It was a fast third\u00a0night of swimming at the Southern Zone Speedo Sectional Series in Austin, Texas. The meet, which runs July 7 \u2013 10, 2016 is a preliminary\/final event\u00a0hosted by Longhorn Aquatics.<\/p>\n
Women’s 100 Meter Backstroke:<\/strong><\/p>\n Last night’s double event winner Sydney Pickrem<\/strong> (AGS) collected another\u00a0title in the first race of the night. Pickrem was dead on her entry time, touching the wall for gold in a 1:03.04. Second place went to Kendall Shields<\/strong> (ASC), who snuck just under a 1:04 with a 1:03.95. Third place went to Alexis Micheltree<\/strong> at a 1:04.15, just ahead of fourth place Brittany Thompson<\/strong> (1:04.37).<\/p>\n Men’s 100 Meter Backstroke:<\/strong><\/p>\n Juan Jose Rocha De Murga<\/strong> (AGS) dominated the A-final by over a second for the win. His 57.44 winning time was far ahead of second place finisher Andrii Nikishenko<\/strong>, who touched in a 58.49. Third went to Alvin Jiang<\/strong> (LAC) in a 59.03, over a second faster than his entry time. Fourth was his teammate Stephen Cheng<\/strong> in a 59.26.<\/p>\n Women’s 100 Meter Breaststroke:<\/strong><\/p>\n Franko Jonke<\/strong>r may have been off her entry time, but she was quick enough to win the event. Jonker’s 1:09.21 won the A-final 7 tenths ahead of Sydney Pickrem<\/strong> (1:09.93). Coming off her backstroke win moments before, Pickrem was still able to cut a second and a half off her entry time. Third went to CFSC’s Victoria Roubique<\/strong> (1:12.27), and fourth was held by Kelsey Evans<\/strong> (1:13.57).<\/p>\n Men’s 100 Meter Breaststroke:<\/strong><\/p>\n Although he was a half second off his entry time, Mauro Castillo Luna<\/strong> (AGS) was quick enough to win the event by over a second. His 1:03.39 final time put him in first, ahead of second place finisher Tristen Disibio<\/strong>, who touched in a 1:04.46. Third went to Thiago Parravicini<\/strong> in a 1:04.60, who added nearly two seconds from his 1:02.49 entry time.<\/p>\n Women’s 400 Meter Freestyle:<\/strong><\/p>\n Haley Yelle<\/strong> (MAC) had a nicely split 400 meter freestyle (1:01, 1:04, 1:05, 1:04) that won her the top title in the event. Her 4:16.29 took a second and a half off her entry time, and placed her in first over two seconds ahead of second-place finisher Dakota Luther<\/strong>. Luther, the 200 fly, 400 IM champion touched in a 4:18.79, a little less than a second below her entry time. Ellery Parish<\/strong> came in third with a 4:20.74, an impressive 7.63 second drop from her entry time.<\/p>\n Men’s 400 Meter Freestyle:<\/strong><\/p>\n Zachary Yeadon<\/strong> (AAAA) was the only male under the elusive 4-minute barrier in tonight’s A-final. Hi 3:59.82 won him the event title. Yeadon touched over a second ahead of second-place Alexander Zettle<\/strong> (LAC), who placed second with his 4:00.90. LCA’s Clark Wakeland<\/strong> took third in a 4:06.08 and a battle for the placing. Wakeland was just ahead of William Karau<\/strong> (4:06.54) and William Thomas<\/strong> (4:06.87).<\/p>\n Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly:<\/strong><\/p>\n 16-year-old Miriam Guevara<\/strong> (EPAP) nearly made the Olympic Trials cut (1:01.19) with her 1:01.22 winning time. Despite missing the mark, she did cut 1.30 seconds off her entry time. Second place went to LSU’s Leah Troskot<\/strong>, with a .84 second time drop in a 1:01.39. Kara Eisenmann<\/strong> touched third just under the 1:02 mark in a 1:01.98. Fourth went to Hannah Feng<\/strong> (1:02.06).<\/p>\n Men’s 100 Meter Butterfly:<\/strong><\/p>\n Alvin Jiang<\/strong>, who finished third in the 100 backstroke earlier in the night, claimed his first-place title by cutting .27 seconds from his 100 butterfly time for a 55.90 winning time. David Moore<\/strong> (SASA) touched second in a 56.29, several tenths ahead of third-place finisher Duncan Lee<\/strong> (56.46).<\/p>\n Women’s 400 Meter Freestyle Relay:<\/strong><\/p>\n Austin Swim Club’s dynamic A-team again took the relay title in a 3:52.20. The team was comprised of Diana Dunn<\/strong>, Dakota Luther<\/strong>, Ella Collins<\/strong> and Kendall Shields<\/strong>. Second went to the Magnolia Aquatic Club’s A-Team in a 3:57.38 and the battle for third went to Lakeside Aquatic Club’s A-team in a 3:58.26.<\/p>\n Men’s 400 Meter Freestyle Relay:<\/strong><\/p>\n Streamline Aquatics’ A-team took the title after an impressive battle with the A-teams from Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club and North Texas Nadaores. The SASA team, comprised of Andrii Nikishenko<\/strong>, Aaron Moran<\/strong>, Thiago Parravicini<\/strong> and John Hennessy<\/strong> won in a 3:34.48. Cyprus touched second in a 3:34.77, and third went to the Nadadores with a 3:34.87.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was a fast third\u00a0night of swimming at the Southern Zone Speedo Sectional Series in Austin, Texas. 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