Daniel Beckwith conquers Women’s 1500m freestyle meet: Day four – USA Swimming Sectionals, Iowa City
Daniel Beckwith of Wisconsin Aquatics improved the junior national pool record of Women’s 1500m freestyle on the fourth day of the 2011 USA Swimming Sectionals in Iowa City on Sunday, July 24.
Beckwith posted a phenomenal time of 17 minutes and 10.90 seconds to improve the previous junior mark of 17 minutes and 20.49 seconds. She was followed by her closest competitor, Morgan Dickson of Patriot Aquatic, who stayed nearly five seconds away from
her and clinched the silver medal, by reporting in a time of 17 minutes and 15.23 seconds.
Similarly, 16-year-old Dickson was trailed by her subsequent swimmer, Bailey E Pons of Black Hawk Area, who settled on the podium for bronze medal with a timing of 17 minutes and 26.72 seconds.
Moments later, Rebecca Stoughton of Peoria Area Water appeared on the finishing wall for the fourth best spot of the 30-lap swim, as she stayed almost nine seconds behind her preceding swimmer and posted a time of 17 minutes and 35.98 seconds. The 18-year-old
Stoughton was only 1.02 seconds away from her closest competitor, Jacquel Hughes of Iova Flyers Swim, who obtained the fifth fastest spot of the swim, by submitting an effort of 17 minutes and 37.00 seconds.
Hughes was followed by Emily J Blasko of Aquajets Swim Team, who remained prominently away from her preceding swimmer. Blasko was ranked as the sixth fastest swimmer of the distant freestyle swim, as she reported in a time of 17 minutes and 44.34 seconds.
In the meantime, Rachel Stoehr of Lake Forest Swim secured the seventh finest spot of the freestyle discipline, by clocking a time of 17 minutes and 47.48 seconds. Christina Favia of Wheaton Swim Club ended her swim as the eighth position holder of the event,
as she touched the finishing wall in a time of 17 minutes and 51.91 seconds.
In addition, the arena enjoyed the furious swims of all distant freestyle swimmers, while the winners were awarded with medals for their immaculate swims in the 30-lap freestyle event.
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