.72)
        1:38.93 (34.19)     2:13.74 (34.81)
 11 BAILEY, MEG      96 AUS-              2:13.25    2:18.77  q676  
    r:+6.80  30.53      1:05.50 (34.97)
        1:41.95 (36.45)     2:18.77 (36.82)
 12 Rodriguez River  96 Mexico-           2:16.19    2:19.99  q658  
    r:+0.72  30.78      1:06.20 (35.42)
        1:41.97 (35.77)     2:19.99 (38.02)
 13 Eastin, Ella     97 USA-              2:11.30    2:13.32  q762  
    r:+0.71  29.92      1:03.21 (33.29)
        1:38.06 (34.85)     2:13.32 (35.26)
 14 Williams, Kim    97 USA-              2:16.77    2:18.78  q676  
    r:+2.10  31.02      1:05.52 (34.50)
        1:42.89 (37.37)     2:18.78 (35.89)
 15 Yamaguchi, Sais  98 Japan-            2:20.53    2:20.03  q658  
    r:+0.70  32.01      1:06.48 (34.47)
        1:43.12 (36.64)     2:20.03 (36.91)
 -- Revilak Fonseca  97 Mexico-           2:20.94        DFS

Men’s 200 fly

Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott

The first meet record of the competition fell as USA’s Andrew Seliskar cruised through his 200 fly heat like he was taking a bath. He clocked a 1:56.65 this morning, smashing the 1:57.40 set by Kenta Hirai back in 2012. There’s little doubt that Seliskar has the World Junior Record in his sites. Tamas Kenderesi owns that record with a 1:55.95 at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China last week. Seliskar’s time this morning would have placed fifth at the Senior Pan Pacs just last week in this event.

Japan’s Yuya Yajima placed second in 1:58.23 with USA’s Corey Okubo taking third overall in 1:59.42 as the only other sub-2:00 swimmer.

Australia’s Jacob Hansford (2:00.23) and Joachim Bardrum (2:01.72) also made the championship heat.

New Zealand’s Bradlee Ashby (7th, 2:02.09), Canada’s Osvald Nitski (8th, 2:02.14) and Japan’s Junya Higuchi (9th, 2:02.33) also will swim in the A final after Australia’s Dominic Richardson was relegated due to the two-per-country rule.

Results

 Event 6  Men 200 LC Meter Butterfly
==================================================================
  Jr. Pan Pac: M 1:57.40  08/23/2012Kenta HIRAI, Japan
    Name           Year Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       
==================================================================
                      === Preliminaries ===                       
 
  1 Seliskar, Andre  96 USA-              1:56.42    1:56.65M q873  
    r:+0.68  26.71        56.65 (29.94)
        1:26.42 (29.77)     1:56.65 (30.23)
  2 Yajima, Yuya     96 Japan-            1:57.42    1:58.23  q838  
                            2:27.89 ( )
              26.29 ( )   1:58.23 (1:31.94)
  3 Okubo, Corey     95 USA-              1:58.28    1:59.42  q814  
    r:+0.65  27.09        56.41 (29.32)
        1:27.76 (31.35)     1:59.42 (31.66)
  4 HANSFORD, JACOB  95 AUS-              2:00.06    2:00.23  q797  
    r:+3.04  27.16        57.68 (30.52)
        1:29.43 (31.75)     2:00.23 (30.80)
  5 BARDRUM, JOACHI  96 AUS-              2:02.28    2:01.72  q768  
             27.65        58.24 (30.59)
        1:30.35 (32.11)     2:01.72 (31.37)
  6 Ashby, Bradlee   95 New Zealand-      2:02.95    2:02.09  q761  
    r:+4.28  26.70        57.36 (30.66)
        1:29.20 (31.84)     2:02.09 (32.89)
  7 Nitski, Osvald   97 Canada-           2:02.99    2:02.14  q760  
    r:+3.59  28.31        59.59 (31.28)
        1:31.07 (31.48)     2:02.14 (31.07)
  8 Higuchi, Junya   97 Japan-            1:59.97    2:02.33  q757  
             27.58                     
            1:31.31 ( )     2:02.33 (31.02)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
  9 Richardson, Dom  97 AUS-              2:00.55    2:02.05  q762  
    r:+4.99  27.16        58.10 (30.94)
        1:30.18 (32.08)     2:02.05 (31.87)
 10 McKay, Jon       95 Canada-           2:03.44    2:02.72  q750  
             28.26        59.18 (30.92)
        1:31.19 (32.01)     2:02.72 (31.53)
 11 Dekker, Nicolaa  95 Canada-           2:02.43    2:02.96  q745  
    r:+0.69  27.28        58.50 (31.22)
        1:31.08 (32.58)     2:02.96 (31.88)
 12 Sakamoto, Yuya   99 Japan-            2:02.51    2:02.99  q745  
             27.58        58.81 (31.23)
        1:31.38 (32.57)     2:02.99 (31.61)
 13 Albery, Liam     96 New Zealand-      2:02.41    2:03.01  q744  
    r:+9.16  27.88        58.52 (30.64)
        1:31.12 (32.60)     2:03.01 (31.89)
 14 Rubalcaba, Hect  97 Mexico-           2:04.96    2:04.87  q712  
             27.43        59.44 (32.01)
        1:32.09 (32.65)     2:04.87 (32.78)
 15 Chen, Chaoqi     99 China-            2:05.00    2:05.38  q703  
    r:+4.94  27.18        58.79 (31.61)
        1:31.47 (32.68)     2:05.38 (33.91)
 16 Shoults, Grant   97 USA-              1:59.24    2:06.87  q678  
    r:+4.05  28.43      1:00.58 (32.15)
        1:34.15 (33.57)     2:06.87 (32.72)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 17 Zhang, Xin       99 China-            2:04.49    2:15.40   558  
    r:+0.75  28.56      1:03.20 (34.64)
      2:15.40 (1:12.20)                    
 18 Hill, Robert     96 Canada-           2:05.22    2:04.02   726  
    r:+0.72  28.57        59.91 (31.34)
        1:32.03 (32.12)     2:04.02 (31.99)
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 -- Andrew, Michael  99 USA-              2:03.54        DFS

Women’s 800 free

Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska

Through the first two timed final heats this morning, USA’s Madison Homovich put up the time to beat with an 8:42.95. Four other swimmers managed to clear 9:00 with USA’s Isabella Rongione (8:45.88), Canada’s Danica Ludlow (8:48.78), Japan’s Miho Nakayama (8:54.30) and Japan’s Yura Taniguchi (8:59.05) all in the top five with one heat to go tonight.

Men’s 1500 free

Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska

USA’s Sean Grieshop set the time to beat for this evening’s final heat as he raced his way to a 15:29.87 in the metric mile. That’s a nine-second drop of his seed time of 15:39.11. He’s coming off a great junior nationals where he took second to Townley Haas in both the 800 and 1500 freestyles. USA’s Nick Norman (15:33.79) and USA’s Brendan Casey (15:35.89) also broke 15:40 this morning for the top three times heading into tonight.

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