2024 NCAP ELITE QUALIFIER
Thomas Heilman swam one other season-best time this weekend as he swam to a 1:56.41 within the 200 butterfly. He now strikes as much as sit because the #5 US swimmer within the occasion this season.
Heilman’s earlier season greatest stood at a 1:57.23 from again in January on the Professional Sequence cease in Knoxville. That had positioned him because the #8 US swimmer within the occasion this season.
Prime 5 US Males 200 LCM Fly- 2023-2024
- Trenton Julian, 1:55.59
- Luca Urlando, 1:55.63
- Chase Kalisz, 1:55.97
- Zach Harting, 1:56.12
- Thomas Heilman, 1:56.41
This was not his solely season better of the meet as he swam a 52.29 within the 100 butterfly final night time. He seems to make the US Olympic workforce within the occasions after qualifying for the 2023 World Championship roster in each occasions final summer time.
Highlighting the ladies’s aspect of the night time was Gretchen Walsh who swam to a 24.46 within the 50 free. Walsh is coming off of a private greatest time within the occasion as she swam a 24.29 within the occasion final month on the Professional Sequence cease in San Antonio. That point at present locations her because the #3 US swimmer within the occasion this season, solely behind Kate Douglass (23.91) and Abbey Weitzeil (24.27).
Ending behind Walsh was Maxine Parker who touched in a 25.07 which ties her season greatest from San Antonio. third place finisher Aimee Canny was 0.01 off her greatest time that stands from 2019 as Canny swam a 25.30.
Claire Curzan led the way in which within the girls’s 100 backstroke as she touched in a 59.42 and was the one swimmer below the 1:01 mark. Curzan at present sits because the #2 American within the occasion this season as she swam a 58.29 on the 2024 World Championships in February. Ending behind Curzan was Caroline Bentz who touched in a 1:01.44.
Virginia freshman Tess Howley received the 200 butterfly in a 2:10.27. Howley at present sits because the #9 US swimmer within the occasion this season as her season greatest is a 2:09.57 from January’s Professional Sequence cease in Knoxville. Howley completed eighth within the 200 fly at 2023 US Summer season Nationals in a 2:08.86. Her private greatest time is a 2:06.85 from 2023 Summer season Junior Nationals.
Jack Aikins led the way in which within the males’s 100 backstroke as he touched in a 54.09, 0.15 off his prelims time of a 53.94. Aikins has a season better of a 53.49 that he swam main off the prelims combined medley relay at 2024 Worlds. That point makes him the #4 swimmer within the US this season. Texas commit Kyle Peck swam to a greatest time of a 55.48 for 2nd, getting below the Trials reduce of a 55.69.
2023 Pan Ams silver medalist within the 100 breast Noah Nichols earned a win within the 200 breaststroke in a 2:15.00. His season greatest is a 2:14.23 from Pan Ams which he swam to complete fifth. Behind Nichols was Eli Martin who swam a 2:16.35, a greatest time by over a second as his earlier greatest time was a 2:17.46 from final summer time’s NCSA Championships. Martin simply missed the Trials reduce of a 2:15.99.
August Lamb led the way in which within the 50 freestyle with a 22.31. Lamb’s earlier season greatest was a 22.45 from the San Antonio Professional Sequence.
