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Women’s 100 free
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom, the reigning European Swimmer of the Year, blasted the field with a sizzling 53.72 in the morning. That swim would have ranked her 10th in the world last year if she hadn’t already been fourth with a 52.70 from the World Championships.
Sjostrom was the lone swimmer under 54 seconds this morning, as Canyon’s Abbey Weitzel snared the second seed in 54.21. Alongside Simone Manuel, she is one of the top American sprinters heading into this Olympic year.
California’s Dana Vollmer checked in with a third-seeded time of 54.44, while NCAP’s Katie Ledecky began what will be a long weekend with seven events as she posted a 54.45 to qualify fourth.
That’s a personal best for Ledecky, beating her previous top 100 free of 54.55 from last year’s Arena meet here in Austin.
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (54.58), HPCO’s Chantal Van Landeghem (54.86), Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin (54.90) and SwimAtlanta’s Amanda Weir (54.96) all cleared 55 seconds to make the A final tonight.
California’s Natalie Coughlin, who ranked 15th in the world last year, will swim in the B final with a 13th-seeded 55.54 this morning. Jessica Hardy, now swimming for the Golden West Swim Club, qualified 21st with a 56.09.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sjostrom, Sarah 22 Sweden 52.67 53.72 qOLY
25.86 53.72 (27.86)
2 Weitzeil, Abby 19 Canyons Aquatic 54.11 54.21 qOLY
25.65 54.21 (28.56)
3 Vollmer, Dana 28 Una Cal 54.95 54.44 qOLY
25.97 54.44 (28.47)
4 Ledecky, Katie 18 Nation's Capital 54.55 54.45 qOLY
26.78 54.45 (27.67)
5 Hosszu, Katinka 26 HUN 53.81 54.58 qOLY
26.67 54.58 (27.91)
6 Van Landeghem, 21 Hpc-Ontario 53.83 54.86 qOLY
26.40 54.86 (28.46)
7 Franklin, Missy 20 Colorado Stars 53.43 54.90 qOLY
26.75 54.90 (28.15)
8 Weir, Amanda 29 SwimAtlanta 54.24 54.96 qOLY
26.57 54.96 (28.39)
Men’s 100 free
France’s Jeremy Stravius set the top seed in the 100 free tonight with a 48.90 this morning. He was the only swimmer to clear 49 seconds during prelims.
His time is only half-a-second off his season best from last year of 48.34 from the Dubai stop of the World Cup.
California’s Nathan Adrian, who had a top time of 48.31 last year, qualified second today in a time of 49.26 with SwimMAC star Ryan Lochte checking in with a third-seeded 49.55.
NYAC’s Jimmy Feigen turned in a fourth-ranked 49.61 with Tucson Ford’s Matt Grevers qualifying fifth in 49.91.
The Greatest of All Time Michael Phelps cruised into sixth in the first event of 2016 with a 49.94.
Phelps had a busy day yesterday with a press conference to not only discuss his new life changes, but also to promote his new product line.
Missouri’s Michael Chadwick (49.96) and Canyons’ Santo Condorelli (49.97) both cleared 50 seconds to make the finale.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Stravius, Jerem 27 France 48.34 48.90 qOLY
23.45 48.90 (25.45)
2 Adrian, Nathan 27 California Aquat 48.05 49.26 qOLY
23.48 49.26 (25.78)
3 Lochte, Ryan 31 SwimMAC Carolina 48.90 49.55 qOLY
23.95 49.55 (25.60)
4 Feigen, Jimmy 26 New York Athleti 48.98 49.61 qOLY
23.68 49.61 (25.93)
5 Grevers, Matt 30 Tucson Ford Deal 48.95 49.91 qOLY
23.88 49.91 (26.03)
6 Phelps, Michael 30 North Baltimore 48.45 49.94 qOLY
24.51 49.94 (25.43)
7 Chadwick, Micha 20 U. of Missouri 48.87 49.96 qOLY
24.12 49.96 (25.84)
8 Condorelli, San 20 Canyons Aquatic 47.98 49.97 qOLY
23.08 49.97 (26.89)
Women’s 200 breast
BlueFish’s Laura Sogar, a recent guest on the Swimcerely podcast, led the way in prelims today with a 2:27.42.
That’s well off her season best of 2:23.54 from last year that ranked her 15th in the world. But, it was enough to keep her in the center of the pool during finals tonight.
Tennessee’s Molly Hannis turned in a second-seeded time of 2:27.93 as just the second swimmer under 2:28 this morning.
NCAP’s Anna Belousova qualified third in 2:28.12 with Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis earning fourth in 2:28.27.
Gator’s Hilda Luthersdottir (2:28.32), SoFlo’s Alia Atkinson (2:29.18), NYAC’s Breeja Larson (2:29.21) and Texas A&M’s Esther Gonzalez Medina (2:29.77) will also compete in the A final.
The biggest surprise of the morning is that last year’s fifth-ranked swimmer Micah Lawrence (2:22.04 at Worlds) wound up qualifying 13th with a 2:31.82 to make the B final.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sogar, Laura 24 Bluefish Swim Cl 2:23.54 2:27.42 qOLY
33.53 1:11.15 (37.62)
1:48.98 (37.83) 2:27.42 (38.44)
2 Hannis, Molly 23 Tennessee Aquati 2:25.26 2:27.93 qOLY
34.09 1:11.94 (37.85)
1:50.34 (38.40) 2:27.93 (37.59)
3 Belousova, Anna 19 Nation's Capital 2:27.67 2:28.12 qOLY
33.78 1:11.49 (37.71)
1:49.49 (38.00) 2:28.12 (38.63)
4 Margalis, Melan 24 Saint Petersburg 2:25.27 2:28.27 qOLY
33.99 1:11.44 (37.45)
1:49.66 (38.22) 2:28.27 (38.61)
5 Luthersdottir, 24 Gator Swim Club 2:23.06 2:28.32 qOLY
34.03 1:12.02 (37.99)
1:50.01 (37.99) 2:28.32 (38.31)
6 Atkinson, Alia 27 South Florida Aq 2:25.48 2:29.18 qOLY
34.91 1:12.82 (37.91)
1:51.05 (38.23) 2:29.18 (38.13)
7 Larson, Breeja 23 New York Athleti 2:24.16 2:29.21 qOLY
33.88 1:12.28 (38.40)
1:51.12 (38.84) 2:29.21 (38.09)
8 Gonzalez Medina 20 Texas A & M Univ 2:28.09 2:29.77 qOLY
35.02 1:13.18 (38.16)
1:51.56 (38.38) 2:29.77 (38.21)
Men’s 200 breast
Josh Prenot turned in the top time of the morning with a 2:11.04. He had a season best 2:08.90 last year at the World University Games, and should be looking for a swift time tonight.
Kevin Cordes, in town with the rest of the Singapore-based squad, qualified second in 2:11.48 as the only other 2:11 of the day.
Sweden’s Erik Persson put up a 2:12.38 to qualify third overall, while NBAC’s Chase Kalisz posted a fourth-seeded 2:13.46.
Longhorn’s Andrew Wilson (2:13.47), Athens Bulldog’s Nic Fink (2:13.50), Texas’ Will Licon (2:13.89) and Wisconsin’s Nicholas Schafer (2:14.86) rounded out the top eight this morning.
Penn Charter’s Reece Whitley, who owns the 15-16 U.S. National Age Group record with a 2:11.30, qualified 18th overall in 2:18.62 this morning.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Prenot, Josh 22 UN 2:08.90 2:11.04 qOLY
30.41 1:03.37 (32.96)
1:36.99 (33.62) 2:11.04 (34.05)
2 Cordes, Kevin 22 UN 2:08.05 2:11.48 qOLY
30.16 1:03.30 (33.14)
1:37.13 (33.83) 2:11.48 (34.35)
3 Persson, Erik 22 Sweden 2:10.41 2:12.38 qOLY
30.24 1:03.60 (33.36)
1:37.47 (33.87) 2:12.38 (34.91)
4 Kalisz, Chase 21 North Baltimore 2:12.43 2:13.46 qOLY
30.62 1:04.43 (33.81)
1:38.71 (34.28) 2:13.46 (34.75)
5 Wilson, Andrew 22 Longhorn Aquatic 2:09.84 2:13.47 qOLY
29.80 1:03.62 (33.82)
1:38.59 (34.97) 2:13.47 (34.88)
6 Fink, Nic 22 Athens Bulldog S 2:08.89 2:13.50 qOLY
30.40 1:04.33 (33.93)
1:38.66 (34.33) 2:13.50 (34.84)
7 Licon, Will 21 Univ of Texas 2:10.02 2:13.89 qOLY
30.64 1:04.55 (33.91)
1:39.05 (34.50) 2:13.89 (34.84)
8 Schafer, Nichol 23 Wisconsin Aquati 2:11.25 2:14.86 qOLY
30.75 1:04.73 (33.98)
1:39.38 (34.65) 2:14.86 (35.48)
Women’s 100 fly
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom uncorked a 56.72 this morning in the women’s 100-meter fly at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.
That would have been the seventh-ranked time in the world last year if not for her stunning world record 55.64 from the 2015 World Championships last summer.
Sjostrom is playing for keeps here in Austin as the highest-profile Arena swimmer here at the company’s crown jewel series. Look for Sjostrom to put up another sizzler during finals tonight.
California’s Dana Vollmer, the only other swimmer ever to break 56 seconds in the event with a 55.98 from the 2012 London Olympics, qualified second in 57.62. That would have ranked her in the top 10 last year.
California’s Noemie Thomas qualified third in 58.70 with Texas A&M’s Sarah Gibson earning fourth in 59.05.
California’s Kelly Naze (59.35), Stanford’s Felicia Lee (59.79), SoFlo’s Claire Donahue (59.89) and California’s Farida Osman (59.97) made up the rest of the top eight headed to the A final.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sjostrom, Sarah 22 Sweden 55.64 56.72 qOLY
26.56 56.72 (30.16)
2 Vollmer, Dana 28 Una Cal 57.95 57.62 qOLY
26.55 57.62 (31.07)
3 Thomas, Noemie 19 Univ California, 58.00 58.70 qOLY
27.45 58.70 (31.25)
4 Gibson, Sarah 20 Texas A & M Univ 59.68 59.05 qOLY
28.29 59.05 (30.76)
5 Naze, Kelly 22 Univ California, 58.95 59.35 qOLY
27.91 59.35 (31.44)
6 Lee, Felicia 23 Stanford Swimmin 58.14 59.79 qOLY
28.33 59.79 (31.46)
7 Donahue, Claire 27 South Florida Aq 58.03 59.89 qOLY
27.68 59.89 (32.21)
8 Osman, Farida 20 Univ California, 58.22 59.97 qOLY
28.14 59.97 (31.83)
Men’s 100 fly
SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte raced his way to the top seed in the men’s 100-meter fly in what should be a close battle in a star-studded finale tonight.
Lochte clocked in a 52.58, just ahead of butterfly specialist Giles Smith of Phoenix Swim Club. Smith posted a second-seeded time of 52.63.
California’s Tom Shields, who ranked fifth in the world last year with a 51.03, posted a third-seeded 52.65.
SwimMAC’s Tim Phillips claimed fourth in 52.91, while NBAC’s Michael Phelps qualified fifth overall in 52.99.
SwimMAC’s Matt Josa (53.18), Sweden’s Simon Sjodin (53.20) and Singapore’s Zheng Wen Quah (53.23) also made the finale.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lochte, Ryan 31 SwimMAC Carolina 51.55 52.58 qOLY
24.82 52.58 (27.76)
2 Smith, Giles 24 Phoenix Swim Clu 51.92 52.63 qOLY
24.76 52.63 (27.87)
3 Shields, Tom 24 California Aquat 51.03 52.65 qOLY
25.13 52.65 (27.52)
4 Phillips, Tim 25 SwimMAC Carolina 51.49 52.91 qOLY
24.76 52.91 (28.15)
5 Phelps, Michael 30 North Baltimore 50.45 52.99 qOLY
25.39 52.99 (27.60)
6 Josa, Matthew 20 SwimMAC Carolina 51.68 53.18 qOLY
24.66 53.18 (28.52)
7 Sjodin, Simon 29 Sweden 53.40 53.20 qOLY
25.02 53.20 (28.18)
8 Quah, Zheng Wen 19 Singapore 52.69 53.23 qOLY
24.91 53.23 (28.32)
Women’s 400 free
NCAP’s Katie Ledecky, fresh off a personal best in the 100-meter free to start the day, scorched the pool in the middle distance women’s 400-meter freestyle at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.
Ledecky blew the doors off the rest of the field with a 4:01.45 in January, in prelims. That swim ties for 14th all time in the event’s history and is the second-fastest time in January ever behind Ledecky’s 4:00.47 from last year’s Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.
Considering that Ledecky is coming off altitude training in Colorado Springs, it is not unfathomable that she could become the first woman in history to drop a 3:59 January 400-meter freestyle time.
Virginia’s Leah Smith was the closest qualifier with a second-seeded 4:06.06, while Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu qualified third in 4:06.58.
NBAC’s Lotte Friis (4:07.95), Mission Viejo’s Stephanie Peacock (4:07.98), NBAC’s Becca Mann (4:08.17), Aggie’s Sarah Henry (4:11.37) and NBAC’s Cierra Runge (4:11.57) also made the championship heat tonight.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 Ledecky, Katie 18 Nation's Capital 3:58.37 4:01.45 q
28.66 59.27 (30.61)
1:29.00 (29.73) 1:59.17 (30.17)
2:29.56 (30.39) 3:00.26 (30.70)
3:31.15 (30.89) 4:01.45 (30.30)
2 Smith, Leah 20 UN 4:04.66 4:06.06 q
28.98 59.93 (30.95)
1:31.32 (31.39) 2:02.75 (31.43)
2:34.14 (31.39) 3:05.69 (31.55)
3:35.90 (30.21) 4:06.06 (30.16)
3 Hosszu, Katinka 26 HUN 4:05.51 4:06.58 q
28.29 58.93 (30.64)
1:30.05 (31.12) 2:01.15 (31.10)
2:32.65 (31.50) 3:04.26 (31.61)
3:35.92 (31.66) 4:06.58 (30.66)
4 Friis, Lotte 27 North Baltimore 4:06.83 4:07.95 q
29.08 59.91 (30.83)
1:31.12 (31.21) 2:02.29 (31.17)
2:33.81 (31.52) 3:05.49 (31.68)
3:37.33 (31.84) 4:07.95 (30.62)
5 Peacock, Stepha 23 Mission Viejo Na 4:08.23 4:07.98 q
29.46 1:00.16 (30.70)
1:31.29 (31.13) 2:02.73 (31.44)
2:34.21 (31.48) 3:05.78 (31.57)
3:37.28 (31.50) 4:07.98 (30.70)
6 Mann, Becca 18 North Baltimore 4:07.67 4:08.17 q
29.41 1:00.40 (30.99)
1:31.79 (31.39) 2:03.25 (31.46)
2:34.61 (31.36) 3:05.95 (31.34)
3:37.39 (31.44) 4:08.17 (30.78)
7 Henry, Sarah 24 Aggie Swim Club 4:11.17 4:11.37 q
29.89 1:01.31 (31.42)
1:33.08 (31.77) 2:04.78 (31.70)
2:36.34 (31.56) 3:08.55 (32.21)
3:40.21 (31.66) 4:11.37 (31.16)
8 Runge, Cierra 19 North Baltimore 4:04.55 4:11.57 q
29.22 1:00.72 (31.50)
1:32.66 (31.94) 2:04.39 (31.73)
2:36.25 (31.86) 3:08.45 (32.20)
3:40.26 (31.81) 4:11.57 (31.31)
Men’s 400 free
The Woodland’s Michael McBroom posted the top time this morning with a 3:51.34, while France’s Jordan Pothain joined him in the 3:51 range with a second-seeded time of 3:51.49.
Club Wolverine’s Connor Jaeger posted a third-seeded 3:52.07, while Great Britain’s Jay Lellliott turned in a fourth-seeded 3:53.10.
Trojan’s Mads Glaesner (3:53.20), Gator’s True Sweetser (3:53.21), Badger’s Zane Grothe (3:53.30) and Mission Viejo’s Ous Mellouli (3:53.40) closed out the rest of the top eight.
=== Preliminaries ===
1 McBroom, Michae 24 The Woodlands Sw 3:46.69 3:51.34 q
27.56 56.77 (29.21)
1:26.11 (29.34) 1:55.16 (29.05)
2:24.37 (29.21) 2:53.50 (29.13)
3:22.87 (29.37) 3:51.34 (28.47)
2 Pothain, Jordan 21 France 3:49.66 3:51.49 q
26.42 54.65 (28.23)
1:23.48 (28.83) 1:52.74 (29.26)
2:21.73 (28.99) 2:51.39 (29.66)
3:21.36 (29.97) 3:51.49 (30.13)
3 Jaeger, Connor 24 Club Wolverine 3:44.81 3:52.07 q
27.18 56.42 (29.24)
1:25.16 (28.74) 1:54.76 (29.60)
2:23.66 (28.90) 2:52.95 (29.29)
3:22.62 (29.67) 3:52.07 (29.45)
4 Lelliott, Jay 20 Great Britain 3:47.50 3:53.10 q
55.72 ( )
1:24.61 (28.89) 1:53.88 (29.27)
2:23.44 (29.56) 2:53.25 (29.81)
3:23.37 (30.12) 3:53.10 (29.73)
5 Glaesner, Mads 27 Trojan Swim Club 3:48.78 3:53.20 q
27.35 56.81 (29.46)
1:26.50 (29.69) 1:56.19 (29.69)
2:25.44 (29.25) 2:54.76 (29.32)
3:24.46 (29.70) 3:53.20 (28.74)
6 Sweetser, True 18 Gator Swim Club 3:49.33 3:53.21 q
28.25 57.89 (29.64)
1:27.72 (29.83) 1:57.21 (29.49)
2:26.38 (29.17) 2:55.56 (29.18)
3:24.67 (29.11) 3:53.21 (28.54)
7 Grothe, Zane 23 Badger Swim Club 3:45.98 3:53.30 q
27.56 57.26 (29.70)
1:26.78 (29.52) 1:56.53 (29.75)
2:26.19 (29.66) 2:55.84 (29.65)
3:24.91 (29.07) 3:53.30 (28.39)
8 Mellouli, Ous 31 Mission Viejo Na 3:50.57 3:53.40 q
27.22 56.48 (29.26)
1:26.02 (29.54) 1:55.73 (29.71)
2:25.54 (29.81) 2:55.18 (29.64)
3:24.65 (29.47) 3:53.40 (28.75)
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- Women’s 200 breast
- Men’s 200 breast
- Women’s 100 fly
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- Women’s 400 free
- Men’s 400 free
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