The third morning session at Speedo Junior Nationals in East Meadow, N.Y., featured only two events each in the women’s and men’s competition. Top seeds included Easop Lee and Jack LeVant in the 400 free and Dakota Luther and Shaine Casas in the 100 fly, and LeVant and Luther could each make runs at long-standing meet records in the final.
Women’s 400 Free
North Baltimore’s Easop Lee edged out Pleasanton’s Miranda Heckman to win the final heat of the women’s 400 free, and that duo ended up claiming the top two seeds for the championship final. Lee clocked 4:14.91, and Heckman swam a time of 4:15.06.
In heat eight of nine, four women all finished in the 4:16-range, and all booked finals spots. La Mirada Armada’s Taylor Ault (4:16.10) touched out The Fish’s Madelyn Donohoe (4:16.20) and Lakeside’s Lauren Pitzer (4:16.29), while Greater Tampa’s Morgan Tankersley finished just behind at 4:16.67.
Sandpipers’ Erica Sullivan, who won the 400 free at U.S. Open one week ago in 4:09.43, qualified seventh in 4:17.38, and Central Bucks’ Morgan Scott rounded out the final with her time of 4:17.95.
Event 15 Women 400 LC Meter Freestyle
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Jr World: W 3:58.37 8/23/2014 Katie Ledecky, USA
Meet: M 4:07.26 8/15/2012 Gillian Ryan, North Baltimore
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lee, Easop 17 North Baltimore- 4:11.98 4:14.91 q822
r:+0.78 30.07 1:01.42 (31.35)
1:33.64 (32.22) 2:06.26 (32.62)
2:38.83 (32.57) 3:11.41 (32.58)
3:43.61 (32.20) 4:14.91 (31.30)
2 Heckman, Mirand 16 Pleasanton Seaha 4:13.11 4:15.06 q821
r:+0.82 29.80 1:01.97 (32.17)
1:34.11 (32.14) 2:06.64 (32.53)
2:38.60 (31.96) 3:10.96 (32.36)
3:43.32 (32.36) 4:15.06 (31.74)
3 Ault, Taylor 18 La Mirada Armada 4:11.57 4:16.10 q811
r:+0.73 29.96 1:02.37 (32.41)
1:35.09 (32.72) 2:07.89 (32.80)
2:40.18 (32.29) 3:12.51 (32.33)
3:44.97 (32.46) 4:16.10 (31.13)
4 Donohoe, Madely 15 The Fish-PV 4:15.48 4:16.20 q810
r:+0.78 29.75 1:01.65 (31.90)
1:34.22 (32.57) 2:06.86 (32.64)
2:39.81 (32.95) 3:12.82 (33.01)
3:45.29 (32.47) 4:16.20 (30.91)
5 Pitzer, Lauren 18 Lakeside Aquatic 4:12.14 4:16.29 q809
r:+0.75 29.56 1:01.75 (32.19)
1:34.57 (32.82) 2:07.33 (32.76)
2:39.84 (32.51) 3:12.67 (32.83)
3:45.14 (32.47) 4:16.29 (31.15)
6 Tankersley, Mor 18 Greater Tampa Sw 4:13.20 4:16.67 q805
r:+0.74 30.37 1:02.95 (32.58)
1:35.40 (32.45) 2:08.12 (32.72)
2:40.35 (32.23) 3:13.11 (32.76)
3:45.17 (32.06) 4:16.67 (31.50)
7 Sullivan, Erica 16 Sandpipers Of Ne 4:10.87 4:17.38 q799
r:+0.74 29.34 1:00.66 (31.32)
1:33.06 (32.40) 2:05.55 (32.49)
2:38.55 (33.00) 3:11.54 (32.99)
3:44.73 (33.19) 4:17.38 (32.65)
8 Scott, Morgan 17 Central Bucks Sw 4:20.63 4:17.95 q794
r:+8.18 29.38 1:01.80 (32.42)
1:35.33 (33.53) 2:08.58 (33.25)
2:41.71 (33.13) 3:14.92 (33.21)
3:47.12 (32.20) 4:17.95 (30.83)
Men’s 400 Free
North Texas Nadadores’ Jack LeVant finished almost a full second ahead of the field as he qualified for the final in 3:53.40, putting him in a position to make a run at Townley Haas’ meet record of 3:51.99 in the final.
LeVant was followed by Lakeside’s Alexander Zettle in 3:54.61 and Team Greenville’s Tal Davis in 3:55.13. Scarlet’s Johannes Calloni took fourth in 3:56.08.
Also making the final were Highlander’s Hayden Curley (3:57.52), Irvine’s Owen Kao (3:58.19), Badger’s Ben McDade (3:58.82) and Terrapins’ Alexei Sancov (3:58.88). Sancov was victorious Wednesday night in the men’s 100 free final.
Event 16 Men 400 LC Meter Freestyle
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Jr World: W 3:44.60 4/1/2014 Mack Horton, Australia
Meet: M 3:51.99 8/7/2013 Townley Haas, NOVA of Virginia
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 LeVant, Jack 17 North Texas Nada 3:58.96 3:53.40 q838
r:+0.73 27.08 56.62 (29.54)
1:26.39 (29.77) 1:55.93 (29.54)
2:25.18 (29.25) 2:54.74 (29.56)
3:24.32 (29.58) 3:53.40 (29.08)
2 Zettle, Alexand 17 Lakeside Aquatic 3:54.77 3:54.61 q825
r:+0.78 27.65 57.27 (29.62)
1:26.97 (29.70) 1:56.64 (29.67)
2:26.03 (29.39) 2:55.77 (29.74)
3:25.50 (29.73) 3:54.61 (29.11)
3 Davis, Tal 18 Team Greenville- 3:57.90 3:55.13 q819
r:+0.74 27.94 57.39 (29.45)
1:27.17 (29.78) 1:57.15 (29.98)
2:27.26 (30.11) 2:57.21 (29.95)
3:26.38 (29.17) 3:55.13 (28.75)
4 Calloni, Johann 17 Scarlet Aquatics 3:54.24 3:56.08 q810
r:+0.82 28.10 57.92 (29.82)
1:27.89 (29.97) 1:57.70 (29.81)
2:27.43 (29.73) 2:57.16 (29.73)
3:26.86 (29.70) 3:56.08 (29.22)
5 Curley, Hayden 18 Highlander Aquat 4:00.69 3:57.52 q795
r:+0.76 27.29 56.84 (29.55)
1:27.35 (30.51) 1:57.49 (30.14)
2:27.68 (30.19) 2:57.68 (30.00)
3:28.01 (30.33) 3:57.52 (29.51)
6 Kao, Owen 17 Irvine Novaquati 3:57.39 3:58.19 q788
r:+0.71 28.21 57.99 (29.78)
1:27.95 (29.96) 1:58.61 (30.66)
2:28.27 (29.66) 2:58.47 (30.20)
3:28.39 (29.92) 3:58.19 (29.80)
7 McDade, Ben 17 Badger Aquatics- 4:01.08 3:58.82 q782
r:+0.65 27.26 56.82 (29.56)
1:27.15 (30.33) 1:57.82 (30.67)
2:28.31 (30.49) 2:58.60 (30.29)
3:29.28 (30.68) 3:58.82 (29.54)
8 Sancov, Alexei 17 Terrapins Swim T 4:00.12 3:58.88 q781
r:+0.68 27.33 56.95 (29.62)
1:27.37 (30.42) 1:57.53 (30.16)
2:27.83 (30.30) 2:58.10 (30.27)
3:28.38 (30.28) 3:58.88 (30.50)
Women’s 100 Fly
Austin Swim Club’s Dakota Luther, fresh off a semi-finals appearance in the 200 fly at the FINA World Championships, qualified first in the two-lap fly race in prelims in 59.35, seven tenths off the nine-year-old meet record of 58.69 held by Felicia Lee.
Magnolia’s Lucie Nordmann, the 200 back winner from Wednesday night, qualified second in 59.90, and Enfinity’s Olivia Carter was third in 1:00.06. Carter previously won the 200 fly at Juniors and then touched first in the 400 IM before being disqualified.
Nordmann’s teammate and sister Lillie took fourth in 1:00.34, followed by Socal’s Elise Garcia (1:00.41), Nation’s Capital’s Isabella Gati (1:00.50), Gator’s Isabel Ivey (1:00.75) and Carmel’s Kelly Pash (1:00.81).
Event 17 Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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Jr World: W 56.46 8/7/2016 Penny Oleksiak, CAN
Meet: M 58.69 8/12/2009 Felicia Lee, North Baltimore
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Luther, Dakota 17 Austin Swim Club 59.79 59.35 q839
r:+0.77 28.05 59.35 (31.30)
2 Nordmann, Lucie 17 Magnolia Aquatic 1:01.83 59.90 q816
r:+0.71 28.29 59.90 (31.61)
3 Carter, Olivia 17 Enfinity Aquatic 1:00.86 1:00.06 q809
r:+0.71 28.59 1:00.06 (31.47)
4 Nordmann, Lilli 15 Magnolia Aquatic 1:00.91 1:00.34 q798
r:+0.70 28.56 1:00.34 (31.78)
5 Garcia, Elise 17 Socal Aquatics A 1:01.05 1:00.41 q795
r:+0.69 28.46 1:00.41 (31.95)
6 Gati, Isabella 17 Nation's Capital 1:00.36 1:00.50 q792
r:+0.68 28.66 1:00.50 (31.84)
7 Ivey, Isabel 16 Gator Swim Club- 59.96 1:00.75 q782
r:+0.76 28.09 1:00.75 (32.66)
8 Pash, Kelly 16 Carmel Swim Club 1:01.30 1:00.81 q780
r:+0.70 28.69 1:00.81 (32.12)
Men’s 100 Fly
Nitro’s Shaine Casas finished with the top seed out of prelims with his time of 53.82, eight hundredths ahead of Terrapins’ Alexei Sancov, who qualified for his second championship final of the day in 53.90. Just behind was Multnomah’s Van Mathias in 53.97.
Mason Manta Rays’ Carson Foster, the 200 fly and 200 back winner already at Juniors, qualified fourth in 54.34, and Star’s Noah Henderson was fourth in 54.37.
Also making the final were Irvine Novaquatics’ Andrew Koustik (54.54), Delaware’s Jake Johnson (54.59) and Tigershark’s Noah Henry (54.81).
Event 18 Men 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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Jr World: W 51.26 8/12/2016 Li Zhuhao, China
Meet: M 52.57 8/1/2015 Michael Andrew, Indie Swimming-M
Name Age Team Seed Prelims FINA
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Casas, Shaine 17 Nitro Swimming-S 55.28 53.82 q793
r:+0.68 25.06 53.82 (28.76)
2 Sancov, Alexei 17 Terrapins Swim T 54.14 53.90 q789
r:+0.69 25.55 53.90 (28.35)
3 Mathias, Van 16 Multnomah Athlet 53.87 53.97 q786
r:+0.68 25.64 53.97 (28.33)
4 Foster, Carson 15 Mason Manta Rays 55.72 54.34 q770
r:+0.69 25.54 54.34 (28.80)
5 Henderson, Noah 16 Star Aquatics-NC 55.21 54.37 q769
r:+0.70 25.29 54.37 (29.08)
6 Koustik, Andrew 18 Irvine Novaquati 55.39 54.54 q762
r:+0.68 25.62 54.54 (28.92)
7 Johnson, Jake 17 Delaware Swim Te 54.18 54.59 q760
r:+0.68 25.48 54.59 (29.11)
8 Henry, Noah 17 Tigershark Swim- 54.69 54.81 q750
r:16.37 25.32 54.81 (29.49)
