NCSAs Day 5 Prelims
LAST NIGHT in Orlando, Andrew Seliskar managed to smash two of his PRs while John Shebat (Seliskar’s teammate) held off Dynamo’s backstroke star Michael Taylor.
For a full recap of last night’s finals, click here
Today’s events will feature the (men’s and women’s) 50 back, 200 IM, 50 free, 400 medley relay, the men’s 1500, and the women’s 800.
For live results, click here
Check down below for a live recap of each event.
Women’s 50 Back
Zoe Avestruz touched out Lucie Nordmann 25.22 to 25.26 to take first seed going into tonight’s LCM finals. With all of the A finalists within 0.50 seconds of each other, this could be anyone’s race.
Here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Avestruz | Aquajets
- Nordmann | Woodslands
- Whiteley | Mason Manta Rays
- Boone | NCAP
- Quast | Aquajets
- Goodwin | Saint Andrew’s
- Stone | New Albany
- Hinkle | St. Croix
B Final
- Haebig | Ozaukee
- Young | Grosse Point
- Wittmer | Aquajets
- Wall | New Trier
- Lindsey | All Star
- Stalnaker | Aqua Gems
- Wang | Rockville
- Ryan | Una West
C Final
- Curry | Poseidon
- Raukar | Marin Pirates
- Duchene | Pleasant Prairie
- Skinner | Northern KY
- Nezelek | Poseidon
- Barker | Scout
- Moers | Birmingham
- McGovern | Academy Bullets
Men’s 50 Back
John Shebat is at it again! The NCAP swimmer took first in the 50 back at a :22.55, followed by Alex Martin (Jersey Wahoos) and Michael Taylor (Dynamo) with times of :22.73 and :22.77, respectively.
Here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Shebat | NCAP
- Martin | Jersey Wahoos
- Taylor | Dynamo
- Balogh | Lincoln Select
- Poti | Blue Dolfins
- Young | Carpet Capital
- Cusick | Dynamo
- Baker | Arlington
B Final
- Schubert | Nova
- Fong | Jersey Wahoos, Dematteo | Bernal’s Gator (tie)
- Cuthbert | Nova
- Walsh | Plymouth-Canton
- Silver | Marlins (NC)
- Madej | SwimStrong
- Bollinger | Poseidon
C Final
- Hill | Westmont, McGlaughlin | Iowa Flyers
- Countie | Marlins (NC)
- Curtis | Wtrc Sharks
- Shannon | Chesapeake Bay Aqautics
- Deloache | Dnyamo
- Cline | Wahoo’s of Wellington
- Martin | Swim GSA
Women’s 200 IM
Katherine Drabot – the top seed for the 2-IM – was the only woman under 2:00 this morning, finishing at a 1:59.35.
Here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Drabot | Ozaukee
- Moshos | NCAP
- Bayer | NCAP
- Cummings | Condors
- Barksdale | UN Dart
- Morony | Saint Andrews
- Pfeifer | Flyers
- Lofquist | Mason Manta Rays
B Final
- Aroesty | LI Aquatics
- Grote | Marlins (OH)
- Martin | Iowa Flyers
- Boone | NCAP
- Curry | Poseidon
- Preiss | Aquajets
- Fisher | Burkwood
- Herich | Northern KY
C Final
- Delgado | Marlins (OH)
- Bradford-Feldman | Saint Andrew’s
- Dolan | Machine
- Curry | Un Dart
- Baker | NCAP
- Scott | Marin Pirates
- Larochelle | McCallie
- Bailey | Dynamo
Men’s 200 IM
Seliskar swam a few seconds over his personal best in the 2-IM, coming into the wall at a 1:45.93. Justin Ress (Marlins (NC)) and Brennan Pastorek (Georgia Coastal) finished second and third, with times of 1:47.56 and 1:47.98, respectively.
Here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Seliskar | NCAP
- Ress | Marlins (NC)
- Pastorek | Georgia Coast
- Alex Lebed | Unattached
- Cope | Dayton Raiders
- Balogh | Lincoln Select
- Finnerty | Counsilman Cente
- Palazzo | Hudson Explorers
B Final
- Cox | Dynamo
- Chang | Barracuda
- Swanson | Nova
- Schubert | Nova
- Comforti | Brentwood Seawolves
- Milinovich | Academy Bullets
- Noletto | City of Mobile
- Schultz | Nova
C Final
- Arthur | Jersey Flyers
- Browne | Excel
- Fong | Jersey Wahoos
- Alexander | Flyers
- Martin | Jersey Wahoos
- Higgins | Dayton Raiders
- Walsh | Plymouth-Canton
- Storch | Machine
Women’s 50 Free
Stanzi Moseley – the 16-year-old from Roadrunner Aquatics – took first by over half a second in the 50 free, swimming a :22.35. Casey Fanz (Poseidon) and Zoe Avestruz (Aquajets)/Katherine Drabot (Ozaukee) took second and (tied) for third places, with times of :22.89 and :22.91, respectively.
Here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Moseley | Roadrunner
- Fanz | Poseidon
- Avestruz | Aquajets, Drabot | Ozaukee (tie)
- Smith | Pack Swim Team
- Volpenhein | Mason Manta Rays
- Countie | Marlins (NC), Hill | Machine (tie)
B Final
- Wittmer | Aquajets, McTaggart | All Star (tie)
- Miller | Dada Club
- Tankersley | Greater Tampa
- Nordmann | Woodlands
- Wall | New Trier
- Schorr | Southwest Stars
- Filipek | Academy Bullets
C Final
- Miller | Rockwood
- Blankemeier | Academy Bullets
- Weakley | Huntsville
- Baker | NCAP
- Anderson | Tampa Bay Aquatics
- Dolan | Machine
- Case | Chattahoochee, Wells | Swift (tie)
Men’s 50 Free
Andrew Seliskar broke :20 seconds and qualified for nationals in order to win the 50 free. Seliskar swam a :19.89 while James Jones (NCAP) and Justin Ress (Marlins) tied for second at :20.35.
Here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Seliskar | NCAP
- Jones | NCAP, Ress | Marlins (NC)
- Mount | Greater Pensacola
- Farris | Metro Atlanta
- Haas | Nova
- Bollinger | Poseidon
- McGlaughlin | Iowa Flyers
B Final
- Syssoev | Bernal’s Gator
- Solomon | Swift
- Heck | Saint Andrew’s, Cline | Wahoo’s of Wellington (tie)
- Afrik | Michigan Lakeshore
- Murphy | Machine, Scott | Iowa Flyers (tie)
- Pastel | UNA SCAT
C Final
- Garcia | Ad Astra
- Hallock | Machine
- Auerbach | Dynamo
- Baker | Arlington
- Dunn | Jersey Flyers
- Olson | Fairport, Shebat | NCAP (tie)
- Outlaw | Arlington
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
The Aquajets swam above their seed time, however, both the A and B relays placed first and second, respectively.
Here’s the final results:
- Aquajets
- Aquajets (B)
- Ozaukee
- NCAP
- Marin Pirates
- Academy Bullets
- LI Aquatics
- NCAP (B)
- Marlins (NC)
- Northern KY
- Chattahoochee
- St. Charles
- Motor City Aquatics
- New Trier
- Rockville
- Columbia
- Machine
- Poseidon
- Mason Manta Rays
- Dayton Raiders
- Academy Bullets (B)
- Nova
- Nasa Wildcat
- Ozaukee (B)
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
The relay team of John Shebat, Carsten Vissering, Andrew Seliskar, and James Jones swam to an unrivaled finish at 3:12.50.
Here are the final results:
- NCAP
- Dynamo
- Marlins (NC)
- Nova
- Machine
- Jersey Wahoos
- Birmingham-Bloom
- Fox Valley
- Dayton Raiders
- NCAP (B)
- Academy Bullets
- Iowa Flyers
- Nova (B)
- Metro Atlanta
- SwimStrong
- Arlington Aquatics
- Northern KY
- New Trier
- Marlins (B)
- Academy Bullets (B)
- South Eastern Virginia
- LI Aquatics
- Rockville
- Flyers
Talking about 400medley relay, Justin Ress with fastest 100free (44.33). Next year Nc State will also get junior Joe Bonk (43.38), Jabari Baptiste (44.72), and already have Bilis (41.94), Dahl (43.21), Franz (44.97), Held (42.53), Schiellerup (43.53). Did I miss anyone?
That medley relay was a new NAG record for NCAP. It just barely meet their previous one. The scary thing is, if you add up each of those guys’ best times, you get an aggregate time of about 3:09.5. Factor in relay-starts, and that’s a team that right now has the potential to go 3:08-low. The first three legs heading to Texas, USC, and California next year, respectively. It’ll be interesting to see where Jones goes. Also, I previously speculated that Seliskar could get into the range where he may be helping out on Cal’s free relays next year, and that’s looking increasingly likely.