2019 Speedo Sectional Cary Day 3: Regan Smith Sets NAG, Claire Curzan Close

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The 2019 Speedo Sectional in Cary, North Carolina, continued on Saturday with a full slate of events.

Regan Smith was a focal point, breaking the 17-18 national age group record in the 100 back at 49.74 during prelims.

She is the third-fastest performer in history in short-course yards, seven hundredths from Beata Nelson’s American record.

The previous NAG record was held by Amy Bilquist at 50.50.

In Saturday’s finals, Smith was very near her record pace and finished in 49.77.

Meanwhile, Claire Curzan was just a hundredth of a second off the NAG in the 50 free.

Women’s 200 Fly

Tac Titan’s Charlotte Hook won the 200 butterfly in a sectional meet record 1:53.70 to win the event by nearly six seconds.
South Carolina’s Elysse Pardus was second 91:59.22) and Winter Craig of Riptide was third (2:00.32).

Event 15  Women 200 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 1:54.78  3/15/2014 Megan Kingsley, MPSC-SC
                 1:59.39  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Hook, Charlotte  15 Tac Titans-NC     1:57.68    1:53.70#        20  
                 26.61        55.78 (29.17)
        1:24.74 (28.96)     1:53.70 (28.96)
  2 Pardus, Elysse   17 South Carolina S  2:00.15    1:59.22         17  
                 26.98        57.34 (30.36)
        1:28.98 (31.64)     1:59.22 (30.24)
  3 Craig, Winter G  17 Riptide-MN        2:01.75    2:00.32         16  
                 27.07        57.42 (30.35)
        1:28.57 (31.15)     2:00.32 (31.75)
  4 Crouse, Carolin  17 Marlins of Ralei  2:01.76    2:00.77         15  
                 26.80        56.93 (30.13)
        1:28.66 (31.73)     2:00.77 (32.11)
  5 McCauley, Ashle  18 Marlins of Ralei  2:02.65    2:01.41         14  
                 26.99        57.41 (30.42)
        1:29.41 (32.00)     2:01.41 (32.00)
  6 Riley, Sarah E   17 Athens Bulldog S  2:04.32    2:02.42         13  
                 27.90        58.94 (31.04)
        1:30.36 (31.42)     2:02.42 (32.06)
  7 Aycock, Rachel   17 Atomic City Aqua  2:04.17    2:03.67         12  
                 28.11        59.12 (31.01)
        1:31.31 (32.19)     2:03.67 (32.36)
  8 Morgan, Sydney   16 Tac Titans-NC     2:03.75    2:04.23         11  
                 27.59        58.93 (31.34)
        1:31.34 (32.41)     2:04.23 (32.89)

Men’s 200 Fly

Star Aquatics’ Noah Henderson won the 200 fly, earning an easy victory in 1:45.47.

Teammate William Watson was second in 1:50.53 and Athens’ Jackson Harvin and Marlins’ Jaden Kring tied for third (1:50.54).

Event 16  Men 200 Yard Butterfly
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 1:43.42  3/15/2014 Laszlo Cseh, UN-Hungary
                 1:47.89  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Henderson, Noah  17 Star Aquatics-NC  1:46.43    1:45.47         20  
                 23.26        50.41 (27.15)
        1:17.56 (27.15)     1:45.47 (27.91)
  2 Watson, William  16 Star Aquatics-NC  1:51.50    1:50.53         17  
                 24.90        53.48 (28.58)
        1:21.88 (28.40)     1:50.53 (28.65)
  3 Harvin, Jackson  17 Athens Bulldog S  1:51.57    1:50.54         15.5
                 25.44        53.70 (28.26)
        1:22.28 (28.58)     1:50.54 (28.26)
  3 Kring, Jaden S   18 Marlins of Ralei  1:51.20    1:50.54         15.5
                 25.17        53.67 (28.50)
        1:22.23 (28.56)     1:50.54 (28.31)
  5 Freeman, Spence  15 SwimMAC Carolina  1:52.24    1:51.07         14  
                 25.00        53.03 (28.03)
        1:21.78 (28.75)     1:51.07 (29.29)
  6 Ssengonzi, Jess  16 Marlins of Ralei  1:51.39    1:51.39         13  
                 24.75        53.48 (28.73)
        1:22.43 (28.95)     1:51.39 (28.96)
  7 Brown, Matthias  15 Atomic City Aqua  1:52.81    1:51.67         12  
                 25.67        54.40 (28.73)
        1:22.95 (28.55)     1:51.67 (28.72)
  8 Logan, Charles   17 Athens Bulldog S  1:52.63    1:53.29         11  
                 25.91        54.69 (28.78)
        1:23.62 (28.93)     1:53.29 (29.67)

Women’s 50 Free

Tac Titans Claire Curzan was one hundredth of a second away from a national age group record in the 50 free. She won the event in 22.01 at age 14.

It was enough to beat Riptide’s Regan Smith, who took second in 22.51.

Marlins’ Abigail Arens was third in 22.96.

 Event 17  Women 50 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 21.94  3/7/2009  Amanda Weir, SA-GA
                 22.79  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Curzan, Claire   14 Tac Titans-NC       22.46      22.01         20  
  2 Smith, Regan E   17 Riptide-MN          22.67      22.51         17  
  3 Arens, Abigail   16 Marlins of Ralei    23.30      22.96         16  
  4 Baric, Maria F   17 Tac Titans-NC       23.30      23.05         15  
  5 Gschwind, Olivi  16 New Wave Swim Te    23.48      23.55         14  
  6 Morgan, Brooke   17 Tac Titans-NC       23.54      23.72         13  
  7 Wen, Melody L    16 Carolina Aquatic    23.74      23.93         12  
  8 Chandler, Robin  16 Upper Palmetto Y    23.53      24.16         11

Men’s 50 Free

Hammerhead’s Christopher Mayes won the men’s 50 free in 19.79, the only one in the field to break 20.

Noah Henderson finished second in 20.27, followed by Samuel Hoover (20.30).

 Event 18  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 19.19  3/7/2009  Cullen Jones, MAC-NC
                 20.49  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Mayes, Christop  24 Hammerhead Aquat    20.08      19.79         20  
  2 Henderson, Noah  17 Star Aquatics-NC    20.59      20.27         17  
  3 Hoover, Samuel   15 North Carolina A    20.48      20.30         16  
  4 Laurencelle, Ad  18 South Carolina S    20.67      20.57         15  
  5 Ivy, Michael J   17 Raleigh Swimming    20.77      20.58         14  
  6 Costa, Yuri A    30 Coastal Aquatic-    20.57      20.70         13  
  7 Solomon, Arion   18 Southern Crescen    21.10      20.79         12  
  8 Reynolds, Blake  17 Exel Aquatic Tea    20.93      20.89         11

Women’s 200 Breast

Marlins’ Abigail Arens won the 200 breast in a sectional record time of 2:08.06.

Teammate Ashley McCauley finished second in 2:01.64 and Tac Titans’ Brooke Zettel was third (2:14.74).

Event 19  Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 2:09.32  3/7/2015  Lisa Fissneider, UN-MAC
                 2:15.49  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Arens, Abigail   16 Marlins of Ralei  2:10.77    2:08.06#        20  
                 29.23      1:01.77 (32.54)
        1:34.70 (32.93)     2:08.06 (33.36)
  2 McCauley, Ashle  18 Marlins of Ralei  2:14.89    2:10.64         17  
                 29.93      1:02.86 (32.93)
        1:36.96 (34.10)     2:10.64 (33.68)
  3 Zettel, Brooke   15 Tac Titans-NC     2:16.12    2:14.74         16  
                 30.19      1:04.48 (34.29)
        1:39.65 (35.17)     2:14.74 (35.09)
  4 Joyce, Geneviev  16 Marlins of Ralei  2:18.24    2:16.61         15  
                 31.16      1:05.25 (34.09)
        1:40.62 (35.37)     2:16.61 (35.99)
  5 Anderson, Sophi  16 Tac Titans-NC     2:17.36    2:16.63         14  
                 31.26      1:05.58 (34.32)
        1:40.85 (35.27)     2:16.63 (35.78)
  6 Cotter, Keelan   13 Tac Titans-NC     2:20.87    2:20.27         13  
                 31.98      1:07.33 (35.35)
        1:43.48 (36.15)     2:20.27 (36.79)
  7 Grotjohn, Kenne  16 Tac Titans-NC     2:19.88    2:20.39         12  
                 31.42      1:06.61 (35.19)
        1:43.42 (36.81)     2:20.39 (36.97)
  8 Hines, Audrey L  16 Upper Palmetto Y  2:19.50    2:25.00         11  
                 32.43      1:09.16 (36.73)
        1:47.73 (38.57)     2:25.00 (37.27)

Men’s 200 Breast

Christopher Mikuta broke 2 minutes to win the 200 breast in 1:59.58.

Samuel Hoover finished second in 2:00.74.

 Event 20  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 1:56.31  3/15/2014 Carlos Almeida, Todd Owen, CARD-KY
                 2:01.19  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Mikuta, Christo  17 Swim Gsa-NC       2:01.21    1:59.58         20  
                 27.37        57.53 (30.16)
        1:28.30 (30.77)     1:59.58 (31.28)
  2 Hoover, Samuel   15 North Carolina A  2:02.95    2:00.74         17  
                 27.61        58.00 (30.39)
        1:29.10 (31.10)     2:00.74 (31.64)
  3 Ringenbach, Bod  15 Marlins of Ralei  2:03.47    2:03.69         16  
                 28.58        59.90 (31.32)
        1:32.21 (32.31)     2:03.69 (31.48)
  4 Bretzmann, Pete  16 North Carolina A  2:03.62    2:03.95         15  
                 28.17        59.23 (31.06)
        1:31.32 (32.09)     2:03.95 (32.63)
  5 Drake, Patrick   15 Raleigh Swimming  2:03.99    2:04.33         14  
                 28.41        59.73 (31.32)
        1:32.30 (32.57)     2:04.33 (32.03)
  6 Diacumakos, Noa  17 Marlins of Ralei  2:04.06    2:04.44         13  
                 28.16        59.56 (31.40)
        1:31.82 (32.26)     2:04.44 (32.62)
  7 Edwards, Emerso  18 Palmetto Aquatic  2:04.23    2:04.58         12  
                 27.98        59.45 (31.47)
        1:31.51 (32.06)     2:04.58 (33.07)
  8 Enriquez, Edwar  17 Sailfish Aquatic  2:05.74    2:07.81         11  
                 28.78      1:01.12 (32.34)
        1:34.04 (32.92)     2:07.81 (33.77)

Women’s 100 Back

Regan Smith nearly matched her NAG set in prelims by winning the 100 back in 49.77. It was three hundredths off her prelim record time.

Tac Titans’ Claire Curzan continued her strong meet and took second in 51.58. Teammate Charlotte Hook was third (52.85).

Event 21  Women 100 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 51.51  3/15/2014 Kathleen Baker, MAC-NC
                 54.49  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Smith, Regan E   17 Riptide-MN          49.74      49.77#        20  
                 24.15        49.77 (25.62)
  2 Curzan, Claire   14 Tac Titans-NC       53.14      51.58         17  
                 24.81        51.58 (26.77)
  3 Hook, Charlotte  15 Tac Titans-NC       53.37      52.85         16  
                 25.87        52.85 (26.98)
  4 Nordstrom, Mia   16 Tac Titans-NC       55.53      55.00         15  
                 26.60        55.00 (28.40)
  5 Mullis, Macy A   16 Athens Bulldog S    56.08      55.14         14  
                 26.71        55.14 (28.43)
  6 Zettel, Brooke   15 Tac Titans-NC       55.50      55.30         13  
                 27.21        55.30 (28.09)
  7 Baric, Maria F   17 Tac Titans-NC       55.62      55.64         12  
                 26.24        55.64 (29.40)
  8 Pardus, Elysse   17 South Carolina S    56.07      55.83         11  
                 26.84        55.83 (28.99)

Men’s 100 Back

Tyler Silver earned a victory in the men’s 100 back, holding off the field by winning in 47.67.

Alex Tomlinson of Tac Titans finished second in 48.73.

Teammate Noah Hensley finished third (49.04).

Event 22  Men 100 Yard Backstroke
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 45.34  3/15/2014 Ryan Lochte, MAC-NC
                 49.69  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Silver, Tyler A  21 Unattached-NC       47.48      47.67         20  
                 23.01        47.67 (24.66)
  2 Tomlinson, Alex  17 Tac Titans-NC       48.63      48.73         17  
                 23.53        48.73 (25.20)
  3 Hensley, Noah C  18 Tac Titans-NC       49.76      49.04         16  
                 23.93        49.04 (25.11)
  4 Weaver, Ryan A   15 Carolina Aquatic    50.01      49.86         15  
                 23.97        49.86 (25.89)
  5 Abaqueta, Camer  15 SwimMAC Carolina    50.59      49.91         14  
                 24.32        49.91 (25.59)
  6 Logan, Charles   17 Athens Bulldog S    50.46      50.35         13  
                 24.84        50.35 (25.51)
  7 Moore, Michael   16 Marlins of Ralei    50.73      50.51         12  
                 24.64        50.51 (25.87)
  8 Henderson, Noah  17 Star Aquatics-NC    49.77      51.93         11  
                 24.98        51.93 (26.95)

Women’s 500 Free

Marlins’ Adriana Cera surged to victory in the 500 free, finishing in 4:52.95.

Tac Titans’ Brooke Zettel took second (4:53.85) and Yeka Soudakova of Riptide was third (4:54.86).

Event 23  Women 500 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 4:42.89  3/15/2003 Rachel E Komisarz, LAK-KY
                 4:48.09  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Cera, Adrianna   17 Marlins of Ralei  4:55.70    4:52.95         20  
                 26.74        56.00 (29.26)
        1:25.55 (29.55)     1:55.59 (30.04)
        2:25.43 (29.84)     2:55.37 (29.94)
        3:25.32 (29.95)     3:54.91 (29.59)
        4:24.35 (29.44)     4:52.95 (28.60)
  2 Zettel, Brooke   15 Tac Titans-NC     4:56.42    4:53.85         17  
                 26.73        56.05 (29.32)
        1:25.70 (29.65)     1:55.97 (30.27)
        2:26.30 (30.33)     2:56.52 (30.22)
        3:26.62 (30.10)     3:56.53 (29.91)
        4:25.85 (29.32)     4:53.85 (28.00)
  3 Soudakova, Yeka  16 Riptide-MN        4:56.19    4:54.86         16  
                 26.90        55.99 (29.09)
        1:25.73 (29.74)     1:55.54 (29.81)
        2:25.35 (29.81)     2:55.33 (29.98)
        3:25.34 (30.01)     3:55.57 (30.23)
        4:25.44 (29.87)     4:54.86 (29.42)
  4 Knorr, Emily S   15 Mecklenburg Swim  4:58.03    4:55.15         15  
                 27.13        56.41 (29.28)
        1:26.07 (29.66)     1:55.90 (29.83)
        2:25.92 (30.02)     2:55.95 (30.03)
        3:25.74 (29.79)     3:55.68 (29.94)
        4:25.79 (30.11)     4:55.15 (29.36)
  5 Randall, Kather  15 Riptide-MN        4:57.53    4:55.42         14  
                 27.41        56.81 (29.40)
        1:26.62 (29.81)     1:56.62 (30.00)
        2:26.67 (30.05)     2:56.67 (30.00)
        3:26.65 (29.98)     3:56.38 (29.73)
        4:26.22 (29.84)     4:55.42 (29.20)
  6 Aycock, Emily L  18 Atomic City Aqua  4:57.16    5:00.20         13  
                 27.49        57.58 (30.09)
        1:27.81 (30.23)     1:58.44 (30.63)
        2:28.74 (30.30)     2:59.31 (30.57)
        3:29.93 (30.62)     4:00.49 (30.56)
        4:30.99 (30.50)     5:00.20 (29.21)
  7 Reeve, Lyndsey   17 East Carolina Aq  4:56.66    5:00.53         12  
                 27.07        56.33 (29.26)
        1:26.32 (29.99)     1:56.21 (29.89)
        2:26.48 (30.27)     2:57.03 (30.55)
        3:27.88 (30.85)     3:59.08 (31.20)
        4:30.46 (31.38)     5:00.53 (30.07)
  8 Hastings, Emma   14 East Carolina Aq  4:58.86    5:00.80         11  
                 27.47        57.02 (29.55)
        1:26.90 (29.88)     1:57.18 (30.28)
        2:27.53 (30.35)     2:58.17 (30.64)
        3:28.84 (30.67)     3:59.61 (30.77)
        4:30.61 (31.00)     5:00.80 (30.19)

Men’s 500 Free

Seventeen-year-old Tanner Hering won the 500 Free in 4:25.39 to finish nearly two seconds ahead of the field.

Tac Titans’ Braeden Haughey finished second in 4:27.21, followed by Kenneth Lloyd (4:31.49).

Event 24  Men 500 Yard Freestyle
=========================================================================
    Sectional: # 4:20.10  3/15/2014 Dion Dreesens, UN-MAC
                 4:28.29  JNAT Junior National
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals       Points 
=========================================================================
                        === A - Championship ===                         
 
  1 Hering, Tanner   17 Swim Gsa-NC       4:28.03    4:25.39         20  
                 24.61        51.28 (26.67)
        1:18.35 (27.07)     1:45.64 (27.29)
        2:13.12 (27.48)     2:40.29 (27.17)
        3:07.31 (27.02)     3:34.09 (26.78)
        4:00.25 (26.16)     4:25.39 (25.14)
  2 Haughey, Braede  15 Tac Titans-NC     4:28.06    4:27.21         17  
                 24.46        51.35 (26.89)
        1:18.50 (27.15)     1:45.71 (27.21)
        2:13.57 (27.86)     2:40.96 (27.39)
        3:08.36 (27.40)     3:35.33 (26.97)
        4:01.63 (26.30)     4:27.21 (25.58)
  3 Lloyd, Kenneth   17 North Carolina A  4:29.17    4:31.49         16  
                 25.18        52.52 (27.34)
        1:20.14 (27.62)     1:47.99 (27.85)
        2:15.32 (27.33)     2:42.74 (27.42)
        3:10.24 (27.50)     3:38.22 (27.98)
        4:05.50 (27.28)     4:31.49 (25.99)
  4 Pritchard, Thom  17 Carolina Aquatic  4:35.20    4:32.84         15  
                 24.85        52.03 (27.18)
        1:19.62 (27.59)     1:47.49 (27.87)
        2:15.16 (27.67)     2:42.91 (27.75)
        3:10.63 (27.72)     3:38.58 (27.95)
        4:05.97 (27.39)     4:32.84 (26.87)
  5 Hughes, Connor   16 Tac Titans-NC     4:36.11    4:34.50         14  
                 25.46        52.59 (27.13)
        1:20.15 (27.56)     1:47.86 (27.71)
        2:15.78 (27.92)     2:43.36 (27.58)
        3:11.14 (27.78)     3:39.01 (27.87)
        4:07.01 (28.00)     4:34.50 (27.49)
  6 Moore, Michael   16 Marlins of Ralei  4:36.69    4:37.99         13  
                 25.01        52.59 (27.58)
        1:20.62 (28.03)     1:49.02 (28.40)
        2:17.06 (28.04)     2:45.18 (28.12)
        3:13.31 (28.13)     3:41.81 (28.50)
        4:10.27 (28.46)     4:37.99 (27.72)
  7 Cotter, Michael  15 Tac Titans-NC     4:34.91    4:40.69         12  
                 24.66        51.72 (27.06)
        1:18.94 (27.22)     1:46.47 (27.53)
        2:14.34 (27.87)     2:42.15 (27.81)
        3:10.34 (28.19)     3:39.83 (29.49)
        4:10.23 (30.40)     4:40.69 (30.46)
  8 Logan, Charles   17 Athens Bulldog S  4:37.25    4:46.06         11  
                 25.50        53.18 (27.68)
        1:21.43 (28.25)     1:50.28 (28.85)
        2:19.16 (28.88)     2:48.48 (29.32)
        3:18.00 (29.52)     3:47.77 (29.77)
        4:17.21 (29.44)     4:46.06 (28.85)

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Reena Kilgore Greer

5 years ago

Amazing underwaters!!

Val Acosta Mehta

5 years ago

Watching these girls swim was a treat. Excited to see what their future holds.