Toyota National Championships Roundup: Kharun earns two titles, Hochwalt medals twice in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif. – Senior Ilya Kharun walked away from the Toyota National Championships with two gold medals, beating out 9-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel within the 50m fly (22.59) and the 100m fly (50.05) final week in Irvine, California. 

Junior Michael Hochwalt earned a pair of bronze medals within the 200m again (1:57.59) and the 400m IM (4:13.37), setting season bests in each occasions. 

Kharun positioned second within the 200m fly final Tuesday, with a 1:54.59 time. The seven-time NCAA champion set a U.S. Open and meet file within the 50m fly with a private finest time of twenty-two.59, incomes gold in his last meet of the summer time. 

Sun Devil alum Patrick Sammon earned a silver medal within the 200m free with a private finest time of 1:45.67. Sammon later within the week gained bronze within the 100m free in 47.87. Starting August 12, Sammon will symbolize the United States on the Pac Pacific Swimming Championships swimming within the 100m free. 

Tuesday, July 28 recap:
Finals:
The first night time of finals offered a trio of alumni making the rostrum. Lindsey Looney earned a bronze medal within the 200m fly to open the night in 2:07.26, then senior Ilya Kharun gained a silver within the 200m fly in 1:54.59 for his first last of the week. Junior Michael Hochwalt positioned fifth within the ‘B’ last within the 200m fly with a 1:58.04.

In the 100 free, Sammon earned bronze in 47.87 as Grant House positioned sixth in 48.30. In the ‘B’ last, Jonny Kulow was a runner-up in 48.77.

Wednesday, July 29 recap:
Prelims:
In the preliminary session, Kharun set a championship file within the 50m fly in 22.77, being the one athlete to swim a sub-23 second time. Hochwalt certified for the ultimate within the 200m again, clocking in a 1:59.53. 

Sammon certified for his second last of the week within the 200 free in 1:46.84. 

Finals:
In the ultimate session, Kharun shined within the 50m fly, setting a U.S. Open and meet file in 22.59. The time is tied for the sixth quickest time in historical past. In the under-18 last, incoming freshman Jake Lloyd gained the 50m fly in 24.12.

Sammon was in a position to get his second medal of the week with a 1:45.67, 200m free. Incoming freshman London Rising was fourth within the U-18 last with a 1:48.79. Hochwalt secured bronze within the 200m again in 1:57.59.

Senior Miriam Sheehan was a B finalist and positioned twelfth within the ladies’s 50m fly in 26.80.

Thursday, July 30 recap:
Prelims:
Starting the third day of nationals, Hochwalt swam the fourth-fastest time within the 400IM to get into the ‘A’ last at 4:16.14. Miriam Sheehan swam a private finest within the 100m fly in 59.30 to qualify for the ‘B’ last.

Kharun continued to point out his quick swimming within the 100m fly, inserting second prelims with a 50.70 time, one among two swimmers with a sub-51 100m fly, with 9-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel.

Alum Andy Dorbzanski certified for the ‘A’ last with a 27.47, 50m breast. Additionally, incoming freshman Ellie Chalupsky superior to the 18-under last with a 29.15, ladies’s 50m again. Alum Adam Chaney managed to advance to the ultimate within the males’s 50m again with a 25.08, which was tied for seventh.

Finals:
To open the night, Hochwalt was in a position to earn his second medal of the week with a 4:13.37 time within the 400m IM. Kharun earned his second gold medal of the week within the 100m fly in 50.05, setting a private finest. In the under-18 last, August Vetsch was fifth in 52.58.

Andy Dobrzanski completed sixth within the males’s 50m breast (27.49). Incoming freshman Jake Lloyd was sixth within the under-18 last within the 50m breast, ending in 28.42. Chaney was eighth within the males’s 50m again last, with a 25.12 time. Chalupsky was eighth within the under-18 last within the ladies’s 50m again, in 29.64.

Complete Results:
Ellie Chalupsky – 29.64 (50m again, eighth 18-U), 1:03.73 (100m again, 59th general), 26.24 (50m free, T53rd)
Adam Chaney (Alum) – 25.12 (50m again, eighth), 49.45 (100m free, twenty first), 54.04 (100m again, 4th), 22.63 (50m free, T23rd)
Andy Dobrzanski (Alum) – 27.49 (50m Breast, sixth), 1:00.85 (100m breast, eleventh)
Deniz Ertan (Aluma) – 2:17.84 (200m fly)
Michael Hochwalt – 1:57.59 (200m again, third), 4:13.37 (400IM , third), 1:58.04 (200m fly, thirteenth), 2:01.56 (200 IM, 18th)
Grant House (Alum) –  48.30 (100m free, sixth), 1:47.49 (200m free, ninth), 1:59.28 (200m IM, tenth)
Ilya Kharun – 22.59 (50m fly, 1st), 50.05 (100m fly, 1st), 1:54.59 (200m fly, 2nd), 22.73 (50m free, T30th)
Jonny Kulow (Alum) – 23.92 (50m fly, T19th), 48.77 (100m free, tenth), 21.99 (seventh, 50m free)
Jake Lloyd – 24.12 (50m fly, 1st U-18), 28.42 (50m Breast, sixth U-18), 50.52 (100m fly), 1:04.28 (100m breast, 59th), 22.49 (50m free, third U-18)
Lindsay Looney (Alum) – 2:07.26 (200m fly, third)
Patrick Sammon (Alum) – 47.87 (100m free, third), 1:45.67 (200m free, 2nd)
Quin Seider – 48.77 (100m free, twelfth), 22.45 (50m free, seventeenth)
Miriam Sheehan – 26.80 (50m fly, twelfth), 29.47 (50m again, T35th), 1:00.07 (100m fly, 14th), 1:03.26 (100m again, T52nd)
London Rising – 49.93 (100m free, seventh 18-U), 1:48.79 (200m free, 4th 18-U)
August Vetsch – 24.14 (50m fly, thirty first), 100 fly (52.58, thirteenth)