Finishing second behind Gangloff was fellow 2004 Olympian and 2007 U.S. World Championships Team member Scott Usher (Grand Island, Neb.) in 1:02.91, while Giordan Pogioli (Peoria, Ill.), a member of the 2007 U.S. World University Games Team, was third in 1:04.74.

“Anytime I go under 1:02 is a pretty big deal for me,” Gangloff said. “So to be able to do 1:01 tight now at this point of my training is huge. And to be able to break the meet record means a lot to me, too. (Former meet record-holder) Ed (Moses) always had fast in-season times.”

Gangloff’s race was just one of a handful of competitive races Friday night at the Mecklenburg County Aquatics Center.

In the women’s 200m free, Ava Ohlgren (Northville, Mich.), a member of the U.S. Pan American Games Team, came out on top of the rest of the field by about a half a second, winning with a time of 2:00.65. Fellow Pan Am Team member Emily Kukors (Auburn, Wash.) was second in 2:01.08, while World Championships Team member Mary DeScenza (Naperville, Ill.) was third in 2:01.16.

“This is the event I’ll be swimming at Pan Ams, so it really boosts my confidence going into the meet,” Ohlgren said. “I’m really excited about that swim because it was a best time. I’m just really excited about that swim and really excited about Pan Ams.”

The 200m free was the first of two wins for Ohlgren, who also won the 400m IM with a time of 4:44.82. Breaststroke specialist Caitlin Leverenz (Tucson, Ariz.), who will join Ohlgren at Pan Ams, was second with a time of 4:46.00, while Alicia Aemisegger (Oreland, Pa.), a member of the World University Games Team, was third in 4:49.18.

Earlier in the evening, Leverenz won the women’s 100m breaststroke in 1:10.31, followed by Abby MacGregor in 1:11.31 and Lyndsey Smith in 1:11.95.

U.S. World Championships Team member David Walters (Yorktown, Va.) of Longhorn Aquatics won the men’s 200m free, coming from behind in the final 25 meters to out-touch second-place finisher Richard Berens (Charlotte, N.C.), also of Longhorn Aquatics, by 11-hundredths.

Walters’ final time was 1:49.48, followed by Berens in 1:49.59. Dominik Miechtry was third in 1:49.83.

Walter recently attended USA Swimming’s distance training camp at altitude at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He credits his work at the camp for his outstanding finish.

“That’s why I was able to sprint that last 25 – all that core distance work,” Walters said. “I was just off my best time, so I was really pleased.”

In the 100m butterfly, DeScenza won the women’s race with a time of 1:00.52. Cat Whetstone was second in 1:00.96, while Kati Nolan was third in 1:01.36. Meanwhile, in the men’s race, Patrick O’Neil (Roseburg, Ore.), a member of the Pan Ams Team, finished first in 54.11, followed by Alexei Puninski in 54.22 and Berens in 54.27.

“I’m really happy,” O’Neil said. “That was right on my best time. If I’m doing that right now, it looks good for July (at the Pan American Games).”

In the final race of the evening, Bradley Ally won the men’s 400m IM with a time of 4:24.40, more than three seconds ahead of Tyler Harris (4:27.76) and Andrew Callahan (4:27.81).

The Charlotte UltraSwim continues Saturday with 10 events, including the much-anticipated showdown between 10-time Olympic medalist Gary Hall, Jr. (Miami Beach, Fla.) and Olympic hopeful and world record holder Cullen Jones (New Brunswick, N.J.).

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