2012 USA Swimming LCM Nats & JRs
2012 US Open
Aug 7 - 11
Indiana University
Looks like 2013 world U Games are selected from it
results
2012 Speedo Junior National Championships
Aug. 13-17,
Indiana University Natatorium,
Indianapolis, Ind
2012 SCY Nats & Jrs
2012 AT&T Winter National Championships
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, University of Texas, Austin
(Information coming soon)
2012 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dec. 6-8, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Information coming soon
Thanks for posting this Ande, I forgot that this meet started today. Megan Romano just went a meet record 53.92 in the 100 free. That time would have won the event at Trials last month.
Megan was one of those swimmers who stood a seriously good chance of making the 2012 USA Olympic Team but didn't. Her 53.92 100 free (26.19 27.73) at the 2012 Open shows she deserved a spot, but you gotta do it when it counts.
At 2012 trials in Omaha, her 1:57.99 200 time in Semis would have made the team but she didn't swim as fast in finals. In Finals, She went too hard on her 1st 50, started fading on her 3rd 50 then totally fell apart on her 4th 50. That had to be a definite heart breaker.
(reminder to us all, the best way to swim a 200, especially LCM, is
1st 50 easy speed save your legs, BREATHE!!!
then hold around the same fast time for your next 3 50's
If you go out too hard on your 1st 50, your 2nd, 3rd & 4th 50's will get slower.
Your race will
hurt worse than it should have and you will
go slower than you could have, if you'd only split it correctly.
I bet that deep disappointment has made her more determined than ever to make 2016 & that she will have an awesome 200 at the Open. Which is today, in prelims she cruised a 2:01.45 for 6th & she's likely to light it up tonight.
Here's how 2012 trials went for Megan,
Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinals
1 3 WEIR Amanda SAGA 0.76 26.32 54.14 27.82
2 6 FRANKLIN Missy STARCO 0.75 26.35 54.19 27.84
3 4 SCHMITT Allison NBACMD 0.72 26.33 54.23 27.90
4 5 HARDY Jessica TROJCA 0.68 26.09 54.27 28.18
5 4 VOLLMER Dana CALPC 0.75 26.21 54.43 28.22
6 8 KENNEDY Madison MACNC 0.68 25.86 54.45 28.59
7 2 COUGHLIN Natalie CALPC 0.64 26.07 54.48 28.41
8 3 NEAL Lia AGUAMR 0.72 26.52 54.60 28.08
9 1 BISPO Karlee TXLAST 0.74 26.52 54.63 28.11
10 6 ROMANO Megan ABSCGA 0.77 26.17 54.72 0.58 28.55
Event 117 30 JUN 2012 19: 53 Women's 100m Freestyle Finals
1 6 HARDY Jessica TROJCA 0.68 (2) 25.96 53.96 28.00
2 5 FRANKLIN Missy STARCO 0.74 (7) 26.52 54.15 27.63
3 3 SCHMITT Allison NBACMD 0.73 (8) 26.56 54.30 27.74
4 8 NEAL Lia AGUAMR 0.71 (5) 26.30 54.33 28.03
5 4 WEIR Amanda SAGA 0.76 (6) 26.40 54.41 28.01
6 1 COUGHLIN Natalie CALPC 0.65 (3) 25.99 54.44 28.45
7 2 VOLLMER Dana CALPC 0.76 (4) 26.13 54.61 28.48
8 7 KENNEDY Madison MACNC 0.68 (1) 25.86 54.83 28.97
Women's 200m Freestyle Semifinals
1 4 SCHMITT Allison NBACMD 0.73 27.50 56.33 1:25.94 1:55.59
28.83 29.61 29.65
2 5 VREELAND Shannon ABSCGA 0.77 27.95 57.59 1:27.77 1:57.78 2.19
29.64 30.18 30.01
3 4 VOLLMER Dana CALPC 0.74 27.42 56.87 1:27.32 1:57.81 2.22
29.45 30.45 30.49
4 3 ROMANO Megan ABSCGA 0.73 27.28 56.75 1:27.32 1:57.99 2.40
29.47 30.57 30.67
5 5 FRANKLIN Missy STARCO 0.78 27.74 57.42 1:27.79 1:58.04 2.45
29.68 30.37 30.25
6 6 ANDERSON Alyssa ZONAAZ 0.79 28.15 58.12 1:28.22 1:58.09 2.50
29.97 30.10 29.87
7 6 PERDUE Lauren UVAAVA 0.71 27.45 57.55 1:28.09 1:58.28 2.69
30.10 30.54 30.19
8 7 CHENAULT Chelsea TERAPC 0.76 28.09 58.24 1:28.28 1:58.64 3.05
30.15 30.04 30.36
9 1 LEDECKY Kathleen CUBUPV 0.68 28.36 58.51 1:29.05 1:58.66 3.07
30.15 30.54 29.61
10 2 HERSEY Kathleen TXLAST 0.76 28.14 57.98 1:28.57 1:58.89 3.30
29.84 30.59 30.32
11 7 TOSKY Jasmine PASAPC 0.63 27.84 58.03 1:28.56 1:58.91 3.32
30.19 30.53 30.35
12 2 BISPO Karlee TXLAST 0.77 28.11 58.00 1:28.27 1:59.03 3.44
29.89 30.27 30.76
13 3 SCROGGY Morgan ABSCGA 0.74 28.19 58.37 1:28.84 1:59.07 3.48
30.18 30.47 30.23
14 8 BREED Catherine PLSPC
0.79 28.88 59.42 1:29.74 1:59.64 4.05
30.54 30.32 29.90
15 8 HENRY Sarah AGSGU
0.71 28.70 59.04 1:29.41 2:00.20 4.61
30.34 30.37 30.79
16 1 ANDERSON Julia FASTNT 0.71 28.13 58.74 1:30.96 2:02.84 7.25
30.61 32.22 31.88
Women's 200m Freestyle Finals
1 4 SCHMITT Allison NBACMD 0.72 (1) 27.01 (1) 55.61 (1) 1:24.89 1:54.40 US,AR
28.60 29.28 29.51
2 2 FRANKLIN Missy STARCO 0.80 (5) 27.35 (4) 56.53 (2) 1:26.59 1:56.79 2.39
29.18 30.06 30.20
3 3 VOLLMER Dana CALPC
0.76 (4) 27.31 (3) 56.47 (4) 1:27.08 1:57.47 3.07
29.16 30.61 30.39
4 1 PERDUE Lauren UVAAVA 0.71 (3) 27.30 (5) 56.82 (6) 1:27.33 1:57.75 3.35
29.52 30.51 30.42
5 5 VREELAND Shannon ABSCGA 0.73 (7) 27.85 (6) 57.16 (5) 1:27.23 1:57.90 3.50
29.31 30.07 30.67
6 7 ANDERSON Alyssa ZONAAZ 0.74 (8) 27.92 (8) 57.69 (7) 1:27.49 1:58.40 4.00
29.77 29.80 30.91
7 6 ROMANO Megan ABSCGA 0.75 (2) 27.17 (2) 56.39 (3) 1:26.99 1:58.56 4.16
29.22 30.60 31.57
8 8 CHENAULT Chelsea TERAPC 0.77 (6) 27.72 (7) 57.59 (8) 1:27.65 1:58.61
So for her 100, she probably wasn't rested enough and for her 200, she just went out too hard in finals.
Thanks for posting this Ande, I forgot that this meet started today. Megan Romano just went a meet record 53.92 in the 100 free. That time would have won the event at Trials last month.
Megan was one of those swimmers who stood a seriously good chance of making the 2012 USA Olympic Team but didn't. Her 53.92 100 free (26.19 27.73) at the 2012 Open shows she deserved a spot, but you gotta do it when it counts.
At 2012 trials in Omaha, her 1:57.99 200 time in Semis would have made the team but she didn't swim as fast in finals. In Finals, She went too hard on her 1st 50, started fading on her 3rd 50 then totally fell apart on her 4th 50. That had to be a definite heart breaker.
(reminder to us all, the best way to swim a 200, especially LCM, is
1st 50 easy speed save your legs, BREATHE!!!
then hold around the same fast time for your next 3 50's
If you go out too hard on your 1st 50, your 2nd, 3rd & 4th 50's will get slower.
Your race will
hurt worse than it should have and you will
go slower than you could have, if you'd only split it correctly.
I bet that deep disappointment has made her more determined than ever to make 2016 & that she will have an awesome 200 at the Open. Which is today, in prelims she cruised a 2:01.45 for 6th & she's likely to light it up tonight.
Here's how 2012 trials went for Megan,
Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinals
1 3 WEIR Amanda SAGA 0.76 26.32 54.14 27.82
2 6 FRANKLIN Missy STARCO 0.75 26.35 54.19 27.84
3 4 SCHMITT Allison NBACMD 0.72 26.33 54.23 27.90
4 5 HARDY Jessica TROJCA 0.68 26.09 54.27 28.18
5 4 VOLLMER Dana CALPC 0.75 26.21 54.43 28.22
6 8 KENNEDY Madison MACNC 0.68 25.86 54.45 28.59
7 2 COUGHLIN Natalie CALPC 0.64 26.07 54.48 28.41
8 3 NEAL Lia AGUAMR 0.72 26.52 54.60 28.08
9 1 BISPO Karlee TXLAST 0.74 26.52 54.63 28.11
10 6 ROMANO Megan ABSCGA 0.77 26.17 54.72 0.58 28.55
Event 117 30 JUN 2012 19: 53 Women's 100m Freestyle Finals
1 6 HARDY Jessica TROJCA 0.68 (2) 25.96 53.96 28.00
2 5 FRANKLIN Missy STARCO 0.74 (7) 26.52 54.15 27.63
3 3 SCHMITT Allison NBACMD 0.73 (8) 26.56 54.30 27.74
4 8 NEAL Lia AGUAMR 0.71 (5) 26.30 54.33 28.03
5 4 WEIR Amanda SAGA 0.76 (6) 26.40 54.41 28.01
6 1 COUGHLIN Natalie CALPC 0.65 (3) 25.99 54.44 28.45
7 2 VOLLMER Dana CALPC 0.76 (4) 26.13 54.61 28.48
8 7 KENNEDY Madison MACNC 0.68 (1) 25.86 54.83 28.97
Women's 200m Freestyle Semifinals
1 4 SCHMITT Allison NBACMD 0.73 27.50 56.33 1:25.94 1:55.59
28.83 29.61 29.65
2 5 VREELAND Shannon ABSCGA 0.77 27.95 57.59 1:27.77 1:57.78 2.19
29.64 30.18 30.01
3 4 VOLLMER Dana CALPC 0.74 27.42 56.87 1:27.32 1:57.81 2.22
29.45 30.45 30.49
4 3 ROMANO Megan ABSCGA 0.73 27.28 56.75 1:27.32 1:57.99 2.40
29.47 30.57 30.67
5 5 FRANKLIN Missy STARCO 0.78 27.74 57.42 1:27.79 1:58.04 2.45
29.68 30.37 30.25
6 6 ANDERSON Alyssa ZONAAZ 0.79 28.15 58.12 1:28.22 1:58.09 2.50
29.97 30.10 29.87
7 6 PERDUE Lauren UVAAVA 0.71 27.45 57.55 1:28.09 1:58.28 2.69
30.10 30.54 30.19
8 7 CHENAULT Chelsea TERAPC 0.76 28.09 58.24 1:28.28 1:58.64 3.05
30.15 30.04 30.36
9 1 LEDECKY Kathleen CUBUPV 0.68 28.36 58.51 1:29.05 1:58.66 3.07
30.15 30.54 29.61
10 2 HERSEY Kathleen TXLAST 0.76 28.14 57.98 1:28.57 1:58.89 3.30
29.84 30.59 30.32
11 7 TOSKY Jasmine PASAPC 0.63 27.84 58.03 1:28.56 1:58.91 3.32
30.19 30.53 30.35
12 2 BISPO Karlee TXLAST 0.77 28.11 58.00 1:28.27 1:59.03 3.44
29.89 30.27 30.76
13 3 SCROGGY Morgan ABSCGA 0.74 28.19 58.37 1:28.84 1:59.07 3.48
30.18 30.47 30.23
14 8 BREED Catherine PLSPC
0.79 28.88 59.42 1:29.74 1:59.64 4.05
30.54 30.32 29.90
15 8 HENRY Sarah AGSGU
0.71 28.70 59.04 1:29.41 2:00.20 4.61
30.34 30.37 30.79
16 1 ANDERSON Julia FASTNT 0.71 28.13 58.74 1:30.96 2:02.84 7.25
30.61 32.22 31.88
Women's 200m Freestyle Finals
1 4 SCHMITT Allison NBACMD 0.72 (1) 27.01 (1) 55.61 (1) 1:24.89 1:54.40 US,AR
28.60 29.28 29.51
2 2 FRANKLIN Missy STARCO 0.80 (5) 27.35 (4) 56.53 (2) 1:26.59 1:56.79 2.39
29.18 30.06 30.20
3 3 VOLLMER Dana CALPC
0.76 (4) 27.31 (3) 56.47 (4) 1:27.08 1:57.47 3.07
29.16 30.61 30.39
4 1 PERDUE Lauren UVAAVA 0.71 (3) 27.30 (5) 56.82 (6) 1:27.33 1:57.75 3.35
29.52 30.51 30.42
5 5 VREELAND Shannon ABSCGA 0.73 (7) 27.85 (6) 57.16 (5) 1:27.23 1:57.90 3.50
29.31 30.07 30.67
6 7 ANDERSON Alyssa ZONAAZ 0.74 (8) 27.92 (8) 57.69 (7) 1:27.49 1:58.40 4.00
29.77 29.80 30.91
7 6 ROMANO Megan ABSCGA 0.75 (2) 27.17 (2) 56.39 (3) 1:26.99 1:58.56 4.16
29.22 30.60 31.57
8 8 CHENAULT Chelsea TERAPC 0.77 (6) 27.72 (7) 57.59 (8) 1:27.65 1:58.61
So for her 100, she probably wasn't rested enough and for her 200, she just went out too hard in finals.
