﻿{"id":648588,"date":"2026-07-28T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=648588"},"modified":"2026-07-28T19:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T02:25:04","slug":"us-national-championships-day-1-womens-finals-hannah-bellard-holds-off-bella-sims-in-200-fly-derivaux-makes-junior-pan-pacs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/us-national-championships-day-1-womens-finals-hannah-bellard-holds-off-bella-sims-in-200-fly-derivaux-makes-junior-pan-pacs\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Nationals, Day One Women&#8217;s Finals: Hannah Bellard Holds off Bella Sims in 200 Fly; Derivaux Makes Junior Pan Pacs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>US National Championships Day 1 Women&#8217;s Finals: Hannah Bellard Holds off Bella Sims in 200 Fly; Derivaux Makes Junior Pan Pacs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The USA Swimming 2026 Toyota National Championships have kicked off from Irvine, California.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s events for the Day 1 finals include the 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle and 800 free.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at what happened during the women&#8217;s finals:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2026\/2026-toyota-national-championships-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2026-u-s-national-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete Meet Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<p>There was some electricity in the water before the 200 fly A final to kick off the first night in Irvine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audrey Derivaux<\/strong> won the 18-under final in 2:07.86, a time that would have finished fourth in the A final, but the top 18-under swimmers were in one heat together.<\/p>\n<p>Her time qualified her for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships.<\/p>\n<p>That led to the A final where University of Michigan swimmers went 1-2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah Bellard<\/strong> won the national title in the event with a swim of 2:06.86, holding off college teammate <strong>Bella Sims<\/strong>, who got to the wall in 2:07.19.<\/p>\n<p>Texas&#8217;<strong> Lindsay Looney<\/strong> was third in 2:07.26, followed by Tennessee&#8217;s <strong>Emily Brown<\/strong> (2:08.25) and former Cal star <strong>Rachel Klinker<\/strong> (2:07.59).<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the top eight were <strong>Bailey Hartman<\/strong> (2:10.21), <strong>Carli Cronk<\/strong> (2:11.17) and <strong>Campbell<\/strong> <strong>Stoll<\/strong> (2:12.74).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"648591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/us-national-championships-day-1-womens-finals-hannah-bellard-holds-off-bella-sims-in-200-fly-derivaux-makes-junior-pan-pacs\/screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www-omegatiming-com\/\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_-1024x839.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-648591 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1171\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg 1171w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_-1024x839.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_-244x200.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_-300x246.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_-450x369.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_-1098x900.jpeg 1098w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_212434_www.omegatiming.com_-533x437.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1171px) 100vw, 1171px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>With some of the sport&#8217;s stars resting for the Pan Pacific Championships, the women&#8217;s 100 free was still incredibly fast.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s <strong>Anna Moesch<\/strong> threw down an American record 51.88 to win the national championship.<\/p>\n<p>Moesch turned in 25.07 and closed in 26.81.<\/p>\n<p>Her time broke Moesch&#8217;s own American record in the event (51.94) set in March.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/anna-moesch-takes-down-american-record-in-100-freestyle-wins-nationals-in-51-88\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More on this race<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t just Moesch that was speedy, either.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rylee Erisman<\/strong> and Indiana&#8217;s <strong>Liberty Clark<\/strong> were both in the 52s, chasing Moesch and finishing with stellar swims.<\/p>\n<p>Erisman got to the wall in 52.92, while Clark touched in 52.97.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee&#8217;s <strong>Camille Spink<\/strong> took fourth in 53.19, followed by Indiana&#8217;s <strong>Kristina Paegle<\/strong> (54.24), Alabama&#8217;s <strong>Cadence Vincent<\/strong> (54.30), Wolfpack Elite&#8217;s <strong>Erika Pelaez<\/strong> (54.33) and Louisville&#8217;s <strong>Caroline<\/strong> <strong>Larsen<\/strong> (54.40).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"648599\" 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https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_215118_www.omegatiming.com_-300x251.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_215118_www.omegatiming.com_-450x376.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_215118_www.omegatiming.com_-1076x900.jpeg 1076w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_215118_www.omegatiming.com_-533x446.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1117px) 100vw, 1117px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 800 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<p>Texas Longhorn Aquatics&#8217; <strong>Kate Hurst<\/strong> claimed the national championship in the 800 free.<\/p>\n<p>Hurst got to the wall in 8:28.33 to hold off the field by three seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gena Jorgenson<\/strong> was second with a swim of 8:31.18, which held off <strong>Sydney Schoeck<\/strong>, who took third in 8:32.44.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brinkleigh Hansen<\/strong> took fourth in 8:33.0-5, followed by Michigan&#8217;s <strong>Katie McCarthy<\/strong> (8:33.94), <strong>Paige Downey<\/strong> (8:35.07), OSU&#8217;s <strong>Mila Nikanorov<\/strong> (8:35.47) and <strong>Zayda Miehl<\/strong> (8:35.56).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"648610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/us-national-championships-day-1-womens-finals-hannah-bellard-holds-off-bella-sims-in-200-fly-derivaux-makes-junior-pan-pacs\/screenshot_28-7-2026_22242_www-omegatiming-com\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot_28-7-2026_22242_www.omegatiming.com_.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1159,1073\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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