Samantha Tucker (Austin, Texas) kicked off the night with a championship record in the women's 200m freestyle with a time of 1:58.81. Erica Erndl (Naples, Fla.), who won the 100m free previously this week, took home the silver in 1:58.92. Leone Vorster was third in 1:59.39.
Nick Thoman (Cincinnati, Ohio) picked up his second gold medal of the meet and posted the third meet record of the evening when he swam a time of 52.51 in the men's 100m backstroke. Patrick Schirk was the runner-up in 54.75, and France's Pierre Roger won the bronze in 55.21.
Adam Ritter (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) garnered the gold in the men's 200m free with a time of 1:47.57. Michael Klueh (Evansville, Ind.) followed in second place with a time of 1:48.65, and Alex Wold was third in 1:49.25.
Kevin Swander (Carmel, Ind.) turned under world record pace in the men's 100m breast at the half-way mark. He trailed slightly off the record, but held on for first place in meet record time of 59.40. Marcus Titus lit up the board next with a time of 1:00.21. Michael Alexandrov rounded out the top three in 1:00.57.
Rachel Bootsma earned her first U.S. Open title when she touched in at 1:00.47 in the women's 100m backstroke. Noriko Inada clocked in just two tenths later at 1:00.64, and two-time Olympian Margaret Hoelzer (Huntsville, Ala.) snuck into the top three with a time of 1:00.76.
