"I screwed up on my finish," Coughlin said. "I misjudged the wall. It just happens sometimes. At this stage in the game, you don't want to make mistakes. The bright side is it was a fast swim and I still have a lot to improve on."
Coughlin's teammates Lauren Rogers (Concord, Calif.) and Sherry Tsai (Hong Kong) touched in next in the sprint backstroke race in times of 1:02.45 and 1:03.72, respectively.
Two-time Olympian Jason Lezak (Irvine, Calif.) lowered the meet record in the men's 100 freestyle with a time of 48.84. Cal Aquatics' Dominik Meichtry of Switzerland and Canada's Brent Hayden completed the medal stand in the men's 100. Meichtry swam the event in 49.03 and Hayden swam it in 49.09.
"I was happy with this race," Lezak said. "I have been under 49 seconds twice now, so I feel good. I knew there were some fast guys in the heat, but I was just focused on my race. I am looking forward to competing at Trials."
Two-time National Champion Jessica Hardy (Long Beach, Calif.) emerged victorious in the women's 100 freestyle with a time of 54.87. Emily Silver (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) scored her second silver medal of the meet with a time of 54.94. Julia Smit (Santa Rosa, Calif.) took home her fifth medal of the meet when she swam a time of 55.13 in the event.
Pan American gold medalist Peter Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.) led the men's 100 backstroke with the first-place time of 54.62. Derya Buyukuncu of Turkey posted a time of 55.67 for second, while David Russell (Wellesley, Mass.) swam a time of 56.29 for third.
Ryan Cochrane of Canada swam away with the men's 1500 free title, hitting the wall at 14:50.65. Trojan Swim Club's Ous Mellouli was responsible for second place with his time of 14:56.22. Olympian Larsen Jensen (Bakersfield, Calif.) earned the bronze medal when he swam a time of 14:58.80.
Rebecca Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.) kicked off the final evening of competition with a win in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:25.90. Canada's Annamay Pierse collected the silver medal in 2:26.28, while Soni's teammate Keri Hehn (Fargo, N.D.) took home the bronze in 2:27.08.
Elaine Breeden (Lexington, Ky.) captured her second butterfly title of the weekend when she won the 200 fly in a time of 2:09.70. Courtney Eads (Upland, Calif.) and Canada's Tanya Hanks rounded out the top three in times of 2:12.82 and 2:12.86, respectively.
Pan American silver medalist Eddie Erazo (San Diego, Calif.) swam the top time of 1:58.75 in the men's 200 fly. Trojan Swim Club's Tamas Kerekjarto swam to second place in 1:59.22 and Patrick Cary (Coto de Caza, Calif.) finished third in 2:00.10.
In other events, John Criste (Saugus, Calif.) took the men's 200 breast title in 2:14.29 and Canada's Savannah King won the 800 free in 8:36.33.
