Three Gators Make Evening Session of Phillips 66 National Championships

Three Gators Make Evening Session of Phillips 66 National Championships

Friday, June 30, 2017 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

D’Arrigo Places Fifth in 400m Free A Final; Ault Wins 400m Free C Final

By: Katie Callahan

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Three Florida swimmers made the evening session on Day 4 of the Phillips 66 National Championships, with alum Mitch D'Arrigo leading the way with an A Final Appearance.

Alum Mitch D'Arrigo earned his spot in Friday evening's A Final after swimming a 3:50.74 in the 400m Free. D'Arrigo placed fifth in the A Final, finishing with a time of 3:50.61.

Close behind D'Arrigo in the prelims was Ben Lawless, who posted a time of 3:54.70 in his heat. Grant Sanders and Drew Clark each appeared in the 400m Free as well, finishing with times of 4:00.22 and 4:05.81, respectively.

Three Gators kicked off the day in the Women's 400m Freestyle event, with Taylor Ault earning her spot into the C Final. She swam a strong final, posting a 4:12.33, defeating the rest of the C Final field by almost a second.

Ault finished the preliminary round with a time of 4:14.82 and finishing behind her were Autumn Finke and Savanna Faulconer. Finke posted a time of 4:17.71 in heat 3, while Faulconer followed up in heat 4 with a 4:18.47.

Chandler Bray earned a spot in the 100m Breaststroke B Final after shaving off 1.5 seconds from his seedtime, finishing the prelim with a 1:01.83. The soon-to-be sophomore finished 12th overall and 4th in the B Final with a time of 1:02.02.

The other Gator men competing were Ross Palazzo, Stanley Wu, Brennan Balogh and Maxime Rooney. Palazzo and Wu finished the 100m Breaststroke with times of 1:03.28 and 1:04.19, respectively.

Balogh and Rooney both swam in the 100m Backstroke, with Rooney leading the way with a time of 56.51. Balogh followed closely behind in heat 4, posting a time of 57.09.

The other women competing on the day were Rachel Ramey and Sydney Sell. Ramey swam a 1:11.56 in her heat of the 100m Breaststroke, while Sell posted a time of 1:02.48 in the 100m Backstroke.

Tomorrow's final day of competition is slated for a 9 a.m. start, beginning with the women's 200m Individual Medley.

Finals Times:
Women's 400m Freestyle – C Final
                Taylor Ault – 4:12.33 (1^st place)
Men's 400m Freestyle – A Final
                Mitch D'Arrigo – 3:50.61 (5^th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke – B Final
                Chandler Bray – 1:02.02 (4^th in B, 12^th overall)

*Bold indicates qualification for FINA World Championships

Preliminary Times:
Women's 400m Freestyle
                Taylor Ault – 4:14.82#
                Savanna Faulconer – 4:18.47
                Autumn Finke – 4:17.71
Men's 400m Freestyle
Mitch D'Arrigo – 3:50.70*
                Ben Lawless – 3:54.70
                Grant Sanders – 4:00.22
                Drew Clark – 4:05.81
Women's 100 Breaststroke
                Rachel Ramey – 1:11.56
Men's 100 Breaststroke
                Chandler Bray – 1:08.83^
                Alex Lebed – 1:03.28
                Stanley Wu – 1:04.19
Women's 100 Backstroke
                Sydney Sell – 1:02.48
Men's 100 Backstroke
                Maxime Rooney – 56.51
Brennan Balogh – 57.09
* A Final
^ B Final
# C Final

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