MELBOURNE, Australia, January 7. THE U.S. National Junior Team added an explanation point to a stellar performance at the Victorian State Championships, capturing 10 medals on the final night of competition, including six gold, three silver and a bronze. During the course of the five-day meet, Team USA hauled in 39 medals: 15 gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze.<\/p>\n
The Americans were especially successful at the 50-meter races on Saturday, capturing three individual golds at that distance. Kristen Shickora (Tamaqua, Pa. \/ Atlantis Aquatic Club) swam to gold in the 50 backstroke (29.44), while teammate Karlee Bispo (Modesto, Calif. \/ Pirate Aquatics) placed first in the 50 freestyle (26.32). Dillon Connolly (Marietta, Ga. \/ Marietta Marlins) took home gold in the 50 breaststroke (29.34) to complete the true sweep of all three breaststroke races. <\/p>\n
Leading a stacked American field in the men\u2019s 200 butterfly, David Mosko (Cincinnati, Ohio \/ Cincinnati Marlins) edged teammate David Seiler (Auburn, Calif. \/ Sierra Marlins) for the gold. Mosko\u2019s time of 2:00.95 was seven-tenths faster than Seiler, who was the silver medalist with a time of 2:01.68. Four other Americans rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n
Team USA also went 1-2 in the men\u2019s 1500 free as Chad LaTourette (Mission Viejo, Calif. \/ Mission Viejo Nadadores) collected his second individual distance freestyle gold, posting a 15:39.19. Logan Storie (Corvallis, Ore. \/ Corvallis Aquatic Team) clocked in at 16:00.40 to secure the silver medal. The U.S. women won their second relay gold of the meet, adding another title in the 400 freestyle relay. The team of Megan Romano, Samantha Woodward, Kirsten Smith and Karlee Bispo registered a 3:49.23 to take top honors. Romano also took silver in the 200 free with a stellar swim of 2:01.32.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how the rest of Team USA fared in the Top 10 in each event: <\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 50m Back FINAL:
\nKristen Shickora (Tamaqua, Pa.), 29.44, Gold
\nMegan Romano (St. Petersburg, Fla.), 30.56, 7th <\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 100m Free FINAL:
\nEugene Godsoe (Greensboro, N.C.), 52.29, 7th <\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 100m Fly FINAL:
\nSamantha Woodward (Edmond, Okla.), 1:01.29, Bronze
\nKathleen Hersey (Atlanta, Ga.), 1:01.74, 4th
\nTeresa Crippen (Conshohocken, Pa.), 1:03.10, 7th
\nTanya Krisman (Wildomar, Calif.), 1:05.52, 10th <\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 50m Free FINAL:
\nKarlee Bispo (Modesto, Calif.), 26.32, Gold
\nSamantha Woodward (Edmond, Okla.), 26.47, 4th
\nMegan Romano (St. Petersburg, Fla.), 26.52, 5th
\nKristen Shickora (Tamaqua, Pa.), 26.92, 8th <\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 50m Breast FINAL:
\nDillon Connolly (Marietta, Ga.), 29.34, Gold
\nTroy Nissen (Sacramento, Calif.), 30.54, 8th
\nClark Burckle (Louisville, Ky.), 30.73, 9th <\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 200m Back FINAL:
\nJosh Hafkin (Rockville, Md.), 2:05.50, 6th
\nEugene Godsoe (Greensboro, N.C.), 2:13.06, 10th <\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 200m Breast FINAL:
\nMichelle McKeehan (Greenwood, Ind.), 2:33.84, 4th
\nCaitlin Leverenz (Tucson, Ariz.), 2:34.85, 5th
\nStephanie Gabert (Newport Beach, Calif.), 2:37.45, 7th
\nKirsten Smith (Cary, N.C.), 2:42.67, 10th <\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 200m Fly FINAL:
\nDavid Mosko (Cincinnati, Ohio), 2:00.95, Gold
\nDavid Seiler (Auburn, Calif.), 2:01.68, Silver
\nMark Dylla (Littleton, Colo.), 2:02.37, 4th
\nDaniel McMahon (Atlanta, Ga.), 2:03.02, 5th
\nPhillip Hinrichsen (Darnestown, Md.), 2:03.49, 6th
\nClark Burckle (Louisville, Ky.), 2:06.29, 10th <\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 200m Free FINAL:
\nMegan Romano (St. Petersburg, Fla.), 2:01.32, Silver
\nTeresa Crippen (Conshohocken, Pa.), 2:05.08, 7th
\nLeah Gingrich (Enola, Pa.), 2:06.28, 9th <\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 400m Free Relay FINAL:
\nUSA \u2018A\u2019 Gold 3:49.23
\n(Megan Romano, Samantha Woodward, Kirsten Smith and Karlee Bispo)
\nUSA \u2018B\u2019 6th 3:57.42
\n(Kristen Shickora, Michelle McKeehan, Kathleen Hersey, Monica Drake)<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 1500m Free FINAL:
\nChad LaTourette (Mission Viejo, Calif.), 15:36.19, Gold
\nLogan Storie (Corvallis, Ore.), 16:00.40, Silver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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