2017 U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
- August 2-6, 2017
- East Meadow, NY
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Women 200 LC Meter Backstroke
- American: 2:04.06 8/3/2012 Missy Franklin
- U.S. Open: 2:05.68 6/26/2013 Missy Franklin
- US Open Meet: 2:08.42 7/30/2008 Hayley McGregory
- GOLD- Matea Samardzic, Scarlet Aquatics 2:08.77
- SILVER- Lisa Bratton, Texas A&M 2:08.78
- BRONZE- Kylie Stewart, Athens Bulldog Swim Club 2:10.20
Croatian backstroker Matea Samardzić lowered her own Croatian national record in the 200 backstroke at the U.S. Open on Thursday, winning the women’s event in 2:08.77 by 1/100 over Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton. Samardzić broke the national mark three times last year; first with 2:09.73 at the National Championships in her native Croatia in February 2016, then with 2:09.24 at the European Championships, where she won the bronze medal, and finally with 2:09.11 at Southern Zone South Sectional Championship in Orlando in July 2016.
Samardzić’s U.S. Open performance marks her first foray into the sub-2:09 territory, and moves her to #14 in the world for the year.
2016-2017 LCM WOMEN 200 BACK
SEEBOHM
2.05.68
| 2 | Katinka HOSSZU | HUN | 2.05.85 | 07/29 |
| 3 | Kylie MASSE | CAN | 2.05.97 | 07/28 |
| 4 | Kathleen BAKER | USA | 2.06.38 | 06/28 |
| 5 | Kaylee MCKEOWN | AUS | 2.06.76*WJR | 07/29 |
| 6 | Daria K USTINOVA | RUS | 2.07.08 | 07/28 |
| 7 | Hilary CALDWELL | CAN | 2.07.15 | 07/29 |
| 8 | Regan SMITH | USA | 2.07.19 | 07/28 |
| 9 | Taylor RUCK | CAN | 2.07.62 | 07/26 |
| 10 | Lisa GRAF | GER | 2.07.63 | 06/18 |
| 11 | Daryna ZEVINA | UKR | 2.08.30 | 07/28 |
| 12 | Katalin BURIAN | HUN | 2.08.38 | 06/04 |
| 13 | Matea SAMARDZIC | CRO | 2.08.77 | 08/03 |
| 14 | Lisa BRATTON | USA | 2.08.78 | 08/03 |
All her improvement comes on the back half, as seen here in the comparative splits:
| August 2017 | July 2016 | May 2016 | February 2016 |
| 30.99 | 31.28 | 30.82 | 30.68 |
| 1:03.57 (32.58) | 1:03.93 (32.65) | 1:02.97 (32.15) | 1:03.46 (32.78) |
| 1:35.98 (32.41) | N/A | 1:35.95 (32.98) | 1:36.90 (33.44) |
| 2:08.77 (32.79) | 2:09.11 | 2:09.24 (33.29) | 2:09.73 (32.83) |
Samardzić also holds Croatia’s LCM national records in the 400 free, 800 free, 100 back, and 400 IM.