2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Jun 20, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports

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Women’s 200 fly

Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu won the women’s 200-meter fly by a second at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Hosszu powered her way to a top time of 2:09.77, adding .07 to her time from this morning.

She’s been much faster with a 10th-ranked 2:08.00 from the Charlotte stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

West Vancouver’s Emily Overholt turned in a second-place time of 2:10.75, cutting four-and-a-half seconds off her time from this morning.

Gold’s Lauren Case rounded out the top three with a third-place time of 2:11.06.

Noelle Tarazona (2:11.97), Argentina’s Virginia Bardach (2:12.82), Mexico’s Diana Luna Sanchez (2:13.28), Kelsey Leneave (2:13.34), Stanford’s Ally Howe (2:13.43) and Gator’s Andreina Pinto (2:13.46) closed out the A final.

California’s Caitlin Leverenz cruised in the B final with a winning time of 2:11.80.

Men’s 200 fly

NBAC’s Michael Phelps withstood a tough final 25 meters to secure the men’s 200-meter fly title at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Phelps uncorked a winning time of 1:57.62 after going out in 55.56. That’s Phelps’ best 200 fly time since his comeback, clearing the 1:58.90 he clocked this morning during prelims.

He sill has some time to drop to get into the world-class range as Laszlo Cseh is 10th in the world with a 1:55.95. Andrew Seliskar is still the top-ranked American with a ninth-ranked 1:55.92 from Austin.

Phelps’ teammate Chase Kalisz checked in with a second-place time of 1:58.06, while California’s Tom Shields settled for third with a time of 1:58.28.

FIAT’s Kaio Almeida (1:58.98), SwimMAC’s Tyler Clary (1:59.62), Club Wolverine’s Kyle Whitaker (1:59.66), California’s Justin Lynch (1:59.73), Dynamo’s Gunnar Bentz (2:00.20) and Stanford’s Bobby Bollier (2:01.16) placed fourth through ninth in the finale.

Mexico’s Long Gutierrez touched out Club Wolverine’s Dylan Bosch, 2:00.63 to 2:00.66, for the B final victory.

Women’s 50 free

Stanford’s Simone Manuel nearly moved into the top 10 in the world with a win in the women’s 50-meter free at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Manuel raced her way to a 24.75 to move to 11th in the world. That’s her third-fastest time ever, behind a lifetime best 24.56 from last summer’s nationals.

The Netherlands’ Femke Heemskerk nearly chased her down with a second-place time of 24.79. She’s been faster this year with an eighth-ranked season best of 24.57 from the Eindhoven Swim Cup.

California’s Natalie Coughlin, the veteran of the bunch at 32 years old, nearly popped another lifetime best here in Santa Clara with a third-place 24.97. That’s just off her 24.90 from the 2013 Mesa stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

SwimMAC’s Madison Kennedy touched fourth in 25.13 with California’s Farida Osman turning in a fifth-place 25.20.

Tucson Ford’s Margo Geer (25.21), Etiene Medeiros (25.21), Lia Neal (25.35) and Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin (25.52) also competed for the title.

Daynara De Paula continued her strong meet with a 25.60 to top the B final. FIAT’s Lorrane Ferreira finished second in the consolation with a time of 25.64.

Men’s 50 free

California’s Nathan Adrian grabbed eighth in the world rankings in the men’s 50-meter free at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Adrian threw down a 21.97 against a loaded A final. That swim jumped Adrian into eighth in the world rankings ahead of a 21.98 from the injured James Magnussen.

Auburn’s Bruno Fratus, who stands third in the world with a 21.74, wound up second tonight in 22.02. Trojan’s Vlad Morozov, ranked second in the world with a 21.65, wound up third in 22.27.

Tucson Ford’s Brad Tandy (22.28), California’s Anthony Ervin (22.43), Auburn’s Marcelo Chierighini (22.63), FIAT’s Henrique Martins (22.71), FIAT’s Italo Duarte (22.73) and Trojan’s Nikita Lobintsev (22.79) also turned in times in the A final.

Trojan’s Alexander Sukhorukov clipped SwimMAC’s Cullen Jones, 22.72 to 22.73, for the B final win.

Women’s 100 back

Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu doubled up with a sizzler in the women’s 100-meter back at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Just minutes after winning the 200 fly, Hosszu returned with a near-Hungarian record time of 59.69. That time is just off her fifth-ranked season best of 59.47 from the Charlotte stop, and her Hungarian mark of 59.36 from 2014.

California’s Elizabeth Pelton chased down second tonight with a time of 1:00.31, while Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin wound up taking third overall in 1:00.65.

Franklin is swimming her first meet since turning professional following NCAAs in March, and has been open that she’s knocking off some cobwebs here in Santa Clara.

Mexico’s Fernanda Gonzalez Ramirez (1:01.41), Club Wolverine’s Ali Deloof (1:01.59), Erin Voss (1:01.63), Etienne Medeiros (1:02.09), Gisela Morales (1:02.19) and Tasija Karosas (1:02.56) finished fourth through ninth tonight.

Grand Canyon’s Iryna Glavnyk chased down the B final title with a time of 1:02.24. North Carolina’s Hellen Moffitt turned in a second-place time of 1:02.48.

Men’s 100 back

California’s Ryan Murphy threw down a sub-54 to win the men’s 100-meter back at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Murphy raced his way to a time of 53.83, nearly moving into the top 10 in the world held by Camille Lacourt with a 53.60.

That’s near his in-season best of 53.57 set at the 2013 Georgia Long Course Sectionals, and just missed his best time this year of 53.82 from Austin.

Tucson Ford’s Matt Grevers, the top ranked American of the year with a fifth-ranked 53.27 from the Austin stop, ran into the lane line with 15 meters left and still managed to hold on to silver with a 54.45.

NYAC’s David Plummer checked in with a bronze-winning time of 54.55, while Club Wolverine’s Junya Koga also cleared 55 seconds with a fourth-place 54.88.

Tucson Ford’s Nick Thoman (55.25), California’s Jacob Pebley (55.34), PASA’s Eugene Godsoe (55.79), RAC’s Mohamed Hussein (55.88) and Gator’s Corey Main (55.93) closed out the rest of the championship heat.

Michael Andrew, the 16-year-old national age group record hunter, nearly popped a lifetime best in the B final with a 55.78. Andrew, who shaved for this meet, just missed his 55.73 best swam at both the Senior and Junior Nationals last summer.

Women’s 200 breast

Trojan’s Yuliya Efimova turned on the jets down the stretch to win the women’s 200-meter breast at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Efimova, who stunned many by cruising into finals with a 2:30 this morning, dominated the finale in a time of 2:23.64. That’s not near her season best of 2:22.12 from Russian Nationals that ranks fifth in the world, but was nearly two full seconds clear of the field.

Gator’s Hilda Luthersdottir claimed second tonight in a time of 2:25.61, while BlueFish’s Laura Sogar snared third overall in 2:27.04.

Auburn’s Annie Lazor (2:28.10), Minnesota’s Haley Spencer (2:28.39), Stanford’s Sarah Haase (2:31.37), SoFlo’s Alia Atkinson (2:31.47), Mexico’s Melissa Rodriguez Villanueva (2:31.53) and Tucson Ford’s Emma Schoettmer (2:32.88) rounded out the championship nine.

Argentina’s Julia Sebastian dropped six seconds from her prelim swim to win the B final in a time of 2:30.70.

Men’s 200 breast

Badger’s Cody Miller cracked 2:10 for the first time in his career in the men’s 200-meter breast at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Miller touched out California’s Josh Prenot, 2:09.71 to 2:09.91. This swim follows Miller putting up a lifetime best in the 100 to win last night. Miller’s time downed his previous best of 2:10.28 from the Orlando stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series, and moved him to 13th in the world rankings.

Prenot, who has been 2:09 before with a 2:09.30 lifetime best, became just the 15th swimmer to break 2:10 this year as he moved to 15th in the world.

FIAT’s Thiago Pereira wound up third in a time of 2:14.11, while Wisconsin’s Nick Schafer finished fourth in 2:14.80.

Louisville’s Carlos Claverie (2:15.05), SoFlo’s Jorge Murillo Valdes (2:17.30), Louisville’s Thomas Dahlia (2:17.47) and NBAC’s Chase Kalisz (2:18.83) also vied for the title, while Scottsdale’s Carl Mickelson drew a disqualification.

PASA’s BJ Johnson crushed the B final with a time of 2:14.55, downing the rest of the field by more than a second.

Women’s 50 fly

California’s Farida Osman set an African record in the women’s 50-meter fly for the win at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Osman hit the wall in a personal best 26.08 to break her own record of 26.12 from the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. The swim moved her to 16th in the world rankings.

SESI’s Daynara De Paula finished second tonight in 26.37 with Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin taking third in 26.42.

Aliena Schmidtke (26.55), SoFlo’s Alia Atkinson (26.65), Stanford’s Felicia Lee (26.98), North Carolina’s Hellen Moffitt (27.04), Stanford’s Simone Manuel (27.39) and Stanford’s Lia Neal (27.45) also battled in the finale.

Longhorn’s Lisa Boyce tracked down the consolation heat win in 27.12, while PASA’s Leah Goldman placed second in 27.21.

Men’s 50 fly

Phoenix’s Giles Smith turned in a personal best to win the men’s 50-meter fly at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Smith clocked a time of 23.30 to blast his previous top time of 23.65 from prelims. Coming into today, his personal best had been a 23.88 from last summer’s nationals.

Smith’s time tonight vaulted him to fourth in the world.

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FIAT’s Henrique Martins touched second tonight in a time of 23.57, while Tucson Ford’s Masa Kishida placed third in 23.92.

16-year-old Michael Andrew downed his personal best with a fourth-place time of 24.00. That’s better than the 24.22 he clocked in South Africa in February.

Trojan’s Dylan Carter (24.01), Argentina’s Santiago Grassi (24.06), Hong Kong’s Geoff Cheah (24.31), Puerto Rico’s Erik Risolvato (24.37) and Glauber Silva (24.49) also competed in the A final.

Auburn’s Arthur Mendes and North Carolina’s Sam Lewis shared the B final win with 24.36s.

Women’s 400 free

NBAC’s Lotte Friis charged her way to the finish to win the women’s 400-meter free at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

Friis, who is still considering exactly where she will end up after Bob Bowman left NBAC to Arizona State, won the finale in a time of 4:07.17. That’s still a bit off the world top 10 of 4:05.86 held by Cao Yue, but was enough to claim the first-place check tonight.

West Vancouver’s Emily Overholt placed second tonight in 4:07.93, while NBAC’s Cierra Runge checked in with a third-place time of 4:08.38.

Completing a difficult triple, Katinka Hosszu wound up taking fourth in 4:08.77 after winning the 200 fly and 100 back earlier in the evening.

Badger’s Lindsay Vrooman (4:10.73), NBAC’s Becca Mann (4:11.07), Club Wolverine’s Gillian Ryan (4:11.46), Minnesota’s Kiera Janzen (4:13.02) and NBAC’s Sierra Schmidt (4:13.19) comprised the rest of the championship heat.

Gator’s Andreina Pinto edged Granite Gators’ Kennedy Goss, 4:13.83 to 4:13.85, in an incredibly close B final.

Men’s 400 free

The Woodlands’ Michael McBroom added the 400 free to his 800 free victory at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.

In an intense battle with Club Wolverine’s Connor Jaeger, McBroom edged Jaeger, 3:48.59 to 3:48.75. That’s McBroom’s second win of the weekend thus far.

Trojan’s Mads Glaesner finished third tonight in a time of 3:49.51, while Longhorn’s Clark Smith picked up fourth in 3:49.72.

Trojan’s Ous Mellouli (3:50.57), Dynamo’s Matias Koski (3:51.96), Gator’s Mitch D’Arrigo (3:52.82), Zane Grothe (3:53.94) and FIAT’s Lucas Kanieski (3:55.66) rounded out the A final.

Club Wolverine’s Michael Klueh raced his way to the B final win in 3:53.73. Gator’s True Sweetser claimed second in 3:54.19.

2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara, Day 3 Finals – Results

SCHEDULED EVENTS

Women’s 200 fly
Men’s 200 fly
Women’s 50 free
Men’s 50 free
Women’s 100 back
Men’s 100 back
Women’s 200 breast
Men’s 200 breast
Women’s 50 fly
Men’s 50 fly
Women’s 400 free
Men’s 400 free

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