2024 SPEEDO SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Trenton Julian posted a 1:54.71 en route to a win in the 200 butterfly in Irvine. Julian finished 7th in the event at 2024 US Olympic Trials in a 1:57.07 and it took a 1:55.08 to make the US Olympic team.
Julian had a much different race strategy tonight than he did at US Olympic Trials. In Indianapolis, he was out fast and had a 10 second fall off between his two-100s. Tonight, he only had a 5.5 second difference between his first and 2nd 100. He did not go with the “fly and die” strategy tonight.
| 2024 Trials Final | Irvine | |
| 50 | 25.04 | 25.86 |
| 100 | 28.29 | 28.66 |
| 150 | 29.79 | 29.46 |
| 200 | 33.95 | 30.73 |
| 1:57.07 | 1:54.71 |
Tonight’s swim also was Julian’s 3rd fastest of his career. He only was faster at 2022 International Team Trials as he swam a 1:54.34 in prelims and a 1:54.22 in finals.
Julian missed the Olympic team again after a 5th place finish in 2020(1) and now a 7th place finish. His time from tonight would have been 2nd at US Olympic Trials last month and only 0.01 behind Thomas Heilman who won in a 1:54.70. Luca Urlando was 2nd in a 1:55.08 to earn the 2nd spot for the US in Paris.
Another swims you might have missed was from Miami-Florida commit for this fall Marissa Inouye posted a huge best time in the 800 free with a 8:46.89, dropping from her previous best time of a 9:03.49. She ended up finishing 6th after swimming out of the afternoon heats.
David Sammons of SwimMAC cracked the 2:00 mark in the boys 200 fly for the first time with a 1:59.72 for 7th. Sammons came into the meet with a lifetime best of a 2:00.78 from May. He now has dropped over four seconds in the last year as his best coming into this summer was a 2:04.11 from July 2023.
15 year old Mia Su of Santa Clara Swim Club swam a 1:09.43 for 4th in the 100 breast. Su came into the meet with a best time of a 1:10.17.
