Hali Flickinger Holds off Kelsi Dahlia for 200 Fly Win in Indy

After shattering the World Record in the 1500 and the U.S. Open mark in the 400 freestyle, Katie Ledecky will be back in the water on the final night of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series Indianapolis in the 800 distance. She owns the top seed in the event as does Club Wolverine’s Felix Auboeck who will be heavily challenged by Mission Viejo’s Zane Grothe.

After posting the top time in this morning’s prelims, Katie Drabot will not be competing the 200 butterfly in tonight’s finals. Veteran Hali Flickinger will look to secure the win in this event. Other top seeds include Chase Kalisz in the 200 fly, Indiana duo Lilly King and Cody Miller in the 100 breaststroke, Ali Deloof and Jacob Pebley in the 100 backstroke and Melanie Margalis and Daniel Sos in the 200 IM.

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Women’s 200 Butterfly

After getting off to a quick start, Flickinger (2:08.76) was able to hold off a charging Kelsi Dahlia in the last fifty of the women’s 200 Butterfly. The swim was just off her 2:08.04 from the Atlanta stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series. The Cardinal out-split Flickinger 33.44-34.09 on the last lap but did not have enough for the win as she got second in 2:09.22. Dahlia’s swim was just outside the world top 20 rankings.

NCAP’s Cassidy Bayer then scored a distant third (2:12.28) and was followed closely by Lauren Edelmen (2:13.17) and Hannah Kukurugya (2:14.06). Allie Piccirillo (2:15.25), Maggie Berning (2:15.48) and Kayla Churman (2:15.48) rounded out the A final while Rachel Klinker earned a victory in the B final.