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De Lucca, Lochte, SwimMAC Team Elite Among Pros Scheduled for Greensboro Sectionals

Ryan LochteJoao de Lucca, and Madison Kennedy are among the professional swimmers who will attend next weekend’s Sectional Championship meet in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to psych sheets released this week.

See the full psych sheets here.

Sectional meets, which are designed primarily as a stepping stone for athletes to Junior National and National qualification, are often used by pros as a good test meet that are lower-effort, lower-maintenance, and in many cases lower travel than the Grand Prix series.

This particular meet is short course yards, which will give these stars a chance to swim in short course that they don’t get often once they’re done with college.

Lochte has a light schedule that includes entries in the 100 fly, 200 free, and 400 IM (where he’s the 64th seed – placed using his yards time).

The three-time NCAA Champion De Lucca, who represents Brazil, will take a crack as the top seed in his three primary events: the 50 free, the 100 free, and the 200 free. Kennedy will swim the 50 free, 100 free, and a bit of a change-up from her primary focus with the 100 yard back (also as the top seed in all three).

Also joining int he fun is Lochte’s SwimMAC teammate Tim Phillips, who is entered in the 200 free and 100 fly and U.S. Olympian Cammile Adams, who is entered in the 100 fly and 400 IM. They will be joined by with several of their junior teammates who are on the verge of becoming national-level stars (Caitlin Casazza, Becca Postoll, Alyssa Marsh) at the meet.

Also in attendance from the junior ranks will be 14-year old Madison Homovich from the North Carolina Aquatic Club, who when she’s rested is a threat for National Age Group Records. The distance specialist has 9 entries at the meet per psych sheets, though that is likely to be whittled down when race day arrives.

The meet will run from March 5th-8th at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

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Joemomma
9 years ago

You guys need to put Bobo on some sort of retainer or hire him. He is up before any of us and is tireless in tracking down videos, psyche sheets, and updates. If only Bobo was handy with a camera, we would have great photos from the top French meets.

bobo gigi
Reply to  Joemomma
9 years ago

You’re gonna make me blush! 😳
Thanks for these very nice words. 🙂

bobo gigi
9 years ago

And last but not least, Ohio high school championships.
Grant House was great last year and could break the 15/16 200 free NAG record this week.
Live results
http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/sd/2015/State/index.htm

bobo gigi
9 years ago

Other interesting US meet of the weekend, Texas A&M sectionals with Breeja Larson or young distance star Gabrielle Kopenski, plus as usual for that meet a big Californian delegation.
Psych sheet here
http://www.gulfswimming.org/Assets/Gulf+Swimming+Digital+Assets/Meets/2014-2015/February+2015/022715+AGS+Sectionals+Psych+Sheet.pdf

bobo gigi
9 years ago

Talking about North Carolina, keep an eye on NC 14 and under SCY age group championships in the same pool with the young 12-year-old Abby Arens who swam a pretty fast 1.04.11 last week in the 100 breast.
Psych sheet here
http://www.staraquatics.com/ncssa/UserFiles/File/ag%20champs%20psych%20sheet%202_24_15.pdf

KD
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

1:06.7 I believe to win the 100. Won 7 of her 10 swims though, very impressive meet, included a 4:32 400 IM, 59.3 100 fly, 2:10.1 200 IM. That 1:04.1 was a spectacle though.

bobo gigi
9 years ago

There isn’t the link for the psych sheets so I post it here.
https://www.teamunify.com/ncssa/UserFiles/File/psych%20sheet%20-%20022715%20–%20revised.pdf

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