Psych Sheet: Dakota Luther, Erica Sullivan, Daniel Roy Among Big Names at Junior Nationals

Photo Courtesy: Ally Barth

The Speedo Junior Nationals, already underway at the Nassau Country Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y., will feature several of the top young athletes in the United States, including U.S. World Championships team member Dakota Luther.

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Luther, the top seed for Tuesday night’s 200 fly final, will also swim the 100 free, 400 IM, 400 free, 100 fly, 200 free and 200 IM over the course of her week on Long Island.

Erica Sullivan, fresh off two victories in the 400 and 1500 free at the U.S. Open, is entered in the 200 through 1500 free as well as the 400 IM and 200 back. Other top females in the meet include Long Island-native Maggie Aroesty, Eva Merrell, Lucie Nordmann, Grace Ariola, Isabel Ivey, Kate Douglass, Ashlyn Fiorili and Anya Goedders.

Merrell did not compete in the 200 fly prelims on day one, so it’s unclear if she is planning on competing this week. But Merrell, along with Sullivan, Nordmann, Ariola, Douglass, Fiorili and Goedders are part of the U.S. team scheduled to compete at the World Junior Championships Aug. 23-28 in Indianapolis.

Breaststroker Daniel Roy is already seeded first for the men’s 100 breast final, and he will also compete in the 200 breast and in the IMs later in the week. Meanwhile, 15-year-old Carson Foster is the top seed in three events, the 100 and 200 back and the 200 IM. Older brother Jake Foster is seeded second behind Carson in the 200 IM and first in the 400 IM.

Roy and Carson Foster will swim at the World Junior Championships later this month. So, too, will Reece Whitley, who scratched the 100 breast on day one in East Meadow but is later scheduled to compete in the 100 free. Will Davis and Jack LeVant are two others swimming both on Long Island this week and then in Indianapolis in two weeks’ time.

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