Pair of Meet Records Fall in Day Two Prelims of Pan Pacs

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Aug. 18. TWO meet records were erased during the second day of preliminary competition at the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships on Friday. Both Natalie Coughlin and Brendan Hansen downed previous meet standards throughout the day.

Women’s 100-meter freestyle
Natalie Coughlin continued her run of outstanding prelim performances with the top-time in the 100 free. Her effort of 53.83 eclipsed her own meet-record of 53.99 set in 2002.

Meanwhile, the United States ripped through the competition en route to a top-three sweep as Amanda Weir took second in 54.23, while Kara Lynn Joyce clocked a 54.97 for third.

Only Weir came remotely close to Coughlin during the initial 50 meters as Coughlin hit the halfway point in 25.80, while Weir recorded a 25.95 at the 50-meter mark.

Other top-eight swimmers included Australia’s Melanie Schlanger (4th/55.16), United States’ Lacey Nymeyer (5th/55.19), United States’ Whitney Myers (6th/55.34), Australia’s Shayne Reese (7th/55.58) and Canada’s Erica Morningstar (8th/55.77)

Due to the meet’s two-per country rule for finals, the finals heat sheet will be as follows:
A Final
1 MCLEAN Hannah 81 NZL 56.19
2 MORNINGSTAR Erica 89 CAN 55.77
3 SCHLANGER Melanie 86 AUS 55.16
4 COUGHLIN Natalie 82 USA 53.83
5 WEIR Amanda 86 USA 54.23
6 REESE Shayne 82 AUS 55.58
7 POON Victoria 84 CAN 56.08
8 POLL Claudia 72 CRC 56.51

B Final
1 WILSON Hannah Jane Arnett 89 HKG 56.88
2 YAMADA Kaori 81 JPN 56.63
3 SAUMUR Genevieve 87 CAN 56.16
4 JOYCE Kara Lynn 85 USA 54.97
5 MACKENZIE Linda 83 AUS 55.90
6 MITA Maki 83 JPN 56.61
7 LEE Keo Ra 89 KOR 56.79
8 KIM Dal Eun 90 KOR 57.32

Men’s 100-meter freestyle
In the men’s side of the 100 free, the United States grabbed four of the top-eight spots as Jason Lezak paced the field with a 49.05. Furthermore, Americans Neil Walker (4th/49.24), Cullen Jones (6th/49.50) and Ben Wildman-Tobriner (8th/49.70) made top-eight times.

Lezak had to come from behind to grab a center lane during finals tonight as he stood behind Walker’s 23.19 at the 50-meter mark with a 23.31. Lezak, however, turned on the burners to grab the top time.

In other action, Australia’s Eamon Sullivan (2nd/49.17), Canada’s Brent Hayden (3rd/49.23), Brazil’s Cesar Cielo (5th/49.32) and South Africa's Lyndon Ferns (7th/49.57) snared top times as well.

Due to the meet’s two-per country rule for finals, the finals heat sheet will be as follows:
A Final
1 SAY Rick 79 CAN 49.72
2 CIELO Cesar 87 BRA 49.32
3 HAYDEN Brent 83 CAN 49.23
4 LEZAK Jason 75 USA 49.05
5 SULLIVAN Eamon 85 AUS 49.17
6 WALKER Neil 76 USA 49.24
7 FERNS Lyndon 83 RSA 49.57
8 SCHOEMAN Roland 80 RSA 49.78

B Final
1 KOJIMA Takamitsu 81 JPN 50.39
2 OLIVEIRA Nicolas 87 BRA 50.26
3 ZANDBERG Gerhard 83 RSA 50.17
4 JONES Cullen 84 USA 49.50
5 MEWING Andrew 81 AUS 50.02
6 RUSSELL Colin 84 CAN 50.20
7 HOSOKAWA Daisuke 82 JPN 50.36
8 BOVELL George 83 TRI 50.41

Women’s 100-meter breaststroke
A trio of Americans put on a show during 100-meter breaststroke preliminary competition as Tara Kirk, Megan Jendrick and Jessica Hardy finished within .07 seconds of each other with the top three times of the morning.

Kirk, who tied with Hardy for second place at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships earlier this month with matching 1:07.65 times, moved herself up the World Championship team contention ladder with a 1:07.05 to snare the top spot. Jendrick, who won the 100 breast title at USA Nationals with a 1:07.54, improved on that time with a 1:07.09 during prelims for the second spot to earn the right to swim during the A final.

Meanwhile, Hardy will have some work to do to get back into the World Championship team discussion after a hard-luck third-place time of 1:07.12. The slim .03 second difference between Hardy and Jendrick pushed Hardy down to the B final.

Other top-eight swimmers include Australia’s Sarah Katsoulis (4th/1:08.67), South Africa's Suzaan Van Biljon (5th/1:09.63), Japan’s Asami Kitagawa (6th/1:09.67), Japan’s Yoshimi Miwa (7th/1:10.34) and Canadians Lisa Blackburn and Jillian Tyler, who tied for eighth with 1:10.43 clockings.

Due to the meet’s two-per country rule for finals, the finals heat sheet will be as follows:
A Final
1 BLACKBURN Lisa 71 CAN 1:10.43
2 KITAGAWA Asami 87 JPN 1:09.67
3 KATSOULIS Sarah 84 AUS 1:08.67
4 KIRK Tara 82 USA 1:07.05
5 JENDRICK Megan 84 USA 1:07.09
6 VAN BILJON Suzaan 88 RSA 1:09.63
7 MIWA Yoshimi 85 JPN 1:10.34
8 TYLER Jillian 88 CAN 1:10.43

B Final
1 CHEN Huijia 90 CHN 1:12.20
2 YI TING Siow 85 MAS 1:11.72
3 BACK Su Yeon 91 KOR 1:11.05
4 HARDY Jessica 87 USA 1:07.12
5 JUNG Seul Ki 88 KOR 1:10.50
6 SALLI Chelsey 91 CAN 1:11.49
7 CAREY Annabelle 89 NZL 1:11.76
8 SUN Ye 89 CHN 1:12.41

Men’s 100-meter breaststroke
World-record holder Brendan Hansen continued his dominance of the breaststroke event with a meet-record time of 1:00.17 in front of the previous record holder, Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima (1:00.34 in 2002).

Meanwhile, Australia’s Brenton Rickard provided Hansen’s closest competitor with a 1:00.79, while Kitajima rounded out the top three with a 1:00.87.

Furthermore, United States’ Scott Usher (4th/1:01.11), United States’ Mark Gangloff (5th/1:01.80), Japan’s Yuta Suenaga (6th/1:01.93), Canada’s Michael Brown (7th/1:01.99) and Japan’s Makoto Yamashita (8th/1:02.02) also stopped the clock with top-eight times.

Due to the meet’s two-per country rule for finals, the finals heat sheet will be as follows:
A Final
1 BARBOSA Henrique 84 BRA 1:02.36
2 SUENAGA Yuta 85 JPN 1:01.93
3 KITAJIMA Kosuke 82 JPN 1:00.87
4 HANSEN Brendan 81 USA 1:00.17
5 RICKARD Brenton 83 AUS 1:00.79
6 USHER Scott 83 USA 1:01.11
7 BROWN Michael 84 CAN 1:01.99
8 DICKENS Scott 84 CAN 1:02.68

B Final
1 LIMA Felipe 85 BRA 1:03.94
2 SNYDERS Glenn 87 NZL 1:03.47
3 DIERING William 86 RSA 1:02.80
4 GANGLOFF Mark 82 USA 1:01.80
5 YAMASHITA Makoto 83 JPN 1:02.02
6 BOIS Mathieu 88 CAN 1:03.02
7 VERSFELD Neil 85 RSA 1:03.68
8 SIN Su Jong 88 KOR 1:05.00

Women’s 400-meter IM
Katie Hoff kept up the momentum from a day one win in the 200 free by touching first in the 400 IM preliminaries. After falling behind compatriot Ariana Kukors’ time of 3:35.26 at the 300-meter mark with a 3:35.38, Hoff put on the steam in the final 100 meters to track down Kukors’ time of 4:40.97 set during the second heat with a 4:40.33 for the best morning qualifier.

Meanwhile, Japan’s Maiko Fujino stopped the clock in 4:44.83 for third place, while United States’ Kristen Caverly tied her with the same time during an exciting finish to the first heat.

Other swimmers making top-eight times included Australia’s Ashleigh McCleery (5th/4:46.51), United States’ Kaitlin Sandeno (6th/4:47.04), Australia’s Stephanie Rice (7th/4:47.26) and Korea’s Yeon Ji Jung (8th/4:47.42).

Due to the meet’s two-per country rule for finals, the finals heat sheet will be as follows:
A Final
1 XIA Chenying 87 CHN 4:48.58
2 RICE Stephanie 88 AUS 4:47.26
3 FUJINO Maiko 83 JPN 4:44.83
4 HOFF Katie 89 USA 4:40.33
5 KUKORS Ariana 89 USA 4:40.97
6 MCCLEERY Ashleigh 87 AUS 4:46.51
7 JUNG Ji Yeon 89 KOR 4:47.42
8 NORFOLK Helen 81 NZL 4:48.76

B Final
1 KOMARNYCKY Alexa 89 CAN 4:56.14
2 MARANHAO Joanna 87 BRA 4:51.96
3 COVENTRY Kirsty 83 ZIM 4:50.34
4 CAVERLY Kristen 84 USA 4:44.83
5 REILLY Jennifer 83 AUS 4:49.13
6 LIU Jing 90 CHN 4:51.14
7 KATO Izumi 90 JPN 4:52.97
8 BRADLEY Kristen 86 CAN 4:56.86

Men’s 400-meter IM
Michael Phelps came through with another top qualifier, this time in the 400 IM. During the medley, he cruised in with a 4:13.62 in front of three other Americans. The rest of the United States IM corps blew away the field as Robert Margalis took second in 4:14.69, while Erik Vendt placed third in 4:15.63 and Eric Shanteau finished fourth in 4:15.71.

The rest of the top-eight was comprised of Brazil’s Thiago Pereira (5th/4:16.86), Australia’s Leith Brodie (6th/4:21.65) and the Japanese duo of Hidemasa Sano (7th/4:22.41) and Shinya Taniguchi (8th/4:22.95) closed out the top eight.

Due to the meet’s two-per country rule for finals, the finals heat sheet will be as follows:
A Final
1 NEDERPELT Travis 85 AUS 4:23.63
2 SANO Hidemasa 84 JPN 4:22.41
3 PEREIRA Thiago 86 BRA 4:16.86
4 PHELPS Michael 85 USA 4:13.62
5 MARGALIS Robert 82 USA 4:14.69
6 BRODIE Leith 86 AUS 4:21.65
7 TANIGUCHI Shinya 81 JPN 4:22.95
8 KNOWLES Jeremy 81 BAH 4:26.17

B Final
1 GUZMAN Benjamin 88 CHI 4:39.90
2 BROWNE David 87 AUS 4:28.46
3 HARTNEY Jordan 88 CAN 4:27.66
4 VENDT Erik 81 USA 4:15.63
5 ORIWOL Tobias 85 CAN 4:26.87
6 KENT Dean 78 NZL 4:28.05
7 HE Xiaofeng 87 CHN 4:38.23
8 HSU Chi-Chien 88 TPE 4:41.01

Also being contested during finals will be a pair of 800-meter freestyle relays.

Women:
1 Hong Kong HKG 8:32.00
2 Japan JPN 8:02.76
3 New Zealand NZL 8:02.20
4 United States USA 7:53.49
5 Australia AUS 7:56.68
6 Canada CAN 8:02.24
7 Korea KOR 8:12.30

Men:
1 Chinese Taipei TPE 7:46.85
2 Brazil BRA 7:25.52
3 Japan JPN 7:13.60
4 United States USA 7:07.38
5 Canada CAN 7:09.73
6 Australia AUS 7:14.99
7 New Zealand NZL 7:46.45

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