{"id":573774,"date":"2023-12-02T08:40:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T15:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=573774"},"modified":"2023-12-02T10:23:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T17:23:11","slug":"u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Open Day 4 Prelims: Abbey Weitzeil, Simone Manuel, Lead Packed 100 Free; Dressel Into B Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Open continued from Greensboro, North Carolina, with the Day 4 prelims on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbey Weitzeil<\/strong> led a loaded 100 free field just ahead of <strong>Simone Manuel,<\/strong> while some of the top names on the men&#8217;s side missed the A final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer McIntosh, Ryan Held, Cody Miller<\/strong> and <strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong> claimed top seeds as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2023\/toyota-u-s-open-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-katie-ledecky-dominates-800-free-charlie-clark-pulls-off-comeback-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 1 Finals Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-prelims-caeleb-dressel-goes-22-35-in-50-free-return-for-b-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 2 Prelims<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-shaine-casas-rips-200-im-in-b-final-caeleb-dressel-also-wins-in-consol-heat-mens-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 2 Men\u2019s Finals Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-summer-mcintosh-tops-katie-ledecky-in-400-free-kate-douglass-wins-exciting-200-im-womens-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 2 Women\u2019s Finals Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-prelims-caeleb-dressel-comes-out-strong-with-51-83-in-100-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 3 Prelims Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-caeleb-dressel-picks-up-win-in-tight-100-fly-final-mens-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 3 Men&#8217;s Finals Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-siobhan-haughey-pulls-off-200-free-100-breast-double-torri-huske-shines-in-100-fly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 4 Women&#8217;s Final Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>U.S. Open: Women\u2019s 200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s <strong>Summer McIntosh<\/strong> claimed the top seed in a loaded 20 backstroke field, edging out a slew of U.S. Olympians for the top spot. McIntosh finished in 2:08.56.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claire Curzan<\/strong> took the second seed in 2:08.78, followed by <strong>Regan Smith<\/strong> (2:09.37) and <strong>Phoebe Bacon<\/strong> (2:11.02).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573780\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/screen-shot-2023-12-02-at-10-31-50-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1059,536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2023-12-02 at 10.31.50 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM-1024x518.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-573780 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1059\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM.png 1059w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM-280x142.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM-450x228.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.31.50-AM-533x270.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1059px) 100vw, 1059px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Open: Men\u2019s 200 Backstroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s prelims in the 200 back was also extremely close.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hubert Kos<\/strong> took the top seed, getting to the wall in1:58.52, just there e hundredths of a second ahead of <strong>Kieran<\/strong> <strong>Smith<\/strong>, who finished in 1:58.55.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brandon Miller<\/strong> grabbed the third seed in 1:58.59, the final swimmer to break two minutes in the event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/screen-shot-2023-12-02-at-10-33-39-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1053,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2023-12-02 at 10.33.39 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM-700x499.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM-1024x485.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-573781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1053\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM.png 1053w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM-280x133.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM-450x213.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.33.39-AM-533x253.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Open: Women\u2019s 100 Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An absolutely loaded field hit the water for the women\u2019s 100 frees the top eight are all either Olympians or world champions.<\/p>\n<p>Three swimmers broke 54 seconds, led by <strong>Abbey Weitzeil<\/strong>, who touched the wall in 53.80.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simone Manuel<\/strong> threw down a stellar race to take the second seed in 53.94, followed by Virginia\u2019s <strong>Gretchen<\/strong> <strong>Walsh<\/strong> (53.95).<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong\u2019s <strong>Siobhan Haughey<\/strong>, fresh off of her double wins on Friday, took the fourth seed in 54.22.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Torri Huske,<\/strong> who won the 100 butterfly on Friday, took the fifth seed in 54.31 ahead of Canadian Olympian <strong>Mary-Sophie Harvey<\/strong> (54.73) and U.S. Olympians <strong>Olivia Smoliga<\/strong> (54.83) and <strong>Katharine Berkoff<\/strong> (55.01), setting up what looks to be a thrilling final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/screen-shot-2023-12-02-at-10-40-24-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1033,596\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2023-12-02 at 10.40.24 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM-1024x591.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-573782 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1033\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM.png 1033w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM-280x162.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM-450x260.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.40.24-AM-533x308.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s 100 Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 100 free saw several of the big names in the sport miss out on the A final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caeleb Dressel, Shaine Casas<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Liendo<\/strong> all landed in the B final after prelims on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The top seed in the finals went to <strong>Ryan Held<\/strong>, who touched the wall in 48.47.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt King<\/strong> took the second seed in 48.63, followed by <strong>Nandor Nemeth<\/strong> (48.67), <strong>Chris Guiliano<\/strong> (48.72) and <strong>Drew Kibler<\/strong> (48.79).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/screen-shot-2023-12-02-at-10-43-45-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1038,626\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2023-12-02 at 10.43.45 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM-1024x618.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-573784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1038\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM.png 1038w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM-280x169.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM-450x271.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-10.43.45-AM-533x321.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Open: Women\u2019s 200 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Virginia swimmers past and present took three of the top four spots in the 200 breaststroke prelims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong> cruised to the top seed in 2:23.81, nearly three seconds ahead of the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Walsh g<\/strong>rabbed the second seed with a swim of 2:26.21 to hold off Lithuania\u2019s <strong>Kotryna Teterevkova<\/strong> (2:26.46) and Virginia\u2019s <strong>Ella Nelson<\/strong> (2:26.69).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lily King<\/strong> took the fifth spot in 2:27.57. <strong>Lydia Jacoby<\/strong> grabbed the eighth spot (2:30.85).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/screen-shot-2023-12-02-at-11-10-41-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1051,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2023-12-02 at 11.10.41 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM-1024x585.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-573787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1051\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM.png 1051w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM-280x160.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM-450x257.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.10.41-AM-533x304.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1051px) 100vw, 1051px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Open: Men\u2019s 200 Breaststroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cody Miller<\/strong> and<strong> Matt Fallon<\/strong> were just six hundredths of a second apart in the 200 breaststroke prelims.<\/p>\n<p>Miller claimed the top seed with a swim of 2:09.80, while Fallon was just behind in 2:09.86.<\/p>\n<p>They were the only swimmers to go under 2:12 in the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chase Kalisz<\/strong> and <strong>Will Licon<\/strong> tied for the third spot in 2:12.39.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Olympian <strong>Nic Fink<\/strong> swam to the 12th spot in 2:14.79.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/screen-shot-2023-12-02-at-11-41-46-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.41.46-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,626\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2023-12-02 at 11.41.46 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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She got to the wall in 2:08.10, the only swimmer int he field to break 2:10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lindsay Looney<\/strong> claimed the second seed with a swim of 2:10.39, while, <strong>Dakota Luther<\/strong> (2:11.20) and <strong>Charlotte Hook<\/strong> (2:12.10) are looming for the final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/screen-shot-2023-12-02-at-11-56-26-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-11.56.26-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1022,562\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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was second in 1:55.51.<\/p>\n<p>Mission Viejo\u2019s <strong>Trenton Julian t<\/strong>ook the third seed in 1:56.22, followed by <strong>Ilya Kharun<\/strong> (1:57.41), <strong>Zach Harting<\/strong> (1:57.67), <strong>Luca Urlando<\/strong> (1:57.95) and<strong> Carson Foster<\/strong> (1:57.96).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"573800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-day-4-prelims-recap-abbey-weitzeil-simone-manuel-lead-packed-100-free-final\/screen-shot-2023-12-02-at-12-19-12-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-12.19.12-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1016,573\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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