2023 KEVIN B. PERRY SENIOR INVITATIONAL
- November 2-6, 2023
- La Mirada, California
- La Mirada Splash! Regional Aquatic Middle
- Prelims – SCY (25 yards)/Finals – LCM (50 meters)
- Outcomes on Meet Cellular: “2023 CA Kevin B Perry Senior Meet @ RMDA v1”
Carson Foster claimed victory in each the 200 and 400 freestyle on the Kevin B. Perry Senior Invitational, establishing himself because the 2nd quickest swimmer within the nation this season in every of the 2 races.
Within the 400 freestyle on Friday, Foster went head-to-head with Texas Longhorn teammate David Johnston, who simply posted the third quickest 1000 freestyle of all-time on Thursday. Regardless of Johnston getting out to an early lead over the primary 100 meters, Foster maintained a gradual tempo, closing the ultimate 100 in a 55.74 to the touch first in a 3:48.05. Johnston settled for second in 3:49.39, ending precisely 10 seconds forward of the remainder of the sector. Along with his time, Foster is now the second-fastest swimmer within the nation this season,, solely behind Kieran Smith (3:46.80).
Foster additionally received the 200 freestyle on Saturday by virtually 5 seconds. In prelims, he posted a time of 1:32.29 (SCY) to simply take the highest seed earlier than switching into the lengthy course pool for finals, the place he swam a time of 1:47.08. Foster’s time additionally checks out because the second quickest time within the nation this season, simply trailing Smith (1:46.93).
In his signature 200 IM, Foster was disqualified in prelims, leaving age-grouper Bekzhan Yessengeldy to take the highest spot within the occasion with a time of two:06.98.
On the ladies’s facet, Gabrielle Rose threw down a time of 1:10.95 within the 100 breaststroke to take down her personal USMS 45-49 file of 1:10.96, successful the occasion by a second. The 46-year-old Rose additionally dipped beneath her personal Grasp’s World File time of 1:12.34. Nevertheless, because the meet is just sanctioned by USA Swimming and never USMS, it’s unclear whether or not or not her file will likely be acknowledged by World Aquatics.
17-year-old Teagan O’Dell received each the ladies’s 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, scoring a brand new private finest within the 200 freestyle along with her time of two:00.59. Her earlier finest stood at 2:00.84 from June 2022. Within the 100 backstroke, O’Dell posted a 1:01.82, coming a bit of over a second shy of her time (1:00.07) from finals on the World Junior Championships final summer season.
USC graduate Isabelle Odgers claimed first within the girls’s 200 IM, swimming a time of two:15.92 to win the race by practically 4 seconds. Odgers holds a finest time of two:13.85 within the occasion from earlier this 12 months.
Different Notable Swims
- Luxembourg swimmer Remi Fabiani claimed the highest spot within the males’s 50 freestyle with a 22.99, dipping beneath the 23-second barrier.
- Cal commit Ella Cosgrove dropped a 4:20.59 within the girls’s 400 freestyle finals, narrowly holding off Sammie Hamilton (4:21.72).
- Along with his 200 and 400 freestyle victories, Foster additionally posted a 55.60 to win the boys’s 100 backstroke by 3 seconds.
