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Larsen Jensen finished second in 1:50.58, while Klete Keller (1:51.70) and Miguel Molina (1:53.99) topped the four-person finale format.<\/p>\n<p>In the women&#39;s 200 free, 16-year-old Lynette Lim touched out Courtney Monsees, 2:02.33 to 2:02.57, while Liv Jensen (2:03.63) and Rachael Waller (2:05.65) comprised the rest of the top four.<\/p>\n<p>Tamas Kerekjarto snagged the men&#39;s 400 IM title in 4:19.94 while also wiping out the meet record of 4:21.19 set by Ous Mellouli in 2005.  Vanni Mangoni finished second in 4:24.33, while Charlie Rimkus (4:26.02) and Meir Hasbani (4:31.13) placed third and fourth.<\/p>\n<p>On the women&#39;s side of the longer distance medley, Lyndsay DePaul won in 4:49.23, while Andrea Kropp placed second in 4:53.17.  Blakeley Bunch (4:53.57) and Rebecca Soni (4:53.91) made up the rest of the championship heat.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Erazo secured the title in the men&#39;s 100 fly with a time of 54.02, while Bryce Elser (54.57) and Ankur Poseria (54.74) both finished in the 54s.  Peter Davis took fourth in 55.02.<\/p>\n<p>Brooke Bishop followed in the women&#39;s 100 fly with a winning readout of 59.94, while Jessica Hardy finished second in 1:00.85 as she continued to shine in off events this weekend.  Yumi So (1:02.16) and Megan Fischer-Colbrie (1:02.28) rounded out the top four.<\/p>\n<p>In the men&#39;s 200 back, Peter Marshall topped the field with a time of 2:03.55, while James Martin placed second in 2:04.42.  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