{"id":102177,"date":"2014-08-01T07:20:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=102177"},"modified":"2014-08-01T07:20:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:20:30","slug":"race-video-dominant-swims-from-curtis-ogren-kim-williams-in-400-im","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-dominant-swims-from-curtis-ogren-kim-williams-in-400-im\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Video: Dominant Swims From Curtis Ogren, Kim Williams in 400 IM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial coverage for U.S. Junior Nationals proudly sponsored by Q Swimwear<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n

IRVINE, California, August 1. WHILE many of the other events had close calls, the 400 IM demonstrated who was the top swimmer with some dominating performances at the USA Swimming Junior Nationals.<\/p>\n

Women’s 400 IM<\/h1>\n

Bellevue\u2019s Kim Williams dominated the championship heat and she looked in pain after the swim with a 4:43.18. Prior to today, her best had been a 4:48.01 from two years ago, so that represents a pretty strong time drop this evening. Y-Sparta\u2019s Savanna Faulconer tracked down silver in 4:45.89, down from her best of 4:47.19 from this morning. Lakeside\u2019s Leah Stevens put up a 4:46.64 to win bronze in the finale.<\/p>\n

North Carolina\u2019s Madison Homovich (4:49.83), Aberdeen\u2019s Hannah Kastigar (4:50.13), FAST\u2019s Lauren Edelman (4:50.37), Redlands\u2019 Sonia Wang (4:50.73) and Tampa Bay\u2019s Christin Rockway (4:52.28) put up the rest of the swims in the championship heat.<\/p>\n

Iowa Flyer Ruby Martin lived up to her team\u2019s name as she flew down the final 50 meters to overtake Rays\u2019 Sydney Lofquist, 4:50.38 to 4:50.54, for the B final win. Entering today, her best had been a 4:52.85, while Lofquist held a 4:51.28 personal record. Crown Point\u2019s Hannah Kukurugya pulled off a third-place swim with a 4:51.45.<\/p>\n

Rays\u2019 Zoe Thatcher won the C final of the distance medley by more than a second with a 4:48.77. That swim demolished her lifetime best of 4:55.70 from prelims today, and would have placed her fourth in the A final. In fact, she entered the day with a 4:59.03 lifetime best in the event, so she dropped double digits in just one day. Davis Arden\u2019s Chenoa Devine took second in 4:50.50 with Gator\u2019s Hannah Burns placing third in 4:51.43.<\/p>\n

A final<\/h2>\n