U.S. Open: Chad La Tourette Sets U.S. Open Record; Men’s 200 IM Brief Swim Rocks House

FEDERAL WAY, Washington, August 8. MISSION Viejo's Chad La Tourette lowered his U.S. Open and meet record in the men's 800 free at the U.S. Open Championships held in Washington.

La Tourette stopped the clock in 7:47.27, just off his personal best of 7:47.24, to cut a second off his U.S. Open record of 7:48.38 set at last year's meet. France's Sebastien Rouault placed second in 7:54.51, while Seminole's Ian Rowe touched third in 8:03.78.

Longhorn's Amber McDermott topped the women's 1500 free in 16:22.80. Spain's Claudia Dasca claimed second in 16:25.42, while Scarlet's Ashley Steenvoorden completed the top three in 16:26.50 out of an earlier heat.

The men's 200 IM championship field made a statement. All eight decided to swim the finale in briefs. During the walkout, the crowd blew the top of the natatorium in appreciation for the move. Tucson Ford's Jack Brown grabbed the title in 2:01.56 with Trojan's Hidemasa Sano placing second in 2:02.13. Wildcat's Alex Tyler rounded out the top three in 2:03.20.

The impact of the suits was demonstrated by the speed of the B final. San Jose's Scott Weltz knocked off Tucson Ford's Bryan O'Connor, 2:01.53 to 2:01.82, for the consolation win. Additionally, the slowest competitor in the B final was Nashville's Curtis Lovelace with a 2:03.61. QDD's Peter Benner took eighth in the championship heat with a 2:08.13.

SwimMAC's Justine Mueller backhalfed her way to a meet record in the women's 200 IM. Turning sixth at the halfway mark, Mueller turned second after the breaststroke with a 36.44 split then brought it home with a 30.99 for the 2:11.46 win. Her time beat the 2:11.53 set by world record holder Ariana Kukors last year. Tucson Ford's Whitney Myers placed second in 2:12.79, while KING's Svetlana Karpeeva wound up third in 2:13.47.

Trojan's Jessica Hardy won a head-to-head battle with Tucson Ford's Lara Jackson in the women's 50 free. Hardy touched first in 24.90 to Jackson's 24.93. Both swimmers cleared Hardy's meet record of 25.05 set during prelims. Stanford's Samantha Woodward wound up third in 25.29.

Sun Devil's Nicholas Brunelli clocked a pair of 21.7s today. During prelims, he set the meet record with a 21.74. He came back tonight to post a 21.73 for the win in the men's 50 free and a second meet-record progression. France's David Maitre took second in 22.14, while Longhorn's James Feigen earned third in 22.21.

Tucson Ford's Ana Agy, Ann Chandler, Whitney Myers and Leone Vorster set the meet record in the women's 400 medley relay with a 4:05.15. The swim beat the standard of 4:06.56 set last year.

Tucson Ford grabbed the men's 400 medley relay title as Bryan O'Connor, Marcus Titus, A.J. Tipton and Jordan Smith clocked a 3:38.38 for the win.

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