U.S. Open: Meet Records Continue To Be Wiped Out

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30. THE meet record book kept being torched as swimmers took to the pool during the second day of the U.S. Open in Minneapolis.

Tyler Clary of Club Wolverine chopped more than a second off the men's 400 IM meet record with a time of 4:17.02. His time eclipsed the 4:18.32 set by Michael Phelps in 2006. Clark Burckle of Lakeside touched second in 4:18.40, while Clary's teammate Alex Vanderkaay snagged third in 4:18.44.

After downing Margaret Hoelzer's 2006 meet record of 2:10.95 during prelims with times of 2:10.38 and 2:10.79, Hayley McGregory of Longhorn and Kristen Heiss of Aggie dropped the record even further with McGregory touching in 2:08.42 and Heiss taking second in 2:09.99. Aya Terakawa of Mizuno placed third in 2:10.31, also under the record heading into the day.

Nick Thoman of Longhorn surpassed the meet record in the men's 200 back with a time of 1:56.15. Lenny Krayzelburg previously set the standard with a 1:57.74 in 1999 while representing Trojan. Clary picked up second in 1:57.92, while Patrick Schirk of Penn State placed third in 1:59.05.

Another meet record took a fall in the men's 400 free relay. Longhorn's Ryan Verlatti, Jonathan Jackson, Ben Vanroekel and Michael Klueh posted a 3:19.68. The team edged the 3:19.69 set by Canada's team in 2003.

Auburn's Ava Ohlgren won the women's 400 IM in 4:43.30. Aquazot's Lyndsay De Paul took second in 4:45.40, while Andie Taylor, 16, of King wound up third in 4:46.13.

Kate Dwelley of Terrapins followed with a win in the women's 100 free with a 55.21. Madison Kennedy of California placed second in 55.44, while Samantha Tucker, 16, of Longhorn earned third in 55.82.

In the men's 100 free, Klueh captured the title in 49.54. William Copeland of California touched out Scot Robison of New South for second, 49.85 to 49.88.

Tucson Ford's Emma Darlington, Leone Vorster, Justine Schluntz and Anna Turner surfaced from the women's 400 free relay with a victory in 3:44.70.

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