IRVINE, California, August 5.\u00a0THE first morning of preliminary competition certainly set up a loaded set of finals tonight as a handful of Top 10 times in the world went up on the scoreboard at the USA Swimming Senior Nationals. \u00a0Additionally, some storylines began to play out as Michael Phelps qualified third in the 100 free behind highly-favored Nathan Adrian, and Ryan Lochte snuck into the event in eighth. \u00a0SwimMAC looked tough with two top seeds in Cammile Adams and Tyler Clary, while Simone Manuel and Missy Franklin will make some noise in the 100 free.<\/p>\n
Scheduled Events<\/h1>\n\n- Women’s 200 fly<\/li>\n
- Men’s 200 fly<\/li>\n
- Women’s 100 free<\/li>\n
- Men’s 100 free<\/li>\n
- Women’s 800 free<\/li>\n
- Men’s 1500 free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
LIVE STREAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nLIVE RESULTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHEAT SHEETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nWomen’s 200 fly<\/h1>\n![\"Adams,C.\"](\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AdamsC.-WNCAA-2014-2873-e1407343018102-700x500.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n
Two-time defending long course champion Cammile Adams of SwimMAC scorched prelims with a 2:08.06. \u00a0That performance jumped her from 16th in the world (2:08.45) to 13th ahead of Miyu Nakano’s 2:08.18 from the Japan Open in Tokyo. \u00a0We should see Adams dip into the top 10 in the world at least, currently anchored by Franziska Hentke’s 2:07.67 from German Nationals. \u00a0Adams may even take a run at her lifetime best of 2:06.52 from the 2012 Olympic Team Trials.<\/p>\n
Adams is looking to extend her streak of national titles, although she still has a ways to go to equal the five-straight long course wins from Kathleen Hersey (2009, 2010, 2011, 2011).<\/p>\n
Plenty of other swimmers in the championship heat have a shot at breaking into the top 20 in the world, currently anchored by Sakiko Shimizu’s 2:09.19 from the Japan Open. \u00a0Bulldog Hali Flickinger raced to second in 2:09.31, clipping her personal best of 2:09.48 from the Bulldog Grand Slam just last month. \u00a0Mission Viejo’s Katie McLaughlin touched third in 2:09.49, while Flint Y’s Courtney Weaver blasted her personal best of 2:10.95 with a fourth-seeded 2:09.51 as second through fourth could easily make an impact on the world rankings this evening.<\/p>\n
SwimMAC’s Kate Mills (2:10.66) finished fifth, while the ever-busy Elizabeth Beisel of BlueFish claimed sixth in 2:10.72. \u00a0NOVA of Virginia’s Emma Nunn (2:10.73) and NCAP’s Cassidy Bayer (2:11.88) also made the championship heat. Beisel scratched shortly after prelims, pushing Maya DiRado into the championships heat.<\/p>\n
Men’s 200 fly<\/h1>\n![\"Photo](\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Clary-Tyler-4-e1407344772326-700x500.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo Courtesy: David Farr<\/p><\/div>\n
SwimMAC collected its second-consecutive top seed as Tyler Clary bashed the preliminary session with a 1:56.11. \u00a0That swim vaulted him to seventh in the world, just ahead of Leonardo de Deus’ 1:56.21 from the Maria Lenk Trophy Meet. \u00a0No other American had broken into the top 20 so far this year. \u00a0Clary definitely has more in his tank with a 1:54.93 unsuited lifetime best from the 2012 London Olympic Games. \u00a0 If Clary is able to pick up the win, that would make the fifth different person to win the long course national title in the 200 fly since Phelps rang off three straight from 2008-2010.<\/p>\n
NBAC’s Chase Kalisz also broke into the top 20 at 20th in the world with\u00a0a 1:56.75 for second. That’s a massive personal best for the 400 IM king, coming down from a 1:58.09 from the Bulldog Grand Slam earlier this summer. \u00a0If Kalisz is doing that in an individual event, it is downright scary to see what he does in the 400 IM.<\/p>\n
Club Wolverine’s Kyle Whitaker posted a personal best time of 1:56.80 for third, while NCAP’s Andrew Seliskar charted\u00a0a 1:56.95 for fourth as the other swimmer to break 1:57.<\/p>\n
Two other long course national champions made the top eight as Stanford’s Bobby Bollier (1:57.63) and NBAC’s Tom Luchsinger (1:57.74) took sixth and seventh behind Tom Shields’ fifth-place 1:57.21. \u00a0Luchsinger is the defending champion, while Bollier won in 2011. \u00a0Longhorn’s John Martens also made the finale with an eighth-place 1:57.80.<\/p>\n
Women’s 100 free<\/h1>\n
LIVE STREAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n LIVE RESULTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n HEAT SHEETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n Two-time defending long course champion Cammile Adams of SwimMAC scorched prelims with a 2:08.06. \u00a0That performance jumped her from 16th in the world (2:08.45) to 13th ahead of Miyu Nakano’s 2:08.18 from the Japan Open in Tokyo. \u00a0We should see Adams dip into the top 10 in the world at least, currently anchored by Franziska Hentke’s 2:07.67 from German Nationals. \u00a0Adams may even take a run at her lifetime best of 2:06.52 from the 2012 Olympic Team Trials.<\/p>\n Adams is looking to extend her streak of national titles, although she still has a ways to go to equal the five-straight long course wins from Kathleen Hersey (2009, 2010, 2011, 2011).<\/p>\n Plenty of other swimmers in the championship heat have a shot at breaking into the top 20 in the world, currently anchored by Sakiko Shimizu’s 2:09.19 from the Japan Open. \u00a0Bulldog Hali Flickinger raced to second in 2:09.31, clipping her personal best of 2:09.48 from the Bulldog Grand Slam just last month. \u00a0Mission Viejo’s Katie McLaughlin touched third in 2:09.49, while Flint Y’s Courtney Weaver blasted her personal best of 2:10.95 with a fourth-seeded 2:09.51 as second through fourth could easily make an impact on the world rankings this evening.<\/p>\n SwimMAC’s Kate Mills (2:10.66) finished fifth, while the ever-busy Elizabeth Beisel of BlueFish claimed sixth in 2:10.72. \u00a0NOVA of Virginia’s Emma Nunn (2:10.73) and NCAP’s Cassidy Bayer (2:11.88) also made the championship heat. Beisel scratched shortly after prelims, pushing Maya DiRado into the championships heat.<\/p>\n Photo Courtesy: David Farr<\/p><\/div>\n SwimMAC collected its second-consecutive top seed as Tyler Clary bashed the preliminary session with a 1:56.11. \u00a0That swim vaulted him to seventh in the world, just ahead of Leonardo de Deus’ 1:56.21 from the Maria Lenk Trophy Meet. \u00a0No other American had broken into the top 20 so far this year. \u00a0Clary definitely has more in his tank with a 1:54.93 unsuited lifetime best from the 2012 London Olympic Games. \u00a0 If Clary is able to pick up the win, that would make the fifth different person to win the long course national title in the 200 fly since Phelps rang off three straight from 2008-2010.<\/p>\n NBAC’s Chase Kalisz also broke into the top 20 at 20th in the world with\u00a0a 1:56.75 for second. That’s a massive personal best for the 400 IM king, coming down from a 1:58.09 from the Bulldog Grand Slam earlier this summer. \u00a0If Kalisz is doing that in an individual event, it is downright scary to see what he does in the 400 IM.<\/p>\n Club Wolverine’s Kyle Whitaker posted a personal best time of 1:56.80 for third, while NCAP’s Andrew Seliskar charted\u00a0a 1:56.95 for fourth as the other swimmer to break 1:57.<\/p>\n Two other long course national champions made the top eight as Stanford’s Bobby Bollier (1:57.63) and NBAC’s Tom Luchsinger (1:57.74) took sixth and seventh behind Tom Shields’ fifth-place 1:57.21. \u00a0Luchsinger is the defending champion, while Bollier won in 2011. \u00a0Longhorn’s John Martens also made the finale with an eighth-place 1:57.80.<\/p>\nWomen’s 200 fly<\/h1>\n
<\/a>Men’s 200 fly<\/h1>\n
<\/a>Women’s 100 free<\/h1>\n
![\"Photo](\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Manuel-Simone-2-e1407346064893-700x500.jpg\")
<\/a>![\"Photo](\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/AdrianNathan-24-e1407347043827-700x500.jpg\")
<\/a>