Jr. Nats Day 3: Caldwell wins 400m free, breaks meet record

Nicholas Caldwell won his second event of the meet and set a meet record in the prelims of the men’s 400m free Wednesday at the Speedo Junior National Championships in Irvine, Calif. His winning time of 3:52.88 in finals was just 56-hundredths off the meet record of 3:52.32 he set in prelims.

Also winning their events Wednesday were Jasmine Tosky and Seth Stubblefield. Tosky won her third individual event of the meet Wednesday in the women’s 100m butterfly, while Stubblefield won his second individual event of the meet in the men’s 100m fly.

Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics still leads the combined team scoring with 164 points, but the Sarasota YMCA Sharks have closed the gap a little with 144 points, followed by Dynamo Swim Club with 132 points.

Below is a summary of the top three swimmers in each event. Click  here for complete results. For webcasts and videos of the 2010 Speedo Junior National Championships, go to Swimnetwork.com.
 
Women’s 400m Free
1.    Chelsea Chenault, 4:11.37
2.    Gillian Ryan, 4:13.25
3.    Leah Smith, 4:16.69

Men’s 400m Free
1.    Nicholas Caldwell, 3:52.88
2.    Ryan Feeley, 3:54.85
3.    Jan Daniec, 3:55.61

Women’s 100m Fly
1.    Jasmine Tosky, 59.43
2.    Haley Sims, 1:00.08
3.    Natalie Hinds, 1:01.12

Men’s 100m fly
1.    Seth Stubblefield, 54.51
2.    Kyler Vanswol, 54.56
3.    Kevin Darmody, 54.65

Men’s 4x200m Free Relay
1.    Dynamo Swim Club, 7:34.65
2.    SwimMAC Carolina, 7:35.02
3.    Santa Clara Swim Club, 7:38.19