2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa: Kelsi Worrell Clocks Lifetime Best in 100 Fly

Mar 21, 2015; Greensboro, NC, USA; Kelsi Worrell swims 200 butterfly during NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving-Championships at Greensboro Aquatic Center. Mandatory Credit: Evan Pike-USA TODAY Sports

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Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell followed up her barrier-breaking efforts at the NCAA Championships with a lifetime best in the women’s 100-meter fly tonight at the Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa.

Worrell threw down a strong time of 58.24, downing her previous best of 58.44 from last summer’s U.S. Nationals. That’s a huge win as Worrell refocuses on her long course season after a phenomenal short course yard effort.

Kelsi Worrell, 100 fly:

“I’m having so much fun in this sport. I’m just praying that this will continue. Short course and long course swimming are so much different. We have to figure out how to translate my short course to long course.”

Western Kentucky’s Claire Donahue, who has had to deal with WKU’s hazing-based program suspension this week, finished second tonight in 59.19.

Katie McLaughlin picked up third overall this evening in 59.32, while Stanford’s Felicia Lee also cleared 1:00 with a fourth-place time of 59.95.

Hannah Saiz (1:00.34), SwimMAC’s Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (1:00.41), SwimMAC’s Cammile Adams (1:00.46) and Ellen Thomas (1:01.14) also competed in the A final tonight.

NBAC’s Allison Schmitt put up a 1:00.70 to win the B final tonight. That was nearly a lifetime best as she previously posted her best with a 1:00.16 at the 2011 Minneapolis stop of the Arena Grand Prix.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Women’s 200 free
Men’s 200 free
Women’s 100 breast
Men’s 100 breast
Women’s 100 fly
Men’s 100 fly
Women’s 400 IM
Men’s 400 IM
Women’s 400 free relay
Men’s 400 free relay

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Judith Bourbonnais

9 years ago

Rose Brunelle LIS SA TES NEXT A FAIRE SA AU 100

Rose Brunelle

9 years ago

Reply to Judith Bourbonnais

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