2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

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Everything you need to follow along with prelims of day one of the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte.

Events:

Women’s 200 Free
Men’s 200 Free
Women’s 100 Breast
Men’s 100 Breast
Women’s 50 Back
Men’s 50 Back
Women’s 100 Fly
Men’s 100 Fly
Women’s 400 IM
Men’s 400 IM

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Women’s 200 Free:

Leah Smith topped the women’s 200 free field by more than two seconds to kickstart day one prelims. The distance star clocked a 1:57.42 to return tonight as the top seed.

Lindsay Vrooman and Rose Bi turned in similar times to return as tonight’s second and third place seeds. Vrooman stopped the clock at a 1:59.74 over Bi’s 1:59.78 for second and third respectively.

Siobhan Haughey rounded out the sub-2 minute qualifiers with a 1:59.89, good for fourth.

Taylor Ruck turned in a time of 2:00.01 for fifth, while Jen Marrkand finished sixth in prelims with a 2:00.79.

Gillian Ryan (2:01.13) and Alex Norris (2:01.40) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.

Men’s 200 Free:

Connor Dwyer led the men’s 200-meter free prelims with a 1:48.43 to return as tonight’s first place seed. Dwyer’s best time for 2016 was a 1:46.61 last month at the Mesa stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

Zane Grothe grabbed the second place seed for tonight’s final with a 1:49.03, while Anders Lie Nielsen returns as third after stopping the clock at a 1:49.66.

Michael Klueh posted the only other sub-2 minute 200 with a final 1:49.80 earning him fourth in tonight’s final.

Tyler Clary and Norbert Szabo turned in similar times of 1:50.57 and 1:50.60 for fifth and sixth place seeds respectively.

Blake Pieroni (1:50.67) and Joao De Lucca (1:50.68) finished seventh and eighth respectively.

Women’s 100 Breast:

NCAA breaststroke champion Lilly King led this morning’s field in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:07.06. King’s time earns her a spot in the lower echelons of the top 20 world rankings for 2016.

Katie Meili grabbed the second place seed for tonight’s final with a 1:07.72. Meili is currently ranked seventh in the world rankings after posting a 1:06.49 last month at the Mesa stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

Alia Atkinson also added to her 2016 best, turning in a final time of 1:08.10 this morning. Atkinson posted a 1:06.84 last month at Mesa for 13th in the world rankings.

Rachel Nicol grabbed fourth in tonight’s finals with a 1:08.64, just ahead of Kierra Smith’s 1:08.93.

Haley Spencer and Emily McClellan turned in matching times of 1:08.96 for the sixth place seed, while Anne Lazor was eighth this morning with a 1:09.15.

Men’s 100 Breast:

Cody Miller turned in the top time of the morning for the men’s 100-meter breaststroke, stopping the clock at a 1:01.13. A trio of 1:01’s followed to round out the top four of tonight’s ‘A’ final.

Miguel De Lara Ojeda posted the second fastest time of the morning with a 1:01.59, while Azad Al-Barazi grabbed third with a 1:01.88.

Youssef El Kamash, winner of this event at last month’s stop in Mesa, rounded out the 1:01’s with a 1:01.97.

The fifth place seed was claimed by Richard Funk and his time of 1:02.12.

Jason Block and Jorge Murillo Valdes turned in close times for sixth and seventh in toinght’s final. Block stopped the clock at a 1:02.47 over Valdes’ 1:02.56.

Zach Hayden turned in a 1:02.63 for eighth.

Women’s 50 Back:

Ali Deloof and Kylie Masse swam ahead of the competition to return as tonight’s top two qualifiers in the women’s 50-meter back. Deloof stopped the clock at 28.22 for the first place seed over Masse’s 28.29.

Kirsty Coventry turned in a 28.55 to claim the third place seed, while Dominique Bouchard posted a 28.63 for fourth.

Fernanda Gonzalez earned the fifth place seed with a time of 28.77.

Clara Smiddy and Kathleen Baker posted similar times for sixth and seventh place. Smiddy touched in 28.92 over Baker’s 28.94.

Claire Adams rounded out the top eight with a 29.00.

Men’s 50 Back:

In an unusual turn of events the top seed of the men’s 50-meter back will be shared tonight by two individuals Bryce Bohman and Bob Glover turned in matching times from separate heats, both stopping the clock at 25.69.

Posting hte only other sub-26 second swim was Paul Le who finished with a 25.97 for third.

Arkady Vyatchanin grabbed tonight’s fourth place seed with a time of 26.21, while Javier Acevedo finished fifth this morning with a 26.34.

James Wells (26.39), Andy Song An (26.81), and Ali Khalafalla (26.83) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.

Women’s 100 Fly:

Dana Vollmer topped prelims of the women’s 100-meter fly with a 57.83. That sits just off her world best of 56.94 for 2016, which she posted last month at the Mesa stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series.

Posting a close second was Kelsi Worrell at 58.00. Worrell also moved up in the world ranking last month after her 57.27 last month at Mesa.

The young Canadian superstar, Penny Oleksiak, grabbed the third place seed with a 58.51. At the age of 15 Oleksiak is one of the youngest swimmers on Canada’s 2016 Olympic team.

Hellen Moffitt turned in the only other sub-59 swim, earning the fourth place seed with a 58.93.

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Farida Osman posted close times to return as fifth and sixth in tonight’s ‘A’ final. Vanderpool-Wallace stopped the clock at a 59.79 over Osman’s 59.89.

Hannah Saiz (1:00.30) and Cammile Adams (1:00.39) grabbed the seventh and eighth place seeds.

Men’s 100 Fly:

Santo Condorelli topped prelims of the men’s 100-meter fly with a final 52.76. Condorelli’s time sits just outside of the top 20 world rankings for 2016.

Tim Phillips earned the second-place seed with a 53.30 to be the only other swimmer under the 54-second mark.

Third went to Albert Subirats, who stopped the clock at a 54.2, while Dylan Bosch grabbed fourth in prelims with a 54.08.

Pavel Sankovich grabbed the fifth place seed with a 54.10, just ahead of Carl Weigley (54.35).

Bryce Bohman, one of the top qualifiers in the men’s 50 back, posted a 54.61 to grab the seventh place seed.

Matthew Josa was eighth with a 54.91.

Women’s 400 IM:

Cammile Adams topped the women’s 400-meter IM prelims with a 4:44.96. Joining her in tonight’s final will be Rose Bi and Kate Mills. Bi stopped the clock at a 4:46.81 over Mills’ 4:46.98 to be the only other two swimmers under the 4:50 mark.

Lindsay Clary grabbed the fourth place seed in tonight’s ‘A’ final with a 4:50.39, just ahead of Emma Barksdale and her time of 4:50.42.

Kaitlyn Jones posted a 4:51.96 to return as the sixth place seed, while a duo of 4:52’s round out the top eight. Monika Gonzalez Hermosillo (4:52.60) and Rachael Bradford-Feldman (4:52.97) finished seventh and eighth respectively.

Men’s 400 IM:

Tom Peribonio soared ahead of the competition in prelims of the men’s 400-meter IM. Peribonio stopped hte clock at a 4:18.72 to finish almost six second ahead of Ryan Lochte. Lochte grabbed the second place seed with a 4:24.71.

Michael Weiss posted a 4:26.16 to earn the third place seed, just ahead of Ian Rainey’s 4:26.54.

Kieran Smith turned in a time of 4:27.24 to earn the fifth place seed in tonight’s final, while Cameron Stitt grabbed sixth with a 4:29.09.

Jarrett Jones (4:30.54) and Alaril Levreault-Lopez (4:31.31) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.

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