IRVINE, Calif. – Five top-eight medalist finishes and five more scoring finishes highlighted the week of long course racing for the Purdue Swimmers at USA Swimming's Speedo Summer Championships.
Maxwell Blume (5th in 100m breast) and Brady Samuels (5th in 100m fly) accounted for the Boilermakers' top showings, posting career-best times in the process. Blume finished fifth among a field of 71 on the first day of the meet. Samuels placed third among a field of 77 in the prelims before settling for fifth in the A final. Two days later, he took second among a field of 73 in the 50-meter freestyle, again medaling in the A final by placing seventh.
Incoming freshman Adele Sands enjoyed a breakout meet, posting lifetime bests in all four of her individual events while finishing among the top 17 in the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 free. She was a medalist in the 800 (7th) and 1500 (8th). In the 200 free, she enjoyed a time drop of 3.14 seconds from the prelim to the final, moving up from 27th in the prelims to 17th overall by winning the C final.
In the final event of the meet, Sands anchored Boilermaker Aquatics' 400 medley relay team to a ninth-place finish for Purdue's sixth top-10 showing of the week. She teamed up with Hannah Hill, Masy Folcik and Keira Kask on the relay.
Individually, Kask finished top 20 in the prelims of the 100 butterfly. She qualified for the meet with a career-best time of 1:00.59 in the same event at the Speedo Sectionals in Columbus on Friday, July 19, arriving in Southern California on Monday. The C and D finals at selected USA Swimming meets are reserved for swimmers aged 18 and under.
Kate Mouser qualified for the B finals of both individual medley events. Samuels began the week with a time drop of 4.27 seconds in a 200 free time trial.
The Boilermakers are slated to open their 2024-25 NCAA schedule the first weekend of October at a meet in the state of Michigan.
PURDUE AT USA SWIMMING'S SPEEDO SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 23-27 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center
TOP FINISHES
• Brady Samuels – 5th in A Final of 100m Fly, 7th in A Final of 50m Free, 21st in Prelims of 100m Back
• Maxwell Blume – 5th in A Final of 100m Breast
• Adele Sands – 7th Overall in 800m Free, 8th Overall in 1500m Free, 5th in B Final of 400m Free, Won C Final of 200m Free
• Kate Mouser – 5th in B Final of 400m IM, 7th in B Final of 200m IM
• Keira Kask – 20th in Prelims of 100m Fly
• Women's 400m Medley Relay (Hill, Folcik, Kask, Sands) – 9th Overall
• Women's 200m Medley Relay (Cooper, Folcik, Mouser, Hill) – 14th Overall
DAILY FULL RESULTS
*Career-Best Time
Tuesday, July 23
• 100m Breast – Maxwell Blume (1:02.16*, 5th in A Final), Masy Folcik (1:12.33, 34th in Prelims), Meghan Sharma (1:14.21, 65th in Prelims)
• Women's 800m Free – Adele Sands (8:47.37*, 7th Overall)
• Time Trials – Dylan Burau (57.29 in 100 Back), Brady Samuels (1:50.89* in 200 Free)
• 200m Medley Relay (Finals Only) – Cooper, Folcik, Mouser, Hill (1:57.86, 14th Overall)
Wednesday, July 24
• 100m Free – Walker Mattice (52.21*, 48th in Prelims), Lara Phipps (58.65, 57th in Prelims)
• 400m IM – Kate Mouser (4:53.72, 5th in B Final)
• Time Trials – Maxwell Blume & Meghan Sharma (Breaststroke)
Thursday, July 25
• 400m Free – Adele Sands (4:16.57*, 5th in B Final)
• 100m Fly – Brady Samuels (53.01*, 5th in A Final), Keira Kask (1:01.37, 20th in Prelims), Lara Phipps (1:02.71, 43rd in Prelims)
• 200m Back – Dylan Burau (2:06.70, 24th in Prelims), Walker Mattice (2:07.26*, 6th in C Final), Kelsey Cooper (DQ)
Friday, July 26
• 200m Free – Adele Sands (2:01.20*, Won C Final), Walker Mattice (1:55.07, T-49th in Prelims)
• 100m Back – Brady Samuels (57.94, 21st in Prelims)
• 200m Breast – Maxwell Blume (2:20.71, 27th in Prelims), Meghan Sharma (2:46.94, 50th in Prelims)
Saturday, July 27
• 200m IM – Kate Mouser (2:18.99, 7th in B Final)
• Women's 1500m Free – Adele Sands (16:52.48*, 8th Overall)
• 50m Free – Brady Samuels (22.84, 7th in A Final), Hannah Hill (26.03, 6th in B Final), Lara Phipps (26.41*, 3rd in D Final), Walker Mattice (24.39, 67th in Prelims)
• 400m Medley Relay (Finals Only) – Hill, Folcik, Kask, Sands (4:13.38, 9th)
Maxwell Blume (5th in 100m breast) and Brady Samuels (5th in 100m fly) accounted for the Boilermakers' top showings, posting career-best times in the process. Blume finished fifth among a field of 71 on the first day of the meet. Samuels placed third among a field of 77 in the prelims before settling for fifth in the A final. Two days later, he took second among a field of 73 in the 50-meter freestyle, again medaling in the A final by placing seventh.
Incoming freshman Adele Sands enjoyed a breakout meet, posting lifetime bests in all four of her individual events while finishing among the top 17 in the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 free. She was a medalist in the 800 (7th) and 1500 (8th). In the 200 free, she enjoyed a time drop of 3.14 seconds from the prelim to the final, moving up from 27th in the prelims to 17th overall by winning the C final.
In the final event of the meet, Sands anchored Boilermaker Aquatics' 400 medley relay team to a ninth-place finish for Purdue's sixth top-10 showing of the week. She teamed up with Hannah Hill, Masy Folcik and Keira Kask on the relay.
Individually, Kask finished top 20 in the prelims of the 100 butterfly. She qualified for the meet with a career-best time of 1:00.59 in the same event at the Speedo Sectionals in Columbus on Friday, July 19, arriving in Southern California on Monday. The C and D finals at selected USA Swimming meets are reserved for swimmers aged 18 and under.
Kate Mouser qualified for the B finals of both individual medley events. Samuels began the week with a time drop of 4.27 seconds in a 200 free time trial.
The Boilermakers are slated to open their 2024-25 NCAA schedule the first weekend of October at a meet in the state of Michigan.
PURDUE AT USA SWIMMING'S SPEEDO SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 23-27 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatic Center
TOP FINISHES
• Brady Samuels – 5th in A Final of 100m Fly, 7th in A Final of 50m Free, 21st in Prelims of 100m Back
• Maxwell Blume – 5th in A Final of 100m Breast
• Adele Sands – 7th Overall in 800m Free, 8th Overall in 1500m Free, 5th in B Final of 400m Free, Won C Final of 200m Free
• Kate Mouser – 5th in B Final of 400m IM, 7th in B Final of 200m IM
• Keira Kask – 20th in Prelims of 100m Fly
• Women's 400m Medley Relay (Hill, Folcik, Kask, Sands) – 9th Overall
• Women's 200m Medley Relay (Cooper, Folcik, Mouser, Hill) – 14th Overall
DAILY FULL RESULTS
*Career-Best Time
Tuesday, July 23
• 100m Breast – Maxwell Blume (1:02.16*, 5th in A Final), Masy Folcik (1:12.33, 34th in Prelims), Meghan Sharma (1:14.21, 65th in Prelims)
• Women's 800m Free – Adele Sands (8:47.37*, 7th Overall)
• Time Trials – Dylan Burau (57.29 in 100 Back), Brady Samuels (1:50.89* in 200 Free)
• 200m Medley Relay (Finals Only) – Cooper, Folcik, Mouser, Hill (1:57.86, 14th Overall)
Wednesday, July 24
• 100m Free – Walker Mattice (52.21*, 48th in Prelims), Lara Phipps (58.65, 57th in Prelims)
• 400m IM – Kate Mouser (4:53.72, 5th in B Final)
• Time Trials – Maxwell Blume & Meghan Sharma (Breaststroke)
Thursday, July 25
• 400m Free – Adele Sands (4:16.57*, 5th in B Final)
• 100m Fly – Brady Samuels (53.01*, 5th in A Final), Keira Kask (1:01.37, 20th in Prelims), Lara Phipps (1:02.71, 43rd in Prelims)
• 200m Back – Dylan Burau (2:06.70, 24th in Prelims), Walker Mattice (2:07.26*, 6th in C Final), Kelsey Cooper (DQ)
Friday, July 26
• 200m Free – Adele Sands (2:01.20*, Won C Final), Walker Mattice (1:55.07, T-49th in Prelims)
• 100m Back – Brady Samuels (57.94, 21st in Prelims)
• 200m Breast – Maxwell Blume (2:20.71, 27th in Prelims), Meghan Sharma (2:46.94, 50th in Prelims)
Saturday, July 27
• 200m IM – Kate Mouser (2:18.99, 7th in B Final)
• Women's 1500m Free – Adele Sands (16:52.48*, 8th Overall)
• 50m Free – Brady Samuels (22.84, 7th in A Final), Hannah Hill (26.03, 6th in B Final), Lara Phipps (26.41*, 3rd in D Final), Walker Mattice (24.39, 67th in Prelims)
• 400m Medley Relay (Finals Only) – Hill, Folcik, Kask, Sands (4:13.38, 9th)