2023 Winter Juniors – West: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2023 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – West

• December 6-9, 2023
• FMC Natatorium, Westmont, Illinois
• Prelims: 9:00 am (CST)/ Finals: 5:00 pm (CST)
• Wednesday finals (relays only): 6:00 pm (CST)
• SCY (25 yards)
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Thursday evening heat sheets

Day 2’s evening session will feature the bonus (“C”), consolation (“B”), and championship (“A”) finals of the 500 free, 200 IM, and 50 free, and timed finals of the 400 medley relay.

Top-seeded Bailey Hartman from Crow Canyon Sharks downed the pool record and qualified at the top of the field of the 500 free by nearly 3 seconds with 4:43.69. Mission Viejo’s Teagan O’Dell, who came in seeded 2nd in the 500, will swim in the A final but in lane 1. She’ll also be in lane 6 of the next championship final, the 200 IM, where she’ll confront Leah Hayes from Fox Valley Park District Riptides. O’Dell is the 15-16 NAG record-holder and National High School record-holder, but Hayes put up a very strong performance this morning, going 1:55.39 to lead the qualifiers by over 2 seconds. Caroline Larsen of Foxjets Swim Team dropped half a second in heats to post the top 50 free time of 22.01.

Lakeside Aquatic Club put 3 boys in the A final of the 500 free (Cooper Lucas, Maxwell Stanislaus, and Max Hatcher), but it was Jones Lambert of Lubbock Swim Club who posted the top time of the morning, breaking the pool record with 4:21.28. Lucas will also be in the middle lanes of the pool for the A final of the 200 IM, after having qualified 2nd (1:45.31) behind Bend Swim Club’s Campbell McKean (1:44.64). The West meet record-holder, Lakeside’s Maximus Williamson, will be in lane 3. He’ll also be in lane 4 as the top qualifier in the 50 free with 19.85. Williamson was one of only 2 boys to break 20 seconds in prelims. The other was North Bay Aquatics’ Marre Gattnar (19.86).

Day 2 Finals Livestream, Courtesy of USA Swimming: 

Girls’ 500 Yard Freestyle – Finals

• West Record: 4:28.64 – Bella Sims (2022)
• Meet Record: 4:27.52 – Summer McIntosh (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 4:35.14 – Katie Ledecky (2011)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 4:28.71 – Katie Ledecky (2014)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 4:26.58 – Katie Ledecky (2015)

Podium:

1. Bailey Hartman, Crow Canyon Sharks – 4:39.53P
2. Ella Cosgrove, Scottsdale Aquatic Club – 4:41.84
3. Teagan O’Dell, Mission Viejo Nadadores – 4:43.76
4. Ella Antoniewski, Waukesha Express – 4:44.60
5. Amelia Bodenstab, Longhorn Aquatics – 4:44.70
6. Zoe Nordmann, Magnolia Aquatic – 4:44.83
7. Marissa Inouye, Front Range Barracudas – 4:48.17
8. Paige Downey, Gold Medal Swim – 4:49.65

Teagan O’Dell roared to the front of the pack from out in lane 1, flipping 1st and the 50 and again at the 100. Bailey Hartman from Crow Canyon Sharks took over the lead at the 150. By the 200 mark, the pair were some 3 body lengths ahead of the field.

O’Dell outsplit Hartman on the 5th 50 but Hartman responded on the 6th. Hartman continued to descend her 50s and pulled way ahead. Meanwhile, Ella Cosgrove from Scottsdale Aquatic Club powered through her 4th 100, catching, then passing O’Dell.

Cosgrove began to close in on Hartman’s lead, but didn’t have enough pool left to run her down. Hartman finished with 4:39.53, more than 2 body lengths ahead of Cosgrove (4:41.84).

O’Dell hung on for 3rd place (4:43.76), while Ella Antoniewski touched out Amelia Bodenstab of Longhorn Aquatics by .10 for 4th.

Boys’ 500 Yard Freestyle – Finals

• West Record: 4:12.33 – Rex Maurer (2022)
• Meet Record: 4:12.33 – Rex Maurer (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 4:22.50 – Luka Mijatovic (2023)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 4:15.36 – Drew Kibler (2016)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 4:08.42 – Luke Hobson (2022)

Podium:

1. Cooper Lucas, Lakeside Aquatic – 4:16.25P
2. Jones Lambert, Lubbock Swim Club – 4:19.07
3. Trey Hesser, Gold Medal Swim – 4:19.37
4. Max Carlsen, Las Vegas Swim Club – 4:19.55
5. Bucky Gettys, Texas Gold – 4:23.72
6. Thomas Olsen, Multnomah Athletic – 4:23.85
7. Max Hatcher, Lakeside Aquatic – 4:25.37
8. Maxwell Stanislaus, Lakeside Aquatic – 4:32.90

Cooper Lucas of Lakeside Aquatic Club blasted off and led the field, wire-to-wire, from lane 3. Already up by well over a body length at the 100, with Lubbock Swim Club’s Jones Lambert trailing by 1.8 seconds, Lucas continued to build his lead with each 50. He led by 2.6 seconds at the 200, 2.8 at the 300, 3.5 at the 400, and 3.8 at the finish. Lucas took down the pool record with his winning time of 4:16.25.

Lambert maintained his position in 2nd place from the 100 through to the finish, while behind him there was much jockeying for position. Trey Hesser moved from 5th place to 4th at the 450, before finishing in 3rd place at the final touch.

Max Carlsen from Las Vegas Swim Club, who had been in 3rd place from the 300 onward, got to the wall just behind Hesser for 4th, going 4:19.55.

Girls’ 200 Yard Individual Medley – Finals

• West Record: 1:52.73 – Bella Sims (2022)
• Meet Record: 1:52.21 – Katie Grimes (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:55.29 – Tess Howley (2019)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:53.38 – Teagan O’Dell (2023)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:51.36 – Kate Douglass (2020)

Podium:

1. Leah Hayes, Fox Valley Park District Riptides – 1:53.57P
2. Teagan O’Dell, Mission Viejo Nadadores – 1:54.61
3. Grace Rabb, Aquajets Swim Team – 1:55.64
4. Camden Doane, King Aquatic Club – 1:57.40
5. Teia Salvino, Mission Viejo Nadadores – 1:58.50
6. Piper Enge, Bellevue Club – 1.59.24
7. Maggie Wanezek, Elmbrook Swim Club – 1:59.80
8. Izzy Beu, St. Charles Swim Team – 1:59.97

Leah Hayes of TIDE took control of the race from the start, getting out to a lead on the butterfly with 24.79. Camden Doane from King Aquatic Club was .2 behind, while Mission Viejo’s Teagan O’Dell trailed by .3. Grace Rabb moved into 2nd place on the backstroke leg, followed by Mission’s Teia Salvino and O’Dell.

Hayes held increased her lead over the field with a 28.2 on the back.

O’Dell outsplit everyone but Hayes by a full second on the breaststroke and moved into 2nd place. She cut Hayes’ lead by .25 to .88 with her 32.87 breaststroke leg.

Hayes went 33.4 on the breast and 27.13 on the free to remain out of reach of O’Dell, winning with 1:53.57 to O’Dell’s 1:54.61.

Rabb put distance between her and the rest of the field on the breaststroke, and she came to the wall in 3rd with 1:55.64, ahead of Doane (1:57.40) and Salvino (1:58.50).

Boys’ 200 Yard Individual Medley – Finals

• West Record: 1:42.07 – Maximus Williamson (2022)
• Meet Record: 1:41.71 – Thomas Heilman (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 1:45.29 – Michael Andrew (2014)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 1:41.71 – Thomas Heilman (2022)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 1:41.39 – David Nolan (2011)

Podium:

1. Maximus Williamson, Lakeside Aquatic – 1:41.18P
2. Cooper Lucas, Lakeside Aquatic – 1:43.88
3. Campbell McKean, Bend Swim Club – 1:44.23
4. Jake Eccleston, Fort Collins Area – 1:46.58
5. Tony Laurito, South Shore Sail – 1:446.83
6. Joe Polyak, Iowa Flyers Swim – 1:47.12
7. Logan Noguchi, Rose Bowl Aquatics – 1:47.25
8. Hudson Schuricht, Scottsdale Aquatic Club – 1:46.63

Lakeside’s Maximus Williamson led from start to finish, building his lead with each 25 to finish 2.7 seconds ahead of the field with a new meet record of 1:41.18. His swim also took down David Nolan’s legendary 17-18 NAG from 2011. Williamson was out in 21.79 on the back, nearly a full second ahead of Tony Laurito of South Shore Sail, in 2nd place with 22.60. Williamson went 24.4 on the backstroke, increasing his lead to 2.7 seconds.

Campbell McKean from Bend Swim Club and Cooper Lucas from Lakeside moved past Laurito on the breaststroke, turning into the freestyle leg in 2nd and 3rd places, respectively. But no one was going to reel in Williamson, who came home in 30.78/24.21 on the breast/free back half to win by 2 body lengths.

Lucas (1:43.88) came home in 24.18 to overtake McKean (1:44.23) for 2nd place.

Jake Eccleston from Fort Collins Area Swim Team snuck past Laurito on the freestyle, as well, and he claimed the 4th spot with 1:46.58 to Laurito’s 1:46.83.

Girls’ 50 Yard Freestyle – Finals

• West Record: 21.49 – Abbey Weitzeil (2014)
• Meet Record: 21.49 – Abbey Weitzeil (2014)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 21.89 – Claire Curzan (2019)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 21.50 – Claire Curzan (2021)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 21.32 – Simone Manuel (2015)

Podium:

1. Caroline Larsen, Foxjets Swim Team – 21.93P
2. Teia Salvino, Mission Viejo Nadadores – 22.44
3. Ava De Anda, Riverside Aquatics – 22.45
4. Avery Karl, Empire KC Swim Club – 22.46
5. Livi Wanner, Waukesha Express – 22.66
6. Liberty Clark, Crow Canyon Sharks – 22.74
7. Delaney Herr, Beach Cities – 22.89
8. Ella Mongenel, Nitro Swimming – 23.02

Swimming in lane 4, Caroline Larson from Foxjets Swim Team destroyed the field, winning by half a body length with a pool-record time of 21.93. She beat her seed time by .30; it was her first time under 22 seconds.

Mission Viejo’s Teia Salvino, who had come into the meet with the fastest entry time, finished 2nd in 22.44. She was .01 ahead of Riverside Aquatics’ Ava De Anda (22.45) and .02 ahead of Empire KC’s Avery Karl (22.46).

Waukesha Express’s Livi Wanner (22.66), Crow Canyon’s Liberty Clark (22.74), Beach Cities’ Delaney Herr (22.89), and Nitro’s Ella Mongenel (23.02) rounded out the final.

Boys’ 50 Yard Freestyle – Finals

• West Record: 18.71 – Ryan Hoffer (2016)
• Meet Record: 18.71 – Ryan Hoffer (2016)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 19.76 – Michael Andrew (2014)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 19.24 – Michael Andrew (2015)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 18.67 – Caeleb Dressel (2015)

Podium:

1. Marre Gattnar, North Bay Aquatics – 19.53P
2. Maximus Williamson, Lakeside Aquatic – 19.57
3. Diggory Dillingham, Bend Swim Club – 19.67
4. PJ Foy, Glacier Swim Club – 19.73
5. Evan Croley, Streamline Aquatics – 19.99
6. Conner Hogan, Aquajets Swim Team – 20.00
7. August Vetsch, Swim Neptune – 20.01
8. Quin Seider, Ojai Heat Waves – 20.06

Marre Gattnar from North Bay Aquatics got his hand to the wall first in a crowded field, earning a lifetime best of 19.53 to win the 50 free crown. Lakeside’s Maximus Williamson was just .04 behind; he also logged a PB with his second-place 19.57.

Third place went to Bend’s Diggory Dillingham, who was swimming in lane 7. His 19.67 was .10 off his lifetime best. He held off Glacier Swim Club’s PJ Foy, who until tonight had never been under 20 seconds.

Girls’ 400 Yard Medley Relay – Timed Finals

• West Record: 3:33.93 – Fort Collins Area Swim Team (B Stewart, Z Bartel, C Gillilan, K Alons) (2017)
• Meet Record: 3:33.48 – Carmel Swim Club (B Berglund, M Sweeney, A Shackell, M Christman) (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 3:40.43 – SwimMAC Carolina (Razewski, Rainey, Wilhelm, Gendzel) (2019)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 3:56.53 – Virginia Gators (Bray, Muzzy, Hamilton, Kulp) (2017)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 3:32.10 – Elmbrook Swim Club (Wanezek, Thomas, Stoll, Tiltmann) (2023)
• 15-18 NAG Record: 3:32.10 – Elmbrook Swim Club (Wanezek, Thomas, Stoll, Tiltmann) (2023)

Podium:

1. Bellevue Club Swim Team ‘A’ (Sunwoo, Enge, Watson, McDevitt) – 3:37.12
2. NASA Wildcats ‘A’ (Lenahan, Koenig-Song, Bolton, O’Donnell) – 3:38.85
3. Crow Canyon Sharks ‘B’ (Mak, Gregory, Butler, Suppiger) – 3:39.47
4. Irvine Novaquatics ‘A’ (Wharton, Nguyen, Ton, Nwaizu) – 3:40.67
5. Lakeside Aquatic Club ‘B’ (Colombo, McWhorter, Garritson, Southern) – 3:41.53
6. Scottsdale Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Horning, Sayers, Therrien, Cosgrove) – 3:41.61
7. Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics ‘A’ (Zhang, Hong, Detter, Chung) – 3:42.20
8. Aquajets Swim Team ‘A’ (Luedke, Rabb, Wentzel, Bixby) – 3:42.38

It was another fierce relay battle between Crow Canyon Sharks and Mission Viejo Nadadores, but this one had a twist. After taking over from NASA Widcats, who were in front of the field after the backstroke, CROW and NOVA traded leads through to the anchor leg. It appeared that Crow Canyon had won with a time that was just a few hundredths off the meet record, both teams were disqualified and Bellevue Club ended up with the win.

The BCST relay consisted of Sophia Sunwoo on the back (55.1), Piper Enge on the breast (59.47), Clare Watson on the fly (53.00), and Alexa McDevitt on the free (49.52), for a combined 3:37.12.

NASA Wildcats took 2nd with Tierney Lenahan on back (52.97), Grace Koenig-Song on breast (1:00.83), Zara Bolton on fly (54.73), and Maeve O’Donnell on the anchor (50.32).

Notably there were five DQs in this event, including the “A” teams from Elmbrook Swim Club, Mission Viejo Nadadores, and the Crow Canyon Sharks – who won the 200 medley and 800 free relays on Wednesday.

Boys’ 400 Yard Medley Relay – Timed Finals

• West Record: 3:10.77 – Rose Bowl Aquatics (R Maurer, D Li, J Cahill, J Gim) (2022)
• Meet Record: 3:10.77 – Rose Bowl Aquatics, (R Maurer, D Li, J Cahill, J Gim) (2022)
• 13-14 NAG Record: 3:24.49 – Carmel Swim Club (Lancaster, Malicki, Haig, Enoch) (2020)
• 15-16 NAG Record: 3:13.95 – Bolles School Sharks (Kyser, Porch, Lancaster, Kravchenko (2022)
• 17-18 NAG Record: 3:10.27 – Spartan Aquatic Club (Stoffle, Lin, Sacca, Muhammad) (2021)
• 15-18 NAG Record: 3:10.27 – Spartan Aquatic Club (Stoffle, Lin, Sacca, Muhammad) (2021)

Podium:

1. Rose Bowl Aquatic ‘A’ (Liu, Li, Noguchi, Kim) – 3:10.56
2. Lakeside Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Williamson, Lucas, Osio, Paulk) – 3:12.11
3. FMC Aquatic ‘A’ (Mieczkowski, Johnson, Hou, Mazurek) – 3:12.45
4. Aquajets Swim Team ‘A’ (Logue, Hackler, Davis, Webb) – 3:13.26
5. Scottsdale Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Mindlin, Schuricht, Reniewicki, Falls) – 3:14.85
6. Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club ‘A’ (Bricca, Medvinsky, Skarda, Audette) – 3:16.59
7. Iowa Flyers Swim Club ‘A’ (Hakes, Polyak, Carter, Chiles) – 3:16.71
8. Swim Neptune ‘A’ (Simmons, Sugihara, Vetsch, Martin) – 3:16.83

Maximus Williamson kicked off the fastest heat of medley relays with a 47.17 backstroke leg to put Lakeside in front by half a body length. Cooper Lucas held onto the lead with a 53.38 on the breast, but FMC’s Brady Johnson closed the gap considerably with his breast split of 52.9.

Daniel Li from Rose Bowl outsplit them all, though, and his 52.43 put Logan Noguchi within half a body length of the leaders. Noguchi exploded on the butterfly leg, clocking a 46.25 to pull Rose Bowl into the lead heading into the final leg. Nathan Kim went 43.11 and held off Lakeside’s River Paulk and FMC’s Dominic Mazurek to secure the win.

Rose Bowl stopped the clock at 3:10.56 to lower the meet record they had set last year by .21.

Team Scores Through Day 2 – Girls

1. Crow Canyon Sharks 190
2. Bellevue Club Swim Team 173
3. Mission Viejo Nadadores 135
4. Lakeside Aquatic Club 104
5. Scottsdale Aquatic Club 82
6. Irvine Novaquatics 77
7. Nasa Wildcat Aquatics 62
8. Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics 50
9. Aquajets Swim Team 48
10. The Woodlands Swim Team 45
11. Orinda Aquatics 41
12. Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club 40
13. Academy Bullets Swim Club 30
14. Waukesha Express Swim Team 29
15. Rose Bowl Aquatics 28
16. Riverside Aquatics Association 24
17. Beach Cities Swimming / Nitro Swimming 21
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19. Fox Valley Park District Riptide / Foxjets Swim Team 20
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21. Gold Medal Swim Club / Empire KC Swim Club / King Aquatic Club 15
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24. Elmbrook Swim Club / Longhorn Aquatics 14
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26. Magnolia Aquatic Club 13
27. Front Range Barracudas 12
28. St Charles Swim Team 11
29. Sharks Swim Club 9
30. Alamo Area Aquatic Association 8
31. First Colony Swim Team, Inc. 7
32. Katy Aquatic Team For Youth / Wolverine Aquatics 5
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34. Schroeder YMCA Swim Team 4
35. Dart Swimming / Bend Swim Club / Edina Swim Club / City Of Lafayette Aquatics 2

Team Scores Through Day 2 – Boys

1. Lakeside Aquatic Club 260
2. Rose Bowl Aquatics 150
3. Fmc Aquatic 131
4. Aquajets Swim Team 103
5. Scottsdale Aquatic Club 85
6. Swim Neptune 60
7. Irvine Novaquatics 57
8. Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club 52
9. Iowa Flyers Swim Club 50
10. Parkway Swim Club 36
11. Bend Swim Club 34
12. Sierra Marlins Swim Team 33
13. Evolution Racing Club / Dart Swimming 30
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15. North Bay Aquatics 20
16. Alto Swim Club 18
17. Lubbock Swim Club 17
18. Gold Medal Swim Club 16
19. Las Vegas Swim Club / Glacier Swim Club / Fort Collins Area Swim Team 15
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22. Streamline Aquatics / Texas Gold / South Shore Sails / Lake Oswego Swim Club 14
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26. Multnomah Athletic Club 13
27. Ojai Heat Waves 11
28. Nasa Wildcat Aquatics / Hydro Elite Aquatics Team 9
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30. Blue Tide Aquatics / Jefferson City Area Ymca 7
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32. Olympus Aquatics / Crow Canyon Sharks / Aquawolves Swimming / Nu Wave Swim Club 6
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36. Alpha Aquatics / Alamo Area Aquatic Association 5
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38. Rise Aquatic Club / Charger Aquatics 4
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40. University Place Aquatic Club / Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club 3
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42. Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics / Terrapins Swim Team / California Dolphin Swim Team 2
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45. Elevation Athletics / Santa Clara Swim Club 1