Just a few days after the U.S. Nationals concluded at the Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, California, the Speedo Junior Nationals were held, with five different athletes winning two or more events:
- Andrei Minakov (RUS) ~ Men’s 100 m Free, 100 m Fly
- Jake Magahey ~ Men’s 400-800 m Frees
- Claire Tuggle ~ Women’s 400 m Free, 200-400 m Medleys plus third in the 200 m Free
- Alexandra Crisera ~ Women’s 100-200 m Back, plus second in the 50 m Free
- Kensey McMahon ~ Women’s 800-1,500 m Free, plus second in the 400 m Free
Mention should also be made of the impressive performance of the Foster brothers from Ohio, who won a combined seven medals! Carson Foster won the 200 m Medley and collected silvers in the 100-200 m Backstrokes, while Jake Foster won the 200-400 m Medleys and bronze medals in the 100-200 m Breaststrokes.
The high-point honors for the meet went to Tuggle (76) for the women and to Alexei Sancov and Jake Mitchell (67) for the men. All athletes were 18 years old or younger on the date of competition; summaries:
USA Swimming National Junior Championships
Irvine, California (USA) ~ 31 July-4 August 2018
(Full results here)
Men
50 m Freestyle: 1. Coco Bratanov, 22.60; 2. Andrei Minakov (RUS), 22.77; 3. Adam Chaney, 22.87.
100 m Free: 1. Minakov (RUS), 49.06; 2. Alexei Sancov, 49.58; 3. Matthew Willenbring, 50.57.
200 m Free: 1. Sancov, 1:47.75; 2. Julian Hill, 1:49.29; 3. Skyler Cook-Weeks, 1:50.95.
400 m Free: 1. Jake Magahey, 3:52.32; 2. Jake Mitchell, 3:52.88; 3. Hill, 3:55.02.
800 m Free: 1. Magahey, 8:03.71; 2. Ivan Puskovitch, 8:07.78; 3. Mitchell, 8:08.87.
1,500 m Free: 1. Puskovitch, 15:31.28; 2. Thomas Bretzmann, 15:33.26; 3. Mitchell, 15:36.21.
100 m Backstroke: 1. Will Grant, 55.02; 2. Carson Foster, 55.54; 3. Keegan Walsh, 56.28.
200 m Back: 1. Ethan Harder, 1:59.07; 2. C. Foster, 1:59.74; 3. Grant, 1:59.95.
100 m Breaststroke: 1. Joshua Matheny, 1:01.06; 2. Josh Bottelberghe, 1:02.05; 3. Jake Foster, 1:02.22.
200 m Breast: 1. A.J. Pouch, 2:12.52; 2. Matheny, 2:12.69; 3. J. Foster, 2:13.76.
100 m Butterfly: 1. Minakov (RUS), 51.88; 2. Sancov, 53.28; 3. River Wright, 53.63.
200 m Fly: 1. Harry Homans, 2:00.29; 2. Zachary Smith, 2:00.36; 3. Ben Miller, 2:00.70.
200 m Medley: 1. Carson Foster, 2:01.14; 2. Jake Foster, 2:02.55; 3. Andrew Winton, 2:03.50.
400 m Medley: 1. Jason Louser, 4:18.59; 2. J. Foster, 4:20.20; 3. Kevin Vargas, 4:20.31.
Women
50 m Freestyle: 1. Christiana Regenauer, 25.73; 2. Alexandra Crisera, 25.77; 3. Emma Wheal, 25.84.
100 m Free: 1. Regenauer, 55.59; 2. Samantha Pearson, 55.,65; 3. Amalie Fackenthal, 56.36.
200 m Free: 1. Erin Gemmell, 2:00.74; 2. Miranda Heckman, 2:00.77; 3. Claire Tuggle, 2:00.80.
400 m Free: 1. Tuggle, 4:10.11; 2. Kensey McMahon, 4:10.46; 3. Kaitlynn Sims, 4:13.37.
800 m Free: 1. McMahon, 8:37.45; 2. Easop Lee, 8:42.78; 3. Paige McKenna, 8:45.51.
1,500 m Free: 1. McMahon, 16:32.94; 2. McKenna, 16:39.96; 3. McCulloh, 16:43.40.
100 m Backstroke: 1. Crisera, 1:00.89; 2. Annabel Crush, 1:00.90; 3. Abby Kapeller, 1:01.68.
200 m Back: 1. Crisera, 2:12.52; 2. Mara Newman, 2:13.21; 3. Kylee Alons, 2:13.54.
100 m Breaststroke: 1. Kaitlyn Dobler, 1:08.90; 2. Olivia Calegan, 1:09.10; 3. Ellie Andrews, 1:09.12.
200 m Breast: 1. Anna Keating, 2:28.44; 2. Isabelle Odgers, 2:29.44; 3. Claire Donan, 2:30.67.
100 m Butterfly: 1. Coleen Gillilan, 59.01; 2. Claire Curzan, 59.85; 3. Justina Kozan, 59.89.
200 m Fly: 1. Kozan, 2:10.83; 2. Amanda Ray, 2:10.87; 3. Grace Sheble, 2:12.72.
200 m Medley: 1. Tuggle, 2:15.02; 2. Sheble, 2:15.80; 3. Isabel Gormley, 2:17.19.
400 m Medley: 1. Tuggle, 4:44.91; 2. Gormley, 4:45.06; 3. Sheble, 4:46.97.
