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The 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships continues tonight in Irvine, CA with the best of the United States vying for spots on a number of international rosters for this summer and next year\u2019s World Championships team. <\/span><\/p>\n

There were plenty of shocking swims tonight, with the most impressive having to go to Kathleen Baker<\/strong>. The swimmer\u00a0stunned the crowd with a new world record in the women’s 100 backstroke on the fourth night of finals in Irvine, blasting a 58.00 to nearly become the first woman under 57 seconds in the event and make her the fastest swimmer in the event in 2018 by more than half a second.<\/p>\n

Michael Andrew<\/strong>\u00a0followed up with his 50 breast win and U.S. Open record last night with another win in the 100 breast tonight, while Lilly King <\/strong>punched her ticket to Pan Pacs with a dominant win in the women’s event. And two Olympic gold medalists,\u00a0Ryan Murphy\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Matt Grevers<\/strong>, closed the night by going 1-2 in the men’s 100 back and posting the two fastest times in the world this year. Check out all the highlights from the fourth night of finals below!<\/p>\n

Finals Heat Sheet – Day Four<\/span><\/a>
\nDay Four Predictions<\/span><\/a>
\nOfficial Psych Sheet<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Day Three Finals:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Women\u2019s 400 Free<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Men\u2019s 400 Free<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Women\u2019s 100 Breast<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Men\u2019s 100 Breast<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Women\u2019s 50 Back<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Men\u2019s 50 Back<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Women\u2019s 400 Free<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>won her third National title of the meet to kick off the penultimate night of finals, leading through the entire race to touch in 3:59.09. While that it off of her season best of 3:57.94 (which also stands as the U.S. Open record), that time is still nearly two seconds faster than anyone else in the world.\u00a0Ledecky was under her own world record pace through the first half of the race but couldn’t quite stay there through the final meters of the race.<\/p>\n

    Leah Smith\u00a0<\/strong>was second in 4:02.21, about a 1.5 seconds off of her lifetime best and two seconds faster than she has been so far this season. That\u00a0 swim moves her up one spot in the world rankings to third, jumping past China’s Jianjiahe Wang<\/strong> (4:03.14) and moving behind Australia’s\u00a0Ariarne Titmus\u00a0<\/strong>(4:00.93).<\/p>\n

    In third was\u00a0Haley Anderson\u00a0<\/strong>in 4:07.21, which is her first time under 4:08 and another big best time for the Trojan swimmer at this meet after her third place finish in the 800 free on night one. Just behind her was former Purdue swimming\u00a0Kaersten Meitz <\/strong>in\u00a04:07.60, which was also her first time under 4:08.<\/p>\n

    Sierra Schmidt <\/strong>(4:08.98), Geena Freriks <\/strong>(4:09.04), Hali Flickinger <\/strong>(4:10.42),\u00a0and Kirsten Jacobsen\u00a0<\/strong>(4:11.14) made up the rest of the A-final.\u00a0Allison Schmitt<\/strong>, who is already on the Pan Pacs team after her second place finish in the 200 free, won the B final in 4:08.46.<\/p>\n

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    Men\u2019s 400 Free<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Zane Grothe\u00a0<\/strong>battled his way to a win in the 400 free, holding off a persistent\u00a0Grant Shoults\u00a0<\/strong>to come away with the win in 3:46.53. Shoults was with Grothe the entire way but couldn’t catch him over the last 100 meters. He was less than half a second behind in 3:46.90. That’s a season best by about two seconds for Grothe and a big lifetime best for Shoults by about 1.5 seconds. Both men will also be for sure heading to Tokyo for Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n

    In third was\u00a0Chris Weiser\u00a0<\/strong>(3:48.92), while\u00a0Zach Yeadon\u00a0<\/strong>was fourth in 3:49.09. Yeadon actually briefly held the lead in the race at the 200 mark, but couldn’t hold onto the pace over the second half of the race.\u00a0Trey Freeman\u00a0<\/strong>and World Junior Champion\u00a0Andrew Abruzzo\u00a0<\/strong>had a strong battle for fifth, with Freeman getting the edge 3:49.90 to 3:50.04.<\/p>\n

    True Sweetser\u00a0<\/strong>was seventh in 3:51.98, just ahead of\u00a0Ben Lawless\u00a0<\/strong>(3:52.01).<\/p>\n

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    Women\u2019s 100 Breast<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Lilly King\u00a0<\/strong>backed up her win in the 50 breast yesterday with a dominant showing the 100 breast tonight, recording the only time under 1:06 in the field this evening with a 1:05.36. King was out fast in 30.32 and never looked back, punching her ticket to Pan Pacs after failing to qualify earlier in the meet in the 200 breast. That also improves on King’s second ranked time in the world this year, but wasn’t enough to catch #1 ranked Yulia Efimova<\/strong>\u00a0(1:04.98).<\/p>\n

    In second was\u00a0Katie Meili\u00a0<\/strong>in 1:06.19, which also puts her on the Pan Pacs team. King and Meili went 1-2 in this event last summer at World Championships, and the two will have another chance to repeat that finish this summer in Tokyo. In third was 200 breast champ\u00a0Micah Sumrall<\/strong>, who was only fifth at the turn but had the fastest closing split of the field (34.91) to finish in 1:06.34. That is her best time, breaking her 1:06.51 from 2014.<\/p>\n

    In fourth was top seed\u00a0Molly Hannis<\/strong>, who went a 1:05.78 lifetime best this morning but was 1:06.36 in the final. Hannis was out fast just 3-tenths behind King, but couldn’t hold on the second 50. She will have to wait to see if her swim will be good enough for a spot on the Pan Pacs team. In fifth was\u00a0Breeja Larson\u00a0<\/strong>(1:07.80), while\u00a0Jorie Caneta\u00a0<\/strong>(1:07.82),\u00a0Emily Weiss\u00a0<\/strong>(1:07.99), and\u00a0Riley Scott\u00a0<\/strong>(1:08.24) rounded out the A-final.<\/p>\n

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    Men\u2019s 100 Breast<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Michael Andrew\u00a0<\/strong>stunned the field with a 59.38 win in the 100 breast, giving the 19-year-old his second National title of the meet and dropping close to a half second from his best time from earlier this season. Andrew was actually out in only fifth at the 50 wall in 27.67, but had the fastest closing split of the field (31.71) to get his hands to the wall first.<\/p>\n

    In second was\u00a0Andrew Wilson\u00a0<\/strong>in 59.43, just a few tenths off his best time from earlier this season at the TYR Pro Series in Atlanta. Just behind Wilson in third was\u00a0Devon Nowicki <\/strong>(59.48), who has had a breakout year that could be culminating with him earning a spot on the Pac Pacs roster. Nowicki was actually first to the wall at the 50 and under American record pace in 27.21, so there may be even more in the tank for him this summer.<\/p>\n

    In fourth was American record holder\u00a0Kevin Cordes\u00a0<\/strong>in 59.72, who will have to wait to see if that swim will be good enough for a shot at Pan Pacs and a chance to qualify for Worlds. He was followed by\u00a0Cody Miller\u00a0<\/strong>(59.77), Nic Fink\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.12),\u00a0200 breast champion\u00a0Josh Prenot\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.42), and\u00a0Will Licon\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.53).<\/p>\n

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    Women\u2019s 100 Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Kathleen Baker\u00a0<\/strong>stunned the crowd with the first world record of the 2018 Nationals meet, nearly becoming the first woman under 58 seconds with a 58.00. Baker was out\u00a0very\u00a0<\/em>fast, flipping nearly 6-tenths under world record pace at 27.90. She was able to hold on down the stretch to get to the wall in 58.00, breaking Canadian\u00a0Kylie Masse’s\u00a0<\/strong>record from World Championships last year while also erasing\u00a0Missy Franklin’s\u00a0<\/strong>2012 American record and Baker’s own U.S. Open record from last summer.<\/p>\n

    The top three finishers were all under 59 seconds, with\u00a0Olivia Smoliga\u00a0<\/strong>punching her ticket to Pan Pacs with a 58.75 that improves her best time by .02.\u00a0Regan Smith\u00a0<\/strong>followed in third in 58.83, a best time and another new world junior record holder for the 16-year-old.\u00a0Phoebe Bacon<\/strong>, who was the second seed out of prelims, was slightly off her morning time to finish in fourth in this final.<\/p>\n

    Katharine Berkoff\u00a0<\/strong>was fifth in 59.77, which is the 17-year-old’s first time under 1:00. NC State’s\u00a0Elise Haan\u00a0<\/strong>was sixth in 1:00.08, while\u00a0Ali DeLoof\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.13) and\u00a0Lida Bratton\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.55) rounded out the final.<\/p>\n

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    Men\u2019s 100 Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The final of the men’s 100 back featured two Olympic gold medalists in Ryan Murphy\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Matt Grevers<\/strong>, and the two made it a race down to the wire as they went 1-2 at the finish. Murphy got his hand to the wall just ahead of Grevers to give himself the backstroke triple at this meet, touching in 52.51 to Grever’s 52.55.<\/p>\n

    Grever’s second place ensures he’ll have a spot on the Pan Pacs roster and puts him in a strong position to qualify for 2019 Worlds. Those times move both men to first and second respectively in the world so far for 2018. In third was NC State’s\u00a0Justin Ress<\/strong>\u00a0(53.26), who may get a chance to swim this event at Pan Pacs as well. Ress was second to Murphy in the 50 back last night and was also under\u00a0the former American record.<\/p>\n

    Cal’s\u00a0Bryce Mefford\u00a0<\/strong>was fourth in 53.84, followed by teammate\u00a0Jacob Pebley\u00a0<\/strong>(54.05) and Texas swimmer\u00a0Austin Katz\u00a0<\/strong>(54.06).\u00a0Daniel Carr<\/strong>, the fourth Cal swimmer in the A-final, was seventh in 54.27, while Harvard’s\u00a0Dean Farris\u00a0<\/strong>rounded out the final with a 54.55.\u00a0\"Screen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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