Smith and Lochte Grab Medals on Second Day of U.S. Open

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Kieran Smith set a new LCM lifetime-best in the 400 free, earning him a silver medal.

Smith and Lochte Grab Medals on Second Day of U.S. Open

Thursday, December 5, 2019 | Men's Swimming & Diving

By: Ryan Sosic

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GAINESVILLE, Fla.— Kieran Smith and former Gator All-American Ryan Lochte reeled in Florida's first medals of the 2019 Toyota U.S. Open during the second day of competition in Atlanta.

Smith earned a silver medal with his Olympic trial cut swim of 3:47.72 in the 400 free. The time is a new LCM lifetime-best and was almost four full seconds faster than his prelim time of 3:51.44.

Lochte earned a bronze for his effort in the 200 IM A-final, hitting the wall in 1:58.89 and notching an Olympic trial cut in the process.

Smith also hit the water with Lochte in the A-final, registering a fifth-place finish (2:00.13).

Former Gator All-American Caeleb Dressel and Grant Sanders also competed in the event, qualifying for the B-final.

Dressel would go on to hit a new personal-best in the event, touching the wall in 1:59.97. The swim was good for the sixth-fastest overall.

Sanders would just miss out on a new personal-best, finishing the event with an Olympic trial cut of 2:01.75.

Coming off his performance in the 800 free yesterday, Robert Finke was able to find success in the 400 free B-final, posting a runner-up bid with his swim of 3:52.78 , which secured him an Olympic trial cut. The time was the eighth-fastest overall in the final.

Alum Mitch D'Arrigo was able to qualify for the C-final in the 400 free, posting a third-place finals finish with his swim of 3:54.36.

In the morning prelims, Khader Baqlah, Matthew Anderson and Brennan Gravley competed in the 400 free, with Baqlah notching an Olympic trial cut (3:54.31), Anderson finishing in 4:01.29 and Gravley tallying an effort of 4:02.83.

A pair of Gators represented the orange and blue in the 200 IM.

Marco Guarente would post a 41st-place finish with his time of 2:06.03, while Gerry Quinn finished behind him in 47th (2:06.62).

The 50 Free, the last individual event of the day, featured former Gators Bayley Main (23.38) Martinez-Scarpe (22.94) and Baqlah, who rounded out the performers with a swim of 23.26

Day three will start right back up at 10:00 a.m. on Friday with the women's 400 IM prelims.

Gator Trial Cuts

-Finke (800 Free, 400 Free)
-Smith (800 Free, 400 Free, 200 IM)
-Baqlah (400 Free)
- Lochte (200 IM)
-Dressel (200 IM)
-Sanders (200 IM)

Remaining Event Schedule

Event Number (Women)	Day/Event	Event Number (Men's)
Prelims at 10:00 a.m.	Friday	Finals at 7:00 p.m.
9	400 IM	10
11	100 Fly	12
13	200 Free	14
15	100 Breast	16
17	100 Back	18
	Saturday
19	1,500 Free	20
21	200 Back	22
23	100 Free	24
25	200 Breast	26
27	200 Fly	28

*subject to change

Gator Events
Friday
400 IM- Finke, Gravley Lochte, Page, Sanders
100 fly- Dressel
200 Free- Baqlah, D'Arrigo, Dressel, Lochte, Quinn
100 Breast- Martinez-Scarpe, Guarente, Sanders
100 Back- Clark Beach, Main

Saturday
1,500 free- Anderson, Finke, Gravely, Page
200 Back- Clark Beach, Lochte, Sanders, Smith
100 Free- Baqlah, Dressel, Main, Lochte, Quinn, Smith
200 Breast- Guarente, Sanders
200 Fly- Baqlah, Dressel
*subject to change

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