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Both Cruz, who attended the University of the Incarnate Word, and Michigan alum Vargas represent Mexico. Vargas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/confident-ricardo-vargas-chasing-a-second-olympic-berth\/\">swam at the 2016 Olympics in Rio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamunify.com\/SubTabGeneric.jsp?team=uana&amp;_stabid_=209926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">meet at the Orlando Health National Training Center<\/a> is an opportunity for swimmers primarily from South and Central America and the Caribbean to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Some American swimmers, particularly those that train in Florida, are also racing there.<\/p>\n<p>The third new B cut from the meet came via <strong>Alfonso Mestre<\/strong> in the 200 free, the Puerto Rican national champ and University of Florida swimmer going 1:49.84. He was third in that race. <strong>Khader Baqlah,<\/strong> the 2016 Jordanian Olympian who trains at Florida, won in 1:48.10, 1.6 shy of his best time. <strong>Jorge Iga<\/strong> of Mexico, who entered within 12 hundredths of the A cut, was slower than his seed in going 1:48.40 for second.<\/p>\n<p>Dominican swimmer <strong>Josue Dominguez,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/byu-sets-mpsf-breaststroke-records-via-katie-mcbratney-josue-dominguez\/\">off a stellar season at BYU<\/a>, put down a personal-best 1:01.25 in winning the 100 breast. He had already attained a B cut in the event. On the women\u2019s side, <strong>Melissa Rodriguez Villanueva<\/strong> won in 1:09.11, unable to close the last .25 seconds to the automatic standard. 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