Word: sterkel
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Last night also marked the debut of the 50-yard freestyles--dubbed the "Arena Sprints" in honor of their sponsor--in Nationals short course competition. In a race where quick starts and tight turns can provide the difference between winning and losing. American record holders and veteran sprinters Jill Sterkel and Robin Leamy held on to retain their nationals titles with fast clockings...
Other record-setting swims last night included former Olympian Jill Sterkel's 1:46.13 in the women's 200-yard freestyle. Swimming against a fast field, Sterkel held off a challenge from American record holder Sippy Woodhead to touch first with a new Blodgett record...
...Gterkel, Jill Texas 0 24 22 2) Borgmann, Carol Texas 0 24 71 3) Learn, Beth N C State 0 24 97 400-yd. MEDLEY RELAY 1) Arizona State 3 45 96 2) Stanford 3 47 03 3) N Carolina State 3 47 77 200-yd. FREESTYLE 1) Sterkel, Jill Texas 1 48 18 2) Spalding, Tracy S California 1 48 38 3) Linehan, Kim Texas 1 48 62 50-yd. BREASTSTROKE 1) Trieble, Kathy Florida 0 29 14 2) Waters, Patty N C State 0 29 43 3) Grant, Allison Artzona 0 29 63 100-yd. BUTTERFLY 1) Sterkel...
...women's side, Longhorns will probably be a much greater challenge to Mission Viejo. In the sprint freestyles, the Nadadores' Woodhead and Longhorn's Jill Sterkel are the class of the field, and in the distance races the same holds for Mission's Linzmeier and Longhorn's Kim Linehan. If these four are all entered in the 200-yd. freestyle, then look for one of the week's best contest...
...Besides Sterkel and Linehan, Longhorn Coach Paul Bergen expects top performances from distance freestyler Linda Irish, butterflyer Carol Borgmann (who finished second behind Sterkel in both the 50- and 100-yd. butterfly at last month's AIAW championships), and IMer Karen Werth. Werth has never been to Nationals before but already has the third fastest 200-IM in the country this year to her credit...