2022 Speedo Winter Junior Championships: Combined East/West Results Day 4

2022 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

• December 7-10, 2022
• Short Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals
• East: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
• Meet Central – East
• Live Results – East
• West: Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, Austin, Texas
• Meet Central – West
• Live Results – West

The final day of competition at the 2022 Speedo Winter Junior Championships featured the 1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, and 4×100 free relays. Here are the top-8 finishers of the combined East and West meets for Day 4:

GIRLS’ 1650 YARD FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• Meet Record: 15:34.72, Katie Grimes (2021)
• Pool Record: 15:28.36, Katie Ledecky
• 13-14 NAG Record: 15:52.84, Claire Weinstein (2021)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 15:15.17, Katie Ledecky (2013)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 15:13.30, Katie Ledecky (2014)

Top 8:

1. Katie Grimes (SAND) – 15:26.17 MEET AND POOL RECORD (West)
2. Claire Weinstein (SAND) – 15:53.83 (West)
3. Michaela Mattes (SYS) – 16:00.20 (East)
4. Maddie Waggoner (JW) – 16:01.98 (East)
5. Kayla Han (RMDA) – 16:05.75 (West)
6. Mattea Sokolow (TSM) – 16:16.56 (West)
7. Elise Clift (MAC) – 16:23.64 (West)
8. Danielle Gleason (PSC) – 16:25.63 (West)

At the West meet in Texas, Katie Grimes lowered her best time of 15:34.72 which already ranked her as the second all-time fastest 15-16-year-old in the event. This swim maintains her spot as #2 and closes in on Katie Ledecky’s NAG record (15:15.17) which she set in 2013. Her 16-year-old teammate Weinstein came within one second of her lifetime best time to secure second place.

Sarasota Sharks’ Michaela Mattes crushed her lifetime best time by six seconds at the East site in Greensboro, taking third place overall and scaring the 16:00.00 barrier.

BOYS’ 1650 FREE FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• Meet Record: 14:37.91, Michael Brinegar (2017)
• Pool Record: 14:12.52, Bobby Finke (2021)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 15:05.83, Sean Green (2022)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 14:37.86, Liam Custer (2020)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 14:34.36, PJ Ransford (2015)

Top 8:

1. Luke Ellis (SAND) – 14:49.79 (West)
2. Rex Maurer (ROSE) – 14:54.71 (West)
3. Tristan DenBrok (SA) – 14:58.81 (East)
4. Matthew Marsteiner (WAVE) – 15:02.90 (East)
5. Nathan Szobota (NOVA) – 15:04.11 (East)
6. Max Hatcher (LAC) – 15:04.80 (West)
7. Jacob Pins (DMSF) – 15:05.72 (West)
8. Dillon Wright (SAND) – 15:06.66 (West)

Tristan DenBrok of SwimAtlanta dropped over 25 seconds during the afternoon session of the Greensboro meet to place 3rd overall and be the first Winter Juniors swimmer to break 15:00.00 today. This was a strong swim for Matthew Marsteiner of New Wave as well; his 15:02.90 is the 17th all-time fastest 1650 time among 15-16-year-old boys in the country.

16-year-old Luke Ellis of Sandpipers responded in Texas meet by crushing his best time of 15:20.31 from October, taking first place across both meets by about five seconds. He had a close race with Rosebowl’s Rex Maurer who took the lead at the 500 and held it until the 1000-yard mark when Ellis started dropping 27-low’s and pulled ahead. Ellis ended in 26.93/26.33 on the final 100 yards to secure the win.

GIRLS’ 200 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• Meet Record: 1:50.16, Katherine Berkoff (2018)
• Pool Record: 1:47.91, Missy Franklin (2015)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:51.07, Missy Franklin (2010)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:48.30, Regan Smith (2018)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:47.16, Regan Smith (2019)

Top 8:

1. Bella Sims (SAND) – 1:48.32 MEET RECORD (West)
2. Summer McIntosh (SYS) – 1:49.97
3. Teagan O’Dell (MVN) – 1:51.00
4. Katie Grimes (SAND) – 1:52.04
5. Charlotte Crush (LAK) – 1:52.75 (East)
6. JoJo Ramey (FAST) – 1:53.39 (East)
7. Finley Anderson (TOPS) – 1:53.60
8. Lilla Bognar (TG) – 1:54.39 (East)

In Greensboro, 14-year-old Charlotte Crush of Lakeside Swim Team had the early lead, flipping after 50 yards at 25.28, more than half a second ahead of Summer McIntosh. Canadian 16-year-old McIntosh came back strong and was the first swimmer to ever put the meet record below the 1:50.00 mark.

Then, Bella Sims of the Sandpipers of Nevada hit the water in Texas and crushed her lifetime best time by 2.47 seconds, placing first overall, out of both meets. She lowered McIntosh’s hour-old meet record by more than 1.5 seconds.

BOYS’ 200 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• Meet Record: 1:40.79, Jacob Pebley (2011)
• Pool Record: 1:35.75, Shaine Casas (2021)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:43.15, Michael Andrew (2014)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:40.90, Ryan Murphy (2011)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:37.35, Ryan Murphy (2014)

Top 8:

1. Daniel Diehl (CUY) – 1:39.62 MEET RECORD (East)
2. Will Modglin (ZSC) – 1:40.54 (East)
3. Maximus Williamson (LAC) – 1:40.88 15-16 NAG (West)
4. Keaton Jones (NEP) – 1:41.43 (West)
5. Ben Irwin (SA) – 1:41.86 (East)
6. Nate Germonprez (ISWM) – 1:42.49 (West)
7. Jonny Marshall (FAST) – 1:42.52 (East)
8. Caleb Maldari (MAC) – 1:43.34 (East)

Two swimmers in Greensboro cracked the meet record, led by National Age Group record machine Daniel Diehl. After turning 17 in October, Diehl has broken the 17-18 100 back NAG twice and is now ranked #4 in the 200 back in the 17-18 age group, creeping up on defending world champion Ryan Murphy‘s 17-18 NAG (1:37.35) which he set in 2014. Will Modglin of Zionsville Swim Club also broke the meet record, dropping about two seconds from his lifetime best time coming into this meet.

Lakeside Aquatic Club’s Maximus Williamson took down Ryan Murphy’s 15-16 National Age Group record in Texas, cracking the first NAG record of Saturday’s finals session. His best time going into this meet was a 1:42.92.

GIRLS’ 100 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• Meet Record: 46.29, Abby Weitzeil (2014)
• Pool Record: 46.02, Maggie MacNeil (2021)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 47.67, Claire Curzan (2019)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 47.23, Claire Curzan (2020)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 46.09, Simone Manuel (2015)

Top 8:

1. Alex Shackell (CSC) – 47.44 (East)
2. Erika Pelaez (EA) – 47.91 (East)
3. Teagan O’Dell (MVN) – 48.47 (West)
4. Rebecca Diaconescu (TRA) – 48.68 (West)
5. Alexa Fulton (UMLY) – 48.69 (East)
6. Claire Weinstein (SAND) – 48.76 (West)
7. Madeleine Hebert (TRA) – 48.78 (West)
8. Kennedi Dobson (EEX) – 49.07 (East)

Carmel Swim Club’s Alex Shackell broke 48.00 for the first time in prelims (47.90) and she did it even quicker Saturday night in 47.44 in Greensboro She is now the second all-time fastest 15-16-year-old in the country, trailing Claire Curzan’s 15-16 NAG by just .21. This was also a strong swim for Erika Pelaez of Eagle Aquatics who had never broken 48.00 before this race.

16-year-old Teagan O’Dell from Mission Viejo touched the wall first in Texas, taking about .4 off her lifetime best time going into this weekend and moving up to #15 out of the all-time fastest 15-16 year-olds in the event.

BOYS’ 100 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• Meet Record: 41.23, Ryan Hoffer (2015)
• Pool Record: 40.90, Ryan Hoffer (2021)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 43.51, Thomas Heilman (2021)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 42.67, Kai Winkler (2022)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 41.23, Ryan Hoffer (2015)

Top 8:

1. Kaii Winkler (EA) – 42.22 (East)
2. Maximus Williamson (LAC) – 42.61 (West)
3. Brendan Whitfield (LY) – 42.86 (East)
4. Ethan Harrington (PASA) – 42.92 (West)
5. Cade Duncan (DADS) – 42.94 (West)
6. Scotty Buff (GTAC) – 43.07 (East)
7. Roman Jones (FSPY) – 43.17 (East)
8. Lucca Battaglini (ECA)/Hudson Williams (NAAC) – 43.34 (East)

Kaii Winkler of Eagle Aquatics already shattered his own 15-16 NAG in this event during prelims in Greensboro, and he came within .01 of breaking it again tonight. He went out even faster in finals than he did in prelims, with a 20.17, but was unable to bring it home in the sub-22 that he did in prelims to achieve the NAG twice in one day. This was still a great swim for Winkler who first broke this NAG in November with a 42.52 at the Florida High School Championships. Lynchburg YMCA’s Brendan Whitfield dropped about one second overall today to snag 3rd overall.

20 minutes after Williamson’s NAG-record-setting 200 back in Texas, he won the West meet’s 100 free final and beat his lifetime best time by .37. This time makes him the second all-time fastest 15-16-year-old in the event.

GIRLS’ 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

• Meet Record: 2:06.02, Alex Walsh (2018)
• Pool Record: 2:03.86, Sophie Hansson (2021)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 2:10.22, Allie Szekely (2012)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 2:06.45, Alex Walsh (2018)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 2:05.68, Ella Nelson (2020)

Top 8:

1. Lydia Jacoby (TEX) – 2:06.81 (West)
2. Katie Christopherson (SA) – 2:07.81 (East)
3. Molly Sweeney (CSC) – 2:08.08 (East)
4. Addie Robillard (RAYS) – 2:08.40 (East)
5. Grace Rainey (MAC) – 2:08.69 (East)
6. Bella Brito (CITI) – 2:10.15 (West)
7. Piper Enge (BC) – 2:10.31 (West)
8. Avery Collins (LAC) – 2:10.42 (West)

In Greensboro, Swim Atlanta’s Katie Christopherson pushed past Molly Sweeney of Carmel Swim Club on the final 50 yards, ultimately touching the wall first at the east meet and dropping 1.8 seconds from her best time.

2021 Olympian Lydia Jacoby dominated the race in Texas, taking one-third of a second off her lifetime best time from the Minnesota Invite last week to win the event across both meets.

BOYS’ 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS

• Meet Record: 1:52.12, Josh Matheny (2019)
• Pool Record: 1:51.26, Evgenii Somov (2021)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:55.52, Reece Whitley (2014)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:52.37, Reece Whitley (2016)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:51.38, Josh Matheny (2020)

Top 8:

1. Jake Eccleston (LOVE) – 1:54.50 (West)
2. Ben Delmar (MAC) – 1:55.09 (East)
3. Logan Brown (FCST) – 1:55.49 (West)
4. Joshua Corn (FST) – 1:55.71 (West)
5. Daniel Li (ROSE) – 1:55.74 (West)
6. Will Heck (BSS) – 1:55.98 (East)
7. Andrew Zou (TXLA) – 1:56.68 (West)
8. Will Scholtz (LAK) – 1:57.15 (East)

Jake Eccleston of Loveland Swim Club came into this meet having only broken 1:57.00 once before (with an altitude-adjusted time of 1:56.29) and he crushed that mark in Saturday’s finals session, posting the top time of the meet across both sites.

Earlier in Greensboro, SwimMAC’s Ben Delmar dropped more than three seconds from his lifetime best time going into this meet to secure first at the East meet and second overall.

GIRLS’ 200 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• Meet Record: 1:51.24, Regan Smith (2018)
• Pool Record: 1:50.28, Louise Hansson (2019)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:55.29, Tess Howley (2019)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:51.24, Regan Smith (2018)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:51.04, Ella Eastin (2016)

Top 8:

1. Bella Sims (SAND) – 1:51.06 MEET RECORD (West)
2. Summer McIntosh (SYS) – 1:51.40 (East)
3. Alex Shackell (CSC) – 1:53.52 (East)
4. Hannah Bellard (CW) – 1:54.59 (East)
5. Katie Grimes (SAND) – 1:54.92 (West)
6. Bailey Hartman (CROW) – 1:55.06 (West)
7. Katie Walker (MAC) – 1:56.24 (West)
8. Macky Hodges (SAND) – 1:56.74 (West)

In Greensboro, McIntosh came within .16 off Regan Smith‘s meet record to secure first in this event, following up her 100 free victory less than an hour beforehand. Shackell took second, demonstrating strong underwaters to remain close to McIntosh for the first half of the race.

Then, Sims took to the water for her second final of the night in Texas, ultimately beating the meet record by .18 and taking nearly three seconds off her best time going into this meet. With this win, Sims swept first place in all six individual events that she competed in at this meet.

BOYS’ 200 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

• Meet Record: 1:40.91, Luca Urlando (2018)
• Pool Record: 1:38.64, Nicolas Albiero (2021)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:42.77, Thomas Heilman (2021)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:40.91, Luca Urlando (2018)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:51.38, 1:40.39, Aiden Hayes (2022)

Top 8:

1. Thomas Heilman (CA-Y) – 1:40.86 MEET RECORD, 15-16 NAG (East)
2. Gibson Holmes (RAYS) – 1:42.34 (East)
3. David Schmitt (EVO) – 1:43.39 (West)
4. Cooper Lucas (LAC) – 1:43.50 (West)
5. Aaron Shackell (CSC) – 1:44.24 (East)
6. Henry McFadden (JW) – 1:44.30 (East)
7. Diego Nosack (THSC) – 1:44.61 (West)
8. Colin Geer (GWSC) – 1:44.71 (West)

One butterfly NAG record this weekend was not enough for 15-year-old Thomas Heilman of Cavalier Aquatics. After breaking the 15-16 100 fly NAG record on Friday in Greensboro, he cracked Luca Urlando‘s 15-16 NAG and meet record in the 200 fly on Saturday night. Gibson Holmes of the Mason Manta Rays took 2nd also with a new lifetime best time.

Evolution Racing Club’s David Schmitt was the fastest swimmer at the Texas meet, breaking 1:44.00 for the first time to win the event there and place third overall.

GIRLS’ 4×100 FREESTYLE RELAY — TIMED FINALS

• Meet Record: 3:16.62, SwimMAC Carolina (2015)
• Pool Record: 3:06.96, California (Murphy, McLaughlin, Bilquist, Weitzeil)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 3:21.90, Nation’s Capital Swim Club (2019)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 3:19.17, Gator Swim Club (2019)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 3:16.62, SwimMAC Carolina (2015)
• 15-18 NAG Record: 3:15.38, Carmel Swim Club (2015)

Top 8:

1. Sandpipers of Nevada – 3:13.15 MEET RECORD, 15-18 NAG RECORD (West)
2. Sarasota Sharks ‘A’ – 3:16.25  (East)
3. Mission Viejo – 3:16.70 (West)
4. Carmel Swim Club ‘A’ – 3:17.74 (East)
5. Bellevue Club – 3:20.36 (West)
6. Nitro Swimming – 3:21.02 (West)
7. Dallas Mustangs – 3:21.84 (West)
8. Carmel Swim Club ‘B’ – 3:22.22 (East)

First, in Greensboro, the Sarasota Sharks established the early lead with McIntosh splitting a 47.88 on the first leg. She handed it off to Addison Sauickie (48.91), Maeve Eckerman (49.80), and Gracie Weyant (49.66) who combined for a final meeet record-setting time of 3:16.25. They cundercut the mark that SwimMAC set in 2015 by .37.

But their meet record did not last long. Bella Sims led off the Sandpipers’ relay with 47.16, a PB by 1 second. Her split makes her the 5th all-time fastest in the 15-16 age group behind Simone Manual, Abbey Weitzeil, and Gretchen Walsh. Sims handed it off to Katie Grimes (48.70), Macky Hodges (48.59), and Claire Weinstein (48.70) who gave the Sandpipers another big relay win alongside a meet record and 15-18 NAG record time of 3:13.15.

BOYS’ 4×100 FREESTYLE RELAY — TIMED FINALS

• Meet Record: 2:55.89, Bolles School Sharks (2012)
• Pool Record: 2:45.12, Texas (Krueger, Shebat, Jackson, Haas)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 3:07.45, Cavalier Aquatics (2021)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 2:59.57, Rose Bowl Aquatics (2021)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 2:15.35, Spartan Swim Club (2021)
• 15-18 NAG Record: 2:53.18, Allegheny North Swim Club (2018)

Top 8:

1. Lakeside Aquatic Club – 2:54.75 MEET RECORD (West)
2. Rose Bowl – 2:54.96 (West)
3. Swim Neptune – 2:56.25 (West)
4. Nitro Swimming – 2:56.88 (West)
5. New Albany Aquatic Club ‘A’ – 2:58.42 (East)
6. Bolles School Sharks ‘A’ – 2:58.65 (East)
7. Cavalier Aquatics ‘A’ – 2:58.73 (East)
8. North Bay – 2:58.77 (West)

First, New Albany’s quartet of Tuckor Lambert (45.34), Chase Swearingen (44.84) and Josh Smith (45.53), and Hudson Williams (42.71) out-touched Bolles to claim victory in Greensboro.

The swimmers in Texas had an extremely fast showing, though, sweeping first through fourth place across both meets. In the fastest heat, Rose Bowl’s relay cracked the meet record with a time of 2:54.96. But just a few minutes later, Lakeside Aquatic Club (who competed in the last heat with a seed time of 3:05.27) blasted a 2:54.75 to beat Rose Bowl’s mark. Lakeside’s Maximus Williamson led off with 42.49, .12 faster than his winning time in the 100 free, and handed it off to River Paulk (44.25), Max Hatcher (44.66), and Cooper Lucas (43.35).