By M. Duncan Scott<\/p>\n
PALO ALTO, Calif., August 7. IT\u2019S not easy to be like Mike. Some days you\u2019re hot, some days you\u2019re not. Pick your clich\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Yesterday Justin Mortimer, Mission Viejo, seemed poised to join Michael Phelps as the only male five-time winner in a single ConocoPhillips National Championships. Now he may qualify for a swimming trivia question.<\/p>\n
With his primary event still to go — the 1500 meters, where he missed the U. S. Olympic team by 1.7 seconds — Mortimer must still be favored to win his fourth title in one Nationals, a wonderful feat surpassed only by Phelps. But instead of the five win club he has now joined another elite, but not necessarily envied, group.<\/p>\n
Mortimer swam 3:59.39 in the final heat, finishing .93 outside the last spot in the top final earned by eventual second place finisher Max Jaben of the Kansas City Blazers. At night, after failing to qualify for the championship heat in a major meet, he then won the consolation final with a faster time than the official champion. Just like Thomas Fahrner of Germany earned 9th place in the 1984 Olympic 400 freestyle with a better time than American George DiCarlo\u2019s time to win gold, Mortimer won the \u201cB\u201d final at 3:54.34, compared to the winning effort of 17-year-old Michael Klueh, Longhorn, who went by Jaben on the final 50 to win at 3:54.75.<\/p>\n
So he can\u2019t win five titles, but he can have the fastest time in the finals session for five events! If he completes this quintuple with a 1500 win, see if you can remember that in the trivia quizzes that come out before Beijing 2008. But let\u2019s not get too far ahead of ourselves on this. Who knows? Maybe Chris Thompson will be recovered enough from his broken arms to upset the four-title apple cart; or maybe one of the young guns or Frenchmen, so prominent in this meet, will break up the party. It will be fun to watch!<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, seven of the eight individual winners had no titles coming into the meet, with Tanica Jamison (100 butterfly; :59.23) and Hayley McGregory (100 backstroke; 1:02.55), teammates at Longhorn, picking up their second wins of the week. Only Randall Bal, Stanford, (100 backstroke; :54.67) had previous title experience. <\/p>\n
First time winners included 400 freestylers Kleuh and Kate Ziegler, The Fish (4:12.06), 100 breaststrokers Jessica Hardy, NOVA, (1:08.33) and Kevin Swander, Indiana Swim Team (1:02.81) and another young Longhorn, Daniel Rohleder, 18, in the 100 butterfly (:54.17). <\/p>\n
The 4 X 200 freestyle relays were won by Longhorn (Women: 8:18.05) and Mecklenburg (Men: 7:35.84).<\/p>\n
The meet concludes with Saturday\u2019s schedule of 200m IM, 1500m free, 50m free and 400m medley relay. <\/p>\n
100 BACKSTROKE<\/p>\n
WOMEN
\nMcGregory lead by .84 at the 50 and never looked back in picking up the backstroke double. No other athletes swam under 1:03.00.<\/p>\n
MEN
\nBal had the swim of the meet so far in terms of world ranking. His :54.67 is probably faster than what will be necessary to make the Olympic final, if participation there were based on athletic performance and not on decisions rooted in bureaucratic provincialism (i.e. 2 per country, instead of an international time standard). <\/p>\n
Bal, 23, won his third consecutive ConocoPhillips 100 backstroke, winning both last summer and this spring also. He was a man among boy in this field where teenagers filled the next four spots, winning by 2.39 seconds.<\/p>\n
Bal, a member of the 2001 and 2003 U.S. World Championship teams, is one of the top five Americans of all time in that event and finished fourth place in the 100m back at last month\u2019s Olympic Trials. At first he wasn\u2019t sure he wanted to come back after Trials and swim Nationals or not, but the long-time Stanford star decided to take the home-pool advantage available to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main reason I decided to swim was what better meet to go to than one where the pool\u2019s in your back yard and where you\u2019ve trained all year long,\u201d Bal said. \u201cI kind of wanted a different meet where expectations weren\u2019t as high, and I was a little more relaxed. Coming in, my confidence was not all that high. I felt pretty bad (after taking that time off), and to be honest, that time kind of surprised me.\u201d <\/p>\n
————
\nFrom official results:
\nEvent 17 Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke
\n=========================================================================
\n World: W 59.58 8\/13\/2002 Natalie A Coughlin, Cal\/USA
\n American: A 59.58 8\/13\/2002 Natalie A Coughlin, Cal\/USA
\n U.S. Open: U 59.58 8\/13\/2002 Natalie A Coughlin, Cal\/USA
\n LC Nationals: M 59.58 8\/13\/2002 Natalie A Coughlin, Cal\/USA
\n Sum National: 1:05.39
\n Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
\n=========================================================================
\n === A – Final === <\/p>\n
1 McGregory, Hayley 18 Longhorn Aquatic 1:03.12 1:02.55 20
\n 30.10 1:02.55 (32.45)
\n 2 Rogers, Lauren 17 Terrapins-PC 1:04.15 1:03.59 17
\n 30.94 1:03.59 (32.65)
\n 3 Smit, Julia 16 Three Village-MR 1:05.01 1:03.91 16
\n 31.71 1:03.91 (32.20)
\n 4 Axtell, Andrea 17 Longhorn Aquatic 1:04.38 1:03.94 15
\n 31.13 1:03.94 (32.81)
\n 5 Pease, Lara 17 Irvine Novaquati 1:04.92 1:03.96 14
\n 31.05 1:03.96 (32.91)
\n 6 Bishop, Brooke 17 Palo Alto Stanfo 1:04.46 1:04.25 13
\n 31.38 1:04.25 (32.87)
\n 7 Smart, Lauren 14 Team Charlotte-N 1:04.56 1:04.39 12
\n 31.14 1:04.39 (33.25)
\n 8 Voyles, Lindsay 18 Longhorn Aquatic 1:04.82 1:04.62 11
\n 31.62 1:04.62 (33.00)<\/p>\n
Event 18 Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke
\n=========================================================================
\n World: W 53.60 8\/24\/1999 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA
\n American: A 53.60 8\/24\/1999 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA
\n U.S. Open: U 53.64 7\/9\/2004 Aaron Peirsol, Irvine Nova
\n LC Nationals: M 53.67 8\/10\/2000 Lenny Krayzelburg, Trojan
\n Sum National: 58.69
\n Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
\n=========================================================================
\n === A – Final === <\/p>\n
1 Bal, Randall 23 Stanford Swimmin 56.89 54.67 20
\n 25.87 54.67 (28.80)
\n 2 Russell, David 17 New England Barr 57.55 57.06 17
\n 27.81 57.06 (29.25)
\n 3 Rohleder, Daniel 18 Longhorn Aquatic 57.40 57.17 16
\n 27.44 57.17 (29.73)
\n 4 Sacco, Thomas 19 City of Plano-NT 58.65 57.30 15
\n 27.67 57.30 (29.63)
\n 5 Vayo, Louis 18 Fast Swim Team-C 58.41 57.63 14
\n 28.22 57.63 (29.41)
\n 6 Mitchell, Adam 20 Minnesota-MN\/CIA 58.32 57.82 13
\n 27.89 57.82 (29.93)
\n 7 Leach, Matthew 23 Indiana Swim Tea 58.63 58.21 12
\n 27.88 58.21 (30.33)
\n — Paul, Alister 21 Boilermaker Aqua 57.25 DQ
\n 27.57 59.73 (32.16)<\/p>\n
.
\n400 FREESTYLE<\/p>\n
WOMEN
\nIt has been a great summer for the rising star distance swimming Fish from Potomac Valley. Ziegler, 16, set a new meet record in the 1500 at the venerable Santa Clara International meet in May, followed with two top 5 finishes at the Olympic Trials. She even threw in some sprints and a personal best 2:02.56 to win the 200 free at the Minneapolis Speedo Champions Series event.<\/p>\n
And now she wins her first-ever national title. <\/p>\n
She turned the tables on Alyssa Kiel, Lake Erie Silver Dolphins, who had bested her in the 800 freestyle. Ziegler lead by about \u00bd second at the 200 and then turned it on over the final segment, coming home in 1:02.91, while Kiel couldn\u2019t break 1:04.00 on the last leg. <\/p>\n
MEN
\nJaben lead in lane 8 at the 350 by .45, but Kleuh must have seen him and put on the afterburners coming home in :27.81 for his victory, to Jaben\u2019s :29.06.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a shock,\u201d Klueh said. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect this at all. I had a disappointing performance at Trials, and I just wanted to come in and swim faster than I did there. I swam a lot faster, actually. I\u2019m relieved. After this morning, I saw I had a chance to win, and it all worked out perfectly in the water.\u201d <\/p>\n
You might be able to interpret, \u201cAfter this morning, I saw I had a chance to win\u201d as \u201cWe saw Mortimer was missing in action this morning.\u201d Making a bit of a statement of his own anyway, Mortimer\u2019s consolation splits lead all times in the final from 100 forward, in direct contrast to his earlier strategy to control the final quarter of his races.
\n———
\nFrom official results:<\/p>\n
Event 19 Women 400 LC Meter Freestyle
\n=========================================================================
\n World: W 4:03.85 9\/22\/1988 Janet Evans, USA
\n American: A 4:03.85 9\/22\/1988 Janet Evans, USA
\n U.S. Open: U 4:05.45 12\/20\/1987Janet Evans, Fullerton
\n LC Nationals: M 4:05.85 7\/29\/1993 Janet Evans, Fullerton
\n Sum National: 4:20.89
\n Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
\n=========================================================================
\n === A – Final === <\/p>\n
1 Ziegler, Kate 16 The Fish-PV 4:14.05 4:12.06 20
\n 29.33 1:00.90 (31.57)
\n 1:32.79 (31.89) 2:04.92 (32.13)
\n 2:36.88 (31.96) 3:09.15 (32.27)
\n 3:41.31 (32.16) 4:12.06 (30.75)
\n 2 Kiel, Alyssa 17 Lake Erie Silver 4:16.42 4:14.05 17
\n 29.64 1:01.29 (31.65)
\n 1:33.29 (32.00) 2:05.43 (32.14)
\n 2:37.61 (32.18) 3:09.96 (32.35)
\n 3:42.26 (32.30) 4:14.05 (31.79)
\n 3 Dwelley, Kate 15 Terrapins-PC 4:17.44 4:16.53 16
\n 29.95 1:01.81 (31.86)
\n 1:33.82 (32.01) 2:06.44 (32.62)
\n 2:39.50 (33.06) 3:12.76 (33.26)
\n 3:45.10 (32.34) 4:16.53 (31.43)
\n 4 Illescas, Jennifer 17 Asphalt Green-MR 4:18.29 4:16.58 15
\n 29.85 1:01.59 (31.74)
\n 1:34.37 (32.78) 2:06.96 (32.59)
\n 2:39.64 (32.68) 3:12.50 (32.86)
\n 3:45.01 (32.51) 4:16.58 (31.57)
\n 5 Stowers, Julia 22 Pilot-Knoxville- 4:17.05 4:16.64 14
\n 29.71 1:01.53 (31.82)
\n 1:33.70 (32.17) 2:06.41 (32.71)
\n 2:38.92 (32.51) 3:11.79 (32.87)
\n 3:44.58 (32.79) 4:16.64 (32.06)
\n 6 Hayter, Blake 16 North Coast Aqua 4:18.21 4:17.22 13
\n 30.16 1:02.49 (32.33)
\n 1:35.06 (32.57) 2:07.85 (32.79)
\n 2:40.50 (32.65) 3:13.26 (32.76)
\n 3:45.56 (32.30) 4:17.22 (31.66)
\n 7 Ditto, Kelsey 15 Longhorn Aquatic 4:17.91 4:19.86 12
\n 29.43 1:00.57 (31.14)
\n 1:32.96 (32.39) 2:05.98 (33.02)
\n 2:39.64 (33.66) 3:13.40 (33.76)
\n 3:47.17 (33.77) 4:19.86 (32.69)
\n 8 Conway, Laura 19 Swim Macon-GA\/Un 4:17.64 4:20.22 11
\n 30.64 1:03.13 (32.49)
\n 1:35.64 (32.51) 2:08.72 (33.08)
\n 2:41.45 (32.73) 3:14.64 (33.19)
\n 3:47.66 (33.02) 4:20.22 (32.56)<\/p>\n
Event 20 Men 400 LC Meter Freestyle
\n=========================================================================
\n World: W 3:40.08 7\/30\/2002 Ian Thorpe, AUS
\n American: A 3:44.19 7\/7\/2004 Klete Keller, Club Wolverine
\n U.S. Open: U 3:44.19 7\/7\/2004 Klete Keller, Club Wolverine
\n LC Nationals: M 3:46.73 8\/8\/2003 Michael Phelps, N. Baltimore
\n Sum National: 4:02.99
\n Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
\n=========================================================================
\n === A – Final === <\/p>\n
1 Klueh, Michael 17 Longhorn Aquatic 3:57.48 3:54.75 20
\n 27.63 57.28 (29.65)
\n 1:27.11 (29.83) 1:57.45 (30.34)
\n 2:27.23 (29.78) 2:57.33 (30.10)
\n 3:26.94 (29.61) 3:54.75 (27.81)
\n 2 Jaben, Max 18 Kansas City Blaz 3:58.46 3:55.55 17
\n 27.71 57.52 (29.81)
\n 1:27.57 (30.05) 1:57.58 (30.01)
\n 2:27.38 (29.80) 2:57.08 (29.70)
\n 3:26.49 (29.41) 3:55.55 (29.06)
\n 3 Stovall, Brooks 16 Memphis Tiger-SE 3:57.71 3:56.22 16
\n 27.51 57.60 (30.09)
\n 1:27.55 (29.95) 1:58.07 (30.52)
\n 2:27.87 (29.80) 2:58.11 (30.24)
\n 3:27.48 (29.37) 3:56.22 (28.74)
\n 4 Patton, Matthew 17 Mecklenburg-NC 3:58.11 3:57.21 15
\n 27.41 57.38 (29.97)
\n 1:27.40 (30.02) 1:57.61 (30.21)
\n 2:27.61 (30.00) 2:57.79 (30.18)
\n 3:27.57 (29.78) 3:57.21 (29.64)
\n 5 #Houchin, Charles 16 YMCA of the Tria 3:58.18 3:57.59 14
\n 27.40 57.55 (30.15)
\n 1:28.03 (30.48) 1:57.89 (29.86)
\n 2:27.95 (30.06) 2:58.07 (30.12)
\n 3:28.42 (30.35) 3:57.59 (29.17)
\n 6 Thompson, Christopher 25 Club Wolverine-M 3:57.81 3:58.59 13
\n 28.32 58.27 (29.95)
\n 1:28.41 (30.14) 1:59.06 (30.65)
\n 2:29.24 (30.18) 2:59.68 (30.44)
\n 3:29.78 (30.10) 3:58.59 (28.81)
\n 7 Koehler, John 18 Dayton Raiders-O 3:57.04 3:58.65 12
\n 26.99 56.50 (29.51)
\n 1:26.75 (30.25) 1:57.57 (30.82)
\n 2:27.94 (30.37) 2:58.17 (30.23)
\n 3:28.90 (30.73) 3:58.65 (29.75)
\n 8 *Rouault, Sebastian 18 France 3:58.36 4:01.12 11
\n 26.93 56.68 (29.75)
\n 1:26.58 (29.90) 1:57.38 (30.80)
\n 2:28.26 (30.88) 2:59.78 (31.52)
\n 3:31.65 (31.87) 4:01.12 (29.47)<\/p>\n
=== B – Final === <\/p>\n
9 Mortimer, Justin 22 Mission Viejo-CA 3:59.39 3:54.34 9
\n 27.24 56.48 (29.24)
\n 1:25.84 (29.36) 1:55.66 (29.82)
\n 2:25.05 (29.39) 2:55.39 (30.34)
\n 3:24.95 (29.56) 3:54.34 (29.39)<\/p>\n
100 BREASTSTROKE<\/p>\n
WOMEN
\nThis was one of the fastest and most competitive race of the meet so far. The top three were all finalists at the Olympic Trials where they were the 5,4,6 finishers. And while all had faster swims in Long Beach, — which is the way it should be! \u2013 all swam times that would have again put them in the finals in the parking lot.<\/p>\n
Jessica Hardy has had a summer not unlike Kate Ziegler, from bursting on the scene with 1:08.67 meet record prelim swim at the Speedo Grand Challenge, to a national high school record 1:00.41 100 yard breaststroke the next week to 5th in the Olympic trials. <\/p>\n
And now she has a national title. Hardy trailed teammate Staciana Stitts by .07 at the 50 (:31.99 – :32.06) and just squeaked by at the finish to win 1:08.33 to 1:08.35 for Stitts. Her victory was hard-earned as she had to beat a 2000 Olympian who still holds the fastest American swim of the year (1:07.20 in Trials prelims) to get it. 200 champion Lindsey Ertter, Athens Bulldogs, was third in a solid 1:09.02.<\/p>\n
MEN
\nCould this be the start of something big\u2026again? I\u2019ve got a quiz for IU coach Ray Looze, for which I bet he already has the answer. When was the last time an IU man won a championship at U.S. Nationals? And are we witnessing a return to times when such events were almost commonplace?<\/p>\n
Kevin Swander (1:02.81) won his own international competition here a few days before the Olympics open by besting a Brazilian, a Frenchman and a Mexican for his win. <\/p>\n
Indiana University\u2019s athletic site reported that Swander\u2019s national title highlights a season that has seen the Greenwood, Ind., native earn Big Ten Swimmer of the Championship honors, All-American laurels in the 200-meter medley relay at the NCAA Championship and a seventh place finish in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Trials. (PB 1:02.31 in Trials semifinals)<\/p>\n
\u201cA year ago, Kevin did not even have the national qualifying standard in the breaststroke, and now he is a national champion,\u201d Indiana head coach Ray Looze said. \u201cThe progress he has made in the last year is amazing. It has changed him as a person, given him confidence and self-esteem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swander actually credits his 100-meter breaststroke title to his third place finish in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:16.32) on the first day of the meet. \u201cThat took the pressure off, because all summer long, I had not really put together a good 200 (meter) race,\u201d Swander said. \u201cThis (national title) is a great accomplishment, but I am still climbing my way up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swander adds an individual national title to the Swander family vault, to go along with the NCAA team championship experiences earned by his older sister Laura as a breaststroker at Auburn.<\/p>\n
——–
\nFrom official results
\nEvent 21 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
\n=========================================================================
\n World: W 1:06.37 7\/21\/2003 Leisel Jones, AUS
\n American: A 1:07.05 9\/18\/2000 Megan Quann, USA
\n U.S. Open: U 1:06.95 7\/18\/1999 Penny Heyns, RSA
\n LC Nationals: M 1:07.12 8\/10\/2000 Megan Quann, Puyallup
\n Sum National: 1:13.29
\n Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
\n=========================================================================
\n === A – Final === <\/p>\n
1 Hardy, Jessica 17 Irvine Novaquati 1:09.92 1:08.33 20
\n 32.06 1:08.33 (36.27)
\n 2 Stitts, Staciana 22 Irvine Novaquati 1:10.75 1:08.35 17
\n 31.99 1:08.35 (36.36)
\n 3 Ertter, Lindsey 21 Athens Bulldog-G 1:10.37 1:09.02 16
\n 32.69 1:09.02 (36.33)
\n 4 *Le Paranthoen, Ann-S 27 France 1:10.79 1:10.41 15
\n 33.04 1:10.41 (37.37)
\n 5 Briskie, Erin 20 Aggie Swim Club- 1:11.73 1:11.26 14
\n 33.74 1:11.26 (37.52)
\n 6 Botzum, Jessica 18 YMCA of the Tria 1:10.75 1:11.59 13
\n 33.69 1:11.59 (37.90)
\n 7 Hehn, Keri 23 Minnesota-MN 1:11.20 1:11.81 12
\n 34.11 1:11.81 (37.70)
\n 8 Jensen, Alicia 17 Team Foxjet-MN 1:11.88 1:12.44 11
\n 34.13 1:12.44 (38.31)<\/p>\n
Event 22 Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
\n=========================================================================
\n World: W 59.30 7\/7\/2004 Brendan Hansen, Longhorn Aq.
\n American: A 59.30 7\/8\/2004 Brendan Hansen, Longhorn Aq.
\n U.S. Open: U 59.30 7\/8\/2004 Brendan Hansen, Longhorn Aq.
\n LC Nationals: M 1:00.21 4\/4\/2003 Ed Moses, Curl-Burke
\n Sum National: 1:05.59
\n Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
\n=========================================================================
\n === A – Final === <\/p>\n
1 Swander, Kevin 20 Indiana Swim Tea 1:03.19 1:02.81 20
\n 29.49 1:02.81 (33.32)
\n 2 *Barbosa, Henrique 20 California Aquat 1:03.11 1:02.83 17
\n 30.05 1:02.83 (32.78)
\n 3 *Nicolardot, Julien 23 France 1:03.08 1:03.09 16
\n 29.86 1:03.09 (33.23)
\n 4 *Jacobo, Alfredo 22 Mexico 1:04.29 1:03.46 15
\n 29.61 1:03.46 (33.85)
\n 5 Criste, John 15 Canyons Aquatic- 1:04.30 1:04.01 14
\n 30.03 1:04.01 (33.98)
\n 6 Schurr, Christian 19 Longhorn Aquatic 1:03.64 1:04.12 13
\n 29.79 1:04.12 (34.33)
\n 7 Roberts, Jonathan 16 Greater Rocheste 1:04.29 1:04.20 12
\n 29.34 1:04.20 (34.86)
\n 8 Barnes, Ivan 18 City of Plano-NT 1:04.53 1:04.41 11
\n 30.12 1:04.41 (34.29)<\/p>\n
100 BUTTERFLY<\/p>\n
WOMEN
\nJamison\u2019s second title was easier. She was dominant, dropping her previous PB from the Trials semifinal by .21 to finish in :59.23. No one else was under the minute barrier.<\/p>\n
MEN
\n\u201cIt\u2019s really amazing,\u201d said Daniel Rohleder of Longhorn Aquatics. \u201cI was the guy at my first Nationals who got 50th out of 52 in my event.\u201d <\/p>\n
It is a joyful, hope-giving experience to make significant improvements and come out on top. Rohleder earned his spot at the top by winning the men\u2019s 100m butterfly by a scant .02 over Jonathan Schmidt of the Lawrence Seahawks, :54.17 to :54.19.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just kind of dug in, put my head down for that last 25 and hoped for the best,\u201d Rohleder said. It was quite a night for Rohleder, who also picked up bronze in the 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n
On this day, his best was good enough.<\/p>\n
—————
\nFrom official results
\nEvent 23 Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly
\n=========================================================================
\n World: W 56.61 9\/17\/2000 Inge de Bruijn, NED
\n American: A 57.58 8\/9\/2000 Dara Torres, Stanford
\n U.S. Open: U 56.64 7\/22\/2000 Inge de Bruijn, NED
\n LC Nationals: M 57.58 8\/9\/2000 Dara Torres, Stanford
\n Sum National: 1:03.09
\n Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
\n=========================================================================
\n === A – Final === <\/p>\n
1 Jamison, Tanica 22 Longhorn Aquatic 1:00.89 59.23 20
\n 27.63 59.23 (31.60)
\n 2 Scroggy, Morgan 16 Thills Swim Club 1:00.76 1:00.16 17
\n 28.60 1:00.16 (31.56)
\n 3 Vandenberg, Kimberly 20 Ucla Swimming-CA 1:01.16 1:00.25 16
\n 28.38 1:00.25 (31.87)
\n 4 Hyman, Misty 25 Arizona Desert F 1:00.25 1:00.35 15
\n 27.89 1:00.35 (32.46)
\n 5 Ripple Johnston, Shel 23 Elmwood Sharks-L 1:01.67 1:01.16 14
\n 28.54 1:01.16 (32.62)
\n 6 Nelson, Kara 16 Thills Swim Club 1:01.99 1:01.89 13
\n 29.11 1:01.89 (32.78)
\n 7 Henahan, Lindsay 22 Arizona Desert F 1:01.65 1:02.00 12
\n 28.37 1:02.00 (33.63)
\n — Axtell, Andrea 17 Longhorn Aquatic 1:01.97 DQ
\n 28.68 1:01.41 (32.73)<\/p>\n
Event 24 Men 100 LC Meter Butterfly
\n=========================================================================
\n World: W 50.76 7\/13\/2004 Ian Crocker, Longhorn Aq.
\n American: A 50.76 7\/13\/2004 Ian Crocker, Longhorn Aq.
\n U.S. Open: U 50.76 7\/13\/2004 Ian Crocker, Longhorn Aq.
\n LC Nationals: M 51.84 2\/13\/2004 Michael Phelps, N. Baltimore
\n Sum National: 56.19
\n Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
\n=========================================================================
\n === A – Final === <\/p>\n
1 Rohleder, Daniel 18 Longhorn Aquatic 54.95 54.17 20
\n 25.18 54.17 (28.99)
\n 2 Schmidt, Jonathan 20 Aquahawks-MV\/U o 54.51 54.19 17
\n 25.62 54.19 (28.57)
\n 3 Stovall, William 18 Memphis Tiger-SE 54.55 54.24 16
\n 25.48 54.24 (28.76)
\n 4 Abercrombie, John 22 Longhorn Aquatic 54.86 54.64 15
\n 25.64 54.64 (29.00)
\n 5 Scanlan, Matthew 17 AC Bakersfield-C 55.16 54.81 14
\n 25.84 54.81 (28.97)
\n 6 Berens, Richard 16 Mecklenburg-NC 55.16 55.12 13
\n 25.99 55.12 (29.13)
\n 7 Cantwell, Christian 24 Fort Lauderdale- 55.28 55.16 12
\n 25.77 55.16 (29.39)
\n 8 O'Halloran, Tyler 19 Longhorn Aquatic 55.17 55.60 11
\n 25.45 55.60 (30.15)<\/p>\n
4 X 200 FREESTYLE RELAY
\nWOMEN<\/p>\n
Longhorn was solid throughout for the win (8:18.05) with splits ranging from 2:03.28 to 2:05.24, with Tanica Jamison having the fast split. This is Tanica\u2019s 4th title of the meet, two individually and two on relays. Joining Tanica: Elizabeth Hoffman, Kelsey Ditto and Andrea Axtell.<\/p>\n
Second place California Aquatics had two splits better the best the Longhorns had to offer (excellent leadoff from Erin Reilly at 2:02.29 and 2:02.16 anchor from national champion Laura Medina) but could not overcome a 2:08 and a 2:06.<\/p>\n
Other fast splits included 2:02.18 from Danielle Townsend, Aggie Swim Club and 2:02.37 from Terrapins\u2019 Kate Dwelley.<\/p>\n
MEN
\nAgain, consistency was the key as the youth brigade of Mecklenburg marched to victory by nearly three seconds in 7:35.84. This North Carolina group is made up of swimmers aged 16, 17, 17, and 18, and, naturally, it was the youngest who lead them\u2026who lead everyone. Their splits ranged from a high of 1:55.55 to the 1:52.38 anchor leg of 16 year old Ricky Behrens, the fastest of the night. Ricky's teammates: Matthew Patton, Sean Patton and Brandon Suddreth.<\/p>\n
——————–
\nFrom official results:
\nEvent 25 Women 800 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
\n================================================================================
\n World: W 7:55.47 8\/18\/1987 GDR National Team
\n M. Stellmach, A. Strauss, A. Mohring, H. Friedrich
\n American: A 7:55.70 7\/24\/2003 USA World Championships Team
\n L. Benko, R. Komisarz, R. Jeffrey, D. Munz
\n U.S. Open: U 7:59.87 7\/25\/1996 USA Olympic Team
\n T. Jackson, C. Teuscher, S. Taormina, J. Thompson
\n LC Nationals: M 8:07.44 8\/14\/1981 Mission Viejo
\n M Linzmeier, Sue Habernigg, T Cohen, S Woodhead
\n Sum National: 8:34.09
\n Team Seed Finals Points
\n================================================================================
\n === Timed Finals === <\/p>\n
1 Longhorn Aquatic-ST 8:18.82 8:18.05 40
\n 1) Hoffman, Elizabeth 21 2) Ditto, Kelsey 15
\n 3) Jamison, Tanica 22 4) Axtell, Andrea 17
\n 30.13 1:01.62 (1:01.62)
\n 1:33.37 (1:33.37) 2:05.04 (2:05.04)
\n 2:33.85 (28.81) 3:05.71 (1:00.67)
\n 3:38.58 (1:33.54) 4:09.53 (2:04.49)
\n 4:37.50 (27.97) 5:08.64 (59.11)
\n 5:40.53 (1:31.00) 6:12.81 (2:03.28)
\n 6:41.38 (28.57) 7:13.09 (1:00.28)
\n 7:45.58 (1:32.77) 8:18.05 (2:05.24)
\n 2 California Aquat-PC 8:24.64 8:19.30 34
\n 1) Reilly, Erin 19 2) Morelli, Lisa 21
\n 3) Tiedeman, Kate 20 4) Medina, Lauren 21
\n 29.16 59.51 (59.51)
\n 1:31.09 (1:31.09) 2:02.29 (2:02.29)
\n 2:32.60 (30.31) 3:04.95 (1:02.66)
\n 3:38.23 (1:35.94) 4:10.51 (2:08.22)
\n 4:39.55 (29.04) 5:11.79 (1:01.28)
\n 5:44.74 (1:34.23) 6:17.14 (2:06.63)
\n 6:45.34 (28.20) 7:15.88 (58.74)
\n 7:47.43 (1:30.29) 8:19.30 (2:02.16)
\n 3 Lake Erie Silver-LE 8:19.26 8:20.10 32
\n 1) Schieman, Ellis 18 2) Preyss, Lauren 19
\n 3) Brooks, Margot 16 4) Kiel, Alyssa 17
\n 29.01 1:00.67 (1:00.67)
\n 1:32.01 (1:32.01) 2:03.50 (2:03.50)
\n 2:32.21 (28.71) 3:03.81 (1:00.31)
\n 3:36.17 (1:32.67) 4:08.21 (2:04.71)
\n 4:37.49 (29.28) 5:10.27 (1:02.06)
\n 5:43.55 (1:35.34) 6:15.51 (2:07.30)
\n 6:44.52 (29.01) 7:16.17 (1:00.66)
\n 7:48.55 (1:33.04) 8:20.10 (2:04.59)
\n 4 Terrapins-PC 8:23.87 8:21.63 30
\n 1) Bard, Presley 16 2) Dwelley, Kate 15
\n 3) McLane, Julianne 16 4) Rogers, Lauren 17
\n 29.80 1:02.42 (1:02.42)
\n 1:35.09 (1:35.09) 2:06.95 (2:06.95)
\n 2:34.50 (27.55) 3:05.05 (58.10)
\n 3:37.18 (1:30.23) 4:09.32 (2:02.37)
\n 4:38.09 (28.77) 5:09.96 (1:00.64)
\n 5:42.63 (1:33.31) 6:15.58 (2:06.26)
\n 6:44.63 (29.05) 7:16.76 (1:01.18)
\n 7:49.60 (1:34.02) 8:21.63 (2:06.05)
\n 5 Aggie Swim Club-GU 8:23.72 8:23.07 28
\n 1) Moore, Tiffany 21 2) Zwierzykowski, Ewelina 20
\n 3) Townsend, Danielle 20 4) #Lieb, Catherine 19
\n 30.16 1:02.01 (1:02.01)
\n 1:34.00 (1:34.00) 2:06.52 (2:06.52)
\n 2:35.52 (29.00) 3:08.16 (1:01.64)
\n 3:41.76 (1:35.24) 4:15.50 (2:08.98)
\n 4:43.46 (27.96) 5:14.21 (58.71)
\n 5:45.57 (1:30.07) 6:17.68 (2:02.18)
\n 6:46.02 (28.34) 7:17.73 (1:00.05)
\n 7:50.02 (1:32.34) 8:23.07 (2:05.39)
\n 6 Palo Alto Stanfo-PC 8:30.79 8:23.67 26
\n 1) Boutwell, Lacey 21 2) Beyer, Courtney 17
\n 3) #Bailey, Lauren 19 4) Bishop, Brooke 17
\n 29.40 1:00.85 (1:00.85)
\n 1:33.12 (1:33.12) 2:05.61 (2:05.61)
\n 2:35.08 (29.47) 3:06.88 (1:01.27)
\n 3:39.30 (1:33.69) 4:11.70 (2:06.09)
\n 4:40.40 (28.70) 5:12.19 (1:00.49)
\n 5:44.57 (1:32.87) 6:16.91 (2:05.21)
\n 6:44.61 (27.70) 7:16.24 (59.33)
\n 7:49.75 (1:32.84) 8:23.67 (2:06.76)
\n 7 Pilot-Knoxville-SE 8:17.50 8:24.33 24
\n 1) Stowers, Julia 22 2) Miller, Anna 18
\n 3) Russell, Cameron 17 4) Ayres, Meredith 16
\n 29.37 1:00.89 (1:00.89)
\n 1:32.89 (1:32.89) 2:04.24 (2:04.24)
\n 2:32.49 (28.25) 3:03.99 (59.75)
\n 3:36.23 (1:31.99) 4:08.17 (2:03.93)
\n 4:37.61 (29.44) 5:09.75 (1:01.58)
\n 5:42.64 (1:34.47) 6:15.28 (2:07.11)
\n 6:44.83 (29.55) 7:17.33 (1:02.05)
\n 7:51.13 (1:35.85) 8:24.33 (2:09.05)
\n 8 Reno Aquatics-PC 8:22.72 8:26.42 22
\n 1) Chin, Alyssa 20 2) Hardt, Kate 20
\n 3) Houston, Kathryn 17 4) Hardt, Julie 22
\n 29.80 1:02.14 (1:02.14)
\n 1:35.41 (1:35.41) 2:09.19 (2:09.19)
\n 2:38.21 (29.02) 3:09.39 (1:00.20)
\n 3:41.78 (1:32.59) 4:14.80 (2:05.61)
\n 4:43.92 (29.12) 5:15.92 (1:01.12)
\n 5:48.97 (1:34.17) 6:22.17 (2:07.37)
\n 6:50.63 (28.46) 7:22.17 (1:00.00)
\n 7:54.44 (1:32.27) 8:26.42 (2:04.25)<\/p>\n
Event 26 Men 800 LC Meter Freestyle Relay
\n================================================================================
\n World: W 7:04.66 7\/27\/2001 Australia Olympic Team
\n G. Hackett, M. Klim, W. Kirby, I. Thorpe
\n American: A 7:10.26 7\/23\/2003 USA National Team
\n M. Phelps, N. Dusing, A. Peirsol, K. Keller
\n U.S. Open: U 7:14.84 7\/21\/1996 USA Olympic Team
\n J. Davis, J. Hudepohl, B. Schumacher, R. Berube
\n LC Nationals: M 7:22.78 8\/2\/1989 Longhorn
\n Jeff Olsen, Paul Robinson, A Werth, Doug Gjertsen
\n Sum National: 7:51.59
\n Team Seed Finals Points
\n================================================================================
\n === Timed Finals === <\/p>\n
1 Mecklenburg-NC 7:38.28 7:35.84 40
\n 1) Patton, Matthew 17 2) #Patton, Sean 17
\n 3) Suddreth, Brandon 18 4) Berens, Richard 16
\n 26.73 55.52 (55.52)
\n 1:24.69 1:24.69) 1:53.98 (1:53.98)
\n 2:20.21 (26.23) 2:48.94 (54.96)
\n 3:18.49 (1:24.51) 3:47.91 (1:53.93)
\n 4:14.89 (26.98) 4:44.23 (56.32)
\n 5:13.85 (1:25.94) 5:43.46 (1:55.55)
\n 6:09.33 (25.87) 6:37.81 (54.35)
\n 7:07.01 (1:23.55) 7:35.84 (1:52.38)
\n 2 Minnesota-MN 7:41.38 7:38.71 34
\n 1) Mitchell, Adam 20 2) Silkaitis, Terrence 20
\n 3) McCaffrey, Sean 21 4) #Moulder, David 21
\n 26.81 56.07 (56.07)
\n 1:25.22 (1:25.22) 1:53.69 (1:53.69)
\n 2:19.23 (25.54) 2:48.32 (54.63)
\n 3:18.26 (1:24.57) 3:48.09 (1:54.40)
\n 4:13.96 (25.87) 4:42.55 (54.46)
\n 5:11.75 (1:23.66) 5:40.96 (1:52.87)
\n 6:08.31 (27.35) 6:37.97 (57.01)
\n 7:08.50 (1:27.54) 7:38.71 (1:57.75)
\n 3 Longhorn Aquatic-ST 7:32.00 7:41.45 32
\n 1) Smalley, Maverick 16 2) Rohleder, Daniel 18
\n 3) Weber-Gale, Garrett 18 4) Klueh, Michael 17
\n 27.61 57.04 (57.04)
\n 1:26.65 (1:26.65) 1:56.03 (1:56.03)
\n 2:22.62 (26.59) 2:52.86 (56.83)
\n 3:23.62 (1:27.59) 3:53.64 (1:57.61)
\n 4:18.29 (24.65) 4:46.71 (53.07)
\n 5:17.04 (1:23.40) 5:47.96 (1:54.32)
\n 6:13.23 (25.27) 6:41.41 (53.45)
\n 7:11.51 (1:23.55) 7:41.45 (1:53.49)
\n 4 Longhorn Aquatic-ST 'B' 7:32.18 7:42.64 30
\n 1) Kelley, Wade 20 2) #Donaldson, David 19
\n 3) Copple, Blake 19 4) Rourke, Damon 20
\n 27.67 57.27 (57.27)
\n 1:26.61 (1:26.61) 1:55.91 (1:55.91)
\n 2:21.62 (25.71) 2:51.10 (55.19)
\n 3:21.35 (1:25.44) 3:51.49 (1:55.58)
\n 4:17.50 (26.01) 4:46.65 (55.16)
\n 5:16.60 (1:25.11) 5:46.15 (1:54.66)
\n 6:11.62 (25.47) 6:40.63 (54.48)
\n 7:11.00 (1:24.85) 7:42.64 (1:56.49)
\n 5 Wash. Twp. Wave-IN 7:41.28 7:46.49 28
\n 1) #Prugh, Eric 21 2) Sease, Drew 16
\n 3) Jameson, Peter 17 4) Christy, Michael 16
\n 27.21 56.15 (56.15)
\n 1:25.66 (1:25.66) 1:55.62 (1:55.62)
\n 2:21.71 (26.09) 2:50.58 (54.96)
\n 3:20.45 (1:24.83) 3:51.69 (1:56.07)
\n 4:18.70 (27.01) 4:49.02 (57.33)
\n 5:19.84 (1:28.15) 5:50.95 (1:59.26)
\n 6:17.34 (26.39) 6:46.18 (55.23)
\n 7:16.24 (1:25.29) 7:46.49 (1:55.54)
\n 6 Reno Aquatics-PC 7:50.85 7:47.15 26
\n 1) Brown, Thomas 21 2) Braun, Christopher 22
\n 3) Evans, Ryan 18 4) Scalise, Erik 26
\n 26.69 55.68 (55.68)
\n 1:25.06 (1:25.06) 1:54.38 (1:54.38)
\n 2:20.58 (26.20) 2:50.26 (55.88)
\n 3:21.91 (1:27.53) 3:54.85 (2:00.47)
\n 4:22.11 (27.26) 4:51.94 (57.09)
\n 5:22.00 (1:27.15) 5:52.49 (1:57.64)
\n 6:19.16 (26.67) 6:47.91 (55.42)
\n 7:17.46 (1:24.97) 7:47.15 (1:54.66)
\n 7 Aggie Swim Club-GU 7:39.22 7:47.31 24
\n 1) #Newmann, Scott 20 2) Travnicek, Joel 22
\n 3) Bratten, Jeffrey 19 4) #Neal, Matthew 21
\n 27.11 56.47 (56.47)
\n 1:26.72 (1:26.72) 1:58.69 (1:58.69)
\n 2:25.12 (26.43) 2:54.26 (55.57)
\n 3:24.88 (1:26.19) 3:55.03 (1:56.34)
\n 4:21.43 (26.40) 4:49.80 (54.77)
\n 5:19.51 (1:24.48) 5:50.08 (1:55.05)
\n 6:16.57 (26.49) 6:45.76 (55.68)
\n 7:16.10 (1:26.02) 7:47.31 (1:57.23)
\n 8 Arden Hills-SN 6:53.59Y 7:47.39 22
\n 1) Cohee, Michael 19 2) Buchanan, Brian 18
\n 3) Natina, Joseph 17 4) Scoggan, Byron 15
\n 27.97 58.00 (58.00)
\n 1:27.42 (1:27.42) 1:56.14 (1:56.14)
\n 2:23.36 (27.22) 2:53.38 (57.24)
\n 3:23.63 (1:27.49) 3:54.40 (1:58.26)
\n 4:21.17 (26.77) 4:50.44 (56.04)
\n 5:20.41 (1:26.01) 5:51.15 (1:56.75)
\n 6:17.63 (26.48) 6:47.06 (55.91)
\n 7:17.28 (1:26.13) 7:47.39 (1:56.24)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By M. Duncan Scott PALO ALTO, Calif., August 7. IT\u2019S not easy to be like Mike. Some days you\u2019re hot, some days you\u2019re not. Pick your clich\u00e9. Yesterday Justin Mortimer,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-zzzzzzzzz"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n