2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Tonight’s session features finals of the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and men’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay.
Watch Day 4 Finals Race Videos From the 2019 U.S. National Championships
Tonight’s session features finals of the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and men’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay.
Shaine Casas Becomes #7 American All-Time in 100 BK; Youngest American Sub-53
Casas took the race out nearly at World Record pace.
Gretchen Walsh & Claire Curzan PB in 100 BK; #8 & #9 All-Time for 15-16 Girls
Curzan swam almost the exact same race tonight as this morning, just splitting .01 seconds faster on the first 50, and .04 faster coming home.
Claire Tuggle Posts #5 400 Free All-Time for 15-16 Girls – 4:07.85
In addition to being a big time drop for Tuggle, that swim ranks Tuggle 5th all-time for 15-16 girls, an age group she only just recently moved up into.
2019 US National Championships: Day 4 Finals Preview
The men’s 100 breast A-final and Elijah Winnington’s quest for another national title are the top storylines to watch on night 4
2019 US Nationals: Austin Katz & Ryan Lochte Scratch 100 BK on Night 4
#2 seed Austin Katz and #15 seed Ryan Lochte have scratched out of the 100 back on night 4 of US Nationals.
1960 US Olympic Gold Medalist Mike Troy Dies at 78
Mike Troy won 2 Olympic gold medals at the 1960 Games in Rome; he would go on to serve a decorated career in the US Navy.
Robert Finke Explains Wrist Injury, Bouncing Back to Top Form (Video)
over the final 50, Finke surged and passed Carson Foster, touching 1st in 4:13.15 and producing a 57.39 on the final 100 meters of freestyle
WUGs Gold Medalist Ian Finnerty Misses Qualifying for A Final at U.S. Nationals
Ian Finnerty, the #11 performer in U.S. history in the 100 breast after his 59.49 at World University Games, failed to qualify for the A final at US Nats.
2019 US National Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Aussie Elijah Winnington will contest in the 400 free prelims while 200 breast champ Reece Whitley and WUGs champ Ian Finnerty will meet in the 100 breast.
Claire Curzan Swims 1:00.44 100 Back; 8th Fastest All-Time 15-16 Girls
Curzan finished 2nd overall in the heats with her time of 1:00.44, cracking 1:01 for the first time in her career.
At U.S. Nats, Winnington Is Changing Things Up After Rocky Trials (Video)
Hear from Aussie Elijah Winnington on what it’s like competing at the U.S. Nationals, especially after having not made his nation’s World Championships squad.
Emma Weyant on the 400 IM: “I think that this event is a lot of fun” (Video)
Forde and Weyant were neck-and-neck down the final length, but Weyant surged over the final 50 meters to touch first in 4:35.47,
Shaine Casas Enters All-Time Top 10 Among Americans in 100 Back
Casas, a rising sophomore, swam the butterfly events instead of the backstroke events at the NCAA Championships, but crushed his 100 back on Saturday morning.
