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Justina Kozan of Mission Viejo Nadadores, swims in heat four final of the women 200 meter IM at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. Kozan finished first in the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Daniel Matheson of Scottsdale Aquatic Club, signals to his team after finishing first in heat two of the men 400 meter freestyle final at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Daniel Matheson of Scottsdale Aquatic Club, swims in heat two of the men 400 meter freestyle final at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. Matheson finished first in the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Sebastian Wolff of the University of Denver swims in heat three of the men 200 meter IM final at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. Wolff finished first in the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Swimmers leave the blocks in heat three of the men 50 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020.(Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Katelyn Crom of Mission Viejo Nadadores, swims in heat two final of the women 400 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. Crom finished second in the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Grant House of Sun Devil Swimming swims in heat four of the men 200 meter IM final at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. House finished first in the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Julissa Arzave of South Bay Aquatics, swims in heat one final of the women 400 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Swimming fans watch the action from outside the fence at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Mathew Chai of FAST Swim Team looks at the scoreboard after finishing first in heat one of the men 400 meter freestyle final at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Mason Romantic, left, congratulates Anders Aistars of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, after he finished first in heat three of the men 400 meter freestyle final at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Isabella Abrajan of Mission Viejo Nadadores, swims in heat two final of the women 200 meter IM at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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John Gallant of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, swims in heat five of the men 400 meter freestyle final at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. Gallant finished first in the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Wilder Kruse of Fort Collins Area Swim Team swims in heat one of the men 200 meter IM final at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. Kruse finished first in the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Erica Sullivan of Sandpipers Of Nevada, swims in heat two final of the women 400 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. Sullivan finished first in the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Eliza Gadzinski of Mission Viejo Nadadores, swims in heat two final of the women 200 meter IM at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Abby Dunford of Sandpipers Of Nevada, swims in heat one final of the women 400 meter freestyle at the U.S. Open Championships in swimming held at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine on Friday, November 13, 2020. Dunford won the heat. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
IRVINE — Swimming competition again had a unique home under the lights at the Woollett Aquatics Center on Friday.
Bolstered by social distancing between three pools, plenty of chlorine and safety clearances from Orange County health officials, USA Swimming’s U.S. Open delivered an impressive display of young talent amid the pandemic.
Several up-and-coming girls highlighted the second day of the meet, recording lifetime-best times and a few qualifying times for the U.S. Olympic Trials next year.
“The safest place to be for youth sports has got to be in a pool, especially when you’re in an outdoor environment,” said Ken LaMont, coach of the host Novaquatics club.
High school and youth sports across the state have been limited to physical conditioning and skill training since Aug. 3. But the downsized meet in Irvine – one of nine satellite sites across the nation for the U.S. Open – is following multiple safety guidelines and received an inspection earlier this week from the Orange County Health Care Agency.
Meet director Kim Hoesterey said Friday that county health director Dr. Clayton Chau and Dr. Matthew Zahn, director of the agency’s communicable disease control division, toured the complex with representatives of Woollett and the city of Irvine.
“They said we’re good to go, we met all the criteria,” Hoesterey said.
USC freshman Kaitlyn Dobler won a tight 100-meter breaststroke in 1 minute, 8.77 seconds, out-touching Emma Weber, a 16-year-old with the University of Denver Hilltoppers, by six one-hundredths of a second. The winning touch was good for sixth overall.
“I was just excited to compete,” said Dobler, in her first meet since March. “Especially close races, I really missed that, and I didn’t realize how much I missed it until I was doing it.”
Arabella Sims, a 15-year-old with Nevada’s Sandpipers club, stayed hot by clocking the fastest 200 freestyle of the night, a lifetime-best time of 1:59.93 that was good for fifth overall. The time held off a 2:00.58 from Justina Kozan of the Mission Viejo Nadadores.
SOCAL’s Samantha Pearson placed third with a 2:02.95. Earlier in the day, the former Foothill High standout earned her Olympic Trials cut in the 200 individual medley.
Sims’ teammate Kathryn Grimes, 14, provided another highlight during the evening session by posting the fastest time in the 400 individual medley with a 4:47.58.
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