Additional top seeds include\u00a0Kelsi Worrell,\u00a0<\/strong>Breeja Larson<\/strong>,\u00a0Noah Lense<\/strong>, and a tie for first between\u00a0Cody Miller\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Reece Whitley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Schedule of Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ali Galyer<\/strong> flirted with a sub-1:52 swim in prelims of the women’s 200 back, claiming the top seed with a time of 1:53.01. She was joined in the 1:53 range by\u00a0Bridgette Alexander<\/strong>, who qualified second overall for finals with a 1:53.71.<\/p>\n The third place seed was claimed by\u00a0Alina Kendzior<\/strong> and her time of 1:55.01, followed closely by\u00a0Kristen Romano<\/strong> (1:55.04) and\u00a0Melanie Margalis<\/strong> (1:55.05).<\/p>\n Alexa Kutch<\/strong> (1:55.21),\u00a0Ashlyn Schoof<\/strong> (1:55.37), and\u00a0Emma Muzzy<\/strong> (1:56.47) qualified sixth through eighth.<\/p>\n Former Cal teammates\u00a0Jacob Pebley<\/strong> and\u00a0Ryan Murphy<\/strong> posted the top two qualifying times in the men’s 100 back. Pebley earned the top seed with a time of 1:42.02, while Murphy qualified second with a 1:42.54.<\/p>\n Grigory Tarasevich<\/strong> grabbed the the third place seed with a time of 1:43.14, qualifying just ahead of\u00a0Bryce Bohman<\/strong> and his time of 1:43.35.<\/p>\n The fifth place seed was picked up by\u00a0Nikolaos Sofianidis<\/strong> (1:43.75), while the sixth place seed went to\u00a0Nicolas Albiero’s<\/strong> 1:43.77.<\/p>\n Corey Main<\/strong> (1:43.98) and\u00a0Chase Kalisz<\/strong> (1:44.13) completed the top eight qualifiers.<\/p>\n Louisville’s\u00a0Mallory Comerford<\/strong> dashed to a 47.23 in prelims of the women’s 100 free, earning herself the top seed in tonight’s finals. She was joined beneath the 48-second mark by\u00a0Margo Geer<\/strong> (47.54) and former teammate\u00a0Kelsi Worrell<\/strong> (47.70).<\/p>\n Amanda Kendall<\/strong> picked up the fourth place seed with a time of 48.72, followed by\u00a0Olivia Smoliga<\/strong> and her time of 48.73.<\/p>\n Isabel Ivey<\/strong> (48.91),\u00a0Casey Fanz<\/strong> (48.96), and\u00a0Jackie Keire<\/strong> (49.31) rounded out the top eight.<\/p>\n Michael Chadwick<\/strong>, the top seed going into the men’s 100 free, maintained his top seed with a time of 42.49. He was joined under the 43-second mark by\u00a0Joshua Fleagle<\/strong> and his time of 42.73.<\/p>\n The third and fourth place seeds were scooped up by\u00a0Matias Koski<\/strong> and\u00a0Nathan Adrian<\/strong>, who posted close times of 43.04 and 43.07 respectively.<\/p>\n Jesse Novak<\/strong> picked up the fifth place seed with a qualifying time of 43.96, while\u00a0Andrej Barna<\/strong> was sixth with a 44.05.<\/p>\n Also qualifying for tonight’s ‘A’ final were\u00a0Michael Andrew<\/strong> (44.07) and\u00a0Andrew Loy<\/strong> (44.14).<\/p>\n Breeja Larson<\/strong> powered to the top of the qualifier’s list in prelims of the women’s 200 breast, stopping the clock at a top time of 2:07.94.\u00a0Andrea Cottrell<\/strong> posted the second fastest time of the morning, delivering a 2:08.92 from heat four.<\/p>\n Lina Rathsack<\/strong> grabbed the third place seed with a time of 2:10.31, followed by\u00a0Maria Astashkina’s<\/strong> 2:10.56.<\/p>\n Anne Lazor<\/strong> and\u00a0Bailey Bonnett<\/strong> delivered closely qualifying times, posting times of 2:10.87 and 2:10.91 respectively.<\/p>\n The top eight qualifiers were rounded out by\u00a0Lauren James<\/strong> (2:11.28) and\u00a0Morgan Friesen<\/strong> (2:11.45).<\/p>\n In a stunning turn of events, the top seed for the men’s 200 breast is split between two swimmers.\u00a0Cody Miller<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Olympic gold medalist, and\u00a0Reece Whitley<\/strong>, high school senior All-Star, posted matching times of 1:54.05 to share the top seed.<\/p>\n Nick Zito<\/strong> picked up a close third place seed, turning in a time of 1:54.23, while\u00a0Carlos Claverie<\/strong> snagged fourth with a time of 1:54.49.<\/p>\n The fifth place seed was grabbed by\u00a0Nicolas Fink<\/strong> and his time of 1:54.54, just ahead of\u00a0Josh Prenot’s<\/strong> 1:56.02.<\/p>\n Michael Andrew<\/strong> and\u00a0Casey Storch<\/strong> qualified seventh and eighth with times of 1:57.22 and 1:58.32 respectively.<\/p>\n Kelsi Worrell<\/strong> dominated the competition in the women’s 200 fly. The Olympic and World swimmer finished with a time of 1:52.59, over three seconds ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n Grace Oglesby<\/strong> picked up the second place seed with a time of 1:56.02, just ahead of\u00a0Meg Bailey<\/strong> and her time of 1:56.72.<\/p>\n The fourth place seed was claimed by\u00a0Hannah Saiz<\/strong>, who posted a qualifying time of 1:57.48, while\u00a0Haley McInerny<\/strong> collected the fifth place seed with a time of 1:57.76.<\/p>\n Carley Lowe<\/strong> and\u00a0Madeline Laporte<\/strong> delivered matching times of 1:59.13 to qualify as tied for sixth, followed by\u00a0Isabella Gati<\/strong> and her time of 1:59.43.<\/p>\n Noah Lense<\/strong> flew ahead of the competition in prelims of the men’s 200 fly, stopping the clock at a top qualifying time of 1:44.31. He was followed to the wall by a quad\u00a0of 1:45s.<\/p>\n Brendan Burns<\/strong> led the quad\u00a0of 1:45s, picking up the second place seed with a time of 1:45.13. He was followed closely by qualifying times from\u00a0Jarrett Jones<\/strong> (1:45.51) and\u00a0Max Irwin<\/strong> (1:45.82).<\/p>\n The fifth place seed was claimed by\u00a0Zach Harting<\/strong> and his time of 1:45.82, while\u00a0Michael Salazar<\/strong> took sixth with a time of 1:46.14.<\/p>\n Henrique Painhas<\/strong> and\u00a0Philip Manoff<\/strong> qualified seventh and eighth with times of 1:46.38 and 1:46.84.<\/p>\n The fourth and final prelims session of the 2017 USA Swimming AT&T Winter Nationals has come to a close. 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Women’s 200 Back<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMen’s 200 Back<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 100 Free<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMen’s 100 Free<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 200 Breast<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMen’s 200 Breast<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nWomen’s 200 Fly<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nMen’s 200 Fly<\/h3>\n
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