Georgia postgrad Hali Flickinger got the 2017 Phillips 66 Nationals and World Trials with a 2:08.43 to lead 17-year-old Dakota Luther of Austin Swim Club. Luther was one of the surprises of the morning with a 2:08.88 dropping nearly two seconds off her entry time.
Those two lead a quick final with a bunch of 2:10’s. Texas A&M’s Sarah Gibson (2:09.96), Cal’s Katie McLaughlin (2:10.00), Texas’ Remedy Rule (2:10.38), Virginia’s Jen Marrkand (2:10.42), Michigan’s Vanessa Krause (2:10.53) and Stanford’s Ella Eastin (2:10.65) will swim in the championship final.
Some of the big names that missed out on the final were Cassidy Bayer (12th, 2:11.22) and Ruby Martin (10th, 2:10.92).
Flickinger could be in line for her first World Championship team after she placed seventh in Rio in the event last summer. All the other swimmers in the final will be looking to make their first World Championship team with the exception of McLaughlin, who placed sixth in Kazan in 2015.
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