Seventeen-year-old Kennedi Dobson (Levittown, Pa./Eastern Express Swim Team) claimed two victories on the second night of competition in Greensboro. In the evening's first two women's events, Dobson, who recently won three medals at the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in August, bested the competition in the women's 500-yard freestyle and 200y individual medley. In the final individual women's event of the evening, Maddy Parker (Spanish Fork, Utah/Southern Methodist University) clocked a 22.26 to grab a victory in the 50y freestyle by .01, completing her return to national-level competition after an injury took her out of the pool shortly after the 2023 Toyota U.S. Open. 

In the first men's race of the evening, Bradley Dunham (Hoschton, Ga./Swim Atlanta) took first place in the 500y freestyle by over a second. Immediately after, in the men's 200y individual medley, Charlie Egeland (Minneapolis, Minn./Yale University) went 1:44.60 to beat out 16-year-old Tim Wu (San Romon, Calif./Pleasanton Seahawks). In the final individual men's event of the evening, Brady Samuels (Muncie, Ind./Purdue University) touched out 2024 Paris Olympian Drew Kibler (Carmel, Ind./New York Athletic Club) in the 50y freestyle with a time of 19.33. 

The final two events of the evening, the women's and men's 4x100y medley relay, offered an exciting finale to the second night of competition. Nation's Capital Swim Club touched first in the women's race, securing their third relay win in as many chances. Closing out the night, Loyola University Maryland claimed first and second in the men's relay, with their A and B teams (respectively) beating out the University of Utah. Racing continues through Saturday evening, with prelims starting at 9 a.m. ET and finals at 6 p.m. ET each day.

Women’s 500y Freestyle – FINAL

1 – Kennedi Dobson (Levittown, Pa./Eastern Express Swim Team), 4:36.87

2 – Rachel Klinker (Lexington, Ky./California Aquatics), 4:43.87

3 – Erin Dawson (Sparks, Nev./Unattached), 4:49.54

Dobson on her race: “I had all the adrenaline flowing for the first race, so I think that kind of helped. I was still pretty tired after that.”

Men’s 500y Freestyle – FINAL

1 – Bradley Dunham (Hoschton, Ga./Swim Atlanta), 4:17.76

2 – Max Carlsen (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas Swim Club), 4:19.07

3 – Jones Lambert (Lubbock, Texas/University of Utah), 4:20.43

Dunham on his race strategy: “I wanted to set the tone for the first 150 (yards), just going easy speed. I wanted to build my speed over the next 150, and then towards the 300 I tried to hammer home and get away from (my competition).”

Women’s 200y Individual Medley – FINAL

1 – Kennedi Dobson (Levittown, Pa./Eastern Express Swim Team), 1:57.38

2 – Lily Mead (Timonium, M.D./Loyola University Maryland), 1:58.53

3 – Sadie Buckley (Fairfax, Va./Nation’s Capital Swim Club), 1:58.65

Dobson on her back-to-back win: “I’m really happy with it. It was a hard (double), but I love to race, and it was really fun to race against all those girls.”

Men’s 200y Individual Medley – FINAL

1 – Charlie Egeland (Minneapolis, Minn./Yale University), 1:44.60

2 – Tim Wu (San Romon, Calif./Pleasanton Seahawks), 1:45.25

3 – Jack Doyle (Greenville, S.C./Unattached), 1:45.51

Egeland on his race: “I felt amazing. I was pretty close to first on the butterfly leg, and then on backstroke I turned and realized I was with everyone. For breaststroke, I turned and was ahead and just went for it in freestyle. The season has been amazing, it’s been a lot of fun.”

Women’s 50y Freestyle – FINAL

1 – Maddy Parker (Spanish Fork, Utah/Southern Methodist University), 22.26

2 – Adalynn Biegler (Big Lake, Minn./Edina Swim Club), 22.27

3 – Chloe Stepanek (Northport, N.Y./Texas A&M University), 22.35

Parker on her race and training: “I’m really happy with my time and I’m super excited to medal at this meet. I’m feeling really good about my training at this point in the season, because the last half of last season I was injured so I couldn’t compete. I’m really happy to be back to where I’m at and be faster than I was last year at this point. Training is tough, but that’s normal this time of year.”

Men’s 50y Freestyle – FINAL

1 – Brady Samuels (Muncie, Ind./Purdue University), 19.33

2 – Drew Kibler (Carmel, Ind./New York Athletic Club), 19.49

3 – Shane Eckler (Delco, Pa./Unattached), 19.68

Samuels on his race: “I feel good. I would have liked to be a little faster. It was a fun race, and all these guys are fast.”

Women’s 4x100y Medley Relay – FINAL

1 – Nation’s Capital Swim Club, 3:38.67

2 – Fresno State Swimming, 3:40.24

3 – Quens University, 3:41.51

Men’s 4x100y Medley Relay – FINAL

1 – Loyola University Maryland – A, 3:12.80

2 – Loyola University Maryland – B, 3:14.16

3 – University of Utah, 3:15.26

Competition continues through Saturday with tomorrow’s action featuring the women’s and men’s 400y individual medley, 100y butterfly, 200y freestyle, 100y breaststroke, 100y backstroke, and 200y freestyle relay. Meet information and the complete competition schedule can be found here.

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