2018 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018
- William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA
- Prelims 9 AM / Finals 6 PM (U.S. Pacific Time)
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16-year-old Destin Lasco moved to #2 all-time with a huge swim in prelims of the 100 free at Nationals this morning.
Lasco, who swims for Pleasantville Aquatics, went 49.66, cutting eight tenths of a second off his lifetime-best to become just the third 15-16 in American history to break 50 seconds. He now sits second all-time in the age group among Americans, behind only world champ Caeleb Dressel.
Two other 16-year-olds put up swims that would have ranked in the top 5 prior to this morning’s event. Adam Chaney was 49.95 (would have been #2, now #3 with Lasco in the mix) and Carson Foster 50.21 (would have been tied for 4th, now sits tied for 6th with Lasco and Chaney’s swims added):
Top U.S. 15-16s All-Time, 100 Free
- Caeleb Dressel, 49.28
- Destin Lasco, 49.66
- Adam Chaney, 49.95
- Daniel Krueger, 50.01
- Drew Kibler, 50.13
- Michael Andrew / Carson Foster, 50.21
Lasco finished 21st this morning and will swim in the C final. It was a veteran-heavy A and B final, so Lasco should be in the mix for a Junior Pan Pacs spot, with the only other age-eligible swimmer ahead of him being 18-year-old Drew Kibler.
Kibler had a strong swim of his own, cutting a little more than half a second to go 49.28 and move into the top 6 all-time for 17-18s:
Top U.S. 17-18s All-Time, 100 Free
- Caeleb Dressel, 48.78
- Maxime Rooney, 48.87
- Michael Phelps, 49.05
- Vladimir Morozov, 49.06
- Matt Ellis, 49.24
- Drew Kibler, 49.28
got a little closer at night with a 49.40
16yrs 100m 48.69 Kyle Chalmers Marion SA Sydney 07.04.2015
We in Aus have great Age records
Sometimes the Depth of Talent via pure numbers overwhelms us in the Open class.
I know he’s aged up (to 19), but Krueger impressed with his 48. this morning. Nice recruiting class for UT 😉
adam chaney swam a 49.95 too. he is #3
Good catch! Carson Foster into the top 6 as well. Our rankings are updated.
Technically Lasco was the 3rd swimmer to go under 50 as Chaney did it in heat one this morning as well.