2020 U.S. Open Swimming Championships

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The 2020 Toyota U.S. Open Swimming Championships were contested from November 12 to 14, 2020 in a virtual competition format at nine locations in the United States with medalists determined from the merged results across all nine locations.Keith, Braden (October 6, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/usa-swimming-announces-9-sites-that-will-host-the-2020-u-s-open/ "USA Swimming Announces 9 Sites That Will Host the 2020 U.S. Open"]. SwimSwam. November 22, 2022.Ross, Andy (October 6, 2020). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/usa-swimming-announces-nine-regional-sites-for-toyota-us-open/ "USA Swimming Announces Nine Regional Sites For Toyota US Open"]. Swimming World. November 22, 2022.Goh, ZK (November 13, 2020). [https://olympics.com/en/news/us-open-swimming-arabella-sims-800-m-freestyle-marwan-el-kamash "U.S. Open swimming: 15-year-old Sims sets fifth-fastest age group time in 800m free"]. Olympics.com. November 22, 2022.Maese, Rick (November 13, 2020). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/11/13/us-open-swimming-coronavirus/ "One meet, nine cities, lots of rules: How top U.S. swimmers finally returned to the pool"]. The Washington Post. November 22, 2022. Competition was conducted in long course (50 meter) pools.Hy-Tek (November 16, 2020). [https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/complete-us-open-results.pdf "2020 Toyota US Open Championships - Compiled Results"]. USA Swimming. November 22, 2022.

Venues

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the format of the Championships was changed from its normal one in-person venue competition format to a virtual format, marking the first USA Swimming Championships contested in a virtual format and the second USA Swimming competition of any type, Championships or non-Championships, in a virtual format.McCormick, Jack (September 25, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/usa-swimming-announces-updated-2020-meet-calendar/ "USA Swimming Announces Updated 2020 Meet Calendar"]. SwimSwam. November 22, 2022. Individual sites of competition included the following nine venues (cities):

  1. Blossom Athletic Center (San Antonio, Texas).[https://uhcougars.com/news/2020/11/14/swimming-and-diving-houston-concludes-competition-at-the-toyota-us-open.aspx "Houston Concludes Competition at the Toyota U.S. Open"]. Houston Cougars. November 10, 2020. November 22, 2022.
  2. Greensboro Aquatic Center (Greensboro, North Carolina).Gibbs, Robert (November 13, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/2020-u-s-open-greensboro-friday-p-m-live-recap/ "2020 U.S. Open – Greensboro Friday P.M. Live Recap"]. SwimSwam. November 22, 2022.
  3. Huntsville Aquatic Center (Huntsville, Alabama).[https://www.huntsvillesports.org/events/toyota-u-s-open/ "Toyota U.S. Open – Huntsville, AL"]. huntsvillesports.org. 2020. November 22, 2022.
  4. Indiana University Natatorium (Indianapolis, Indiana).[https://athletics.uindy.edu/news/2020/11/14/mens-swimming-diving-hounds-deliver-fast-times-at-us-open.aspx "Hounds Deliver Fast Times at U.S. Open"]. Indianapolis Greyhounds. November 14, 2020. November 22, 2022.
  5. Selby Aquatic Center (Sarasota, Florida).[https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/guides/2020-toyota-us-open/2020-us-open-sarasota_101820.pdf "2020 U.S. Open: Sarasota"]. USA Swimming. 2020. November 22, 2022.
  6. SwimRVA (Richmond, Virginia).Gibbs, Robert (November 12, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/2020-u-s-open-richmond-thursday-pm-recap-mckenna-and-parent-take-the-800s/ "2020 U.S. Open – Richmond Thursday PM Recap: McKenna and Parent Take the 800s"]. SwimSwam. November 22, 2022.
  7. Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center (Beaverton, Oregon).Lepesant, Anne (November 12, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/2020-u-s-open-beaverton-thursday-pm-recap-noah-brune-wins-2-man-800-free/ "2020 U.S. Open – Beaverton Thursday PM Recap: Noah Brune Wins 2-Man 800 Free"]. SwimSwam. November 22, 2022.
  8. Wellmark YMCA (Des Moines, Iowa).Birch, Tommy (October 6, 2020). [https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/10/06/usa-swimming-toyota-us-open-des-moines-site/5899722002/ "Des Moines one of nine national sites to host swimming's Toyota U.S. Open"]. The Des Moines Register. November 22, 2022.
  9. William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center (Irvine, California).[https://ucsdtritons.com/news/2020/11/10/swimming-diving-seven-swimmers-to-compete-at-us-open-swimming-championships.aspx "Seven Swimmers to Compete at US Open Swimming Championships"]. UC San Diego Tritons. November 10, 2020. November 22, 2022.

Results

=Men=

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|50 m freestyle

| Santo Condorelli

22.27

| Ryan Held

22.35

| Yusuke Legard

22.59
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|100 m freestyle

| Andrej Barna

48.75

| Ryan Held

49.00

| Santo Condorelli

49.39
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|200 m freestyle

| Kieran Smith

1:47.29

| Patrick Callan

1:47.38

| Alexei Sancov

1:48.46
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|400 m freestyle

| Kieran Smith

3:48.78

| Marwan Elkamash

3:48.87

| Patrick Callan

3:49.34
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|800 m freestyle

| Marwan Elkamash

7:52.19

| Bobby Finke

7:53.05

| Kieran Smith

8:00.05
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|1500 m freestyle

| Bobby Finke

15:09.14

| John Gallant

15:18.39

| Jack Collins

15:22.05
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|100 m backstroke

| Jack Aikins

54.59

| William Grant

54.69

| Gabriel Fantoni

54.96
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|200 m backstroke

| William Grant

1:59.52

| Clark Beach

2:00.21

| Wyatt Davis

2:00.30
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|100 m breaststroke

| Andrew Wilson

59.58

| Cody Miller

59.65

| Ilya Evdokimov

1:00.47
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|200 m breaststroke

| Andrew Wilson

2:09.83

| Cody Miller

2:10.22

| Brandon Fischer

2:13.60
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|100 m butterfly

| Luis Martínez

51.50
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| Miles Smachlo

52.54

| Zach Harting

52.62
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|200 m butterfly

| Zach Harting

1:57.82

| Matthew Fenlon

1:58.41

| Antani Ivanov


Miles Smachlo
1:58.51
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|200 m
individual medley

| Chase Kalisz

1:59.72

| Carson Foster

1:59.82

| Ryan Lochte

2:01.05
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|400 m
individual medley

| Carson Foster

4:16.51

| Bobby Finke

4:18.08

| Jake Foster

4:19.44

=Women=

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|50 m freestyle

| Gretchen Walsh

24.65

| Kate Douglass

24.99

| Farida Osman

25.10
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|100 m freestyle

| Torri Huske

54.04

| Gretchen Walsh

54.37

| Claire Curzan

54.93
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|200 m freestyle

| Paige Madden

1:57.64

| Madisyn Cox

1:58.97

| Joanna Evans

1:59.26
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|400 m freestyle

| Emma Weyant

4:10.38

| Paige Madden

4:10.42

| Joanna Evans

4:11.28
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|800 m freestyle

| Bella Sims

8:27.01

| Ally McHugh

8:29.36

| Erica Sullivan

8:31.38
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|1500 m freestyle

| Erica Sullivan

16:04.37

| Ashley Twichell

16:18.11

| Ally McHugh

16:30.40
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|100 m backstroke

| Kathleen Baker

59.82

| Regan Smith

59.95

| Phoebe Bacon

1:00.18
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|200 m backstroke

| Phoebe Bacon

2:09.16

| Katharine Berkoff

2:10.12

| Kathleen Baker

2:11.38
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|100 m breaststroke

| Anna Elendt

1:07.50

| Lydia Jacoby

1:07.57

| Rachel Bernhardt

1:07.67
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|200 m breaststroke

| Madisyn Cox

2:27.55

| Isabelle Odgers

2:28.69

| Anna Keating

2:29.38
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|100 m butterfly

| Claire Curzan

56.61
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| Torri Huske

57.36

| Kate Douglass

57.43
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|200 m butterfly

| Regan Smith

2:08.61

| Olivia Carter

2:10.52

| Charlotte Hook

2:10.90
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|200 m
individual medley

| Madisyn Cox

2:10.49

| Torri Huske

2:11.18

| Kathleen Baker

2:12.97
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|400 m
individual medley

| Emma Weyant

4:40.84

| Ally McHugh

4:43.00

| Genevieve Pfeifer

4:45.14

Championships records set

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| 100 m butterfly (Women's)

| Final

| 56.61

| Claire Curzan

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| November 13, 2020

| style="text-align:center;" | OlympicTalk (November 13, 2020). [https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/11/13/claire-curzan-swimming-us-open/ "Claire Curzan, 16, flies into the Olympic swimming picture"]. NBC Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2023.Ross, Andy (November 13, 2020). [https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/us-open-friday-night-times-report-curzan-martinez-enter-top-five-world-rankings-baker-beats-stacked-virtual-field/ "US Open Friday Night Times Report: Curzan, Martinez Enter Top Five World Rankings; Baker Beats Stacked Virtual Field"]. Swimming World. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

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| 100 m butterfly (Men's)

| Final

| 51.50

| Luis Martínez

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| November 13, 2020

| style="text-align:center;" | Johnson, Annika (November 13, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/luis-martinez-breaks-tom-shields-100-fly-u-s-open-meet-record/ "Luis Martinez Breaks Tom Shields' 100 Fly U.S. Open Meet Record"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved January 24, 2023.Merrill, Lawrence (July 13, 2021). [https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/7/13/swimming-diving-fight-for-it-luis-martinez-sets-bar-high-for-second-olympics.aspx "'Fight for it': Luis Martinez sets bar high for second Olympics"]. Auburn Tigers. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

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