The men's 50m free saw a heat loaded with talent, as USA Olympian Cullen Jones (New Brunswick, N.J.), Brazilian Olympian Cesar Cielo and Trinidad Olympian George Bovell faced off in the sprint event. Cielo got an early lead, and held on to it, getting his hand on the wall first with a time of 22.14. Jones was next in 22.50, edging Bovell by just .05, who finished in third.
Dagny Knutson (Minot, N.D.) dashed to the front of the women's 400m Individual Medley, leading the field for both the butterfly and backstroke legs of the race. However, on the third stroke of the event, Justine Mueller (Monroe, Mich.) surged to the front, opening a lead that couldn't be passed. Mueller won the event in 4:43.67, while Knutson took second in 4:44.90. Jasmine Tosky (Palo Alto, Calif.) was third in 4:46.96.
Chloe Sutton (Mission Viejo, Calif.) captured her third gold medal of the meet with a time of 4:08.53 in the women's 400m freestyle. Olympian Kate Ziegler (Great Falls, Va.), who owns the pool record in this event, was second in 4:12.56. Knutson was third in 4:17.42.
In the men's 400m IM, 2009 World Championship silver medalist Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.) cruised ahead of the crowd on the front half of the race. While Clary maintained the lead into the final leg to win in a time of 4:21.72, Todd Patrick chased Clary down on the final 100 meters to finish second in 4:22.27. Brennan Morris (Baltimore, Md.) rounded out the top three in 4:28.28.
In other events, two-time Olympian Peter Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich.) won the men's 400m free in 3:53.46. Elizabeth Pelton (Ruxton, Md.) took gold in the women's 100m backstroke in 1:02.16. Corrie Clark (Malvern, Pa.) earned her second gold medal of the meet when she clocked in at 2:31.51 in the women's 200m breast, and Vanessa Garcia won the women's 50m free in 25.64.
