2023 U.S. OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- November 29-December 2, 2023
- Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Long Course Meters (50 meters)
- Start Times
- Prelims: 9 AM (ET)
- Finals: 6 PM (ET)
- Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Live Stream Info
- Day 1 Finals Recap
- Day 2 Prelims Recap
- Day 2 Finals Live Recap
- Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
- Day 3 Finals Heat Sheet
Justin Ress was the lone swimmer to scratch out of an ‘A’ final on Friday at the U.S. Open, dropping out of the men’s 100 backstroke after clocking the sixth-fastest time in this morning’s prelims in 54.49.
The withdrawal from Ress bumps South Carolina junior Michael Laitarovsky (54.81) up into the championship final, while Virginia Tech junior Nico Garcia (55.73) is elevated into the consolation final.
Ress is coming off a 19th-place finish in the 50 free on Thursday, recording a time of 22.48 during last night session’s to touch third in the ‘C’ final.
The 26-year-old Mission Viejo pro has no other events on his schedule this evening, but does hold an entry in the 100 free on Saturday.
There were a number of ‘B’ final scratches from the session, including Michael Andrew dropping out of the men’s 100 fly as he puts his focus on the 100 breast. The top seed in the 100 breast, Andrew was 14th in the 100 fly this morning in a time of 52.99.
Other notable scratches out of consolation finals include David Johnston in the men’s 400 IM, Ella Jansen in the women’s 200 free and Ayla Spitz in the women’s 100 back.
Jansen is dropping the 200 free to key in on the 400 IM, where she’s the #5 seed in the ‘A’ final, while Spitz withdraws from the 100 back to focus on the 200 free, where she’ll swim out of Lane 1 in the ‘B’ final.
Johnston has nothing on the schedule tonight but is entered in the 1500 free tomorrow.
ALL DAY 3 FINALS SCRATCHES
Women’s 400 IM
- 20. Caroline Bricker
- 21. Gracie Weyant
Men’s 400 IM
- 12. David Johnston
Women’s 100 Fly
- None
Men’s 100 Fly
- 14. Michael Andrew
Women’s 200 Free
- 16. Ella Jansen
- 19. Abbey Weitzeil
Men’s 200 Free
- 21. Luke Whitlock
- 25. Daniel Diehl
Women’s 100 Breast
- 18. Marina Garcia
Men’s 100 Breast
- 16. Tommy Cope
Women’s 100 Back
- 14. Ayla Spitz
- 16. Olivia Nel
- 25. Emma Harvey
- 26. Camille Spink
- 27. Bella Sims
Men’s 100 Back
- 6. Justin Ress
With all the new talent emerging I couldn’t care less about MA. But I’m sure that 50 FL in Paris will be a nail-biter… oh right, not an Olympic event.
Jack of all trades master of none
MA split 50 low at Worlds in 2022.
The 100 fly became even more open with Dressel uncertainty. Instead of honing in on 100 fly and asserting himself on the US stage, MA now opts to scratch most 100 flys in favor of 50s of stroke.
I’m no fan of MA but I hope for the best for him and it’s just frustrating to see how is career has panned out
He scratched in favour of the 100 Breast tbf
I’m more referring to previous meets and this scratch but reminded me of the repeated habit