Kieran Smith, Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky all secured their spots in Budapest on the second day of the meet.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kieran Smith posted the top 200M freestyle time in the world this year and Caeleb Dressel broke the U.S. Open record in the 50M butterfly to qualify for the FINA World Championships in Budapest.
Joining Smith and Dressel in Budapest is Katie Ledecky, who put together the top time in the A Final of the 200m Free.
Smith was the first Gator of the night to secure a spot in the FINA World Championships after placing first in the 200M freestyle finals with the best time in the world this season of 1:45.25. Also competing in the A Final of the 200M free was Trey Freeman, who placed sixth overall with a time of 1:46.93.
Dressel broke another record on the night as the Gator posted the top time of 22.84 to surpass the previous U.S. Open record of 22.91 set by Bryan Lundquist in 2009. With this win, Dressel qualifies for his second event in Budapest after winning the 100M free last night. Gator Jace Crawford also swam in the 50M fly and finished sixth in the B final and 14th overall in the event.
Ledecky qualified for her second event at the FINA World Championships with a 200M free swim of 1:55.15 in the A Finals to place first. Also competing in the 200M free was Micayla Cronk, who swam a time of 2:04.08 to finish eighth in the C Final.
Natalie Hinds put together a fast time in the 50M fly as she placed sixth with a mark of 26.18. Olivia Peoples turned in a 15th-place finish overall and seventh-place outing in the B Final in the same event with a time of 27.59.
In the 200M breaststroke, Dillon Hillis was the only Gator to compete as he finished 13th overall and fifth in the B Final with a swim of 2:14.52.
Macguire McDuff also competed for the Gators on Day 2 of the International Trials, finishing 48th in the 200M free with a time of 1:56.16.
Tomorrow’s races will begin at 9 a.m. with the women’s 400-meter Individual Medley.
Finals Times:
Women’s 200M Free – A Final
* Katie Ledecky – 1:55.15 (1st Place)
Women’s 200M Free – C Final
* Micayla Cronk – 2:04.08 (8th in heat; 24th overall)
Men’s 200M Free – A Final
* Kieran Smith – 1:45.25 (1st Place)
* Trey Freeman – 1:46.93 (6th Place)
Men’s 200M Breaststroke – B Final
* Dillon Hillis – 2:14.52 (5th in heat; 13th overall)
Women’s 50M Fly – A Final
* Natalie Hinds – 26.18 (6th Place)
Women’s 50M Fly – B Final
* Olivia Peoples – 27.59 (7th in heat; 15th overall)
Men’s 50M Fly – A Final
* Caeleb Dressel – 22.84 (1st Place)
Men’s 50M Fly – B Final
* Jace Crawford – 24.37 (6th in heat; 14th overall)
*Bold indicates qualification for FINA World Championships
Preliminary Times:
Women’s 200M Free
* Katie Ledecky – 1:56.20*
* Micayla Cronk – 2:02.53 &
Men’s 200M Free
* Kieran Smith – 1:46.78*
* Trey Freeman – 1:46.98*
* Macguire McDuff – 1:56.16
Men’s 200M Breaststroke
* Dillon Hillis – 2:16.30 ^
Women’s 50M Fly
* Natalie Hinds – 26.07*
* Olivia Peoples – 27.42 ^
Men’s 50M Fly
* Caeleb Dressel – 23.16*
* Jace Crawford – 24.32 ^
* A Final
^ B Final
& C Final
