Texas Invitational: Katinka Hosszu Continues To Shine; Cory Chitwood, Margo Geer On Fire

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AUSTIN, Texas, December 3. USC's Katinka Hosszu has been on a roll at the Texas Invitational, winning her third individual title of the meet in Austin. Along with her 200 and 400 IM triumphs, she tacked on the 200-yard fly to her weekend resume.

Hosszu nearly cleared her lifetime best of 1:51.02 from 2010 in the women's 200 fly with a 1:51.03 for the win tonight. Elaine Breeden is ahead of her for the top of the mountain in the event with a 1:49.92 from 2009. Arizona's Alyssa Anderson placed second in 1:54.82, while UCLA's Yasi Jahanshahi finished third in 1:55.84.

Arizona's Cory Chitwood smashed the field in the men's 200 back with a 1:38.85. That performance jumped him to fourth in the all time lists behind only Ryan Lochte (1:36.81), Tyler Clary (1:37.58) and Aaron Peirsol (1:38.45). USC's Alex Lendrum touched second in 1:40.82, while Arizona's Michael Sheppard placed third in 1:41.51. All three eclipsed the NCAA A standard.

Arizona's Margo Geer improved to ninth in the all time rankings with a 47.39 during prelims of the women's 100 free before winning the title this evening in 47.76. Texas' Karlee Bispo placed second in 47.92, while Stanford's Maddy Schaefer earned third in 48.50.

Arizona's Carl Mickelson (1:53.48) and Austen Thompson (1:53.50) showed off in the men's 200 breast with a 1-2 effort. Mickelson improved to 15th in the all time rankings, while Thompson took 17th. Kevin Cordes finished third in 1:54.06 after posting a 1:53.55 in prelims to move to 18th.

USC's Kasey Carlson dominated the women's 200 breast with a 2:08.40 to grab 16th in the all time rankings, while Texas' Laura Sogar took second in 2:10.16 after leading prelims in 2:09.99. Wisconsin's Ashley Wanland picked up third in 2:10.20.

Stanford's Maya DiRado captured the women's 200 back title in 1:52.57 for an NCAA A cut. That swim nearly cleared her lifetime best of 1:52.04 from 2010. Lauren Smart placed second in 1:53.47, while Arizona's Sarah Denninghoff finished third in 1:54.06.

USC's Haley Anderson won the women's 1650-yard freestyle in 16:03.22, while Texas' Kaitlin Pawlowicz took second in 16:07.57. Stanford's Andie Taylor placed third in 16:18.95. Texas' Jackson Wilcox snagged the men's 1650 free in 14:52.55, while teammate Michael McBroom placed second in 15:03.73. Arizona's Matt Barber touched third in 15:17.32.

USC's Vlad Morozov claimed the men's 100 free crown in 42.32, while Texas' Jimmy Feigen earned second in 42.49. USC's Dimitri Colupaev wound up third in 43.35. Texas' Neil Caskey topped the men's 200 fly in 1:44.29, while Wisconsin's Dan Lester (1:45.05) and Arizona's Matt Barber (1:45.45) took second and third.

Arizona's Margo Geer, Sarah Denninghoff, Emma Darlington and Monica Drake won the women's 400 free relay with a 3:12.76, while Stanford's Betsy Webb, Andi Murez, Sam Woodward and Maddy Schaefer clocked a 3:13.76 for second. Both times cleared the NCAA A cut. USC's Dimitri Colupaev, Jack Wagner, Jeff Daniels and Vlad Morozov won the men's 400 free relay in 2:51.85.

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