Carmel Swimmers Claim Three of 10 Top Seeds at Greensboro Juniors; Heilman Lowers NAG Records
The Carmel Swim Team was the dominant group during Friday morning’s prelims at Junior Nationals in Greensboro as three Carmel swimmers, Alex Shackell, Devon Kitchel and Berit Berglund, each recorded the top time in their respective events. Meanwhile, 14-year-old Thomas Heilman took down a pair of National Age Group records in the 13-14 boys’ 100 fly and 200 free.
Shackell, 15, destroyed her best time by almost a second when she finisehd first in the 100 fly prelims in 51.47. That was almost a second-and-a-half ahead of the field, and finishing in the second spot was Lakeside’s Charlotte Crush, who beat her best time by 1.37 seconds on the way to a 53.12. Third went to Kitchel in 53.25.
1 Alex Shackell 15 Carmel Swim Club 52.54 51.47
24.02 51.47 (27.45)
2 Charlotte Crush 13 Lakeside Swim Te 54.49 53.12
24.58 53.12 (28.54)
3 Devon Kitchel 17 Carmel Swim Club 52.93 53.25
24.79 53.25 (28.46)
4 Levenia Sim 15 TNT Swimming-SE 53.17 53.32
24.71 53.32 (28.61)
5 Anna Boemer 16 SOLO Aquatics-NE 53.31 53.36
25.12 53.36 (28.24)
6 Emily Thompson 15 Greater Somerset 54.26 53.69
25.25 53.69 (28.44)
7 Gigi Johnson 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 53.13 53.70
25.16 53.70 (28.54)
8 Gaby Van Brunt 16 Georgia Coastal- 53.72 53.71
25.37 53.71 (28.34)
Kitchel, a future Michigan Wolverine, posted a best time of 1:00.77 to place first in the women’s 100 breast, taking almost a half-second off her best time. Racer X Aquatics’ Zoe Skirboll (1:01.14) and Farmington Valley’s Mackenzie Headley (1:01.26) completed the top three.
1 Devon Kitchel 17 Carmel Swim Club 1:01.20 1:00.77
28.61 1:00.77 (32.16)
2 Zoe Skirboll 17 Racer X Aquatics 1:00.19 1:01.14
28.46 1:01.14 (32.68)
3 Mackenzie Headley 15 Farmington Valle 1:01.77 1:01.26
28.78 1:01.26 (32.48)
4 Grace Rainey 17 SwimMAC Carolina 1:00.58 1:01.42
29.32 1:01.42 (32.10)
5 Jessey Li 17 Mason Manta Rays 1:00.74 1:01.45
28.88 1:01.45 (32.57)
6 Elizabeth Isakson 17 Chattahoochee Go 1:02.51 1:01.56
28.78 1:01.56 (32.78)
7 Gracie Weyant 16 Sarasota Sharks- 1:01.51 1:01.75
29.12 1:01.75 (32.63)
8 Samantha Armand 16 TAC Titans-NC 1:02.90 1:02.01
29.41 1:02.01 (32.60)
The third top seed of the day for Carmel went to Berit Berglund, who topped the women’s 100 back heats in 52.65, just ahead of New Albanay’s Carly Meeting (52.91) and Commonwealth Swimming’s Natalie Mannion (52.97).
1 Berit Berglund 16 Carmel Swim Club 52.09 52.65
25.23 52.65 (27.42)
2 Carly Meeting 17 New Albany Aquat 53.65 52.91
25.36 52.91 (27.55)
3 Natalie Mannion 17 Commonwealth Swi 53.07 52.97
25.93 52.97 (27.04)
4 Levenia Sim 15 TNT Swimming-SE 51.03 52.99
25.31 52.99 (27.68)
5 Rye Ulett 17 Dynamo Swim Club 52.87 53.18
26.23 53.18 (26.95)
6 Charlotte Crush 13 Lakeside Swim Te 1:03.80L 53.66
25.96 53.66 (27.70)
7 Sabrina Johnston 17 BGC-N. Westchest 53.77 53.68
26.06 53.68 (27.62)
8 Erika Pelaez 15 Eagle Aquatics-F 52.91 53.75
26.09 53.75 (27.66)
In the men’s 100 fly, Heilman led the field by six tenths with his 46.42. He was out in 21.59 and back in 24.83 on the way to breaking Olympian Michael Andrew’s National Age Group record of 46.95. Second place went to Tate Bacon (47.01), just ahead of Mason Manta Rays’ Carl Bloebaum (47.03).
1 Thomas Heilman 14 Cavalier Aquatic 47.35 46.42 2 Tate Bacon 17 Unattached-NC 47.50 47.01 3 Carl Bloebaum 18 Mason Manta Rays 47.28 47.03 4 Kamal Muhammad 18 Spartan Aquatic- 47.84 47.05 5 Mitchell Ledford 17 Treasure Coast S 46.86 47.20 6 Will Modglin 17 Zionsville Swim- 47.56 47.41 7 Gibson Holmes 17 Mason Manta Rays 47.97 47.43 8 Logan Zucker 18 SwimMAC Carolina 48.45 47.63
In the men’s 200 free, 16-year-old Daniel Diehl from the YMCA of Cumberland swam a 1:34.56 for the top seed, taking 1.4 seconds off his bet time, while Heilman finished second in 1:35.28 to beat his own best time and 13-14 NAG record by almost a second. Baylor Nelson of SwimMAC Carolina claimed the third seed in 1:36.16.
1 Daniel Diehl 16 YMCA of Cumberla 1:35.99 1:34.56 2 Thomas Heilman 14 Cavalier Aquatic 1:36.25 1:35.28 3 Baylor Nelson 18 SwimMAC Carolina 1:36.24 1:36.16 4 Sebastien Sergile 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 1:35.13 1:36.23 5 Roman Valdez 17 Carpet Capital A 1:36.63 1:36.46 6 Owen McDonald 17 Dynamo Swim Club 1:36.61 1:37.05 7 Henry McFadden 16 Jersey Wahoos-MA 1:38.82 1:37.08 8 Lucca Battaglini 16 Unattached-NC 1:38.99 1:37.25
Earlier in the session, Nelson cruised to the top seed in the 400 IM in 3:48.17. He previously won the 200 IM Thursday night and took first in the 200-meter IM at last week’s U.S. Open. Lakeside Swim Team’s Will Scholtz (3:48.75) and Fishers Area’s Kyle Ponsler (3:49.63) also broke 3:50 in the heats.
1 Baylor Nelson 18 SwimMAC Carolina 3:45.67 3:48.17 2 Will Scholtz 16 Lakeside Swim Te 3:53.45 3:48.75 3 Kyle Ponsler 17 Fishers Area Swi 3:50.03 3:49.63 4 Jack Anderson 18 Lakeside Swim Te 3:49.03 3:50.00 5 Jackson Millard 18 Kentucky Aquatic 3:53.74 3:51.07 6 Sebastien Sergile 17 SwimAtlanta-GA 3:49.25 3:51.14 7 Drew Hitchcock 16 Baylor Swim Club 3:55.77 3:51.36 8 Spencer Aurnou-Rhees 17 New Albany Aquat 3:51.15 3:51.67
Michaela Mattes of the Sarasota Sharks grabbed first in the women’s 400 IM prelims in 4:15.82, followed closely by Team Greenville’s Lilla Bognar 4:16.00) and Chattahoochee Gold’s Elizabeth Tilt (4:16.34).
1 Michaela Mattes 16 Sarasota Sharks- 4:15.39 4:15.82
27.57 57.82 (30.25)
1:30.76 (32.94) 2:02.69 (31.93)
2:40.08 (37.39) 3:18.29 (38.21)
3:47.92 (29.63) 4:15.82 (27.90)
2 Lilla Bognar 15 Team Greenville- 4:18.75 4:16.00
27.45 59.05 (31.60)
1:30.75 (31.70) 2:02.08 (31.33)
2:39.72 (37.64) 3:17.96 (38.24)
3:47.75 (29.79) 4:16.00 (28.25)
3 Elizabeth Tilt 17 Chattahoochee Go 4:16.15 4:16.34
25.98 56.75 (30.77)
1:29.73 (32.98) 2:01.01 (31.28)
2:39.09 (38.08) 3:17.65 (38.56)
3:48.06 (30.41) 4:16.34 (28.28)
4 Grace Rainey 17 SwimMAC Carolina 4:16.99 4:16.57
27.13 57.84 (30.71)
1:32.05 (34.21) 2:06.48 (34.43)
2:40.91 (34.43) 3:17.19 (36.28)
3:47.36 (30.17) 4:16.57 (29.21)
5 Hana Shimizu-Bowers 17 Badger Swim Club 4:13.76 4:16.99
26.95 57.78 (30.83)
1:30.12 (32.34) 2:02.40 (32.28)
2:40.02 (37.62) 3:18.14 (38.12)
3:48.31 (30.17) 4:16.99 (28.68)
6 Rye Ulett 17 Dynamo Swim Club 4:14.94 4:17.47
26.94 57.59 (30.65)
1:29.77 (32.18) 2:01.48 (31.71)
2:39.37 (37.89) 3:18.25 (38.88)
3:48.76 (30.51) 4:17.47 (28.71)
7 Gracie Weyant 16 Sarasota Sharks- 4:54.23L 4:17.61
27.77 59.33 (31.56)
1:32.84 (33.51) 2:05.33 (32.49)
2:41.56 (36.23) 3:18.29 (36.73)
3:49.28 (30.99) 4:17.61 (28.33)
8 Haley McDonald 14 Lakeside Swim Te 4:53.18L 4:17.91
26.85 57.96 (31.11)
1:30.43 (32.47) 2:02.68 (32.25)
2:40.33 (37.65) 3:18.40 (38.07)
3:48.69 (30.29) 4:17.91 (29.22)
Anna Moesch took first in the prelims of the women’s 200 free in 1:46.31, while Mannion placed second in 1:46.84. Third place went to Y-Spartaquatics’ Kirsti McEnroe in 1:47.46.
1 Anna Moesch 16 Unattached-NJ 2:03.17L 1:46.31
24.58 51.65 (27.07)
1:19.41 (27.76) 1:46.31 (26.90)
2 Natalie Mannion 17 Commonwealth Swi 1:46.83 1:46.84
24.89 51.85 (26.96)
1:19.17 (27.32) 1:46.84 (27.67)
3 Kirsti McEnroe 17 Y-Spartaquatics- 1:47.26 1:47.46
24.97 52.46 (27.49)
1:20.16 (27.70) 1:47.46 (27.30)
4 Katherine Helms 17 Mason Makos Swim 1:46.18 1:47.50
24.35 52.02 (27.67)
1:20.13 (28.11) 1:47.50 (27.37)
5 Malia Amuan 17 Phoenix Swimming 1:48.17 1:47.59
24.96 51.88 (26.92)
1:19.43 (27.55) 1:47.59 (28.16)
6 Addison Sauickie 15 Sarasota Sharks- 1:47.46 1:47.78
25.07 52.56 (27.49)
1:20.18 (27.62) 1:47.78 (27.60)
7 Catherine Meisner 18 Greater Somerset 1:47.30 1:48.49
25.02 52.05 (27.03)
1:20.19 (28.14) 1:48.49 (28.30)
8 Gretchen Lueking 18 Carmel Swim Club 1:45.48 1:48.52
24.99 52.09 (27.10)
1:19.79 (27.70) 1:48.52 (28.73)
Following his second-seeded swim in the 400 IM, Scholtz crushed his 100 breast best time to take the top seed in 53.61, with the Bolles School Sharks duo of Ethan Maloney (53.74) and Will Heck (53.79) just behind him.
1 Will Scholtz 16 Lakeside Swim Te 54.45 53.61 2 Ethan Maloney 18 Bolles School Sh 54.80 53.74 3 Will Heck 17 Bolles School Sh 53.73 53.79 4 Steven Insixiengmay 17 YMCA of Northwes 55.16 54.40 5 Ethan Schwab 16 Birmingham 'Y' B 55.46 54.47 6 Ryan Malicki 17 Carmel Swim Club 53.45 54.59 7 Preston Lin 18 Spartan Aquatic- 54.71 54.62 8 Wyatt Porch 15 Bolles School Sh 1:06.28L 54.66
Finally, Zionsville’s Will Modglin rounded out the session by swimming a 46.70 for the top seed in the men’s 100 back, just ahead of New Albany’s Hudson Williams in 46.88. Diehl qualified for his second A-final of the day by finishing third (47.13).
1 Will Modglin 17 Zionsville Swim- 46.60 46.70 2 Hudson Williams 16 New Albany Aquat 47.89 46.88 3 Daniel Diehl 16 YMCA of Cumberla 47.39 47.13 4 Jonny Marshall 17 Firestone Akron- 47.41 47.41 5 Sam Powe 17 McCallie / GPS A 47.07 47.43 6 Tommy Janton 17 Western YMCA Wah 48.22 47.59 7 Owen McDonald 17 Dynamo Swim Club 49.11 47.65 8 Carl Bloebaum 18 Mason Manta Rays 49.45 47.80
