It was a full night of competition on day two of the 2018 Charlotte UltraSwim. Last night’s top eight qualifiers competed in the Super Semi-Final round of their 50s, while individual awards were given out for a total of ten Olympic events.<\/p>\n
Anton Ipsen, Justin Ress<\/strong>, and\u00a0Elise Haan<\/strong> each took home victories for the Wolfpack, while\u00a0Madison Kennedy<\/strong> maintained her spot as the sprint queen in the 50 free shootout rounds.<\/p>\n Elise<\/strong>\u00a0Haan\u00a0<\/strong>of Wolfpack Elite maintained her spot atop the leaderboard in the women’s 100 back, posting a final time of 1:01.71.\u00a0Erin Earley<\/strong> of the Cavaliers took second overall with a time of 1:02.48, shaving .99 seconds off her prelim time of 1:03.47, while teammate\u00a0Megan Moroney<\/strong> was third with a 1:02.63.<\/p>\n The Wolfpack swept the podium of the men’s 100 back.\u00a0Justin Ress<\/strong> stormed to a dominating finish of 53.67, earning himself a spot in the top 20 world rankings for 2018. Teammates\u00a0Coleman Stuewart<\/strong> and\u00a0Hennessey Stuart<\/strong> finished second and third with times of 55.38 and 56.04.<\/p>\n Rachel Bernhardt<\/strong> of Gamecock Aquatics topped the qualifiers in the super semi-finals round of the women’s 50 breast. Her time of 32.02 was followed closely by Wolfpack’s\u00a0Olivia Calegan<\/strong> (32.12) and MSA’s\u00a0Kaylee Hamblin<\/strong> (32.13).<\/p>\n WAVE’s\u00a0Mikaela Fullerton<\/strong> also qualified with a time of 33.22.<\/p>\n SwimMAC teammates\u00a0Nic Eriksson<\/strong> and\u00a0William Chan\u00a0<\/strong>grabbed the top two qualifying spots in the men’s 50 breast super semi-finals, clocking times of 28.26 and 28.71 respectively.<\/p>\n Itay Goldfaden<\/strong> of Gamecock Aquatics picked up the third-place seed with a 28.80, while TE’s\u00a0Austin Rednour<\/strong> was fourth with a 29.33.<\/p>\n Isabella Paez<\/strong> of Duke took home the victory in the women’s 200 fly, stopping the clock at a time of 2:14.18. She was followed closely to the wall by Athens Bulldog’s teammates\u00a0Caitlin Casazza<\/strong> (2:14.52) and\u00a0Margaret Finnon<\/strong> (2:14.67).<\/p>\n 18-year-old\u00a0Zachary Brown<\/strong>, representing the Marlins of Raleigh, flew to victory in the men’s 200 fly, posting a final time of 2:00.77 and taking a stunning 4.39 seconds off his prelims time of 2:05.16.<\/p>\n Fynn Minuth<\/strong>, swimming unattached, grabbed second with a 2:01.82, also shaving more than four seconds off his prelims time of 2:06.28. Camden Murphy<\/strong> of the Athens Bulldog’s finished third with a 2:02.29.<\/p>\n Madison Kennedy<\/strong> continued to highlight the women’s 50 free shootout rounds, topping the list of qualifiers with a 25.11.\u00a0Veronica Burchill<\/strong>, representing Athens Bulldog’s, took second with a time of 25.85, followed by a tie for third between Gamecock’s\u00a0Christina Lappin<\/strong> (25.94) and\u00a0Wolfpack’s\u00a0Ky-lee Perry<\/strong> (25.94).<\/p>\n A trio of unattached swimmers highlighted the super semi-final rounds of the men’s 50 free, led by\u00a0Aaron Greenberg<\/strong> and his time of 22.89.\u00a0John Long<\/strong> (23.23) and\u00a0Oliver Smith<\/strong> (23.35) qualified close behind.<\/p>\n Rounding out the top four qualifiers was Auburn’s\u00a0Santiago Grassi<\/strong> with a time of 23.40.<\/p>\n Bernhardt backed up her first-place seed in the 50 breast with a top showing in the women’s 100 breast. Bernhardt clocked a final time of 1:09.65, scratching 1.85 seconds off her prelims time of 1:11.50.<\/p>\n YOTA’s\u00a0Jacalyn Schoening<\/strong> placed second overall with a 1:10.63, followed by 13-year-old\u00a0Grace Rainey<\/strong>, representing SwimMAC, and her time of 1:11.65.<\/p>\n Just like Bernhardt, Eriksson backed up his 50 first-place seed with a first-place finish in the 100 breast. The 24-year-old posted a final time of 1:02.77, scratching .44 seconds off his prelims time of 1:03.21. 15-year-old teammate\u00a0Timothy Connery\u00a0<\/strong>took second with a 1:04.10, followed closely by PKV’s\u00a0Marko Blazevski’s<\/strong> 1:04.20.<\/p>\n 18-year-old\u00a0Grace Countie<\/strong> dashed to the top seed in the women’s 50 back shootout round, posting a top qualifying time of 28.60. She was followed closely by the victor of the 100 back–Elise Haan<\/strong> (28.75).<\/p>\n SwimMAC’s\u00a0Madelyn Flickinger<\/strong> (29.63) and Wolfpack’s\u00a0Mackenzie Glover<\/strong> (29.72) completed the qualifiers list.<\/p>\n Ress once again wowed the competition, finishing more than a second ahead in the men’s 50 back shootout round. He posted a time of 24.90, while second-place qualifier\u00a0Maximillian St. George<\/strong> turned in a 25.97.<\/p>\n Cavalier Swimming’s\u00a0John Whiteside<\/strong> was third with a 26.06, just ahead of Wolfpack’s\u00a0Coleman Stewart<\/strong> (26.44).<\/p>\n Emily Barksdale<\/strong> of Gamecock Aquatics turned in a 2:16.58 to win the women’s 200 IM, taking 1.40 seconds off her prelims time of 2:17.98.<\/p>\n Marlins of Raleigh’s\u00a0Julia Poole<\/strong> finished second overall with a 2:18.15, while IA’s\u00a0Makayla Sargent<\/strong> posted a 2:19.57 for third.<\/p>\n NOVA’s\u00a0Frederick Schubert<\/strong> was victorious in the men’s 200 IM, turning in the fastest time of the evening at a 2:07.99. Cavalier Swimming’s\u00a0Robert Giller<\/strong> (2:08.13) and SwimMAC’s\u00a0Chase Allison<\/strong> (2:09.70) rounded out the podium.<\/p>\n Alyssa Tetzloff<\/strong> of Auburn grabbed the top seed in the final women’s shootout of the evening, stopping the clock at a time of 27.30. She was followed closely by IA’s\u00a0Abigail Dolan<\/strong> (27.61) and Athens Bulldog’s\u00a0Donna Blaum<\/strong> (27.62).<\/p>\n Lappin rounded out the qualifiers with a 27.70.<\/p>\n Grassi earned his spot in yet another 50 shootout with a time of 24.53 in the men’s 50 fly super semi-final. Murphy delivered the only other sub-25 second time at a 24.80, while AAC’s\u00a0Ryan Baker<\/strong> (25.00) and Wolfpack’s\u00a0James Bretscher<\/strong> (25.05) took third and fourth.<\/p>\n Veronica Burchill<\/strong>, representing Athens Bulldog’s, claimed a narrow victory over Marlins of Raleigh’s\u00a0Madison Homovich<\/strong>. Burchill cruised to a first-place finish of 4:17.49 over Homovich’s 4:17\/92. Both athletes shaved more than three seconds off their preliminary times.<\/p>\n Cavalier Swimming’s\u00a0Paige Madden<\/strong> picked up third with a time of 4:19.29.<\/p>\n Anton Ipsen<\/strong> of Wolfpack Elite dominated the competition in the men’s 400 free final, finishing more than eight seconds ahead of the competition. Ipsen touched in a time of 3:50.51, while Tennessee’s\u00a0Walker Higgins<\/strong> was second with a 3:59.78.<\/p>\n Talmade Davis<\/strong> of Athens Bulldog’s posted a 4:00.38 to earn third overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was a full night of competition on day two of the 2018 Charlotte UltraSwim. 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Men’s 100 Back<\/h3>\n
Women’s 50 Breast\u00a0Super Semi-Finals<\/h3>\n
Men’s 50 Breast\u00a0Super Semi-Finals<\/h3>\n
Women’s 200 Fly<\/h3>\n
Men’s 200 Fly<\/h3>\n
Women’s 50 Free\u00a0Super Semi-Finals<\/h3>\n
Men’s 50 Free\u00a0Super Semi-Finals<\/h3>\n
Women’s 100 Breast<\/h3>\n
Men’s 100 Breast<\/h3>\n
Women’s 50 Back\u00a0Super Semi-Finals<\/h3>\n
Men’s 50 Back\u00a0Super Semi-Finals<\/h3>\n
Women’s 200 IM<\/h3>\n
Men’s 200 IM<\/h3>\n
Women’s 50 Fly Super Semi-Finals<\/h3>\n
Men’s 50 Fly Super Semi-Finals<\/h3>\n
Women’s 400 Free<\/h3>\n
Men’s 400 Free<\/h3>\n