Olympic gold medalist in the 200 back, Tyler Clary held offYork Y's Brandon Flynn for the top seed heading into the finale, 4:31.42 to4:31.80.  Clary, however, has a muchhigher top end speed heading in with a seed time of 4:09.92 from Olympic Trialsin 2012.  His best ever effort came witha 4:06.96 at the 2009 U.S. National Championships during the techsuit era.  Flynn, meanwhile, has a seed time of 4:27.83and could be pulled to a breakthrough swim this evening is he can keep up withClary.

Mexico's Miguel Robles Castro qualified third in 4:34.07, whileOlympian Conor Dwyer won his heat with a fourth-seeded time of 4:34.26.  Ian Rainey (4:34.41), Davie's EstebanEnderica (4:34.65) and Island's Eric Hedlin (4:35.77) qualified fifth throughseventh.

Venezuela's Carlos Claverie, just 16, has had a breakoutmorning thus far with his second final after making the 100 breast earlier inthe morning.  He's quickly becoming aname to remember. 

Youth will likely be served in the finale of the women's 400IM, as seven of the eight finalists are teenagers.

Clearwater's Becca Mann, 15, finished just three seconds offher personal best in the distance medley with a strong time of 4:42.69.  Mann, who took the U.S. by storm last summerwith multiple finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials, went on to clocked a sterling4:39.76 at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships last summer after postinga 4:41.61 at Trials.  Earlier this year,she already turned in a 4:41.91 at the Al Soltis Memorial Meet, which isdemonstrating some strong consistency in this time range.

Dynamo's Kylie Stewart clocked a time of 4:55.47 to qualify second,while Samantha Arevallo Salinas placed third in 4:59.97 to comprise all the sub5:00 times.  The only non-teen in thebunch, Alena Kluge at 20 took fourth in 5:02.03.

Pine Crest's Casey Francis (5:04.12), Saint Andrew's TasijaKarosas (5:05.46), Saint Andrew's Rachel Bradford-Feldman (5:05.64) and KING'sCarolyn McCann (5:05.73) also earned spots in the finale. 

Olympic star Ryan Lochte set up a possible double this evening,putting together a strong time of 54.54 to lead the way in the 100 fly prelimsafter making the 200 free finals earlier in the morning.  The 11-time Olympic gold medalist is notshowing any signs of slowing down as this next quad begins heading towards the2016 Rio Olympics.  He's also adjustingto plenty of celebrity opportunities including his own reality TV spot on E!coming later this spring. 

Bolles' Joseph Schooling ripped off a strong 54.63 to takesecond, while Olympic gold medalist Tyler McGill checked in with a third-placetime of 54.69 to round out the top three under 55 seconds.

Bolles' Santo Condorelli clinched fourth with a 55.00, whileClub Wolverine's Wu Peng raced to fifth in 55.33.  SwimOntario's Zack Chetrat touched sixth in55.69, while Bryce Bohman (55.73) and Adam Brown (56.04) both made thechampionship heat out of early heats as both checked in with yard qualifyingtimes. 

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Dana Vollmer demonstratedthat she's back after a brief break following the 2012 London Olympics, whereshe won a trio of golds including the gold medal in this event.  She topped qualifying today with a 59.01.  That's not bad considering she owns the worldrecord with a 55.98 just a few seconds faster than today.

Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen, a three-time Olympian who alsohas a world title in the 100 free to her credit from 2011, turned in a 1:00.02to pick up the second seed, while Canadian Olympian Audrey Lacroix qualifiedthird in 1:00.17.

USA's Kim Vandenberg, who usually is trekking around Europecompeting, took fourth in 1:01.48. Canada's Samantha Cheverton secured her second A final of the night witha 1:01.89 at just 14 years of age.

Colorado Stars' Missy Franklin also set up a double with a1:02.05 in a definite off event.  Dynamo'sNicole Stafford (1:02.08) and Canada's Sandrine Mainville (1:02.18) also madetheir way into the finale.

Trojan's Mike Alexandrov is the top seed, and top star, outof prelims with a 1:02.91 as the only swimmer to clear 1:03 this morning.  Alexandrov is a two-time Olympian, justmissing out representing the U.S. last year after two Olympic appearances withBulgaria, is sticking in the sport with eyes on 2016 Rio.

Venezuela youngster Carlos Claverie, just 16, ripped off a1:03.35 to qualifying second, while Gabriel Souza turned in a 1:03.50 toqualify third.  Tennessee's Brad Craigturned in a fourth-place time of 1:03.54, while Azad Al-barazi took fifth in1:03.87.

Davie's Felipe Lima (1:04.03), Mexico's Christian SchurrVoigt (1:04.27) and Swim Ontario's Warren Barnes (1:04.69) rounded out thechampionship heat this evening. 

Katie Meili surprised with a sterling lifetime-best time of1:09.09 in the event to lead qualifying. Meili, who has only cleared 1:10 twice in her career, blasted herprevious best of 1:09.68 from the 2012 U.S. Open Championships in August of2012.  Her other time under 1:10 came witha 1:09.69 at the 2012 Ohio State Grand Prix last March. 

Sweden's Rebecca Ejdervik provided the other sub-1:11 timeof the morning with a swift 1:09.90.  She'sbeen under 1:09 twice in her career with 1:08.94 and 1:08.96 to hercredit.  She clocked her 1:08.94 at the2012 Sette Coli Trophy meet last June.

Canada's Martha McCabe posted a 1:11.08 for the third seed, whileGermany's Margarethe Hummel proved to be a revelation with a fourth-place timeof 1:11.10 as a 15-year-old youngster. South Florida's Alia Atkinson cruised into the finale with a 1:11.29 andlikely will compete for the overall title this evening. 

SMU's Raminta Dvariskyte (1:11.47) and Davie's Emily Kopas(1:12.31) qualified sixth and seventh, while 14-year-old Kennedy Lohman ofLakeside picked up the final spot in the big final with a 1:12.50.     

The finale of the men's 200 free event will be astar-studded event with world-class swimmers littering the championship heat.

Germany's Yannick Lebherz, who competed in the 2012 LondonOlympics in both the 200 back and 400 IM, demonstrated his freestyle speed witha top time of 1:50.31.  He just clippedConor Dwyer, who raced to second in 1:50.66.  Australian Bobby Hurley, who is now trainingin Tucson, Ariz., with the likes of Matt Grevers, rocketed to third in1:51.09.  Meanwhile, superstar RyanLochte cruised in the final heat with a time of 1:51.57 to make the finale.

Club Wolverine's Michael Klueh (1:52.09), IX3's CharlieHouchin (1:52.28), Canada's Ryan Cochrane (1:52.29) and Olympic gold medalistTyler Clary (1:52.48) also earned transfer spots into the championship heat. 

Just a week after closing out her high school career inColorado for Regis Jesuit, a meet that included a national independent highschool record in the 200-yard IM, Olympic star Missy Franklin nearly cleared 2:00in preliminary qualifying with a strong 2:00.51.  She has a lot more in the tank, as she's beenin the 1:55s on several different occasions in the past two years with a toptime of 1:55.06.

Canada's Samantha Cheverton, just 14 years old, earned thesecond seed with a swift 2:01.27, while fellow youngster Becca Mann ofClearwater posted a 2:01.33 for third. That swim for Mann is a lifetime best, clearing her 2:01.34 from the2012 U.S. Open Championships.  Meanwhile,Canada's Barbara Jardin earned fourth-place honors with a 2:02.93.

Dynamo's Nicole Stafford (2:03.16), Germany's Saskia Roschinsky(2:03.50), SwimMAC's Kathleen Baker (2:03.96)and Ashley Steenvoorden (2:04.00)rounded out the top eight in the event with The FISH's Kate Ziegler justmissing the championship final with a ninth-place 2:04.53. Notably, York Y'sCourtney Harnish dropped a huge time in heat one with a 2:04.74 that actuallywound up pulling her into 10th overall.  That time cut more than three seconds fromher previous lifetime best of a 2:08.04 from the NBAC Christmas Meet inDecember 2012.