2024 Indianapolis Spring Cup
alex shackel We are well on our way to good times. Shackel, who posted her best time in the 100 fly in qualifying yesterday, ran a 2:07.13 in her 200 butterfly tonight. This is her second-fastest personal best time, behind the 2:07.11 she swam in Indianapolis at the end of March. She swam 2:08.68 at this meet last year and swam 2:07.95 in qualifying for the 2023 U.S. Summer Championships.
2023 World Championship U.S. National Team Members lily king She ran the 200-meter breast touch in 2:24.62, just ahead of Kotrina Teterevkova, who swam 2:24.75. They both train in Indiana, so they know each other well.
On the men's side of the tournament, Chris Guiliano He took first place in the 50-meter free with a score of 22.34, which was 0.10 seconds faster than at this meet a year ago. He then placed 7th at the 2023 U.S. Summer Championships with a score of 21.96, so his improvement here bodes well for the future.
In one of the closest battles of the night, aaron shackel and Zack Harting He charged home on the final 50 of the men's 200 fly. Shackel pulled away with less than 10 meters left and touched at 1:58.57, while Harting touched at 1:59.39. Shackel's best time is 1:55.81 at the 2022 Junior Pan Pack. Harting's season best (1:56.12) puts him fourth in the American rankings so far this season, while Shackel's season best (1:57.04) puts him sixth in the American rankings.
Returning to the women's side, brady kendall The Michigan native dropped significantly on the day, winning the 50-meter freestyle in 25.09 seconds. Coming into this day, Kendall recorded her best time of 26.01 seconds since July 2021. Kendall dropped her spot to qualify for her first Olympic team, with a time of 25.69 seconds.
Leading the way in the 100 back were: charlotte crush I swam a touch of 1:01.01 just above Ayla Spitz who swam 1:01.18. Crash swam 1:00.07 last summer, and Spitz swam faster than her previous personal best time of 1:01.24, which she swam in San Antonio last month.
The final winner on the girls side was 15 years old. Kayla Han I swam 4:10.18 in the 400 free. This was just below her best time of 4:10.10, which she swam at the end of March. Katie Krome, who posted her best time in the 200 free last night, moved into second place with a time of 4:12.37, about half a second off her 2021 best time.
Other winners in the men's division include Benson Wong, who was just ahead in the 200m chest with a time of 2:12.70. Josh Matheny A swimmer who represented the United States at the 2023 World Championships. Matheny touched in 2:12.93.
In the 100 back, Jack Wilkening swam 53.37 to take the lead by more than a second, with Tommy Janton second in 54.55. Wilkening's previous best time was 54.35 seconds.
Ilya Sibirtsev and Luke Whitlock We escaped the heat early in the race and stayed next to each other for most of the race. Sivirtsev finished just ahead in 3:48.57 and Whitlock swam 3:49.10. Whitlock's swim was his best time by more than a second since his previous best time was 3:50.46, which placed him fifth at the 2023 World Juniors.
