SWIMMING / INTERNATIONAL GRAND CHALLENGE INVITATIONAL : Sikora, Kizierowski Continue Their Strong Showing

Bart Sikora and Bart Kizierowski made it plain early on that they would dominate the second day of the International Grand Challenge Swimming Invitational on Saturday at Heritage Park.

Sikora and Kizierowski, who swim with the Mission Viejo Nadadores but will represent Poland in the 1996 Olympics, started by finishing first and second in the 100-meter backstroke. Sikora set a meet record, finishing in 57.78 seconds, 0.12 ahead of Kizierowski.

They already had made their mark Friday, with Sikora winning the 200 individual medley and 200 backstroke and Kizierowski winning the 50 freestyle in 24.26, to tie the meet record.

Sikora got his second victory of Saturday, winning the 400 individual medley in a meet-record 4:32.60.

Kizierowski finished second to Canada’s Gary Anderson in the 100 butterfly. Anderson finished in 57.50; Kizierowski in 57:74.

The performance by Sikora and Kizierowski was more impressive because the Nadadores conducted double workouts Friday and Saturday.

“The kids are kind of mad at me,” Nadadores Coach Bill Rose said. “We’ve been working out at 6:30 in the morning and at 3 in the afternoon during the meet, so I’ve been getting some glares from them.”

Glares aside, the double workouts didn’t seem to hinder the Nadadores; at least one Nadadores swimmer placed among the top three in every men’s final Saturday.

Jessica Tong won the women’s 100 backstroke, in a meet-record 1:06.73. Tong swims for Stanford but was swimming unattached.

Alison Fealey, also swimming unattached, set a meet record in winning the 400 individual medley in 4:56.02.

Suzu Chiba of Golden West Swim Club, a triple-winner Friday, also set a meet record in the 200 freestyle, winning in 2:04.88.

Stanford swimmer Angie Wester-Kreig defended her title in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 1:04.44.

The meet concludes today with preliminaries starting at 9 a.m. and finals scheduled for 5 p.m.