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Day one of finals looks promising as the young teens, Regan Smith and Luca Urlando, hold the top seeds in the 200 fly. Adding to this young talent is Abbey Weitzeil, who won this mornings prelims by over a second.
Another must see race tonight is the men’s 100 free, where Ryan Held looks to topple more records.
The first night of finals begins with the 200 fly, followed by the 100 free, the women’s 800 free, the men’s 1500 free, and concluding with the men’s 4×100 free relay.
Women’s 200 Fly
Men’s 200 Fly
Women’s 100 Free
Men’s 100 Free
Women’s 800 Free
Men’s 1500 Free
Men’s 4×100 Free
Women’s 200 Fly
Regan Smith smashes her prelim time by nearly two seconds going a 2:07.26 and claiming the gold. Smith was only .48 seconds off of last weeks gold medalist at Worlds, Hungary’s Boglarkaoff Kapas, and .21 off of fellow American and silver medalists, Hali Flickinger.
Followed with a close race for second was Lillie Nordmann with a time of 2:07.43, and in third was Dakota Luther with a time of 2:07.76.
In fourth was Olivia Carter (2:08.22), in fifth was Megan Kingsley (2:08.26), in sixth was Emily Large (2:08.39), in seventh was Katie Drabot (2:08.56), and in eighth was Taylor Pike (2:10.68).
Men’s 200 Fly
The 200 fly has seen phenomenal swims this past week with Kristof Milak beating Michael Phelps world record with a time of 1:50. 73 at Worlds, but another great swim was Luca Urlando claiming the gold with a time of 1:54.92. Urlando has accomplished great speeds at the age of 17 and will be shooting for records in the upcoming year.
Takin the silver was Miles Smachlo with a time of 1:55.94, and capturing the bronze was Nicolas Albiero with a time of 1:56.05.
Followed closely behind in fourth was Trenton Julian (1:56.09), in fifth was Bowen Gough (1:56.65), in sixth was Brooks Fail (1:57.00), in seventh was Corey Gambardella (1:57.32), and in eighth was Justin Wright (1:58.79).
Women’s 100 Free
Abbey Weitzeil manages to touch the wall .95 of a second in front of her competitors with a time of 53.18, and claims the gold.
In a tie for second was Gretchen Walsh and Erika Brown with a time of 54.13.
In fourth was Catie Deloof (54.28), in fifth was Natalie Hinds (54.34), in sixth was Allison Schmitt (54.81), in seventh was Linnea Mack (54.87), and in eighth was Isabel Ivey (54.97).
Men’s 100 Free
Breaking his own U.S. Open and meet record, Ryan Held wins the race with a time of 47.39.
In second was Maxime Rooney with a time of 47.61, followed in third by Tate Jackson with a time of 47.88.
In fourth was Dean Krueger (48.07), in fifth was Daniel Krueger (48.55), in sixth was Jack Conger (48.64), in seventh was Robert Howard (48.71), and in eighth was Bowe Becker (49.00).
Women’s 800 Free
With a close race, Ally McHugh gets her hand on the wall first with a time of 8:26.04.
Coming in second was Sierra Schmidt with a time of 8:27.13, followed closely by Ashley Twichell with a time of 8:27.36.
In fourth was Kensey McMahon (8:28.68), in fifth was Haley Anderson (8:29.11), in sixth was Emma Weyant (8:29.31), in seventh was Cierra Runge (8:29.87), and in eighth was Chase Travis (8:32.46).
Men’s 1500 Free
Taking the win by nearly five seconds was Bobby Finke with a time of 14:51.15.
Also breaking the 15 minute mark was Zane Grothe with a time of 14:56.10.
Claiming the bronze was Michael Brinegar with a time of 15:00.82.
In fourth was Arik Katz (15:05.93), in fifth was Jake Mitchell (15:11.52), in sixth was Eric Knowles (15:13.52), in seventh was Jack Collins (15:15.75), and in eighth was Ross Dant (15:22.06).
Men’s 4×100 Free
The men’s 4×100 free was a close race with Ohio State with swimmers, Andrew Loy, Ruslan Gaziev, Matthew Abeysinghe, and Paul Delakis taking the win with a time of 3:18.44.
Coming in second place was Australia with swimmers, Elijah Winnington, Louis Townsend, Matthew Temple, and Bowen Gough with a time of 3:18.67.
In third place was the Aggie Swim Club with swimmers, Adam Koster, Mark Theall, Mike Thibert, and Clayton Bobo with a time of 3:19.48.
