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<\/p>\nCOLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6. THE last night of action at the USA Swimming Grand Prix held in Columbus featured plenty of the top stars in the country doing what they do best.<\/p>\n
Men's 1500 free<\/b>
\nPeter Vanderkaay of Club Wolverine cut an incredible amount of time off his lifetime best in the metric mile as he joined the sub-15:00 club in the event. Vanderkaay, who previously owned a top time of 15:14.35 set at the 2006 Namesnik Grand Prix, clocked a time of 14:52.56.<\/p>\n
The swim moved Vanderkaay ahead of Ryan Cochrane for eighth all time as Cochrane had clocked a 14:54.66 during the Canadian Trials earlier this evening. Vanderkaay now stands behind Erik Vendt's 14:47.59 U.S. Open record.<\/p>\n
Tyler Sell, 15, of the City of Pembroke placed second in 15:46.32, while Matt Benecki of The Fish finished third in 15:50.21.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 back<\/b>
\nIn a head-to-head battle in the women's 200 dorsal, Teresa Crippen, 17, of Germantown Academy touched out Elizabeth Pelton, 14, of North Baltimore, 2:12.88 to 2:12.95. Crippen's teammate Kate Riefenstahl snagged third place with a time of 2:15.32.<\/p>\n
North Baltimore also scored fourth place in the event as Felicia Lee went 2:16.28.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 back<\/b>
\nAaron Peirsol proved just why he is one of the very best in the event as he clocked a time of 1:56.41 to win the race. He finished less than a second off his season-best time of 1:55.85 that stands as the best effort in the world this year.<\/p>\n
Peirsol cruised in the race as Roland Rudolf of the University of Florida finished well behind with a second-place 1:59.00. David Cromwell, Peirsol's teammate at Longhorn, took third in 2:01.25.<\/p>\n
Notably, Erik Vendt of Club Wolverine placed sixth with a time of 2:03.03.<\/p>\n
Women's 100 free<\/b>
\nKatie Hoff kept on a roll at the meet as she scored a victory in the 100 free with a time of 55.24. That swim finished only a second off her lifetime-best effort of 54.28 set at the Missouri Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Andrea Hupman of Northwestern wound up taking second place with a time of 55.96, while Ariana Vanderpool-Wallace took third in a time of 56.19.<\/p>\n
Men's 100 free<\/b>
\nCesar Cielo dipped under his Brazilian record in the event with a time of 48.34 to win the sprint. Cielo moved into a tie with Ryk Neethling for 10th all time in the 100 free. The time is also the third-fastest in the world this year.<\/p>\n
Albeit in the 100 free, Cielo actually beat the best swimmer on the planet as Michael Phelps touched just behind him in 48.41. The performance for Phelps is his personal-best by the slimmest of margins as he previously clocked a 48.42 at the 2007 World Championships.<\/p>\n
Fred Bousquet rounded out the top three with a time of 49.38. Other top names competed in the championship heat as Alexei Puninski (4th\/49.60), Peter Vanderkaay (5th\/50.33) and George Bovell (7th\/50.76) also made the top eight.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 fly<\/b>
\nThe championship heat was filled to the brim with some top stars. Kaitlin Sandeno of Club Wolverine emerged victorious with a winning time of 2:10.75, while Katie Hoff took a rare loss when she hit the wall in 2:11.03 for second.<\/p>\n
Hoff's North Baltimore teammate Courtney Kalisz placed third in 2:11.27, while Alicia Aemisegger took fourth in 2:14.48.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 fly<\/b>
\nKaio Almeida won a close battle with Dan Madwed of North Baltimore, 1:57.40 to 1:58.17, while Israel Duran Mata took third in 2:00.86.<\/p>\n
Relays<\/b>
\nNorth Baltimore's relays continued doing well as Felicia Lee, Elizabeth Pelton, Natalie Beale and Katie Hoff ripped off a 3:47.60 to win the women's 400 free relay. Ohio State's squad of Andrew Olson, Joel Elber, Jacob Busch and Matt Voelker won the men's race in 3:23.71.<\/p>\n
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