16-year-old Savannah Skow tears up PB by 7 seconds with 4:19.4 400 FR on Day 3 of Sacramento Futures

2024 Futures Championships – Sacramento

• July 24-27, 2024
• North Natomas Aquatic Center, Sacramento, CA
• GKG (50m)
• Meeting place
• Results on MeetMobile, “2024 Futures Championships – Sacramento”
• Summary day 1
• Day 2 Summary

On Day 3 of the Sacramento Futures Championships, Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics 16-year-old Kelsey Zhang kept it going. After a big swim in the 400 IM on Thursday night, Zhang was back in action in the women’s 100 butterfly on Friday night, where she won in a time of 1:00.53. The performance was just shy of Zhang’s best time of 1:00.10, which she set in May of this year. Fellow 16-year-old Wise millera product of the Iolani Swim Club in Honolulu, HI, took 2nd place with a time of 1:00.95. It was a huge personal best for Miller, who shaved almost a full second off her previous best of 1:01.75, which she swam last week at the Hawaii LC Age Group Championships.

46 years old again Gabrielle Roos continued to impress. The 1996 and 2000 Olympic veteran won the women’s 200-meter breaststroke by just two seconds, swimming a time of 2:30.60. The swim was just shy of her personal best of 2:30.13, which she swam last month at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

DART Swimming 16 year old Remo Man won the men’s 200m breaststroke in 2:18.02, bettering his previous best time of 2:18.34 set in March. He swam a steady race, splitting the first 50m in 31.18, then clocking splits of 35.50, 35.75 and 35.59 the rest of the way.

In the men’s 100-meter butterfly, Rose Bowl Aquatics, an 18-year-old Logan Noguchia Princeton recruit, won with a time of 53.67. It was a great swim for the future Tiger, who swam under 54 seconds for the first time in this event.

Speaking of firsts, the Las Cruces Aquatic Team Savannah Show16, won the women’s 400-meter freestyle in 4:19.44, her first sub-4:20 time in the event. Additionally, Skow entered the meet with a career-best time of 4:26.61, a time she swam last summer at the Western Zone Senior Championships. Skow is also a Princeton recruit.

Swimmer from Princeton Arthur Balvarepresenting Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics, won the men’s 400 freestyle in 3:58.51. That swim was Balva’s first sub-4:00 in the event, breaking his career record of 4:00.82 set in that meet last year. Flatiron Athletic Club 16-year-old Gavin Keogh finished 2nd with a time of 3:59.97, breaking his previous best time of 4:08.85.

In the women’s 400 meter freestyle relay, Olivia Detter (57.69), Llew Ladomirak (58.25), Audrey Chung (57.53), and Kelsey Zhang (57.08) combined to secure victory for Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics in a time of 3:50.55.

The men’s 400-meter freestyle relay saw Rose Bowl Aquatics Ray Liu (51.71), Logan Noguchi (50.03), Ryan Makouar (53.10), and Nathan Kim (50.58) together good for a time of 3:25.42 and thus the victory.