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Charlotte Hook Swims 3rd-Fastest 15-16 American LCM 200 Fly in History

2019 PHILLIPS 66 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Hook became the third-fastest 15-16 American performer in history in the long course 200 fly on the first night of the 2019 Phillips 66 National Championships in Palo Alto, California.

Update: Lillie Nordmann, 16, overtook Hook as the third-fastest 15-16 performer just after her swim. Nordmann went 2:07.43 in finals. In prelims, she was a then-lifetime best time of 2:09.21, and heading into the meet, her best time was 2:11.20. 

Hook, representing the TAC Titans, won the B-final in 2:07.87, nearly two seconds ahead of the second-fastest swimmer in her heat. She split 29.92/31.67/33.13/33.15. Her best time was just swum in prelims Wednesday at 2:10.36; heading into the meet, her best was 2:10.47 from May.

Mary Meagher owns the national age group record at 2:05.96, set all the way back in 1981. Regan Smith, the gold medalist Wednesday, is the second-fastest 15-16-year-old in history at 2:07.42. Smith, now 17, went 2:07.26 to win the event.

With Wednesday’s swim, Hook becomes the sixth-fastest American performer this season and is in line to make the 2019-2020 U.S. National Team if that result holds through August 25.

2018-2019 Season Top 6: U.S. Women’s LCM 200 Fly

  1. Hali Flickinger – 2:05.96
  2. Katie Drabot – 2:06.59
  3. Regan Smith – 2:07.26
  4. Lillie Nordmann – 2:07.43
  5. Dakota Luther – 2:07.76
  6. Charlotte Hook – 2:07.87

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JKKH
5 years ago

Flickinger and Drabot need to watch out for these fast-improving teenagers, especially based on the way they swam through rounds at the Worlds, more so for Flickinger though. I won’t be surprised at all if neither of them makes the Olympic team next year.

Heyitsme
Reply to  JKKH
5 years ago

I think Flickinger will unless, Hook, Luther, Nordmann, Smith can drop to 2:04 or 2:05

SwimUS33
5 years ago

In my opinion the swim of the night – might be 3rd fastest American 15-16yr old in history, but likely the fastest American 15yr old ever at 2:07.

MÊME
Reply to  SwimUS33
5 years ago

Hook is second-fastest 15yo behind Mary T. , who hit a 205.9 at the age of 15. When Mary T. was 14, she went 207.01.

SWIMUS33
Reply to  MÊME
5 years ago

Wow. Thanks for the correct stats. Mary T iconic.

MÊME
Reply to  MÊME
5 years ago

Hook is the second-fastest American 15yo girl in this event.

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Torrey Hart

Torrey is from Oakland, CA, and majored in media studies and American studies at Claremont McKenna College, where she swam distance freestyle for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps team. Outside of SwimSwam, she has bylines at Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, SB Nation, and The Student Life newspaper.

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