ORLANDO, Florida, March 20. THE 400 IM lived up to its hype on the third night of the NCSA Junior National Championships. The notoriously difficult event came down to the wire on both the women and men\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 400 IM:<\/p>\n
The women truly showed their grit in the A final. Both Dynamo\u2019s Kylie Stewart, Ozaukee Aquatic\u2019s Katherine Drabot swam the 200 freestyle earlier in the night. Stewart, who placed second in the 200 freestyle and won the 200 back on the second night of finals pulled far ahead of the field during the butterfly leg, thanks in part to her dynamite underwaters. Stewart turned at a 56.29 at the 100 and held her lead through the backstroke. However, Katherine Drabot turned it up on the breaststroke leg and pulled ahead slightly going into the freestyle. Drabot posted her first win of the meet in the event with a 4:09.43. Stewart slipped to second with a 4:10.22.<\/p>\n
\u201c[I was] just trying to stay as close [to Stewart] as possible in the first half and using the second half to gain on her,\u201d said Drabot after her race.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 400 IM:<\/p>\n
Outside smoke kicked off the men\u2019s 400 IM A final. Jacob Miller, out in lane 8, posted a ridiculously fast 50.30 butterfly leg opener. Miller maintained his lead by a second through the backstroke, but slipped to third behind Connor Bentz and Sam McHugh after the breaststroke leg.<\/p>\n
McHugh and Bentz made the race a nailbiter, turning with only five one hundredths between them at the last 50. Although McHugh was shaved and tapered and a talented distance swimmer, Bentz slipped his hand on the wall first for the win with a 3:45.53 to McHugh\u2019s 3:45.81. Bentz and McHugh\u2019s times qualified both for Sr. Nationals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of tight races in the freestyle,\u201d said Bentz to Swimming World. \u201cI thought he had it, but it came down to that last 25. It was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
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