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2010 Columbus Grand Prix Swim Meet - Two Pool Records Erased on Final Day

Olympic Swimmer Chloe Sutton Tops the 2010 Grand Prix Leaderboard

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Two more pool records fell on the final night of the 2010 Columbus Grand Prix Swim Meet at The Ohio State University, for a total of four pool records over the three-day swim meet. Teenage swimmers Elizabeth Pelton and Jasmine Tosky were responsible for the records in the 100m backstroke and 200m butterfly, respectively.

Pelton destroyed the pool record in the women's 200m backstroke, erasing the previous record by more than four seconds with a time of 2:08.67. At just 14 years of age, Kylie Stewart was next in 2:14.25, followed by Dagny Knutson (Minot, N.D.) in 2:14.57.

Tosky closed out her schedule of events with a win in the women's 200m butterfly, setting a pool record with a time of 2:10.69. Knutson earned silver in the event with a time of 2:12.70. Earlier in the evening, Tosky also won the women's 100m freestyle in 55.60.

Olympian Chloe Sutton remains at the top of the 2010 Grand Prix Swim Meet Leaderboard, having added another 15 points to her point total this weekend with wins in the 200m, 400m and 800m free events. Sutton now has 83 points, more than 40 points ahead of Dana Vollmer, who sits second on the board.

Olympians Cullen Jones (New Brunswick, N.J.), Cesar Cielo (Brazil) and George Bovell (Trinidad & Tobago) faced off for the second time in two days, this time in the men's 100m free. However, it was the Auburn sprinters who dominated the event, as Cielo, Bovell and teammate Nicholas Santos took the top three spots. Cielo hit the wall at 49.00, while Bovell and Santos clocked in at 50.59 and 51.13, respectively. Jones took fifth in 51.49.

Nick Thoman (Cincinnati, Ohio) collected his second gold medal in two days with a victory in the men's 200m backstroke in a time of 1:58.65, shaving nearly six seconds off of his preliminary time. Austria's Markus Rogan stopped the clock next at 2:00.82, and Kim Jiheun took third in 2:01.22.

In other events, 16-year old Arthur Frayler of Germantown Academy won the men's 1500m free in a time of 15:28.59.

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