2017 U.S. JUNIOR NATIONALS
- August 8 – 12, 2017
- East Meadow, NY (Long Island)
- Meet Central
- Meet info
- Psych sheet
- Prelims Timeline
- Live results
- Day 2 prelims heat sheet
Margaret Aroesty of Long Island Aquatic Club has again scratched out of an event; after dropping the 100 breaststroke on Tuesday, where she was seeded #1, the rising freshman at USC scratched the 400 IM for Day 2 of the 2017 Junior National Championships in New York. Aquazot Swim Club’s Eva Merrell also appears not to be swimming at Juniors. She was a DFS in the 200 fly on Day 1 and now does not show up on the heat sheet for Day 2, where she had entered both the 200 back and 100 free.
Two more top-8 seeds scratched the 400 IM, along with #1 Aroesty: #2 Kenisha Liu of Brea Aquatics and #8 Samantha Shelton of Mission Viejo. Liu is still swimming the 100 free on Day 2, while Shelton will not make an appearance at all.
The only top-8 boy to scratch an event is Tal Davis of Team Greenville, who has given up his spot as #3 seed in the 200 back to focus on the 400 IM, where he is seeded second. Penn Charter Aquatic Club’s Reece Whitley, a DFS in the 100 breast on Day 1, is on the heat sheet for the 100 free on Wednesday.
Here are all of the scratches out of the circle-seeded heats (top 24 of the 200 back and 100 free, top 16 of the 400 IM) for tomorrow morning’s events:
Girls 200 Backstroke
- #2 Eva Merrell, Aquazot Swim Club
- #23 Reese Hazan, Reese Sandpipers Of Nevada
Boys 200 Backstroke
- #3 Tal Davis, Team Greenville
- #17 Jake Kealy, Wilton Y Wahoos
Girls 100 Freestyle
- #5 Eva Merrell, Aquazot Swim Club
Boys 100 Freestyle
- None
Girls 400 IM
- #1 Margaret Aroesty, Long Island Aquatic Club
- #2 Kenisha Liu, Brea Aquatics
- #8 Samantha Shelton, Mission Viejo Nadadores
Boys 400 IM
- #12 John Hurley, Long Island Express
