STANFORD, California, June 24. THE second day of long course meter competition concluded at the 2007 Pan Pacific Invitational held in Stanford, Calif., from June 23-24 with some of the top international swimmers in the world competing.<\/p>\n
Women's 100 freestyle<\/b>
\nCalifornia's Emily Silver held off an Australian horde of women's sprinters with a time of 55.56. Meanwhile, five Aussies went 2-3-4-5-6 in the event. Cate Campbell, 15, (55.61), Shayne Reese (55.63), Meagen Nay (55.92), Kelly Stubbins (55.98) and Danni Miatke (56.10) owned the rest of the top six.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 freestyle<\/b>
\nThe Aussies swept the top three in the men's 200 free. Nic Donald touched first in 1:51.91, while Reece Turner (1:53.87) and Stephen Parkes (1:55.44) finished second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n
Men's 100 breaststroke<\/b>
\nBrenton Rickard led another Australian domination. Rickard hit the wall in 1:02.15, while James Stacey (1:03.86), Robert McDonald (1:03.95) and Luke Trickett (1:04.31) placed second, third and fourth, respectively.<\/p>\n
Women's 400 IM<\/b>
\nJapan's Izumi Kato, 17, picked up the win in the women's 400 IM with a time of 4:53.23. Americans Meghan Leddy (4:57.17) and Cammile Adams (5:04.26) wound up in second and third place.<\/p>\n
Men's 100 butterfly<\/b>
\nAustralia's Matt Targett put up a top 15 time in the world this year when he won in 52.34 to finish ahead of Stanford's Jason Dunford (53.59). Australia's Sam Ashby completed the top three in 55.26.<\/p>\n
Women's 100 backstroke<\/b>
\nAustralia went 1-3 in the event as Meagen Nay won in 1:02.18 and compatriot Emily Seebohm, 15, claimed third in 1:02.44. Japan's Tomoyo Fukuda split the difference in 1:02.41.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 butterfly<\/b>
\nStanford's Elaine Breeden stopped the clock in 2:13.88 for the women's 200 fly win as she held off a pair of Japanese teenagers. Chise Hosake, 15, earned second in 2:14.19, while Kanako Miyabe, 17, placed third in 2:15.87.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 IM<\/b>
\nTeenagers ruled the men's 200 IM as Japan's Yuma Kosaka, 17, won in 2:04.75. Australia's Stephen Parkes, 18, finished second in 2:06.12, while Japan's Yuya Horihata, 16, wound up third in 2:07.39.<\/p>\n
Women's 400 freestyle<\/b>
\nJapan's Tomoe Ono, 17, took home the middle distance crown in 4:12.21, while Ashley Chandler of California placed second in 4:14.10. Australia's Lorren Sellwood, 17, rounded out the top three in 4:15.49.<\/p>\n
Men's 50 freestyle<\/b>
\nIn the men's splash-and-dash, Australia went 1-2 with Eamon Sullivan upending Matt Targett, 22.45 to 22.51, for the title. Stanford's Jason Dunford finished third in 23.09.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 breaststroke<\/b>
\nWorld record holder Leisel Jones swept the breaststroke events, as usual, with a 2:26.00 \u2013 a time that still ranks among the top 10 in the world this year. Teammate Sarah Katsoulis picked up second in 2:28.95, while Laura Sogar of the United States placed third in 2:31.77.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 backstroke<\/b>
\nAustralia's Daniel Arnamnart easily won the men's 200 back in 2:02.94. Stanford's Hongzhe Sun took second in 2:04.24, while Cory Chitwood of the United States placed third in 2:04.76.<\/p>\n
Men's 1500 freestyle<\/b>
\nThe United States broke through in the men's distance event as Joe Kinderwater (15:44.37) and Robert Looney (15:56.39) went 1-2 for the Americans. Meanwhile, Japan's Masatoshi Aso, 17, placed third in 15:58.32.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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