The first full day of competition at the 2018 NCSA Junior National Championships began today during prelims in Orlando, Fla. Marlins of Raleigh have three swimmers as the top qualifier for tonight’s final.<\/p>\n
Gator Swim Club\u2019s Caitlin Brooks <\/strong>will be tonight\u2019s top qualifier in the women\u2019s 200 back after posting a time of 1:54.17 this morning. Aquajets\u2019 Isabelle Stadden <\/strong>is seeded second in 1:54.60 and Marlins of Raleigh\u2019s Madison Homovich <\/strong>is third in 1:55.81.<\/p>\n Nation\u2019s Capital\u2019s Phoebe Bacon <\/strong>(1:55.98), Elmbrook\u2019s Kaylyn Schoof <\/strong>(1:57.37), Gator Swim Club\u2019s Talia Bates <\/strong>(1:57.52), Grosse Pointe\u2019s Sophie Housey <\/strong>(1:57.64) and Eagle\u2019s Meghan Lee <\/strong>(1:58.25) will also compete in the top heat.<\/p>\n Academy Bullets\u2019 Spencer Walker<\/strong>, who was seeded third heading into the meet, will swim in the middle lane tonight after qualifying first with a time of 1:44.08. Aquajets\u2019 Jack Dahlgren <\/strong>(1:44.66) will be on one side of him and Edina\u2019s Peter Larson <\/strong>(1:45.09) will compete on the other.<\/p>\n Nation\u2019s Capital\u2019s Sean Conway <\/strong>(1:45.39), Rockwood\u2019s Jack Dolan <\/strong>(1:45.96), Marlins of Raleigh\u2019s John Healy <\/strong>(1:46.04), Aggie\u2019s Peter Simmons <\/strong>(1:46.12) and Condors\u2019 Michael Daly <\/strong>(1:46.40) also qualified for the A-final.<\/p>\n Marlins of Raleigh\u2019s Grace Countie <\/strong>will get a chance to improve upon her prleims time as the top qualifier in the women\u2019s 100 free with a time of 49.55. Bates is seeded a close second in 49.63 and Condors\u2019 Christiana Regenauer <\/strong>is third in 49.87.<\/p>\n Scottsdale\u2019s Ashley Strouse <\/strong>(49.89), Huntsville\u2019s Rebekah Hamilton <\/strong>(49.92), Lexington\u2019s Rachel Klinker <\/strong>(49.93), Nation\u2019s Capital\u2019s Katelyn Mack <\/strong>(50.04) and Southwest Stars\u2019 Kaitlyn Schoor <\/strong>(50.08) will also swim again this evening.<\/p>\n Last night\u2019s 1000 free champion Hayden Curley <\/strong>of Highlander will get another chance for victory, this time in the men\u2019s 500 free after swimming a time of 4:23.75 during the heats. Gator Swim Club\u2019s Julian Hill <\/strong>is seeded second in 4:23.81 and Bernal\u2019s Gators\u2019 Andrew Matejka <\/strong>is third in 4:25.06.<\/p>\n Rockville Montgomery\u2019s Ryan Vipavetz <\/strong>(4:25.89), Academy Bullets\u2019 Spencer Walker <\/strong>(4:26.06), Saint Edwards\u2019 Coleman Kramer <\/strong>(4:26.17), Badgers\u2019s Bennett McDade <\/strong>(4:26.93) and Swim Streamline\u2019s Matthew Tannenberger <\/strong>(4:27.34) rounded out the fastest eight.<\/p>\n Abigail Arens <\/strong>of Marlins of Raleigh will aim to break the one-minute mark tonight as the top qualifier in the women\u2019s 100 breast with a time of 1:00.00. Scottsdale\u2019s Claire Grover <\/strong>Scottsdale\u2019s is second in 1:00.86 and SHAC\u2019s Kylie Powers <\/strong>is third in 1:00.95.<\/p>\n Machine\u2019s Anna Keating <\/strong>(1:01.74), Marlins of Raleigh\u2019s Ashley McCauley <\/strong>(1:01.74), Nasa Wildcat\u2019s Annika Wagner <\/strong>(1:01.84), Santa Clara\u2019s Jordan Morgan <\/strong>(1:01.98) and Cleveland\u2019s Hannah Bach <\/strong>(1:02.10) are also qualified for the top heat.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s 100 breast top qualifier Eli Fouts <\/strong>of Rockville Montgomery will get a second swim this evening during finals after touching the wall in 53.55, as will New Trier\u2019s Charles Scheinfeld <\/strong>(53.91) and Machine\u2019s Casey Storch <\/strong>(54.14)<\/p>\n St. Charles\u2019 William Myhre <\/strong>(54.94), Long Island\u2019s Jason Louser <\/strong>(55.30), Saint Andrews\u2019 Izaak Bastian <\/strong>(55.57), Long Island Express\u2019 Michael Chang <\/strong>(55.59) and Academy Bullets\u2019 Caleb Carlson <\/strong>(55.82) will also get a second swim tonight.<\/p>\n Nova\u2019s Grace Sheble <\/strong>will get a second swim in the women\u2019s 200 fly as the top seed in 1:56.82. Nation\u2019s Capital teammates Abigail Harter <\/strong>(1:57.53) and Isabella Gati <\/strong>(1:57.69) are second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n Also competing in the A-final are Klinker (1:58.21), Nation\u2019s Capital\u2019s Sydney Harrington <\/strong>(1:58.22), Schoof (1:58.44), Highlander\u2019s Caroline Cooper <\/strong>(1:58.46), and Homovich (1:58.66).<\/p>\n Marlins of Raleigh\u2019s Zachary Brown <\/strong>is the top qualifier in the men\u2019s 200 fly by over one second with a time of 1:45.53. Machine\u2019s Jack Edgemond <\/strong>(1:46.74) and SwimStrongsville\u2019s David Madej <\/strong>(1:47.16) are the second and third qualifiers.<\/p>\n Long Island\u2019s Timothy Marski <\/strong>(1:47.21), Nation\u2019s Capital\u2019s Darren Durocher <\/strong>(1:47.34), Nation\u2019s Capital\u2019s Hugh Robey <\/strong>(1:47.54), Dahlgren (1:47.55) and Rappahannock\u2019s Dylan Eichberg <\/strong>(1:47.60) complete the top heat.<\/p>\n The men\u2019s and women\u2019s 4×50 medley relay will also be swum tonight. Finals will begin at 5:30 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The first full day of competition at the 2018 NCSA Junior National Championships began today during prelims in Orlando, Fla. 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