The final night of the 2019 Speedo USA Junior Nationals was packed with close races, fast speeds, and is sure to hold lifelong memories for the swimmers and their families.<\/p>\n
Starting off the final night of the meet was the women’s 200 IM, where Justina Kozan<\/strong>\u00a0added another gold to her growing collection with a time of 2:12.74. Coming in second was\u00a013 year old Leah Hayes<\/strong>\u00a0(2:13.06) who is\u00a0now only .33 of a second off of Missy Franklin’s<\/strong> National Age Group Record.<\/p>\n Tim Connery<\/strong> held his first place seed in the men’s 200 IM by going a time of 2:02.21.<\/p>\n Claiming the title in the women’s 1500\u00a0freestyle was Sophia Karras<\/strong>\u00a0with a time of 16:39.40, nearly five seconds ahead of her competitors.<\/p>\n The women’s 50 freestyle was close as the women in the A final placed only .65 of a second apart, with Cora Dupre<\/strong> (25.62) in the lead and\u00a0Emma Wheal<\/strong>\u00a0(25.63) following only .01 of a second behind and Lindsay Flynn<\/strong>\u00a0(35.65) following .03 of a second behind.<\/p>\n Hunter Armstrong<\/strong> gains another gold as he wins the men’s 50 freestyle with a time of 22.57.\u00a0Hunter Armstrong<\/strong>\u00a0was a remarkable .47 second lead over the second place seed.<\/p>\n James Plage<\/strong> captures the win in the men’s 800 freestyle with a time of 8:03.84, just a little over two seconds off of the Championship Record.<\/p>\n Olympic Trials Cut: 2:17.39\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Justina Kozan<\/strong> adds yet another gold to her growing collection when she went a time of 2:12.74 in the women’s 200 IM. Kozan dropped nearly four seconds from prelims and 1.30 seconds from her best time in tonight’s race. Along with winning the 200 IM, Kozan has come in first in the 200 butterfly and 200 freestyle, as well as the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay.<\/p>\n Youngster, Leah Hayes<\/strong>, drops 1.75 seconds to capture second place with a time of 2:13.06. Hayes remains\u00a0second in the all-time 13-14 rankings, now only .33 of a second off of Missy Franklin’s<\/strong> National Age Group Record.<\/p>\n Taking the bronze was Felicia Pasadyn<\/strong> with a time of 2:14.92. Pasadyn’s speedy backstroke leg moved her from sixth to second, though this isn’t a big surprise seeing that she took first earlier this week in the 200 backstroke.<\/p>\n Also under the Olympic Trials time this evening was Tristen Ulett<\/strong> (2:15.97), Colby Hurt<\/strong> (2:16.60), and Zoe Dixon<\/strong> (2:16.81).<\/p>\n Taking seventh was Sam Baron<\/strong> with a time of 2:17.86, followed closely by Samantha Tadder<\/strong> with a time of 2:17.98.<\/p>\n Also qualifying for the Olympic Trials were B finalists Anna Havens Rice<\/strong> (2:17.35), Kate McCarville<\/strong> (2:17.35), and Hannah Ownbey<\/strong> (2:17.38), along with C finalists\u00a0Liza Whitmire<\/strong> (2:16.49) and Rye Ulett<\/strong> (2:16.79).<\/p>\n\n
Women\u2019s 200 IM<\/h2>\n