{"id":341119,"date":"2018-12-07T07:45:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T14:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=341119"},"modified":"2018-12-07T11:24:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T18:24:37","slug":"2018-speedo-winter-junior-nationals-east-jake-foster-and-alex-walsh-double-up-in-top-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-speedo-winter-junior-nationals-east-jake-foster-and-alex-walsh-double-up-in-top-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East: Jake Foster and Alex Walsh Double Up in Top Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday&#8217;s preliminary events from the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships featured the prelim heats of the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast and 100 Back. It was a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-speedo-winter-juniors-east-two-more-nag-records-fall-on-second-night-of-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fast Thursday night<\/a> with meet records falling left and right to the likes of\u00a0<strong>Alex Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Carson Foster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The top seeds after Friday&#8217;s preliminary session were <strong>Grace Sheble<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Jake Foster<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Isabel Ivey<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Noah Henderson<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Maxine Parker<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Alex Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Carson Foster<\/strong>. Jake Foster and Walsh are top seeds in two events as those two, plus Carson Foster have a chance to take down some meet records and chase some NAG records.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2018-speedo-winter-junior-nationals-east-friday-prelim-heat-sheets-day-3-usa-age-group-2018-12-07.pdf\">Heat Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swmeets.com\/Realtime\/SC%20Juniors\/2018\/\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/\">Live Stream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 400 IM<\/h3>\n<p>15-year-old\u00a0<strong>Grace Sheble\u00a0<\/strong>of Nova of Virginia posted the top time in the 400 IM heats on Friday morning at the Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships. She swam a 4:08.23, just a little off her best time of 4:07.74 that she came in seeded with. She used a strong second half to pull away from the rest of the field as she was the only one under 4:10 in the heats.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan Lakeshore&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kathryn Ackerman\u00a0<\/strong>is the second seed with a 4:10.59 while Asphalt Green&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Isabel Gormley\u00a0<\/strong>is the third seed at 4:11.34. The race could come between those three swimmers tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ella Nelson\u00a0<\/strong>(4:11.68),\u00a0<strong>Samantha Tadder\u00a0<\/strong>(4:13.17),\u00a0<strong>Kelly Pash\u00a0<\/strong>(4:13.22),\u00a0<strong>Charlotte Hook\u00a0<\/strong>(4:15.77) and\u00a0<strong>Yi Xuan Chang\u00a0<\/strong>(4:16.30) also qualified for the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 13  Women 400 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 4:02.51  12\/9\/2016 Brooke Forde, Lakeside ST\r\n         Pool: P 4:02.47  3\/20\/2015 Sarah Henry, TA&amp;M-GU\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Grace Sheble     15 NOVA of Virginia  4:07.74    4:08.23  q946  \r\n             27.27        57.65 (30.38)\r\n        1:29.93 (32.28)     2:01.38 (31.45)\r\n        2:36.45 (35.07)     3:11.80 (35.35)\r\n        3:40.48 (28.68)     4:08.23 (27.75)\r\n  2 Kathryn Ackerma  16 Michigan Lakesho  4:10.20    4:10.59  q923  \r\n             26.96        58.24 (31.28)\r\n        1:29.02 (30.78)     1:59.35 (30.33)\r\n        2:35.13 (35.78)     3:11.54 (36.41)\r\n        4:10.59 (59.05)                    \r\n  3 Isabel Gormley   16 Asphalt Green Un  4:13.92    4:11.34  q916  \r\n             26.69        57.17 (30.48)\r\n        1:29.24 (32.07)     2:00.29 (31.05)\r\n        2:36.37 (36.08)     3:13.22 (36.85)\r\n        3:42.64 (29.42)     4:11.34 (28.70)\r\n  4 Ella Nelson      17 Nashville Aquati  4:10.84    4:11.68  q913  \r\n             26.90        57.18 (30.28)\r\n        1:29.55 (32.37)     2:01.36 (31.81)\r\n        2:36.88 (35.52)     3:12.51 (35.63)\r\n        3:42.41 (29.90)     4:11.68 (29.27)\r\n  5 Samantha Tadder  15 Tide Swimming-VA  4:16.72    4:13.17  q899  \r\n             27.06        57.80 (30.74)\r\n        1:30.56 (32.76)     2:02.86 (32.30)\r\n        2:38.18 (35.32)     3:14.15 (35.97)\r\n        3:44.16 (30.01)     4:13.17 (29.01)\r\n  6 Kelly Pash       17 Carmel Swim Club  4:10.97    4:13.22  q898  \r\n             26.90        57.11 (30.21)\r\n        1:29.46 (32.35)     2:00.81 (31.35)\r\n        2:37.50 (36.69)     3:14.91 (37.41)\r\n        3:44.97 (30.06)     4:13.22 (28.25)\r\n  7 Charlotte Hook   14 TAC Titans-NC     4:14.30    4:15.77  q874  \r\n             27.11        57.15 (30.04)\r\n        1:29.79 (32.64)     2:01.41 (31.62)\r\n        2:39.01 (37.60)     3:16.66 (37.65)\r\n        3:46.87 (30.21)     4:15.77 (28.90)\r\n  8 Yi Xuan Chang    16 Stamford Sailfis  4:19.26    4:16.30  q869  \r\n             28.12        59.97 (31.85)\r\n        1:32.42 (32.45)     2:03.99 (31.57)\r\n        2:40.82 (36.83)     3:18.24 (37.42)\r\n        3:48.22 (29.98)     4:16.30 (28.08)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 400 IM<\/h3>\n<p>18-year-old\u00a0<strong>Jake Foster\u00a0<\/strong>cruised to the top seed in the 400 IM on Friday morning at the Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships in Greensboro. He swam a 3:44.69 which is a new best time for Foster, who committed to swim for Texas next year. Foster was less than a second off of the 3:43.64 meet record set by\u00a0<strong>Kieran Smith\u00a0<\/strong>last year.<\/p>\n<p>That meet record will probably come down to Jake and his younger brother\u00a0<strong>Carson Foster<\/strong>, who did not take a hard stroke over the second 200 in his heat swim. Carson is the second seed at 3:47.16 as the winner tonight could be coming home with a new meet record. The two Fosters are also looking to move up on the 17-18 all-time NAG rankings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Owen Conley\u00a0<\/strong>was the only other swimmer to break 3:50 as he is the third seed at 3:49.10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peyton Werner\u00a0<\/strong>(3:51.16),\u00a0<strong>Rick Mihm\u00a0<\/strong>(3:52.18),\u00a0<strong>Tyler Watson\u00a0<\/strong>(3:53.00),\u00a0<strong>Ian Grum\u00a0<\/strong>(3:53.17) and\u00a0<strong>Conall Monahan\u00a0<\/strong>(3:53.80) also qualified for the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 14  Men 400 Yard IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 3:43.64  12\/8\/2017 Kieran Smith, Ridgefield Aquat\r\n         Pool: P 3:39.52  2\/23\/2018 Ted Schubert, UVA-VA\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Jake Foster      18 Mason Manta Rays  3:45.46    3:44.69  q944  \r\n             23.81        51.12 (27.31)\r\n        1:20.10 (28.98)     1:49.05 (28.95)\r\n        2:20.09 (31.04)     2:52.10 (32.01)\r\n        3:19.16 (27.06)     3:44.69 (25.53)\r\n  2 Carson Foster    17 Mason Manta Rays  3:44.16    3:47.16  q917  \r\n             23.67        50.52 (26.85)\r\n        1:18.89 (28.37)     1:46.37 (27.48)\r\n        2:18.16 (31.79)     2:50.68 (32.52)\r\n        3:19.89 (29.21)     3:47.16 (27.27)\r\n  3 Owen Conley      17 Dayton Raiders-O  3:51.72    3:49.10  q896  \r\n             24.46        53.10 (28.64)\r\n        1:20.63 (27.53)     1:48.47 (27.84)\r\n        2:21.99 (33.52)     2:55.54 (33.55)\r\n        3:22.76 (27.22)     3:49.10 (26.34)\r\n  4 Peyton Werner    18 Gator Swim Club-  3:56.98    3:51.16  q874  \r\n             24.01        52.05 (28.04)\r\n        1:21.79 (29.74)     1:51.33 (29.54)\r\n        2:23.82 (32.49)     2:57.62 (33.80)\r\n        3:25.01 (27.39)     3:51.16 (26.15)\r\n  5 Rick Mihm        17 Allegheny North-  4:24.27L   3:52.18  q863  \r\n             24.88        53.23 (28.35)\r\n        1:22.38 (29.15)     1:50.87 (28.49)\r\n        2:23.94 (33.07)     2:57.62 (33.68)\r\n        3:25.45 (27.83)     3:52.18 (26.73)\r\n  6 Tyler Watson     17 North Florida Sw  3:52.76    3:53.00  q854  \r\n             24.43        51.94 (27.51)\r\n        1:22.29 (30.35)     1:51.45 (29.16)\r\n        2:26.11 (34.66)     3:00.20 (34.09)\r\n        3:27.14 (26.94)     3:53.00 (25.86)\r\n  7 Ian Grum         17 Dynamo Swim Club  3:56.51    3:53.17  q852  \r\n             25.26        53.93 (28.67)\r\n        1:22.71 (28.78)     1:50.86 (28.15)\r\n        2:25.08 (34.22)     3:00.00 (34.92)\r\n        3:26.99 (26.99)     3:53.17 (26.18)\r\n  8 Conall Monahan   16 SwimMAC Carolina  3:57.65    3:53.80  q845  \r\n             25.19        53.70 (28.51)\r\n        1:22.98 (29.28)     1:51.62 (28.64)\r\n        2:24.59 (32.97)     2:58.30 (33.71)\r\n        3:26.52 (28.22)     3:53.80 (27.28)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Fly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Isabel Ivey\u00a0<\/strong>of the Windermere Lakers\u00a0posted the top time in the 100 fly on Friday morning in Greensboro with a 52.24, dropping over three seconds off her entry time. The time was a best for Ivey as she was a 52.61 at Winter Juniors two years ago. The senior is headed to Cal next year.<\/p>\n<p>Ivey is just ahead of\u00a0<strong>Kate Douglass\u00a0<\/strong>(52.29) of Chelsea Piers and\u00a0<strong>Gretchen Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>(52.77) of Nashville. Douglass moved up to tied for 31st all-time in the 17-18 NAG rankings with former NCAA champion\u00a0<strong>Olivia Scott\u00a0<\/strong>from 2011. Ivey moved up to 30th all-time.<\/p>\n<p>15-year-old\u00a0<strong>Gretchen Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>also lowered her best time as she moved up to 21st all-time in the 15-16 NAG rankings, sitting in a tie with\u00a0<strong>Jasmine Tosky\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Danielle Nack<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the top three is a long list of 53&#8217;s led by\u00a0<strong>Talia Bates\u00a0<\/strong>of Gator Swim Club (53.18) and\u00a0<strong>Gabi Albiero\u00a0<\/strong>(53.21) of Cardinal Aquatics. Albiero came into the meet with the top seed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tristen Ulett\u00a0<\/strong>(53.34),\u00a0<strong>Claire Curzan\u00a0<\/strong>(53.37) and\u00a0<strong>Christiana Regenauer\u00a0<\/strong>(53.71) also posted top eight times.<\/p>\n<p>Curzan is currently fourth all-time in the 13-14 NAG rankings as she is chasing the 51.73 by\u00a0<strong>Regan Smith\u00a0<\/strong>from the 2016 Winter Juniors. That time also stands as the meet record.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 15  Women 100 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 51.73  12\/9\/2016 Regan Smith, Riptide\r\n         Pool: P 49.81  3\/20\/2015 Kelsi Worrell, UOFL-KY\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Isabel Ivey      18 Laker Swim-FL       55.56      52.24  q954  \r\n             24.20        52.24 (28.04)\r\n  2 Kate Douglass    17 Chelsea Piers Aq    53.97      52.29  q952  \r\n             24.39        52.29 (27.90)\r\n  3 Gretchen Walsh   15 Nashville Aquati    52.81      52.77  q932  \r\n             24.54        52.77 (28.23)\r\n  4 Talia Bates      17 Gator Swim Club-    52.82      53.18  q915  \r\n             24.70        53.18 (28.48)\r\n  5 Gabi Albiero     16 Cardinal Aquatic    52.59      53.21  q914  \r\n             25.07        53.21 (28.14)\r\n  6 Tristen Ulett    16 Dynamo Swim Club    52.94      53.34  q908  \r\n             25.22        53.34 (28.12)\r\n  7 Claire Curzan    14 TAC Titans-NC       52.94      53.37  q907  \r\n             24.70        53.37 (28.67)\r\n  8 Christiana Rege  17 Condors Swim Clu    54.29      53.71  q893  \r\n             25.13        53.71 (28.58)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Fly<\/h3>\n<p>17-year-old\u00a0<strong>Noah Henderson\u00a0<\/strong>put up the top time in the 100 fly heats on Friday morning at the Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships in Greensboro. Henderson posted a 47.13, lowering his best time by a tenth of a second. He is the top seed ahead of\u00a0<strong>Cason Wilburn\u00a0<\/strong>(47.62) and\u00a0<strong>Jean-Pierre Khouzam\u00a0<\/strong>(47.66). Khouzam moved up one spot to 25th all-time in the 15-16 NAG rankings, passing\u00a0<strong>Clark Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boyd Poelke\u00a0<\/strong>(47.73) and\u00a0<strong>Max Edwards\u00a0<\/strong>(47.90) were the only other swimmers to break 48 in the heats, as it will be a tight race to claim the title tonight in finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kimani Gregory\u00a0<\/strong>(48.13),\u00a0<strong>Sterling Crane\u00a0<\/strong>(48.13) and\u00a0<strong>Preston Forst\u00a0<\/strong>(48.15) also qualified for the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 16  Men 100 Yard Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 45.46  12\/11\/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale AC\r\n         Pool: P 44.96  2\/23\/2018 Ryan Held, NCSU-NC\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Noah Henderson   17 Star Aquatics-NC    47.25      47.13  q919  \r\n             21.90        47.13 (25.23)\r\n  2 Cason Wilburn    17 East Coast Aquat    48.00      47.62  q894  \r\n             22.02        47.62 (25.60)\r\n  3 Jean-pierre Kho  16 Dayton Raiders-O    47.76      47.66  q892  \r\n             22.66        47.66 (25.00)\r\n  4 Boyd Poelke      17 SwimMAC Carolina    48.07      47.73  q889  \r\n             22.38        47.73 (25.35)\r\n  5 Max Edwards      18 Enfinity Aquatic    48.13      47.90  q880  \r\n             22.31        47.90 (25.59)\r\n  6 Kimani Gregory   17 Racer X Aquatics    48.03      48.13  q869  \r\n             22.40        48.13 (25.73)\r\n  6 Sterling Crane   17 Episcopal AmberJ    47.76      48.13  q869  \r\n             22.38        48.13 (25.75)\r\n  8 Preston Forst    17 Enfinity Aquatic    48.37      48.15  q868  \r\n             22.68        48.15 (25.47)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Maxine Parker<\/strong>, swimming with a new team\u00a0Chelsea Piers, qualified first for the 200 free final today at the Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships in Greensboro. Parker is the top seed for tonight&#8217;s 200 free with a 1:46.38, moving up to 63rd all-time in the 15-16 NAG rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Parker is ahead of a talented field with the likes of <strong>Isabel Ivey\u00a0<\/strong>(1:46.68),\u00a0<strong>Cora Dupre\u00a0<\/strong>(1:46.86) and\u00a0<strong>Kelly Pash\u00a0<\/strong>(1:46.97) all breaking 1:47 in the heats.<\/p>\n<p>14-year-old <strong>Natalie Mannion\u00a0<\/strong>turned some heads with a 1:47.26, lowering her best time of 1:47.91 from last week. She moved up to 22nd all-time in the 13-14 NAG rankings, moving ahead of\u00a0<strong>Simone Manuel\u00a0<\/strong>from 2011.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryley Ober<\/strong>\u00a0(1:47.34),\u00a0<strong>Olwyn Bartis\u00a0<\/strong>(1:47.45) and 500 champ\u00a0<strong>Mary Smutny\u00a0<\/strong>(1:47.57) also qualified for the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 17  Women 200 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 1:43.64  12\/9\/2016 Isabel Ivey, Gator Swim Club\r\n         Pool: P 1:39.10  3\/20\/2015 Missy Franklin, CAL-PC\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Maxine Parker    16 Chelsea Piers Aq  1:48.07    1:46.38  q909  \r\n             25.08        51.83 (26.75)\r\n        1:19.08 (27.25)     1:46.38 (27.30)\r\n  2 Isabel Ivey      18 Laker Swim-FL     1:43.89    1:46.68  q900  \r\n             25.06        52.12 (27.06)\r\n        1:19.49 (27.37)     1:46.68 (27.19)\r\n  3 Cora Dupre       17 Mason Manta Rays  1:46.28    1:46.86  q895  \r\n             24.95        52.42 (27.47)\r\n        1:19.65 (27.23)     1:46.86 (27.21)\r\n  4 Kelly Pash       17 Carmel Swim Club  1:45.25    1:46.97  q892  \r\n             25.52        52.54 (27.02)\r\n        1:19.78 (27.24)     1:46.97 (27.19)\r\n  5 Natalie Mannion  14 Commonwealth Swi  1:49.28    1:47.26  q884  \r\n             25.11        52.11 (27.00)\r\n        1:19.67 (27.56)     1:47.26 (27.59)\r\n  6 Ryley Ober       18 Sarasota Tsunami  1:47.16    1:47.34  q882  \r\n             25.45        52.80 (27.35)\r\n        1:20.19 (27.39)     1:47.34 (27.15)\r\n  7 Olwyn Bartis     17 SwimMAC Carolina  1:46.39    1:47.45  q879  \r\n             24.88        51.69 (26.81)\r\n        1:19.19 (27.50)     1:47.45 (28.26)\r\n  8 Mary Smutny      18 South Florida Aq  1:45.36    1:47.57  q876  \r\n             25.46        52.60 (27.14)\r\n        1:20.10 (27.50)     1:47.57 (27.47)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 Free<\/h3>\n<p>SwimMAC&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>John Walker\u00a0<\/strong>looked long and strong in his heat swim on Friday morning at the Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships in Greensboro. Walker posted a 1:35.86 to lead the qualifiers as he was the only swimmer to break 1:36, and one of just two people to break 1:37. The other to break 1:37 was <strong>Jack Wright\u00a0<\/strong>of Allegheny, who is the second seed at 1:36.92.<\/p>\n<p>Behind Walker, the rest of the field is separated by four tenths of a second as it will be a great race for second tonight. Perhaps that tight race will fuel the field to chase down Walker, who looks like he has more in the tank for finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hugh Svendsen<\/strong>, Walker&#8217;s SwimMAC teammate, is the third seed at 1:37.04, while 500 champ\u00a0<strong>Jake Magahey\u00a0<\/strong>of Swim Atlanta is the fourth seed at 1:37.19. 50 free champ\u00a0<strong>Adam Chaney\u00a0<\/strong>also qualified for the final, placing in a tie for fifth at 1:37.22. He is in a tie with\u00a0<strong>Julian Hill\u00a0<\/strong>of Gator Swim Club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preston Forst\u00a0<\/strong>(1:37.25) and\u00a0<strong>Jack Alexy\u00a0<\/strong>(1:37.36) also qualified for the tight A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 18  Men 200 Yard Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 1:33.40  12\/9\/2016 Drew Kibler, Carmel Swim Club\r\n         Pool: P 1:32.46  2\/26\/2016 Simonas Bilis, NCSU-NC\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 John Walker      17 SwimMAC Carolina  1:34.98    1:35.86  q897  \r\n             22.08        45.93 (23.85)\r\n        1:10.78 (24.85)     1:35.86 (25.08)\r\n  2 Jack Wright      18 Allegheny North-  1:34.77    1:36.92  q867  \r\n             22.82        47.79 (24.97)\r\n        1:12.67 (24.88)     1:36.92 (24.25)\r\n  3 Hugh Svendsen    17 SwimMAC Carolina  1:51.61L   1:37.04  q864  \r\n             22.72        47.24 (24.52)\r\n        1:12.36 (25.12)     1:37.04 (24.68)\r\n  4 Jake Magahey     17 SwimAtlanta-GA    1:36.11    1:37.19  q860  \r\n             23.13        48.17 (25.04)\r\n        1:13.05 (24.88)     1:37.19 (24.14)\r\n  5 Adam Chaney      16 Mason Manta Rays  1:39.50    1:37.22  q859  \r\n             22.04        46.66 (24.62)\r\n        1:12.02 (25.36)     1:37.22 (25.20)\r\n  5 Julian Hill      17 Gator Swim Club-  1:35.70    1:37.22  q859  \r\n             22.65        47.14 (24.49)\r\n        1:12.12 (24.98)     1:37.22 (25.10)\r\n  7 Preston Forst    17 Enfinity Aquatic  1:37.33    1:37.25  q858  \r\n             23.09        48.00 (24.91)\r\n        1:12.86 (24.86)     1:37.25 (24.39)\r\n  8 Jack Alexy       15 Somerset Hills Y  1:53.44L   1:37.36  q855  \r\n             22.02        46.27 (24.25)\r\n        1:12.00 (25.73)     1:37.36 (25.36)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Breast<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Alex Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>put up a smooth swim in the 100 breast prelims on Friday morning at the Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships with a 59.86. She was the only one to break a minute this morning as it should be her against the clock in the final. Walsh holds the meet record at 58.19 from last year. If she gets close to that, she will challenge the NAG record in the 100 breast for 17-18, which is a 58.10 currently held by\u00a0<strong>Miranda Tucker\u00a0<\/strong>from 2016. Walsh is temporarily 35th all-time in the 17-18 NAG Rankings, passing 2000 Olympic gold medalist\u00a0<strong>Megan Quann<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The race for second is currently led by\u00a0<strong>Taylor Steele\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.63) as she was the only other swimmer to break 1:01 in the prelims. 15-year-old\u00a0<strong>Kaylee Hamblin\u00a0<\/strong>is the third seed at 1:01.20 as she moved to 51st all-time in the 100 breast in the 15-16 age group, tying her with\u00a0<strong>Ingrid Wall\u00a0<\/strong>from 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Janessa Mathews\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.25),\u00a0<strong>Ella Nelson\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.58),\u00a0<strong>Claire Tuttle\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.60) and\u00a0<strong>Kasia Norman\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.96) also qualified for the A-Final.<\/p>\n<p>14-year-old\u00a0<strong>Zoe Skirboll\u00a0<\/strong>placed seventh this morning with a 1:01.72, just off her 1:01.47 best time. She is currently 10th all-time in the 13-14 NAG rankings as no 14-year-old has ever broken a minute in the women&#8217;s 100 breast.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 19  Women 100 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 58.19  12\/8\/2017 Alexandra Walsh, Nashville Aquati\r\n         Pool: P 58.19  3\/20\/2015 Sarah Haase, STAN-PC\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Alex Walsh       17 Nashville Aquati    58.19      59.86  q963  \r\n             29.18        59.86 (30.68)\r\n  2 Taylor Steele    18 Coastal Aquatic-  1:01.73    1:00.63  q935  \r\n             28.52      1:00.63 (32.11)\r\n  3 Kaylee Hamblin   15 Mecklenburg Swim  1:02.86    1:01.20  q915  \r\n             28.65      1:01.20 (32.55)\r\n  4 Janessa Mathews  18 Ohio State Swim-  1:01.60    1:01.25  q913  \r\n             28.74      1:01.25 (32.51)\r\n  5 Ella Nelson      17 Nashville Aquati  1:01.03    1:01.58  q901  \r\n             29.37      1:01.58 (32.21)\r\n  6 Claire Tuttle    16 Hudsonville Eagl  1:01.24    1:01.60  q901  \r\n             28.95      1:01.60 (32.65)\r\n  7 Zoe Skirboll     14 Racer X Aquatics  1:01.47    1:01.72  q896  \r\n             29.17      1:01.72 (32.55)\r\n  8 Kasia Norman     15 Michigan Lakesho  1:03.60    1:01.96  q888  \r\n             28.90      1:01.96 (33.06)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Breast<\/h3>\n<p>18-year-old\u00a0<strong>Jake Foster\u00a0<\/strong>moved to 26th all-time in the 100 breast in the 17-18 age group on Friday morning at the Speedo Junior Nationals East Championships. Foster posted a 53.25, another best time for him as he earlier set one in the 400 IM. The 100 breast is the second event of the day that he has qualified first in.<\/p>\n<p>Foster is ahead of\u00a0<strong>Paul Degrado\u00a0<\/strong>(54.19) and\u00a0long course Juniors champ\u00a0<strong>Josh Matheny\u00a0<\/strong>(54.25). Matheny lowered his best time and moved up to 17th all-time in the 15-16 NAG rankings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phillip Gong\u00a0<\/strong>(54.86),\u00a0<strong>Scott Sobolewski\u00a0<\/strong>(54.87) and\u00a0<strong>Antonio Octaviano\u00a0<\/strong>(54.92) all broke 55 seconds in the heats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler Babinec\u00a0<\/strong>(55.19) and\u00a0<strong>Khadin Soto\u00a0<\/strong>(55.22) also qualified for the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 20  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 52.21  12\/11\/2015Michael Andrew, Indie Swimming\r\n         Pool: P 51.86  2\/26\/2016 Brandon Fiala, VT-VA\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Jake Foster      18 Mason Manta Rays    53.46      53.25  q946  \r\n             24.89        53.25 (28.36)\r\n  2 Paul Degrado     17 Episcopal AmberJ    54.21      54.19  q907  \r\n             25.68        54.19 (28.51)\r\n  3 Josh Matheny     16 Pittsburgh Elite    54.55      54.25  q904  \r\n             25.59        54.25 (28.66)\r\n  4 Phillip Gong     17 NYS Aquatics, In    56.67      54.86  q879  \r\n             25.92        54.86 (28.94)\r\n  5 Scott Sobolewsk  16 Cincinnati Marli    55.17      54.87  q879  \r\n             25.75        54.87 (29.12)\r\n  6 Antonio Octavia  16 Radnor Aquatic C    54.58      54.92  q877  \r\n             25.13        54.92 (29.79)\r\n  7 Tyler Babinec    18 Mason Manta Rays    55.70      55.19  q865  \r\n             25.92        55.19 (29.27)\r\n  8 Khadin Soto      17 Michigan Lakesho    56.44      55.22  q864  \r\n             25.91        55.22 (29.31)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Back<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Alex Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>came back in the 100 back heats with a 51.76, moving her up to 20th all-time in the 17-18 age group on Friday morning at the Speedo Junior Nationals East Championships. Walsh was the only one to break 52 seconds in the heats as\u00a0<strong>Isabel Ivey\u00a0<\/strong>is the second seed at 52.49.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellie Waldrep\u00a0<\/strong>(52.49) and\u00a0<strong>Gretchen Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>(52.53) lowered their best times in the heats as Waldrep moved up to 23rd all-time in the 15-16 age group, moving ahead of some impressive company in\u00a0<strong>Kathleen Baker<\/strong>\u00a0(52.52, 2013)\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Natalie Coughlin<\/strong> (52.55, 1998). Walsh is now 26th all-time in the same age group, moving past Coughlin.<\/p>\n<p>14-year-old\u00a0<strong>Claire Curzan\u00a0<\/strong>posted a 52.89 to put her fifth this morning in Greensboro. She is now sixth all-time in the 13-14 NAG rankings, sitting just behind Baker (52.87, 2012) and moving in front of\u00a0<strong>Taylor Ruck\u00a0<\/strong>(52.95, 2014).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caitlin Brooks\u00a0<\/strong>(53.43),\u00a0<strong>Annabel Crush\u00a0<\/strong>(53.53) and\u00a0<strong>Talia Bates\u00a0<\/strong>(53.65) also qualified for the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 21  Women 100 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 51.09  12\/9\/2016 Regan Smith, Riptide\r\n         Pool: P 50.03  3\/20\/2015 Rachel Bootsma, CAL-PC\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Alex Walsh       17 Nashville Aquati    51.45      51.76 q1034  \r\n             25.73        51.76 (26.03)\r\n  2 Isabel Ivey      18 Laker Swim-FL       52.27      52.25 q1010  \r\n             25.40        52.25 (26.85)\r\n  3 Ellie Waldrep    16 Baylor Swim Club    53.51      52.49  q999  \r\n             25.51        52.49 (26.98)\r\n  4 Gretchen Walsh   15 Nashville Aquati    52.85      52.53  q997  \r\n             25.48        52.53 (27.05)\r\n  5 Claire Curzan    14 TAC Titans-NC       53.23      52.89  q980  \r\n             25.74        52.89 (27.15)\r\n  6 Caitlin Brooks   18 Gator Swim Club-    52.27      53.43  q955  \r\n             25.95        53.43 (27.48)\r\n  7 Annabel Crush    15 Lakeside Swim Te    52.90      53.53  q950  \r\n  8 Talia Bates      17 Gator Swim Club-    53.97      53.65  q944  \r\n             26.18        53.65 (27.47)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Back<\/h3>\n<p>17-year-old\u00a0<strong>Carson Foster\u00a0<\/strong>put up the top time in the 100 back heats as this was his second race of the day. He cruised to a 47.57, sitting in front of <strong>Jack Kirby\u00a0<\/strong>(47.88) and\u00a0<strong>Jacob Eismann\u00a0<\/strong>(47.89). Those three were the only ones under 48 seconds in the heats.<\/p>\n<p>Foster&#8217;s teammate <strong>Adam Chaney\u00a0<\/strong>is the fourth seed at 48.10. He won the 50 free last night and also got into the 200 free final earlier today. Lakeside&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>William Cole\u00a0<\/strong>(48.12) is the fifth seed, joining\u00a0<strong>Max Edwards\u00a0<\/strong>(48.16),\u00a0<strong>Noah Yarian\u00a0<\/strong>(48.35) and\u00a0<strong>Lleyton Smith\u00a0<\/strong>(48.41) in the final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 22  Men 100 Yard Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n  SC Jrs Meet: J 45.48  12\/11\/2015Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale AC\r\n         Pool: P 44.54  2\/23\/2018 Coleman Stewart, NCSU-NC\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims HyPts       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                         === Round 1 ===                          <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Carson Foster    17 Mason Manta Rays    47.07      47.57  q928  \r\n             23.11        47.57 (24.46)\r\n  2 *Jack Kirby      18 Baylor Swim Club    48.05      47.88  q913  \r\n             23.13        47.88 (24.75)\r\n  3 Jacob Eismann    18 Ohio State Swim-    49.02      47.89  q912  \r\n             22.93        47.89 (24.96)\r\n  4 Adam Chaney      16 Mason Manta Rays    48.73      48.10  q902  \r\n             23.38        48.10 (24.72)\r\n  5 William Cole     16 Lakeside Swim Te    48.67      48.12  q901  \r\n             23.12        48.12 (25.00)\r\n  6 Max Edwards      18 Enfinity Aquatic    49.05      48.16  q899  \r\n             23.47        48.16 (24.69)\r\n  7 Noah Yarian      17 Fort Wayne Swim-    47.60      48.35  q889  \r\n             23.46        48.35 (24.89)\r\n  8 Lleyton Smith    17 SwimAtlanta-GA      49.03      48.41  q886  \r\n             23.45        48.41 (24.96)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday&#8217;s preliminary events from the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Nationals East Championships featured the prelim heats of the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Breast and 100 Back. 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