The final session of the Speedo Grand Challenge saw Rachel Bootsma posting a 1:00.39 in the women’s 100 back, earning her a first place finish and a spot in the top 20 world rankings. Elizabeth Pelton finished with a 1:00.95 and Melanie Klaren took third with a 1:02.11.<\/p>\n
Tristin Baxter kicked off the final session of the Speedo Grand Challenge with a win in the 800 freestyle with a time of 8:43.19. Madelyn Donohoe finished second with a time of 8:46.11, while Katy Campbell was third with an 8:49.16.<\/p>\n
Justine Bowker edged out the competition in the women’s 200 breaststroke with a 2:30.41. She was followed to the wall by Rami Dvariskyte and Kirsten Vose who posted 2:31.32 and 2:32.57 respectively.<\/p>\n
BJ Johnson grabbed the title in the men’s 200 breaststroke with a 2:15.30. Glenn Snyders took second with a 2:16.69, while Chuck Katis was third with a 2:17.12.<\/p>\n
Ryan Murphy continued his dominance in the backstroke, winning the 100 back with a 54.76. Omar Pinzon and Jacob Pebley fought for second, finishing .10 seconds apart. Pinzon’s 56.05 won out over Pebley’s 56.15 for the second place finish.<\/p>\n
Kier Maitland claimed gold in the men’s 1500 free with a time of 15:38.51. Jerald Kaskawal was second with a 15:40.10, and Jared Graham finished third with a 15:41.07.<\/p>\n
Stanford’s Maya DiRado took first in the women’s 200 fly with a 2:10.96, dropping 4.32 seconds from her prelims time. Noelle Tarazona was second with a 2:12.56, also dropping a significant 4.00 seconds from her time in prelims. Tara Halsted finished third with a 2:15.55.<\/p>\n
The men’s 200 fly saw significant time drops, as well, with the top three finishers shedding a combined 6.17 seconds. Long Gutierrez was the top finisher with a time of 1:59.63. He was followed to the wall by Bobby Bollier (2:00.10) and Adam Henshaw (2:01.92).<\/p>\n
The women’s 100 free was a tight race with Simone Manuel and Lia Neal leading the pack. Manuel managed to keep the lead touching with a 54.84 compared to Neal’s 54.90. Stanzi Moseley rounded out the top three with a 56.29.<\/p>\n
Nikita Lobintsev won the men’s 100 free with a 48.83, dropping .60 seconds from his prelims time. Cristian Quintero touched second with a 49.50, while Seth Stubblefield was third with a 50.42.<\/p>\n
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