Southern Zone South Sectional Championships:
- Plantation, FL
- February 13-16, 2025
- LCM (50 meters)
- Psych Sheet
World Report holders Summer season McIntosh, Katie Ledecky, and Bobby Finke are highlighting the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships this weekend.
McIntosh, who’s swimming for the Sarasota Sharks, is entered within the 800 freestyle with the 8:11.39 she went at this meet final 12 months when she upset Katie Ledecky for the win. We aren’t getting a rematch of that competitors this weekend, as Ledecky will not be swimming the occasion.
This might be McIntosh’s first meet because the World Aquatic Championships in December the place she broke three world information, and her first lengthy course meet because the Olympic Video games again in July. This may also be the primary time we get to see the celebrity race lengthy course this 12 months in preparation for the 2025 World Championships in July.
Ledecky is swimming two occasions, the 400 and 1500 freestyles. Within the 400, she is seeded first by over 20 seconds with the three:58.35 she went on the 2024 Olympic Trials. Her greatest time within the occasion nonetheless stands on the 3:56.46 she went again in 2016 to win the gold medal in Rio.
Her 1500 free time is available in a minute-and-a-half forward of the remainder of the sector at 15:26.27 with the subsequent swimmer, being seeded at 16:59.59. Ledecky’s time comes from the 2023 World Championships the place she received the gold. She didn’t make it underneath the 15:30 mark final 12 months, and her greatest time, and the world report, sits at 15:20.48 from 2018.
Finke is swimming 4 totally different occasions, beginning with the 800 freestyle on day one. His seed time of seven:38.67 is available in slightly over 20 seconds forward of 2nd place. This time comes from the 2023 World Championships the place he completed third total. On the Video games in Paris, he was 2nd at 7:38.75.
He’s additionally swimming the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 100 again. He’s coming in seeded 2nd within the 200 IM and 1st within the 400 IM and 100 again. All of his greatest instances are considerably current, along with his 400 IM being the oldest at 4:09.55 from June 2023. The opposite two occasions he swam in Could of final 12 months, going 2:04.06 within the 200 IM and 55.39 within the 100 again.Â
Isabel Ivey, one other Florida professional swimmer, can also be competing this weekend. She is entered within the 200 free, 100 fly, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 free. Her lowest seed comes within the 50 free, the place she is available in at third. She is 2nd within the 100 fly, and 1st within the 200 free, 200 IM, and 100 free. On the 2024 Olympic Staff Trials, Ivey’s highest end got here within the 200 IM, the place she missed the workforce by one place ending third.
