2024 Washington Open
- January 11-14, 2024
- King County Aquatic Heart, Federal Approach, Washington
- Brief Course Yards (25 yards), Prelims/Finals, 50 stroke races included
- Meet Outcomes
New greatest occasions from 15-year-old Jack Wroblewski and 5 gold medals from Maddie Thornton highlighted the 2024 version of the Washington Open.
Wroblewski, who trains with the Lake Oswego Swim Membership in suburban Portland, Oregon, picked up wins in all three breaststroke occasions, marking new lifetime bests in every.
He received the 50 in 25.86, the 100 in 55.86, and the 200 in 2:01.77. That point within the 100 knocks seven-tenths of a second off his earlier greatest time that was completed in November and provides him a virtually two-second enchancment this season.
That provides him extra versatility and attraction to varsity coaches as he approaches the beginning of his recruiting cycle. His greatest occasion, the 200, hasn’t seen as dramatic of drops – he’s knocked about 8-tenths off his greatest time this season. March’s Sectional Championships was his quickest meet final yr, so he ought to nonetheless have extra yards drops to go earlier than turning to the lengthy course season.
The star on the ladies’ facet of the meet was Maddie Thornton of the Bend Swim Membership, additionally in Oregon. She picked up 5 occasion wins and 6 private bests on the meet – together with 5 private bests in NCAA-schedule occasions.
- 50 free (1st) – 23.36
- 100 free (1st) – 50.73
- 200 free (1st) – 1:49.12
- 50 again (1st) – 25.52
- 100 again (1st) – 54.72
- 200 again (2nd) – 1:59.30
The 15-year-old is one other highschool sophomore who didn’t swim arguably her greatest occasion, the 200 IM, at this meet, however did crucially climb the nationwide rankings in a variety of different races. That features the 200 free, the place she dropped 1.6 seconds to climb to fifteenth within the US this season amongst 15-year-olds.
Thornton is the defending Oregon Excessive College State 5A Champion within the 100 again (55.80) and was 2nd final yr within the 200 free (1:51.06).
Different Meet Highlights:
- 14-year-old Syunta Lee from West Coast Aquatics didn’t win any races, however was aggressive in lots of at solely 14-years-old, posting greatest occasions in six completely different occasions. That included a 1:40.95 within the 200 free that strikes him into the highest 100 in age group historical past and was a 1.8 second enchancment from his earlier lifetime greatest.
- 16-year-old AnneMarie Vlaic, one other Lake Oswego Swim Membership product, picked up three greatest occasions and and three occasion wins. That included her first greatest time within the 500 free (4:54.73) in additional than 13 months and a brand new Summer season Nationals reduce within the 200 fly (1:57.12).
- 14-year-old Owen Stauffer went a greatest time within the 200 again of 1:52.75.
- One other 14-year-old, Tyler Quarterman of the Boise YMCA, had a pleasant meet. He received the 400 IM in 1:49.57, which is a brand new greatest time for him and his first swim beneath the 1:50 barrier.
