Micah Sumrall Back On Top In 200 Breast Heats at Phillips 66 Nationals

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A lot of people thought she was done after the 2016 Olympic Trials when she failed to make the Rio team. But Micah Sumrall quickly showed she is still a great world class swimmer after some time away from the sport. Sumrall posted the quickest time of the morning in the 200 breast at the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships in Irvine. Sumrall swam a 2:23.27 to lead the qualifiers and to sit sixth in the world rankings for 2018.

Sumrall is ahead of four girls who swam a 2:25 with Annie Lazor (2:25.01), Bethany Galat (2:25.23), Lilly King (2:25.33) and Emily Escobedo (2:25.73) bunched up together. Most swimming fans remember Sumrall as Micah Lawrence, the 2015 silver medalist in this event at the World Championships and the top 200 breaststroker in the United States after the retirement of Rebecca Soni after the 2012 Olympics.

Ella Nelson (2:26.47), Riley Scott (2:26.55) and Zoe Bartel (2:26.66) will also swim in the A-Final tonight.

Notable A-Final misses came from Katie Meili in 14th at 2:28.02 and Miranda Tucker in 22nd at 2:29.46.

2018 World Rankings:

Yulia Efimova, RUS, 2:20.72
Reona Aoki, JPN, 2:21.85
Tatjana Schoenmaker, RSA, 2:22.02
Kanako Watanabe, JPN, 2:22.88
Satomi Suzuki, JPN, 2:23.19
Micah Sumrall, USA, 2:23.27
Molly Renshaw, GBR, 2:23.28
Chloe Tutton, GBR, 2:23.42

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Kathleen Fetter

5 years ago

Yea Micah!!