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 Emma Weyant of Sarasota YMCA Sharks took another 4.45 seconds off a 3-week-old personal best and dominated her heat in the 400 IM on Friday morning. Weyant swam a 4:42.19 to finish 8th overall in prelims, putting her 11.11 seconds ahead of her best swim from last summer. At 2017 U.S. Open, she went 4:53.30 to make the B final before being DQd in finals. Since then, she has swum faster 7 times:
- 4:42.19 – 8/27/2018
- 4:46.54 – 7/6/2018
- 4:48.44 – 3/1/2018
- 4:50.46 – 3/1/2018
- 4:52.64 – 6/22/2018
- 4:52.79 – 5/17/2018
- 4:53.16 – 4/19/2018
Weyant’s improvement over the last 12 months has been most dramatic on the front half of the race. While she has erased 2 seconds on the breaststroke leg and 1.5 on the free, she has improved by 2.45 and 5.27 in the fly and back, respectively.
| 8/3/17 prelims | 7/27/18 prelims |
| 1:08.06 | 1:05.61 |
| 2:25.59 (1:17.53) | 2:17.86 (1:12.25) |
| 3:47.61 (1:22.02) | 3:38.01 (1:20.15) |
| 4:53.30 (1:05.69) | 4:42.19 (1:04.18) |
Weyant jumped to #11 on the all-time list for 15-16 girls with her prelims swim:
| Fastest 15-16 Performances | 400 IM |
| Elizabeth Beisel | 4:32.87 |
| Katie Hoff | 4:36.07 |
| Janet Evans | 4:38.58 |
| Ella Eastin | 4:38.97 |
| Becca Mann | 4:39.78 |
| Dagny Knutson | 4:40.10 |
| Caitlin Leverenz | 4:40.70 |
| Ariana Kukors | 4:41.17 |
| Allison Wagner | 4:41.22 |
| Jasmine Tosky | 4:42.11 |
That’s a heck of a swim, especially in that arena. Congrats to Emma and her Coach(es).
Way to go Emma