IRVINE, Calif. – Eight Purdue swimmers are set to the represent the Boilermakers at USA Swimming's annual summer showcase as the Phillips 66 National Championships return to Southern California.
The action begins Tuesday morning and continues through Saturday. The schedule features daily prelims at noon ET and finals at 8 p.m. Purdue has an entry on all five days of the meet. All events are long course meters and relays were not offered this year.
Andrew Alders, Masy Folcik, Coleman Modglin, Brady Samuels, Nick Sherman, Andrew Witty and Skyler Younkin join alumna and USA Swimming National Team member Kaersten Meitz at the championship meet. The full meet is being held at Irvine's William Woolett Jr. Aquatic Center, an outdoor venue, for the first time since the summer of 2018.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, last year's USA Swimming Speedo Summer Championships were split into East and West divisions. Purdue had five swimmers race in the East Division meet in Greensboro, North Carolina, while Irvine hosted the West Division. Alders was also among that quintet, helping the Boilermakers finish on the podium in both the 4x100 freestyle and medley relays. He teamed up with Blake Ratliff, Liam Walker, Michael Juengel and Brett Riley – with Ratliff, Walker and Juengel all back for their senior seasons this coming year.
Meitz, Modglin and Sherman were among the six Boilermakers that raced at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last summer. Meitz finished top eight in the 400m and 800m free at the Wave II portion of the qualifying showcase. Modglin placed third in the 200m breast at Wave I, narrowly missing out on an automatic bid to Wave II.
Meitz finished fourth in the 400m free at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships. Most recently, she raced for the Toronto Titans of the International Swimming League in the fall of 2021. Tuesday in Irvine, she's in heat 8, lane 3 of the 800m free, racing next to Olympic champion Katie Ledecky in lane 4.
In July 2013, Purdue's Danny Tucker won the 100m free at USA Swimming's U.S. Open at the William Woolett Jr. Aquatic Center. The 2014 Purdue graduate and former record holder in the 100-yard freestyle was still swimming competitively as recently as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last summer.
PURDUE AT 2022 PHILLIPS 66 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
William Woolett Jr. Aquatic Center // Irvine, California
Prelims at Noon, Finals at 8 p.m. ET
Results Added Below Throughout the Week
TUESDAY, JULY 26
• 200 Fly – Skyler Younkin (2:01.84, Won Heat 1, 32nd Overall)
• 100 Free – Brady Samuels (50.18, 39th Overall)
• 100 Free Time Trial – Nick Sherman (50.36)
• Women's 800 Free – Kaersten Meitz (8:41.79, 9th Overall)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
• 200 Free – Nick Sherman (1:50.71, 37th Overall), Kaersten Meitz (2:03.31, 40th Overall)
• 200 Breast – Coleman Modglin (2:13.22, 5th in B Final, 13th Overall)
• 200 Breast Time Trial – Andrew Witty (2:20.66)
THURSDAY, JULY 28
• 100 Fly – Brady Samuels (54.43, 39th Overall)
• 100 Fly Time Trial – Andrew Alders (56.06)
FRIDAY, JULY 29
• 100 Breast – Coleman Modglin (1:01.82, Won Heat 5, 7th in C Final, 20th Overall), Masy Folcik (1:11.04, 32nd), Andrew Witty (1:03.04, 45th), Andrew Alders (1:05.27, 79th)
• 100 Breast Time Trial – Nick Sherman (1:03.18)
SATURDAY, JULY 30
• 200 IM – Nick Sherman (2:03.27, 7th in C Final, 23rd Overall)
• 50 Free – Danny Tucker (22.99, 34th Overall), Nick Sherman (23.27, 54th Overall), Brady Samuels (23.30, 58th Overall)
• 100 Fly Time Trials – Skyler Younkin (55.30), Coleman Modglin (56.37)
The action begins Tuesday morning and continues through Saturday. The schedule features daily prelims at noon ET and finals at 8 p.m. Purdue has an entry on all five days of the meet. All events are long course meters and relays were not offered this year.
Andrew Alders, Masy Folcik, Coleman Modglin, Brady Samuels, Nick Sherman, Andrew Witty and Skyler Younkin join alumna and USA Swimming National Team member Kaersten Meitz at the championship meet. The full meet is being held at Irvine's William Woolett Jr. Aquatic Center, an outdoor venue, for the first time since the summer of 2018.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, last year's USA Swimming Speedo Summer Championships were split into East and West divisions. Purdue had five swimmers race in the East Division meet in Greensboro, North Carolina, while Irvine hosted the West Division. Alders was also among that quintet, helping the Boilermakers finish on the podium in both the 4x100 freestyle and medley relays. He teamed up with Blake Ratliff, Liam Walker, Michael Juengel and Brett Riley – with Ratliff, Walker and Juengel all back for their senior seasons this coming year.
Meitz, Modglin and Sherman were among the six Boilermakers that raced at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last summer. Meitz finished top eight in the 400m and 800m free at the Wave II portion of the qualifying showcase. Modglin placed third in the 200m breast at Wave I, narrowly missing out on an automatic bid to Wave II.
Meitz finished fourth in the 400m free at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships. Most recently, she raced for the Toronto Titans of the International Swimming League in the fall of 2021. Tuesday in Irvine, she's in heat 8, lane 3 of the 800m free, racing next to Olympic champion Katie Ledecky in lane 4.
In July 2013, Purdue's Danny Tucker won the 100m free at USA Swimming's U.S. Open at the William Woolett Jr. Aquatic Center. The 2014 Purdue graduate and former record holder in the 100-yard freestyle was still swimming competitively as recently as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials last summer.
PURDUE AT 2022 PHILLIPS 66 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
William Woolett Jr. Aquatic Center // Irvine, California
Prelims at Noon, Finals at 8 p.m. ET
Results Added Below Throughout the Week
TUESDAY, JULY 26
• 200 Fly – Skyler Younkin (2:01.84, Won Heat 1, 32nd Overall)
• 100 Free – Brady Samuels (50.18, 39th Overall)
• 100 Free Time Trial – Nick Sherman (50.36)
• Women's 800 Free – Kaersten Meitz (8:41.79, 9th Overall)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
• 200 Free – Nick Sherman (1:50.71, 37th Overall), Kaersten Meitz (2:03.31, 40th Overall)
• 200 Breast – Coleman Modglin (2:13.22, 5th in B Final, 13th Overall)
• 200 Breast Time Trial – Andrew Witty (2:20.66)
THURSDAY, JULY 28
• 100 Fly – Brady Samuels (54.43, 39th Overall)
• 100 Fly Time Trial – Andrew Alders (56.06)
FRIDAY, JULY 29
• 100 Breast – Coleman Modglin (1:01.82, Won Heat 5, 7th in C Final, 20th Overall), Masy Folcik (1:11.04, 32nd), Andrew Witty (1:03.04, 45th), Andrew Alders (1:05.27, 79th)
• 100 Breast Time Trial – Nick Sherman (1:03.18)
SATURDAY, JULY 30
• 200 IM – Nick Sherman (2:03.27, 7th in C Final, 23rd Overall)
• 50 Free – Danny Tucker (22.99, 34th Overall), Nick Sherman (23.27, 54th Overall), Brady Samuels (23.30, 58th Overall)
• 100 Fly Time Trials – Skyler Younkin (55.30), Coleman Modglin (56.37)