Thoman lowered his own meet record in the men's 200m backstroke with a time of 1:54.59. Ian Clark touched in nearly three seconds later to claim the second-place spot in 1:57.53. Eric Ress of France swam away with the bronze when he posted a time of 1:57.59.
Brunelli erased his own U.S. Open meet record from more than three years ago when he touched in first with a time of 48.56 in the men's 100m free. Jimmy Feigen (San Antonio, Texas) got his hand on the wall next, stopping the clock at 49.25, while Longhorn Aquatics teammate Matt Lowe (Minot, N.D.) was third in 49.38.
Amber McDermott (Mill Creek, Wash.), who won the women's 800m free yesterday, set herself up with a strong lead halfway into the women's 400m IM. But, it was Justine Mueller (Monroe, Mich.) who took over on the breaststroke-leg and claimed gold in a time of 4:40.61. McDermott earned the bronze in 4:43.04, while Spain's Jasmine Tosky was second in 4:42.11.
Jack Brown and Robert Margalis (Flusing, N.Y.) went head-to-head in the men's 400m IM. Brown came out on top with a meet record time of 4:12.58. Margalis was second in 4:13.34. Alex Wold rounded out the top three in 4:16.75.
At the age of 31, Erika Erndl (Naples, Fla.) set a meet record in the women's 100m free with a time of 54.59. In her first elite meet since Olympic Trials, Jessica Hardy (Long Beach, Calif.) clocked in at 55.07 for the silver. Samantha Woodward (Edmond, Okla.) was third in 55.37.
In the women's 200m backstroke, Margaret Meyer (North Oaks, Minn.) held a steady lead throughout the race to take gold in 2:09.53. Escar Bernard of Spain earned silver in 2:10.68, followed by two-time Olympian Margaret Hoelzer (Huntsville, Ala.), who took home the bronze in 2:11.17.
