Shibata, Matsuda Take 800 Freestyle Titles to Kick off TYR Meet of Champions

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., USA, June 17. THE first night of the TYR Meet of Champions featured a strong start by the Japanese National Team, as Takeshi Matsuda and Ai Shibata registered victories in the 800-meter freestyle on Thursday. Both swimmers are bound for Montreal next month for the World Championships, and are using this meet as a final stage of preparation.

Matsuda covered his 800 meters in 8:01.15 and easily outdistanced Justin Mortimer, who stopped the clock in 8:14.43. Chad LaTourette finished third in 8:19.39. On the women’s side, Shibata checked in with a meet-record performance of 8:29.72, a mark that lowered the competition standard of Sachiko Yamada, set in 2000 at 8:32.93.

Yurie Yano gave Japan a sweep of the top two slots as she placed second in 8:41.39, just ahead of the United States’ Hayley Peirsol (8:42.04). Yumi Kida notched fourth in 8:42.30. The competition continues today through Sunday with the bulk of the schedule.

Women Open 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Shibata, Ai 23 Japan Swim-JPN 8:29.72
2 Yano, Yurie 16 Japan Swim-JPN 8:41.39
3 Peirsol, Hayley 19 Novaquatics-CA 8:42.04
4 Kida, Yumi 19 Japan Swim-JPN 8:42.30
5 Mason, Emily 22 Ford Aquatics-AZ 8:50.43
6 Zimmerman, Joni 17 Az Desert Fox-AZ 8:52.27
7 Urabe, Norie 18 Japan Swim-JPN 8:52.46
8 Kobayashi, Yuen 19 Mission Viejo-CA 8:53.24
9 VandenBerge, Samantha 16 Swim Pasadena-CA 8:53.72
10 Schluntz, Justine 18 Unattached-NM/DUKE 9:02.43
11 Clarke, Alexandra 16 Az Desert Fox-AZ 9:03.39
12 Hardt, Kate 20 Minnesota-MN 9:04.25
13 Milligan, Danielle 16 Scottsdale-AZ 9:04.32
14 Lopus, Whitney 14 Sun Devil-AZ 9:05.55
15 Beaudreau, Carolyn 16 Loveland-CO 9:05.82
16 Menezes, Michelle 16 Tiger Sharks-CO 9:06.12
17 Brix, Katelyn 16 Terrapins-PC 9:06.61
18 Francis, MaryBeth 17 Mission Viejo-CA 9:07.78
19 Dwelley, Kate 16 Terrapins-PC 9:08.20
20 Duckworth, Angela 14 Scottsdale-AZ 9:08.45
21 Puschak, Jackie 16 Az Desert Fox-AZ 9:09.57
22 McLane, Julianne 17 Terrapins-PC 9:10.10
23 Nichols, Natalie 15 Claremont-CA 9:10.49
24 Fischer, Sarah 19 Sun Devil-AZ 9:11.08
25 Shue, Alexandra 17 Unattached-CA/AZOT 9:11.86
26 Allen, Brittany 18 North Coast-SI 9:12.56
27 Hentzen, Whitney 18 Trojan Swim Club-CA 9:14.47
28 Devinney, Erin 15 Az Desert Fox-AZ 9:15.32
29 Doran, Ellie 16 Ford Aquatics-AZ 9:16.36
30 Gabert, Stephanie 15 Aquazots-CA 9:16.57
31 Cashion, Brooke 17 Novaquatics-CA 9:17.33
32 Tukey, Val 19 Minnesota-MN 9:17.41
33 Loper, Torrey 15 Scottsdale-AZ 9:17.49
34 Smith, Stephanie 18 Scottsdale-AZ 9:18.30
35 Marshall, Penelope 15 Harlequin-NZ 9:19.22
36 Hilber, Alexandra 16 Blue Fins-SI 9:19.81
37 Baxter, Tristin 13 Clovis-CC 9:19.86
38 Helms, Susana 16 Ford Aquatics-AZ 9:21.06
39 Tayrien, Nika 17 Scottsdale-AZ 9:21.92
40 Lougee, Dena 18 Santa Maria-CA 9:24.01
41 Bruington, Chelsey 15 Ngsv Gators-CA 9:25.73
42 Wahl, Rachael 17 Santa Maria-CA 9:25.84
43 Hewko, Kaylen 17 Novaquatics-CA 9:25.87
44 McAndrew, Nicole 16 Sun Devil-AZ 9:25.99
45 Jahanshahi, Yasi 14 Novaquatics-CA 9:28.19
46 Games, Annika 15 Novaquatics-CA 9:29.02
47 Carter, Stacy 15 Clovis-CC 9:29.80
48 McNally, Amanda 17 Tiger Sharks-CO 9:29.95
49 Kavalec, Brandie 16 Loveland-CO 9:30.00
50 Arad, Danielle 17 Novaquatics-CA 9:31.59
51 Tsuchiya, Ann 16 Swim Pasadena-CA 9:31.73
52 Brown, Meagan 15 Mission Viejo-CA 9:32.75
53 Bolton, Melinda 16 Unattached-CA/MVN 9:35.22
54 Hain, Melissa 17 Blue Tide-GU 9:38.45
55 Rodriguez, Anne 16 Mission Viejo-CA 9:41.11
56 Jones, Krista 18 Loveland-CO 9:46.07
57 Kiefer, Katie 16 Scottsdale-AZ 9:49.23
58 Lippin, Andrea 19 Ucsd-SI 9:58.67

Men Open 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Matsuda, Takeshi 20 Japan Swim-JPN 8:01.15
2 Mortimer, Justin 23 Mission Viejo-CA 8:14.43
3 LaTourette, Chad 16 Mission Viejo-CA 8:19.39
4 Biel, Matt 18 Terrapins-PC 8:22.65
5 Okude, Taishi 21 Japan Swim-JPN 8:23.18
6 Schmidt, Gunnar 18 Scottsdale-AZ 8:32.73
7 DeBerry, Tyler 21 Ford Aquatics-AZ 8:33.62
8 Yano, Rikiya 15 Aquazots-CA 8:36.56
9 Lewkowitz, Blake 16 Arizona Marlins-AZ 8:38.27
10 Telep, Nate 17 Unattached-SAC-AZ 8:39.57
11 Lean, Ryan 21 Unattached-CA 8:40.21
12 Quemena, Chris 16 Swim Pasadena-CA 8:40.90
13 Wood, Zachary 20 Minnesota-MN 8:41.37
14 Kikuchi, Ryan 16 Aquazots-CA 8:43.60
15 Little, Kevin 15 Novaquatics-CA 8:45.24
16 Siqueiros, Alejandro 22 Ford Aquatics-AZ 8:45.90
17 Nguyen, Andrew 16 Swim Pasadena-CA 8:46.00
18 Casey, Aaron 16 Novaquatics-CA 8:47.26
19 Newman, Kyle 17 Scottsdale-AZ 8:47.49
20 Yntema, Douwe 16 Kirtland-NM 8:47.54
21 Zoldos, Michael 15 Unattached-SAC-AZ 8:47.78
22 McGee, Cole 18 Duke-NM 8:49.56
23 Chamberlain, Brett 17 Mission Viejo-CA 8:49.94
24 Krause, Bobby 18 San Ramon Valley-PC 8:50.06
25 Rimkus, Charlie 14 Aquazots-CA 8:50.91
26 Goodell, Greg 17 Mission Viejo-CA 8:51.71
27 Nolan, Brent 19 Mission Viejo-CA 8:52.42
28 Toth, Fabian 20 Mission Viejo-CA 8:53.02
29 Mai, Eric 18 Blue Tide-GU 8:53.49
30 Lee, Chang 16 Swim Pasadena-CA 8:53.69
31 Adler, Kyle 15 Scottsdale-AZ 8:53.75
32 Barnett-Woods, Jereme 17 Aquazots-CA 8:54.50
33 Chiu, Ryan 15 Swim Pasadena-CA 8:55.68
34 Bell, Eli 18 Loveland-CO 8:55.77
35 Carlson, Micah 22 Sun Devil-AZ 8:56.04
36 Gutsche, Taylor 18 Santa Barbara-CA 8:56.50
37 Loeffler, Tim 19 Minnesota-MN 8:57.57
38 Mahoney, Sean 16 Terrapins-PC 8:58.61
39 Zarasua, Roman 19 Clovis-CC 9:00.50
40 Fischer, Jake 19 Sun Devil-AZ 9:02.75
41 Santerre, Ben 17 Az Desert Fox-AZ 9:03.55
42 Wasfy, Walid 15 Aquazots-CA 9:03.65
43 Totura, Gannon 17 Tiger Sharks-CO 9:05.05
44 Paris, Zack 16 R San Dieguito-SI 9:07.13
45 Guttmann, Marcus 15 Duke-NM 9:07.86
46 Dupere, Jason 17 Santa Maria-CA 9:08.42
47 Shymon, Stephen 17 R San Dieguito-SI 9:09.18
48 Kleinguetl, Colin 18 Blue Tide-GU 9:10.55
49 Joseph, Max 16 Novaquatics-CA 9:11.77
50 Furber, Jamie 16 Santa Maria-CA 9:12.82
51 Motley, James 17 Santa Maria-CA 9:14.23
52 Chamoures, Michael 14 Mission Viejo-CA 9:14.85
53 Kavalec, Kyle 18 Loveland-CO 9:15.66
54 Kornfeld, Paul 18 Blue Tide-GU 9:16.81
55 Friderichs, Scott 16 Greater Toledo-OH 9:18.42
56 McCormick, Drew 16 Loveland-CO 9:19.72
57 Muller, Andrew 15 Unattached-CA/ROSE 9:19.97
58 McDaniel, Carson 17 R San Dieguito-SI 9:21.99
59 Mirisola, Ian 15 Swim Pasadena-CA 9:25.19

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