Saturday, January 13, 2024
Foster Dominates 400m I.M. on Night 3 of TYR Pro Swim Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On a night where wire-to-wire victories were the theme, Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Longhorn Aquatics) turned in a dominant performance in the men’s 400m individual medley. Grabbing the lead on the butterfly leg, Foster never looked back and finished with a time of 4:13.04, more than five seconds ahead of the field.
Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./University of Virginia) grabbed the women’s 100m butterfly title in 56.78, improving her time from the Toyota U.S. Open last month. Swimming her second final of the evening, Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia) finished second in the 100m butterfly after winning the women’s 200m backstroke earlier in the session.
Women’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL
1 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 1:55.41
2 – Erin Gemmell (Potomac, Md./Longhorn Aquatics), 1:58.23
3 – Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Sun Devil Swimming), 1:58.87
Men’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL
1 – Felix Auboeck (AUT), 1:46.70
2 – Grant House (Maineville, Ohio/Sun Devil Swimming), 1:47.58
3 – Kieran Smith (Ridgefield, Conn./Gator Swim Club), 1:47.60
Women’s 200m Backstroke – FINAL
1 – Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia), 2:07.38
2 – Isabelle Stadden (Blaine, Minn./California Aquatics), 2:08.42
3 – Josephine Fuller (Glen Allen, Va./Tennessee Aquatics), 2:09.16
Curzan on her strategy: “I think the strategy was to adjust slightly from this morning work the under-waters, try to be strong, and feel my connection to my shoulders to the middle 20. I also wanted to work into the turn, and it turned out well. I felt really strong the last 50, so I'm happy with that one.”
Men’s 200m Backstroke – FINAL
1 – Hunter Tapp (Louisville, Ky./Wolfpack Elite), 1:58.91
2 – Daniel Diehl (Cumberland, Md./YMCA of Cumberland), 1:59.16
3 – Jack Aikins (Atlanta, Ga./Swim Atlanta), 1:59.98
Tapp on his approach to the new season: "You know, it was pretty tough coming off of winter training, but, coming here, I’m swimming well and having a good meet. Seeing my teammates out here doing well is a huge boost to me and to my teammates going into the rest of this collegiate season and into the summer. This is a great start – great start to the year. That's all I need.”
Women’s 400m Individual Medley – FINAL
1 – Tess Cieplucha (CAN), 4:41.54
2 – Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club), 4:44.82
3 – Lea Polonsky (ISR), 4:47.58
Men’s 400m Individual Medley – FINAL
1 – Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Longhorn Aquatics), 4:13.04
2 – Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./Gator Swim Club), 4:18.61
3 – Jay Litherland (Alpharetta, Ga./Sun Devil Swimming), 4:18.70
Foster on his swim: “As I've matured a little bit, I've gotten away from time goals. There's so much out of my control when it comes to meets, but execution wise, it was almost perfect. Sometimes I struggle with losing focus during a four-minute race. For the most part, I was good – I had a few slip ups, but I was faster than I was at (Toyota U.S. Open) so I'll take it.”
Women’s 100m Butterfly – FINAL
1 – Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./University of Virginia), 56.78
2 – Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 57.18
3 – Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia), 57.26
Walsh on the close finish with MacNeil: “Honestly, I was just like really focused on my own race. She's a great competitor and I love going to meets where I can race her, especially now that she's not doing NCAA anymore. Everyone in that field pushed me. I was just trying to stay on my own race and finish as best as I could, and I would say that that was one of the best finishes I've ever had and 100 fly. I'm really proud of myself.”
Men’s 100m Butterfly – FINAL
1 – Shaine Casas (McAllen, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics), 51.40
2 – Dare Rose (Jersey City, N.J./California Aquatics), 51.72
3 – Santo Condorelli (CAN), 51.79
Competition concludes tomorrow at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Tomorrow’s action features the 1500m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly. Prelims will begin at 9 a.m. ET while finals start at 6 p.m. ET.
Live streams of all sessions and event replays are available on the USA Swimming Network. Live results will be posted to @USASwimmingNews on X.
Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./University of Virginia) grabbed the women’s 100m butterfly title in 56.78, improving her time from the Toyota U.S. Open last month. Swimming her second final of the evening, Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia) finished second in the 100m butterfly after winning the women’s 200m backstroke earlier in the session.
Women’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL
1 – Summer McIntosh (CAN), 1:55.41
2 – Erin Gemmell (Potomac, Md./Longhorn Aquatics), 1:58.23
3 – Simone Manuel (Sugar Land, Texas/Sun Devil Swimming), 1:58.87
Men’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL
1 – Felix Auboeck (AUT), 1:46.70
2 – Grant House (Maineville, Ohio/Sun Devil Swimming), 1:47.58
3 – Kieran Smith (Ridgefield, Conn./Gator Swim Club), 1:47.60
Women’s 200m Backstroke – FINAL
1 – Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia), 2:07.38
2 – Isabelle Stadden (Blaine, Minn./California Aquatics), 2:08.42
3 – Josephine Fuller (Glen Allen, Va./Tennessee Aquatics), 2:09.16
Curzan on her strategy: “I think the strategy was to adjust slightly from this morning work the under-waters, try to be strong, and feel my connection to my shoulders to the middle 20. I also wanted to work into the turn, and it turned out well. I felt really strong the last 50, so I'm happy with that one.”
Men’s 200m Backstroke – FINAL
1 – Hunter Tapp (Louisville, Ky./Wolfpack Elite), 1:58.91
2 – Daniel Diehl (Cumberland, Md./YMCA of Cumberland), 1:59.16
3 – Jack Aikins (Atlanta, Ga./Swim Atlanta), 1:59.98
Tapp on his approach to the new season: "You know, it was pretty tough coming off of winter training, but, coming here, I’m swimming well and having a good meet. Seeing my teammates out here doing well is a huge boost to me and to my teammates going into the rest of this collegiate season and into the summer. This is a great start – great start to the year. That's all I need.”
Women’s 400m Individual Medley – FINAL
1 – Tess Cieplucha (CAN), 4:41.54
2 – Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club), 4:44.82
3 – Lea Polonsky (ISR), 4:47.58
Men’s 400m Individual Medley – FINAL
1 – Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Longhorn Aquatics), 4:13.04
2 – Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./Gator Swim Club), 4:18.61
3 – Jay Litherland (Alpharetta, Ga./Sun Devil Swimming), 4:18.70
Foster on his swim: “As I've matured a little bit, I've gotten away from time goals. There's so much out of my control when it comes to meets, but execution wise, it was almost perfect. Sometimes I struggle with losing focus during a four-minute race. For the most part, I was good – I had a few slip ups, but I was faster than I was at (Toyota U.S. Open) so I'll take it.”
Women’s 100m Butterfly – FINAL
1 – Gretchen Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./University of Virginia), 56.78
2 – Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 57.18
3 – Claire Curzan (Cary, N.C./University of Virginia), 57.26
Walsh on the close finish with MacNeil: “Honestly, I was just like really focused on my own race. She's a great competitor and I love going to meets where I can race her, especially now that she's not doing NCAA anymore. Everyone in that field pushed me. I was just trying to stay on my own race and finish as best as I could, and I would say that that was one of the best finishes I've ever had and 100 fly. I'm really proud of myself.”
Men’s 100m Butterfly – FINAL
1 – Shaine Casas (McAllen, Texas/Longhorn Aquatics), 51.40
2 – Dare Rose (Jersey City, N.J./California Aquatics), 51.72
3 – Santo Condorelli (CAN), 51.79
Competition concludes tomorrow at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Tomorrow’s action features the 1500m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly. Prelims will begin at 9 a.m. ET while finals start at 6 p.m. ET.
Live streams of all sessions and event replays are available on the USA Swimming Network. Live results will be posted to @USASwimmingNews on X.