2018 U.S. National Championships
- Wednesday, July 25 – Sunday, July 29, 2018
- William Woollett Aquatics Center, Irvine, CA
- Prelims 9 AM / Finals 6 PM (U.S. Pacific Time)
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The last session of the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships is in the books and the Pan Pacs team has been named. The youth of Team USA put on a tremendous display of talent during their week in Irvine. Regan Smith set World Junior Records in the 100 back (58.83) and 200 back (2:06.43), and tied for 1st place in the latter. Carson Foster broke the 15-16 National Age Group Record in the 200 IM twice, settling it at 1:59.45 with his 10th-place finish in finals. There were 18-and-under A or B finalists in nearly every event, and two girls and two boys made the senior team for 2018 Pan Pacs. Smith was selected to represent Team USA in the 100 back, 200 back, and 200 fly. Erica Sullivan made the team in the 1500 free. Robert Finke was invited for the 800 free and 1500 free. And Luca Urlando made it in the 200 fly.
The highest-placing 18-and-unders in each event were crowned 18-and-under National Champions. Here is the full list for the 2018 National Championships:
Women
| Event | 18U National Champion | Age | Team | Time | Place |
| 50 free | Grace Ariola | 18 | BNY | 24.83 | 4th |
| 100 free | Gretchen Walsh | 15 | NAC | 54.57 | 8th |
| 200 free | Claire Tuggle | 14 | CLOV | 1:59.26 | 15th |
| 400 free | Claire Tuggle | 14 | CLOV | 4:10.62 | 11th |
| 800 free | Erica Sullivan | 17 | SAND | 8:26.98 | 5th |
| 1500 free | Erica Sullivan | 17 | SAND | 16:02.88 | 3rd |
| 50 back | Isabelle Stadden | 16 | AQJT | 28.13 | (T) 5th |
| 50 back | Katharine Berkoff | 17 | MAC | 28.13 | (T) 5th |
| 100 back | Regan Smith | 16 | RIPT | 58.83 | 3rd |
| 200 back | Regan Smith | 16 | RIPT | 2:06.43 | (T) 1st |
| 50 breast | Emily Weiss | 17 | CARD | 30.88 | 7th |
| 100 breast | Emily Weiss | 17 | CARD | 1:07.99 | 7th |
| 200 breast | Zoe Bartel | 17 | FAST | 2:25.67 | 6th |
| 50 fly | Torri Huske | 15 | AAC | 26.71 | 5th |
| 100 fly | Dakota Luther | 18 | UNAT | 58.91 | 8th |
| 200 fly | Regan Smith | 16 | RIPT | 2:07.42 | 3rd |
| 200 IM | Alex Walsh | 16 | NAC | 2:12.36 | 6th |
| 400 IM | Emma Weyant | 16 | SYS | 4:43.54 | 8th |
Men
| Event | 18U National Champion | Age | Team | Time | Place |
| 50 free | Shaine Casas | 18 | AGS | 22.74 | 18th |
| 100 free | Drew Kibler | 18 | CSC | 49.44 | 16th |
| 200 free | Lack LeVant | 18 | NTN | 1:46.46 | 5th |
| 400 free | Trey Freeman | 18 | BAY | 3:49.90 | 5th |
| 800 free | Robert Finke | 18 | SPA | 7:51.45 | 3rd |
| 1500 free | Robert Finke | 18 | SPA | 14:55.34 | 2nd |
| 50 back | Alex Boratto | 18 | PCAC | 26.30 | 16th |
| 100 back | Shaine Casas | 18 | AGS | 54.51 | 12th |
| 200 back | Carson Foster | 16 | RAYS | 1:58.18 | 7th |
| 50 breast | Max McHugh | 18 | UNAT | 27.66 | 7th |
| 100 breast | Reece Whitley | 18 | PCAC | 1:00.93 | (T) 10th |
| 200 breast | Daniel Roy | 18 | STAN | 2:09.76 | 6th |
| 50 fly | Van Mathias | 17 | MAC | 24.59 | 22nd |
| 100 fly | Danny Kovac | 18 | FAST | 52.71 | 14th |
| 200 fly | Luca Urlando | 16 | DART | 1:55.21 | (T) 3rd |
| 200 IM | Carson Foster | 16 | RAYS | 1:59.45 | 10th |
| 400 IM | Kieran Smith | 18 | RAC | 4:18.18 | 8th |
Impressive swims from the Junior crew. The women in particular are loaded with talent that could very likely be making waves in the 2020 games. I was curious if Claire Tuggle was going to swim the 800 this past week, which she didn’t. It looks like she likely could have been top 8 in that event, but perhaps the coaches wanted to save her for future events from such a massive schedule.
And how is Urlando not junior “champion” in the 100 fly?
Because Danny Kovac placed higher than him.
Unless I’m misunderstanding what you’re trying to ask.
I know they name the champion by placing, but I thought it was interesting that Adam Chaney, 15, had the fastest 50 by a good margin… (22.5)
Swim-offs are amazing things sometimes!
Robert Finke went 4:15 in the 400 IM.
But he was in the B finals and Kieran was in the A final.
However, Robert Finke was a B finalist so Kieran Smith placed higher.
Why is Regan Smith listed 17yo for 100BK and 16yo for 200BU &200BK