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Amy Bilquist

10 Things We Noticed on Day 5 of the 2014 Junior Nationals, The Grand Finale Edition

The final day of the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships had a dichotomy, as we’ve been alluding to all day….

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2014 US Junior National Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for a live recap of finals from the final day of the 2014 US Junior National Championships in Irvine, California.

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Race Video: Amy Bilquist Wins 100 Backstroke For Second Junior National Title

Amy Bilquist won the women’s 100 backstroke on Saturday at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships.

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2014 US Junior Nationals: Day 5 live prelims recap

Kim Williams will look to sweep the IMs for 2014, coming in as the top 200 IM seed this morning.

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Carmel girls, PASA boys lead team scores at Juniors, will battle for combined title tonight

Curtis Ogren leads the Palo Alto boys, who sit atop the boys team points. PASA is second in combined scores to Carmel which has gotten 218 from its outstanding girls crew.

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Homovich, Rooney Lead in Individual Scoring Headed Into Final Day of 2014 Junior Nats

Madison Homovich has left quite an impression at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships, and now, at just 14 years old, she has a chance to win the meet’s high-point honor.

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2014 US Junior Nationals: Maxime Rooney’s 1:49 highlights day 4 prelims from Irvine

Townley Haas will have some company tonight in the 200, where he’s seeded third behind Michael Domagala and breakout prelims star Maxime Rooney.

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What to Watch For: Day 4 Prelims at 2014 U.S. Junior Nationals

Reece Whitley will be going after a second National Age Group Record of the meet on Saturday, entering as the top seed in the 200 breaststroke.

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Photo Vault: Day 2 at the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships

Junior Nationals is a multi-faceted meet. It brings together established youngsters in their best events, some trying new events, and some new faces altogether. Kim Williams of the Bellevue Swim Club is one of the latter of those, and she won the 400 IM on Thursday at Junior Nationals in 4:43.18.

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10 Things We Noticed on Day 2 of the 2014 U.S. Junior National Championships

Not among the 10 things we noticed: Amy Bilquist’s awesome fingernail paint job.

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Carmel Swim Club Girls Break 15-18 NAG, Junior Nationals Meet Record in 400 Free Relay

The girls of the Carmel Swim Club 15-18 400 free relay broke the National Age Group Record on Thursday night in Irvine.

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Tim Binning’s Day 2 Top Seeds From Prelims Photo Vault

Allie Szekely, better known as a breaststroker, is the top seed in the women’s 200 back after prelims in 2:12.39.

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What to watch for: US Junior Nationals day 2 finals feature some lofty NAG record hunts

Veronica Burchill is one of three Carmel girls in the 100 free final, and will also likely swim on its 400 free relay, which has a legitimate shot of taking down the 15-18 NAG record set by Missy Franklin & co. in 2010.

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2014 US Junior Nationals: Bilquist & Haas lead 100 frees after day 2 prelims

Amy Bilquist will begin her quest for three individual titles today, running away with the top seed in the girls 100 free.

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USA Swimming Releases The 2014 Junior National Championships Psych Sheet

Amy Bilqiust of Carmel Swim Club, pictured above, will be the top seed in three of her four events at the 2014 Junior National Championships from July 30th to August 3rd in Irvine, California.

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