Day Two Features Plenty of Meet Records at Junior Nationals

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 8 AFTER swimmers opened the 2006 Speedo USA Swimming Junior National Championships with a trio of meet records, several more standards fell to a fast field during day two of competition. Meanwhile, 33 Olympic Trial cuts went into the ledger throughout the quick finals session.

Women’s 100-meter Freestyle
Tampa Bay’s Chelsea Nauta earned gold in the 100 free with a 56.70 to touch just ahead of silver-winning Katherine Raatz of Arizona Desert Fox’s 56.84. Meanwhile, Team Foxjet’s Megan Braun garnered bronze in 57.10. Fourth-place went to Tucson Ford’s Emma Darlington with a 57.18. All four times cleared the Olympic Trial cut.

Men’s 100-meter Freestyle
Arizona Desert Fox’s Taylor Turner won the 100 free with an Olympic Trial cut of 51.51, which surpassed his own meet record of 51.65 set during prelims. Meanwhile, Longhorn’s Titus Knight placed second in 52.03, while Westerville Aquatics’ Austin Staab took third in 52.06.

Women’s 200-meter Breaststroke
Terrapins Swim Team’s Kasey Carlson won the 200 breast in an Olympic Trial cut and meet-record time of 2:32.58. The effort erased Aquazot Stephanie Gabert’s previous standard of 2:33.01 set last year. Meanwhile, Stingray Kristin Polley took silver in 2:32.77, while Texas Gold’s Micah Lawrence earned bronze in 2:32.95. Overall, six swimmers posted Olympic Trial cuts.

Men’s 200-meter Breaststroke
Barracuda Swim Team’s Bradley Craig took home the 200 breast crown with an Olympic Trial cut and meet-record time of 2:18.26. The performance eclipsed Irvine Novaquatics’ John Criste’s meet standard of 2:18.92 set during prelims. Criste, however, wound up with third place in 2:18.73, while Crescent City Swimming’s George Klein grabbed silver in 2:18.69. All three swimmers cleared the Olympic Trial threshold.

Women’s 200-meter Backstroke
Long Island’s Daphne Skelos rolled to victory in the 200 back with a 2:15.73. Meanwhile, Waukesha Express’ Steph Sarandos snared silver in 2:17.81, while Lakeside Swim Team’s Amanda Faulkner captured bronze in 2:18.87. The top two times surpassed the Olympic Trial cut.

Men’s 200-meter Backstroke
Dallas Mustang Matthew Thompson blazed during his 200 back conquest with a meet-record effort of 2:03.00. The time wiped out Northern Kentucky Clipper Cory Chitwood’s 2:03.48 set last year. Meanwhile, Irvine Novaquatics’ Aaron Casey finished second in front of a hometown crowd with a 2:04.30, while SoNoCo Swim Club’s Eric Ress placed third in 2:05.10. Once again, the top two swimmers pocketed Olympic Trial cuts.

Women’s 200-meter Butterfly
Fleet Swimming’s Natalie Adams, a 14-year-old, took down the 200 fly record with a 2:13.00 to down Circle City’s Tanya Krisman’s 2:14.07 set in 2005. Meanwhile, Krisman touched second in 2:13.41, while Lakeside Swim Team’s Abigail Fish nabbed bronze in 2:13.83. Overall, six swimmers notched Olympic Trial cuts.

Men’s 200-meter Butterfly
Cincinnati Marlin David Mosko almost beat his own meet record of 2:00.18 set last year with a first-place Olympic Trial cut of 2:00.21. Meanwhile, Aces Swim Club’s Mark Dylla snagged silver in 2:01.24, while City of Shreveport’s Robert Looney finished third in 2:02.01. In the deepest event of the night, nine swimmers recorded Olympic Trial cuts.

Women’s 200-meter Freestyle Relay
Sun Devil Aquatics’ team of Haley Krakowski, Traycie Swartz, Whitney Lopus and Emily Barton earned their club its second relay title of the meet with a meet-record time of 1:47.12. That time downed Lake Country Swim Team’s 1:47.38 set last year.

Meanwhile, Lake Country’s squad of Nicole Landisch, Kylsie Grimes, Katherine Eschenburg and Rebecca Thompson grabbed second in 1:47.18, while Club Wolverine’s contingent of Adrienne Woods, Elizabeth Koselka, Allison Schmitt and Leigh Cole took bronze in 1:47.32.

Men’s 200-meter Freestyle Relay
Longhorn Aquatics’ team of David Zolno, Kevin Swenson, Titus Knight and Alexander Martin narrowly rubbed out the previous meet-record of 1:36.10 held by Badger Aquatics Club since last year with a 1:36.04. Meanwhile, Schroeder YMCA’s squad of Kevin Baseheart, Christopher Richard, Gregory Zupek and Garett Dissmore claimed second in 1:36.10. Tsunami Swim Club’s quartet of Parker Sargent, Cameron Johnson, Austin Gulledge and Luke Tanner rounded out the top three with a 1:36.37.

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