U.S. Open: Olympian Rhyan White Adds Second Win of Meet
Rhyan White picked up her second win of the U.S. Open with a wire-to-wire victory in the 200 backstroke Saturday night.
The American Olympian went 1:51.37 to take the race at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on the fourth and final night of the meet. She finished ahead of the Nation’s Capital Aquatic Club duo of Alyssa Sagle and Sadie Buckley. Sagle went 1:52.02 to finish second, with Buckley in 1:53.14.
It’s the second win of the meet for White, who on Friday won the 100 butterfly.
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Kennedi Dobson picked up her fourth win of the weekend with a time of 16:02.56 to win the 1,650 freestyle. It adds to her crowns in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 individual medley. Ava Jochims was second, with Morgan Moore third.
Teen Sean Green won the men’s mile with his time of 14:49.33. He was the only swimmer to break 15 minutes, with Sean Atkinson second in 15:02.53. He was a quarter-second up on Max Carlsen for that spot.
Bradley Dunham led the way in a veteran-laden men’s 200 back. His time of 1:39.33 blew out the field by more than three seconds for the Georgia graduate. It adds to Dunham’s win in the 100 back.
Blake Rowe of Purdue finished second in 1:42.73, with Jack Dahlgren following in 1:43.06.
Maddy Parker’s win was the first of a slew of close races to close out the meet. The 50 free winner added a second victory in 48.09, starting fast and taking that lead to the wall by .35 over Texas A&M’s Chloe Stepanek. Zita Szoke finished third in 48.59, with Adalynn Biegler also under 49 seconds in 48.87.
The men’s 100 free was even closer, Brady Samuels hanging on to beat Drew Kibler in a battle of the 50 free and 200 free winner. Samuels was out fastest in 19.87, with Kibler third, but the 200 freestyler roared home in 21.88, taking all but .03 out of Samuels, who won in 42.27. Kibler went 42.30.
Breno Correia, who was second at the wall, was third in 42.81, with Tylor Kim fourth in 42.94.
The margin was even slimmer in the women’s 200 breaststroke. Caroline Agee held onto her lead to the end, going 2:10.32 to edge Kaidy Stout by .05 seconds. Stout’s final 50 of 33.76 made it interesting. Aliz Kalmar finished third in 2:10.65.
The men’s 200 breast led to Charlie Egeland’s second win of the meet in a breaststroke sweep. Egeland won 1:53.74, working the final 100 to get to the wall seven tenths ahead of Logan Kelly. Kelly went 1:54.44, .02 ahead of Mariano Lazzerini.
Rachel Klinker bested a limited field in the women’s 200 fly with her time of 1:54.58. She was nearly three seconds quicker than runner-up Emerson Callis, who went 1:57.38.
Vili Sevic used a fast final 50 to claim a win in the men’s 200 fly. The Croatian international went 1:43.18, edging Patrick Branon by .25 seconds. He took nearly four tenths out of Branon just on the final 50 with a split of 26.80 coming home. Quinn Cynor was third.
Nation’s Capital Aquatic Club picked up its fourth relay win of the meet to cap it in the women’s 400 free relay with Buckley, Gwyn Frick, Emma Cigna and Sagle, besting Queens University by .33 seconds in 3:21.48. Loyola University won the men’s race by the same margin, its 2:55.88 earning a second win of the weekend for the Greyhounds that denied the Boilermakers’ a fourth victory.