2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Jan 16, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Missy Franklin swims in the women's 200 meter back final during the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
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Women’s 200 fly

SwimMAC’s Cammile Adams dominated the women’s 200-meter fly at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Adams clocked a top time of 2:08.21 for the win. That’s well off her best time in January ever – a 2:06.76 from this meet back in 2012 that also stands as the top 200 fly ever in the month of January.

HPCO’s Audrey Lacroix turned in a second-place time of 2:09.90, while NCAP’s Cassidy Bayer clocked a third-place 2:10.14.

Kentucky’s Christina Bechtel (2:10.29), Chattahoochee Gold’s Lauren Case (2:10.94), Texas A&M’s Sarah Gibson (2:11.67), Razorback’s Taylor Pike (2:12.47) and Dakota Luther (2:13.22) closed out the rest of the championship eight.

Between Lacroix (32) and Bayer, Pike and Luther (all 16), there was a 16-year-age gap represented in the finale.

Noelle Tarazona, swimming unattached, picked up the B final win in 2:12.34.  SoFlo’s Claire Donahue turned in a 2:14.28 to place second, while NCAP’s Kaitlin Pawlowicz claimed third in 2:14.47.

                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Adams, Cammile   24 SwimMAC Carolina  2:09.81    2:08.21 OLY    
             29.06      1:01.76 (32.70)
        1:34.91 (33.15)     2:08.21 (33.30)
  2 Lacroix, Audrey  32 Hpc-Ontario       2:12.85    2:09.90 OLY    
             29.24      1:01.81 (32.57)
        1:35.79 (33.98)     2:09.90 (34.11)
  3 Bayer, Cassidy   16 Nation's Capital  2:11.99    2:10.14 OLY    
             29.11      1:01.73 (32.62)
        1:36.02 (34.29)     2:10.14 (34.12)
  4 Bechtel, Christ  22 Kentucky Aquatic  2:12.18    2:10.29 OLY    
             29.30      1:02.01 (32.71)
        1:36.14 (34.13)     2:10.29 (34.15)
  5 Case, Lauren     17 Chattahoochee Go  2:12.32    2:10.94 OLY    
             29.32      1:02.42 (33.10)
        1:36.28 (33.86)     2:10.94 (34.66)
  6 Gibson, Sarah    20 Texas A & M Univ  2:12.71    2:11.67 OLY    
             29.85      1:04.01 (34.16)
        1:37.51 (33.50)     2:11.67 (34.16)
  7 Pike, Taylor     16 Razorback Aquati  2:13.44    2:12.47 OLY    
             29.86      1:03.70 (33.84)
        1:38.04 (34.34)     2:12.47 (34.43)
  8 Luther, Dakota   16 Una Asc           2:13.49    2:13.22 OLY    
             29.72      1:02.99 (33.27)
        1:37.54 (34.55)     2:13.22 (35.68)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Tarazona, Noell  22 Unattached        2:13.68    2:12.34 OLY    
             29.39      1:02.31 (32.92)
        1:36.92 (34.61)     2:12.34 (35.42)
 10 Donahue, Claire  27 South Florida Aq  2:17.14    2:14.28 OLY    
             28.93      1:02.60 (33.67)
        1:38.69 (36.09)     2:14.28 (35.59)
 11 Pawlowicz, Kait  22 Nation's Capital  2:14.72    2:14.47 OLY    
             31.02      1:05.09 (34.07)
        1:39.98 (34.89)     2:14.47 (34.49)
 12 Avdic, Azra      17 Nasa Wildcat Aqu  2:16.76    2:14.54 OLY    
             30.60      1:04.66 (34.06)
        1:39.57 (34.91)     2:14.54 (34.97)
 13 Pugh, Tazmin     16 Great Britain     2:16.14    2:15.18 NAT    
             29.81      1:04.47 (34.66)
        1:40.00 (35.53)     2:15.18 (35.18)
 14 Myers, Abby      22 Kentucky Aquatic  2:16.73    2:15.29 NAT    
             30.21      1:04.80 (34.59)
        1:39.58 (34.78)     2:15.29 (35.71)
 15 Beisel, Elizabe  23 Bluefish Swim Cl  2:15.31    2:16.57 NAT    
             30.66      1:05.16 (34.50)
        1:40.73 (35.57)     2:16.57 (35.84)
 15 Cheesbrough, An  22 Southern Methodi  2:16.91    2:16.57 NAT    
             31.06      1:06.07 (35.01)
        1:41.14 (35.07)     2:16.57 (35.43)

Men’s 200 fly

Singapore’s Zheng Wen Quah turned on the jets down the stretch to win the men’s 200-meter fly at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Quah clocked a time of 1:58.07 for the win, just a second-and-a-half off his personal best.  That was good enough for the victory.

Sweden’s Simon Sjodin hit the wall second with a time of 1:58.27, while Andrew Seliskar rounded out the top three in 1:58.47.

SwimMAC’s Tyler Clary also cleared 2:00 with a fourth-place time of 1:58.61.

Great Britain’s Jay Lellliott (2:00.55), HPCO’s Zack Chetrat (2:00.61) and Club Wolverine’s Michael Klueh (2:00.73) finished fifth through seventh.

California’s Tom Shields, who led at the 150 with a 1:26.94, could not keep his swim together as he faded badly to eight with a 2:01.10.

NBAC’s Chase Kalisz topped the B final in a time of 1:59.15, while Grant Shoults nearly posted a career best with a second-place 1:59.45.  Oakville’s Mack Darragh placed third in 2:00.51.

                          === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Quah, Zheng Wen  19 Singapore         1:59.44    1:58.07 OLY    
             26.52        56.80 (30.28)
        1:27.04 (30.24)     1:58.07 (31.03)
  2 Sjodin, Simon    29 Sweden            1:58.66    1:58.27 OLY    
             26.65        56.63 (29.98)
        1:27.79 (31.16)     1:58.27 (30.48)
  3 Seliskar, Andre  19 UN                2:00.55    1:58.47 OLY    
             26.59        56.83 (30.24)
        1:27.12 (30.29)     1:58.47 (31.35)
  4 Clary, Tyler     26 SwimMAC Carolina  1:58.29    1:58.61 OLY    
             26.42        56.55 (30.13)
        1:27.16 (30.61)     1:58.61 (31.45)
  5 Lelliott, Jay    20 Great Britain     2:00.69    2:00.55 OLY    
             27.25        57.36 (30.11)
        1:28.52 (31.16)     2:00.55 (32.03)
  6 Chetrat, Zack    25 Hpc-Ontario       2:00.54    2:00.61 OLY    
             26.86        57.42 (30.56)
        1:28.88 (31.46)     2:00.61 (31.73)
  7 Klueh, Michael   28 Club Wolverine    2:00.88    2:00.73 OLY    
             27.19        57.30 (30.11)
        1:28.87 (31.57)     2:00.73 (31.86)
  8 Shields, Tom     24 California Aquat  2:00.72    2:01.10 OLY    
             26.04        55.68 (29.64)
        1:26.94 (31.26)     2:01.10 (34.16)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Kalisz, Chase    21 North Baltimore   2:01.02    1:59.15 OLY    
             26.93        57.68 (30.75)
        1:28.64 (30.96)     1:59.15 (30.51)
 10 Shoults, Grant   18 Mission Viejo Na  2:01.21    1:59.45 OLY    
             27.17        57.70 (30.53)
        1:29.06 (31.36)     1:59.45 (30.39)
 11 Darragh, Macken  22 U. of Missouri    2:02.87    2:00.51 OLY    
             27.45        57.60 (30.15)
        1:28.97 (31.37)     2:00.51 (31.54)
 12 VanSwol, Kyler   24 Santa Clara Swim  2:01.08    2:00.95 OLY    
             26.55        57.58 (31.03)
        1:29.09 (31.51)     2:00.95 (31.86)
 13 McCurdy, Christ  21 NCS               2:01.28    2:01.28 OLY    
             27.23        57.72 (30.49)
        1:29.17 (31.45)     2:01.28 (32.11)
 14 Gambardella, Co  17 Soundview YMCA S  2:02.79    2:01.52 OLY    
             27.40        58.52 (31.12)
        1:29.78 (31.26)     2:01.52 (31.74)
 15 Rousseau, Sebas  25 Gator Swim Club   2:02.23    2:02.66 NAT    
             28.00        58.84 (30.84)
        1:30.46 (31.62)     2:02.66 (32.20)
 16 Hodgson, Dakota  24 Nashville Aquati  2:01.44    2:03.79 NAT    
             27.21        59.00 (31.79)
        1:31.44 (32.44)     2:03.79 (32.35)

Women’s 100 breast

SwimMAC’s Katie Meili won by nearly a second in the women’s 100-meter breast at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Meili turned in a time of 1:06.75, a second off her personal best and just a second off the top 100 breast ever in January.  Leisel Jones owns that record with a 1:05.71 at the 2006 Australian Commonwealth Games Trials.

SoFlo’s Alia Atkinson threw down a second-place time of 1:07.47, while Tennessee’s Molly Hannis earned third in 1:07.50.

NYAC’s Breeja Larson (1:08.09), Golden West’s Jessica Hardy (1:08.22), BlueFish’s Laura Sogar (1:08.43), Gator’s Hilda Luthersdottir (1:08.45) and LASC’s Rachel Nicol (1:09.21) finished fourth through eighth.

Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis won the B final in 1:08.20.  Missouri’s Katherine Ross clocked a second-place 1:08.59, just off her career best.  Franko Jonker took third in 1:09.28.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Meili, Katie     24 SwimMAC Carolina  1:07.92    1:06.75 OLY    
             31.52      1:06.75 (35.23)
  2 Atkinson, Alia   27 South Florida Aq  1:07.38    1:07.47 OLY    
             31.47      1:07.47 (36.00)
  3 Hannis, Molly    23 Tennessee Aquati  1:08.72    1:07.50 OLY    
             31.74      1:07.50 (35.76)
  4 Larson, Breeja   23 New York Athleti  1:08.45    1:08.09 OLY    
             32.40      1:08.09 (35.69)
  5 Hardy, Jessica   28 UN                1:08.77    1:08.22 OLY    
             31.69      1:08.22 (36.53)
  6 Sogar, Laura     24 Bluefish Swim Cl  1:08.64    1:08.43 OLY    
             32.59      1:08.43 (35.84)
  7 Luthersdottir,   24 Gator Swim Club   1:08.96    1:08.45 OLY    
             32.47      1:08.45 (35.98)
  8 Nicol, Rachel    22 LASC              1:08.96    1:09.21 OLY    
             32.55      1:09.21 (36.66)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Margalis, Melan  24 Saint Petersburg  1:08.99    1:08.20 OLY    
             32.06      1:08.20 (36.14)
 10 Ross, Katharine  20 U. of Missouri    1:09.44    1:08.59 OLY    
             32.52      1:08.59 (36.07)
 11 Jonker, Franko   23 UN                1:09.37    1:09.28 OLY    
             32.67      1:09.28 (36.61)
 12 Anderson, Olivi  18 Univ of Texas     1:09.94    1:09.39 OLY    
             32.36      1:09.39 (37.03)
 13 Coates, Georgia  16 Great Britain     1:10.52    1:09.89 OLY    
             33.60      1:09.89 (36.29)
 14 Belousova, Anna  19 Nation's Capital  1:10.57    1:09.93 OLY    
             33.28      1:09.93 (36.65)
 15 Duncan, Abigail  22 U. of Missouri    1:10.40    1:10.04 OLY    
             32.80      1:10.04 (37.24)
 16 Garcia Urzainqu  21 Univ California,  1:10.57    1:10.32 OLY    
             33.15      1:10.32 (37.17)

Men’s 100 breast

Longhorn’s Andrew Wilson touched out Kevin Cordes for the men’s 100-meter breast win at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Wilson hit the wall in 1:00.42, well off his personal best of 59.65 that put him on the map last summer.

Cordes, meanwhile, grabbed silver with a time of 1:00.53, while Missouri’s Sam Tierney snagged third in 1:00.63.

Athens Bulldog’s Nic Fink placed fourth in 1:00.86, while HPCO’s Richard Funk tied with Indie’s Michael Andrew and California’s Chuck Katis for fifth with 1:01.73s.

Great Britain’s James Wilby snagged eighth in 1:01.82.

Trojan’s Jason Block captured the consolation heat with a time of 1:01.96. Wisconsin’s Nicholas Schafer placed second in 1:02.18 with Missouri’s Fabian Schwingenschlogl taking third in 1:02.28.  SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte wound up 14th overall in 1:02.61.

                          === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Wilson, Andrew   22 Longhorn Aquatic  1:00.36    1:00.42 OLY    
             28.24      1:00.42 (32.18)
  2 Cordes, Kevin    22 UN                1:00.87    1:00.53 OLY    
             28.43      1:00.53 (32.10)
  3 Tierney, Sam     22 U. of Missouri    1:01.22    1:00.63 OLY    
             28.62      1:00.63 (32.01)
  4 Fink, Nic        22 Athens Bulldog S  1:01.63    1:00.86 OLY    
             28.45      1:00.86 (32.41)
  5 Funk, Richard    23 Hpc-Ontario       1:01.79    1:01.73 OLY    
             29.06      1:01.73 (32.67)
  5 Andrew, Michael  16 Indie Swimming    1:01.63    1:01.73 OLY    
             28.49      1:01.73 (33.24)
  5 Katis, Charles   23 California Aquat  1:02.16    1:01.73 OLY    
             29.08      1:01.73 (32.65)
  8 Wilby, James     22 Great Britain     1:02.44    1:01.82 OLY    
             29.25      1:01.82 (32.57)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Block, Jason     26 Trojan Swim Club  1:02.48    1:01.96 OLY    
             29.21      1:01.96 (32.75)
 10 Schafer, Nichol  23 Wisconsin Aquati  1:02.62    1:02.18 OLY    
             29.34      1:02.18 (32.84)
 11 Schwingenschlog  24 U. of Missouri    1:02.47    1:02.28 OLY    
             29.23      1:02.28 (33.05)
 12 Persson, Erik    22 Sweden            1:02.74    1:02.40 OLY    
             29.78      1:02.40 (32.62)
 13 Alexandrov, Mik  30 New York Athleti  1:02.81    1:02.59 OLY    
             29.07      1:02.59 (33.52)
 14 Lochte, Ryan     31 SwimMAC Carolina  1:02.56    1:02.61 OLY    
             29.32      1:02.61 (33.29)
 15 Attwood, Charli  18 Great Britain     1:02.73    1:02.62 OLY    
             29.73      1:02.62 (32.89)
 16 Weiss, Michael   24 Wisconsin Aquati  1:02.81    1:03.33 OLY    
             29.61      1:03.33 (33.72)

Women’s 100 back

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu won the women’s 100-meter back at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Hosszu posted a 59.91 for the win, while Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin nearly caught her down the stretch with a blazing 30.50 final half with a 1:00.03 for second.

California’s Kathleen Baker, the 50-meter leader with a 29.01, took third overall in 1:00.04.

SwimMAC’s Kirsty Coventry (1:00.36), Missouri’s Hannah Stevens (1:00.51), Stanford’s Maya DiRado (1:00.77), Oakville’s Dominique Bouchard (1:01.11) and California’s Rachel Bootsma (1:01.70) closed out the top eight.

That’s a personal best for DiRado with her first sub-1:01 swim.

Swimming in a surprisingly loaded B final, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom powered her way to a 1:00.49 to win the consolation heat.  California’s Natalie Coughlin took second in 1:00.61 with California’s Amy Bilquist snaring third in 1:01.02.

                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Hosszu, Katinka  26 HUN               1:00.64      59.91 OLY    
             29.28        59.91 (30.63)
  2 Franklin, Missy  20 Colorado Stars    1:00.22    1:00.03 OLY    
             29.53      1:00.03 (30.50)
  3 Baker, Kathleen  18 Univ California,  1:00.94    1:00.04 OLY    
             29.01      1:00.04 (31.03)
  4 Coventry, Kirst  32 SwimMAC Carolina  1:00.61    1:00.36 OLY    
             29.68      1:00.36 (30.68)
  5 Stevens, Hannah  20 U. of Missouri    1:01.23    1:00.51 OLY    
             29.57      1:00.51 (30.94)
  6 DiRado, Maya     22 Stanford Swimmin  1:01.12    1:00.77 OLY    
             29.88      1:00.77 (30.89)
  7 Bouchard, Domin  24 Oakville          1:00.89    1:01.11 OLY    
             29.93      1:01.11 (31.18)
  8 Bootsma, Rachel  22 Univ California,  1:01.16    1:01.70 OLY    
             29.99      1:01.70 (31.71)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Sjostrom, Sarah  22 Sweden            1:01.76    1:00.49 OLY    
             29.51      1:00.49 (30.98)
 10 Coughlin, Natal  33 California Aquat  1:01.43    1:00.61 OLY    
             29.28      1:00.61 (31.33)
 11 Bilquist, Amy    18 Univ California,  1:01.38    1:01.02 OLY    
             30.18      1:01.02 (30.84)
 12 Snodgrass, Broo  21 Cascade           1:01.70    1:01.30 OLY    
             29.98      1:01.30 (31.32)
 13 Walsh, Alexandr  14 Nashville Aquati  1:01.88    1:01.36 OLY    
             30.04      1:01.36 (31.32)
 14 Gonzalez, Maria  25 Colorado Stars/M  1:02.17    1:01.50 OLY    
             29.91      1:01.50 (31.59)
 15 Lee, Felicia     23 Stanford Swimmin  1:02.34    1:01.98 OLY    
             30.34      1:01.98 (31.64)
 16 Fullalove, Jess  19 Great Britain     1:02.32    1:02.52 OLY    
             30.01      1:02.52 (32.51)

Men’s 100 back

Following an equipment malfunction delay, Tucson Ford’s Matt Grevers stretched his way to victory in the men’s 100-meter back at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Grevers, who has the advantage of being 6-8, touched out the rest of the field in a time of 53.35.

That’s just off the top January time ever set by Ryosuke Irie with a 53.15 from the BHP Aquatic Super Series, and just off Grevers’ January career best of 52.37 from this meet last year.

Ryan Murphy, who won the 200 back earlier this weekend, took second in 53.46, while NYAC’s David Plummer placed third in 53.50.

Club Wolverine’s Junya Koga (53.97), NYAC’s Arkady Vyatchanin (54.33), SwimMAC’s Tyler Clary (55.10), St. Thomas’ Rex Tullius (55.57) and N.C. State’s Hennessey Stuart (55.75) finished fourth through eighth.

Jacob Pebley posted a 55.01 to win the B final. Club Wolverine’s Bobby Hurley finished second in 55.69 with Eugene Godsoe placing third in 55.79.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Grevers, Matt    30 Tucson Ford Deal    54.12      53.35 OLY    
             25.79        53.35 (27.56)
  2 Murphy, Ryan     20 UN                  54.29      53.46 OLY    
             26.06        53.46 (27.40)
  3 Plummer, David   30 New York Athleti    53.88      53.50 OLY    
             25.69        53.50 (27.81)
  4 Koga, Junya      28 Club Wolverine      54.80      53.97 OLY    
             25.93        53.97 (28.04)
  5 Vyatchanin, Ark  31 New York Athleti    54.97      54.33 OLY    
             26.58        54.33 (27.75)
  6 Clary, Tyler     26 SwimMAC Carolina    55.40      55.10 OLY    
             26.96        55.10 (28.14)
  7 Tullius, Rex     28 St. Thomas Swimm    55.45      55.57 OLY    
             26.72        55.57 (28.85)
  8 Stuart, Henness  20 NCS                 55.59      55.75 OLY    
             26.98        55.75 (28.77)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Pebley, Jacob    22 UN                  55.73      55.01 OLY    
             26.67        55.01 (28.34)
 10 Hurley, Bobby    27 Club Wolverine      55.91      55.69 OLY    
             26.99        55.69 (28.70)
 11 Godsoe, Eugene   27 Una Wolf            55.98      55.79 OLY    
             26.74        55.79 (29.05)
 12 Wood, Russell    21 Univ. of Calgary    56.07      55.85 OLY    
             27.40        55.85 (28.45)
 13 Quah, Zheng Wen  19 Singapore           55.71      55.98 OLY    
             27.42        55.98 (28.56)
 14 Thormeyer, Mark  18 Ubc Dolphins        56.14      56.22 OLY    
             27.63        56.22 (28.59)
 15 Barnea, Guy      28 Club Wolverine      56.22      56.44 OLY    
             27.45        56.44 (28.99)
 16 Nolan, David     23 North Baltimore     56.05      57.71 NAT    
             28.52        57.71 (29.19)

Women’s 200 IM

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu doubled up with a win in the women’s 200-meter IM at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Hosszu posted a winning time of 2:10.69, which would have ranked her ninth in the world last year if not for her world-record setting time of 2:06.12.

Hosszu still missed the January record for the 200 IM of 2:09.67 set by Ye Shiwen at the 2013 BHP Super Series event.

Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis closed fast with a second-place time of 2:12.67, while Aggie’s Sarah Henry earned third in 2:12.77.

SwimMAC’s Kirsty Coventry (2:12.86), Texas A&M’s Sydney Pickrem (2:14.04), Texas’ Madisyn Cox (2:14.05), California’s Caitlin Leverenz (2:14.27) and Great Britain’s Georgia Coates (2:15.50) also competed in the finale.

Lakeside’s Brooke Forde topped the B final in a time of 2:15.04.  California’s Celina Li (2:15.50) and Kelly Naze (2:15.72) placed second and third.

                          === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Hosszu, Katinka  26 HUN               2:12.38    2:10.69 OLY    
             28.51      1:01.50 (32.99)
        1:39.69 (38.19)     2:10.69 (31.00)
  2 Margalis, Melan  24 Saint Petersburg  2:14.63    2:12.67 OLY    
             29.61      1:04.01 (34.40)
        1:42.16 (38.15)     2:12.67 (30.51)
  3 Henry, Sarah     24 Aggie Swim Club   2:13.54    2:12.77 OLY    
             28.95      1:03.15 (34.20)
        1:41.65 (38.50)     2:12.77 (31.12)
  4 Coventry, Kirst  32 SwimMAC Carolina  2:14.43    2:12.86 OLY    
             29.52      1:03.54 (34.02)
        1:42.22 (38.68)     2:12.86 (30.64)
  5 Pickrem, Sydney  18 Texas A & M Univ  2:14.30    2:14.04 OLY    
             29.63      1:03.55 (33.92)
        1:42.52 (38.97)     2:14.04 (31.52)
  6 Cox, Madisyn     20 Univ of Texas     2:13.59    2:14.05 OLY    
             29.44      1:03.56 (34.12)
        1:42.51 (38.95)     2:14.05 (31.54)
  7 Leverenz, Caitl  24 California Aquat  2:15.40    2:14.27 OLY    
             29.11      1:03.98 (34.87)
        1:42.45 (38.47)     2:14.27 (31.82)
  8 Coates, Georgia  16 Great Britain     2:15.22    2:15.50 OLY    
             30.11      1:05.94 (35.83)
        1:44.53 (38.59)     2:15.50 (30.97)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Forde, Brooke    16 Lakeside Swim Te  2:16.40    2:15.04 OLY    
             29.33      1:04.80 (35.47)
        1:43.51 (38.71)     2:15.04 (31.53)
 10 Li, Celina       20 Univ California,  2:16.61    2:15.50 OLY    
             28.61      1:02.90 (34.29)
        1:43.18 (40.28)     2:15.50 (32.32)
 11 Naze, Kelly      22 Univ California,  2:16.84    2:15.72 OLY    
             28.37      1:02.93 (34.56)
        1:43.86 (40.93)     2:15.72 (31.86)
 12 Bispo, Karlee    25 Una Minn          2:17.12    2:15.88 OLY    
             28.93      1:03.51 (34.58)
        1:43.63 (40.12)     2:15.88 (32.25)
 13 Galat, Bethany   20 Texas A & M Univ  2:17.61    2:16.57 OLY    
             29.06      1:05.72 (36.66)
        1:44.30 (38.58)     2:16.57 (32.27)
 14 Luthersdottir,   24 Gator Swim Club   2:17.56    2:17.26 OLY    
             30.14      1:07.23 (37.09)
        1:44.66 (37.43)     2:17.26 (32.60)
 15 Bratton, Lisa    19 Texas A & M Univ  2:18.15    2:19.11 NAT    
             30.19      1:04.02 (33.83)
        1:46.20 (42.18)     2:19.11 (32.91)
 16 Sogar, Laura     24 Bluefish Swim Cl  2:17.37    2:20.48 NAT    
             30.44      1:08.00 (37.56)
        1:46.13 (38.13)     2:20.48 (34.35)

Men’s 200 IM

NBAC’s Michael Phelps scorched the pool with yet another January career best with a win in the men’s 200-meter IM at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Phelps, who slipped by SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte down the last 50, put up a 1:58.00 for the win.

That swim broke Phelps’ January best of 1:58.52 from this meet back in 2012.

Lochte, meanwhile, cranked out a 1:58.43 to lower his own January career best.  Lochte previously had a 1:58.57 at the 2015 BHP Aquatic Super Series.

That’s Phelps first win against Lochte in a 200 IM since the 2012 London Olympics.

Josh Prenot captured another podium with a third-place time of 1:59.94.

Gator’s Dan Wallace (2:00.90), Gator’s Eduardo Solaeche (2:02.18), Gator’s Niki Denisyako (2:03.58), Andrew Seliskar (2:03.92) and Wisconsin’s Michael Weiss (2:04.59) also competed in the A final.

NBAC’s Chase Kalisz placed first in the B final with a time of 2:01.05.  Bernal’s Gator’s Mohamed Hussein finished second in 2:03.49 with Luca Dioli taking third in 2:03.71.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Phelps, Michael  30 North Baltimore   2:01.88    1:58.00 OLY    
             25.29        55.04 (29.75)
        1:29.74 (34.70)     1:58.00 (28.26)
  2 Lochte, Ryan     31 SwimMAC Carolina  2:03.06    1:58.43 OLY    
             25.28        54.48 (29.20)
        1:29.54 (35.06)     1:58.43 (28.89)
  3 Prenot, Josh     22 UN                2:02.59    1:59.94 OLY    
             26.22        57.54 (31.32)
        1:31.07 (33.53)     1:59.94 (28.87)
  4 Wallace, Dan     22 Gator Swim Club   2:02.78    2:00.90 OLY    
             26.06        58.10 (32.04)
        1:32.32 (34.22)     2:00.90 (28.58)
  5 Solaeche, Eduar  22 Gator Swim Club   2:03.70    2:02.18 OLY    
             26.69        58.34 (31.65)
        1:33.43 (35.09)     2:02.18 (28.75)
  6 Denisyako, Niki  27 Gator Swim Club   2:03.43    2:03.58 OLY    
             26.58        58.08 (31.50)
        1:34.18 (36.10)     2:03.58 (29.40)
  7 Seliskar, Andre  19 UN                2:02.47    2:03.92 OLY    
             25.92        57.68 (31.76)
        1:33.92 (36.24)     2:03.92 (30.00)
  8 Weiss, Michael   24 Wisconsin Aquati  2:02.83    2:04.59 OLY    
             26.07        57.68 (31.61)
        1:34.89 (37.21)     2:04.59 (29.70)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Kalisz, Chase    21 North Baltimore   2:04.42    2:01.05 OLY    
             26.73        57.70 (30.97)
        1:31.93 (34.23)     2:01.05 (29.12)
 10 Hussein, Mohame  24 Bernal's Gator S  2:04.62    2:03.49 OLY    
             26.74        58.19 (31.45)
        1:34.24 (36.05)     2:03.49 (29.25)
 11 Dioli, Luca      27 UN                2:04.36    2:03.71 OLY    
             26.52        58.53 (32.01)
        1:33.95 (35.42)     2:03.71 (29.76)
 12 Tranter, Dan     24 North Baltimore   2:04.42    2:03.73 OLY    
             26.62        59.21 (32.59)
        1:34.25 (35.04)     2:03.73 (29.48)
 13 Phillips, Tim    25 SwimMAC Carolina  2:05.25    2:04.07 OLY    
             25.15        57.04 (31.89)
        1:34.87 (37.83)     2:04.07 (29.20)
 14 Surhoff, Austin  25 North Baltimore   2:06.02    2:05.21 NAT    
             27.09        58.82 (31.73)
        1:35.72 (36.90)     2:05.21 (29.49)
 15 Ornek, Alpkan    20 North Baltimore   2:06.04    2:06.03 NAT    
             27.69      1:00.33 (32.64)
        1:36.83 (36.50)     2:06.03 (29.20)
 16 Grieshop, Sean   17 Nitro Swimming    2:06.03    2:06.58 NAT    
             27.17        58.70 (31.53)
        1:37.28 (38.58)     2:06.58 (29.30)

Women’s 800 free

NCAP’s Katie Ledecky destroyed her women’s 800-meter free world record at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Ledecky, who was super emotional after the swim, unleashed a ridiculously fast time of 8:06.68 for the win.  That swim downed her previous world record of 8:07.39 set last summer at the 2015 World Championships.

No one has come even close to Ledecky all time as Rebecca Adlington previously owned the world record with an 8:14.10 from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  That’s more than six seconds behind Ledecky’s new world record.

Comparative Splits:

2016: 28.35, 58.82 (30.47), 1:29.40 (30.58), 2:00.20 (30.80), 2:31.03 (30.83), 3:01.80 (30.77), 3:32.60 (30.80), 4:03.22 (30.62), 4:33.87 (30.65), 5:04.62 (30.75), 5:35.39 (30.77), 6:06.00 (30.61), 6:36.75 (30.75), 7:07.37 (30.62), 7:37.84 (30.47), 8:06.68 (28.84)

2015: 28.63, 58.97 (30.34), 1:29.44 (30.47), 2:00.22 (30.78), 2:30.88 (30.66), 3:01.34 (30.46), 3:32.40 (31.06), 4:03.22 (30.82), 4:34.37 (31.15), 5:04.95 (30.58), 5:36.04 (31.09), 6:06.79 (30.75), 6:37.72 (30.93), 7:08.28 (30.56), 7:38.98 (30.70), 8:07.39 (28.41)

Incidentally, that is also a U.S. Open record, breaking her own mark of 8:11.00 set in a meet in Shenandoah, Texas back in 2014.

Ledecky now owns the top eight swims and nine of the top 10.

All Time 800 Free

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Ledecky basically swam along as NBAC’s Becca Mann finished second in 8:24.49 with teammate Lotte Friis earning third in 8:27.23.

Virginia’s Leah Smith (8:28.31), Mission Viejo’s Stephanie Peacock (8:31.90), NBAC’s Cierra Runge (8:36.76), NBAC’s Sierra Schmidt (8:38.73) and Triangle’s Ashley Twichell (8:41.23) finished the rest of the top eight in the timed final event.

 

 1 Ledecky, Katie   18 Nation's Capital  8:07.39    8:06.68        
             28.35        58.82 (30.47)
        1:29.40 (30.58)     2:00.20 (30.80)
        2:31.03 (30.83)     3:01.80 (30.77)
        3:32.60 (30.80)     4:03.22 (30.62)
        4:33.87 (30.65)     5:04.62 (30.75)
        5:35.39 (30.77)     6:06.00 (30.61)
        6:36.75 (30.75)     7:07.37 (30.62)
        7:37.84 (30.47)     8:06.68 (28.84)
  2 Mann, Becca      18 North Baltimore   8:21.77    8:24.49        
             29.60      1:00.93 (31.33)
        1:32.78 (31.85)     2:04.67 (31.89)
        2:36.54 (31.87)     3:08.24 (31.70)
        3:40.07 (31.83)     4:11.97 (31.90)
        4:43.80 (31.83)     5:15.63 (31.83)
        5:47.33 (31.70)     6:19.22 (31.89)
        6:50.83 (31.61)     7:22.40 (31.57)
        7:53.91 (31.51)     8:24.49 (30.58)
  3 Friis, Lotte     27 North Baltimore   8:21.36    8:27.23        
             29.34      1:00.69 (31.35)
        1:32.17 (31.48)     2:04.06 (31.89)
        2:35.70 (31.64)     3:07.73 (32.03)
        3:39.63 (31.90)     4:11.65 (32.02)
        4:43.72 (32.07)     5:15.82 (32.10)
        5:47.73 (31.91)     6:19.92 (32.19)
        6:52.18 (32.26)     7:24.23 (32.05)
        7:56.01 (31.78)     8:27.23 (31.22)
  4 Smith, Leah      20 UN                8:24.74    8:28.31        
             29.39      1:01.25 (31.86)
        1:33.07 (31.82)     2:05.32 (32.25)
        2:37.19 (31.87)     3:09.34 (32.15)
        3:41.34 (32.00)     4:13.61 (32.27)
        4:45.83 (32.22)     5:18.01 (32.18)
        5:50.28 (32.27)     6:22.29 (32.01)
        6:53.98 (31.69)     7:25.79 (31.81)
        7:57.37 (31.58)     8:28.31 (30.94)
  5 Peacock, Stepha  23 Mission Viejo Na  8:28.25    8:31.90        
             29.72      1:01.27 (31.55)
        1:33.14 (31.87)     2:05.05 (31.91)
        2:37.05 (32.00)     3:08.99 (31.94)
        3:41.14 (32.15)     4:13.32 (32.18)
        4:45.60 (32.28)     5:18.02 (32.42)
        5:50.49 (32.47)     6:22.97 (32.48)
        6:55.43 (32.46)     7:27.97 (32.54)
        8:00.26 (32.29)     8:31.90 (31.64)
  6 Runge, Cierra    19 North Baltimore   8:24.69    8:36.76        
             29.54      1:01.65 (32.11)
        1:33.83 (32.18)     2:06.34 (32.51)
        2:38.89 (32.55)     3:11.50 (32.61)
        3:44.30 (32.80)     4:16.95 (32.65)
        4:49.92 (32.97)     5:22.64 (32.72)
        5:55.65 (33.01)     6:28.22 (32.57)
        7:00.73 (32.51)     7:32.94 (32.21)
        8:05.16 (32.22)     8:36.76 (31.60)
  7 Schmidt, Sierra  17 North Baltimore   8:27.54    8:38.73        
             29.61      1:01.00 (31.39)
        1:33.02 (32.02)     2:05.17 (32.15)
        2:37.58 (32.41)     3:10.10 (32.52)
        3:42.79 (32.69)     4:15.63 (32.84)
        4:48.46 (32.83)     5:21.59 (33.13)
        5:54.51 (32.92)     6:27.56 (33.05)
        7:00.55 (32.99)     7:33.33 (32.78)
        8:06.41 (33.08)     8:38.73 (32.32)
  8 Twichell, Ashle  26 Triangle Aquatic  8:34.06    8:41.23        
             29.86      1:01.71 (31.85)
        1:33.77 (32.06)     2:06.21 (32.44)
        2:38.55 (32.34)     3:11.02 (32.47)
        3:43.56 (32.54)     4:16.34 (32.78)
        4:48.97 (32.63)     5:21.89 (32.92)
        5:54.83 (32.94)     6:27.97 (33.14)
        7:01.34 (33.37)     7:34.59 (33.25)
        8:08.09 (33.50)     8:41.23 (33.14)

Men’s 1500 free

Club Wolverine’s Connor Jaeger won the men’s 1500-meter freestyle going away at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Jaeger clocked a time of 15:06.24 for the win, pulling away from the field throughout the swim.

NCAP’s Andrew Gemmell placed second with a time of 15:14.18, while Ous Mellouli grabbed third with a 15:19.94 from the earlier timed final heats.

Great Britain’s Tobias Robinson (15:22.23), N.C. State’s Anton Ipsen (15:25.51), The Woodlands’ Michael McBroom (15:25.84), Mexico’s Jacob Vargas (15:28.93) and Azura Florida’s Arturo Perez Vertti (15:32.34) also made the top eight in the timed final event.

  1 Jaeger, Connor   24 Club Wolverine   14:41.20   15:06.24        
             28.24        58.74 (30.50)
        1:29.56 (30.82)     2:00.43 (30.87)
        2:31.13 (30.70)     3:02.16 (31.03)
        3:32.51 (30.35)     4:03.16 (30.65)
        4:33.58 (30.42)     5:03.97 (30.39)
        5:34.22 (30.25)     6:04.52 (30.30)
        6:34.77 (30.25)     7:05.05 (30.28)
        7:35.15 (30.10)     8:05.10 (29.95)
        8:35.17 (30.07)     9:05.26 (30.09)
        9:35.48 (30.22)    10:05.78 (30.30)
       10:35.97 (30.19)    11:06.20 (30.23)
       11:36.59 (30.39)    12:06.95 (30.36)
       12:37.39 (30.44)    13:07.77 (30.38)
       13:37.93 (30.16)    14:07.98 (30.05)
       14:37.92 (29.94)    15:06.24 (28.32)
  2 Gemmell, Andrew  24 Nation's Capital 15:07.82   15:14.18        
             28.82        59.54 (30.72)
        1:30.45 (30.91)     2:01.32 (30.87)
        2:32.00 (30.68)     3:02.83 (30.83)
        3:33.29 (30.46)     4:03.82 (30.53)
        4:34.44 (30.62)     5:05.11 (30.67)
        5:35.54 (30.43)     6:06.06 (30.52)
        6:36.57 (30.51)     7:07.13 (30.56)
        7:37.62 (30.49)     8:08.22 (30.60)
        8:38.67 (30.45)     9:09.25 (30.58)
        9:39.68 (30.43)    10:10.10 (30.42)
       10:40.62 (30.52)    11:10.99 (30.37)
       11:41.48 (30.49)    12:12.02 (30.54)
       12:42.86 (30.84)    13:13.45 (30.59)
       13:44.13 (30.68)    14:14.81 (30.68)
       14:45.27 (30.46)    15:14.18 (28.91)
  3 Mellouli, Ous    31 UN/Unattached    15:18.02   15:19.94        
             28.49        59.23 (30.74)
        1:30.25 (31.02)     2:01.30 (31.05)
        2:32.24 (30.94)     3:03.24 (31.00)
        3:34.06 (30.82)     4:04.98 (30.92)
        4:35.90 (30.92)     5:06.77 (30.87)
        5:37.35 (30.58)     6:07.95 (30.60)
        6:38.56 (30.61)     7:09.01 (30.45)
        7:39.49 (30.48)     8:10.15 (30.66)
        8:40.87 (30.72)     9:11.67 (30.80)
        9:42.44 (30.77)    10:13.33 (30.89)
       10:44.35 (31.02)    11:15.57 (31.22)
       11:46.44 (30.87)    12:17.54 (31.10)
       12:48.71 (31.17)    13:19.84 (31.13)
       13:50.33 (30.49)    14:20.48 (30.15)
       14:50.29 (29.81)    15:19.94 (29.65)
  4 Robinson, Tobia  19 Great Britain    15:18.82   15:22.23        
             28.34        59.28 (30.94)
        1:30.17 (30.89)     2:01.41 (31.24)
        2:32.68 (31.27)     3:03.66 (30.98)
        3:34.62 (30.96)     4:05.70 (31.08)
        4:36.45 (30.75)     5:07.20 (30.75)
        5:37.76 (30.56)     6:08.62 (30.86)
        6:39.42 (30.80)     7:10.13 (30.71)
        7:40.90 (30.77)     8:11.88 (30.98)
        8:42.70 (30.82)     9:13.60 (30.90)
        9:44.41 (30.81)    10:15.45 (31.04)
       10:46.41 (30.96)    11:17.28 (30.87)
       11:48.29 (31.01)    12:19.20 (30.91)
       12:49.99 (30.79)    13:20.99 (31.00)
       13:51.77 (30.78)    14:22.51 (30.74)
       14:52.66 (30.15)    15:22.23 (29.57)
  5 Ipsen, Anton Oe  21 NCS              15:17.14   15:25.51        
             29.04        59.94 (30.90)
        1:31.06 (31.12)     2:02.32 (31.26)
        2:33.39 (31.07)     3:04.68 (31.29)
        3:35.73 (31.05)     4:06.90 (31.17)
        4:37.99 (31.09)     5:08.95 (30.96)
        5:39.74 (30.79)     6:10.70 (30.96)
        6:41.37 (30.67)     7:12.34 (30.97)
        7:43.11 (30.77)     8:14.20 (31.09)
        8:45.03 (30.83)     9:16.11 (31.08)
        9:47.01 (30.90)    10:17.98 (30.97)
       10:48.85 (30.87)    11:19.72 (30.87)
       11:50.72 (31.00)    12:21.68 (30.96)
       12:52.66 (30.98)    13:23.71 (31.05)
       13:54.54 (30.83)    14:25.42 (30.88)
       14:55.99 (30.57)    15:25.51 (29.52)
  6 McBroom, Michae  24 The Woodlands Sw 14:56.17   15:25.83        
             28.72        59.09 (30.37)
        1:30.10 (31.01)     2:00.66 (30.56)
        2:31.47 (30.81)     3:02.04 (30.57)
        3:32.92 (30.88)     4:03.54 (30.62)
        4:34.23 (30.69)     5:04.54 (30.31)
        5:35.20 (30.66)     6:05.42 (30.22)
        6:36.21 (30.79)     7:06.47 (30.26)
        7:37.06 (30.59)     8:07.22 (30.16)
        8:37.86 (30.64)     9:08.22 (30.36)
        9:39.02 (30.80)    10:09.73 (30.71)
       10:41.51 (31.78)    11:13.25 (31.74)
       11:45.22 (31.97)    12:16.42 (31.20)
       12:48.16 (31.74)    13:19.74 (31.58)
       13:51.77 (32.03)    14:23.36 (31.59)
       14:55.46 (32.10)    15:25.83 (30.37)
  7 Vargas Jacobo,   18 MEX              15:27.23   15:28.93        
             28.73        59.74 (31.01)
        1:30.46 (30.72)     2:01.56 (31.10)
        2:32.61 (31.05)     3:03.56 (30.95)
        3:34.50 (30.94)     4:05.48 (30.98)
        4:36.50 (31.02)     5:07.33 (30.83)
        5:38.38 (31.05)     6:09.29 (30.91)
        6:40.24 (30.95)     7:11.03 (30.79)
        7:42.05 (31.02)     8:13.07 (31.02)
        8:44.27 (31.20)     9:15.39 (31.12)
        9:46.50 (31.11)    10:17.70 (31.20)
       10:48.90 (31.20)    11:19.75 (30.85)
       11:51.06 (31.31)    12:22.08 (31.02)
       12:53.29 (31.21)    13:24.40 (31.11)
       13:55.76 (31.36)    14:27.04 (31.28)
       14:58.53 (31.49)    15:28.93 (30.40)
  8 Acosta, Marcelo  19 Azura Florida Aq 15:16.26   15:31.50        
             29.05      1:00.69 (31.64)
        1:32.30 (31.61)     2:03.47 (31.17)
        2:34.66 (31.19)     3:06.06 (31.40)
        3:37.20 (31.14)     4:08.74 (31.54)
        4:39.70 (30.96)     5:11.12 (31.42)
        5:42.00 (30.88)     6:13.03 (31.03)
        6:43.69 (30.66)     7:14.72 (31.03)
        7:45.76 (31.04)     8:16.96 (31.20)
        8:47.93 (30.97)     9:19.39 (31.46)
        9:50.62 (31.23)    10:21.68 (31.06)
       10:52.69 (31.01)    11:23.90 (31.21)
       11:55.01 (31.11)    12:26.49 (31.48)
       12:57.62 (31.13)    13:29.07 (31.45)
       14:00.38 (31.31)    14:32.28 (31.90)
       15:02.91 (30.63)    15:31.50 (28.59)

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  • Women’s 200 fly
  • Men’s 200 fly
  • Women’s 100 breast
  • Men’s 100 breast
  • Women’s 100 back
  • Men’s 100 back
  • Women’s 200 IM
  • Men’s 200 IM
  • Women’s 800 free
  • Men’s 1500 free
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