On the final day of the USA Swimming National Open Water Swimming Championships in Sarasota Florida, Makenna Sherman of the Sandpipers Of Nevada and Jackson Irwin of the Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team won the 7.5 km junior national races.

Sherman swam to a 9-second victory of Chloe Teger of Orange County Gold and Karrington Hansen of the Saint Petersburg Aquatics while Irvin won by an incredible 1 minute 45 seconds over James Darcy of Long Island Aquatic Club and Kannen Crossland of Premier Aquatics Club of Klein.

High school sophomore Sherman had earlier participated in the USA Swimming National Select Camp and trained in January at the high-altitude Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. She certainly made her preparations and focus worth her efforts.

Irwin had finished second in last year’s 7.5 km Junior National Championships by 5 seconds. This year, he was able to compete in the championships near home. With an additional year of training (where he dropped his 500-yard freestyle time to 4:29.59), he clearly showed the level of his improvement.

USA Swimming Junior National Open Water Swimming Championships Women’s 7.5 km Results

1. Makenna Sherman, Sandpipers Of Nevada 1:41:16
2. Chloe Teger, Orange County Gold 1:41:25
3. Karrington Hansen, Saint Petersburg Aquatics 1:41:26
4. Riley Christensen, Sandpipers Of Nevada 1:41:27
5. Samantha Anderson, Long Island Aquatic Club 1:41:42
6. Izzy Riva, Saint Petersburg Aquatics 1:41:46
7. Kate Guenther, Aquatic Team Of Mecklenburg 1:41:55
8. Alessandra Gendarmi, Sandpipers Of Nevada 1:42:13
9. Isabella Descent, Saint Petersburg Aquatics 1:44:39
10. Sadie Davidoff, Long Island Aquatic Club 1:45:11
11. Zara Kocak, Excel Aquatics 1:45:33
12. Mia Bugarin, Rose Bowl Aquatics 1:45:35
13. Grace Alegi, Sarasota Sharks 1:45:51
14. Kaylee Dietrich, TAC Titans 1:45:52
15. Alex Fox, Condors Swim Club 1:46:18
16. Faith Lamah, Edina Swim Club 1:46:18
17. Sasha Karafin, Long Island Aquatic Club 1:47:30
18. Sophie Thornburg, North Carolina Aquatic Club 1:47:36
19. Maddie Fox, TAC Titans 1:47:37
20. Kona Flanagan, Kamehameha Swim Club 1:47:54
21. Mabel Walborn, Lancaster Aquatic Club 1:48:09
22. Lucy Flynn, Orange County Gold 1:48:24
23. Alex Kauffman, Sandpipers Of Nevada 1:48:52
24. Brynlee Yoder, Concord Swim Club 1:48:53
25. Ainsley Stephan, Bolles School Sharks 1:49:24
26. Mackenzie Corbin, Lakeside Aquatic Club 1:49:44
27. Camryn Jones, Germantown Academy Aquatic Club 1:49:53
28. Lien Nguyen, Potomac Marlins 1:50:10
29. Chloe Gustin, Blazing Barracudas 1:50:17
30. Melissa Geiger, Greenwich YWCA Dolphins Swm Tm 1:50:17
31. Sarah Carrico, Excel Aquatics 1:50:30
32. Allegra Speight-Ray, Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics 1:51:38
33. Ilse Fedoronko, Greenwich YWCA Dolphins Swm Tm 1:51:39
34. Gabi Aegerter, Lakeside Aquatic Club 1:52:24
35. Quincy Taliaferro, Lake Oswego Swim Club 1:52:27
36. Annika Davis, Piranhas YMCA of the Suncoast 1:52:28
37. Courtney Cusack, Metroplex Aquatics 1:53:28
38. Liliana Hineman, Scottsdale Aquatic Club 1:59:36
39. Kaylee Maas, Webster BlueFins 2:05:11

USA Swimming Junior National Open Water Swimming Championships Men’s 7.5 km Results

1. Jackson Irwin, Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team 1:31:01
2. James Darcy, Long Island Aquatic Club 1:32:46
3. Kannen Crossland, Premier Aquatics Club of Klein 1:32:47
4. Jake MacPhail, Blazing Barracudas 1:33:00
5. Carson Phifer, Sandpipers Of Nevada 1:33:20
6. Ben Battaglia, Victor Swim Club 1:33:23
7. Brecken Egeland, Bend Swim Club 1:33:51
8. Caden Askren, Fishers Area Swimming Tigers 1:34:37
9. Trevor Donley, Rockville Montgomery Swim Club 1:34:55
10. Cole Nelson, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc 1:35:12
11. Corbin Bye, Corvallis Aquatic Team 1:37:13
12. Jack Pollard, Sandpipers Of Nevada 1:37:14
13. Colt Chaires, North Carolina Aquatic Club 1:37:15
14. Charles Hu, Amherst Tritons Swim Team 1:37:21
15. Max Stewart, Irvine Novaquatics 1:38:10
16. Marshall Smith, TSM Aquatics 1:38:11
17. Carson West, SwimMAC Carolina 1:38:36
18. Alex Allocco, Edina Swim Club 1:38:50
19. Jacob Clark, North Carolina Aquatic Club 1:39:06
20. Oliver Ritchey, Germantown Academy Aquatic Club 1:39:07
21. Jonathon Packard, Greenwich YWCA Dolphins Swm Tm 1:39:08
22. Leopold Nurit, Nation’s Capital Swim Club 1:40:22
23. Liam Schermerhorn, Saint Petersburg Aquatics 1:41:48
24. Stefan Tadic, New Trier Aquatics 1:42:23
25. Grant O’Mara, Rose Bowl Aquatics 1:43:36
26. Strader Franzese, Saint Petersburg Aquatics 1:43:55
27. Ethan Peyton, Mason Manta Rays 1:45:10
28. Jonathan Payne, NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc 1:45:18
29. Zaki Ibrahim, Excel Aquatics 1:46:39

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