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Hoelzer Touches Ahead of Youngster Beisel in 200 Back -- August 4, 2006
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4. OLYMPIAN Margaret Hoelzer of Auburn Aquatics came back from an early hole to power to a 200-meter backstroke victory in 2:10.71 at the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Elizabeth Beisel of Bluefish Swim Club touched right behind with a silver-winning 2:12.11. Germantown Academy's Teresa Crippen rounded out the medal winners with a third-place 2:13.09.
"I stayed relaxed and didn't get worked up," Hoelzer said. "Beisel is really impressive. I wish I was that fast when I was that young."
Cougar Aquatic Team's Lauren English, coached by Kit Ashenfelter, took an early lead with a 31.09 split at the 50-meter mark. Meanwhile, Hoelzer charged ahead at the 100-meter mark with a 1:04.57. At the 150-meter mark, Hoelzer held on to her lead with a 1:37.68.
Notably, Hoelzer knocked off more than three seconds from her prelim time of 2:14.14.
In the B final, Marlins of Raleigh Kelsy Smith, coached by Paul Silver, took the 100-meter lead with a 1:06.12. California Aquatics’ Helen Silver, coached by Teri McKeever, came roaring back to win in the final 50 meters with a 2:16.68. Smith settled for silver in 2:16.74, while Tualitin Hills Swim Club’s Morgan Scroggy, coached by Linck Bergen, finished third from an surprisingly fast lane one throughout finals in 2:17.09.
In the C final, Atlantis Aquatic Club’s Kristen Shickora held the lead at the 100-meter mark with a 1:06.95. Meanwhile, 100-meter backstroke winner Leila Vaziri, who swims for both Indiana University and Coral Springs Swim Club, put on the steam in the final 50-meters to win in 2:17.86. Eastern Express Swim Team’s Meghan Leddy came in second in 2:17.99, while Shickora faded to third in 2:18.22.
Event 23 Women 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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World: W 2:06.62 8/25/1991 Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN
American: A 2:08.53 8/16/2002 Natalie A Coughlin, Cal
U.S. Open: O 2:07.83 7/25/1996 Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN
LC Nationals: M 2:08.53 8/16/2002 Natalie A Coughlin, CALIFORNIA AQ.
Oly. Trial: 2:17.99
Sum. Nat Cut: 2:19.99
US Open Cut: 2:22.29
Meet Qualifying: 2:19.99
Name Age Team Prelims Finals FINA
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Hoelzer, Margar 23 Auburn Aquatics- 2:14.14 2:10.71 948
r:+0.80 31.39 1:04.57 (33.18)
1:37.68 (33.11) 2:10.71 (33.03)
2 Beisel, Elizabe 13 Bluefish Swim Cl 2:12.48 2:12.11 918
r:+0.60 32.10 1:05.59 (33.49)
1:38.85 (33.26) 2:12.11 (33.26)
3 Crippen, Teresa 16 Germantown Acade 2:14.79 2:13.09 898
r:+0.66 32.01 1:05.37 (33.36)
1:39.90 (34.53) 2:13.09 (33.19)
4 Harrigan, Kelly 21 Rutgers Swimming 2:14.53 2:13.92 881
r:+0.67 31.78 1:05.75 (33.97)
1:39.79 (34.04) 2:13.92 (34.13)
5 English, Lauren 17 Cougar Aquatic T 2:14.19 2:14.33 873
r:+0.61 31.09 1:05.16 (34.07)
1:40.86 (35.70) 2:14.33 (33.47)
6 Smit, Julia 18 Three Village Sw 2:14.18 2:15.12 858
r:+0.68 32.66 1:07.03 (34.37)
1:41.43 (34.40) 2:15.12 (33.69)
7 Iversen, Caitli 18 Greenwood Tiger- 2:16.27 2:15.17 857
r:+0.72 32.18 1:06.02 (33.84)
1:40.53 (34.51) 2:15.17 (34.64)
8 Skelos, Daphne 18 Long Island Aqua 2:15.65 2:17.13 821
r:+0.68 32.08 1:06.41 (34.33)
1:41.52 (35.11) 2:17.13 (35.61)
=== Consolation Final ===
9 Silver, Helen 22 California Aquat 2:16.69 2:16.68 829
r:+0.62 31.93 1:06.20 (34.27)
1:41.28 (35.08) 2:16.68 (35.40)
10 Smith, Kelsy 19 Marlins of Ralei 2:17.40 2:16.74 828
r:+0.53 32.20 1:06.12 (33.92)
1:40.90 (34.78) 2:16.74 (35.84)
11 Scroggy, Morgan 17 Tualatin Hills S 2:17.83 2:17.09 822
r:+0.62 32.59 1:07.36 (34.77)
1:42.00 (34.64) 2:17.09 (35.09)
12 Riefenstahl, Ka 16 Germantown Acade 2:17.60 2:17.56 813
r:+0.61 32.22 1:06.15 (33.93)
1:41.67 (35.52) 2:17.56 (35.89)
13 Chura, Haley 21 Athens Bulldog S 2:17.41 2:18.02 805
r:+0.56 32.65 1:07.95 (35.30)
1:43.19 (35.24) 2:18.02 (34.83)
14 Johnson, Susan 21 Wisconsin Aquati 2:17.36 2:18.09 804
r:+0.56 32.25 1:06.63 (34.38)
1:41.93 (35.30) 2:18.09 (36.16)
15 Parisi, Lauren 16 Team Suffolk-MR 2:18.16 2:18.93 789
r:+0.66 32.32 1:07.16 (34.84)
1:43.59 (36.43) 2:18.93 (35.34)
16 McCawley, Margo 19 Auburn Universit 2:16.70 2:19.21 785
r:+0.46 32.14 1:06.85 (34.71)
1:42.82 (35.97) 2:19.21 (36.39)
=== Bonus Final ===
17 Vaziri, Leila 21 Coral Springs Sw 2:18.81 2:17.86 808
r:+0.61 32.62 1:07.92 (35.30)
1:43.32 (35.40) 2:17.86 (34.54)
18 Leddy, Meghan 15 Eastern Express- 2:18.37 2:17.99 806
r:+0.68 32.91 1:07.97 (35.06)
1:43.40 (35.43) 2:17.99 (34.59)
19 Shickora, Krist 16 Atlantis Aquatic 2:18.72 2:18.22 802
r:+0.56 31.85 1:06.95 (35.10)
1:42.75 (35.80) 2:18.22 (35.47)
20 Andrews, Lauren 21 California Aquat 2:19.18 2:18.48 797
r:+0.66 32.07 1:07.08 (35.01)
1:42.86 (35.78) 2:18.48 (35.62)
21 Neal, Emily 18 City of Plano Sw 2:19.13 2:18.62 795
r:+0.85 33.33 1:08.44 (35.11)
1:43.70 (35.26) 2:18.62 (34.92)
22 Smart, Lauren 16 Team Charlotte S 2:19.16 2:19.18 785
r:+0.69 32.91 1:07.94 (35.03)
1:44.06 (36.12) 2:19.18 (35.12)
23 Wind, Katherine 21 Minnesota Aquati 2:19.34 2:19.22 784
r:+0.65 32.68 1:08.02 (35.34)
1:44.15 (36.13) 2:19.22 (35.07)
24 Axtell, Andrea 19 Stanford Swimmin 2:18.37 2:20.13 769
r:+0.60 32.24 1:07.18 (34.94)
1:43.33 (36.15) 2:20.13 (36.80)
Results: 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships
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