Texas A&M
Arena Pro Swim Series
Aggies finish 1-2 in 400 medley relay at Arena Pro Series
Jan 17, 2015 | Women's Swimming and Diving
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas A&M women's swimming and diving team closed out the Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin with a sweep of the top two spots in the 400-meter medley relay on Saturday at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
The Aggies, the No. 4-ranked team in the collegiate ranks, punctuated their strong performance in Austin with a 1-2 finish in the final race of the meet. The Aggies' foursome of junior Claire Brant, sophomore Franko Jonker, freshman Beryl Gastaldello and sophomore Sarah Gibson took top honors with a time of 4:09.13. Finishing right behind was the relay of freshman Lisa Bratton, junior Ashley McGregor, senior Emily Neubert and freshman Bethany Galat in a time of 4:12.86.
In other final day action, 2014 senior Cammile Adams took third place in the 200-meter butterfly in a time of 2:09.25, just ahead of her NCAA nemesis in the race Katinka Hosszu. Hosszu edged Adams for the NCAA crown in her freshman and sophomore seasons before Adams won the national title as a junior and senior.
Another 2014 senior Breeja Larson, who still trains in Aggieland, outclassed the field in the 100 breaststroke by nearly a full second in a time of 1:07.33. Jonker took fourth in the race in 1:09.24, while junior Ashley McGregor and sophomore Sycerika McMahon took third and seventh in the consolation final. Freshman Bethany Galat finished second in the C final, while freshman Esther Gonzalez won the D final.
Brandt placed seventh with a time of 1:02.45 in the Championship final of the 100 backstroke, while Gastaldello took seventh in the consolation race.
A pair of Aggie freshmen, Galat and Bratton, swept the top two spots in the consolation final of the 200 IM with Galat taking first in 2:17.13 and Bratton right behind in 2:17.74.
Senior Sarah Henry closed out a strong weekend with a fourth place finish in the 800 free with a time of 8:44.32, while Gibson was 10th in 8:49.32. For the weekend, Henry placed fourth in the 400 IM, 200 free, 400 free and 800 free, and sixth in the 200 breaststroke. She also had the fourth-fastest qualifying time in the 200 IM on Saturday, but elected to not swim in the final.
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