Allison Schmitt Controls 400 Free Prelims at USA Nationals

Jul 16, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Allison Schmitt of the United States competes in the women's swimming 4x200m freestyle relay final during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports

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Allison Schmitt led a very tight top three in prelims of the women’s 400-meter free at USA Nationals. Schmitt’s 4:09.14 was a three second drop from her entry time. Based on the splits, it looks as if Schmitt backed off on the second half of the race:

Schmitt: 58.90/1:01.84/1:03.56/1:04.84

It’s likely she’ll end the race stronger tonight with a gold medal on the line. Stephanie Peacock (4:09.24) and Hali Flickinger (4:09.64), however, are breathing right down Schmitt’s neck. Peacock and Flickinger seemed to put forth more effort on their final 200 splits than Schmitt needed to.

Peackock: 1:00.41/1:03.30/1:03.22/1:02.31

Flickinger: 1:00.87/1:02.89/1:03.42/1:02.46

Sierra Schmidt (4:11.40), Courtney Harnish (4:11.51), and Yawen Hou (4:11.82) followed in the 4:11.00 range. Lindsay Vrooman posted a 4:12.09 and Hannah Cox swam a 4:12.40 to close out the top eight.

Melanie Klaren just missed qualifying for the top heat with a 4:12.49. She leads the consolation finals ahead of nearby Haley Lips (4:12.50), Sarah Gibson (4:12.67), and Alexa Davis (4:12.97). Chenoa Devine (4:13.58), Karling Hemstreet (4:13.74), Paige Madden (4:13.81), and Alex Norris (4:14.00) also qualified in the consolation finals.

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Tammy Lee

8 years ago

Why are Nationals happening during Worlds? Somebody wasn’t thinking.

Linda Marino

8 years ago

Go USA ! Go Alison !