2024 Winter Junior Championships – East
It’s the final session of the 2024 Winter Junior Championships — East. The session will start with the longest occasion, the 1650 freestyle. Daisy Collins posted the highest time within the early heats for the ladies, reducing over 27 seconds from her entry time (16:14.52). Ryan Erisman paced the boys’ occasion, swimming 14:57.76. Each athletes swam instances that will have ranked them 2nd on the entry sheet and will have a shot at making prime three, relying on how the ultimate heats go.
Within the 200 again this morning, Charlotte Crush moved as much as #2 within the ladies’ 15-16 age group. She has a 3 second lead on the sector and appears poised to problem the meet and age group file. The boys’ occasion is a a lot nearer affair, the place Baylor Stanton leads David Melnychuk by underneath a second. Melnychuk dropped over two seconds from his entry time to qualify 2nd, whereas Stanton added round two seconds.
Rylee Erisman was the one woman underneath 48-seconds this morning within the 100 free, because the 15-year-old swam 47.40 to simply miss her finest time which additionally stands because the NAG file. She appears to be the favourite, although 2nd and third place qualifiers Sarah Paisley and Annam Olasewere each hit private bests this morning. As soon as once more, the boys’ occasion seems prefer it’ll be a a lot nearer race as the complete warmth swam inside half-a-second of one another in prelims, led by Luke Bedsole.
The ladies’ 200 breast is shaping as much as be a struggle between prime qualifier Annie Robillard, 100 breast champion Elle Scott, and prime seed Molly Sweeney. Scott was the one one of many trio to enhance on her entry time in prelims, however solely Robillard and Sweeney have been underneath 2:10 within the occasion earlier than. Within the boys’ occasion, Ian Heysen and Giulian Martin certified simply two-hundredths aside for the center lanes. They is likely to be pushed by third qualifier Noah Cakir, who had the strongest back-half of the sector, and prime seed Josh Bey, who certified again in fifth.
The ladies’ 200 butterfly was paced by Chloe Kim this morning, who had one of many strongest finishes of the sector to chop over a second off her entry time. Audrey Derivaux, who additionally certified 2nd within the 200 backstroke, completed simply two-hundredths behind Kim however effectively over her finest time. We’ll must see how she handles the double tonight.
Thomas Heilman highlights the boys’ 200 butterfly, an occasion wherein he holds the meet file. He lowered the 17-18 NAG within the 100 butterfly earlier this meet and appears to be in robust type to problem the 17-18 NAG and the meet file on this occasion as effectively.
Woman’s 1650 Yard Freestyle
Outcomes:
Chloe Kim (SCAR) – 16:00.21
Abby Dunford (SYS) – 16:07.04
Daisy Collins (NCAC) – 16:14.52
Lexie Ward (CSC) – 16:14.97
Clare Custer (SYS) – 16:02.12
Izzy Riva (SPA) – 16:23.26
Brinkleigh Hansen (SPA) – 16:27.09
Meghan Ayres (CA-Y) – 16:36.88
Prime seed Abby Dunford grabbed an early lead by the five hundred, flipping in 4:48.43 to guide the sector by about 4 seconds. 500 free champion Chloe Kim began to sprinkle in 28-second splits to shut the hole, finally taking on the lead on the 1250 mark.
Kim didn’t look again, persevering with to increase her result in practically seven seconds on the contact. She stopped the clock in 16:00.21, reducing over 25 seconds from her entry time. She might be again in motion on the finish of the evening as the highest qualifier within the 200 butterfly.
Dunford wasn’t challenged for 2nd for the rest of the race, attending to the wall in 16:07.04 to drop simply over six seconds from entry.
Daisy Collins’ early warmth swim (16:14.52) was good for bronze, lower than half a second over Lexie Ward who swam within the prime warmth and settled 4 4th total.
Boy’s 1650 Yard Freestyle
Meet Document: 14:37.71 – Michael Brinegar, Mission Viejo (2017)
13-14 NAG Document: 14:45.79 – Luka Mijatovic (2023)
15-16 NAG Document: 14:37.86 – Liam Custer (2020)
17-18 NAG Document: 14:29.48 – Luke Ellis (2023)
Outcomes:
Will Mulgrew (SAC) – 14:50.97
Ryan Erisman (LAKR) – 14:57.76
Colin Jacobs (UN-FL) – 15.01.34
Eli Rolfsen (GKC) – 15:06.87
Mac Clark (PEAQ) – 15:09.17
Michael McCarthy (JW) – 15:16.64
Jonny Hines (FAST) – 15:19.91
Luke Waldrep (BAY) – 15:20.79
Prime seed Will Mulgrew led wire-to-wire to say victory within the boys’ 1650 freestyle. The 17-year-old took cost from the beginning, holding 27-lows for practically the complete race. He hit the wall in 14:50.97, simply over a second slower than his entry time however a lot sufficient for gold.
Silver and bronze went to 2 swimmers from the early heats: Ryan Erisman (14.57.76) and Colin Jacobs (15:01.34) each dropped from their finest instances to beat out the remainder of the swimmers from the highest warmth.
Woman’s 200 Yard Backstroke
Meet Document: 1:48.32 – Bella Sims, Sandpipers of Nevada (2022)
13-14 NAG Document: 1:50.95 – Charlotte Crush (2023)
15-16 NAG Document: 1:48.30 – Regan Smith (2018)
17-18 NAG Document: 1:47.16 – Regan Smith (2019)
Outcomes:
Charlotte Crush (LAK) – 1:48.69
Audrey Derivaux (JW) – 1:50.91
Sarah Rodrigues (JAC) – 1:51.14
Maya Schweikert (RAYS) – 1:53.33
Reina Liu (TAC) – 1:53.84
Virginia Hinds (ASA) – 1:53.92
Ellie Clarke (CSC) – 1:54.64
Quinn White (SAC) – 1:55.37
As anticipated, Charlotte Crush put up a dominant efficiency within the finals of the 200 backstroke. The 16-year-old break up 51.91 to open the race, virtually a second sooner than she was out on this morning.
Crush continued to separate underneath her finest time, however fell off the tempo a bit coming residence as she closed in 28.84. Nonetheless, her opening velocity was sufficient to get her underneath her finest time from the morning. She stays the #2 performer within the 15-16 age group.
Audrey Derivaux dropped a tenth from her finest time for silver, stopping the clock in 1:50.91. Texas-commit Sarah Rodrigues rounded out the rostrum. She lower over a second and a half from her finest time (1:51.14).
Boy’s 200 Yard Backstroke
Meet Document: 1:39.62 – Daniel Diehl, CUY (2022)
13-14 NAG Document: 1:43.15 – Michael Andrew (2014)
15-16 NAG Document: 1:40.58 – Baylor Stanton (2024)
17-18 NAG Document: 1:37.35 – Ryan Murphy (2014)
Outcomes:
Baylor Stanton (GA) – 1:40.89
Ethan Ekk (ATAC) – 1:42.41
David Melnychuk (SYS) – 1:42.50
Thomas Mercer (LAK) – 1:43.14
Hayden Meyers (RAYS) – 1:43.40
Davis Jackson (TAC) – 1:43.64
Zach Oswald (SSC) – 1:43.91
Andy Roose (WAC) – 1:45.26
Baylor Stanton opened in 23.76 and didn’t look again till he secured gold within the 200 backstroke, clocking 1:40.89 to simply miss his finest time. Swimming out of lane 4, the Cal commit’s win was by no means in query. as he earned his third particular person title at this meet.
Ethan Ekk moved up a spot from prelims to the touch 2nd (1:42.41), profitable a slim race over David Melnychuk (1:42.50). Each swimmers improved on the very best instances they’d set in prelims.
Woman’s 100 Yard Freestyle
Meet Document: 46.29 – Abbey Weitzeil, Canyons Aquatics (2014)
13-14 NAG Document: 47.67 – Claire Curzan (2019)
15-16 NAG Document: 47.14 – Rylee Erisman (2024)
17-18 NAG Document: 46.09 – Simone Manuel (2015)
Outcomes:
Rylee Erisman (LAKR) – 46.69 15-16 NAG Document
Charlotte Crush (LAK) – 47.85
Annie Jia (UDAC) – 48.07
Annam Olasewere (CPAC) – 48.36
Sarah Paisley Owen (MAAC) – 48.84
Molly Workman (NLAC) – 48.92
Brynn Lavigueur (SYS) – 48.98
Sidney Arcella (LIFE) – 49.91
Rylee Erisman destroyed her personal 15-16 NAG file for her second particular person title of the meet. The 15-year-old break up 22.74/23.95, bringing the file all the way down to a speedy 46.69. With that, Erisman is now simply six-tenths off of Simone Manuel’s 17-18 NAG file and at 15-years-old could have loads of time to chase that commonplace.
Contemporary off her win within the 200 again, Charlotte Crush shaved one-hundredth of a second off her finest time to position 2nd (47.85).
Annie Jia (48.07) and Annam Olasewere (48.36) dropped extra time from their morning swims to position third and 4th respectively.
Boy’s 100 Yard Freestyle
Meet Document: 41.23 – Ryan Hoffer, Scottsdale Aquatics (2015)
13-14 NAG Document: 43.51 – Thomas Heilman (2021)
15-16 NAG Document: 41.96 – Kaii Winkler (2023)
17-18 NAG Document: 41.23 – Ryan Hoffer (2015)
Outcomes:
Luke Bedsole (HSA) – 42.91
Austin Carpenter (COA) – 42.99
Andty Kravchenko (BSS) – 43.06
Marvin Johnson (MCC) – 43.18
Alex Thiesing (LAK) – 43.55
Koby Bujak-Upton (UN-SE) – 43.64
Will Browne (CA-Y) – 43.73
Jason Zhao (RAYS) – 43.94
Prime qualifier Luke Bedsole opened in 20.18 within the 100 freestyle, flipping over three tenths forward of his closest competitor. Austin Carpenter, swimming in lane 8, began to shut, however Bedsole’s opening velocity secured him the win (42.91). Carpenter held on for 2nd (42.99), dropping virtually a second from his entry time.
Andy Kravchenko held third the entire race, end in 43.06 to decrease his entry time by about half a second.
Albert Smelzer had a robust swim within the B-final, clocking 43.16 to win from lane 8 after getting scratched in from seventeenth.
Woman’s 200 Yard Breaststroke
Meet Document: 2:06.02 – Alex Walsh, Nashville Aquatic Membership (2018)
13-14 NAG Document: 2:10.22 – Allie Szekely (2012)
15-16 NAG Document: 2:06.45 – Alex Walsh (2018)
17-18 NAG Document: 2:04.32 – Lydia Jacoby (2023)
Outcomes:
Addie Robillard (RAYS) – 2:07.75
Elle Scott (MAC) – 2:10.63
Molly Sweeney (CSC) – 2:11.31
Kaidy Stout (GSA) – 2:12.33
Sophia Umstead (MLA) – 2:11.62
Hanna Schmidt (LAK) – 2:12.24
Grace Hunt (YSSC) – 2:12.97
Avery Klamfoth (MAC) – 2:13.05
Elle Scott, the 100 breast champion from earlier within the meet, sprinted out to an early lead within the 200 breaststroke. She opened in 1:00.68, with Addie Robillard sizzling on her heels (1:01.16).
Robillard began to reel her in, out-splitting Scott 33.17 to 33.33 on the third 50 earlier than dropping the hammer within the remaining 50, 33.42 to 34.61. She touched the wall in 2:07.75, taking 0.65-seconds off her finest time from 2022.
Scott’s time was additionally a private finest as she broke 2:10 for the primary time (2:08.62).
15-year-old Kaidy Stout rounded out the highest three, swimming 2:10.50 for practically a two second enchancment from this morning.
Boy’s 200 Yard Breaststroke
Outcomes:
Gabe Nunziata (ODAC) – 1:54.36
Josh Bey (HHSC) – 1:54.43
Noah Cakir (TS) – 1:54.45
Ian Heysen (BD) – 1:55.23
Giulian Martin (CANE) – 1:55.72
Norvin Clontz (MSA) – 1:57.59
Ian Stutts (MOR) – 1:58.51
Luke Zardavets (PSA) – 1:58.94
The 200 breaststroke was an thrilling race that noticed 5 athletes flip inside 0.34-seconds of one another on the 100.
Noah Cakir began to make his transfer on the third 50, turning lower than half-a-second forward of Ian Heysen. Josh Bey and Gabe Nunziata, who had been working third and 4th, made a remaining push on the final 50.
It was a photograph end, but it surely was Nunziata who obtained his hand on the wall first (1:54.36), simply 0.07-seconds forward of Bey (1:54.43) who in flip was simply 0.02-seconds forward of Cakir (1:54.45). That represented over a two second drop for Nunziata, a Tennessee commit.
Woman’s 200 Yard Buttterfly
Meet Document: 1:50.15 – Alex Shackell, Carmel Swim Membership (2023)
13-14 NAG Document: 1:54.33 – Audrey Derivaux (2024)
15-16 NAG Document: 1:51.24 – Regan Smith (2018)
17-18 NAG Document: 1:50.15 – Alex Shackell (2023)
Outcomes:
Audrey Derivaux (JW) – 1:55.18
Nikki Nixon (TAC) – 1:55.94
Alyce Lehman (JW) – 1:56.55
Emily Wolf (FAST) – 1:57.43
Caroline Mallard (MAC) – 1:57.79
Ellie Clarke (CSC) – 1:57.88
Hazel Mouhidin (CRIM) – 1:58.91
Chloe Kim (SCAR) – 1:58.96
