Charle Houchin conquers Men’s 400m freestyle heat: Day one – 2011 USA Swimming Long Course Nationals
Day one of the 2011 USA Swimming Long Course Nationals saw the impressive splash of Charle Houchin in Paloalto, California, on Tuesday, August 2.
The session of the heats conducted the Men’s 400m freestyle prelims, in which Charle Houchin of Una Scal stood first with a winning time of 3 minutes and 48.03 seconds. Houchin earlier snared the silver medal in the Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay finals at
the 2010 edition of the championships, in Dubai.
Matthew Mclean of Snow Swimming secured second place with a time of 3 minutes and 49.53 seconds, while Matthew Patton of Club Wolverine settled third in a time of 3 minutes and 49.91 seconds.
Michael Klueh of Fast Swim Team earned fourth place honours in the respective meet with a time of 3 minutes and 51.36 seconds. Jackson Wilcox of Longhorn Aquatic finished fifth in 3 minutes and 51.75 seconds, while Michae McBroom of The Woodlands SW was
placed sixth in 3 minutes and 51.88 seconds. Sean Ryan of Scenic City Aqua wound up seventh in 3 minutes and 52.65 seconds.
In the corresponding meet, Evan Pinion of Pilot Aquatic was placed eighth in 3 minutes and 52.89 seconds. Jan Daniec of Mission Viejo and Andrew Gemmell of Delaware Swim settled in a tie for ninth place in 3 minutes and 52.91 seconds. Connor Jaeger of Club
Wolverine finished eleventh in 3 minutes and 53.45 seconds, whereas, Michael Flach of Carolina Aquatic was placed twelfth in time of 3 minutes and 53.52 seconds.
Ryan Feeley of Badger Swim Club finished thirteenth in 3 minutes and 53.88 seconds, while Samuel Metz of California Aquat was placed fourteenth in a time of 3 minutes and 54.14 seconds. Charl Peterson of Fast Swim Team earned fifteenth spot in 3 minutes
and 54.84 seconds.
Earlier, Dana Vollmer won the Women’s 100m butterfly heat with a victorious time of 57.68 seconds. Claire Donahue of Western Kentucky wound up second on the podium with a time of 58.91 seconds, while Elaine Breeden of Stanford Swimming rounded out the top
three in 59.04 seconds.
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