Produced by Coleman Hodges.
Reported by Loretta Race.
Splitting 32.71/37.06/37.31/37.61, Sogar comfortably beat out the field by over two seconds to win the event.
Her partner in crime tonight was Tennessee Aquatics’ Molly Hannis, who touched in 2:26.73 for silver, knocking about a second off of her morning swim. Hannis has only been sub-2:26 3 times in her young career, so a 2:26-high is a nice swim for the 23-year-old.
Bronze this evening went to Nation Capital youngster Anna Belousova. At just 19, Belousova was the youngest swimmer of the A-final, although Lakeside’s Brooke Forde was the absolute youngest of both A and B Finals at just 16 years of age. Belousova touched painstakingly close to Hannis, only .03 of a second behind.
Of note, SwimMAC Elite’s Katie Meili roared to the B-Final wall with a winning time of 2:23.69, a mark which beat all of the A-finalists. That time is now positioned as the 5th-fastest in the world this season.
Pulling for Ms. Sogar! Hook ’em!