2024 Jack Pettinger Invitational
The Madison, Wisconsin-based Badger Aquatics Membership is internet hosting a protracted course invitational this weekend, the place a compact area from a number of the finest golf equipment in Wisconsin (plus the Edina Swim Membership in Minnesota and Ames Cyclone Aquatics Membership in Iowa) have come collectively to race a protracted course tune-up.
Among the many rivals scheduled for this weekend are a pair of Badgers with worldwide aspirations, Beata Nelson and Phoebe Bacon, plus future Badger Maggie Wanezek.
Day 1 was centered on distance races, although, and none of that crew participated within the racing. As an alternative, their Badger teammates stole the present within the open-age classes. That features 23-year-old Alivia Lindorfer, who simply accomplished her remaining season of eligibility for Wisconsin whereas engaged on a Masters diploma. She received the ladies’s 400 free in 4:14.36, which is an enchancment on her profession finest by virtually two seconds and her first Olympic Trials minimize on this occasion.
She entered 2024 with a profession better of 4:18, however after dropping two seconds in Might, she dropped one other two on Friday to undercut the Trials qualifying customary simply days earlier than the qualifying interval closes.
She can also be certified within the 1500 free.
Traditionally a pretty-true distance swimmer, she made massive enhancements within the 500 yard free in the course of the faculty season, which has carried over into her lengthy course season.
Whereas she acquired her Trials minimize, a few of her teammates just-missed out. That features Ben Wiegand within the 50 free, who swam 22.80 in a time trial. That was his finest time by .05 seconds, however leaves him .01 shy of the Trials minimize. He’ll have extra alternatives to swim the occasion this weekend, although.
Probably the most-exciting end result for the Wisconsin males got here from 21-year-old Chris Morris in a 200 free time trial. He swam 1:47.66, and whereas he already had the Olympic Trials qualifying customary, that makes him the Twenty fourth-best American within the qualifying interval and places him inside attain of a semi-final, or extra, in Indianapolis.
Morris was a faculty report breaker at Minnesota earlier than transferring to Wisconsin previous to final season.
Elle Braun additionally picked up a brand new finest time. She swam 8:36.89 within the 800 free in a time trial, knocking 4 seconds off her earlier private finest within the occasion.
Different Highlights, Together with from the Age Group Finals
- 14-year-old Henry Zanton from the Madison Aquatic Membership received the 13-14 boys’ 400 free in 4:52.30, breaking the Meet Document of 4:59.03 set by Ryan Wanner final 12 months. THat is Zanton’s quickest swim by virtually 4 seconds.
