2021 U.S. Open Swimming Championships

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2021 Toyota U.S. Open Championships
Host city Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Date(s)December 1–4
Venue(s) Greensboro Aquatic Center
Events28
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The 2021 Toyota U.S Open Swimming Championships was held from December 1 to 4, 2021 at Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] Competition was conducted in a long course (50-meter) pool. [1]

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Results

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyle Bruno Fratus 22.36 Adam Chaney 22.37 Andrej Barna 22.43
100 m freestyle Andrej Barna 48.44 Gus Borges 49.40 Tate Jackson 49.52
200 m freestyle Trey Freeman 1:47.90 Khiew Hoe Yean 1:49.00 Oskar Lindholm 1:50.63
400 m freestyle Trey Freeman 3:49.06 Khiew Hoe Yean 3:50.52 Robert Finke 3:51.44
800 m freestyle Robert Finke 7:54.07 Charlie Clark 7:54.40 Tommy-Lee Camblong 8:01.33
1500 m freestyle Robert Finke 15:04.77 Charlie Clark 15:07.53 Trey Freeman 15:24.83
100 m backstroke Evangelos Makrygiannis 54.06 Sam Stewart 54.70 Adam Chaney 55.43
200 m backstroke Evangelos Makrygiannis 2:00.48 Baylor Nelson 2:00.85 Richie Stokes 2:01.24
100 m breaststroke Reid Mikuta 1:01.35 Noah Nichols 1:01.41 Brandon Fischer 1:02.26
200 m breaststroke Brandon Fischer 2:13.21 Raphael Rached Windmuller 2:15.92 Marcus Mok 2:16.80
100 m butterfly Eric Friese 52.56 Thomas Heilman 53.27 Iago Moussalem Amaral 53.59
200 m butterfly Kim Minseop 1:59.30 Hwangbo Junheon 1:59.33 Thomas Heilman 1:59.87
200 m
individual medley		 Baylor Nelson 1:59.86 Collyn Gagne 2:02.59 Joaquin Gonzalez Piñero 2:04.49
400 m
individual medley		 Robert Finke 4:17.39 Baylor Nelson 4:17.61 Collyn Gagne 4:19.43

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 m freestyle Mallory Comerford 25.24 Arina Openysheva 25.33 Camille Spink 25.36
100 m freestyle Mallory Comerford 54.74 Arina Openysheva 55.23 Camille Spink 55.44
200 m freestyle Katie Ledecky 1:55.47
CR		 Erin Gemmell 1:58.61 Julia Mrozinski 1:59.85
400 m freestyle Katie Ledecky 4:00.51
CR		 Erin Gemmell 4:10.12 Sierra Schmidt 4:12.53
800 m freestyle Katie Ledecky 8:12.81
CR		 Leah Smith 8:23.78 Sierra Schmidt 8:34.80
1500 m freestyle Katie Ledecky 15:45.32 Sierra Schmidt 16:21.56 Elise Bauer 16:32.55
100 m backstroke Regan Smith 58.69 Kobie Melton 1:01.91 Anya Mostek 1:01.93
200 m backstroke Regan Smith 2:07.09
CR		 Leah Smith 2:11.26 Julia Podkościelny 2:12.42
100 m breaststroke Hannah Bach 1:09.01 Phee Jinq En
Tylor Mathieu 		1:10.28none awarded
200 m breaststroke Kim Ahryoung 2:29.86 Abby Hay 2:30.51 Tylor Mathieu 2:32.73
100 m butterfly Mabel Zavaros 1:00.05 Autumn D'Arcy 1:00.24 Sydney Lu 1:00.39
200 m butterfly Regan Smith 2:10.58 Leah Gingrich 2:11.02 Amanda Ray 2:11.51
200 m
individual medley		 Leah Smith 2:11.67 Summer Smith 2:15.02 Abby Hay 2:15.45
400 m
individual medley		 Leah Smith 4:38.89 Julia Podkościelny 4:43.57 Ella Jansen 4:44.11

Championships records set

DayEventStageTimeNameCountryDateRef
1800 m freestyle (Women's)Final8:12.81 Katie Ledecky Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States December 1, 2021 [5] [6] [7]
2400 m freestyle (Women's)Final4:00.51 Katie Ledecky Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States December 2, 2021 [8] [9] [10]
3200 m freestyle (Women's)Heats1:56.06 Katie Ledecky Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States December 3, 2021 [11] [12]
3200 m freestyle (Women's)Final1:55.47 Katie Ledecky Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States December 3, 2021 [12] [13] [14]
4200 m backstroke (Women's)Final2:07.09 Regan Smith Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States December 4, 2021 [15] [16] [17] [18]

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