Florida swimming wrapped up the Phillips 66 National Championships on a high note on Saturday claiming a pair of titles on the final day of competition. Former Olympians [autotag]Bobby Finke[/autotag] and [autotag]Katie Ledecky[/autotag] swept the 800-meter free and 1500-meter free, respectively, to earn national championships in both events to close things out.
For Finke, it was the second time he gold-medaled during the course of the five-day meet, swimming a 7:40.34 — both a US Open record and the fastest time in the world this year — after claiming the national title in the men’s 800-meter free on Saturday night. He also claimed two other medals in the competition.
Ledeki one-upped him, earning her third national title of the week with a time of 15:29.64 — also the fastest time in the world this year.
Other members of the team who brought in a haul of hardware are Kieran Smith, who finished fifth in the A-Final of the men’s 200-meter individual medley, shaving over a second off his prelim time from Saturday morning. Incoming freshman Bella Sims recorded another strong showing in the 200-meter IM A-Final as well, also finishing fifth with a time of 2:12.15.
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