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
18-Year-Old Liam Bell, representing US-Aquatics Club, won the men’s 100 breast at Speedo Junior Nationals tonight. Bell, soon-to-be a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide, came into the meet with a personal best of 1:02.16, then posted a 1:01.49 in prelims, which ranked as #12 all-time for 17-18 boys. In finals, Bell lowered his time again to 1:01.19, which now ties him for #9 all-time with Andrew Seliskar. He was out quick, hitting the 50 wall in 28.49.
Here is the current all-time top 10 for 17-18 boys in the 100 breast:
- Michael Andrew (2016) – 59.82
- Reece Whitley (2017) – 1:00.08
- Kevin Cordes (2012) – 1:00.47
- Jacob Montague (2016) – 1:00.68
- Carsten Vissering (2015) – 1:00.86
- Devon Nowicki (2016) – 1:01.06
- Max McHugh (2018) – 1:01.09
- Nic Fink (2012) – 1:01.14
- Andrew Seliskar (2015)/Liam Bell (2019) – 1:01.19
17-Year-Old Ben Dillard finsihed 2nd (1:01.97), 18-year-old Kevin Houseman was 3rd (1:01.98), and 17-year-old Maxwell Reich was 4th in 1:02.37. Houseman is currently 12th all-time in the age group with his personal best of 1:01.46, while Dillard’s time was a personal best ranking him 22nd for 17-18 boys. Reich is 35th all-time with his swim.
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You’re missing Caspar Corbeau (Tualatin Hills Swim Club) in your list. 1:00.68 this weekend at nationals.
We’re just following USA Swimming’s lead on this one. They haven’t recognized his swim in their age group rankings either – I assume because he represents another country internationally, even though he is a USA Swimming member and a dual citizen.
How many teams has Liam Bell been on in the last 5 years?
3?
He’s been on four different clubs. Never really found the right fit until this past year.
Kevin Houseman listens to Nickelback