{"id":102358,"date":"2014-08-01T17:01:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T00:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=102358"},"modified":"2014-08-01T20:40:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T03:40:44","slug":"usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Swimming Junior Nationals: IUST Downs Meet Record, National Age Group Relay Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Editorial coverage for U.S. Junior Nationals proudly sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inksweat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Q Swimwear<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>IRVINE, California, August 1. INDIANA University Swim Team has had a pretty strong meet thus far, closing out the second night straight with a meet record. \u00a0This time the team also took down a national age group relay record in the process here at the USA Swimming Junior Nationals.<\/p>\n<h1>Scheduled Events<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 400 free<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 400 free<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 100 fly<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 100 fly<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 800 free relay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Pick Your Favorites Among Athletes In Friday Finals Heat Sheet At Juniors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pick-your-favorites-among-athletes-in-friday-finals-heat-sheet-at-juniors\/\" target=\"_blank\">HEAT SHEETS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2146&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">LIVE STREAM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/Competition?id=00010E0102FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF&amp;day=3\" target=\"_blank\">LIVE RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Women&#8217;s 400 free<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_102371\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/400-free-podium-summer-juniors-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-102371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102371\" data-attachment-id=\"102371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/400-free-podium-summer-juniors-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/400-free-podium-summer-juniors-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"400-free-podium-summer-juniors-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/400-free-podium-summer-juniors-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/400-free-podium-summer-juniors-2014.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-102371\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/400-free-podium-summer-juniors-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-102371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sierra Schmidt would not be denied her second junior national title of the meet as the <a title=\"Race Video: Watch 800 Free, 1500 Free From U.S. Juniors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-watch-800-free-1500-free-from-u-s-juniors\/\">800 free victor<\/a> raced her way to a 4:10.92 in the middle distance event. \u00a0That cut more than two seconds from her best of 4:13.08 set this morning, and was more than enough to beat a pair of 14-year-old prodigies to the top of the podium. \u00a0North Carolina&#8217;s Madison Homovich edged NBAC&#8217;s Easop Lee for silver, 4:12.30 to 4:12.65. \u00a0The two moved into the top 10 in the U.S. 13-14 age group rankings with Homovich in fourth. \u00a0Sippy Woodhead still holds the record with a stunning 4:07.15 from 1978. Homovich (4:14.97) and Lee (4:13.65) both set lifetime bests this morning.<\/p>\n<p>IU&#8217;s Stephanie Marchuck (4:12.77), NOVA&#8217;s Jessie Gvozdas (4:13.27), Marietta Marlins&#8217; Stephanie Peters (4:14.01), Tallahassee&#8217;s Cece Williams (4:15.82) and Pleasanton&#8217;s Moriah Simonds (4:16.63) also swam in the the finale.<\/p>\n<p>Lakeside&#8217;s Leah Stevens looked in control of the B final throughout the first 325 meters, but La Mirada&#8217;s Taylor Ault hit the nitrous to get the afterburners going en route to edging Stevens, 4:12.84 to 4:12.96 for the consolation heat win. \u00a0That&#8217;s a huge drop for Ault, coming into today with a 4:14.73 best from the LA Invite. \u00a0Stevens just missed her lifetime best of 4:12.78 from the 2012 American Championships in Austin. \u00a0She&#8217;s been chasing that mark for quite some time, and would love to break through the plateau. \u00a0City of Mobile&#8217;s Paige Madden took third with a 4:13.39. \u00a0Ault and Stevens would have finished fifth and sixth in the A final.<\/p>\n<p>Badger&#8217;s Anina Lunda came roaring home down the final 100 meters to win the C final with a 4:15.35. That&#8217;s a full second off her personal best of 4:16.74 from the Quebec Cup in June. Mission Viejo&#8217;s Brooke Lorentzen snared second in 4:16.05, while Saint Andrew&#8217;s Megan Moroney picked up third in 4:17.22. Lorentzen was a second fastest last year with a 4:15.06, while Moroney set a 4:16.99 personal best this morning but could not replicate that swim.<\/p>\n<h1>Men&#8217;s 400 free<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_102356\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/townley-haas-summer-juniors-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-102356\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102356\" data-attachment-id=\"102356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/townley-haas-summer-juniors-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/townley-haas-summer-juniors-2014-e1406944531845.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1212,907\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kristin Karkoska&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1406832634&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;280&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"townley-haas-summer-juniors-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/townley-haas-summer-juniors-2014-e1406944531845-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/townley-haas-summer-juniors-2014-e1406944531845-1024x766.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-102356\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/townley-haas-summer-juniors-2014-e1406944531845-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-102356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NOVA&#8217;s Townley Haas just missed his meet record in the championship finale with a 3:52.01. \u00a0Last summer, <a title=\"Video Interview: Townley Haas Talks About Taking Down Michael Phelps Record\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-townley-haas-talks-about-taking-down-michael-phelps-record\/\" target=\"_blank\">he set the record with a 3:51.99<\/a> and just could not match the time tonight. \u00a0He still won this evening by a second-and-a-half as the rest of the field was in chase mode. \u00a0That&#8217;s two wins for Haas as he already <a title=\"Race Video: Some Serious Speed in the 100 Free at Juniors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-some-serious-speed-in-the-100-free-at-juniors\/\">demonstrated his versatility with a 100 free triumph earlier this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nitro&#8217;s Sean Grieshop, 15, blazed his way to second with a time of 3:53.54. \u00a0That&#8217;s the sixth-fastest time in the 15-16 age group behind<a title=\"Phelps Sets American Record, Coughlin Edges Thompson, Keller Takes the 400 Free at U.S. Nationals\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/phelps-sets-american-record-coughlin-edges-thompson-keller-takes-the-400-free-at-u-s-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Larsen Jensen&#8217;s national age group record of 3:50.68<\/a> from 2002. \u00a0Grieshop had set a personal best with a 3:55.35 this morning. \u00a0Dayton Raiders&#8217; Brock Turner snared third overall in 3:53.89.<\/p>\n<p>Parkland&#8217;s Sam Magnan, the surprise 1500 freestyle winner, took fourth in 3:55.55, while Santa Clara&#8217;s Michael Messner took fifth in 3:56.07. \u00a0PASA&#8217;s Curtis Ogren (3:56.10), Marlins of Raleigh&#8217;s Adam Linker (3:57.77) and Scarlet&#8217;s Eric Stobbe (3:58.97) rounded out the podium tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The B final wasn&#8217;t even close as Pacific Swim&#8217;s Grant Schenk threw down a 3:56.01 to win by more than a second. \u00a0He had never broken 4:00 heading into today before he clocked a 3:58.09 this morning. \u00a0That&#8217;s a four-second drop today! \u00a0AGUA&#8217;s John Nunez hit the wall second as he battled SwimAtlanta&#8217;s Nick Hogsed down the stretch, 3:57.27 to 3:57.75. Both Nunez (3:58.87) and Hogsed (3:57.98) managed to get under their lifetime bests in the event.<\/p>\n<p>La Mirada definitely looks to have been working on its last 100-meter speed as for the second event in a row, a La Mirada swimmer overhauled an early leader down the stretch. After Ault took down Stevens in the women&#8217;s 400-meter free B final, Ryan Kao dropped the hammer to beat NBAC&#8217;s Cole Buese, 3:57.51 to 3:57.74, in the C final of the men&#8217;s 400 free. Kao was much faster last summer with a 3:54.69, while Buese beat his best of 3:59.08 from this morning. SwimAtlanta&#8217;s Cody Bekemeyer took third in the bonus heat with a 3:58.43.<\/p>\n<h1>Women&#8217;s 100 fly<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_56995\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/burchill-veronica\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-56995\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56995\" data-attachment-id=\"56995\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/burchill-veronica\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Burchill-Veronica-e1406904795750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1373,1036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;David Farr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1403240633&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Burchill, Veronica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: David Farr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Burchill-Veronica-e1406904795750-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Burchill-Veronica-e1406904795750-1024x772.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56995\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Burchill-Veronica-e1406904795750-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: David Farr\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: David Farr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carmel&#8217;s squad kept on cruising as its team just hasn&#8217;t missed a beat all week. \u00a0Veronica Burchill powered to a 59.63 to win the junior national title. \u00a0Burchill was faster this morning with a 59.28, but did enough to win this evening as three swimmers broke 1:00 in the A final. \u00a0Duneland&#8217;s Vanessa Krause (59.80) and Longhorn&#8217;s Victoria Edwards (59.98) both broke 1:00 for the first time in their career tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Redlands&#8217; Sonia Wang (1:00.27), SwimAtlanta&#8217;s Haley McInerny (1:00.29), OC Waves&#8217; Lindsey Engel (1:00.36), Aquazot&#8217;s Eva Merrell (1:00.58) and Quest&#8217;s Maddie Banic (1:01.05) also put up swims in the championship heat.<\/p>\n<p>Chattahoochee Gold&#8217;s Lauren Case broke the 1:00 barrier for the first time with a sizzling effort of 59.63 to win the B final. \u00a0That cleared her best of 1:00.37 from the Orlando stop of the Arena Grand Prix, and would have tied her for the junior national title tonight. \u00a0SwimMAC&#8217;s Caitlin Casazza turned in a second-place time of 1:00.33, while Crown Point&#8217;s Aly Tetzloff placed third in 1:00.95. \u00a0 Both Casazza (1:00.95) and Tetzloff (1:01.31) served up personal bests in the consolation heat.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Collins&#8217; Bailey Nero captured the C final with a time of 1:00.74 as PASA&#8217;s Ally Howe snared second in 1:00.88. Nero downed her best of 1:00.81 from prelims with Howe missing her Austin Grand Prix time of 1:00.75. Royal&#8217;s Amy Okada took third overall in 1:01.19.<\/p>\n<h1>Men&#8217;s 100 fly<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_102391\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/100-fly-podium-valente-andrew-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-102391\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102391\" data-attachment-id=\"102391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-junior-nationals-day-three-finals-live-recap\/100-fly-podium-valente-andrew-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100-fly-podium-valente-andrew-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"100-fly-podium-valente-andrew-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100-fly-podium-valente-andrew-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100-fly-podium-valente-andrew-2014.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-102391\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100-fly-podium-valente-andrew-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-102391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Buenaventura&#8217;s Alex Valente had a powerful swim this evening as he won in 53.09. \u00a0That clipped the 53.10 he clocked this morning that stands as his personal best. \u00a0He has now dropped a second from last year as his best effort a year ago was a 54.20 at these junior national championships. \u00a0Azura&#8217;s Luis Martinez snared silver with a time of 53.34 while 15-year-old pro Michael Andrew posted a best time of 53.46. \u00a0That not only beat the 53.90 he posted this morning but moved him to sixth all time in the 15-16 age division. \u00a0He has a ways to go to catch up to <a title=\"16 Yr Old Justin Lynch Just Beat 16 Yr Old Michael Phelps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/16-yr-old-justin-lynch-just-beat-16-yr-old-michael-phelps\/\">Justin Lynch&#8217;s 52.75 national age group record from 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PASA&#8217;s Andrew Liang (53.94), Rose Bowl&#8217;s Sascha Subarsky (54.16), Central Bucks&#8217; Greg Brocato (54.21), FAST&#8217;s Max Holter (54.31) and Peddie&#8217;s Patrick Park (54.72) also competed in the finale.<\/p>\n<p>Pleasanton&#8217;s Maxime Rooney broke through 54 seconds with a B final winning time of 53.85. His lifetime best had been a 54.44 from prelims this morning, and he had just enough final stretch speed to separate himself from the pack. \u00a0AGUA&#8217;s Michael Domagala (54.62) and Nitro&#8217;s Mason Tenney (54.85) chased down second and third in the consolation heat tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Charger&#8217;s Anthony Kim won the C final in the 100 fly with a time of 54.93. That&#8217;s his first time under 55 seconds after posting a lifetime best 55.32 this morning. \u00a0Upper Dublin&#8217;s Michael Jensen picked up second-place honors in the heat with a time of 55.20, while Dynamo&#8217;s Derek Cox took third overall in 55.26.<\/p>\n<h1>Men&#8217;s 800 free relay<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_102396\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/indiana-university-swim-team-blasts-15-18-national-age-group-record-in-800-free-relay\/iust-free-relay-summer-juniors-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-102396\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102396\" data-attachment-id=\"102396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/indiana-university-swim-team-blasts-15-18-national-age-group-record-in-800-free-relay\/iust-free-relay-summer-juniors-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iust-free-relay-summer-juniors-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"iust-free-relay-summer-juniors-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iust-free-relay-summer-juniors-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iust-free-relay-summer-juniors-2014.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-102396\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/iust-free-relay-summer-juniors-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-102396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Kristin Karkoska<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the second night in a row, the Indiana University Swim Team &#8211; not to be confused with the IU Hoosier athletics college squad even though most of this team will be headed to IU in the fall &#8211; took down a meet record. The foursome of Ian Finnerty, Max Irwin, Brandon Colonis and Blake Pieroni checked in with a 7:28.28. \u00a0The previous\u00a0meet record also happened to be the 17-18 and 15-18 national age group record of 7:30.87 set by the Litherland triplets and Gunnar Bentz at the 2013 junior nationals.\u00a0<a title=\"Indiana University Swim Team Blasts 17-18, 15-18 National Age Group Record in 800 Free Relay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/indiana-university-swim-team-blasts-15-18-national-age-group-record-in-800-free-relay\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read a\u00a0full report on the national age group record, as well as splits from both squads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Dayton Raiders&#8217; Tommy Cope, Jackson Higgins, Henrik Pohlmann and Brock Turner took second tonight in 7:31.89, while Tennessee&#8217;s Will Arthur, Joshua Romany, Walker Higgins and Hayden Burns touched third in the timed final event with a 7:32.10.<\/p>\n<p>Santa Clara (7:33.49), SwimAtlanta (7:34.33), Upper Dublin (7:35.82), Sarasota YMCA (7:36.76) and Palo Alto Stanford (7:37.33) comprised the rest of the podium placers in the timed finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial coverage for U.S. Junior Nationals proudly sponsored by Q Swimwear! IRVINE, California, August 1. 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