IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 2 KATIE Hoff started off the second day of preliminary action strong with a meet record in the 200-meter freestyle at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Nationals Championships. She clocked a 1:58.03 to down Natalie Coughlin\u2019s previous standard. Meanwhile, swimmers notched 154 Olympic Trial cuts throughout the morning competition.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 100 Backstroke<\/b>
\nNo. 10 seed Brooke Bishop made the biggest move up the seeding ladder as she posted the top-qualifying time of the afternoon with a 1:02.18, while No. 3 seed Leila Vaziri of Indiana University will join her in the center lane after notching a second-place 1:02.27.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, No. 4 seed Lauren English (1:02.30), No. 1 seed Margaret Hoelzer (1:02.49), No. 2 seed Mary Descenza (1:02.97), No. 8 seed Ariana Kukors (1:03.30), No. 12 seed Brielle White and No. 11 seed Julia Smit (1:03.87) will join them in the championship finals.<\/p>\n
Additionally, No. 5 seed Helen Silver (15th) and No. 6 seed Kristen Shickora (28th) suffered the largest seeding falls. Notably, 24 swimmers cleared the Olympic Trial cut.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 200-meter Freestyle<\/b>
\nNo. 1 seed Michael Phelps cruised into the top-qualifying time of the afternoon with a 1:46.96, while his Club Wolverine teammates dominated the rest of the day. No. 2 seed Klete Keller posted the second-fastest time with a 1:47.99, while No. 3 seed Peter Vanderkaay touched in third with a 1:48.41.<\/p>\n
Other swimmers joining Club Wolverine in the championship heat will be No. 4 seed Jayme Cramer (1:48.58), No. 18 seed Ryan Lochte (1:48.85), No. 6 seed David Walters (1:48.92), No. 8 seed Shaun Phillips (1:49.48) and No. 11 seed Adam Ritter (1:49.59).<\/p>\n
The biggest seeding drop came by way of No. 7 seed Robert Savulich, who fell to 33rd-place with a 1:52.59. Overall, 35 swimmers eclipsed the Olympic Trial cut.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 100-meter Backstroke<\/b>
\nNo. 2 seed Randall Bal posted the fastest time of the afternoon with a sterling 54.27 to finish ahead of Irvine, Calif., local Aaron Peirsol\u2019s 54.51. Meanwhile, No. 6 seed David Plummer (55.00), No. 9 seed James Wike (55.21), No. 11 seed David Russell (55.33), No. 5 seed Matthew Grevers (55.34), No. 10 seed Nicholas Thomas (55.35) and No. 4 seed Peter Marshall (55.46).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, No. 3 seed Ryan Lochte declared a false start to concentrate on the 200-meter freestyle, while No. 7 seed Adam Mania and No. 8 seed Hongzhe Sun fell out of the championship heat. Overall, 24 swimmers clocked Olympic Trial cuts.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 200-meter Freestyle<\/b>
\nThe women\u2019s 200 free witnessed a lot of changes from original seeding. Four of the top eight seeds did not make the championship finals. Additionally, No. 2 seed Katie Hoff posted an incredibly fast afternoon swim with a meet-record time of 1:58.03. That performance knocked off Natalie Coughlin\u2019s effort of 1:58.20 set in 2002. Meanwhile, No. 1 seed Coughlin touched in 1:58.34.<\/p>\n
No. 11 seed Amanda Weir (1:58.56), No. 17 seed Lacey Nymeyer (1:58.93), No. 4 seed Dana Vollmer (1:59.67), No. 14 seed Kara Lynn Joyce (2:00.36), No. 20 seed Kate Dwelley (2:00.41) and No. 8 seed Erin Reilly (2:00.55) will make up the rest of the championship heat.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, No. 3 seed Whitney Myers (13th), No. 5 seed Caroline Burckle (41st), No. 6 seed Kaitlin Sandeno (23rd) and No. 7 seed Kate Ziegler (16th) could not hold onto their seeds. In total, 40 swimmers recorded Olympic Trial cuts.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 200-meter Butterfly<\/b>
\nNo. 1 Michael Phelps continued his strong meet with the top time in the 200 fly by tallying a 1:57.83. Meanwhile, No. 2 seed Davis Tarwater held his seed with a 1:58.40, while No. 3 seed Daniel Madwed answered with a third-place 1:58.70.<\/p>\n
Additionally, No. 9 seed Alex Vanderkaay (1:59.92), No 10 seed Patrick Cary (2:00.31), No. 16 seed Eddie Erazo (2:00.35) and No. 4 seed David Mosko (2:00.86) will join them in the championship heat. Incredibly, No. 34 seed Zachary Wood rocketed into title contention with a seventh-place time of 2:00.86.<\/p>\n
Overall, No. 5 seed Tom Zaferes (12th), No. 6 seed Richard Berens (18th), No. 7 seed Matthew Patton (10th) and No. 8 seed Matthew Bartlett (9th) could not hold seed into the championship heat. Meanwhile, 31 swimmers in all posted Olympic Trial cut times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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