USA Futures Championships – Richmond
- July 29-August 1, 2021
- Collegiate School Aquatic Center, Richmond, VA
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On the final night of the Richmond Futures Championships, Nation’s Capital Swim Club came away with the team, men’s, and women’s titles, dominating the overall point rankings.
Final Scores: Combined
- Nation’s Capital 777
- Bluefish Swim Club 313
- New Albany Aquatic Club 270
- Firestone Akron Swim Team 290
- Long Island Aquatic Club 159
Final Scores: Men
- Nation’s Capital 267
- Bluefish Swim Club 209
- New Albany Swim Club 131
- Upper Arlington Swim Club 121
- Dayton Raiders 105
Final Scores: Women
- Nation’s Capital 510
- Firestone Akron Swim Team 190
- New Albany Aquatic Club 139
- Long Island Aquatic Club 112
- Bluefish Swim Club 104
The race of the night came in the women’s 50 freestyle, where 15-year-old Annaliesa Moesch threw down a huge personal best of 25.29 to win the event by over a half second. With her swim, Moesch cut over two tenths of a second off of her best time, which previously stood at 25.54.
Mosech, who swims for StreamLine Aquatics Club, now ranks 13th all-time in the 15-16 age group for the event, just ahead of Olympic medalist Lia Neal. At only 15-years-old, Mosech still has over a year to improve that ranking and challenge Claire Curzan’s National Age Group record of 24.17.
Back in 5th place, 14-year-old Mackenzie Headley also threw down an impressive time of 26.57, ranking just outside of the top 100 swims of all-time in the 13-14 age group.
The men’s 50 freestyle saw a dominant performance by 21-year-old Joseph Page, who claimed first overall by almost a second with his time of 22.56. Page cut over three tenths of a second off of his best time with his swim.
18-year-olds Avery Voss and Matvei Namakonov finished in second and third, respectively, with times of 23.36 and 23.45. For Namakonov, his swim was a .7 improvement on his personal best in the event.
Bluefish Swim Club swept the 200 backstroke, with 16-year-old Aislin Farris claiming the top spot in the women’s race and 16-year-old Caleb Maldari taking first in the men’s event. Farris swam to a time of 2:14.51, coming just off of her best time of 2:13.88 for the win. Maldari, who was recently named to the USA National Junior Team World Cup roster, posted a time of 2:01.99 for the victory in his race.
Behind Maldari, 16-year-old Luke Sullivan cut almost a half second off of his best time to finish second overall in a time of 2:03.31.
Bluefish also saw a win in the men’s 800 freestyle, where 16-year-old Joshua Parent dominated the field to claim the top spot by over 5 seconds. Parent, who will be joining Maldari on the World Cup roster, won the event in a time of 8:14.05.
16-year-old Ava Sutphin came away with the victory in the women’s 1500 freestyle. Sutphin, who swims for the M.E. Lyons/Anderson Barracudas, finished in a time of 17:09.29, cutting almost 15 seconds off of her personal best in the process. Behind her, 17-year-old Kelsey Katt managed to drop 16 seconds off of her personal best to finish second in 17:13.27.
Other Highlights:
- Nation Capital’s Erin Gemmell touched first in the women’s 200 IM with a time of 2:16.92, just ahead of teammate Eleanor Sun (2:17.91).
- 17-year-old Spencer Aurnou-Rhees won the men’s 200 IM by over a second ahead of the aforementioned Parent, finishing in a time of 2:04.03.
