2019 U.S. OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- December 4th-7th, 2019
- McCauley Aquatic Center, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia
- LCM (50m), Prelims/Finals
- Psych sheets
- Pre-scratch timeline
- Live stream (all sessions beside A finals on Friday/Saturday)
- Live results
- Day 3 Finals Recap
Five meet records and two major upsets were seen on night three of the 2019 US Open. Among the highlights, Olympian Melanie Margalis topped the 400 IM with a 4:37.34, not only sweeping both IMs in Atlanta but taking down Katie Hoff‘s 2006 meet record. Chase Kalisz was also successful in sweeping the IMs, winning the men’s 400 IM in a 4:13.07.
In the women’s 100 fly final, world junior champion Torri Huske had a thrilling finish to hold off veterans Kelsi Dahlia and Amanda Kendall to become the fastest 18&U performer in event history at 57.48.
Flipping over to the women’s 100 back final, the top two seeds from the preliminaries were both just 17 years of age, Regan Smith and Phoebe Bacon. The duo were near-simultaneous throughout the race, but it was Bacon who upset her teenaged counterpart to take her first US Open title. Bacon is now the 3rd-fastest 18&U event performer, the 4th-fastest US performer, and the 11th-fastest performer in the world.
Reported by Anne Lepesant
WOMEN’S 400M IM – FINAL
- American record: 4:31.12, 2008, Katie Hoff
- U.S. Open record: 4:31.07, 2015, Katinka Hosszu
U.S. Open Meet record: 4:38.38, 2006, Katie Hoff
Podium:
- Melanie Margalis (SPA) – 4:37.34
- Ally McHugh (WA) – 4:38.09
- Emma Weyant (SYS) – 4:39.64
MEN’S 400M IM – FINAL
- American record: 4:03.84, 2008, Michael Phelps
- U.S. Open record: 4:05.25, 2008, Michael Phelps
- U.S. Open Meet record: 4:11.11, 2013, Sebastien Rousseau
Podium:
- Chase Kalisz (ABSC) – 4:13.07
- Carson Foster (RAYS) – 4:14.76
- Jay Litherland (DYNA) – 4:18.58
WOMEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY – FINAL
- American record: 55.98, 2012, Dana Vollmer
- U.S. Open record: 56.38, 2016, Sarah Sjostrom
U.S. Open Meet record: 57.53, 2017, Marie Wattel
Podium:
- Torri Huske (AAC) – 57.48
- Kelsi Dahlia (CARD) – 57.96
- Amanda Kendall (MVN) – 58.25
MEN’S 100M BUTTERFLY – FINAL
- American record: 49.50, 2019, Caeleb Dressel
- U.S. Open record: 50.22, 2009, Michael Phelps
- U.S. Open Meet record: 51.65, 2013, Tom Shields
Podium:
- Luis Martinez (GUA) – 52.00
- Jack Conger (CAV) – 52.26
- Iago Amaral (BSF) – 52.42
WOMEN’S 200M FREESTYLE – FINAL
- American record: 1:53.61, 2012, Allison Schmitt
- U.S. Open record: 1:54.40, 2012, Allison Schmitt
U.S. Open Meet record: 1:57.41, 2019, Simone Manuel
Podium:
- Allison Schmitt (SUN) – 1:56.47
- Siobhan Haughey (HKG) – 1:57.14
- Simone Manuel (ALTO) – 1:57.21
MEN’S 200M FREESTYLE – FINAL
- American record: 1:42.96, 2008, Michael Phelps
- U.S. Open record: 1:44.10, 2008, Michael Phelps
U.S. Open Meet record: 1:46.23, 2005, Peter van den Hoogenband
Podium:
- Townley Haas – 1:45.92
- Zach Apple – 1:46.76
- Fernando Scheffer – 1:47.31
WOMEN’S 100M BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
- American record: 1:04.13, 2017, Lilly King
- U.S. Open record: 1:04.45, 2009, Jessica Hardy
- U.S. Open Meet record: 1:04.45, 2009, Jessica Hardy
Podium:
- Lilly King (ISC) – 1:05.65
- Annie Lazor (MVN) – 1:06.63
- Molly Hannis (TNAQ) – 1:07.24
MEN’S 100M BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
- American record: 58.64, 2017, Kevin Cordes
- U.S. Open record: 58.74, 2017 Kevin Cordes/Joao Gomes
- U.S. Open Meet record: 59.28, 2019, Andrew Wilson
Podium:
WOMEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE – FINAL
- American record: 57.57, 2019, Regan Smith
- U.S. Open record: 58.00, 2018 Kathleen Baker
U.S. Open Meet record: 59.11, 2008 Hayley McGregory
Podium:
- Phoebe Bacon (NCAP) – 58.63
- Regan Smith (RIPT) – 58.68
- Olivia Smoliga (ABSC) – 59.60
MEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE – FINAL
- American record: 51.85, 2016, Ryan Murphy
- U.S. Open record: 51.94, 2009, Aaron Peirsol
- U.S. Open Meet record: 52.51, 2009, Nicholas Thoman
Podium:
- Markus Thormeyer – 53.94
- Christopher Reid – 54.27
- Jacob Pebley – 54.39
