NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 6. THE first night of long course swimming at the USA Swimming Sectional in Nashville, Tenn., was comprised of nothing but 800-meter events.
Nicole Menzel, 16, turned in a first-place time of 9:09.15 to win the women's 800 free over Deirdre Jones, 16, of Nashville Aquatics, who took second in 9:11.06.
Meanwhile, Sean Ryan, 15, of Scenic City, cruised in the men's 800 free with a six-second triumph in 8:20.93. Graham Munger, 17, of Dynamo snagged second-place honors with a time of 8:26.79.
In 800 free relay action, a team of unidentified members from Dynamo won the women's race in 8:34.30, while SwimMAC-Carolina's team of Jeremy Knowles, Caleb Courage, Ben Correll and Thomas Santoli dominated the men's race with a 7:47.69.