By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

^{Reported by James Sutherland.}

2018 IU INVITATIONAL

• Thursday-Saturday, November 15-17th
• Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center, Bloomington, IN
• Short Course Yards
• Live Results

WOMEN’S 100 BREAST FINAL

1. Lilly King, IU, 56.43
2. Sophie Hansson, NCS, 58.44
3. Noelle Peplowski, IU, 59.38

Lilly King unleashed the fastest swim of the season by a wide margin to win the women’s 100 breast in 56.43, coming less than two-tenths off her NCAA and American Record of 56.25 from last season’s NCAAs. This is her 3rd-fastest swim ever (and 3rd fastest all-time), and clears her fastest ever performance in October by almost a full second (57.30, 2016 College Challenge).

NC State freshman Sophie Hansson improved on her prelim best time by 0.16 to take 2nd in 58.44, and Indiana freshman Noelle Peplowski was just off her morning PB by two-tenths for 3rd in 59.38.

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Ball State at Grand Valley State

• Men: Grand Valley State def. Ball State 199-96
• Women: Grand Valley State def. Ball State 175.5-124.5
• Results
• Allendale, Michigan
• Nov. 17, 2018

Courtesy: Grand Valley State Athletics

The Grand Valley State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swept a dual meet with Division I foe Ball State Saturday afternoon at the GVSU Pool. The seventh-ranked men claimed a 199-96 victory, while the 11th-ranked women claimed a 175.5-124.5 win. The Lakers will next be in action at the Calvin Invitational on Nov. 29.

Women
200 Medley Relay – 2. GVSU 1:47.40 (Freyja Garbaccio, Celia Hoag, Hannah Richard, Sidney Weaver).

1650 Free – 1. Melin Goebel 17:25.03; 2. Megan Shaughnessy 17:37.66; 3. Caroline Brereton 18:01.21.

200 Free – 1. Lara Deibel 1:56.27; 2. Sidney Weaver 1:58.75.

100 Back – 3. Garbaccio 1:00.15; Hailey Garlich 1:02.27.

100 Breast – 1. Samantha Laurich 1:06.97; 2. Hoag 1:07.93.

200 Fly – 1. Goebel 2:07.70; 3. Mercedes Martinez 2:13.79, 4. Abigail Sauerbrei 2:14.72.

50 Free – 2. Hannah Richard 25.24; 4. Deibel 25.32..

1 Meter Diving – 2. Mikayla Karasek 274.35; 4. Nicole Carlson 231.82.

100 Free – Deibel 54.42.

200 Back – Caroline Brereton 2:08.38; 3. Sauerbrei 2:10.16.

200 Breast – Samantha Laurich 2:23.86; Hoag 2:28.55; 3. Paige Hoeve 2:32.72.

500 Free – Goebel 5:03.50; Shaughnessy 5:11.73.

100 Fly – Richard 57.98; 3. Martinez 59.67; Garbaccio 59.86.

3 Meter Diving – Karasek 240.08; Carlson 206.92.

400 IM – Laurich 4:36.69; 2. Sauerbrei 4:41.84

800 Free Relay – 1. GVSU 7:54.978 (Goebel, Deibel, Weaver, Caroline Brereton); 2. GVSU 8:07.66 (Shaughnessy, Wells, Garbaccio, Charlotte Brereton).

Men
200 Medley Relay – 1. GVSU 1:33.46 (Harry Shalamon, Keegan Hawkins, Oscar Saura-Armengol, Ben Walling); 2. GVSU 1:35.43 (Tabor Smyth, Ahmed Nabih, Gabriel Souza, JD Ham); 3. GVSU 1:35.64 (Jack Bruce, Ude Fuchs, Joe Zlotnick, Eric Klein).

1650 Free – 1. Mortiz Bartels 15:59.43; 2. Jesse Goodyear 15:59.73; 3. Jonathan Lochinskie 17:17.92.

200 Free – 1. Keegan Hawkins 1:44.49; 3. Daniel Mullen 1:45.70; 4. Cade Vruggink 1:46.54.

100 Back – 1. Harry Shalamon 52.41; 2. Tabor Smyth 54.06; 3. Noah Ellis 54.79.

100 Breast – 1. Ude Fuchs 58.07; 2. JD Ham 58.34; 4. Ahmed Nabih 1:00.68.

200 Fly – 1. Saura Armengol 1:55.88; 2. Hatunen 2:01.31.

50 Free – 1. Souza 21.45; 2. Walling 21.58.

100 Free – 1. Souza 47.40; 2. Hatunen 48.63; 3. Ham 48.93.

200 Back – 1. Walling 1:57.72; 2. Smyth 1:58.19.

200 Breast – 1. Hawkins 2:08.13.

500 Free – 1. Goodyear 4:44.09; 2. Bartels 4:45.52; 3. Loshinskie 4:57.95.

100 Fly – 1. Souza 51.14; 2. Saura Armengol 51.38; 3. Shalamon 52.43.

400 IM – 1. Hawkins 4:08.47.

400 Free Relay – 1. GVSU 7:01.60 (Saura Armengol, Shalamon, Vruggink, Walling).

Courtesy: Ball State Athletics

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Ball State University swimming and diving team traveled to Michigan on Saturday afternoon with hopes of building on recent successes, but fell short to Grand Valley State in both the men’s and women’s competitions.

The women fell by a score of 175.5 to 124.5 while the men dropped a 199 to 96 decision. BSU ended the day with a total of nine first-place finished overall.

“We put together a string of several good training weeks, however, this meet told us we are ready for a little rest,” said head coach J. Agnew. “Grand Valley was ready to go today and we looked a little ragged. The team fought hard and we had a few highlights with wins from Peighton Gilbert, Rachel Bertram, Audrey Schank, Hunter Ongay and Sean Wolfe, but we are all ready for a little recovery and looking forward to the Miami Invite in 2 weeks.”

The day started well for the Cardinals as a team made up of Audrey Schank, Abbie McCarter, Makenna Bottorff and Peighton Gilbert finished first in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:45.18. Another Ball State team also took third in that competition.

BSU’s next big success game in the women’s 100 Back when Schank and Anne Vormohr claimed the top two spots. Schank’s winning time was a 58.42 while Vormohr recorded a 1:00.04. Gilbert then followed up her earlier efforts in the opening relay with a win in the 50 Free. A time of 24.47 secured the nine points and first place finish.

Rachel Bertram continued her dominance on the boards for Ball State as she claimed victory in both the one and three-meter dives. She first recorded a 281.40 on the one meter and followed it up with a 280.65 on the three meter. Sean Wolfe and Hunter Ongay were Bertram’s successful male counterparts as Wolfe’s 262.58 on the one meter and Ongay’s 228.75 on the three meter both secured first place.

“We competed a lot of new dives today as we continue to build our lists,” said diving coach Nick Gayes. “I thought they did a good job working through those. We have some options moving forward now and will work to get dialed in for the Miami Invite in a few weeks.”

Schank continued her big day with a win in the 200 Back. A time of 2:07.55 secured the nine points for the Cardinals.

The meet finished with the 800 Free Relay where the women claimed spots three, four and five and the men finished second and third.

Ball State next competes at the three-day Miami Invitational which runs from Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 in Oxford, Ohio. The Cardinals then take a mid-season break until competition picks up again on Jan. 19.

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^{Reported by Spencer Penland.}

2018 IU INVITATIONAL

• Thursday-Saturday, November 15-17th
• Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center, Bloomington, IN
• Short Course Yards
• Live Results

WOMEN’S 400 FREE RELAY

Louisville beat out conference rival NC State to claim victory, posting a nation-leading 4:13.72. Lainey Visscher led their relay off in 49..92, followed by Casey Fanz (48.98), Arina Openysheva (48.22), and Mallory Comerford, who threw down a 46.60 anchor split. Avery Braunecker split a 48.68 on the 3rd leg of Louisville’s B relay, which came in 3rd (3:17.17). If Braunecker had been on the A relay, it likely would have been faster. NC State came in 2nd, posting a 3:15.02, thanks in part to a 47.7 split from Ky-Lee Perry. Indiana came in 4th and 5th, with their A going 3:18.21, and B 3:18.25. With their fastest combination of 4 swimmers, IU’s A would have been 3:16.24, which would have been under the relay B cut for NCAAs. Louisville was the first team this season to slip under the 400 free A cut, which sits at 3:14.97.

MEN’S 400 FREE RELAY

Bruno Blaskovic ran down NC State’s Noah Hensley to give Indiana the win in a very tight race. IU finished in 2:49.56 to NC State’s 2:49.79. Zach Apple led off for the Hoosiers in 42.26, while Jacob Molacek led off for the Wolfpack in 42.45. Mohamed Samy then posted a 42.43 split to Justin Ress‘ blistering 41.97 for The Wolfpack. Vini Lanza then split a 42.63 for IU, while Andreas Vazaios went 42.26 for NC State. Bruno Blaskovic then managed to out-split Noah Hensley 42.24 to 43.11, which was enough to give the Hoosiers the edge, and the fastest time in the nation this year. Both teams also achieved NCAA A cuts in the relay.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Watch Wire-to-Wire Battles in Both Men’s and Women’s 400 Free Relays at IU Invite

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Evan Holt from Kearney, Missouri has signed a National Letter of Intent to swim at the University of Iowa in the class of 2023. He will join fellow commits Preston Planells and Will Myhre in Iowa City in the fall of 2019.

“I am happy to announce that I have decided to further my academic and athletic career at The University of Iowa! I would like to thank my family, friends and coaches for helping me get to this point! #gohawks”

Holt is a senior at Kearney High School where he is coached by Nathan Long. The Bulldogs finished 4th in the team standings at the MSHSAA Boys Class 1State Championships last weekend. Holt anchored the winning 200 medley relay (21.28), coming from behind to pass both Parkway West and Central (Cape Girardeau) over the final yards of the race. He went 21.15 on the end of the medley relay in prelims. He also contributed runner-up finishes in the 200 free (1:39.53) and 500 free (4:29.88), the latter by 5/100, and anchored the 400 free relay to 5th place (46.64).

During his prep career, Holt amassed 5 Missouri Class 1 State Titles: 3 individual and 2 relay. As a junior he won the 200 free (1:40.70) and 500 free (4:34.26); the previous year he was 1st in the 200 free (1:39.94) and 3rd in the 500 (4:35.34).

Holt does his year-round swimming with Club North Swimming, whose coach Todd Harvey is a University of Iowa Swimming and Diving alumnus. While his best 200/500 times come from high school swimming, he earned PBs in the 1000 free and 1650 free with stellar performances at Columbia Sectionals in March. There he finished 2nd in the 1650 and 4th in the 1000; he was also 4th in the 500 and 6th in the 200 free.

Top SCY times:

• 200 free – 1:39.53
• 500 free – 4:29.88
• 1000 free – 9:17.38
• 1650 free – 15:37.97

From Missouri to the Hawkeye State… Welcome to the #Hawkeyes Evan! #SigningDaypic.twitter.com/XvshuNbIGb

— Iowa Swim & Dive (@IowaSwimDive) November 15, 2018

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2018 GEORGIA TECH INVITE

• November 15-17, 2018
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Meet info
• Live results
• 2018 NCAA invited times

Women’s 1650 Timed Final

1. Kensey McMahon, Alabama, 15:59.46
2. Leah Braswell, Florida, 15:59.47
3. Emily Hetzer, Auburn, 16:05.48

Fans in attendance got to see a great race, as Florida freshman Leah Braswell split 26.62 over her final 50 to come within a hair of running down Alabama’s Kensey McMahon, but McMahon held on to win by just 0.01s.  Auburn’s Emily Hetzer took 3rd in 16:05.48, with all three women well under last year’s NCAA invite time in this event.

Men’s 1650 Final

1. Robert Finke, Florida, 14:55.39
2. Josh Dannhauser, Auburn, 15:00.59
3. Trey Freeman, Florida, 15:10.95

Robert Finke became the first man to dip under 15 minutes this season, taking the event by over five seconds.  Finke’s 14:55.39 would have been fast enough to secure a NCAA invite every season up until 2017-2018, and he’ll probably need to shave off a few more seconds at SECs to lock down an invite if he doesn’t earn one in another event.

Women’s 200 Back Final

1. Mabel Zavaros, Florida, 1:53.10
2. Erin Falconer, Auburn, 1:53.56
3. Sonne Oeztuerk, Auburn, 1:54.18

Florida freshmen continued to dominate the session, as Mabel Zavaros split 28.15 on the final 50 to run down Auburn’s Erin Falconer. The times from Zavaros and Falconer are among the fastest in the nation currently, and should still be in the top five or ten times once results from all this weekend’s invites are in.  Both were under last season’s NCAA invite time of 1:53.64.

Men’s 200 Back Final

1. Rodrigo Correia, Georgia Tech, 1:40.94
2. Samuel Tornqvist, Virginia Tech, 1:41.93
3. Clark Beach, Florida, 1:41.97

Georgia Tech senior Rodrigo Correia became one of just a handful of men to break 1:41 this season, likely garnering him a NCAA invite. He led from beginning to end and won by almost a second over VT’s Samuel Tornqvist and Florida’s Clark Beach.

Women’s 100 Free Final

1. Claire Fisch, Auburn, 48.37
2. Brooke Bauer, UNC, 48.76
3. Iris Wang, Georgia Tech, 49.03

Claire Fisch has been coming up big for the Auburn women all season, and tonight she earned her second win of the meet after winning the 50 free on Thursday.  UNC had its highest finish of the evening, thanks to Brooke Bauer‘s 48.76, and Georgia Tech’s Iris Wang took 3rd in 49.03.

Men’s 100 Free Final

1. Robert Howard, Alabama, 41.94
2. Maxime Rooney, Florida, 42.50
3. Will Pisani, FSU / Kanao Kaleoaloha, FSU, 42.83

Robert Howard was 19.89 to the feet en route to becoming the first man to break 42 in the 100 free this season.  Howard projects to be one of 6-8 swimmers in contention for the win at NCAAs come March.  Florida junior Maxime Rooney took 2nd in 42.50, just 0.05s off his lifetime best.  A pair of FSU seniors, Will Pisani and Kanoa Kaleoalohoa, tied for 3rd as both touched in 42.83.

Women’s 200 Breast Final

1. Vanessa Pearl, Florida, 2:08.04
2. Albury Higgs, South Carolina, 2:10.44
3. Justine Macfarlane, Alabama, 2:10.97

The Florida women are going to be relying on their talented group of freshmen to help buoy the team at SECs and NCAAs, and the early returns are looking promising.  Yet another Florida freshman, Vanessa Pearl, earned a win tonight, as she took the 200 breast by well over two seconds.

Men’s 200 Breast Final

1. Caio Pumputis, Georgia Tech, 1:52.38
2. Jacek Arentewicz, ECU, 1:55.57
3. Izaak Bastian, Florida, 1:57.29

Georgia Tech has been on fire this weekend, and sophomore Caio Pumputis threw down a 1:52.38 for a resounding victory.  That’s a school record for Pumputis, and at the moment, it looks like it’ll stand against times from other meets this evening as the fastest time this season.  It would’ve made the A-final at last season’s NCAA championships, where Pumputis was DQ’d after coming in with a 1:53.45 seed time.

Women’s 200 Fly Final

1. Emma Barksdale, South Carolina, 1:55.63
2. Bailey Nero, Auburn, 1:56.57
3. Bryanna Cameron, UNC, 1:57.31

Emma Barksdale took control of this event with a 28.97 split on the 2nd 50, and never looked back, finish well ahead of the rest of the field, led by Auburn’s Bailey Nero.  Barksdale’s time was a few tenths under last year’s invite time.

Men’s 200 Fly Final

1. Christian Ferraro, Georgia Tech, 1:41.56
2. Erge Gezmis, Florida, 1:44.13
3. Fynn Minuth, South Carolina, 1:44.70

Christian Ferraro locked down his NCAA invite with a dominant 1:51.56 victory in the 200 fly, roughly 2.5 seconds over the next two closest men, Erge Gezmis of Florida and Fynn Minnuth of South Carolina.  Like Pumputis, Ferraro now has a time that would’ve scored at the 2018 NCAAs, so it’s looking increasingly likely like the Yellow Jacket men should pull in some points at NCAAs after being blanked last season.

Women’s 400 Free Relay

1. Auburn, 3:13.75
2. UNC, 3:17.26
3. Alabama, 3:18.10

The Tigers got a 48.58 leadoff from Alyssa Tetzloff and a 47.94 2nd leg by Fisch, as they beat 2nd-place UNC by over 3.5 seconds.  Their time of 3:13.75 was over two seconds faster than any time heading into this weekend, and appears to be the 3rd-fastest once other results from this evening are factored in, including Stanford’s 3:12 and Louisville’s 3:13.72.

Men’s 400 Free Relay

1. Alabama, 2:50.41
2. FSU, 2:50.43
3. Florida, 2:50.70

Will Pisani led off in 42.47, and his FSU teammates held the lead until almost the very end of the race.  It took a scorching 41.09 anchor by Howard to run down FSU’s Kaleoaloha (who split 41.97 himself) over the final strokes, giving Alabama the win by just 0.02s seconds.  All four Florida men were sub-43, as the Gators took 3rd in 2:50.70.  All three schools finished under the NCAA qualifying cut.  Georgia Tech finished 4th in 2:52.79, just 0.07s off the provisional cut they would need to swim this relay at NCAAs, as they already hit the qualifying times on their medley relays.

Final Scores – Women

1. University of Florida 2446.5
2. Florida State University 1423.5
3. Auburn University 1389
4. University of Alabama 1259.5
5. Georgia Institute of Technolog 1156.5
6. VA Tech 1121.5
7. South Carolina, University of, 999.5
8. University of North Carolina 898.5
9. East Carolina University 481.5
10. Florida Gulf Coast University 327

Final Scores – Men

1. University of Florida 2490.5
2. Florida State University 1469.5
3. Auburn University 1427
4. University of Alabama 1311.5
5. Georgia Institute of Technolog 1198.5
6. VA Tech 1161.5
7. South Carolina, University of, 1031.5
8. University of North Carolina 934.5
9. East Carolina University 515.5
10. Florida Gulf Coast University 327

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Robert Howard Goes Sub-42, Florida Sweeps Georgia Tech Invite

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2018 MIZZOU INVITATIONAL

• November 15-18, 2018
• Columbia, Missouri
• Mizzou Aquatic Center
• Meet Schedule
• Live Results
• Results also on Meet Mobile

Tonight’s action at the Mizzou Invite was highlighted by a scorching 47.05 100 freestyle swim from Arkansas’ Anna Hopkin, giving her an ‘A’ cut, a new school record and the #2 time in the country. Read a full recap of the final night of finals below.

Women’s 1650 Free

1. Courtney Evensen, UMIZ, 16:09.08
2. Peyton Palsha, UARK, 16:32.44
3. Ana Pozder, UMIZ, 16:40.86

Courtney Evensen of Missouri swam a personal best to win the women’s 1650 by 23 seconds in 16:09.08, improving on her 16:11.10 from the 2018 SEC Championships. Peyton Palsha of Arkansas was a distant 2nd in 16:32.44, 20 seconds off her lifetime best but within two of where she was at this time last season.

Men’s 1650 Free

1. Jacob Wielinski, UMIZ, 14:55.84
2. Jack Dubois, UMIZ, 15:15.86
3. Throstur Bjarnason, MKU, 15:28.20

Jacob Wielinski of Mizzou joined the list of men to go sub-15:00 this season in the 1650, clocking 14:55.84 to go over three seconds faster than he did at this meet last year. He went his best time of 14:44.24 at the 2018 SEC Championships.

His teammate Jack Dubois was 2nd in 15:15.86, a new personal best time by seven seconds.

Along with Wielinski, Zach Yeadon of Notre Dame, Michael Brinegar of Indiana and Robert Finke of Florida have also broken 15 minutes in the mile tonight, with Yeadon leading the pack in 14:39.60.

Women’s 200 Back

1. Jennifer King, UMIZ, 1:53.67
2. Audrey Guyett, UMIZ, 1:55.68
3. Kylie Dahlgren, UMIZ, 1:56.07

Jennifer King won the women’s 200 back in a 1-2-3 sweep for the Tigers, as she was .07 faster than the morning to finish .07 off of her best time from the 2016 Invite in 1:53.67.

Audrey Guyett had set a new best time in the heats in 1:57.39, and lowered it tonight all the way down to 1:55.68 to take 2nd, with Kylie Dahlgren adding three-tenths from the morning for 3rd in 1:56.07.

Men’s 200 Back

1. Nick Alexander, UMIZ, 1:40.31
2. Jack Dahlgren, UMIZ, 1:42.26
3. Alex Walton, UMIZ, 1:42.98

After swimming the first sub-1:40 200 back of the NCAA season in the prelims, Mizzou’s Nick Alexander was three-tenths slower tonight to still easily get the win and post his 2nd-fastest swim ever in 1:40.31. There have been plenty of 1:40s across all of the invite meets tonight, but no one has beaten his 1:39.98 from this morning.

FreshmanJack Dahlgren lowered his PB from the NCSAs in March of 1:42.54 in 1:42.26 to place 2nd, and Alex Walton got under 1:43 for the first time in 1:42.98 for 3rd. The Tigers swept the top-6 spots in the event.

Women’s 100 Free

1. Anna Hopkin, UARK, 47.05
2. Annie Ochitwa, UMIZ, 48.05
3. Alma Thormalm, SDSU, 48.81

After setting the Arkansas school record in this morning’s preliminaries in 48.07, Anna Hopkin exploded tonight to slash a full second off that time as she won the women’s 100 free in 47.05. That ranks her 2nd in the country, trailing only Mallory Comerford and her 46.96 from the ACC/B1G Challenge. Tonight, Comerford was just .01 faster in 47.04 at the IU Invite.

Hopkin’s swim is also well under the NCAA ‘A’ cut of 47.35, giving her two after also achieving the 50 free standard earlier in the meet.

Annie Ochitwa of Mizzou added a couple of tenths from this morning to take 2nd in 48.05, while San Diego State’s Alma Thormalm broke 49 seconds for the first time to take 3rd in 48.81.

Men’s 100 Free

1. Mikel Schreuders, UMIZ, 42.76
2. Kyle Leach, UMIZ, 43.73
3. Payton Sorenson, BYU, 43.84

Mikel Schreuders of Missouri lowered his personal best time by .04 to win the men’s 100 free in 42.76, clearing the field by almost a full second. His teammate Kyle Leach was the runner-up in 43.73, a tenth off his best time set this morning.

Payton Sorenson of BYU added six-tenths from the heats to settle for 3rd in 43.84, and Mizzou’s Giovanny Lima got under 44 for the first time in 43.88 for 4th.

Women’s 200 Breast

1. Kayla Jones, UMIZ, 2:10.36
2. Lauren Savoy, UMIZ, 2:10.89
3. Klara Thormalm, SDSU, 2:11.72

Kayla Jones of Missouri had brought her 200 breast best time down from 2:14.54 to 2:12.92 in the prelims this morning, and then took another 2.56 seconds off tonight to win the event in a time of 2:10.36.

Her teammate Lauren Savoy went sub-2:11 for the fifth time in her career to take 2nd in 2:10.89, and Klara Thormalm of San Diego State took .04 off her prelim best time for 3rd in 2:11.72.

Men’s 200 Breast

1. Jordan O’Brien, UMIZ, 1:54.55
2. Eric Tolman, CBU, 1:56.34
3. Nick Staver, UMIZ, 1:57.31

Mizzou senior Jordan O’Brien earned his second best time of the day to win the men’s 200 breast, lowering his 1:55.27 from the prelims down to 1:54.55. Eric Tolman of California Baptist had a solid drop from the morning for 2nd in 1:56.34, and Missouri’s Nick Staver broke the 1:58 mark for the first time in his career to place 3rd in 1:57.31.

Women’s 200 Fly

1. Azra Avdic, UMIZ, 1:59.27
2. Courtney Vincent, SDSU /Devan Sweeney, UMIZ, 1:59.59
3. –

Mizzou’s Azra Avdic had a huge middle 100 of 59.70 to open up a lead of seven-tenths over San Diego State’s Courtney Vincent in the women’s 200 fly, and managed to hold on down the stretch to touch for the win in 1:59.27.

Vincent broke 2:00 for the first time in 1:59.59, actually tying for 2nd with Missouri’s Devan Sweeney who closed strong in 31.23. Marlena Pigliacampi of Arkansas was the fastest in the prelims but fell to 4th tonight in 1:59.90.

Men’s 200 Fly

1. Micah Slaton, UMIZ, 1:43.30
2. Carter Grimes, UMIZ, 1:47.10
3. Matija Pucarevic, MKU, 1:47.96

It was a one-man race in the men’s 200 fly, as Missouri’s Micah Slaton blasted a swim of 1:43.30 for his 2nd-fastest performance ever. That makes four 1:43 swims in the last two Mizzou Invites, his four fastest performances ever, with his fastest one coming last year in 1:43.08. He was 1:43.47 this morning.

His teammate Carter Grimes added a tenth from prelims for 2nd in 1:47.10, and Serbian native Matija Pucarevic of McKendree was 3rd in 1:47.96, just off his best of 1:47.71 from the 2018 NCAAs (D2).

Women’s 400 Free Relay

1. Arkansas, 3:15.05
2. Missouri, 3:15.11
3. San Diego State, 3:19.98

Arkansas and Missouri went toe to toe in the women’s 400 free relay, with Anna Hopkin‘s scintillating 46.61 second leg the main difference maker as the Razorbacks won by .06 in 3:15.05. Along with Hopkin, they had solid legs from Kobie Melton (49.17), Molly Moore (49.38) and Kiera Michailoff-Russell (49.89).

Mizzou trailed by around a second and a half at the halfway mark, and managed to claw their way back into the race but fell just short in 3:15.11. Their fastest split came on the second leg as well from Annie Ochitwa (48.00), and they also had strong splits from Samantha Porter (49.37), Sarah Thompson (49.12) and Haley Hynes (48.62).

Both teams narrowly missed the NCAA Auto standard of 3:14.97, bur were well inside the provisional cut.

San Diego State took 3rd in 3:19.98 with Alma Thormalm (48.98) their only swimmer going sub-50 on the #2 leg.

Men’s 400 Free Relay

1. Missouri, 2:50.05
2. Missouri ‘B’, 2:54.46
3. Missouri ‘C’, 2:56.77

The Mizzou men had their teams sweep the top-4 spots in the 400 free relay, led by their ‘A’ team that got under the NCAA Auto standard by over a second.

Mikel Schreuders led them off in a best time of 42.30, and they also got 42-second legs from Giovanny Lima (42.79), Kyle Leach (42.41) and Danny Kovac (42.55) for a final time of 2:50.05, well inside the Auto time of 2:51.39.

Grant Reed had the fastest split on the anchor leg for their ‘B’ team in 43.12, and Daniel Hein (43.44) was the quickest on the ‘C’.

California Baptist University had the highest non-Mizzou finish in 5th, with their top split coming on the anchor from Jacob Leahy (43.54).

FINAL TEAM SCORES

WOMEN

1. Missouri, 1171
2. Arkansas, 714
3. San Diego State, 636
4. Florida International, 510
5. Brigham Young, 321
6. Drury, 275
7. California Baptist, 123
8. Southern Illinois, 104
9. Boise State, 56
10. Oklahoma Baptist, 53
11. McKendree, 34
12. Wyoming, 20
13. Utah, 13

MEN

1. Missouri, 1410
2. Brigham Young, 667
3. California Baptist, 576
4. Drury, 467
5. McKendree, 278
6. Southern Illinois, 220
7. Oklahoma Baptist, 183
8. Utah, 74
9. Wyoming, 52

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Patriot Invitational

• Results
• Team Scoring
• Men: UNC Wilmington 845; Drexel 640; George Mason 597; Seton Hall 540; Florida Atlantic 537; UMBC 481; American 118; Shippensburg (Pa.) 71
• Women: UNC Wilmington 731; Drexel 722; Florida Atlantic 681; Seton Hall 412.50; George Mason 406; Richmond 301; UMBC 296; American 295.50; Shippensburg 24
• Nov. 15-17, 2018
• Fairfax, Virginia

Courtesy: UNC Wilmington Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – UNCW’s women’s team defended its Patriot Invitational title for the fourth straight season as the Seahawks rallied in the 400 Freestyle Relay for the win and give the Seahawks a sweep of the meet as the men rolled to an impressive win on Saturday at the McKay Natatorium.

Trailing Colonial Athletic Association rival Drexel by nine points entering the final event, the relay of Evan Arsenault, Annie Shirk, Meghan Lahr and Faith Pilcher swam a winning time of 3:25.65. But it was the relay of Shannon Howell, Kyra Schemmel, Meagan Johnson and Vivian Louviere that provided the winning margin with a sixth-place showing as Drexel finished third and 10th.

While the women, who overcame a 20-point deficit entering Saturday, earned their fourth consecutive meet championship, the men’s team won the meet for the first time since 2012. The Seahawks dominated the meet, leading from wire-to-wire, and posting a 205-point win over Drexel.

Arsenault and Johnson helped the Seahawks erase that early deficit by winning the 100 Free (50.18 seconds) and 200 Breaststroke, respectively.

Josh Rigsbee delivered a win in the 200 Breaststroke (2:01.55) to highlight the men’s performances on Saturday.

Jack Cosgrove, Will Countie, Brandon Cu and Sean Cannon combined to win the 400 Free Relay with a meet record time of 3:00.76.

Next up for the Seahawks, who swam their final team competition of the semester, will be the USA Swimming Nationals in Greensboro, N.C., on Nov. 28 – Dec. 1.

Courtesy: Drexel Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Drexel men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams earned a second-place finish at the 2018 Patriot Invitational on Sunday. The women’s team finished with a score of 722 while the men’s team scored 640. UNCW earned first for both the men and women with scores of 731 and 845, respectively.

Jordan Washart and Olivia Shaffer started out finals with eighth and ninth place finishes in the 1650-yard freestyle. Washart clocked in at 17:31.67 while Shaffer followed close behind with a time of 17:32.75. Dora Gercsak finished 15th in the event with a time of 17:44.45 while Niki Fistrovic earned 16th place, finishing at 17:52.58. Patrick Cobb took fourth place in the event for the men (15:55.75). Dane Bell (16:26.88), Joseph Brown (16:37.41) and Luke Hanner (16:49.30) finished in 12th, 17th and 21st, respectively.

Alexa Kutch won A-finals in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:56.65 while Alicia Diaz placed second in 2:00.23. Jason Arthur also won A-finals with a time of 1:45.54 and Spencer Hill won C-finals in 1:53.65. Greg Buckley (1:54.65) placed third in the C-finals and Alberto Lagrutta (1:55.01) placed fifth. Dane also swam in C-finals, coming in seventh with a time of 1:55.83.

Kutch also swam in the 100-yard freestyle B-finals, finishing in eight at 53:16. Courtney Levins placed fourth in C-finals (52.89) and Natalie Gundling placed seventh (53.24). On the men’s team, Stathis Malamas (45.28) earned a fourth place finish in A-finals and David Kneiss (46.43), Alex Flynn (46.94) and John Scully (47.41) rounded out  the last three spots of B-final. Luke Hanner finished seventh in C-finals with a time of 47.65.

Gabrielle Rudy claimed the third spot in the 200-yard breaststroke A-finals with a time of 2:20.23. Rebecca Churchill (2:21.31) and Corinne McCurley (2:24.89) won the B-finals and C-finals, respectively. Ralph Cannarozzi III finished third in A-finals with a time of 2:02.78 while Zachary Valenzuela (2:05.04) and Joseph Brown (2:05.99) earned seventh and eighth place. Harrison Schultz (2:07.70) finished in fourth in the B-finals.

April Forsthoffer claimed a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly relays, clocking in at 2:03.05 while Charlotte Myers took fifth in 2:05.43. Washart finished second in B-finals with a time of 2:07.36. Paris Raptis (1:48.58) won the event for the men, John Klein (1:52.23) placed second in B-finals andJoe Short (1:57.42) finished eighth in C-finals.

The squad made up of Rudy, Kutch, Levins and Diaz took third in the 400-yard freestyle with a time of 3:28.76 while the team of Gundling, Perni, Forsthoffer and Myers finished in 10th at 3:32.51. The men’s team of Malamas, Kiran Richardson, Kneiss and Arthur finished in third (3:02.22) while Flynn, John Scully, Cobb and Raptis earned ninth (3:07.79).

Drexel will compete at the AT&T Winter National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. from Wednesday, Nov 28. Through Saturday, Dec. 1 to close out the 2018 portion of the schedule.

Courtesy: George Mason Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason swimming and diving teams completed the annual Patriot Invitational on senior day, with the men’s team finishing third and the women’s team placing fifth in the three-day event held at the Jim McKay Natatorium.

On the women’s side, all nine teams finished in the exact same order as the 2017 Patriot Invitational.

UNC-Wilmington won the meet with 731 points, Drexel was second with 722 points and Florida Atlantic was third with 681 points, followed by Seton Hall (412.5), Mason (406), Richmond (301), UMBC (296), American (295.5) and Shippensburg (24).

Mason freshman Megan Cummins began the night with a fourth-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:03.11).

Senior Marla Albanese made the podium with a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (51.60), while freshman Chloe Fite placed eighth (53.10).  Senior Brittany Murphy placed 11th in the event (52.50).

Senior Christina McLemore finished seventh in the 200-yard butterfly (2:06.82).  Freshman Annie McNenny was 11th (2:07.96) and classmate Hannah Milikich placed 18th in the event (2:10.13).

Theresa Cotter won the B-Final of the 200-yard backstroke (2:04.35).

Sophomore Shannon Glesing placed seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.78).  Freshman Sophie McKinley was 18th (2:25.09) and sophomoreLexi Osleger was 21st (2:27.85) in the event.

The combination of seniors Marla Albanese, Theresa Cotter and Brittany Murphy along with freshman Chloe Fite finished seventh in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:30.89).

On the men’s side, UNCW won the meet with 845 points, Drexel was second with 640 points and Mason finished third with 597 points, followed by Seton Hall (540), Florida Atlantic (537), UMBC (481), American (118) and Shippensburg (71).

Mason junior Attila Kiss finished eighth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:13.75).

Senior Michael Pettinichi just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:03.03).  Junior Christopher Stankiewicz won the B-Final of the event (2:04.46), while freshman Carson Stevens finished 16th (2:09.91).  Sophomore Wallace Watkins was first in the C-Final (2:04.07).

Sophomore Dylan Peck placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:50.83), while classmate Andres Alarcon was 15th (1:53.67) in the event.

Junior Ryan Donnelly recorded a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.54) and classmate Logan Eubanks took first in the B-Final (1:50.10).

In the 100-yard freestyle, sophomore Drake Moretz finished eighth (46.61), freshman Jacob Miller placed 12th (46.19) and freshman Nick Ashton was 13th (46.29).

The team of Ashton, Peck, Moretz and Miller touched the wall second in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:01.99).  UNCW won the event and set a new pool record in the process (3:00.76).

The Mason seniors were honored before the meet. Marla Albanese, Nicholas Burton, Theresa Cotter, Christina McLemore, Brittany Murphy, Sidney Owens, Michael Pettinichi and Leo Rivoal took to the pool in the Patriot Invitational one final time.

The Patriots are back in action Nov. 28 through Dec. 1 at the Winter Nationals in Greensboro, N.C.

Courtesy: Florida Atlantic Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – Florida Atlantic University swimming and diving wrapped up the third and final day of competition Saturday at the Patriot Invitational hosted by George Mason University. The Owls racked up nine first-place, seven second-place and five third-place victories over the past three days.

As a team, the Owl women claimed third place after putting up 681 points. UNCW led the women with 731 points and Drexel followed in second with 722 points. On the men’s side, the Owls finished fifth with 537 points behind UNCW (845), Drexel (640), George Mason (597) and Seton Hall (540).

Notables:
Day 1
Women

• Spence Atkins claimed the first individual finals win for the Owls, which came in the 500-yard freestyle (4:39.35) with Natalie Clausen following in second (4:54.33)
• Danica Garbett delivered her fastest time in the 200-yard IM finals, touching the wall first with a time of 2:03.15
• Fatimah Westbrook claimed another top individual finish to add to her résumé in the 50-yard freestyle (23.59) with third place.
• Malvina Catalano came up with her first individual win of the season, which came in the 3-meter dive (265.80), where Kaleigh Dundov captured fifth (221.80)
• The Owl women finished things up in the pool on day one with a third-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay with Westbrook, Atkins, Abby Marshall and Kelsey Witkay finishing with a time of 3:48.53

Men

• Josh Fountain captured a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle finals (4:29.80) and Will Smith followed in third (4:32.70)
• In the 1-meter finals, Logan Downey scored his way to a first-place title (319.70) and NCAA zone qualification with Schmidt finishing behind him in second (296.05)

Day 2
Women

• Garbett tallied her second first-place title this weekend with her 4:22.64 finish in the 400-yard IM, while Clausen claimed second (4:25.98)
• In the 200-yard freestyle, Atkins captured second, finishing with a time of 1:51.58
• Westbrook secured second place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.24 and Victoria Ellwood followed her in fourth (1:04.11)
• Marshall finished fifth in the 100-yard back with a time of 56.71
  On the boards, Catalano swept in both diving events over the weekend after taking first place in the 1-meter dive (276.45)

Men

• Calvin Lillo captured eighth in the 400-yard IM for the Owl men with a time of 4:06.57
• The 200-yard freestyle ended with Connor Smoak finishing in third (1:41.01) and Colin Kozak following in fourth (1:41.36)
• Phillip Crouch III claimed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke (56.10)
• In the 100-yard backstroke, Braedan Leach finished fifth (50.31), Alex Taber came in sixth (51.31) and Reilly Maguire captured seventh (52.12)
• On the 3-meters, Downey (311.80) and Schmidt (308.85) finished one and two, respectively for the second time over the weekend

Day 3
Women

• Atkins started off day three of finals claiming the first-place title in the 1650-yard freestyle (16:34.47) with Clausen following her in second (16:48.53) and Madison Rizzo in seventh (17:28.58)
• Marshall completed a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard back with a personal-best time of 2:01.87
• In the 100-yard freestyle, Westbrook finished fifth (52.03) and Sarah Martin came in seventh (52.42)
• Ellwood captured fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.46),
• Ana Neff-Jendrasko tallied fifth (2:21.93) and Haley O’Meara touched the wall in sixth (2:22.05)
• Atkins claimed another first-place finish after her 1:59.84 time in the 200-yard butterfly with Garbett following her in third (2:03.23)

Men

• Fountain got things going for the men with a first-place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle (15:31.55) with Smith following behind him in second (15:38.45) and Jack Shapiro in ninth (16:19.83)
• In the 200-yard backstroke, Leach (1:49.86) and Taber (1:50.52) finished fourth and fifth, respectively
• Smoak touched the wall sixth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45.94

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Marist at Fairfield

• Men: Marist def. Fairfield 172-85
• Women: Fairfield def. Marist 194.5-105.5
• Results
• Fairfield, Connecticut
• Nov. 17, 2018

Courtesy: Marist Athletics

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – Men’s swimming and diving earned another win over a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponent, defeating Fairfield 172-85. Marist sits at 3-1 on the season.

Marist started its day taking the top three spots in the 200 meter medley relay. The team of Ryan Kaplan, Jackson Klarsfeld, Pavel Makarchuk and Daniel Knoll finished first.

Despite not swimming his typical sprint events, Knoll picked up two individual victories, winning the 200- and 400-meter freestyle. Marist took the top four spots in the 200-meter with Michael O’Donovan, Klarsfled and Edward Oser finishing second through fourth. Knoll won the 400 with a time of 4:05.12, almost seven seconds faster than the next closest swimmer.

Even without Knoll, Marist still posting wins in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle events. Marist took the top four spots in the 50 free with Gregory Violette, Devin White, O’Donovan and Daniel Simpson placing first through fourth. Oser won the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.79 seconds.

Marist picked up its second sweep of the day in the 200-meter butterfly with Murray Coueslant, Michael Presta and Miguel Basalo finishing one, two and three. Coueslant would also go on to win the 200 meter IM with a time of 2:15.31.

Raislan Aiken posted wins in the 1- and 3-meter with scores of 238.28 and 286.20. David Gallino finished runner up in both events.

Women’s swimming and diving fell to the defending Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champs Fairfield 105.5-194.5.

Esabelle Gervasio posted a victory on the 1-meter while teammate Grace Reeves won the 3-meter. On the 3-meter, Esabelle Gervasio landed a 3 ½ somersault tuck. The only other MAAC diver to land this dive previously was Rider’s Amanda Burke who went on to be an Olympic Trial Qualifier and United States National Champion.

Juliet Nowak provided a strong individual performance, winning the 100- and 200-meter backstroke. Nowak won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:21.71, almost four seconds faster than the next swimmer. Sidney Judson, Veronica Stureborg and Caroline Farrell rounded out the top four, finishing second through fourth.

Marist’s young swimmers continued to show promising results. Jordyn Deubel placed second in the 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter IM and placed third in the 400-meter freestyle. She finished .13 seconds behind first place in the 200-yard freestyle. Jessica Freund finished third in the 200-meter freestyle and Stureborg came in third in both the 100- and 200-meter backstroke.

The Red Foxes travel to the H2hounds invitational after thanksgiving break. They will face Iona, Saint Peter’s and Loyola Maryland November 30- December 1.

Courtesy: Fairfield Athletics

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield women’s swimming and diving took down their conference rival Marist this afternoon by a score of 194.5-105.5 while the men fell 85-172.

On the women’s side, Colleen Young broke three program records in the 100 Meter Breaststroke, 200 Meter Breaststroke, and the 200 Meter Individual Medley.  Her time of 1:13.14 in the 100 Meter Breaststroke broke her own record that she set last week against Loyola Maryland which was 1:14.84.  In the 200 Meter Breaststroke, she also beat her own record of 2:39.75 with a final time of 2:37.69.  To finish off her record-breaking day, Young surpassed the old record of 2:27.51 set by Margaret Osmulski in 2010 with a final time of 2:25.63.

Sara Ostensen broke two records today with the first coming in the 800 Meter Freestyle where she finished with a final time of 9:07.93 surpassing her own record that she set last week against Loyola Maryland which was 9:09.23.  She also broke the 200 Meter Butterfly record that she set last season with her final time of 2:20.63. Ostensen also finished first in the 400 Meter Freestyle clocking in at 4:31.04.

Maria Nitti continued the record-breaking day with two new records.  She finished with a time of 26.55 in the 50 Meter Freestyle breaking her own record that she set last week against Loyola Maryland which was 26.95.  She also broke the program record in the 100 Meter Freestyle with a final time of 58.47.

Morgan Hansen also finished in first place with a program record time of 1:04.69 in the 100 Meter Butterfly breaking the previous record that she set last year which was 1:05.07.  She also finished second in the 200 Meter Butterfly with a time of 2:23.02.

Kelly Cordes, Victoria Krivitsky, Morgan Hansen, and Maria Nitti finished first in the 200 Meter Medley Relay breaking their own record which they set last week as well against Loyola Maryland clocking in at 2:00.15.  Samantha D’Alessandro, Nitti, Cordes, and Ostensen also broke the program record in the 400 Meter Freestyle Relay with a final time of 4:00.83

Sarah Herbold took home a first-place finish in the 200 Meter Freestyle with a final time of 2:08.26.  She also finished second in the 100 Meter Butterfly (1:06.39) and third in the 100 Meter Freestyle.  Shannon Feeley finished second in the 800 Meter Freestyle (9:15.78) and the 400 Meter Freestyle (4:33.46).  Kelly Cordes finished second in the 100 Meter Backstroke while Emily Vlass placed second in the 100 Meter Breaststroke and the 200 Meter Breaststroke.  Madelynn Mowad came in second in the 200 Meter Individual Medley while Samantha D’Alessandro finished third.  D’Alessandro also finished second in the 100 Meter Freestyle. Victoria Krivitsky finished third in both the 200 Meter Breaststroke and the 100 Meter Breaststroke.

On the men’s side, Peter Sloan finished in first place in the 100 Meter Breaststroke with a final time of 1:06.96 and finished first in the 200 Meter Breaststroke clocking in at 2:32.52.  He also finished third in the 200 Meter Individual Medley.  Patrick Boyle finished second in the 800 Meter Freestyle (8:40.01) and in the 400 Meter Freestyle (4:22.57).  Thomas Willemse also finished second in the 100 Meter Backstroke (1:00.99) and the 200 Meter Backstroke (2:14.18).  Jack Benavides finished second in the 100 Meter Butterfly, Peter Gori finished second in the 100 Meter Freestyle, and Harrison McGovern placed second in the 200 Meter Breaststroke.

“Great effort for both men and women today! We’re looking forward to a short break and our ECAC meet in Long Island. Both teams came out with strong races and we’ve positioned ourselves well to end the first semester. The staff did a great job preparing the team for a conference rival, I couldn’t be happier with the performance of our men and women today.”

The Stags will return to action when they take part in the ECAC Winter Championships from November 30 to December 2.

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Sarah Sjöström gewinnt zum zweiten Mal nach 2017 die World Cup Gesamtwertung vor Katinka Hosszu. Bei den Männern siegt Vladimir Morozov vor Kirill Prigoda.

Bei den Damen ist die Reihenfolge der ersten Drei wie in 2017. Bei den Männern konnte vor einem Jahr Chad Le Clos noch den Gesamtsieg holen. In diesem Jahr nahm er nur an zwei Clustern teil und er war offenbar nicht so fit wie in den Jahren zuvor und verzichtete komplett auf den dritten Cluster. In der Gesamtwertung werden nur die Schwimmer berücksichtigt, die an allen drei Clustern teilnehmen.

Katinka Hosszu lag vor dem dritten Cluster nur 15 Punkte hinter Sarah Sjöström, letztendlich musst sie die Schwedin jedoch davonziehen lassen.

Die ersten Drei in der Gesamtwertung erhalten Preisgelder in Höhe von 150.000, 100.000 und 50.000 USD.

Deutsche Teilnehmer waren in diesem Jahr nur in Eindhoven, Budapest, Tokio und Singapur dabei, wobei Franziska Weidner am kompletten dritten Cluster teilnahm, also auch noch in Peking.

Podiumsplätze gab es für Franziska Hentke, Christian Diener, Reva Foos sowie in Tokio für die 4×50 m Mixed Freistil- und Lagenstaffel.

Dies war in 2016 z.B. anders, da nahmen Marco Koch und Philip Heintz an der kompletten Tour teil, Philip wurde Vierter und Marco Siebter in der Gesamtwertung. Marco Koch konnte (bis auf Chartres, da war er krank) immer die 200 m Brust gewinnen.

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Der englische Originalartikel ist von OLIVIER POIRIER-LEROY. Dieser Artikel wurde durch eigene Gedanken der Autorin und ergänzende Literatur ergänzt.

Wo sind deine Gedanken während des Trainings? Worauf richtest du deine Aufmerksamkeit? Auf die schwarze Linie am Boden, den nächsten Lactat-Test? Wo sind deine Gedanken? Lässt du deine Gedanken einfach umherschweifen ODER FOKUSSIERST du dich auf das, was du gerade tust?

Moment mal – gibt es einen Unterschied? Vielleicht kannst du schneller schwimmen, wenn du weniger DENKST und dich mehr fokussierst. Denn es gibt einen Unterschied zwischen NACHDENKEN und FOKUSSIEREN.

Dies sind:

Fokussierung:

•     Ist emotionslos und rational.
•     Du beschränkst deine Aufmerksamkeit auf die Leistungsmerkmale.
•     Fokussieren beinhaltet keine übermäßige Emotionen oder überstürzte Beurteilungen.
•     Bezieht sich auf dich selbst – du machst dir weniger Sorgen darüber, was andere tu, was in Zukunft oder Vergangenheit passiert/passiert ist. 
•     Wenn der Fokus richtig eingesetzt wird, ist er prozessbasiert.

Nachdenken:

•     Ist mehr auf dein Ego und deine Emotionen bezogen. Beschäftigt sich häufig mit Selbstkritik.
  
•     Wenn wir nachdenken, geht es oft darum, wie wichtig der Sport für uns ist, wie wichtig der bevorstehende Wettkampf ist und dass wir unsere Teamkollegen / Trainer nicht enttäuschen wollen.
•     Wir lassen uns leichter von dem ablenken, was um uns herum vorgeht – vor allem, was es andere Schwimmern machen und wo wir im Vergleich zu ihnen stehen.
•     Witzigerweise (aber nicht wirklich) führt das Denken zu Frustration und Ärger, wodurch deine Fähigkeit eingeschränkt wird, sich auf die Dinge zu konzentrieren, die dir helfen, das Beste aus dir selbst herauszuholen. Der Selbstdialog ist oft negativ.
  
•     Das Denken ist fast immer ergebnisorientiert.

Denken vs. Fokussieren: Im Training

Olivier gibt in seinem Artikel ein Beispiel aus seiner eigenen Erfahrung heraus: Kürzlich hat er berichtet, dass er in diesem Sommer so viele schnelle 50 m Einheiten schwimmen wolle, mit dem Ziel, bis Anfang September 0,25 Sekunden schneller zu werden. Es hat nicht lange gedauert, bis er gemerkt hat, welchen Unterschied sein DENKEN gegenüber der FOKUSSIERUNG für die angestrebte Verbesserung gemacht hat.

Egal, wie austrainiert man ist, 50er Serien im Wettkampftempo zu schwimmen, wird weh tun. In dem Moment, als Olivier darüber nachzudenken begann, dass die Schmerzen bei ihm so um die 30-35m herum beginnen würden, konzentrierte er sich auf diesen Schmerz, denn davon würde er viel aushalten müssen und darauf, wie oft er diese Qualen bei seinem Trainingsplan aushalten müsse und ob ihn dieser Plan tatsächlich schneller machen würde. Als ihm dies bewusst wurde, machte er innerlich einen Rückzieher. Und dann schwamm er nur noch 50er, bei denen er nicht mehr an die Leistungsgrenze ging und seine gesetzten Zeitziele nicht erreichte. Und damit begann er an seinem Plan zu zweifeln.

Wie kam es dazu?

Weil sein Gehirn nicht dumm ist. Zwar war Olivier klar, dass er sich im Leistungssport in einer Welt voller “Qualen” befindet und dies auch so bleiben würde. Trotzdem versuchte sein Gehirn, ihn zu schützen, indem es seinen Anstrengungen eine Grenze setzte. Denn dem Gehirn waren die Konsequenzen des “50 er all-out Sets” natürlich voll bewusst. Verrückt daran ist, dass es noch nicht einmal eine bewusste Entscheidung war.

Nach einer Weile dieser guten Tage / schlechten Tage, die sehr frustrierend waren und viele Zweifel und Unsicherheiten auslösten, hat er für sich bei seinen “all-out” 50er Sets einige Leistungsanalysen zusammengestellt. Diese Ausführungsmerkmale zu ermitteln, war für Olivier sehr einfach, gestützt hat er sich schwerpunktmäßig auf den Zeitpunkt bei den 50er Sets, wenn die Schmerzen am größten waren. Er begann von da an, sich auf diese Strecke, wenn er ca. 15 m von der Wand entfernt war und er wusste, jetzt wird es qualvoll, zu fokussieren.

Dies hielt ihn vom Nachdenken ab und war die eigentliche Anstrengung, die er bewältigen musste. In jedem Set, immer wieder und nicht nur beim Wettkampf, bei dem er 0,25 Sekunden schneller werden wollte. Olivier sagte sich in seinem Kopf, wenn er die letzten 15 m schwamm “Jetzt muss ich Hulk zerschmettern”, immer und immer wieder, und so schaffte er es, seine gesetzten Zielzeiten im Training zu erreichen. Ein chinesisches Sprichwort sagt: “TUE, was du tust”. Wichtig ist, die Gedanken ganz auf den Moment zu richten und in diesem Moment zu handeln.

Denken vs. Fokussieren: Im Wettkampf

Wenn Schwimmer nachdenken, dann sehen sie sich um und achten darauf, was die Konkurrenten so machen. Sie geben jedem kleinen Ereignis, das passiert, besondere Bedeutung (“Mein Aufwärmen war nicht perfekt, daher wird dieser ganze Wettkampf wahrscheinlich schlecht”). Die Gedanken sollte ein Athlet nicht abschweifen lassen. Was bei einem anderen Wettkampf passiert ist, ist Vergangenheit. Nun gilt es erneut, von Rennen zu Rennen zu denken und sich zu fokussieren.

Beispiel: Der Sportler denkt viel über seine Technik nach, dadurch entsteht schnell dieser Effekt: Je mehr darüber nachgedacht wird, desto wahrscheinlicher ist es, dass es nicht klappt, wenn es darauf ankommt. Das Gehirn hat einen komischen Sinn für Humor. Sich zu viele Gedanken zu machen, lähmt den Schwimmer mehr, als ihn zu beflügeln.

Fokussierung hingegen bedeutet, sich auf den Moment zu konzentrieren und den inneren Dialog, der oft negativ ist, zu stoppen. Nicht an potentielle Konsequenzen zu denken, für die es keinerlei rationale Begründung gibt. Die Vergangenheit darf man nicht selbst zur Gegenwart machen. Es geht darum, Energie für den Moment zu bündeln und keine selbsterfüllenden Prophezeiungen entstehen zu lassen.

Noch einmal das chinesische Sprichwort: TUE, was du tust.

Nun wird sich mancher Leser bestimmt fragen, woran er erkennen kann, ob er denkt oder sich fokussiert. Gute Frage.

Nachdenken bedeutet oft eine Reise in die Vergangenheit.

Im Training und auch im Wettkampf, schweifen die Gedanken oft in die Vergangenheit ab.

• Die Gedanken beschäftigen sich mit vergangenen Leistungen und Ergebnissen … “Beim letzten Einschwimmen habe ich mich so viel besser gefühlt, das wird heute bestimmt kein gutes Rennen”
• Oder die Gedanken reisen schon in die Zukunft “Wie kann ich meine langfristigen Ziele erreichen, wenn ich bei jedem Wettkampf schlechter bin?”

Fokussiert zu sein, bedeutet IMMER, in der GEGENWART zu sein. Die inneren und äußeren Störfaktoren werden nicht beachtet, die Energie wird für den Moment gebündeltund das Potenzial ausgeschöpft. Noch einmal: TUE, was du tust.

Der nächste Schritt

Überlege dir einige Hilfen, damit du dich wieder fokussieren kannst, wenn du merkst, dass deine Gedanken wieder abschweifen und die Oberhand übernehmen. Wenn du schon wieder zu sehr auf deine Umgebung achtest, über Konsequenzen nachdenkst … Natürlich gibt es immer viele Ablenkungen beim Training oder beim Wettkampf.

Denke dir lustige, einfache Hilfen aus, wie Olivier mit seinem “Ich muss Hulk zerschmettern”. So ein Gedankenstopp kann ein Stoppschild sein, dass du dir vorstellst. Oder stelle dir beim Atmen vor, wie sich ein negativer Gedanke in Luft auslöst. Oder stell dir vor, wie die schlechten Gedanken in einem Feuerwerk explodieren. Und dann richte deine Aufmerksamkeit wieder auf die anstehende Aufgabe. Denn: Die Vergangenheit ist vorbei. Die Zukunft ist eine Illusion. Aber in der Gegenwart anstehenden Herausforderungen lassen sich beeinflussen.

Über OLIVIER POIRIER-LEROY

Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer. He’s the publisher of YourSwimBook, a ten-month log book for competitive swimmers.

He’s also the author of the recently published mental training workbook for competitive swimmers, Conquer the Pool: The Swimmer’s Ultimate Guide to a High Performance Mindset.

It combines sport psychology research, worksheets, and anecdotes and examples of Olympians past and present to give swimmers everything they need to conquer the mental side of the sport.

Ready to take your mindset to the next level?

Click here to learn more about Conquer the Pool.

COACHES: Yuppers–we do team orders of “Conquer the Pool” which include a team discount as well as complimentary branding (your club logo on the cover of the book) at no additional charge.

Want more details? Click here for a free estimate on a team order of CTP.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Negative Grübeleien vermeiden. Besser werden durch Fokussierung.

By Daniela Kapser on SwimSwam

Der Originalartikel stammt aus der Feder von Olivier POIRIER-LEROY. Die Übersetzung erfolgte sinngemäß und wurde durch eigene Gedanken ergänzt.

Schwimmer sind schon ganz besondere Typen. Und unter ihnen gibt es dann noch die ganz Besonderen – die Brustschwimmer mit dem froschartigen Stil, der extrem flexible Kniegelenke erfordert. Die masochistischen Schmetterlingsschwimmer. Die coolen Sprinter, die sich für die Schnellsten der Welt halten. Und dann die Distanzschwimmer. Diejenigen, die die meisten Meter abreissen … und das ohne Murren (na ja … meistens).

Sie sind die Ersten im Wasser, die Letzten heraus. Und dabei sind sie noch bescheiden und zurückhaltend -während sie Kilometer um Kilometer im Pool zurücklegen. 

Sie lieben das Distanzschwimmen, haben im Freiwasser weniger Wenden. Sie haben eine kürzere Taperzeit als die Sprintgruppe und sie haben selten keine “Goggle-marks” um die Augen herum, weil sie so jeden Tag so lange eine Chlorbrille tragen.

Hier sind 14 Besonderheiten der  Langstreckenschwimmer:

1. Nullen können dich nicht erschrecken.
   Jedes Mal, wenn der Trainer ein Trainingsset an die Tafel schreibt, erschauerst du nicht, wenn du Wiederholungsserien mit “000” sieht. So what.
2. Du kannst sehr gut alleine trainieren
   Du bist es ja gewohnt, im Wettkampf über einen langen Zeitraum mit dir und deinen Gedanken alleine zu sein. Und dem Wasser, der Sonne, dem Regen, dem Wind … daher ist es für dich auch kein Problem, wenn du Meter um Meter beim Training ohne Stopps und Small-talk ziehst.
3. Dein Trainings-Logbuch enthält mehr Kilometer als dein Auto-Tachostand.
   Da kommt schon was zusammen, wenn ständig lange Distanzen trainiert werden. Da kann bei so manchem Athleten der Tachostand nicht mithalten. Du bewegst dich eben häufiger im Wasser als mit dem Auto fort.
4. Du kennst viele Möglichkeiten, Wiederholungen zu zählen.
   Stehen z.B. 30 x 200 m auf dem Plan, dann kannst du von oben runterzählen oder von 1-30 aufwärts … oder du zählst dreimal 10 … je nachdem, wie du dich so fühlst. Oder du verlässt dich auch mal auf deinen Teamkameraden.
5. Eine Trainingseinheit von 5.000 m – TAPER.
   Wenn die Sprinter während der Taperphase schon lange aus dem Wasser sind und trocken, satt und zufrieden vor dem Fernseher sitzen, taperst du noch ein wenig im Wasser. Für dich sind 5.000 m keine nennenswerte Distanz.
6. Du kannst auf Autopilot umstellen.
   Manchmal weißt du gar nicht mehr, wie du die Trainingsstunden überstanden hat. Arme und Beine funktionierten einfach automatisch. Erst, wenn du den Pool verlassen hast du kaum laufen kannst, kehrt so langsams eine Erinnerung an die vergangenen harten Stunden zurück.
7. Deine Schwimmerfreunde sind beeindruckt von deiner täglichen Leistung, aber für Nicht-Sportschwimmer ist es geradezu unvorstellbar.
   Erzählst du einem Muggle, dass du 70.000 km in einer Woche geschwommen bist, wirst dies verblüffte Stille hervorrufen. Und du siehst richtig, wie versucht wird, diese Strecke in eine reale Entfernung zu übertragen.
8. Manchmal bist du eifersüchtig auf die Sprinter.
   Manchmal bist du eifersüchtig auf ihre muskulösen Körper mit den kurzen Sprintermuskeln. Und auf ihre noch kürzeren Trainingseinheiten, die ein wenig länger dauern, als dein Aufwärmen. Aber vielleicht sind diese kleinen Stiche, die du fühlst, auch einfach nur Hunger und kein Neid.
9. Die Schwimmbrille während des Schwimmens reinigen.
   Du meisterst die Reinigung deiner beschlagenen Schwimmbrille auch während des Schwimmens. Dazu musst du nicht stoppen. Und ja, manchmal sind auch ein paar Tränen dabei.
10. Deine Kalorienaufnahme errreicht legendäre Ausmaße.
    Schwimmer essen viel. Aber Langstreckenschwimmer essen noch mehr. Es gibt Zeiten, da hast du kurz überlegt, mal einen Bissen von deinem Pull-bouy zu testen. Mmh, sehr fluffig.
11.  Du weißt, wei es sich anfühlt, so durstig zu sein, dass du am liebsten 1000 Liter Wasser trinken würdest.
    In so einer Phase bist du einem Teamkameraden dankbar, der deine leere Trinkflasche auffüllt, während du noch mitten in einer Trainingseinheit steckst.
12. Ein Fehlstart ist keine Option.
    1500m Freistil zu schwimmen, ist anstrengend. Am Ende des Rennens bist du auch am Ende deiner Kräfte und du möchtest nicht erfahren, dass du wegen eines Fehlstarts disqualifiziert wurdest. Nein. Niemals. Dies passiert nicht wirklich. Es macht da echt nichts aus, wenn dein Start 0,5 Sekunden langsamer ist als der Rest des Feldes. So weißt du mit Sicherheit, nicht zu früh den Startblock verlassen zu haben.
13. Du hast eine Wadenkrampf-Vermeidungsstrategie.
    Eine Banane nach dem Aufwärmen. Noch eine noch eine nach der ersten Einheit. 18 Liter Wasser. Sechs Gatorades. Und die Zehen zwischendurch ein wenig dehnen.
14. Du hast ein Filmdrehbuch und einen Roman fertig in deinem Kopf.
    Während der zahlreichen langen Trainingseinheiten, ging dir eine Menge durch den Kopf. Du hast ein Drehbuch für einen Film geschrieben, der vielleicht mal einen Oscar gewinnen kann … und du hast einen 500 Seiten starken Roman gedanklich fertig gestellt … und weil du so viel Zeit zum Nachdenken hast, fängst du nochmal ganz von vorne an.

ABOUT OLIVIER POIRIER-LEROY

Olivier Poirier-Leroy is a former national level swimmer. He’s the publisher of YourSwimBook, a ten-month log book for competitive swimmers.

He’s also the author of the recently published mental training workbook for competitive swimmers, Conquer the Pool: The Swimmer’s Ultimate Guide to a High Performance Mindset.

It combines sport psychology research, worksheets, and anecdotes and examples of Olympians past and present to give swimmers everything they need to conquer the mental side of the sport.

Ready to take your mindset to the next level?

Click here to learn more about Conquer the Pool.

COACHES: Yuppers–we do team orders of “Conquer the Pool” which include a team discount as well as complimentary branding (your club logo on the cover of the book) at no additional charge.

Want more details? Click here for a free estimate on a team order of CTP.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: So merkst du, dass du ein Langstreckenschwimmer bist

By Loretta Race on SwimSwam

2018 STOCKPORT METRO NOVEMBER MEET

• Friday, November 16th – Sunday, November 18th
• Life Leisure Grand Central, Stockport, England
• SCM
• Meet Site
• Draft Entries
• SwimSwam Meet Preview
• Day 1 Recap
• Day 2 Recap
• Day 3 Recap
• Results

The 2018 Stockport Metro November Meet is done and dusted, but you can re-live some of the action thanks to on-site photographer Alex Miller. Can you spot the Olympian?

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

photo: Alex Miller

By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam

The second-ever USA Swim Squads fantasy draft is happening this afternoon, and we’ll be here to provide you with live coverage and analysis.  You can watch the draft happen in realtime at www.usaswimming.org or on the USA Swimming Facebook page.  The team captains are Maya DiRado, Elizabeth Beisel, Cammile Adams and Connor Jaeger.

• See also: SwimSwam’s 2019 SwimSquads Mock Draft.
• 2019 Pro Swim Series Schedule

Live Draft

1. Chase Kalisz– Team DiRado

Kalisz was the #1 pick last year, and he won most of the races he entered in the series. He’s a near-lock to sweep the IMs at each stop, but can also fill in for other slots when needed.

2. Katie Ledecky– Team Jaeger

Ledecky is the defending women’s PSS champion, despite only going to 2 meets last year.

3. Zane Grothe– Team Beisel

Grothe was the men’s runner-up last year, and should be even formidable this year now that open water is part of the series.

4. Michael Andrew– Team Adams

He’s been tearing it up on the World Cup circuit, can swim a little bit of everything, and is fast in-season.

5. Kelsi Dahlia– Team Adams

Will score big points in fly and free.

6. Kathleen Baker– Team Beisel

As Beisel mention, she owns the newest world record of any American swimmer.

Editors Note: Aside from the jump of Andrew to #4, the top 6 followed our mock draft exactly.

7. Melanie Margalis– Team Jaeger

The former Bulldog can swim just about anything, and should be a huge asset in either IM or flex.

8. Ryan Murphy– Team DiRado

The top American male backstroker, Ryan Murphy, was 2 seconds ahead of any other American 200 backstroker last year and 6-tenths better than any other 100 backstroker. Last year’s #3 overall pick slid a little because he only swims a few events (100 back/200 back) as compared to some of the other names, but both Rowdy and Maya hinted that he’s really going after the 100 free this season.

9. Jack Conger– Team DiRado

DiRado made a reference to the analytical baseball stat known as WAR (Wins Above Replacement); Conger can pull down big points in fly and free.

10. Caeleb Dressel– Team Jaeger

In one scenario, Dressel is a first rounder, especially now that he’s pro and has the flexibility to swim more Pro Swim Series meets. But Gregg Troy swimmers tend to swim tired in season, don’t always swim a ton of Pro Swim Series meets, and when they do sometimes scratch. That hurts his value in this format a little, but he’s still versatile enough to pop a 6-win meet if he gets in a groove.

11. Leah Smith – Team Beisel

Leah Smith was a first round pick last year, and was in the battle for the title through Nationals where she stumbled a little and Ledecky took the win.

12. Olivia Smoliga – Team Adams

The 3rd Georgia Bulldog off the board, Smoliga pushed up into some 200 yard races last year, but her value is mostly as a sprint freestyler and backstroker. She pretty-consistently shows up for PSS meets, so that’s another point in her column.

13. Josh Prenot – Team Adams

He can be used as either a breaststroker or an IM choice at any given meet. The breaststrokes are tough internationally, but in the US, he’s a full second ahead of any other American in the 200. In the 4th round, getting a guy who will win one event at most meets he enters is big value.

14. Hali Flickinger– Team Beisel

Beisel dropped some intel that Flickinger has been training with the Georgia distance group. After a real breakout season last year, which included breaking a historic US Open Record in the 200 fly to kick off Nationals, it would be easy to forget how versatile she is. But, if what Beisel says is true, and she’s really going to go after the 800 as well, that’s a lot more point scoring opportunities if Beisel needs to insert her into the distance slot at a meet where Leah Smith is missing.

15. Tom Shields – Team Jaeger

Shields missed the Pan Pacs team last year, but he races a lot of Pro Swim Series stops, and is a reliable 50-100-200 entry guy (which, in this format, can be big – finding someone who races all 3 of the distances in their stroke).

16. Nathan Adrian – Team DiRado

Adrian was a 1st-round pick last year. At 29, he did show chips in his reliable record (he lost his first PSS meet in the 100 free in 3 years), but he’s still a consistent performer that will earn big points at the 16 spot. This is also the 2nd Cal Golden Bear chosen by Stanford grad Maya DiRado.

17. Simone Manuel– Team DiRado

Balancing out her Cal picks, DiRado chose her fellow Stanford Cardinal Simone Manuel. Like Ledecky, Baker, and others, the upside is that as a pro, Manuel has more opportunities to swim at PSS meets than she did last year.

18. Matt Grevers– Team Jaeger

This continues a trend of picking pros over college swimmers. Grevers swam at 4 PSS meets last year, but doesn’t race the 200 back, so that limits his value in this format.

19. Haley Anderson– Team Beisel

This could turn out to be a really smart pick based on the new format where open water swimmers can score points as well. Anderson brings both pool value and big open water value – she’s probably the best two-way swimmer on the women’s board.

20. Margo Geer– Team Adams

After the Anderson tip, thought maybe Jordan Wilimovsky– the Americans’ best distance swimmer in pool or open water – would be the choice here, but Adams went with a resurgent sprinter Margo Geer. She was 2nd in the 50 free and 3rd in the 100 free at US Nationals last year, and races a lot.

Remainder of picks not announced live or in order.

Follow along in our google spreadsheet:

Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2018-2019 USA Swim Squads Fantasy Draft Live Recap

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

If you want a swimming clinic with Olympic Champion Mel Stewart plus a Practice + Pancakes episode for your swim team, please participate in this auction to support the USA Swimming Foundation’s mission of Saving Lives and Building Champions.

Golden Goggles, USA Swimming’s annual Award show commemorating the year’s biggest and best swims and swimmers, is Monday, November 19th in New York City. This also mean’s the USA Swimming Foundation’s silent auction is taking place. The mission of the USA Swimming Foundation is 2-fold: Saving Lives, and Building Champions. By the 2020 Olympics, the USA Swimming Foundation will provide over $1,000,000 in support to fund the U.S. National Team.

The USA Swimming Foundation is auctioning:

1 – a swimming clinic with 3-time Olympic Medalist Mel Stewart

plus

2 – a Practice + Pancakes episode for your swim team!

BID NOW!  The auction closes at 8:45 p.m. EST on Monday, November 19th.

ONE: “Gold Medal Mel” Stewart is a 3-time olympic medalist from 1988 and 1992 Olympics, the ladder of which he won his namesake gold medal at in the 200 fly. Stewart was ahead of his time, using tremendous underwater dolphin kicks to his advantage to crush his competition and break numerous American and world records. He still has the most American national titles in a single event, 14,  in the 200 fly. Mel wants to share his knowledge of elite swimming with you!

TWO: Practice + Pancakes is a regularly published web series of SwimSwam’s creation, documenting the best swim teams and the fastest practices across the country. Our head of production Coleman Hodges travels to your pool and films the entire practice, capturing authentic shots and sizzling swims all in your home environment. Then, Coleman heads to the local hot spot to feast on some pancakes and walk the audience through the highlights of the workout on camera. It’s time for you to join the fun!

Follow the link below to make a bid:

2018 USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggle Silent Auction

Note: Auction ends Monday, November 19th at 8;45pm EST.

See the latest Practice + Pancakes below:

Practice + Pancakes: Texas Women Throwdown Before Duals with Stanford, Cal

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Get A Clinic With Gold Medal Mel and Practice + Pancakes For Your Team

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

2018 SPANISH WINTER SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, November 15th – Sunday, November 18th
• Piscina Nova Escullera (Barcelona)
• Prelims 09:30; Finals 18:00
• Short Course (25m)
• Meet Website
• Spanish SCM Records
• List of participants by team
• List of participating teams
• Selection Criteria for 2018 Short Course World Championships
• Live Stream por LaLiga4Sports
• Results
• Day 1 recap
• Day 2 recap

20-year old Africa Zamorano joined the parade of Spanish swimmers who hit qualifying times for the 2018 World Short Course Championships. While a few other swimmers hit new standards, and others confirmed their pre-selected status, Zamorano was the lone new addition to the lineup.

Her qualification came in the 200 backstroke. Swimming with plenty of clean water (she won by almost 4 seconds), Zamorano finished in 2:05.60. That clears .38 from her prior lifetime best and is 8-tenths better than the Spanish minimum for a World Championship invite.

Shortly after her race, Hugo Oliveira, who already won the 200 IM in a qualifying time on Saturday, did so again in the 200 back on Sunday. He swam 1:52.48 to win by more than 3 seconds and match, exactly, the Spanish qualification standard for Worlds.

Other Day 4 Winners:

• Lidon Munoz del Campo won the women’s 50 free in 24.58, which missed her own Spanish Record of 24.27 set earlier in the meet in a relay leadoff. While that time missed the Spanish standard, she’s already qualified based on her 100 free. Also in this race, Ainhoa Campabadal broke a National Record for 15-year olds with a 25.98.
• Francisco Javier Chacon Mateos won the men’s 200 fly in 1:56.66. Finishing 4th in that race was Joan Lluis Pons, one of the 6 pre-selected Spanish swimmers for Worlds. His time was just a 1:58.06, well short of the necessary FINA A time to confirm his spot at Worlds. Having not hit a FINA ‘A’ standard at this meet, he has not confirmed the pre-selection spot for Worlds, and barring intervention won’t, in fact, go to Hangzhou.
• Catalina Corro Lorente finished-off her 3rd event win of the met (and 6th top-3 finish) with a 2:09.18 in the 200 fly final. She was .01 seconds faster in prelims, and also placed 2nd in the 800 free timed final in 8:25.39. She had lifetime-best times in 5 of those 6 events.
• That runner-up finish in the 800 free left her behind only Jimena Perez Blanco, who is also already on the team for Worlds. She won in 8:23.16.
• Moritz Berg Eischeid won the men’ 50 free in 21.84.
• Albert Escrits Manosa won the men’s 1500 free in 14:45.84. Marc Sanchez, the Spanish Record holder who already qualified for the meet, didn’t swim the event.
• CN Sant Andreu won the women’s 400 medley relay in 3:58.94, bookended by a 59.8 from Zamorano on the leadoff and a 53.21 anchor from Munoz.
• Real Canoe NC won the men’s 400 medley relay in 3:32.46, led off by a 52.35 from Hugo Gonzalez.

Qualified Swimmers After Day 4 for the 2018 Short Course World Championships:

Final roster to be confirmed.

• Jessica Vall (confirmed pre-selection)
• Catalina Corro (confirmed pre-selection)
• Lidon Munoz – 100 free (new standard)
• Marc Sanchez (new standard)
• Marina Garcia (confirmed pre-selection)
• Jimena Perez (confirmed pre-selection)
• Catalina Corro Lorente (new standard)
• Hugo Gonzalez (new standard)
• Africa Zamora (new standard)

Team Scores – Conclusion of Meet

Top 5 Men’s Teams

1. Real Canoe – 793
2. CN Sant Andreu – 660
3. Gredos San Diego – 470.50
4. Sabadell – 435
5. Santa Olaya – 410

Top 5 Women’s Teams

1. CN Sant Andreu – 776.50
2. CN Sabadell – 703
3. Real Canoe – 498
4. Gredos San Diego – 476.50
5. Mediterrani – 382

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Africa Zamorano Swims 2:05 200 Backstroke to Book Ticket to Worlds

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

2018 FRENCH NATIONAL SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• November 15th-18th,2018
• Montpellier, France
• 25m (SCM)
• Results
• Day 1 recap
• Day 2 recap
• Day 3 recap

French swimmer Charlotte Bonnet polished off her 2018 National Championship meet with her 5th win, and 2nd National Record, of the meet.

Bonnet is best known as a freestyler, but both of her French Records came in non-freestyle events. After swimming the 50 breaststroke in 29.98 earlier in the meet, on Sunday she added a 2nd National mark with a 58.67 in the 100 IM. That breaks her own National Record set at this same meet last year in 58.96.

“It’s a pleasure to both start and finish these championships with French Records,” Bonnet said after the swim. “This week has been very long, I’ve been racing since last Sunday and I’m happy to finish like this. Having a final day with a 400 free and a 100 IM is tough, but now I’m done. I’m not as prepared and fit as I had hoped to be because I had trouble recovering between sessions and races.”

As alluded to, Bonnet also won the 400 free in 4:02.19. That’s 5-seconds clear of the field.

The other big news of the day is that  21-year old Marie Wattel, who was on the European Championship winning 400 free and 400 medley relays, won’t swim at the World Championships. She finished her meet with a win in the 100 fly in 56.92 on Sunday, but says that in concert with coaches and doctors, she’s decided to take a break until January, and then begin training for the long course season.

Other Day 4 Winners:

• David Aubry won the men’s 1500 free in 14:32.78, which ranks him 5th in the world this year and confirms his spot at the World Championships. “This 1500 was very complicated,” he said after the swim. “I went out quickly, because I knew I lacked the endurance, and finally it worked, thankfully. I’ll have to get back to work for the world championships soon but I’m happy with the result. I do not have much time left but we will do everything with Philippe (Lucas, hiss coach) to catch up.
• Jean Dencausse won the men’s 50 breaststroke in 27.29, topping the tighest race of the final. The top 4 swimmers were within a tenth of a second, and the top 10 were only spread by .66 seconds. Mateo Griardet took 6th in 27.68, which sets the French Record for 17-year olds. For Dencausse, that gave him a sprint breaststroke double, after winning the 100 earlier in the meet in 58.54.
• Jeremy Stravius won the men’s 50 backstroke in 23.27, by over a second even in such a short race. He would finish his meet with another National Title, in the 200 IM, by touching in 1:56.98, which was his 4th national title of the meet. Switzerland’s Jeremy Desplanches touched 1st, though, in 1:53.51 – a new Swiss National Record.
• Louise Lefebvre was the top French finisher in the women’s 200 back in 2:07.92, which is her lifetime best by almost 3 seconds. Russia’s Valeriya Egorova, who trains with the meet hosts Montpellier, touched 1st, though, in 2:06.66.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Charlotte Bonnet Doubles and Breaks a French Record on Sunday

By Karl Ortegon on SwimSwam

2018 TYR INVITATIONAL

• Hosted by Northwestern University
• November 16th-18th, 2018
• Evanston, IL
• Live Results

WOMEN’S EVENTS

Northwestern sophomore Calypso Sheridan broke the Northwestern school record tonight in Evanston, clocking a 1:54.11 to take the 200 back with an NCAA ‘B’ cut. She took almost a full second off of the old mark, a 1:55.09 done by Melissa Postoll in 2017, and she also set a new pool record. Sheridan now holds school records in both backstrokes, the 200 breast, and the 200 IM. Junior Krystal Lara was 2nd in 1:56.16, her first time under 1:57.

Sheridan also won the 100 IM, hitting a 55.89 to win easily there.

NU freshman Tara Vovk set a new pool record in the 200 breast, taking down Sheridan’s mark with a 2:10.67, which is the third-best time in NU history. Sophomore Rachel Tseng won the 1650 by over ten seconds, posting a 16:35.55.

Malorie Han, a junior for the Wildcats, added a win of her own in the 100 free at 49.53. She’s now broken both the 23.0 and 50.0 barriers for the first time this weekend. Han was also 48.78 on NU’s winning 400 free relay, their only sub-50 split there.

William and Mary’s Maria Oceguara was the sole non-Northwestern victor, going 2:00.49 in the 200 fly.

FINAL SCORES

1. Northwestern University        1462.5   2. William and Mary                716.5
  3. Michigan State University         672   4. Illinois State University         436
  5. Illinois at Chicago               299   6. Saint Louis University            285
  7. Truman State University           247

MEN’S EVENTS

Freshman Ryan Gridley erupted for a huge new best in the 200 back, winning the event in 1:43.62 and finishing over three seconds ahead of anyone else. His old best was a 1:46.39 from this March. That time was well under the ‘B’ cut.

Another NU freshman, Henry Blaul, won an individual event. He was 2:01.19 in the 200 breast, his first time under 2:02.

Truman State senior Sam Heveroh was a double winner this session, going 50.31 to set the pool record in the 100 IM and 44.52 to take the 100 free. NU also gave up the 50 fly to Ian Thompson, who was 21.96 to just break past the 22.0 barrier.

NU’s DJ Hwang took the win in the 1650 (15:22.98), and NU rolled to the win in the 400 free relay to secure the team win by the end. The Wildcats were 2:57.94, getting a 43.69 from Gridley, which was a field-best.

FINAL SCORES

1. Northwestern University        1225.5   2. William and Mary                  697
  3. Michigan State University       638.5   4. Saint Louis University            556
  5. Illinois at Chicago               401   6. Truman State University           367
  7. Unattached                         20

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Calypso Sheridan Goes NU Program Record in 200 BK at TYR Day 3

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

Tickets are on sale for the first stop of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville, Tennessee from January 9th-12th. While ticket prices vary from meet to meet, the series-opening stop in Knoxville has prices comparable to those in last year’s opener in Austin.

• Click here to buy single session and all-session tickets

A big change is that premium tickets are on sale, following a national trend at USA Swimming-run meets of segmenting seats into different price tiers. Even then, however, the adult all-sessions premium ticket price is just $1 more than the adult all-sessions general admission price in Austin last year.

2019 TYR Pro Swim Series – Knoxville Ticket Prices:

• All Sessions Premium – Adult: $85
• All Sessions Premium – Child: $60
• All Sessions General Admission – Adult – $60
• All Sessions General Admission – Child – $45
• All Sessions General Admission – Tennessee Student – $30
• Prelims/Wednesday Timed Finals – Adult – $10
• Prelims/Wednesday Timed Finals – Child – $5
• Finals – Adult – $15
• Finals – Child – $10

All 5 meets have new hosts this year after USA Swimming opened up a new bidding process, though in general the venues are smaller than last year with several of the country’s biggest pools, including pools at Georgia Tech, Texas, and at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, not earning the right to host this year. Tennessee has the biggest permanent grandstand among the 2019 hosts with room for 1,800 off-deck. Last year’s opener, Austin, seats 2,100.

Comparison of TYR Pro Swim Series Ticket Prices

Full 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Schedule

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By Karl Ortegon on SwimSwam

2018 SWEDISH NATIONAL SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• November 14-18, 2018
• Stockholm, Sweden
• Meet central
• Results
• Qualifying standards

The Swedish National SC Champs concluded tonight after five days of competition in Stockholm.

18-year-old Bjorn Seeliger swam to a new Swedish record in the 50 back. He posted a 23.78, which broke the senior national (and, of course, the junior national) record. Seeliger was less than four tenths off of the qualifying standard for Hangzhou, though.

Michelle Coleman, who set a Swedish record in the 100m back earlier this week, was back in the 100 free with a winning time of 52.18. That moves her out of a tie with American Kelsi Dahlia in this season’s rankings for a clean #6 spot.

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2	sarah SJOSTROM	SWE	51.13	11/17
3	femke HEEMSKERK	NED	51.29	11/17
4	Pernille BLUME	DEN	52.04	11/17
5	Emma McKEON	AUS	52.16	10/25
6	Kelsi DAHLIA	USA	52.56	10/06
6	Michelle COLEMAN	SWE	52.56	10/06

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Coleman wasn’t done, hopping back in the pool to eke out a win in the 50 back. She was 27.16 there, a bit off of her best as well as the 26.62 Swedish record held by Therese Alshammar. Hanna Rosvall was 27.26 for 2nd.

Christoffer Carlson was 47.68 to edge out teenager Robin Hansson in the 100 free (47.75), with Isak Eliasson also getting under 48 seconds at 47.81. All three were tenths off of the 47.43 qualifying standard for Worlds, though Hansson walks away with another Swedish junior record after setting one in the 200 free earlier this week.

Adam Paulsson was 4:08.81 to win the 400 IM, just a bit under one second off of the qualifying time for Hangzhou.

OTHER WINNERS

• Edith Jernstedt – 400 IM – 4:44.50
• Linköpings Allmänna – women’s 400 medley relay – 4:08.46
• Simklubben Neptun – men’s 400 medley relay – 3:31.50

SWEDISH WORLDS QUALIFIERS

• Sarah Sjöström
• Louise Hansson
• Sophie Hansson
• Victor Johansson (will not compete due to back injury)
• Erik Persson
• Michelle Coleman

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By SwimSwam on SwimSwam

Courtesy: Queens Athletics

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– The No. 3 Queens University of Charlotte women’s swimming team claimed first place overall in a field of 14 teams at this weekend’s Sheraton/Le Meridien Fall Frenzy at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.

The Royals won five of six events on the final day of competition, bringing the team’s total to 16 wins across the three-day event.

Sophomore Francesca Bains began the evening with a win in the 1,650-Yard Freestyle, setting a new school record and qualifying with an NCAA Division II ‘A’ Standard time of 16:30.98. Junior Sarah Reamy finished third in the event and recorded an NCAA Division II ‘B’ Standard time.

Freshman Bobbie Gichard collected a win and a meet record in the 200-Yard Backstroke, reaching the wall in 1:56.17, an NCAA Division II ‘A’ Standard. Sophomore Rachel Massaro and freshman Frouke Beeksma each had NCAA Division II ‘B’ Standards in the race.

In the 100-Yard Freestyle, Queens took six of the top seven spots as freshman Polina Lapshina’s first place time of 49.59 set a meet record and was an NCAA Division II ‘A’ Standard. Seniors Kyrie Dobson and Josefina Lorda-Taylor, junior Georgia DaCruz, redshirt-sophomore Wanda Dollmayer and sophomore Lexi Baker each turned in sub-52 second times for NCAA Division II ‘B’ Standard times.

Another sophomore, Sarah Jane Atkinson, won the 200-Yard Breaststroke with an NCAA Division II ‘B’ Standard of 2:15.88, while Prayson also turned in a ‘B’ Standard in the race. Bains, DaCruz, and Lorda-Taylor followed with ‘B’ Standards of their own in the 200-Yard Butterfly.

The foursome of Prayson, Dobson, Lorda-Taylor, and Lapshina won the weekend’s final event, the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay, with a meet record time of 3:20.95 and also qualifying with an NCAA Division II ‘B’ Standard.

The Royals return to the pool next weekend, November 28 – December 1, at the Frank Elm Invitational hosted by NCAA Division I Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Final Women’s Team Scores – 2018 Sheraton/Le Meridien Fall Frenzy

1.  Queens University of Charlotte                      2,357.5

2.  George Washington University                     1,750.5

3.  University of North Carolina-Asheville              915.5

4.  Wingate University                                                 891

5.  Bellarmine University                                              646

6.  Gardner-Webb University                                     445

7.  Lenoir-Rhyne University                                      343.5

8.  Mars Hill University                                                  277

9.  Catawba College                                                 222

10. Converse College                                                 186

11. King University (Tenn.)                                           117

12. Chowan University                                                108

13. Lees-McRae College                                              29

14. Pfeiffer University                                                      2

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