Olympic silver medalist Joyce took an early lead in the 200y free, however, on the final 25 yards, fellow Athens Bulldog Swim Club swimmer Mary Descenza (Naperville, Ill.) was right on her heels. Joyce finished first in 1:43.70 while Descenza was second in 1:44.09. Olympic gold medalist Kaitlin Sandeno (Lake Forest, Calif.) placed third in 1:45.13.
In the women's 50y free, Joyce broke the meet record with a time of 21.75. Trojan Swim Club's Jessica Hardy (Long Beach, Calif.) was second in 22.29 and Team Bruin's Kim Vandenberg (Moraga, Calif.) was third in 22.63.
Grevers broke his first meet record of the night with a win in the 200y free. He led the field from the start and finished in 1:33.44. Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller (Pheonix, Ariz.) placed second in 1:34.58 and Adam Ritter (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) was a close third in 1:34.89.
In the men's 50y free, Grevers set his second meet record of the evening with a time of 19.18. U.S. National Team member Nick Brunelli (Mansfield, Mass.) was second in 19.64 and Olympic gold medalist Jason Lezak (Irvine, Calif.) placed third in 19.74.
World-record holder Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) had a strong swim in the 400y I.M., breaking his own meet record with a time of 3:38.28. Trojan Swim Club's Tamas Kerekjarto (Hungary) was second in 3:46.96 and Mecklenburg Aquatic Club's Tim Liebhold (Chapel Hill, N.C.) finished third in 3:50.64.
Kaitlin Sandeno took home her third gold medal and third meet record with her win in the women's 400y I.M. Sunday night. She finished in 4:05.86, four seconds ahead of El Dorado Aquatic Club's Caitlin Leverenz (Tucson, Ariz.), who finished second in 4:10.44. Lyndsay De Paul (Orange, Calif.) was third in 4:12.19.
In the women's 200y breast, Tara Kirk (Bremerton, Wash.) set a meet record with a time of 2:07.94. Leverenz took home the silver in 2:08.59 and Trojan Swim Club's Amanda Beard (Irvine, Calif.) earned the bronze with a time of 2:10.76.
Mecklenburg Aquatic Club's Mark Gangloff (Akron, Ohio) won gold in the men's 200y breast with a time of 1:57.30. The Olympic medalist came from behind during the second half of the race to beat Cheyne Bloch (Malibu, Calif.), who earned silver in 1:58.22. Mecklenburg Aquatic Club's Jeremy Knowles (Bahamas) earned bronze in 1:59.13.
The Toyota Southern California Grand Prix of Swimming concludes Monday with ten events. The competition will include prelims and finals in the men's and women's 100y fly, 100y, back, 100y breast and 200y I.M. The finals session will also feature the 400y medley relay and the men's and women's 1650y free. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. and finals start at 4 p.m.
