{"id":530622,"date":"2023-06-29T03:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T10:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=530622"},"modified":"2023-06-29T14:18:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T21:18:38","slug":"u-s-nationals-torri-huske-tops-in-loaded-100-butterfly-field-heat-sheet-day-3-prelims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-torri-huske-tops-in-loaded-100-butterfly-field-heat-sheet-day-3-prelims\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Nationals: Torri Huske Is Top Seed in Loaded 100 Butterfly Field (Heat Sheet – Day 3 Prelims)"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Nationals: Torri Huske Tops in Loaded 100 Butterfly Field (Heat Sheet – Day 3 Prelims)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The third morning of preliminary action at U.S. Nationals will include the 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 50 breaststroke and 50 backstroke. The session begins at 10 a.m. ET in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

Click here to view the full heat sheet<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 400 IM begins the session with\u00a0Katie Grimes\u00a0<\/strong>as the top seed after she took silver at the World Championships last year and threatened the American record earlier this year. Grimes is not yet on the team after disappointing results in the 800 free and 200 free, but she is the top seed here by five seconds.\u00a0Leah Hayes <\/strong>will swim next to Grimes in the final heat while Olympic silver medalist Emma Weyant<\/strong> and NCAA 400-yard IM champion Alex Walsh<\/strong> are other contenders. Both\u00a0Leah Smith<\/strong> and\u00a0Hali Flickinger<\/strong> scratched the event.<\/p>\n

Carson Foster<\/strong>, already on the team in the 200 fly, is the top seed in the 400 IM. Foster is swimming in lane four in the final heat after Olympic champion\u00a0Chase Kalisz<\/strong>. Distance ace Bobby Finke<\/strong> will race next to Foster in the last heat.<\/p>\n

The women’s 100 fly is a loaded heat with\u00a0reigning world champion and American-record holder\u00a0Torri Huske<\/strong> swimming in the final heat. Huske is likely on the Worlds team after her fifth-place finish in the 100 free, but she can secure an individual spot here. She will swim next to\u00a0Kate Douglass<\/strong>, already the winner of the 100 free and 200 breast.\u00a0Claire Curzan<\/strong> and\u00a0Gretchen\u00a0<\/strong>Walsh\u00a0<\/strong>will race in the second-to-last heat after\u00a0Regan Smith <\/strong>and\u00a0Alex Shackell<\/strong> are the top names in the previous heat.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, with\u00a0Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>,\u00a0Shaine Casas<\/strong> and\u00a0Trenton Julian<\/strong> all struggling at this meet, the men’s 100 fly has become a wide-open affair. Look out for\u00a0Michael Andrew<\/strong>, Aiden Hayes<\/strong> and teenage Worlds team member\u00a0Thomas Heilman<\/strong> in the first circle-seeded heat while Dare Rose<\/strong> and backstroke specialist\u00a0Ryan Murphy<\/strong> are in the second heat.<\/p>\n

American-record holder\u00a0Lilly King<\/strong> and world champion\u00a0Nic Fink<\/strong> are the top seeds in their respective editions of the 50 breast while\u00a0Katharine Berkoff<\/strong>, Regan Smith and\u00a0Olivia Smoliga<\/strong> each lead a heat of the women’s 50 back. Finally, look for another showdown between\u00a0Hunter Armstrong<\/strong> and\u00a0Justin Ress<\/strong> in the men’s 50 back with the two men each swimming in separate heats at the end of the session.<\/p>\n