By M. Duncan Scott<\/p>\n
MESA, AZ \u2013 July 26 \u2013 NINE locations will host 2004 Summer SPEEDO Champion Series events across three different weekends. The first six meets have just finished. This note highlights the top efforts in Ft. Lauderdale.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tSouthern \u2013 Fort Lauderdale, FL \u2013 July 21-25 (results not yet on meet website but can be found at LSC site: http:\/\/www.fgcswim.org\/<\/b>
\n\u2022\tCentral \u2013 Wichita, KS \u2013 July 21-24
\n\u2022\tEastern \u2013 Buffalo, NY \u2013 July 22-25
\n\u2022\tSouthern \u2013 Auburn, AL \u2013 July 22-25
\n\u2022\tWestern \u2013 Clovis, CA \u2013 July 22-25
\n\u2022\tCentral \u2013 Minneapolis, MN \u2013 July 22-25
\n\u2022\tCentral \u2013 Bloomington, IN \u2013 July 28-August 1
\n\u2022\tSouthern \u2013 Austin, TX \u2013 July 28-August 1
\n\u2022\tWestern \u2013 Federal Way, WA \u2013 August 10-14 <\/p>\n
We\u2019ll highlight some of the more sizzling swims here, but please click on the special \u201cSpeedo Championship Series Summer Sectional Meets Results Page\u201d link at the top of the SwimInfo homepage to access the results of every swim, and more!<\/p>\n
In Ft. Lauderdale the largest portion of the top swims came from foreign athletes, many of whom are putting the final touches on their preparation before Athens. <\/p>\n
Poleska\u2019s 200 was probably the most outstanding swim, only one and one-third seconds from her June effort that qualified for the German team.<\/p>\n
Women:
\n100 Freestyle\t\t:57.40\t\t Natalie Pike\tFAST
\n100 Backstroke\t\t1:03.84\t\t Leila Vaziri\tCoral Spring
\n100\/200 Breaststroke\t1:10.54\/2:28.52\t Anne Poleska\tUN (Germany)<\/p>\n
Men:
\n400\/1500 Freestyle\t3:57.80\/15:49.12 Ricardo Montasterio (Gator; VEN)
\n100\/200 Breaststroke\t1:02.77\/2:15.91\t Vlad Polyakov (CSSC; Kazakhstan)
\n100 Backstroke\/Butterfly :57.72\/:54.33\t Gabriel Mangabeira (Gator; Brazil)
\n200 Butterfly\t\t2:00.82\t\t Josh Ilika (Mexico)
\n200\/400 Ind. Medleys\t2:05.15\/4:25.80\t Bang, Kim II (Gator; Korea)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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