NATIONAL CLUB SWIMMING ASSOCIATION JUNIOR NATIONALS
ORLANDO, Florida – Spring championships are here. And with it, comes the NCSA Spring Championship meet held this year from March 17-21 in Orlando, Florida.
The first night in session one we saw the Nation’s Capital men and the Aquajets women dominant the field – with multiple national age group records falling. While in yesterday morning’s session, Matt Hirshberger and Alexis Wenger both broke SCY national age group records. In the session tonight, however, the pool is switched over to long course which means one thing: a shot at a whole new set of records.
While Hirshberger dropped nearly four seconds off his personal best in the 400 free, no NAG records were broken last night.
For a full recap of last night, click here
Today’s prelims will feature (both men’s and women’s) 200 free, 50 breast, 400 IM, 50 fly, and 400 free relay.
Since there are two different pools for competition (men and women are separate), there have been a lot of delays will posting the women’s results. We’re doing everything we can to get the results to you as quick as possible.
For live results, click here
Women’s 200 Free
Katherine Drabot touched out Stanzi Moseley to finish first in the prelims of the women’s 200 free. Drabot swam a 1:45.70 with Moseley coming in at 1:45.86. Megan Moroney was just behind Moseley, finishing at a 1:45.86.
Assuming no scratches, here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Drabot | Ozaukee
- Moseley | Roadrunner
- Moroney | Saint Andrew’s
- Madden | Mobile
- Case | Chattahoochee
- McTaggart | All Star
- Lanigan | Patriot Aquatics
- Pfeifer | Flyers
B Final
- Pesetti | Poseidon
- Clements | Magnolia
- Shiller | Houston Swim Club
- Lofquist | Mason Manta Rays
- Tierney | Nasa Wildcat Aquatics
- Nordmann | Woodlands
- Avestruz | Aquajets, Curry | Poseidon (tie)
C Final
- Pulte | Motor City Aquatics
- Haebig | Ozaukee
- Strout | Rockwood
- Skinner | Northern KY, Tankersley | Greater Tampa (tie)
- Treble | LI Aquatics
- Byrnes | NCAP
- Tew | Waukesha Express
Men’s 200 Free
James Murphy – the second place finisher in last night’s 400 meter free final – had the first seed going into prelims yet finished sixth with a time of 1:38.02. First place went to second seed Knox Auerbach, just hundredths of a second off of his personal best with a 1:37.00.
Assuming no scratches, here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Auerbach | Dynamo
- House | Countryside Y
- Ress | Marlins (NC)
- Baker | Arlington
- Cope | Dayton Raiders
- Murphy | Machine
- Hirschberger | NCAP
- Lin | NCAP
B Final
- McQuet | New Trier
- Steele | Birmingham
- Afrik | Michigan LAkeshore
- Novak | Rockville
- Springer | NCAP
- Lewis | Machine
- Hensley | Blue Dolfins
- Farris | Metro Atlanta
C Final
- Finnerty | Counsilman Cente
- Higgins | Dayton Raiders
- Freeman | Baylor
- McDonald | Marlins (OH)
- Schultz | Nova
- Van Krimpen | NCAP
- Plachinski | Ozaukee
- Stone | NCAP
Women’s 50 Breast
Ingrid Wall touched out NAG record holder Alexis Wenger, :28.03 to :28.28. Everyone in the top seven swam under :29.00 so it should make for a quick final tonight!
Assuming no scratches, here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Wall | New Trier
- Wenger | Grosse Pointe
- Anderson | Aquakets
- Scott | Marin Pirates
- Clabeau | York
- Vonderhaar Northern KY
- Marris | Marin Pirates
- Wells | Swift Aquatics
B Final
- Cummings | Condors
- Munson | Shorewood
- Aroesty | LI Aquatics
- Dolan | Machine
- George | New Trier
- Preiss | Aquajets
- Macisaac | Stafford
- Retondo | New Trier, Cunningham | Birmingham (tie)
C Final
- Hill | Chattahoochee
- Kustritz | Edina
- Baker | NCAP
- Ripple | Ozaukee
- Rajic | Champaign City Y
- Pales | Lincoln Select
- Fisher | Burkwood
Men’s 50 Breast
Carson Vissering – the champion of last night’s 100 meter breast – finished first by nearly a third of a second in this morning’s 50 breast prelims with a time of :25.04. Second and third places went to Ian Finnerty and Matthew Salerno with times of :25.36 and :25.38, respectively.
Assuming no scratches, here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Vissering | NCAP
- Finnerty | Councilman Cente
- Salerno | Maverick
- Pastorek | Georgia Coastal
- Cope | Dayton Raiders
- Gorski | Arlington
- Browne | Excel Aquatics
- Chang | Barracuda, O’Brien | Fox Valley (tie)
B Final
- Cox | Dynamo
- Palazzo | Hudson
- Hicks | Rocky Mountain
- Richichi | Arlington
- Cassell | LI Express
- Kieser | Mercy Healthplex
- Shek | Jersey Wahoos, Brown | LI Aquatics (tie)
C Final
- Pruett | Edina
- Comforti | Brentwood
- McManus | Columbia
- Lau | Minnetonka
- Pettinichi | NCAP
- Welty | New Albany, Barson | Palatine (tie)
Women’s 400 IM
Emily Barksdale won the prelims 4-IM – taking her 100 fly out in a :57 in order to finish at a 4:12.86. Margaret Aroesty and Katherine Drabot finished second and third, with times of 4:13.59 and 4:13.75, respectively.
Assuming no scratches, here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Barksdale | UN Dart
- Aroesty | LI Aquatics
- Drabot | Ozaukee
- Cummings | Condors
- Moshos | NCAP
- Martin | Iowa Flyers
- Preski | Academy Bullets
- Lofquist | Mason Manta Rays
B Final
- Byrnes | NCAP
- Lowe | Highlander
- Rongione | NCAP
- Pfeifer | Flyers
- Bellina | Pearland
- Devine | UN
- Kowal | Jersey Wahoos
- Walker | Columbia
C Final
- Delgado | Marlins (OH)
- Curry | Poseidon
- Jones | Nova
- Boone | NCAP
- Morling | St. Charles
- Lanigan | Patriot Aquatics
- Wanner | Stringrays
- Bradford-Feldman | Saint Andrew’s
Men’s 400 IM
Andrew Seliskar nearly broke :50 seconds on his 100 fly leg of the 400 IM, bringing him to the finish at 3:43.44. Alex Lebed, a Germantown Academy swimmer competing unattached in this meet, touched second at 3:48.34
Assuming no scratches, here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Seliskar | NCAP
- Lebed | Unattached
- Balogh | Lincoln Select
- Swanson | Nova
- Ress | Marlins (NC)
- Alexander | Flyers
- Harting | Huntsville
- Schubert | Nova
B Final
- Palazzo | Hudson
- Milinovich | Academy Bullets
- Martin | Jersey Wahoos
- Pastorek | Georgia Coastal
- Fong | Jersey Wahoos
- Storch | Machine
- Schultz | Nova
- Larson | Edina
C Final
- Arthur | Jersey Flyers
- Jonas | Marlins (OH)
- Haney | Northern KY
- Davis | Greenville
- Levreault-Lopez | Chattahoochee
- Cusick | Dynamo
- Piper | Academy Bullets
- Noletto | Mobile
Women’s 50 Fly
Lauren Case – the 16 year old seeded first in the 100 fly with a :52 – finished third in this morning’s 50 fly prelims by a fraction of a second. First place went to Alex Preiss, who swam a :24.46, then second to Caroline McTaggart at a :24.53. Case was third to McTaggart by just :00.01.
Assuming no scratches, here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Peiss | Aquajets
- McTaggart | All Star
- Case | Chattahoochee
- Avestruz | Aquajets
- Bayer | NCAP
- Goodwin | Saint Andrew’s
- Grunhard | KC Swim
- Kramer | Delta Aquatics
B Final
- Cimino | Huntsville
- Wall | New Trier
- Rogers | NCAP
- McNamara | Westmont
- Cole | Chattahoochee
- Jordan | NCAP, Siebenaller | Menomonee Falls (tie)
- Hamilton | Highlander
C Final
- Skinner | Northern KY
- Brandton | NCAP, Wittmer | Aquajets (tie)
- Hinkle | St. Croix
- Whiteley | Mason Manta Rays
- Want | Rockville
- Nordmann | Woodlands
- Farley-Sepe | Waukesha Express
Men’s 50 Fly
Andrew Seliskar – just after swimming the 400 IM – won the 50 fly by nearly two seconds, swimming a :20.69!
Assuming no scratches, here’s the line-up for tonight’s finals:
A Final
- Siliskar | NCAP
- Harting | Huntsville
- Auerback | Dynamo
- Jones | NCAP
- Hensley | Blue Dolfins
- Schubert | Nova
- McQuet | New Trier
- Mount | Greater Pensacola
B Final
- Dematteo | Bernal’s Gator, Burkett | Jersey Wahoos (tie)
- Baker | Arlington
- Deloache | Dynamo
- Schwers | Fox Valley
- Shebat | NCAP
- Smith | Academy Bullets
- Young | Carpet Capital
C Final
- Dixon | Nova
- Kouvaris | Birmingham-Bloom
- Bollinger | Poseidon
- Cusick | Dynamo
- Montgomery | UCD Aquatics
- Balogh | Lincoln Select
- Martin | Swim GSA
- Comforti | Brentwood
Women’s 400 Free Relay
With a :48 anchor split from Zoe Avestruz, the Minnesota Aquajets took first by nearly three seconds in the women’s 4-free relay.
Here are the final results:
- Aquajets
- Ozaukee
- NCAP
- Aquajets (B)
- Poseidon
- Academy Bullets
- MAchine
- Mason Manta Rays
- North Bay Aquatics
- NCAP (B)
- Nasa Wildcat
- Marin Pirates
- New Trier
- Highlander
- Marlins (OH)
- Rockville
- Mobile
- Chattahoochee
- Suburban Seahawks
- LI Aquatics
- Town Wrecker
- Southwest Stars
- Dayton Raiders (B) | Magnolia (tie)
- Huntsville
- Waukesha Express
Men’s 400 Free Relay
The Nation’s Capital relay featured a :43.19 lead-off swim from Andrew Seliskar to give NCAP a 2:56.98 win. Grant Goddard, Adrian Lin, and James Jones were also on the relay. Machine came in second place followed by the Iowa Flyers.
Here are the final results for the men’s 400 free relay:
- NCAP
- Machine
- Iowa Flyers
- Dynamo
- Nova
- Jersey Wahoos
- Dayton Raiders
- NCAP (B)
- Bernal’s Gator
- Fox Valley | Metro Atlanta (tie)
- South Eastern (VA)
- Arlington
- Birmingham-Bloom
- SwimStrong
- New Trier
- Flyers Aquatics
- Northern KY
- Badger Aquatics
- Baylor Swim Club
- Nova (B)
- Poseidon | Swim GSA (tie)
- Mason Manta Rays
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And that 43.19 moves Seliskar from 93rd to tied for 16th all-time (with Paul Powers) in the 17-18 age group.
And wow, was wondering when Seliskar was going to break 44. A 43-low now, plus a little improvement over the next year, should put him in the conversation for swimming free relays for Cal at NCAA’s next year, as I alluded to yesterday.
In response to HULK SWIM- people live to see Seliskar swim, especially in the DC-metro area. The kid is a living legend around here. He is incredibly exciting to watch, especially in short course meets because of his crazy underwaters and pre race presence.
Which is why, as much as I make fun of UVA and pretentiousness, I wish they were able to get the area’s top swimmers. From a fan’s perspective, would love to be able to watch Seliskar, Haas, Shebat, etc., swim somewhere close to home for college. Virginia Tech has come a long way, swimming-wise, but while it is an excellent school, it’s simply not on the same level as Virginia, which is generally considered one of the top five or six public universities in the country.
I am very confused as to why John Shebat was not on NCAP’s A 400 free relay. He led off their B relay in 44.82, if he had been on their A relay they would have had a much better shot at breaking the NAG record 2:56.15.
I saw him swim in last month’s HS meets… he is a “racer” with a wicked relay start.
Apparently Shebat is sick, which is why he scratched out as #1 seed in 2back yesterday.
This building gets buzzing when Seliskar is on the blocks. No sitting. And when he went 20.4 fly there was a 1000 person gasp. Dude is electric.
That 20.69 is 1/2 second faster than Conger’s 50 Fly finals time here a few years back. Does NCSA keep meet records?