{"id":102807,"date":"2014-08-03T22:22:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T05:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=102807"},"modified":"2014-08-03T22:29:47","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T05:29:47","slug":"race-video-townley-haas-sierra-schmidt-win-distance-frees-at-juniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-townley-haas-sierra-schmidt-win-distance-frees-at-juniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Video: Townley Haas, Sierra Schmidt Win Distance Frees at Juniors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo by Kristin Karkoska<\/p>\n

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

IRVINE, California, August 3<\/p>\n

Women’s 1500 free<\/h1>\n

Sierra Schmidt claimed her third title of the meet, winning the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle, by way of a 16:24.09 tonight in the metric mile. \u00a0That\u2019s nearly 10 seconds better than her previous time of 16:32.90 from last year\u2019s juniors. \u00a0That put 16-year-old Schmidt 16th in the 15-16 age division. \u00a0North Carolina\u2019s Madison Homovich, 14, moved to 11th in the 13-14 age division with a sizzling time of 16:32.95. \u00a0She cut a huge amount from her 16:46.03 best from June. \u00a0SwimFlorida\u2019s Kendall Brent rounded out the top three in 16:33.87.<\/p>\n

Frisco\u2019s Gabrielle Kopenski, another 14 year old, was fearless as she was several seconds under meet-record pace throughout the first half of the race before settling down to take fourth overall in 16:33.93. \u00a0Egg Harbor\u2019s Amanda Nunan took fifth in 16:36.77 from the early heats, while Nashville\u2019s Elizabeth Stinson also made the top eight from the early heats with a 16:38.21 for sixth.<\/p>\n

Pleasanton\u2019s Moriah Simonds (16:42.83) and Cougar\u2019s Cailley Silbert (16:43.58) finished seventh and eighth to also made the podium.<\/p>\n