Q Swimwear<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\nIRVINE, California, August 3. MICHAEL Andrew won his first junior national title, while Carmel conquered the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the USA Swimming Junior Nationals.<\/p>\n
Women’s 100 Back<\/h1>\n
The Carmel girls have been on fire this week. \u00a0Tonight, they went 1-2 with Amy Bilquist edging teammate Claire Adams for the title, 1:01.04 to 1:01.12. \u00a0That\u2019s a best for Bilquist, lowering her 1:01.27 from prelims. \u00a0Adams also bettered her best of 1:01.59. T2\u2032s Elise Haan raced her way into third with a time of 1:01.67 to account for all of the 1:01s tonight. That\u2019s a trio of 16 year olds at the top of the podium.<\/p>\n
Y-Sparta\u2019s Danielle Galyer (1:02.29), BCH\u2019s Abby Richter (1:02.47), Bryon Center\u2019s Taylor Garcia (1:02.52), CyFari\u2019s Cameron McHugh (1:02.73) and SoCal\u2019s Emily Easton (1:03.17) also vied for the junior national title tonight.<\/p>\n
PASA\u2019s Ally Howe cruised to victory in the B final with a time of 1:02.79, while Aquazot\u2019s 14-year-old Eva Merrell touched second in 1:03.06. \u00a0Tualatin\u2019s Keaton Blovad tied with Hopkins Mariner Erin Earley for third with matching 1:03.12s.<\/p>\n
Lifetime best for Grace Ariola of the Bloomington Waves as she won the C final in 1:03.19. \u00a0That\u2019s just a bit better than her 1:03.87 from sectionals. \u00a0Longhorn\u2019s Victoria Edwards raced to second in 1:03.40 with Emma Seiberlich earning third in 1:03.54.<\/p>\n
A Final<\/h2>\n
(audio muted due to a copyright claim made against the video, likely due to the intro music)<\/em><\/p>\n