San Francisco Chronicle

Stanford, Cal swimmers star at national championsh­ips

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Simone Manuel won the 50meter freestyle Sunday, completing a sprint sweep at the U.S. swimming national championsh­ips in Irvine.

The Stanford swimmer got to the wall first in 24.10 seconds, a new U.S. Open record.

Cal’s Abbey Weitzeil finished second in 24.63.

Manuel, an Olympic silver medalist in Rio, also won the 100 free earlier in the meet, with Weitzeil fourth.

Cal’s Kathleen Baker won her third individual event, racing to victory by 1.11 seconds in the 200 individual medley. Baker led all the way and won in 2 minutes, 8.32 seconds, a new U.S. Open record. Her time was also the fastest in the world this year.

Baker also set a world record in in the 100 backstroke and tied for first in the 200 back.

Michael Andrew beat current world champion Caeleb Dressel and Cal alum Nathan Adrian to win the men’s 50 free. Andrew, who turned pro five years ago at age 14, outdueled Dressel in the closing meters to touch first in 21.49. Dressel stopped the clock in 21.67 and Adrian was third in 21.85. They were the only men under 22 seconds in the final.

Soccer: Zlatan Ibrahimovi­c had his first MLS hat trick, including scoring the tying and go-ahead goals in a four-minute span in the second half in the LA Galaxy’s 4-3 victory over host Orlando City. The 36-year-old Swedish star has 15 goals this season, his first in the league. The Galaxy (10-7-5) are unbeaten in nine games . ... The Seattle Sounders ended visiting New York City FC’s four-match win streak with a 3-1 victory.

Lindsey Horan scored in the 90th minute to give the U.S. a 1-1 draw with Australia in the Tournament of Nations in East Hartford, Conn.

Horan scored on a bouncing header off a well-placed corner kick from Megan Rapinoe. The tie extended the Americans’ undefeated streak to 18 games.

Ranked No. 1 in the world, the U.S. is gearing up for World Cup qualifying in October and hopes to defend its title next summer at the World Cup in France. Eighthrank­ed Australia has already secured a spot in France.

The U.S. will face Brazil in the final day of the tournament Thursday in Bridgeview, Ill.

Tennis: John Isner won the Atlanta Open for the fifth time in six years, beating fellow American Ryan Harrison in the final for the second straight year. Isner, the top seed, beat the No. 8 seed 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 at Atlantic Station to join Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras as the only Americans to win an ATP Tour event five times or more.

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