2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa: Katie Meili Drops a 1:07 on 100 Breast Finale

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SwimMAC’s Katie Meili nearly duplicated her lifetime best from prelims with a win in the women’s 100-meter breast at the Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa tonight.

Meili clocked a time of 1:07.26, just off her ninth-ranked 1:07.16 from this morning that broke her lifetime best. She’s the fastest American in the world right now with Breeja Larson second with a 1:07.33 at the Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

Katie Meili 100 breast:

“I’ve been putting in a lot of good work in practice, so it was nice to have everything click. It’s an amazing environment (at SwimMAC), I always say it’s an environment of excellence. I always loved swimming, and I’m in it for the fun of it.”

SoFlo’s Alia Atkinson checked in with a second-place time of 1:08.01 with Larson taking third overall tonight in 1:08.60 in front of a hometown crowd as she is from Mesa.

SwimMAC’s Micah Lawrence, who had a leg injury earlier this year and has been in recovery mode, took fourth in her first meet back as she clocked a 1:08.93.

Minnesota’s Haley Spencer (1:10.05), Laura Lindsay (1:10.59), Badger’s Emily McClellan (1:11.34) and Tucson Ford’s Emma Schoettmer (1:11.52) closed out the top eight.

Trojan’s Jessica Hardy, fresh off surgery, won the B final with a time of 1:10.87. She had a race on her hands as Louisville’s Andee Cottrell touched just behind with a second-place 1:10.94.

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
Women’s 400 free relay
Men’s 400 free relay

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