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Women’s 200 free
NCAP’s Katie Ledecky, fresh off the second-fastest 500-yard free in history, cranked out a swift time of 1:57.39 to lead the way in the 200-meter freestyle.
Ledecky already has the fourth-fastest 200 free in the world this year with a 1:55.16 from Worlds, where she became the first person to ever win the 200-400-800-1500 freestyle sweep at Worlds.
Virginia’s Leah Smith, who had a breakout summer, raced her way to second in prelims with a 1:58.13, while Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin will look to bust out of a summer slump with a third-seeded 1:59.17.
NBAC’s Allison Schmitt (1:59.20), Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis (1:59.33) and NBAC’s Cierra Runge (1:59.64) also broke 2:00 to round out the top six.
Aggie’s Sarah Henry (2:00.14) and California’s Camille Cheng (2:00.26) made their way into the A final as well, while California’s Katie McLaughlin just missed with a ninth-seeded 2:00.41.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Ledecky, Katie 18 Nation's Capital 1:55.16 1:57.39 qOT
28.01 57.34 (29.33)
1:27.80 (30.46) 1:57.39 (29.59)
2 Smith, Leah 20 Unattached-VA 1:57.52 1:58.13 qOT
28.38 58.30 (29.92)
1:28.71 (30.41) 1:58.13 (29.42)
3 Franklin, Missy 20 Colorado Stars-C 1:55.49 1:59.17 qOT
28.53 58.64 (30.11)
1:29.28 (30.64) 1:59.17 (29.89)
4 Schmitt, Alliso 25 North Baltimore- 1:56.23 1:59.20 qOT
28.98 59.20 (30.22)
1:29.82 (30.62) 1:59.20 (29.38)
5 Margalis, Melan 23 Saint Petersburg 1:57.91 1:59.33 qOT
28.87 59.31 (30.44)
1:29.81 (30.50) 1:59.33 (29.52)
6 Runge, Cierra 19 North Baltimore- 1:58.35 1:59.64 qOT
28.60 58.93 (30.33)
1:29.50 (30.57) 1:59.64 (30.14)
7 Henry, Sarah 23 Aggie Swim Club- 1:58.72 2:00.14 qOT
28.80 59.55 (30.75)
1:29.78 (30.23) 2:00.14 (30.36)
8 Cheng, Camille 22 California Aquat 1:58.99 2:00.26 qOT
28.11 58.35 (30.24)
1:29.28 (30.93) 2:00.26 (30.98)
Men’s 200 free
Just days after the release of his tell-all story with Sports Illustrated, superstar Michael Phelps had a tough time with his first swim at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.
Phelps, swimming in the second-to-last A flight heat, wound up 10th overall with a 1:51.34. That’s well back of his former training partner Conor Dwyer’s top-seeded 1:48.95, and kept Phelps out of a loaded A final.
Louisville’s Joao De Lucca picked up the second seed with a time of 1:49.68, while SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte made the finale with a third-seeded 1:49.69.
Louisville’s Trevor Carroll (1:49.70), Wisconsin’s Michael Weiss (1:49.78), Louisville’s Matthias Lindenbauer (1:49.97), Club Wolverine’s Bobby Hurley (1:50.02) and SESI’s Giovanny Lima (1:50.81) cranked out the rest of the A final finishes so far in the A flight.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Dwyer, Conor 26 Trojan Swim Club 1:46.45 1:48.95 qOT
25.47 52.92 (27.45)
1:21.15 (28.23) 1:48.95 (27.80)
2 De Lucca, Joao 25 Cardinal Aquatic 1:46.42 1:49.68 qOT
25.55 53.24 (27.69)
1:21.78 (28.54) 1:49.68 (27.90)
3 Lochte, Ryan 31 SwimMAC Carolina 1:45.36 1:49.69 qOT
25.88 53.81 (27.93)
1:22.67 (28.86) 1:49.69 (27.02)
4 Carroll, Trevor 20 Univ Louisville- 1:48.78 1:49.70 qOT
25.66 53.32 (27.66)
1:21.45 (28.13) 1:49.70 (28.25)
5 Weiss, Michael 24 Wisconsin Aquati 1:47.63 1:49.78 qOT
26.22 54.23 (28.01)
1:22.43 (28.20) 1:49.78 (27.35)
6 Lindenbauer, Ma 22 Univ Louisville- 1:50.06 1:49.97 qOT
25.41 53.17 (27.76)
1:21.07 (27.90) 1:49.97 (28.90)
7 Hurley, Bobby 27 Club Wolverine-M 1:48.89 1:50.02 qOT
26.07 54.03 (27.96)
1:22.23 (28.20) 1:50.02 (27.79)
8 Lima, Giovanny 18 Sesi-Sp-US 1:49.18 1:50.81 qOT
26.24 54.41 (28.17)
1:23.26 (28.85) 1:50.81 (27.55)
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9 Carter, Dylan 19 Una Troj-CA 1:50.09 1:50.84 qOT
26.37 53.84 (27.47)
1:22.36 (28.52) 1:50.84 (28.48)
10 Phelps, Michael 30 North Baltimore- 1:48.20 1:51.34 qOT
26.16 53.99 (27.83)
1:22.82 (28.83) 1:51.34 (28.52)
Women’s 100 breast
Louisville’s Andee Cottrell and SwimMAC’s Micah Lawrence put up matching top-seeded times in the 100-meter breaststroke.
Cottrell, who just had an insightful sitdown interview with Swimming World, turned in a 1:07.90 that matched Lawrence’s 1:07.90 as well.
Those times are less than a second outside the top 20 in the world. The meet missed some starpower with SwimMAC’s Katie Meili, the third-ranked swimmer in the world with a 1:05.64 from the Pan American Games, scratching prelims.
Breeja Larson raced her way into third overall in 1:08.22 with Kierra Smith taking fourth in 1:08.90.
Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis (1:09.21), Minnesota’s Haley Spencer (1:09.35), Pen State’s Melissa Rodriguez (1:09.81) and Badger’s Emily McClellan (1:10.30) also earned spots in the A final during the A flight of prelims.
1 Cottrell, Andee 20 Univ Louisville- 1:07.63 1:07.90 qOT
32.36 1:07.90 (35.54)
1 Lawrence, Micah 25 SwimMAC Carolina 1:06.51 1:07.90 qOT
32.85 1:07.90 (35.05)
3 Larson, Breeja 23 Unattached-GU 1:06.73 1:08.22 qOT
32.46 1:08.22 (35.76)
4 Smith, Kierra 21 Una Minn-MN 1:07.88 1:08.90 qOT
33.42 1:08.90 (35.48)
5 Margalis, Melan 23 Saint Petersburg 1:07.35 1:09.21 qOT
33.19 1:09.21 (36.02)
6 Spencer, Haley 24 Minnesota Aquati 1:07.94 1:09.35 qOT
33.23 1:09.35 (36.12)
7 Rodriguez, Meli 21 Penn State-MA 1:09.16 1:09.81 qOT
32.55 1:09.81 (37.26)
8 McClellan, Emil 23 Badger Swim Club 1:08.77 1:10.03 qOT
32.91 1:10.03 (37.12)
Men’s 100 breast
Louisville’s Carlos Claverie turned in the top seed in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke this morning with a 1:01.02. That’s just a second back of the top 20 in the world this year, and broke the pool record of 1:01.13 set by Brendan Hansen back in 2011.
Badger’s Cody Miller, already eighth in the world with a 58.51 from the Santa Clara stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series last season, qualified second in 1:01.07.
Indie’s Michael Andrew raced his way to the third seed in 1:01.08 and will be vying for his 15-16 national age group record of 1:00.68 from last year.
Club Wolverine’s Richard Funk qualified fourth in 1:01.65 with Missouri’s Sam Tierney turning in a fifth-seeded 1:01.71.
Limmat Sharks’ Yannick Kaiser (1:01.86), Auburn’s Felipe Lima (1:01.97) and Longhorn’s Andrew Wilson (1:02.14) also made the finale. Lima (59.78) and Wilson (59.65) have both been under 1:00 this year.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Claverie, Carlo 19 Univ Louisville- 1:01.56 1:01.02PqOT
29.14 1:01.02 (31.88)
2 Miller, Cody 23 Badger Swim Club 59.51 1:01.07PqOT
29.20 1:01.07 (31.87)
3 Andrew, Michael 16 Indie Swimming-M 1:00.68 1:01.08PqOT
28.62 1:01.08 (32.46)
4 Funk, Richard 22 Club Wolverine-M 1:00.26 1:01.65 qOT
29.13 1:01.65 (32.52)
5 Tierney, Sam 22 Una Umiz-MV 1:01.17 1:01.71 qOT
29.04 1:01.71 (32.67)
6 Kaeser, Yannick 23 Limmat Sharks-US 1:00.94 1:01.86 qOT
29.07 1:01.86 (32.79)
7 Lima, Felipe 30 Una AU-SE 59.78 1:01.97 qOT
29.29 1:01.97 (32.68)
8 Wilson, Andrew 22 Longhorn Aquatic 59.65 1:02.14 qOT
29.30 1:02.14 (32.84)
Women’s 100 fly
Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell, looking to build on her career year last year during which she broke butterfly barriers in yard swimming, led the way in prelims of the 100-meter fly at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.
Worrell clocked a time of 58.03. That’s a pool record, breaking the 58.15 set by Jenny Thompson back in 1999, and isn’t far off Worrell’s third-ranked season best of 57.24 from the Pan American Games.
California’s Dana Vollmer, on the comeback trail after taking a bit of a sabbatical to have a child, blazed her way to a 58.22 for the second seed. That’s nearly a top 20 time in the world from the former world record holder.
California’s Noemie Thomas hit the wall third in prelims with a time of 58.49, while Trojan’s Kendyl Stewart took fourth in 58.68.
Mason Makos’ Amanda Kendall (58.91), SoFlo’s Claire Donahue (59.07), SESI’s Daynara De Paula (59.22) and California’s Farida Osman (59.76) also made finals.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Worrell, Kelsi 21 Univ Louisville- 57.24 58.03PqOT
27.32 58.03 (30.71)
2 Vollmer, Dana 27 California Aquat 58.94 58.22 qOT
25.84 58.22 (32.38)
3 Thomas, Noemie 19 Univ California, 58.00 58.49 qOT
27.52 58.49 (30.97)
4 Stewart, Kendyl 21 Una Troj-CA 57.82 58.68 qOT
27.30 58.68 (31.38)
5 Kendall, Amanda 24 Mason Makos Swim 59.12 58.91 qOT
27.73 58.91 (31.18)
6 Donahue, Claire 26 South Florida Aq 58.03 59.07 qOT
27.18 59.07 (31.89)
7 De Paula, Dayna 26 Sesi-Sp-US 58.35 59.22 qOT
27.67 59.22 (31.55)
8 Osman, Farida 20 Univ California, 58.22 59.76 qOT
28.49 59.76 (31.27)
Men’s 100 fly
Just minutes after missing the A final in the 200 free, Michael Phelps bounced back with a fourth-seeded tie in the 100-meter fly.
Phelps clocked a time of 53.70 to tie Indie’s Michael Andrew in prelims for fourth. Andrew will be looking for his 15-16 national age group record of 52.57 from a year ago during finals.
Canyon’s Santo Condorelli topped qualifying in 53.25 with SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte snaring second in 53.27. Giles Smith, fresh off the FINA World Cup series, qualified third in 53.28.
Tucson Ford’s Masa Kishida (53.74), SwimMAC’s Matt Josa (53.74) and Club Seminole’s Pavel Sankovich (53.85) also earned spots in the finale.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Condorelli, San 20 Canyons Aquatic- 52.42 53.25 qOT
24.63 53.25 (28.62)
2 Lochte, Ryan 31 SwimMAC Carolina 51.55 53.27 qOT
25.48 53.27 (27.79)
3 Smith, Giles 23 Phoenix Swim Clu 51.92 53.28 qOT
25.27 53.28 (28.01)
4 Andrew, Michael 16 Indie Swimming-M 52.57 53.70 qOT
24.79 53.70 (28.91)
4 Phelps, Michael 30 North Baltimore- 50.45 53.70 qOT
25.64 53.70 (28.06)
6 Kishida, Masa 29 Tucson Ford Deal 52.97 53.74 qOT
25.17 53.74 (28.57)
6 Josa, Matthew 20 SwimMAC Carolina 51.68 53.74 qOT
25.23 53.74 (28.51)
8 Sankovich, Pave 25 Club Seminole-FL 51.57 53.85 qOT
25.56 53.85 (28.29)
Women’s 400 IM
Open water star Becca Mann of NBAC turned in the top seed of the morning with a time of 4:42.27.
NCAP’s Katie Ledecky, the greatest distance swimmer of all time, demonstrated her growing event range with a second-seeded time of 4:42.43 as she finished just behind Mann in their loaded heat.
Stanford’s Maya DiRado turned in a third-seeded time of 4:44.02 with UBCD’s Emily Overholt claiming fourth in 4:44.26.
Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger (4:44.54), Aggie’s Sarah Henry (4:44.71), Florida’s Elizabeth Beisel (4:45.30) and SwimMAC’s Cammile Adams (4:45.91) also made their way into the A final.
California’s Caitlin Leverenz, fresh off a busy FINA World Cup season, didn’t get a great start to her Arena Pro Swim Series title defense with a ninth-seeded 4:46.02.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Mann, Becca 17 North Baltimore- 4:39.78 4:42.27 qOT
30.62 1:04.18 (33.56)
1:41.47 (37.29) 2:16.97 (35.50)
2:58.92 (41.95) 3:39.71 (40.79)
4:11.63 (31.92) 4:42.27 (30.64)
2 Ledecky, Katie 18 Nation's Capital 4:41.70 4:42.43 qOT
30.42 1:04.29 (33.87)
1:41.95 (37.66) 2:17.27 (35.32)
2:59.41 (42.14) 3:40.50 (41.09)
4:12.30 (31.80) 4:42.43 (30.13)
3 DiRado, Maya 22 Stanford Swimmin 4:31.71 4:44.02 qOT
31.27 1:06.12 (34.85)
1:42.50 (36.38) 2:17.67 (35.17)
2:59.79 (42.12) 3:40.13 (40.34)
4:13.33 (33.20) 4:44.02 (30.69)
4 Overholt, Emily 18 Ubc Dolphins-US 4:32.52 4:44.26 qOT
29.62 1:02.86 (33.24)
1:40.86 (38.00) 2:16.25 (35.39)
2:58.55 (42.30) 3:40.51 (41.96)
4:13.48 (32.97) 4:44.26 (30.78)
5 Zeiger, Brooke 19 Univ Minnesota-M 4:46.05 4:44.54 qOT
30.54 1:04.68 (34.14)
1:41.65 (36.97) 2:17.34 (35.69)
2:58.52 (41.18) 3:40.15 (41.63)
4:12.86 (32.71) 4:44.54 (31.68)
6 Henry, Sarah 23 Aggie Swim Club- 4:38.88 4:44.71 qOT
30.68 1:05.18 (34.50)
1:42.82 (37.64) 2:19.10 (36.28)
3:00.79 (41.69) 3:42.36 (41.57)
4:13.86 (31.50) 4:44.71 (30.85)
7 Beisel, Elizabe 23 Una Gsc-FL 4:31.99 4:45.30 qOT
31.39 1:05.78 (34.39)
1:42.98 (37.20) 2:17.70 (34.72)
2:59.05 (41.35) 3:39.70 (40.65)
4:13.21 (33.51) 4:45.30 (32.09)
8 Adams, Cammile 24 SwimMAC Carolina 4:40.41 4:45.91 qOT
30.34 1:04.20 (33.86)
1:41.56 (37.36) 2:18.28 (36.72)
2:59.93 (41.65) 3:41.49 (41.56)
4:14.92 (33.43) 4:45.91 (30.99)
Men’s 400 IM
NBAC’s Chase Kalisz blasted the rest of the field this morning with a top time of 4:19.30. He is ranked fourth in the world with a 4:10.05 from Worlds this summer.
Club Wolverine’s Connor Jaeger checked in with a second-seeded 4:27.45, while Louisville’s Nolan Tesone took the third seed in 4:28.32.
Gator’s Sebastien Rousseau (4:28.81), UBCD’s Luke Reilly (4:29.45), Club Wolverine’s Kyle Whitaker (4:29.84), Minnesota’s John Bushman (4:32.39) and Ridgefield’s Kieran Smith (4:32.54) qualified fourth through eighth in the A flight.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Kalisz, Chase 21 North Baltimore- 4:09.62 4:19.30 qOT
27.41 58.33 (30.92)
1:32.70 (34.37) 2:05.20 (32.50)
2:41.68 (36.48) 3:17.70 (36.02)
3:49.45 (31.75) 4:19.30 (29.85)
2 Jaeger, Connor 24 Club Wolverine-M 4:24.63 4:27.45 qOT
27.73 59.04 (31.31)
1:35.91 (36.87) 2:10.62 (34.71)
2:49.05 (38.43) 3:28.18 (39.13)
3:58.96 (30.78) 4:27.45 (28.49)
3 Tesone, Nolan 21 Univ Louisville- 4:26.66 4:28.32 qWN
1:00.92 ( )
1:34.97 (34.05) 2:08.42 (33.45)
2:46.30 (37.88) 3:25.28 (38.98)
3:57.07 (31.79) 4:28.32 (31.25)
4 Rousseau, Sebas 25 Gator Swim Club- 4:13.09 4:28.81 qWN
28.26 59.64 (31.38)
1:35.51 (35.87) 2:09.44 (33.93)
2:48.38 (38.94) 3:27.27 (38.89)
3:59.38 (32.11) 4:28.81 (29.43)
5 Reilly, Luke 19 Ubc Dolphins-US 4:15.86 4:29.45 qWN
28.38 1:00.41 (32.03)
1:35.20 (34.79) 2:08.71 (33.51)
2:48.67 (39.96) 3:28.43 (39.76)
3:59.80 (31.37) 4:29.45 (29.65)
6 Whitaker, Kyle 24 Club Wolverine-M 4:25.81 4:29.84 qWN
27.53 58.94 (31.41)
1:34.79 (35.85) 2:09.32 (34.53)
2:47.42 (38.10) 3:26.59 (39.17)
3:59.06 (32.47) 4:29.84 (30.78)
7 Bushman, John 22 Univ Minnesota-M 4:26.53 4:32.29 qWN
29.08 1:01.71 (32.63)
1:38.30 (36.59) 2:13.28 (34.98)
2:51.10 (37.82) 3:29.03 (37.93)
4:00.52 (31.49) 4:32.29 (31.77)
8 Smith, Kieran 15 Ridgefield Aquat 4:30.26 4:32.54 qWN
28.98 1:02.54 (33.56)
1:36.95 (34.41) 2:10.47 (33.52)
2:49.98 (39.51) 3:30.28 (40.30)
4:01.61 (31.33) 4:32.54 (30.93)
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
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