2019 Summer Super League LC Championship
- July 12-14, 2019
- Santa Clara, California
- George Haines International Swim Center
- Results
Luca Urlando and Claire Tuggle were amongst the swimmers in action over the weekend at the Summer Super League LC Championships in Santa Clara, both coming away with three individual wins.
Urlando put together a swim of 3:52.96 to win the men’s 400 free, toppling past his previous best of 3:58.79 set at the meet last year.
The 17-year-old also won the 200 fly in 1:55.71, his third-fastest swim of the year (and fourth overall) trailing his 1:53.84 from the Clovis PSS in June and his 1:54.35 from the Mel Zajac meet in May, and he also claimed the 100 free in 50.50.
Tuggle, 15, won the women’s 100 free (56.69), 400 free (4:16.78) and 800 free (8:51.87), and added runner-up finishes in the 200 free (2:04.70, 2:04.32 prelims) and 200 fly (2:19.80, 2:17.99 prelims).
Three other women picked up multiple victories over the course of the meet.
Mikaela Dahlke won the 200 free in 2:02.32, just off her best of 2:02.16, and also topped the 100 fly in 1:00.76, just off her PB of 1:00.47.
Yulduz Kuchkarova doubled up in the backstroke events, posting up times of 1:03.64 (1:03.60 prelim) and 2:15.82 respectively, and Tara Halsted took the 200 fly (2:17.00) and 400 IM (4:46.19). Her 400 IM performance was a lifetime best by five seconds, improving on her 4:51.24 from way back in 2013.
For the men, in addition to Urlando, Alec Cullen of Palo Alto swept the breaststroke events with showings of 1:04.78 and 2:18.70 respectively, both the second-fastest swims of his career. Another notable swim came from Kyler van Swol, who produced a time of 54.30 in the 100 fly for his fastest swim since 2017.
With this 400 Free time, I’d be curious to see his 400 IM time. Luca vs Carson Foster. Who would win?
Didn’t foster go a 4:15 very recently?
That 2F would’ve won the 1996 Olympics
If he does it more, he’s gonna have a monster 400 IM
This man got trials by close to 5 seconds in like his 9th best event. Not fair lol
I wanna see him get trials in the mile and the breaststrokes. While we’re at it, throw him into Open Water too.
Remember last year when everyone was butthurt when this kid was mistakenly given the pan pacs spot over Austin Katz? Crazy how one year can change everything.
I don’t think the majority of people were. I think the majority were super excited to have a young up and comer on the men’s side make a senior national team. I think there were some upset people just because USA swimming announced the wrong name.
Gianlucca was crazy fast even a year ago and on a monster improvement trajectory.
I don’t think anyone complaining thought that somehow Austin would swim faster than Gianlucca, but rather they complained about USA Swimming not honoring their established selection criteria (which was too complex for me to understand).
Suffice to say I’ve been a fan of Gianlucca ever since I first heard of him (a bit over a year ago?) After he totally stomped Justin at Clovis, he is our obvious #1 choice for Tokyo in the 200 fly.
Oh drat I misspelled Gianluca’s name 3 times in a single comment. Do I get any credit for consistency?
I’m sure our new lord and savior GianLUCA will forgive you
I felt that :'(
I’m Australian but have a soft spot for you Justin and your sense of humour 😂
I’m so sorry Justin: I had no idea you would be reading about such a back-water swim meet (its a bit surprising that GianLUCA would even bother with this) as you are approaching your swim at worlds.
Please accept my apology.
For what it’s worth, I’m a BIG fan of yours as well and intended to say that you will prove me (us) wrong this weekend in Guangjo (sure I’m spelling that wrong too–but I gotta go)
God Speed Justin: I’m certain you’ll hit a nice 1:52 or better :^)))
Austin Katz earned the spot. Period. You don’t earn a Pan pacs or worlds spot because people like you or think that you’re going to be the next Michael Phelps. you get there based on rules and criteria that are established prior to the event. If people were butt hurt it’s because somebody mistakenly gave Austin Austin’s spot to Luca. It’s not a popularity contest.
This Luca kid has some moxie when a 1:55 in the 2Fly seems pedestrian for him now. I remember when Craig Beardsley set the WR 1:58 in 1980. Sadly, Beardsley as one of the athletes denied an Olympics due to the 1980 boycott. His trials time would have won gold in Moscow.
Upvote if he goes a time that would win gold at worlds at US nationals. Downvote if not. Curious to see the results.
It’s like Mariusz Kusch vs D1 in the 100fly but on a giant scale
Downvoted just because I think Milak is going to go nuts and drop a 1.52 low or 1.51 high. He’ll definitely swim a time which would get silver.
Maybe bronze time depending on what kenderesi do
Isn’t he swimming Junior Worlds? He might taper for that vs US Nationals…
Oh so he OUT HERE out here doing big things