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By Alison Murtagh, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Day two of USA Swimming’s Future Championships in Stanford, California resulted in many close races and and fast finishes. Alex Liang<\/strong> of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics was the star of the night, earning two top finishes.<\/p>\n

Maddie Murphy<\/strong> of Crow Canyon Country Club Shark started the night off by edging out Ella Ristic<\/strong> of Mission Viejo Nadadores by .01 in the Women’s 200 Meter Freestyle. Murphy clocked in with a 2:01.71, followed by Ristic’s 2:01.72. Third place was close behind, with Rachel Rhee<\/strong> of Rancho San Dieguito finishing in 2:01.96.<\/p>\n

The Men’s 200 Meter Freestyle was not as close, with Liang\u00a0winning by two seconds (1:51.34). Second place went to teammate Benjamin Ho,<\/strong> who finished in 1:53.11. Thomas Reed<\/strong> of Santa Clara Swim Club rounded out the top three with a 1:53.41.<\/p>\n

Zoie Hartman<\/strong> of Crow Canyon Country Club Shark took first in the Women’s 100 Meter Breaststroke, touching the wall in 1:11.56. Close behind was Avalon Schultz<\/strong> of Santa Clara Swim Club who finished second in 1:11.96, out touching Madison Ward<\/strong> of Walnut Creek Aquabears (1:11.99)<\/p>\n

Eric Tolman<\/strong> of Ripon Aquatics dropped over half a second from his prelim time to win the Men’s 100 Breaststroke in 1:03.76. Trent Pellini<\/strong> of Mission Viejo Nadadores came in second, posting a 1:03.80. Third place went to Daniel Comforti<\/strong> of Brentwood Seawolves, who finished the event in 1:04.14.<\/p>\n

The Women’s 100 Meter Butterfly resulted in another close race, with Nikol Popov<\/strong> of Canyons Aquatic Club winning the event in 1:01.49 and Jennifer Campbell<\/strong> of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics dropping over a second from her prelim time to finish in second with a 1:01.55. Samantha Shelton<\/strong> of Mission Viejo Nadadores had a strong showing as well, finishing third with a 1:02.18.<\/p>\n

Andrew Minakov<\/strong> of Terrapins Swim Team won the Men’s 100 Meter Butterfly in a quick 54.04. Liang garnered a second place finish in 54.47, followed by Evan Carlson<\/strong> of the Tualatin Hills Swim Club, who clocked in at a 55.10.<\/p>\n

Samantha Shelton<\/strong> of Mission Viejo Nadadores dropped five seconds from her prelims time in the Women’s 400 IM to secure a first place finish in a time of 4:51.21. She was followed by Chloe Clark<\/strong> of the Sierra Marlins Swim Team (4:52.58) and Sydney Okubo<\/strong> of Aquazot Swim Club (4:58.50).<\/p>\n

Kevin Vargas<\/strong> ended the night with a win in the Men’s 400 Meter IM. He dropped almost five seconds from prelims to finish in a 4:28.21. Zachary Cootes<\/strong> of San Luis Obispo Swim Club came in second in 4:30.48. Daniel Yos<\/strong> of Aquazot Swim Club touched the wall in third, with a time of 4:31.06.<\/p>\n

Day three begins tomorrow morning at 9:00AM.<\/p>\n

All results can be found on Meet Mobile.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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