Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.) took home his second gold medal of the meet, winning the men's 400m free in 3:48.05. Phelps took a comfortable lead in the first 200 meters, however, he was caught in the final 50 meters by Canada's Ryan Cochrane. In one the most exciting finishes of the night, Phelps was able to hold off Cochrane for the win. Cochrane took the silver in 3:48.40 and Australia's Robert Hurley was a close third in 3:48.49.
Coventry's gold medal and meet record came in the first race of the evening, the women's 400m IM. The final featured five Olympians, including the world record-holder in the event, Australia's Stephanie Rice. Coventry's was followed by Dagny Knutson (Minot, N.D.) who earned silver with a personal best time of 4:36.02. Olympian Elizabeth Beisel (Saunderstown, R.I) claimed the bronze in 4:37.07.
Adrian's meet record in the 50m free came in the final men's individual event of the night. The 2008 Olympian beat Trinidad and Tobago's George Bovell to the wall to earn his first gold medal of the meet. Bovell, who had broke the meet record in the prelims earlier in the day, finished in 22.12 and Canada's Brent Hayden was third in 22.20.
Dana Vollmer (Gransbury, Texas), who earned two gold medals on Friday, added to her medal haul with a gold in the women's 200m free. The 2004 Olympian was first in 1:57.46. Australia's Meagen Nay was second in 1:59.31 and Ariana Kukors (Auburn, Wash.) was third in 1:59.80.
Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) earned gold in the men's 200m back with a time of 1:56.83. Australia's Ashley Delaney took the silver in 1:58.60 and Canada's Matt Hawes earned the bronze in 2:00.30.
Coventry took home her second gold of the night in the women's 100m back. The world record-holder in the event finished in 1:00.68 for the gold and was followed by Mary DeScenza (Naperville, Ill.) in 1:01.54 and Canada's Katy Murdoch in 1:02.05.
In other races, Australia's Leisel Jones won the women's 100m breast in 1:07.11 to claim her second gold medal of the meet. Kasey Carlson (Walnut Creek, Calif.) was second in 1:08.33 and Sarah Katsoulis from Australia was third in 1:08.46. Japan's Masayuki Kishida won the men's 100m fly with a time of 52.43. Lochte was second, finishing with a personal best time of 52.84 and Ricky Berens (Charlotte, N.C.) was third in 53.00.
Competition concludes Sunday with 12 events. The women's competition includes the 200m fly, 50m free, 200m IM, 200m back, 800m free and 400m medley relay. The men's program features the 200m breast, 100m free, 200m IM, 100m back, 1500m free and 400m medley relay. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. and finals start at 5 p.m. PT.
The competition follows the traditional meet schedule of morning prelims and evening finals. The full competition schedule can be found online. Finals begin at 4 p.m. PT on Thursday and at 5 p.m. PT, Friday through Sunday. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. PT, Friday through Sunday. Tickets for the meet can be purchased on online through the Santa Clara Swim Club website.
Competition footage from the meet the will be broadcast by both Universal Sports and Swimnetwork.com. Universal Sports will air footage from the finals Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 14 on its digital cable channel. Swimnetwork.com will provide a live online stream of the Universal Sports broadcast. In addition, Swimnetwork.com will webcast the finals on Thursday, June 11, and the prelims from each day of competition.
