Kelsi Worrell Cranks Out 57 To Down 100 Fly Pool Record at 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis

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Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell popped her pool record from prelims with a sub-58 time in the women’s 100-meter fly at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.

Worrell clinched the title with a time of 57.91, breaking her preliminary record of 58.03. That swim, in turn, downed the long-standing pool record of 58.15 set by Jenny Thompson way back in 1999.

Worrell’s time fell just half-a-second shy of her third-ranked 57.24 from the Pan American Games this summer. Only Sarah Sjostrom (55.64) and Jeanette Ottesen (57.04) have been faster this year.

California’s Dana Vollmer, the former world record holder in this event prior to taking a sabbatical to have a child, proved she’s back in shape with a scorching 58.07 to move to 19th in the world.

California’s Noemie Thomas hit the wall third in a time of 58.23 with Trojan’s Kendyl Stewart earning fourth in 58.44.

SESI’s Daynara De Paula (58.84), Mason Makos’ Amanda Kendall (58.93), SoFlo’s Claire Donahue (59.14) and California’s Farida Osman (59.14) also put up times in the A final.

Schroeder Y’s Hannah Saiz took the B final in 59.61 with California’s Katie McLaughlin joining her under 1:00 with a 59.88.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Worrell, Kelsi   21 Univ Louisville-    58.03      57.91POT     
             27.39        57.91 (30.52)
  2 Vollmer, Dana    27 California Aquat    58.22      58.07POT     
             26.99        58.07 (31.08)
  3 Thomas, Noemie   19 Univ California,    58.49      58.23 OT     
             27.65        58.23 (30.58)
  4 Stewart, Kendyl  21 Una Troj-CA         58.68      58.44 OT     
             27.27        58.44 (31.17)
  5 De Paula, Dayna  26 Sesi-Sp-US          59.22      58.84 OT     
             27.55        58.84 (31.29)
  6 Kendall, Amanda  24 Mason Makos Swim    58.91      58.93 OT     
             27.86        58.93 (31.07)
  7 Donahue, Claire  26 South Florida Aq    59.07      59.14 OT     
             26.89        59.14 (32.25)
  8 Osman, Farida    20 Univ California,    59.76      59.35 OT     
             28.08        59.35 (31.27)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Saiz, Hannah     24 Schroeder YMCA S    59.90      59.61 OT     
             28.43        59.61 (31.18)
 10 McLaughlin, Kat  18 Univ California,  1:00.14      59.88 OT     
             28.55        59.88 (31.33)
 11 Nack, Danielle   19 Univ Minnesota-M  1:00.65    1:00.00 OT     
             27.30      1:00.00 (32.70)
 11 Naze, Kelly      21 Univ California,  1:00.34    1:00.00 OT     
             28.36      1:00.00 (31.64)
 13 Schmidtke, Alie  22 UN-OH             1:00.53    1:00.25 OT     
             27.75      1:00.25 (32.50)
 14 Adams, Cammile   24 SwimMAC Carolina  1:00.82    1:00.75 OT     
             28.88      1:00.75 (31.87)
 15 Li, Celina       20 Univ California,  1:00.67    1:00.87 OT     
             28.80      1:00.87 (32.07)
 16 Boyce, Lisa      21 Longhorn Aquatic  1:00.42    1:00.91 OT     
             28.74      1:00.91 (32.17)

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