MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30. THE meet record book kept being torched as swimmers took to the pool during the second day of the U.S. Open in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
Tyler Clary of Club Wolverine chopped more than a second off the men's 400 IM meet record with a time of 4:17.02. His time eclipsed the 4:18.32 set by Michael Phelps in 2006. Clark Burckle of Lakeside touched second in 4:18.40, while Clary's teammate Alex Vanderkaay snagged third in 4:18.44.<\/p>\n
After downing Margaret Hoelzer's 2006 meet record of 2:10.95 during prelims with times of 2:10.38 and 2:10.79, Hayley McGregory of Longhorn and Kristen Heiss of Aggie dropped the record even further with McGregory touching in 2:08.42 and Heiss taking second in 2:09.99. Aya Terakawa of Mizuno placed third in 2:10.31, also under the record heading into the day.<\/p>\n
Nick Thoman of Longhorn surpassed the meet record in the men's 200 back with a time of 1:56.15. Lenny Krayzelburg previously set the standard with a 1:57.74 in 1999 while representing Trojan. Clary picked up second in 1:57.92, while Patrick Schirk of Penn State placed third in 1:59.05.<\/p>\n
Another meet record took a fall in the men's 400 free relay. Longhorn's Ryan Verlatti, Jonathan Jackson, Ben Vanroekel and Michael Klueh posted a 3:19.68. The team edged the 3:19.69 set by Canada's team in 2003.<\/p>\n
Auburn's Ava Ohlgren won the women's 400 IM in 4:43.30. Aquazot's Lyndsay De Paul took second in 4:45.40, while Andie Taylor, 16, of King wound up third in 4:46.13.<\/p>\n
Kate Dwelley of Terrapins followed with a win in the women's 100 free with a 55.21. Madison Kennedy of California placed second in 55.44, while Samantha Tucker, 16, of Longhorn earned third in 55.82.<\/p>\n
In the men's 100 free, Klueh captured the title in 49.54. William Copeland of California touched out Scot Robison of New South for second, 49.85 to 49.88.<\/p>\n
Tucson Ford's Emma Darlington, Leone Vorster, Justine Schluntz and Anna Turner surfaced from the women's 400 free relay with a victory in 3:44.70.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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