Swimmers Take Aim at Record Book in Final Night of Minneapolis Speedo Sectional

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 21. SIX more meet records went down during the final night of long course meter competition at the Minneapolis Speedo Sectional on Saturday.

The women accomplished a meet-record sweep as each event featured a new standard. Dagny Knutson, 15, of Minot YMCA surpassed the 200 IM record of 2:20.55 set by Melissa Marik n July 24, 2005, with a winning time of 2:19.10.

Meanwhile, Minnesota's Yuen Kobayashi demolished her former standard of 16:57.61 with a top time of 16:48.93 en route to a more than 20-second triumph in the 1500 free.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Betsy Webb, 16, of New Trier nipped Andrea Hupman's previous record of 26.37 set on July 23, 2006 with a time of 26.30. She touched out Minnesota's Stacey Busack and Sun Devil Aquatics' Traycie Swartz, who placed second with matching 26.43s.

Team Foxjet's meet record time of 4:21.61 in the 400 medley relay fell to a pair of teams as Sun Devil Aquatics' foursome of Ashley Brewer, Christine Olson, Whitney Lopus and Swartz won in 4:17.34 and Minnesota's team of Roxane Akradi, Kimberly Kazika, Deidre Dewall and Kobayashi placed second in 4:20.33.

Mike Holmes of Minnesota obliterated the men's 1500 free meet record of 16:02.74 set by Rion Epping on July 29, 2001 when he hit the wall in 15:44.57 to dominate the race.

Holmes' teammates David Plummer, Jon Roberts, Zach Wood and Michael Woodson lowered the squad's meet standard of 3:48.46 set in the 400 medley relay on July 28, 2002 with a title-winning time of 3:47.62.

Adam Small, 17, of Sun Devil Aquatics won the men's 50 free in 23.34, while the men's 200 IM came down to recent Minnesota transfer from Auburn, Jon Roberts, clocking a 2:04.45. The win gave him three at the meet after sweeping the 100 and 200 breaststroke events.

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