Felicia Pasadyn’s Neon Nails Highlight Bundle of OT Cuts (Video)

2019 USA SWIMMING SPEEDO JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Tuesday, August 6 – Saturday, August 10, 2019
• Stanford Avery Aquatic Center, Palo Alto, CA
• Prelims 9 AM / Finals 5 PM (U.S. Pacific Time)
• LCM format
• Psych sheet
• Live stream (all sessions)
• Start Lists & Live Results

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WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINALS

• World Record: Regan Smith (United States), 2019, 2:03.35
• World Junior Record: Regan Smith (United States), 2019, 2:03.35
• U.S. Open Record: Missy Franklin, 2:05.68 (United States), 2013
• Meet Record: Kylie Stewart, 2013, 2:09.04
• Olympic Trials Cut: 2:14.69

TOP 3

1. Felicia Pasadyn (SwimStrongsville) – 2:12.90
2. Kennedy Noble (YMCA Silver Fins) – 2:13.06
3. Maggie Wanezek (Elmbrook Swim Club) – 2:13.27

Felicia Pasadyn of SwimStrongsville swam a smooth race, dropping almost two full seconds from prelims to win the junior national title tonight with a new best of 2:12.90. That was just enough to get her ahead of 15-year-old Kennedy Noble of YMCA Silver Fins (2:13.06) and 13-year-old Maggie Wanezek of Elmbrook Swim Club (2:13.27). For Wanezek, that’s another best time, and she scoots up to 16th in the 13-14 age group after only just turning 13 this year.

WOMEN’S 400 IM – FINALS

• World Record: Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), 4:26.36, 2016
• World Junior Record: Rosie Rudin (Great Britain), 2015, 4:39.01
• U.S. Open Record: Katinka Hosszu (Hungary), 4:31.07, 2015
• Meet Record: Ella Eastin, 2013, 4:38.97
• Olympic Trials Cut: 4:51.79

TOP 3

1. Samantha Tadder (Tide Swimming) – 4:46.96
2. Felicia Pasadyn (SwimStrongville) – 4:47.20
3. Colby Hurt (757 Swim) – 4:48.66

Tide Swimming’s Samantha Tadder, a 16-year-old, held off a charging Felicia Pasadyn to win the 400 IM A final tonight. Tadder clocked a 4:46.96, just ahead of Pasadyn’s 4:47.20. It was a remarkable turnaround fo Pasadyn, who not long before had just clocked a lifetime best of 2:12.90 to win the 200 back title.