AUSTIN, Texas, December 11. THE first night of finals featured a double triumph from Salmon Bay's Amber McDermott, 15, at the USA Swimming Short Course Junior Nationals held in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 free relay<\/b>
\nBaylor's team of Sloan Pitman, Emma Michaels, Alison Lusk and Arden Pitman claimed the victory in 1:32.79. The Bolles School's Megan Fonteno, Aubrey Peacock, Casey Sandlin and Dana Nessler took second in 1:32.83, just behind. Fleet Swimming's Kathryn Eckhart, Caroline McElhany, Seraphina Van and Ellen Lobb touched third in 1:33.68.<\/p>\n
Baylor's effort cleared the 15-18 U.S. national age group record of 1:33.62 set by Lake Country in 2006.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 free relay<\/b>
\nThe Bolles School's Blair Schiller, Matt Schlytter, Colin Hamilton and Tommy Gutman topped the field in 1:22.41, while North Bay's Andrew Latimer, Pieter Kranenburg, Jon Denton-Schneider and Chris Packer finished second in 1:23.41. Baylor's Josh Sosna, Reese Shirey, Greg Roop and Nathan Vredeveld rounded out the top three in 1:23.43.<\/p>\n
Women's 500 free<\/b>
\nSalmon Bay's Amber McDermott, 15, hit the wall first in 4:38.89, while Magnolia's Cammile Adams, 17, placed second in 4:42.42. Longhorn's Samantha Tucker, 17, finished third in 4:43.87.<\/p>\n
Men's 500 free<\/b>
\nBaylor's Martin Grodzki, 17, snagged the title in 4:19.65, while Blue Tide's Matt Barber, 17, touched second in 4:20.77. Sarasota YMCA's Nick Caldwell, 15, wound up third in 4:21.96.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 IM<\/b>
\nSalmon Bay's Amber McDermott, 15, went back-to-back with a tough double when she downed teammate Annemarie Thayer, 16, 1:58.77 to 2:00.23, in the 200 IM. Colorado Stars' Missy Franklin, 13, claimed third in 2:00.32.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 IM<\/b>
\nH2okie Aquatics' Evan Gregg, 17, picked up a victory with a time of 1:48.01, while Spokane YMCA's Mason Shaw, 16, placed second in 1:48.78. Palo Alto's Ben Hinshaw, 17, rounded out the top three in 1:48.91.<\/p>\n
Women's 50 free<\/b>
\nBrea Aquatics' Gretchen Jaques, 15, won the overall title in 23.00, but Baylor's Sloane Pitman, 17, posted the top time with a 22.82 in the consolation heat. Baylor's Arden Pitman, 15, touched right behind Jaques with a second-place time of 23.01. Tri-City Channel's Natilee Ruiz, 14, finished third in 23.16.<\/p>\n
Men's 50 free<\/b>
\nThe Bolles School's Tommy Gutman, 16, captured the title with a time of 20.21. Mobile's TJ Leon, 17, touched just behind in 20.29 for second, while Lexington's Eric Bruck took third in 20.34.<\/p>\n
Women's 400 medley relay<\/b>
\nThe Bolles School's Aubrey Peacock, Caitlin Mumford, Megan Fonteno and Dana Nessler won going away in 3:44.31. Alamo Area's Kim Pavlin, Chelsea Miller, Lily Moldenhauer and Alexa Morris finished second in 3:47.39. Plano's Shirley Wang, Natalie Sanchez, Jaclin Rehring and Maureen McLaine complete the top three in 3:47.48.<\/p>\n
Men's 400 medley relay<\/b>
\nThe Bolles School's Raymond Depadua, Sergio Lujan, Timmy Romano and Matt Schlytter touched out Baylor's Reese Shirey, Spencer Rowe, Greg Roop and Martin Grodzki, 3:22.08 to 3:22.30. Palo Alto's Nick Trowbridge, Mark Liu, Matthew Murray and Ben Hinshaw collected third in 3:22.90.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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