Caitlin Leverenz avenged her prelims loss to Madisyn Cox to take the women’s 200-meter IM final in 2:10.70 at USA Nationals. Cal’s Leverenz entered finals with a 2:11.71, 0.10 seconds behind Cox’s prelim swim. Cox halved that difference tonight to finish second in 2:10.75. Side-by-side, the two swam an incredibly exciting race.
Leverenz: 28.25/33.81/36.98/31.66
Cox: 28.60/34.20/37.51/30.44
Bethany Galat (2:12.13) and Sarah Henry (2:12.25) fell to third and fourth, out of range of Leverenz and Cox. Emily Cameron touched right after Henry in 2:12.54. Karlee Bispo had hung with Leverenz and Cox until the breast leg, posting a 28.43 and 33.58 on her first two 50s.
Meaghan Raab (2:13.37) and Justine Bowker (2:14.21) punctuated the championship final.
2015 USA Swimming Long Course Summer Nationals: Live Results – Results
