By Retta Race on SwimSwam

FINA WORLD CUP – BUDAPEST

• Friday, October 4th – Sunday, October 6th
• Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
• LCM
• Entry List
• SwimSwam Preview
• Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
• Start Lists/Results

23-year-old Arno Kamminga closed out the FINA World Cup Series stop in Budapest, Hungary in style, knocking down another National Record en route to completing his trifecta of breaststroke wins.

Kamminga already nailed new Dutch standards across the 50m breast in 27.00 and the 100m breast in 59.05, ultimately topping the podium here in Budapest in both events. However, the man saved perhaps his best performance for last, wreaking havoc on the men’s 200m breaststroke to seal his dominance in the discipline thus far.

After hitting the wall this morning in a time of 2:08.72 to capture the first seed, Kamminga had already put his own national record of 2:08.48 on notice, sitting within .24 of the mark.

That sub-2:09 outing was produced at this year’s World Championships in Gwangju, Korea, where Kamminga placed 10th overall. Splits for that performance included 1:01.92/1:06.56.

Flash forward to tonight, however, and Kamminga found an entirely new gear on the back half. Spitting 1:02.14/1:05.82, Kamminga blasted the first sub-2:08 time of his career, punching the wall in a winning mark of 2:07.96.

That was enough to hold off Zhang Ruixuan of China who touched in 2:10.23 for silver, while the former World Record holder in this event, Ippei Watanabe, hit the wall well back in a time of 2:11.47 for bronze.

For Kamminga, the Dutch national teamer’s time would have finished 6th in the men’s 200m breast final in Gwangju.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Kamminga Continues Breaststroke Record Siege, Hits 2:07.96 Lifetime Best

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

FINA WORLD CUP – BUDAPEST

• Friday, October 4th – Sunday, October 6th
• Duna Arena, Budapest, Hungary
• LCM
• Entry List
• SwimSwam Preview
• Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap
• Start Lists/Results

The 2019 FINA World Cup stop in Budapest closed out tonight with a bang, as several big names concluded the meet in fast fashion. Multi-Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu was a decisive winner once again, this time taking on the 200m IM field to collect another gold.

Hosszu already laid waste to the 400m IM field last night in a time of 4:34.37 to win by over 7 seconds. While not quite so separated from the field tonight, the Hungarian Iron Lady still got the job done beautifully in the only sub-2:10 time of the final, touching in 2:09.56.

Hosszu was over a second faster in this same event at the Singapore stop to wrap up cluster #1. There she produced a winning effort of 2:08.63, while before that she registered a new World Cup Record with the 2:08.15 she put up at the Tokyo stop. Nonetheless, Hosszu still got her hand on the wall first and did what needed to be done to reap gold in front of her home crowd.

Runner-up in the women’s 200m IM this evening was Japan’s Rika Omoto and her time of 2:12.40, while Hungarian teammate Zsuzsanna Jakabos collected bronze in 2:13.46.

Once again it was a non-affair between Hosszu and her former coach/husband Shane Tusup‘s new protege, Ilaria Cusinato of Italy, as Cusinato placed 6th well back in 2:16.16.

Lithuania’s 400m freestyle victor from night 1 doubled up with a 200m free gold tonight in a head-turning time. Splitting 51.92/54.05, Rapsys blasted a winning effort of 1:45.97 to easily touch ahead of Hungary’s Kristof Milak, who registered 1:47.69 for silver. Rounding out the top 3 was Katsuhiro Matsumoto of Japan, the reigning World Championships silver medalist in this event.

Tonight, Matsumoto settled for bronze in 1:48.32, but his personal best is represented by his medal-producing performance in Gwangju, which rendered a mark of 1:45.22, a new Japanese National Record.

As for Milak, the newly-minted 200m fly World Record holder has said he will be taking a break from his pet event for a bit, which explains his competing in the backstroke and freestyle events here and not the fly. His 1:47.69 200m free time from tonight checks-in as the 19-year-old’s 3rd fastest ever, sitting only behind his PB of 1:46.90 from this past March and a 1:47.19 notching from when he took the 2017 European Junior Championships title.

Cate Campbell of Australia will soon be competing for London Roar in the International Swimming League (ISL), but the Aussie did her thing here in Budapest in the meantime.

C1 opened the women’s 100m free in 25.47, but closed in 27.53 to utlimately stop the clock in a mark of 53.00. That was enough to comfortably deny Sweden’s Michelle Coleman the gold, as Coleman secured silver in 53.45.

Dutch Olympian Ranomi Kromowidjojo was also in the race, producing 53.81 for bronze.

Kromo’s teammate Arno Kamminga did major damage in the men’s 200m breast event, establishing himself as the winner by over 2 seconds. The 23-year-old World Championships swimmer notched the first sub-2:08 time of his career in 2:07.96 to take gold and lower his own Dutch national standard. You can read more about Kamminga’s impressive outing here.

Japan’s Ryosuke Irie clocked the quickest time in the men’s 100m back event, registering 53.50 to runner-up Michael Andrew‘s 54.18 and bronze medalist Grigory Tarasevich‘s mark of 51.71.

Irie already won the 200m back on night 1 here in Budapest and his time in this 100m back was within .30 of the 53.22 he produced for 6th place in this event at the 2019 World Championships.

As for Andrew and Tarasevich, the pair will soon be competing side-by-side, as both are members of the part-Andrew-owned New York Breakers ISL squad.

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte stepped onto the podium in the women’s 800m free, with the 200m fly Olympic champion rendering a mark of 8:31.42. That was enough to beat out Aussie Maddie Gough, the women who took the 400m free gold medal on night 1.

Tonight, Gough got the silver in 8:32.54, while Slovenian Tjasa Oder rounded out the top 3 in 8:37.02. American Kaersten Meitz was 4th in the race in 8:38.77.

The Dutch combination of Kira Toussaint, Kamminga, Maarten Brzoskowski and Kromo collectively clocked a winning mixed medley relay mark of 3:48.03. Splits for the foursome included 1:00.57 for Toussaint, 58.82 for Kamminga, 54.53 for Brzowskowski and 54.11 for Kromo.

Japan’s squad of Irie, Miho Teramura, Omoto and Matsumoto combined for silver in a time of 3:49.02, while Russia’s squad of Mariia Kameneva, Vitalina Simonova, Daniil Pakhomov and Vladislav Grinev took bronze in 3:51.10.

Additional Winners:

• Serbian-turned-Hungarian Sebastian Sabo nailed a winning time of 23.22 in the men’s 50m fly, while teammate Jakabos nabbed the women’s 100m fly victory in a mark of 59.14.
• Another Hungarian got on the board in the form of Katalin Burian and her victory in the women’s 200m back. Hitting the wall in 2:09.98, Burian produced the only time of the field under 2:12.
• Japanese swimmer Yuki Ikari snagged the top prize in the men’s 400m IM with the 19-year-old collecting a mark of 4:14.43.
• Finland’s Ida Hulkko came within striking distance of her own national record in the women’s 50m breast, touching in 30.82 for gold in the only sub-31 second time of the final.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Hosszu Exerts IM Dominance As Rapsys Nails 1:45 200 Free In Budapest

By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE: GROUP A, MATCH 1

• Saturday, October 5th – Sunday, October 6th
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
• Indianapolis, IN
• Indiana University Natatorium (IUPUI)
• Short Course Meters (SCM)
• Group A: Cali Condors, DC Trident, Energy Standard, Aqua Centurions
• Live Stream, Event Schedule, and Viewer’s Guide
• U.S. Live Stream(ESPN3)
• Day 2 Start Lists
• NEW- Updated Start List Event 26 Women’s 400 Medley Relay
• NEW- Updated Start List Event 33 Mixed 400 Free Relay
• Complete Results Session 4
• Complete Results Session 5
• Complete Results Session 6

Day Two

The lane assignment have been scrambled for Day 2, with Energy Standard and Cali Condors taking the middle of the pool and Aqua Centurions and DC Trident occupying the outside lanes. The assignments are based on the team standings as of Day 1:

• Energy Standard 250.0 points – Lanes 3/4
• Cali Condors 229.5 points – Lanes 5/6
• DC Trident 165.0 points – Lanes 7/8
• Aqua Centurions 163.5 points – Lanes 1/2

SwimSwam’s Reid Carlson provides live color commentary on each race in italics, below:

Women’s 100 free

1.    Sarah SJOSTROM– Energy Standard – 51.76
2.    Siobhan HAUGHEY– DC Trident – 52.34
3.    Olivia SMOLIGA– Cali Condors – 52.59
4.    Penny OLEKSIAK – Energy Standard – 52.86
5.    Mallory COMERFORD – Cali Condors – 53.06
6.    Anika APOSTALON – DC Trident – 53.87
7.    Silvia di PIETRO – Aqua Centurions – 54.00
8.    Larissa OLIVEIRA – Aqua Centurions – 54.51

Sarah Sjostrom of Energy Standard, who is in the running for MVP of the women’s meet with two individual wins (50 free and 100 fly) and a relay gold on Saturday, continued her winning ways with a victory in the women’s 100 free to kick off Sunday’s competition. Swimming in the middle of the pool, she turned in 24.81 at the 50, just ahead of Olivia Smoliga. Sjostrom touched in 51.76 to claim her 3rd individual gold. Siobhan Haughey of DC Trident finished 2nd, Smoliga took 3rd.

Energy Standard’s Sjostrom ups her individual win streak in the ISL to a perfect 3-for-3 here in the 100 free. With a 51.76, Sjostrom was faster even than everyone but herself in yesterday’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay in today’s open 100. We’ll see Sjostrom again in the women’s 50 freestyle “skins” race, the final event of the session, barring a tie-breaker 4 x 50 mixed medley relay. Penny Oleksiak adds to the points for Energy Standard with a 4th-place finish, meanwhile Olivia Smoliga and Mallory Comerford add substantial points to the Condors with 3rd and 5th-place finishes. Smoliga, like Sjostrom, will also swim the 50 freestyle “skins” race, as will runner-up Siobhan Haughey.

Haughey brings in 7 more points for the DC Trident, despite swimming out of lane 7.

1.    Chad le CLOS– Energy Standard – 46.96
2.    Simonas BILIS– Energy Standard – 47.12
3.    Breno CORREIA– Aqua Centurions – 47.15
4.    Santo CONDORELLI– Aqua Centurions – 47.41
5.    Zach APPLE – DC Trident – 47.53
6.    Kacper MAJCHRZAK – Cali Condors – 47.63
7.    Bowe BECKER – Cali Condors – 47.71
8.    Robert HOWARD– DC Trident – 48.12

SantoCondorelli took it out first, but an unbelievable finish from Chad le Clos gave the 100 free to Energy Standard. Le Clos came from behind to touch in 46.96, just ahead of teammate Simonas Bilis (47.12), giving Energy Standard a 1-2 finish and 16 points. Aqua Centurions went 3-4 with Breno Correia and Condorelli.

Chad le Clos buried all doubts that he is in danger of under-performing due to an illness severe enough to require him to perform a “fitness test” just to compete in Indy. Though le Clos was not as fast as Rome-based Santo Condorelli through the first 50 meter, he utilized his underwaters to propel him ahead of Condorelli and to the wall first. Condorelli and le Clos later race the 50 fly and the 50 freestyle “skins” race later on, with the fly coming fast. The lactic acid these swimmers must be feeling with such proximity between races is palpable; whether it will reflect in their performances near the end of the session will be an interesting aspect to watch from a training perspective.

Women’s 100 breast

1.    Lilly KING– Cali Condors – 1:04.43
2.    Molly HANNIS– Cali Condors – 1:05.08
3.    Bethany GALAT– DC Trident – 1:05.27
4.    Martina CARRARO – Aqua Centurions – 1:05.37
5.    Leiston PICKETT – DC Trident – 1:05.77
6.    Imogen CLARK – Energy Standard – 1:05.90
7.    Kierra SMITH – Energy Standard – 1:06.82
8.    Georgia BOHL – Aqua Centurions – 1:06.88

Cali Condors went 1-2 in another breaststroke event as Lilly King edged teammate Molly Hannis, 1:04.43 to 1:05.08, to win the 100 breast. That’s the 3rd win for King, who along with Sjostrom is leading the women’s field for MVP. DC Trident’s Bethany Galat got her hand to the wall only .10 ahead of Martina Carraro of Aqua Centurions for third place.

Lilly King picked up her 3rd individual win for a weekend total of 27 individual points with the victory in the 100 breaststroke. The Cali Condors bring in 16 points total, thanks to a 2nd-place finish from Molly Hannis. DC Trident also fared well in this race, thanks to a 3rd-place finish from Bethan Galat and a 5th-place finish from Leiston Pickett.

Men’s 100 breast

1.    Ilya SHYMANOVICH– Energy Standard – 56.71
2.    Nicolo MARTINENGHI– Aqua Centurions – 57.05
3.    Anton CHUPKOV– Energy Standard – 57.40
4.    Fabio SCOZZOLI – Aqua Centurions – 57.47
5.    Nic FINK – Cali Condors – 57.85
6.    Ian FINNERTY – DC Trident – 58.38
7.    Andrew WILSON – Cali Condors – 59.04
8.    Cody MILLER – DC Trident – 59.38

It was a wire-to-wire win for Ilya Shymanovich in the 100 breast. Out in 26.38, already nearly half a body length ahead of the field at the 50, he held on to get the win for Energy Standard with 56.71. Nicolo Martinenghi of Aqua Centurions kept Energy Standard from getting another 1-2 finish, grabbing second place over Anton Chupkov, 57.05 to 57.40.

Ilya Shymanovich and Anton Chupkov picked up 15 points for Energy Standard with 1st and 3rd-place finishes. Martinenghi and Scozzoli bring in a much-needed 12-point haul with 2nd and 4th-place finishes. DC Trident’s Cody Miller held true to his word and altered his technique to only do 1 dolphin kick off each wall, following a relay disqualification at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, in August. Even so, Miller finished in 8th.

UPDATED TEAM SCORES

1. Energy Standard – 300 points
2. Cali Condors – 266.5 points
3. Aqua Centurions – 195.5 points
4. DC Trident – 194 points

Women’s 400 free

Katie Ledecky took it out first from lane 7, trying to put clear water behind her from the outset. Ariarne Titmus, who upset Ledecky at Worlds this summer, led the rest of the field but trailed Ledecky by a full body at the 200. Titmus had come back on Ledecky in Gwangju, so this time Ledecky wasn’t giving anyone a chance. She ended up winning by 3.6 seconds with 3:54.06, giving valuable points to DC Trident and pulling the team into 3rd place. Titmus placed 2nd in 3:57.61, 2.2 seconds ahead of her Cali Condors teammate, Hali Flickinger. Sarah Kohler scored points for Aqua Centurions with her fourth-place finish. She was 4 full seconds ahead of DC Trident’s Leah Neale.

Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus, representing the DC Trident and Cali Condors, respectively, faced off in a rematch in the women’s 400 freestyle, where Ledecky, who might be called a “novice” in SCM competition where she holds no notable records, blasted a 3:54.06 to win by multiple body-lengths and finish just .14 off Titmus’ 2018 World Record in the SCM version of this event. FINA has stated that it will ignore times posted in ISL competition, an assertion which will now be put to the test, as Ledecky destroyed Katie Hoff’s 2010 American Record, which previously–or perhaps still stands–at a 3:57.07.

Jack-of-all-trades Hali Flickinger, swimming for the Condors, placed 3rd for 6 points, bringing the Condors total points in this race to 13, an equal team result for the Condors than DC Trident, despite Ledecky’s incredible swim, as the Trident’s second swimmer, Leah Neale, placed 5th for and equal 13 points.

UPDATED TEAM SCORES

1. Energy Standard – 303 points
2. Cali Condors – 279.5 points
3. DC Trident – 207 points
4. Aqua Centurions – 201.5 points

Men’s 400 free

1.    Zane GROTHE– DC Trident – 3:41.64
2.    Mykhailo ROMANCHUK– Energy Standard – 3:42.26
3.    Anton IPSEN– Cali Condors – 3:42.79
4.    Velimir STJEPANOVIC – DC Trident – 3:43.10
5.    Poul ZELLMANN – Aqua Centurions – 3:43.15
6.    Kregor ZIRK – Energy Standard – 3:44.75
7.    Townley HAAS – Cali Condors – 3:44.76
8.    Travis MAHONEY – Aqua Centurions – 3:47.92

Another big win for DC Trident with

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

2019 AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Friday, October 4th – Sunday, October 6th
• Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Aquatic Center, Canberra
• SCM
• Meet Site
• SwimSwam Preview
• Start Lists/Results

The Australian State Teams Championship meet wrapped up today, October 6th, with Queensland keeping its winning streak alive.

Amassing a total of 2414.50 points, Queensland came out on top once again, winning the competition for the 11th straight year. Here wer the final State Teams Championships point totals:

• QLD: 2414.50
• NSW: 1867.50
• VIC: 1624
• New Zealand: 1309
• WA: 1104
• SA: 728.50
• TAS: 393.50
• NT: 31

Additionally, Queensland took home the top prize in all age and gender categories of Overall Girls; Overall Boys; 13/14 year girls; 15/16 year girls; 14/15 year boys (tied with Victoria); and 16/17 year boys, further demonstrating its dominance at the 3-day affair.

The event is a team-based competition, in which representatives from each State go head-to-head in a variety of individual and relay events to score points for their State. Each state’s team may include a maximum of 40 swimmers, divided into two age groups (14/15 years and 16/17 years for males and 13/14 and 15/16 for females), with no more than 10 males and 10 females in each age group.

The following Queensland athletes were specifically honored. We’ve included their individual results below.

• Tiana Kritzinger was awarded the top prize for 13/14 year girls. Kritzinger collected gold in her age cateogory’s 800m free, earning a time of 8:41.03, while she also took home 200m free gold in a mark of 2:03.11. The teen also placed 2nd in the 400m free in 4:16.18, 5th in the 200m IM in 2:19.70, 6th in the 200m breast in 2:37.80 and 3rd in the 400m IM in 4:55.78.
• Mollie O’Callaghan snagged the overall winner of the 15/16 year girls category, with the 15-year-old topping the podium both the 100m back in 59.14 and the 50m back in 27.15. O’Callaghan also nabbed silver in the 200m back in 2:10.88 and was a member of 3 gold medal-winning relays.
• Thomas Hauck took home top honors for the 16/17 boys. The All Saints swimmer wreaked havoc on his age group, earning an incredible total of 8 individual gold medals. Hauck’s personal gold medal-winning performances included: 400m free (3:45.76); 50m back (25.24); 200m IM (1:59.26); 100m back (52.97); 200m fly (1:58.52); 200m back (1:55.32); 200m free (1:47.33); 400m IM (4:14.78); in addition to relay medals.

Hauck also nailed a new State Teams Record in the 400m free, while the 4x200m free relay of Hauck, Bailey Coleman, Sam Short and Cooper Ritchie clocked a new State Teams Record in a time of 7:14.00.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Hauck, O’Callaghan & Kritzinger Help QLD Win 11th Straight Aussie State Teams

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE: GROUP A, MATCH 1

• Saturday, October 5th – Sunday, October 6th
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
• Indianapolis, IN
• Indiana University Natatorium (IUPUI)
• Short Course Meters (SCM)
• Group A: Cali Condors, DC Trident, Energy Standard, Aqua Centurions
• Live Stream, Event Schedule, and Viewer’s Guide
• U.S. Live Stream(ESPN3)
• Day 2 Start Lists
• NEW- Updated Start List Event 26 Women’s 400 Medley Relay
• NEW- Updated Start List Event 33 Mixed 400 Free Relay
• Complete Results Session 4
• Complete Results Session 5
• Complete Results Session 6

MEN’S 50 FREE SKINS

ROUND 1 – QUARTERFINAL

1. Florent MANAUDOU – Energy Standard – 21.24
2. Santo CONDORELLI – Aqua Centurions – 21.52
3. Ben PROUD – Energy Standard – 21.53
4. Robert HOWARD – DC Trident – 21.59
5. Bowe BECKER – Cali Condors – 21.62
6. Justin RESS – Cali Condors – 21.66
7. Zach APPLE – DC Trident – 21.79
8. Luca DOTTO – Aqua Centurions – 21.81

Round 1. Energy Standard’s Florent Manaudou (21.24) took off like a rocket who won the first round ahead of Santo Condorelli from Aqua Centurions and Energy Standard’s Ben Proud. Robert Howard of DC Trident took 4th from lane 8th and will move on to Round 2. Cali Condors were shut out of the semifinal.

ROUND 2 – SEMIFINAL

1. Florent MANAUDOU – Energy Standard – 22.00
2. Ben PROUD – Energy Standard – 22.40
3. Santo CONDORELLI – Aqua Centurions – 22.86
4. Robert HOWARD – DC Trident – 22.88

Round 2. Manaudou turned first at the 25 wall and won his second 50 free with his teammate Ben Proud just behind. So for the second event in a row, Energy Standard dominated the skins and further separated themselves from Cali Condors in the team points.

ROUND 3 – FINAL

1. Florent MANAUDOU – Energy Standard – 22.97
2. Ben PROUD – Energy Standard – 24.38

Round 3. Manaudou continued his dominance in the 50 free, winning the skins race over teammate Proud, 22.97 to 24.38. Proud seemed to run out of gas at the end, but Energy Standard swept the top 2 spots in the skins event, giving them 48 more points.

Ben Proud and Flo Manaudou brought in more big points for Energy Standard by advancing to the second round of the men’s 50 skins race, while the Aqua Centurions with Santo Condorelli and DC Trident with Robert Howard also pushed into the semifinals-like heat of 4 swimmers. Manaudou and Proud were unbeatable in the second heat, advancing to the final round of 2. Manaudou won by multiple body-lengths in the final round of the 50 skins race, leaving Proud to place 2nd in 24.38. Though both swimmers were above the minimum time standard of 22.50, the skins race runs differently and is about racing and is even less focused on times than other events in ISL competition. Proud and Manaudou walk away with 48 more points between them for a total of 96 from both the men’s and women’s skins races.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Florent Manaudou on Skins Race: “It was like a fight” (Video)

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

2019 SWIM ENGLAND NATIONAL COUNTY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, DIV 1 & 2

• Sunday, October 6th
• Ponds Forge, Sheffield
• SCM
• Timed Finals
• Division 1 Results
• Division 2 Results

The annual County Team Championships took place in Sheffield today, where more than 1100 swimmers representing 37 counties across 2 divisions raced for titles and team honors. 20 counties challenged for the Division 1 title, while 17 battled for the Division 2 trophy.

Individual events were contested over age groupings of 12/13, 14/15 and 16/17. The 100m distance of each stroke was included in the meet program, with one swimmer competing from each county in each age group.

Additionally, squads raced in the 4x50m medley relay and mixed 6x50m freestyle relay. Points were distributed as 20 for 1st place, 19 for 2nd, 18 for 3rd, etc., with 20th place earning 1 point.

The final competition results determine where county teams compete in this same tournament the following year, with the bottom four teams from Division 1 moved to Division 2 for next year. Conversely, the top 4 from Division 2 get upgraded to Division 1’s competition.

Division 2 Highlights

Taking the Division 2 title for the 3rd time in its history, Swim Wales West stood atop the podium with a total of 466 points. Head Coach Matt Williams said of the team victory, “It feels amazing to be the winners. The skill level among all the swimmers was really high.

“We are extremely happy to be going up to Division One.”

Joining Swim Wales West in moving up to Division 1 for 2020 will be Worcestershire, Cambridgeshire, and Leicestershire.

Among the Welsh West winners was Medi Harris, the 2019 European Junior Championships swimmer who took the girls 16/17 years 100m backstroke in a time of 1:01.32 after having taken silver in the 100m freestyle earlier in a mark of 57.34. That fell just .06 shy of winner Sacha Adams‘ winning result of 57.28 for Norfolk.

The boys 14/15 200m medley relay foursome of Max Elkin, Aneurin Davies, Antonio Rodriguez and Dylan Morgan surged to the top of the podium for Swim Wales West as well, clocking a winning effort of 1:49.02. Splits for the young men included 27.96 for Elkin, 30.48 for Davies, 26.21 for Rodriguez and 24.36 for Morgan.

Additional individual winners from Swim Wales West included Rhys Edwards snagging gold in the boys 16/17 100m fly in 56.00, while Chloe Pritchard got her hand on the wall first for the 14/15 girls 100m back in 1:04.54.

Of note, Leicestershire’s William Bell put up strong performances in the 100m free (51.93) and 100m breast (1:03.64) in the boys’ 16/17 category, while Michael Klimaszewski of SE Herts got it done in the boys 14/15 100m free (52.58) and 100m fly (55.15).

Division 1 Highlights

Devon earned its first-ever National County Team Championships trophy to end Yorkshire’s 3-year reign. Devon finished 2nd in 2017 and in 3rd place last year before finally climbing to the top this time around in a total of 469 points.

Runner-up status went to Northcumberland & Durham, while 3rd place went to Kent in 438 points.

Devon coach Glenn Currie said of the victory, “We love this event – it’s awesome and a great bonding event for us.

“We come here and we have some fun. We try and race hard from the start of the season and it’s just a great experience for us all.

“We’ve tried a yo-yo team over the last few years and we’ve thought about how we can strengthen our team and its really paid off.

“Winning for me personally is a great result. We said in our team meeting last night that we should just go have some fun, race hard and it’s worked.”

Finishing in the final 4 slots of Division 1 and thus being relegated to Division 2 for next year were Cheshire, Derbyshire, Northants, and Shropshire.

European Junior Championships silver medalist in the 200m back, Honey Osrin, got Devon off to a good start by taking the girls 16/17 gold in the 100m back event. Stopping the clock in 1:01.47, the outing represented 1 of 2 golds for the teen, with the 2nd victory coming in the medley relay.

Teamed up with Lucia Grant (32.44), Olivia Marshall (27.67) and Macy Lawrence (25.70), Osrin led-off the squad in 28.87 to help collectively clock a winning effort of 1:54.68 for major points.

Devon also racked up points courtesy of Cameron Williams, with the athlete taking the boys 14-15 title in the 100m breaststroke, reaping gold in 1:04.14.

The boys 16/17 200m medley relay squad of Ra’Ez Warley, Filippo Coacci, Samuel Perks and Reid Jones also topped the podium, with the team hitting the wall in a time of 1:43.36.

The fastest 14-year-old 100m freestyler (LCM) ever was in the water, as Derventio Excel’s Jacob Whittle (now 15) dove in for Derbyshire. The teen fired off a winning effort of 50.21 to take the boys 14/15 100m free, while also collecting bronze in the age group’s 100m fly race in 57.62.

Winning the boys 14/15 100 fly was Samuel Tucker of Berks & SBucks, putting up a gold medal-worthy mark of 56.55, while Devon’s James Hart touched just .10 behind in 56.54.

Whittle was also a member of Derbyshire’s 200m medley relay, firing off the fastest 50m fly split of the entire field in 25.15 before the squad was ultimately disqualified.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Swim Wales West & Devon Take Swim England County Team Titles

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE: GROUP A, MATCH 1

• Saturday, October 5th – Sunday, October 6th
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
• Indianapolis, IN
• Indiana University Natatorium (IUPUI)
• Short Course Meters (SCM)
• Group A: Cali Condors, DC Trident, Energy Standard, Aqua Centurions
• Live Stream, Event Schedule, and Viewer’s Guide
• U.S. Live Stream(ESPN3)
• Day 2 Start Lists
• NEW- Updated Start List Event 26 Women’s 400 Medley Relay
• NEW- Updated Start List Event 33 Mixed 400 Free Relay
• Complete Results Session 4
• Complete Results Session 5
• Complete Results Session 6

^{Reported by Anne Lepesant.}

WOMEN’S 400 FREE

Katie Ledecky took it out first from lane 7, trying to put clear water behind her from the outset. Ariarne Titmus, who upset Ledecky at Worlds this summer, led the rest of the field but trailed Ledecky by a full body at the 200. Titmus had come back on Ledecky in Gwangju, so this time Ledecky wasn’t giving anyone a chance. She ended up winning by 3.6 seconds with 3:54.06, giving valuable points to DC Trident and pulling the team into 3rd place. Titmus placed 2nd in 3:57.61, 2.2 seconds ahead of her Cali Condors teammate, Hali Flickinger. Sarah Kohler scored points for Aqua Centurions with her fourth-place finish. She was 4 full seconds ahead of DC Trident’s Leah Neale.

Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus, representing the DC Trident and Cali Condors, respectively, faced off in a rematch in the women’s 400 freestyle, where Ledecky, who might be called a “novice” in SCM competition where she holds no notable records, blasted a 3:54.06 to win by multiple body-lengths and finish just .14 off Titmus’ 2018 World Record in the SCM version of this event. FINA has stated that it will ignore times posted in ISL competition, an assertion which will now be put to the test, as Ledecky destroyed Katie Hoff’s 2010 American Record, which previously–or perhaps still stands–at a 3:57.07.

Jack-of-all-trades Hali Flickinger, swimming for the Condors, placed 3rd for 6 points, bringing the Condors total points in this race to 13, an equal team result for the Condors than DC Trident, despite Ledecky’s incredible swim, as the Trident’s second swimmer, Leah Neale, placed 5th for and equal 13 points.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Katie Ledecky in Response to American Record: “I think all times should count”

By Jared Anderson on SwimSwam

Sarah Sjostrom leads all money-earners after one stop of the International Swimming League, and Florent Manaudou has also cracked five-figure earnings in one meet.

The prize money system is heavily weighted to athletes on the best teams, so it’s no surprise that Energy Standard team members make up 7 of the top 9 earners from Indy. That’s even before the team bonuses, which will come at the final in December, where Energy Standard is the clear favorite.

The Cali Condors have three of the top 10 earners. Meanwhile no one from the DC Trident or the Aqua Centurions made more than $4200 in the opening stop.

The big money comes in the ‘skins’ races, and all four of the skins finalists (Sjostrom, Manaudou, Femke Heemskerk, BenProud) are among the top seven earners.

ISL Prize Money Format

Athletes and relays earn money for top-4 finishes under the following system:

Regular season:

ISL Finals meet:

Prize Money Lists After Indy

Earners By Team

Energy Standard

Cali Condors

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE: GROUP A, MATCH 1

• Saturday, October 5th – Sunday, October 6th
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
• Indianapolis, IN
• Indiana University Natatorium (IUPUI)
• Short Course Meters (SCM)
• Group A: Cali Condors, DC Trident, Energy Standard, Aqua Centurions
• Live Stream, Event Schedule, and Viewer’s Guide
• U.S. Live Stream(ESPN3)
• Day 2 Start Lists
• NEW- Updated Start List Event 26 Women’s 400 Medley Relay
• NEW- Updated Start List Event 33 Mixed 400 Free Relay
• Complete Results Session 4
• Complete Results Session 5
• Complete Results Session 6

^{Reported by Karl Ortegon.}

WOMEN’S 4X100 FREE RELAY

1. Energy Standard A – 3:28.63
2. Cali Condors A – 3:29.62
3. DC Trident A – 3:32.52
4. Cali Condors B – 3:33.10
5. Energy Standard B – 3:34.35
6. Aqua Centurions A – 3:35.19
7. DC Trident B – 3:36.32
8. Aqua Centurions B – 3:42.47

Cali Condors move into the lead, albeit a narrow one, with a huge 2-4 finish in the 400 free relay. Energy Standard won the race, though, with a 3:28.63. Sjöström (51.61) and Femke Heemskerk (51.67) had huge splits to keep the Energy Standard team out of reach. Penny Oleksiak led off in 52.86 and Kayla Sanchez was the third leg for Energy Standard (52.49).

For the Condors, Olivia Smoliga led off in 52.45, followed by Dahlia (52.49), Natalie Hinds (52.35), and Comerford (52.33). DC Trident got a 52.30 lead-off from Siobhan Haughey.

Relays, worth double points, are incredibly important in the ISL format. With several swimmers already on their second race of the session, about thirty minutes since the start of the session, fatigue is definitely a factor.

With each team getting two relay teams, coaches will have to decide if they want to try to load up one relay and go for the win, or split their swimmers a little more evenly and try to get two higher finishes, even if that means they don’t win.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Pellegrini on “Relay only” swim in Indy; Will swim Individual in Naples (Video)

By Robert Gibbs on SwimSwam

Notre Dame v. Florida State

• Friday, October 4, 2019
• Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame, Indiana
• SCY
• Full Results
• Scores
  • Women – Notre Dame 226.5, Florida State 183.5
  • Men – Notre Dame 171, Florida State 129

Women’s Recap

The Fighting Irish had three women win two events each as they won 9 of 12 individuals events to beat the Seminoles, 226.5 to 183.5.

FSU won the 200 medley relay (1:39.39), but Lindsay Stone got things going for Notre Dame with a nine second margin of victory in the 1000 free, touching in 10:05.99.

Abbie Dolan kept things going with a 1:46.97 in the 200 free. She also took the 100 free later in the meet in 49.75, then led off Notre Dame’s victorious 400 free relay with almost the exact same time at the end of the meet (49.73 leadoff, 3:23.66 overall time).

Freshman Coleen Gillilan made the most of her debut for the Fighting Irish, winning the 100 fly in 53.32, and then coming back in the very next swimming event to win the 200 IM in 1:59.60.

Bayley Stewart swept the backstroke events (55.07/1:57.22), with almost a five second margin of victory in the 200. The Irish also got wins from Rachel Wittmer (23.31 in the 50 free) and Luciana Thomas in the 500 free (4:56.65).

Nina Kucheran led the Seminoles by sweeping the breaststroke events, taking the 100 in 1:00.98 and the 200 in 2:14.04, while Hannah Womer won the 200 fly in 1:59.30.

Men’s Recap

It was a similar opening act on the men’s side, where FSU opened up the meet with a narrow win in the 200 medley, 1:29.00 to 1:29.13.

It wasn’t nearly as close in the next event, the 1000 free, as Notre Dame distance star Zach Yeadon blasted a 8:57.69. Yeadon won by a whopping 23 seconds, registering the fastest time in the nation so far this season, and setting a Notre Dame pool record in the process. Later in the meet, Yeadon completed the freestyle sweep with a 4:20.63 in the 500 free, a time that puts him 3rd-fastest in the still-young season.

The Irish also got a double from Max Miranda, who won the 200 fly (1:48.22) and the 200 IM (1:50.06). Sadler McKeen (1:38.21 in the 200 free), Jack Montesi (1:47.12 in the 200 back), and Zachary Smith (48.52 in the 100 fly) also earned victories for Notre Dame.

Florida State has been known over the past few years for the sprint freestyles, but they’re in a bit of a rebuilding mode after losing a lot to graduation. Still, they got sprint free victories from freshman Peter Varjasi, who took the 44.97 in the 100 free, and sophomore Kuba Ksiazek, who’s the only returner front the Seminoles’ All-American 400 free relay, and who won the 50 free in 20.51.

Sophomore Izaak Bastian swept the breaststroke events, going 55.04/2:00.20, and Griffin Alaniz took the 100 back in 48.64.

The meet closed with a thrilling 400 free relay. Varjasi led off for the Seminoles with a 44.39, faster than his 100 free time. Notre Dame’s Aaron Schultz closed the gap with a 43.66, fastest in the field. Yeadon put them ahead with a 44.53 split, and McKeen held on for the lead. 2:58.15 to 2:58.17.

Florida State Release

Notre Dame, Ind. – The Florida State swimming and diving teams fell on the road to Notre Dame on Friday night at the Rolfs Aquatic Center.  The men (0-1, 0-1 ACC) suffered a 129-171 loss and the women fell 226.5-183.5.

“We had a great meet,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “We fought hard. We just came up a little short. We’re excited with how well our newcomers competed and we’re looking forward to a great season.”

Sophomores Izaak Bastian and Nina Kucheran led the Noles with three wins each, including both the 100 and 200 breast.  Freshman Peter Varjasi and senior Griffin Alaniz were each a part of two victories.

The Seminoles outlasted the Fighting Irish (1:29.13) in the men’s 200 medley relay behind  Alaniz, Bastian, sophomore Max McCusker and Varjasi at 1:29.00.

Notre Dame answered with big swims in the 1000 free and 200 free, but the Seminoles rallied with four wins in the next five events, starting with Alaniz in the 100 back with a time of 48.64.

The Seminoles got a big boost in the 100 breast as Bastian and Varjasi provided a one-two finish with time of 55.04 and 55.64 respectively.

FSU capitalized on the 50 free with another first and second place showing behind sophomore Kuba Ksiazek (20.51) and freshman Ian Cooper (20.89). McCusker (21.05) and freshman Francesco Peron (21.11) were fourth and fifth.

The Seminoles were dominant on 1-meter behind junior Joshua Davidson and senior Cam Thatcher. Davidson won with a score of 321.45 ahead of Thatcher in second at 317.18.  Davidson later added second place points on 3-meter with a total of 340.73, while Thatcher was fourth at 291.23.

Varjasi added another victory in the 100 free with a time of 44.97 in order to put the Noles in the lead, 88-81.

Alaniz was the runner-up in the 200 back, followed by Bastian with his second win of the day with a time of 2:00.20 in the 200 breast.

Notre Dame reclaimed and extended its leads behind a sweep on the 500 free, but the Noles exercised its depth in the 100 fly as McCusker placed second at 48.99, followed by senior Vladimir Stefanik in third (49.11) and freshman Domen Demsar (50.52) in fifth to keep the meet within reach for the Seminoles at 114-131 with three events to go. But, the Irish added another sweep in the 200 IM, to claim the meet.

In the 400 free relay, the Seminoles and Irish went wire-to-wire behind Varjasi, Peron, Ksiazek and Stefanik, turning in a time of 2:58.17 for second place.

The team of freshman Tania Quaglieri, Kucheran, along with sophomores Aryanna Fernandes and Kertu Alenk won the women’s 200 medley relay with the time of 1:39.39.

Kucheran came from behind to win the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.98.

Sophomore Hannah Womer followed with a win in the 200 fly with a time of 1:59.30, which was close to her personal best swim (1:59.19). Fernandes was third (2:01.86) and senior Dorothy Halmy was fourth (2:03.23).

Senior Ayla Bonniwell edged out Irish diver Kelly Straub on 1-meter for the victory by 0.68 with a score of 301.28. Her classmate, Molly Carlson added a second place finish on 3-meter with a score of 275.48.

Junior Rebecca Moynihan led the Noles in the 50 free with a time of 23.65 for second place heading into the break. Sophomore Maddie McDonald was also second in the 200 back (2:02.35) ahead of Quaglieri in third (2:03.67).

Kucheran and Womer cruised to a one-two finish in the 200 breast, led by Kucheran at 2:14.04 followed by Womer at 2:17.01.

Fernandes (2:03.67), Kucheran (2:04.30) and Womer (2:04.35) closed the meet by finishing second, third and fourth in the 200 IM.

The team of Moynihan, freshman Lizzie Harris and sophomores Lauren Hew and Alnek clocked a time of 3:25.16 in the 400 free relay for second place.

Florida State will host Virginia Tech and Duke on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Morcom Aquatics Center. In addition to celebrating parents weekend, the Seminoles will welcome a special member of Team Impact to the team following the meet.

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Notre Dame Release

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish bested the Seminoles of Florida State in both men’s and women’s competitions Friday in their first meet of the season, boosted by solid performances from tenured Irish swimmers and newcomers alike. Notre Dame hosted Florida State Friday in the dual meet. The Irish women finished with a score of 183.5 to the Seminoles’ 116.5, and the Notre Dame men racked up 171 points to Florida State’s 129.

ND vs. FSU Final Results

After the visiting Seminoles touched first on men’s and women’s 200 Medley Relays, the Irish came back strong with two first-place finishes in the 1000 Free by Lindsay Stone and Zach Yeadon. Yeadon broke a pool record, finishing with a time of 8:57.69, the fastest time in the NCAA this season.

From there, the Irish attack took shape, as Abbie Dolan and Sadler McKeen brought home wins in the 200 Free, while Bayley Stewart touched the wall first in the women’s 100 Back. Jack Montesi came in second in the men’s 100 Back, just .13 seconds shy of Florida State’s Griffin Alaniz.

Notre Dame extended its lead with multiple top-three finishes in the 100 Breast, and Max Miranda kept the Irish hot with a win in the 200 Fly. Notre Dame women topped the 50 and 100 Free events, with Rachel Wittmer (50) and Abbie Dolan (100) touching the wall first.

Stewart brought home her second victory of the night in the 200 Back, while Montesi did the same on the men’s side. The Irish swept all three top places in the men’s and women’s 500 Free, with Luciana Thomas touching the wall first for the women (4:56.65) and Yeadon nearly breaking another pool record with a time of 4:20.63 (.29 off the record).

The Irish kept gliding with wins on both sides of the 100 Fly, courtesy of Coleen Gillilan and Zach Smith, while Gillilan and Miranda earned the victories in the 200 IM. Finally, Notre Dame swept the 400 Free Relays, culminating in an Aaron Schultz come-from-behind swim to earn a victory for the Irish men, extending the lead over Florida State.

On the other end of the pool, Irish divers Kelly Straub and Austin Flaute won the women’s 1m and men’s 3m contest, respectively. Straub finished second in the women’s 3m competition, and Flaute earned a third-place spot in the men’s 1m.

The Irish won soundly on both sides, with key performances from younger swimmers and other veterans.

“The rookie class, they seemed to show their depth and lived up to their ability. We weren’t quite sure what we were going to get, but we found our identity a little bit,” Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Litzinger said. “Sadler McKeen, Aaron Schultz, Jack Montesi, [and] Max Miranda had improvements tonight, so what we’re doing is starting to go down our depth chart and find out if those athletes are really rising to the occasion.”

The Irish head to Lexington next week to take on Indiana and Kentucky in their first road meet of the season.

“It will be a really good test, another opportunity for us to continue to grow,” Litzinger expressed. “I’m really looking forward to having an opportunity against those quality teams.”

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Yeadon’s 8:57 Sets Pool Record as Notre Dame Tops Florida State

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Beatriz Padrón from Belen in Costa Rica’s Heredia province has made a verbal commitment to the University of Nebraska for the 2021-22 season and beyond. A high school junior, she will head to Lincoln in the fall of 2021.

“I’m happy to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I was amazed by the support the university gives student athletes, by how nice the team was when they received me during my visit, and by how attentive coach Pablo and coach Patrick were with me. I’d like to thank my family, my coaches Pablo Camacho and Byron Calvo, my club, my school, my friends, and everybody who supported me towards reaching this goal! Very excited for what’s coming!! #GoBigRed

By Jared Anderson on SwimSwam

U.S. National Teamer Abrahm DeVine admitted to Stanford’s student newspaper that he “drank at a Team USA swim meet instead of showing up to support his teammates,” but still stands by his accusations that the real reason he was denied a place in Stanford’s pro training group was his sexuality.

DeVine went public last week on Instagram, accusing the Stanford swimming & diving program of homophobia and saying he was “kicked off the Stanford swim team.” DeVine had already exhausted his NCAA eligibility, but coaches of the Stanford men’s and women’s programs said DeVine was “not invited” to remain on the team as a postgraduate.

At the time, DeVine’s Instagram post said that “there are surface level reasons I was kicked off the Stanford swim team, but I can tell you with certainty that it comes down to the fact that I am gay.” We asked both DeVine and the program about those ‘surface level’ reasons and did not receive any specific details. But DeVine told The Stanford Daily in a statement that he had violated the National Team’s Honor Code by drinking at a Team USA meet, rather than showing up to support his teammates.

DeVine has since tried to clarify his Instagram post, saying it was less about calling out specific coaches and more trying to draw attention to what he calls a “systemic issue” in which he felt alienated as a gay swimmer within the culture of the team and the sport at large. Per The Stanford Daily report:

“I think that I wrote this entire Instagram post where every sentence is very important, but the only one that people are really focusing on is me calling out Stanford, and that makes my message sound very aggressive and that I’m out for blood, when in reality that is not what I wanted at all,” DeVine said. “I’m here to just say this is a systemic issue.

“Between coaches and other athletes, I feel there is so much ignorance to what it means to be gay in a sports world that my character is not recognized,” he said in his statement. “Although I feel I can participate by being silent and non-disruptive, I feel that my identity as a gay man is incompatible with the swimming world.”

DeVine went on to say that homophobic slurs were common on the Stanford team before he publicly came out:

“What I really wanted was some thought and reflection on where [the homophobia] was coming from, on why you think gay equals bad,” he said in the Stanford student newspaper piece. “And I think what actually happened was like, ‘Oh shoot. We can’t really say these [slurs] anymore. We might still think it’s kind of funny, but we’re going to censor ourselves.’”

DeVine also references coaches “appealing to masculine stereotypes to motivate swimmers and teammates mocking topics such as fragility and privilege.” He also challenged his coaches’ ability to coach gay athletes:

“If you ask any of these coaches, ‘What do you think about gay swimmers?’ they would say, ‘That’s great. I support equality, I support gay swimmers, sexuality doesn’t matter to me at all,’” DeVine said to the Stanford paper. “And then you can ask, well, ‘Why have you never coached a successful gay athlete and what do you think are the obstacles facing them?’ They will have no response.”

We asked the school for comment last week when DeVine made his Instagram post. At the time, they only provided this joint statement from the women’s head coach Greg Meehan and men’s head coach Dan Schemmel:

“It is truly unfortunate Abe feels this way. That said, Abe wasn’t invited back to train with us this fall, as a postgraduate, for reasons entirely unrelated to his sexuality. We take pride in the inclusivity and supportiveness that exists on both our men’s and women’s teams, but we will continue to strive, as always, to improve those aspects of our culture.”

Read the full story on SwimSwam: DeVine Admits To Drinking at USA Meet, But Stands By Homophobia Accusations

By Wendy Mayer on SwimSwam

With 20 matches between ranked teams on the slate, including four Top 10 affairs, Week 5 of collegiate men’s water polo brought four upsets and five overtime contests.

#16 Cal Baptist lost two matches via upset, falling to RV Fordham in overtime and #18 Pomona-Pitzer.

MIT was involved in two overtime affairs, topping Iona in sudden death and falling to #18 Princeton.

Upsets

• RV Fordham def. #16 Cal Baptist 11-10 OT – Fordham came back from a 6-5 deficit with a quarter to play, knotting the score at 8 to force overtime. Trailing 9-8 after the first overtime period, the Rams rallied again, scoring three goals to steal away an 11-10 win. Phillip Wang knotted it up at 9 just 14 seconds into the second extra stanza. Joseph Galgani put CBU up 10-9 24 seconds later, before Jake Miller-Tolt tied it up again at the 1:55 mark. Miller-Tolt netted the game winner on a penalty shot with 37 left. Miller-Tolt and Dimitris Koukias each notched a hat trick for Fordham, while Galgani put in four goals and Logan Mena added four for Cal Baptist.
• RV Air Force def. #20 Whittier 13-8 – Whittier boasted a 5-4 halftime lead, but the Falcons turned the match around, outscoring the Poets 9-3 down the stretch for the upset. Campbell Harris put in five goals and Mike Miller added four to lead the Air Force attack. Eric Borunda and Dominick Nevarez paced Whittier with two scores each.
• #18 Pomona-Pitzer def. #16 Cal Baptist 10-7 – The Sagehens never trailed in the contest, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter behind goals by Joseph Schafer, Noah Sasaki and Sam Gorcey-Biblowitz. Pomona-Pitzer led 7-3 at the half and never allowed the Lancers closer than two the rest of the way (7-5 at 5:03 in the third). Eight Pomona-Pitzer players scored, led by two goals apiece for Sasaki and Tony Murphy, while Joseph Galgani scored a hat trick for Cal Baptist.
• #5 USC def. #4 UC Santa Barbara 10-9 – The Trojans avenged their Sept. 15 loss (13-9) to the Gauchos outscoring their foes 2-1 in the final stanza. USC led 4-2 after the first quarter, but UCSB tied it up at 5 at the half and matched the Trojans with three goals apiece in the third period. Jacob Mercep scored first in the fourth (7:36) to put USC up 9-8, butLeo Yuno cashed in on a power play just 25 seconds later (7:11) to knot the score at 9. The game’s final goal, by Jake Ehrhardt, came less than 30 seconds after that (6:48). UCSB had nine shots in the remaining time, with six saved and three misses. Mercep registered a hat trick for USC, while Ivan Gvozdanovic added four goals for UC Santa Barbara.

Overtime

• #17 St. Francis Brooklyn def. Iona 14-12 OT: Iona led 8-7 at the half, then St. Francis knotted the score at 10 after three quarters. Both teams put in two goals in the fourth quarter to send the game to extra time. Zane Drobenko gave the Terriers the lead at the 2:25 mark of the first extra period, then capped the scoring with another with 17 ticks left on the clock. Neither team found the back of the net in the second overtime period with St. Francis managing a miss and a save and Iona having its lone shot saved. German Rodriguez put in a game-high six goals for Iona, while Dobrenko paced the Terriers with four scores. Vladimir Mickic and Ivan Stefanovic added hat tricks for the victors.
• #6 Cal def. RV San Jose State 10-8 OT: Cal grabbed a 3-1 lead in the first quarter and boasted an 8-6 edge heading into the fourth period. SJSU rallied with a power play score by Niels Hofmeijer (4:50) and an even strength goal by Adam Bado (0:18). In the first overtime stanza, Nikos Delagrammatikas gave Cal the edge (1:29).Jasmin Kolasinac added an insurance score with 1:42 to go in the second extra period.Safak Simsek was the top scorer for the Bears with four goals, while Justin Pickering and Bado each put in two goals for the Spartans.
• MIT def. Iona 10-9 SD: MIT led 4-3 at the half, but Iona rallied with a 3-1 run in the third quarter to go up 6-5. The Engineers countered with a 2-1 edge in the fourth period to send the game to overtime tie at 7. Iona scored in each overtime stanza on a penalty by German Rodriquez (2:20, 5th) and a powerplay goal by Lester Machado (0:14, 6th). MIT answered with two goals in the second overtime, knotting the score at 8 on a power play goal by John Steele and 9 on a goal by Evan Kim with five seconds to play. Griffin Leonard scored the game winner one minute into the first sudden death period, making good on a power play attempt. Miller Geschke led MIT with three goals, while Machado also turned in a hat trick for Iona.
• RV Fordham def. #16 Cal Baptist 11-10 OT
• #18 Princeton def. MIT 9-8 OT: Trailing 5-3 after three periods, Princeton outscored MIT 4-2 in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Down 7-4 with 5:26 to play, the Tigers got goals from Yurian Quinones (2:21) and Alex Mendelsohn (1:41, power play 0:34) to tied it up. Keller Maloney cashed in on a power play to put Princeton up 8-7 with 2:35 to go in the first extra period and Mitchell Cooper added another score with 41 seconds left. MIT responded with a Kevin Downey power play goal with 1:55 to play in the second overtime to make it 9-8. The Engineers had one more shot, but it was saved to seal the Princeton win.

Week 5 Results

Read the full story on SwimSwam: MIT Goes to Overtime Twice, Cal Baptist Falls Twice Via Upset on WP Week 5

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

Get your news fix on happenings outside the pool with the latest ‘Beyond the Lane Lines.’  With each edition, we collect personal stories, little known facts and general items of interest from around the world. Read on and learn something new this week.

#1 – 2025 Asian Youth Games Headed to Uzbekistan

At an Executive Board meeting in late September, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has awarded the 4th edition of the Asian Youth Games to the nation of Uzbekistan. Set for the year 2025, the Games will take place in Tashkent, the capital city. The city already houses venues that can be utilized for the event, without new construction.

OCA’s honorary life Vice President Wei Jizhong said of Tashkent, “We spent two days in Tashkent and we visited 21 places including sports facilities. Our conclusion is that Tashkent is ready with the existing city infrastructure and sports facilities to host the Asian Youth Games.” (Inside the Games)

#2 – Lani Pallister Up for Women’s Health Women in Sport Award

Australia’s 9th annual Women’s Health Women in Sport Awards have opened their public voting ballots, giving readers of the magazine the ability to help decide which Aussie athletes should be honored for their achievements over the past year. Voting is open through October 13th, with the award ceremony taking place on October 18th.

17-year-old Aussie swimming standout Lani Pallisteris among the nominees within the One to Watch category. Already a 3-time Junior Pan Pacific Championships gold medalist from last year, the teen has been making her mark throughout 2019.

She produced a new lifetime best of 16:06.84 in the 1500m freestyle at the Aussie World Championships Trials for bronze and went on to blast that apart at the World Junior Championships, claiming gold in a new Championships Record-setting effort of 15:58.86. Pallister also won the women’s 400m and 800m free titles in Budapest as well.

#3 – Stephanie Rice Opens Swimming Academy in India

Australian Olympic icon Stephanie Rice has not been resting on her laurels since having won 3 gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Instead, the 31-year-old Brisbane native has been keeping busy within the swimming community, even opening her very own swimming academy at the Padukone-Dravid Sports Centre in Bengaluru, India.

Rice says, “This has been a dream for several years. I believe India has some excellent swimming potential but the training doesn’t match global standards. If put through the right paces, I am sure Indians will do very well on the global platforms, such as the Olympics.”

The IM specialist has traveled to India on many occasions in her adult life, for both leisure and for work. She was also part of the Star Sports commentary team and covered India’s performance during the Rio Olympics.

#4 – Swim England Targets Future Para Swimming Stars

Swim England has announced the expansion of its Star Para Swimming program, with an additional 8 centers in London agreeing to join the initiative.

Following successful pilots in City of Manchester Aquatics Center and Plymouth Life Center, additional sessions will be delivered by Swim England-qualified coaches and teachers with the hope of ‘forming a key stepping stone in introducing swimmers to the Para swimming pathway.’

Swim England Para-Swimming Development Manager, Martin Lees, said: “We will continue to work with swimming clubs across the country to create more Start Para-Swimming centres.

“We hope many more young people with an eligible impairment, like Abi, can develop their skills and become para-swimmers who may one day be invited on to the Talent Programme.”

Quotes courtesy of Swim England.

#5 – Kiwi Lewis Clareburt Honored As 2019 Victoria Univerity of Wellington Sports Award Winner

New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt is seeing his list of accolades grow, as the 20-year-old swimmer has just been named Sportsperson of the Year at the 2019 Victoria University of Wellington sports awards. Clareburt has won this award for the 2nd year in a row, this time for his game-changing performance at the 2019 World Championships.

Presented annually in partnership with Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA), the Blues Awards are the highest sporting accolade the University can give to students who have brought credit to the institution through their sporting achievements or contribution to sport.

Clareburt swam the 400m IM race of his life in Gwangju, Korea to land on the podium with the bronze. His time of 4:12.07 lowered his own New Zealand National Record as he became his nation’s only medalist at this year’s multi-national competition. Lewis also qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with his performance.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Beyond The Lane Lines: Pallister & Clareburt Earn Awards, Rice Opens Academy

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INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE 2019: PRIMER ENCUENTRO DEL GRUPO A – día 2

• Sábado 5 de octubre – domingo 6 de octubre
• 14:00 – 16:00 hora estándar de los Estados Unidos, 20:00 – 22:00 horario peninsular español
• Indianápolis, IN, Estados Unidos
• Indiana University Natatorium (IUPUI)
• Piscina corta (25 metros)
• Grupo A: Cali Condors, DC Trident, Energy Standard, Aqua Centurions
• Emisión en directo, horario de pruebas y guía del espectador
• U.S. Live Stream (ESPN3)
• Resultados día 1

La asignación de calles en la piscina ha cambiado para el día 2, con Energy Standard y Cali Condors ocupando el centro de la piscina y Aqua Centurions y DC Trident ocupando las calles exteriores. La asignación se basa en la clasificación de los equipos el primer día:

• Energy Standard 250.0 puntos – Calles 3/4
• Cali Condors 229.5 puntos – Calles 5/6
• DC Trident 165.0 puntos – Calles 7/8
• Aqua Centurions 163.5 puntos – Calles 1/2

By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

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Tori Orcutt, a senior at Fort Walton Beach High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has verbally committed to swim at the University of Kentucky next fall. She will join her brother Daniel Orcutt on the Wildcats’ roster; they will overlap for one year. She announced via social media:

“I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Kentucky. I am so thankful for my family, friends, and coaches who helped me all the way. I can’t wait to call Lexington home next year! Go cats!!

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Pleasanton Seahawks sprinter Claire Suen has announced her verbal commitment to the admissions process* at Harvard for 2020.

TOP TIMES

• 50y free – 23.41
• 100y free – 49.84
• 200y free – 1:47.55
• 100y back – 56.43
• 200y back – 2:02.35

At the 2018 Speedo Winter Junior Champs, Suen placed 11th in both the 100 and 200 free races. Representing Dublin High School, Suen won the 2019 CIF North Coast title in the 100 free and touched third in the 200 free.

Suen is primarily a sprint freestyler, with the 100/200 free being her best events. On Harvard’s 2018-19 top times list, Suen would’ve been #4 in both the 100 and 200 free, though they just graduated their #3 200 freestyler Sonia Wang, and top sprinters Mei Colby and Miki Dahlke are seniors now. At the 2019 Ivy League Champs, Suen would’ve placed third in the 200 free and tied for fifth in the 100 free.

Suen joins Sophia Zhang, Mandy Brenner, Grace Yoon, Victoria Eisenhauer in the Harvard class of 2024.

*IVY LEAGUE DISCLAIMER: A “verbal commitment” by a coach is not an offer of admission, as only the Admissions Office has that authority. An Ivy League coach can only commit his or her support in the admissions process. Moreover, an Ivy League Likely Letter is not an offer of admission to the university.

If you have a commitment to report, please send an email with a photo (landscape, or horizontal, looks best) and a quote to Recruits@swimswam.com.

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The University of New Mexico has snagged a verbal commitment from Canadian middle-distance swimmer Madison Archer. A member of the Nepean Kantana Barracudas, Archer has converted times, via the SwimSwam Swimming Times Conversion Tool, in the longer events that are knocking on the door of scoring in the Mountain West for the Lobos.

“I’m very excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of New Mexico! The campus and team felt like home immediately, and I knew it was where I wanted to be for the next four years once I stepped on campus! Thank you to my family, coaches, teammates and friends who’ve helped me along the way! I’m so excited and can’t wait to be a Lobo!”

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At the 2019 ISCA TYR Summer Senior Championship meet, Archer took home a bronze medal in the 800 LCM freestyle (9:00.23), won a silver medal in the 1,500 LCM free (17:27.30), and won the 400 LCM freestyle (4:23.21).

Top Times in LCM // SCY converted

• 200 free – 2:06.99 // 1:51.52
• 400/500 free – 4:23.31 // 4:55.02
• 1500/1650 free – 17:21.05 // 17:00.63
• 100 back – 1:05.27 // 57.72
• 200 back – 2:21.77 // 2:05.55

With those converted times, Archer would have been the fourth-fastest member of the Lobos’ D-Squad for the 2018-2019 season. Conference champion Adriana Palominohas exhausted her NCAA eligibility, but Archer will be able to train with the other two in her freshman year. She will join fellow distance swimmer Claire Eisele as the confirmed members of the Lobos’ class of 2024.

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: Canadian Madison Archer Commits to the University of New Mexico for 2020

By Lucas Hetzel on SwimSwam

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Ethan Houck, the brother of Harvard’s Logan Houck and Cal Poly’s Hailey, has kept the family in Division 1 swimming with his commitment to Denver University for 2020. A distance swimmer like his siblings, Houck will join a Denver team that has absolutely dominated the Summit League since 2014.

“I am both proud and excited to be part of University of Denver’s class of 2024. This University offers me the best of athletics, academics, and comradery that I’ve always wanted in a collegiate program. I can’t wait to be a Pioneer!”

At the 2019 Nevada 3A & 4A State Championship meet, Houck finished 5^th place in both the 200 and 500-yard freestyles (1:46.68/4:39.93 respectively). Houck was also the 1,500 LCM freestyle champion at the 2019 CA GWCA Senior Regional Championships (16:30.47) for his club team, the Sandpipers of Nevada; a meet where he also took home bronze medals in the 400/800 LCM freestyles and 400 LCM IM (4:11.90/8:41.79/4:41.48 respectively).

Top Times in Yards:

• 500 free – 4:36.56
• 1650 free – 15:40.45
• 400 IM – 4:03.66

Houck has the ability to make an immediate impact within the Summit League, however, his greatest barrier of entry may just be his own teammates. While his best times in his primary events would place him within the top 6 of the Summit League Championship meet, the only event where he would be the third-fastest swimmer for the Pioneers or better is the 1,650-yard freestyle. He currently joins breaststroker and butterflier Kelby Modene as the confirmed members of the Pioneers’ class of 2024.

Denver has a new head coach this season, Alicia Hicken-Franklin, and this is her first recruiting class.

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: Sandpipers Distance Swimmer Ethan Houck Makes Commitment to Denver for 2020

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In a battle of ranked teams, the #17/#19 Minnesota Golden Gophers will host the visiting #16/#9 Florida Gators.

We’ve also got the always-entertaining SMU Classic format meet, plus a triangular between Kentucky, Notre Dame and Indiana.

Teams from our preseason Power Rankings (women/men) in action this week:

• Kentucky (#9w) hosts Notre Dame (an honorable mention for men and women) and Indiana (#12w/#8m) on Wednesday night
• Minnesota (#19w/#17m) take on the Florida Gators (#16w/#9m) in Minneapolis on Friday.
• Tennessee (#6w, honorable mention men) travel to SouthCarolina to take on the Gamecocks Friday.
• Saturday, Duke (#20w) heads to Florida State for a tri meet with FSU and VirginiaTech (honorable mention for men).
• In women’s-only competition, #10 USC hosts Utah and #1 Stanford takes on Arkansas.
• We’ve also got the SMUClassic on the women’s side – usually a very-fast early season meet. This year, it will feature #11 Auburn and #13 Louisville, along with SMU, Miami, Iowa and Northwestern.

Below is a list of the D1 meets we’ll be covering at SwimSwam this week. If we missed any, please leave them in the comments and we’ll get them added.