Nelson leads Aggies on Day 2 of U.S. Nationals – Texas A&M Athletics

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INDIANAPOLIS — Texas A&M men’s swimmer Baylor Nelson finished in the top five in the 200 freestyle to lead a strong day for the Aggies at the Phillips 66 Nationals on Wednesday. at Indiana University’s Natatorium.

Nelson started the day with a program best time of 1:46.89 in the 200m freestyle preliminaries and clinched his ticket to the A final, losing more than two seconds from his previous best time. Proving he had more in the tank, Nelson went 1:46.51 in the evening session to finish fifth and position himself to compete for Team USA later this year. Classmate Connor Foote earned a spot in the 50m butterfly consolation final and posted a new personal best of 24.07 for 15th place.

Senior Alex Sanchez advanced to the 200m breaststroke final after clocking a short time of 2:15.57 at the US Olympic Trials in the preliminaries. He then finished 19th, lowering his personal best with a time of 2:14.97. Newcomer Logan Brown also impressed in the morning session of the 200m breaststroke, clocking a personal best 2:15.74 to earn a place in the C final, but was disqualified in the final.

In the preliminaries, senior Thomas Shomper posted a top-50 time of 2:04.44 in the 200 backstroke. Aggie pro Brett Pinfold went 1:52.01 for a top 50 in the 200m freestyle and Shaine Casas placed 13th in the 200m backstroke with a time of 1:58.65, but did not make the final .

On the women’s side, seniors Chloe Stepanek and Olivia Theall each won a second race with top-26 finishes in the preliminaries. Stepanek clocked 2:00.60 to place 22nd in the 200 freestyle final, while Theall clocked 27.31 in the 50 butterfly final to crack the top-20.

Competition continues Thursday with the 400m individual medley, 100m butterfly, 50m breaststroke and 50m backstroke. The preliminaries will start at 9 a.m. CT and the finals at 6 p.m. CT. Details of the encounter coverage can be found here.

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