Baylor Nelson Swims 1:42.01 200 IM, Thomas Heilman Just Misses 50 Free NAG Record at Greensboro Juniors

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Baylor Nelson Swims 1:42.01 200 IM, Thomas Heilman Just Misses 50 Free NAG Record at Greensboro Juniors

After breaking 2:00 in the long course 200-meter IM at last week’s U.S. Open, Baylor Nelson continued his impressive run by winning the short course version of the event at the eastern edition of Junior Nationals in Greensboro. Meanwhile, rising 14-year-old Thomas Heilman just missed Michael Andrew’s National Age Group record in the 50 freestyle for 13-14 boys.

Nelson crushed a 1:42.01 in the 200 IM, finishing more than three seconds ahead of runnerup Will Modglin of Zionsville. Nelson, bound for Texas A&M next fall but still swimming for SwimMAC Carolina, swam a time that would have qualified for the A-final at last year’s NCAA Championships. Modglin finished second in 1:45.39, just ahead of Mason Manta Rays’ Gibson Holmes (1:45.50).

  1 Baylor Nelson          18 SwimMAC Carolina  1:44.77    1:42.01M  20  
    r:+0.65  22.20        47.85 (25.65)
        1:16.84 (28.99)     1:42.01 (25.17)
  2 Will Modglin           17 Zionsville Swim-  1:46.78    1:45.39   17  
    r:+0.66  22.62        48.96 (26.34)
        1:20.05 (31.09)     1:45.39 (25.34)
  3 Gibson Holmes          17 Mason Manta Rays  1:47.19    1:45.50   16  
    r:+0.67  22.76        49.49 (26.73)
        1:20.47 (30.98)     1:45.50 (25.03)
  4 Kamal Muhammad         18 Spartan Aquatic-  1:45.60    1:45.55   15  
    r:+0.65  21.53        47.28 (25.75)
        1:17.97 (30.69)     1:45.55 (27.58)
  5 Owen McDonald          17 Dynamo Swim Club  1:46.72    1:46.38   14  
    r:+0.60  22.52        49.05 (26.53)
        1:21.14 (32.09)     1:46.38 (25.24)
  6 Will Heck              17 Bolles School Sh  1:47.04    1:46.62   13  
    r:+0.67  23.49        50.61 (27.12)
        1:20.31 (29.70)     1:46.62 (26.31)
  7 Josh Zuchowski         17 Flood Aquatics S  1:46.92    1:46.95   12  
    r:+0.67  22.79        49.92 (27.13)
        1:21.15 (31.23)     1:46.95 (25.80)
  8 Daniel Diehl           16 YMCA of Cumberla  1:46.69    1:48.13   11  
    r:+0.63  21.84        47.93 (26.09)
        1:21.04 (33.11)     1:48.13 (27.09)

In the men’s 50 free, Heilman swam a time of 19.83 to just miss the NAG record of 19.76 that Andrew set back in 2014. At that point, Andrew had already become the youngest-ever professional swimmer, and he would eventually qualify for his first Olympic team this year. We’ll see if Heilman, who represents Cavalier Aquatics, can chase down any other records later this week. Luca Battaglini finished second in the race in 19.96, while Lynchburg YMCA’s Brendan Whitfield just missed breaking 20 seconds as he took third in 20.01.

  1 Thomas Heilman         14 Cavalier Aquatic    19.96      19.83   20  
         r:+0.65                       
  2 Lucca Battaglini       16 Unattached-NC       20.11      19.96   17  
         r:+0.59                       
  3 Brendan Whitfield      17 Lynchburg YMCA S    20.23      20.01   16  
         r:+0.71                       
  4 Maximilian Zum Tobel   18 Saint Andrew's A    20.27      20.06   15  
         r:+0.69                       
  5 *Andres Dupont Cabrer  18 Bolles School Sh    20.32      20.12   13  
         r:+0.63                       
  5 Drew Salls             17 Bolles School Sh    20.07      20.12   13  
         r:+0.70                       
  5 Tate Bacon             17 Unattached-NC       20.22      20.12   13  
         r:+0.65                       
  8 Daniel Diehl           16 YMCA of Cumberla    20.29      20.33   11  
         r:+0.66

In the women’s 50 free, Anna Moesch beat Carmel’s Alex Shackell by just one hundredth, 22.33 to 22.34, while Mason Makos’ Katherine Helms was just 0.01 ahead of Eagle Aquatics’ Erika Pelaez for third (22.39 to 22.40).

  1 Anna Moesch            16 Unattached-NJ       22.52      22.33   20  
         r:+0.70                       
  2 Alex Shackell          15 Carmel Swim Club    22.54      22.34   17  
         r:+0.71                       
  3 Katherine Helms        17 Mason Makos Swim    22.62      22.39   16  
         r:+0.71                       
  4 Erika Pelaez           15 Eagle Aquatics-F    22.72      22.40   15  
         r:+0.68                       
  5 Julia Dennis           17 Shock  Wave-MS      22.75      22.59   14  
         r:+0.66                       
  6 Annam Olasewere        14 Una CPAC-CT         22.69      22.64   12.5
         r:+0.70                       
  6 *Fresh Sathianchokwis  17 Bolles School Sh    22.83      22.64   12.5
         r:+0.70                       
  8 Alexa Fulton           17 Upper Main Line-    22.71      22.65   11  
         r:+0.70

The women’s 200 IM saw Carmel go 1-2 with Devon Kitchel winning in 1:56.39 and Shackell taking second in 1:57.78. Third went to Greater Somerset’s Emily Thompson (1:58.29).

  1 Devon Kitchel          17 Carmel Swim Club  1:58.40    1:56.39   20  
    r:+0.70  24.99        53.99 (29.00)
        1:27.52 (33.53)     1:56.39 (28.87)
  2 Alex Shackell          15 Carmel Swim Club  1:59.51    1:57.78   17  
    r:+0.72  24.41        53.50 (29.09)
        1:29.71 (36.21)     1:57.78 (28.07)
  3 Emily Thompson         15 Greater Somerset  1:59.30    1:58.29   16  
    r:+0.68  25.39        54.89 (29.50)
        1:29.65 (34.76)     1:58.29 (28.64)
  4 Rye Ulett              17 Dynamo Swim Club  1:59.60    1:58.73   15  
    r:+0.71  25.77        54.81 (29.04)
        1:30.10 (35.29)     1:58.73 (28.63)
  5 Gigi Johnson           17 SwimAtlanta-GA    1:59.66    1:58.77   14  
    r:+0.69  25.67        55.57 (29.90)
        1:30.62 (35.05)     1:58.77 (28.15)
  6 Kiley Wilhelm          17 Lifetime Swim Te  1:59.60    1:59.62   13  
    r:+0.74  25.57        55.10 (29.53)
        1:30.17 (35.07)     1:59.62 (29.45)
  7 Elizabeth Tilt         17 Chattahoochee Go  1:59.45    2:00.28   12  
    r:+0.79  24.99        54.83 (29.84)
        1:31.35 (36.52)     2:00.28 (28.93)
  8 Natalie Mannion        17 Commonwealth Swi  1:59.71    2:01.91   11  
    r:+0.74  26.05        55.60 (29.55)
        1:33.44 (37.84)     2:01.91 (28.47)

Sarasota Sharks; Michaela Mattes dominated the 500 free, pulling away over the second half to win by three seconds. She clocked 4:42.06, well ahead of Club Wolverine’s Hannah Bellard (4:45.18) and Commonwealth Swimming’s Natalie Mannion (4:45.20).

  1 Michaela Mattes        16 Sarasota Sharks-  4:43.98    4:42.06   20  
    r:+0.77  26.11        54.27 (28.16)
        1:22.36 (28.09)     1:50.83 (28.47)
        2:19.39 (28.56)     2:47.87 (28.48)
        3:16.26 (28.39)     3:44.96 (28.70)
        4:13.71 (28.75)     4:42.06 (28.35)
  2 Hannah Bellard         16 Club Wolverine-M  4:47.34    4:45.18   17  
    r:+0.78  25.96        53.78 (27.82)
        1:22.27 (28.49)     1:51.05 (28.78)
        2:20.09 (29.04)     2:49.16 (29.07)
        3:18.44 (29.28)     3:47.78 (29.34)
        4:17.05 (29.27)     4:45.18 (28.13)
  3 Natalie Mannion        17 Commonwealth Swi  4:46.07    4:45.20   16  
    r:+0.76  26.03        54.52 (28.49)
        1:22.98 (28.46)     1:51.68 (28.70)
        2:20.58 (28.90)     2:49.69 (29.11)
        3:18.95 (29.26)     3:48.37 (29.42)
        4:17.43 (29.06)     4:45.20 (27.77)
  4 Emma Hastings          17 East Carolina Aq  4:47.10    4:45.43   15  
    r:+0.77  26.47        55.06 (28.59)
        1:23.74 (28.68)     1:52.53 (28.79)
        2:21.48 (28.95)     2:50.36 (28.88)
        3:19.35 (28.99)     3:48.40 (29.05)
        4:17.27 (28.87)     4:45.43 (28.16)
  5 Addison Sauickie       15 Sarasota Sharks-  4:47.80    4:48.14   14  
    r:+0.74  25.71        54.32 (28.61)
        1:23.06 (28.74)     1:52.38 (29.32)
        2:21.54 (29.16)     2:50.50 (28.96)
        3:19.58 (29.08)     3:49.25 (29.67)
        4:19.11 (29.86)     4:48.14 (29.03)
  6 Lynsey Bowen           14 Carmel Swim Club  4:45.35    4:48.26   13  
    r:+0.81  26.26        54.73 (28.47)
        1:23.26 (28.53)     1:51.88 (28.62)
        2:20.87 (28.99)     2:49.85 (28.98)
        3:19.13 (29.28)     3:48.80 (29.67)
        4:19.08 (30.28)     4:48.26 (29.18)
  7 Alex Mitchell          17 Dynamo Swim Club  4:50.82    4:50.99   12  
    r:+0.77  26.18        54.78 (28.60)
        1:23.63 (28.85)     1:52.86 (29.23)
        2:22.33 (29.47)     2:51.81 (29.48)
        3:21.28 (29.47)     3:51.20 (29.92)
        4:21.35 (30.15)     4:50.99 (29.64)
  8 Maddie Waggoner        17 Jersey Wahoos-MA  4:48.99    4:55.46   11  
    r:+0.80  26.45        54.98 (28.53)
        1:24.15 (29.17)     1:53.79 (29.64)
        2:23.85 (30.06)     2:54.07 (30.22)
        3:24.29 (30.22)     3:54.67 (30.38)
        4:25.43 (30.76)     4:55.46 (30.03)

SwimMAC’s Logan Zucker was the winner in the 500 free in 4:19.46, two seconds ahead of the ifeld. TAC Titans’ Lance Norris touched out Sarasota Sharks’ Liam Custer for second place, 4:21.42 to 4:21.52.

  1 Logan Zucker           18 SwimMAC Carolina  4:21.40    4:19.46   20  
    r:+0.63  23.29        49.17 (25.88)
        1:15.47 (26.30)     1:42.05 (26.58)
        2:08.50 (26.45)     2:34.75 (26.25)
        3:00.97 (26.22)     3:27.55 (26.58)
        3:53.99 (26.44)     4:19.46 (25.47)
  2 Lance Norris           18 TAC Titans-NC     4:23.46    4:21.42   17  
    r:+0.70  23.70        49.65 (25.95)
        1:16.25 (26.60)     1:43.01 (26.76)
        2:09.76 (26.75)     2:36.59 (26.83)
        3:03.30 (26.71)     3:29.88 (26.58)
        3:56.41 (26.53)     4:21.42 (25.01)
  3 Liam Custer            17 Sarasota Sharks-  4:22.10    4:21.52   16  
    r:+0.68  23.55        49.24 (25.69)
        1:15.81 (26.57)     1:42.60 (26.79)
        2:08.95 (26.35)     2:35.53 (26.58)
        3:02.06 (26.53)     3:28.86 (26.80)
        3:55.76 (26.90)     4:21.52 (25.76)
  4 Sebastien Sergile      17 SwimAtlanta-GA    4:23.30    4:22.04   15  
    r:+0.67  23.32        49.18 (25.86)
        1:15.65 (26.47)     1:42.27 (26.62)
        2:09.01 (26.74)     2:35.77 (26.76)
        3:02.65 (26.88)     3:29.39 (26.74)
        3:56.09 (26.70)     4:22.04 (25.95)
  5 Henry McFadden         16 Jersey Wahoos-MA  4:24.96    4:22.92   14  
    r:+0.69  23.71        49.45 (25.74)
        1:15.90 (26.45)     1:42.65 (26.75)
        2:09.62 (26.97)     2:36.54 (26.92)
        3:03.74 (27.20)     3:30.58 (26.84)
        3:57.06 (26.48)     4:22.92 (25.86)
  6 Tristan Denbrok        16 SwimAtlanta-GA    4:25.42    4:25.88   13  
    r:+0.68  24.76        51.27 (26.51)
        1:18.15 (26.88)     1:45.08 (26.93)
        2:12.18 (27.10)     2:39.10 (26.92)
        3:06.47 (27.37)     3:33.77 (27.30)
        4:00.78 (27.01)     4:25.88 (25.10)
  7 Owen McDonald          17 Dynamo Swim Club  4:26.18    4:25.92   12  
    r:+0.61  23.86        50.64 (26.78)
        1:18.16 (27.52)     1:45.65 (27.49)
        2:12.86 (27.21)     2:39.65 (26.79)
        3:06.64 (26.99)     3:33.62 (26.98)
        4:00.38 (26.76)     4:25.92 (25.54)
  8 Aaron Shackell         17 Carmel Swim Club  4:26.10    4:28.13   11  
    r:+0.67  23.51        50.13 (26.62)
        1:16.86 (26.73)     1:43.76 (26.90)
        2:10.96 (27.20)     2:38.05 (27.09)
        3:05.44 (27.39)     3:33.31 (27.87)
        4:01.14 (27.83)     4:28.13 (26.99)

Carmel finished first in the women’s 400 medley relay as Berit Berglund, Kitchel, Shackell and Gretchen Lueking broke the Junior Nationals meet record of 3:33.93 (Fort Collins in 2017) by five hundredths with a final time of 3:33.88. The men’s 400 medley relay went to the SwimMAC Carolina squad of Caleb Maldari, Matthew Kroll, Zucker and Nelson in 3:14.14. Nelson anchored in 42.40 to bring SwimMAC over the top of the Mason Manta Rays.

  1 Carmel Swim Club-IN  'A'            3:40.76    3:33.88M  40  
     1) Berit Berglund 16             2) r:0.35 Devon Kitchel 17      
     3) r:0.41 Alex Shackell 15       4) r:0.27 Gretchen Lueking 18   
    r:+0.60  25.18        52.09 (52.09)
        1:20.28 (28.19)   1:52.20 (1:00.11)
        2:16.44 (24.24)     2:44.17 (51.97)
        3:07.70 (23.53)     3:33.88 (49.71)
  2 Dynamo Swim Club-GA  'A'            3:37.00    3:39.53   34  
     1) Rye Ulett 17                  2) r:0.25 Ainsley Jones 18      
     3) r:0.57 Catie Choate 17        4) r:0.42 Sophie Brison 17      
    r:+0.83  26.53        54.02 (54.02)
        1:23.25 (29.23)   1:55.71 (1:01.69)
        2:20.44 (24.73)     2:49.41 (53.70)
        3:13.63 (24.22)     3:39.53 (50.12)
  3 TAC Titans-NC  'A'                  3:36.21    3:39.97   32  
     1) Taylor Morris 17              2) r:-0.02 Samantha Armand 16   
     3) r:0.16 Keelan Cotter 16       4) r:0.36 Mere Whelehan 14      
    r:+0.67  26.43        54.41 (54.41)
        1:23.10 (28.69)   1:55.81 (1:01.40)
        2:20.38 (24.57)     2:49.55 (53.74)
        3:13.41 (23.86)     3:39.97 (50.42)

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