USA Swimming’s 2018 Speedo Junior Nationals got underway today in Irvine, California. Our photographer, Jack Spitser, is a rising junior at University of California, San Diego, where he is a member of the men’s swimming and diving team. Below are the images he shared with us from prelims on Day One.
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Anna Keating (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Ben Dillard (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Jordan Morgan (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Rachel Rhee (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Matthew Willenbring (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Kaito Koyama (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Joshua Matheny (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Josh Bottelberghe (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Ellie Andrews (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Desirae Mangaoang (photo: Jack Spitser)
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Spencer Daily (photo: Jack Spitser)
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SwimMac Coach (photo: Jack Spitser)