2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
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2016 Arena Pro Swim Series: Santa Clara Day 1 Prelims – Results
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Australian women took the top two seeds this morning. Emma McKeon posted a 1:57.57, well off her world’s second 1:54.83, but still over a second ahead of the field. Bronte Barratt cruised to a 1:58.61, far from her eighth ranked 1:55.95.
Chelsea Chenault and Ella Eastin tied for the third seed in 1:59.68.
Maya Dirado (1:59.75) and Madison Wilson (1:59.87) also slid under two minutes.
Madeline Groves (2:00.21), Jessica Ashwood (2:00.45), and Camille Cheng (2:00.79) also qualified for tonight’s A final.
Event 1 Women 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 McKeon, Emma 22 St Peters Wester 1:54.83 1:57.57
26.90 56.48 (29.58)
1:27.00 (30.52) 1:57.57 (30.57)
2 Barratt, Bronte 27 St Peters Wester 1:55.95 1:58.61
27.98 58.10 (30.12)
1:28.52 (30.42) 1:58.61 (30.09)
3 Chenault, Chelsea 21 Trojan Swim Club 1:58.50 1:59.68
28.26 58.57 (30.31)
1:29.03 (30.46) 1:59.68 (30.65)
3 Eastin, Ella 19 UN-25-PC- 2:01.10 1:59.68
28.33 58.54 (30.21)
1:29.12 (30.58) 1:59.68 (30.56)
5 DiRado, Maya 23 Stanford Swimmin 1:58.64 1:59.75
28.34 59.01 (30.67)
1:29.51 (30.50) 1:59.75 (30.24)
6 Wilson, Madison 22 St Peters Wester 1:59.03 1:59.87
27.58 58.04 (30.46)
1:28.98 (30.94) 1:59.87 (30.89)
7 Groves, Madeline 21 St Peters Wester 1:57.74 2:00.21
28.03 58.59 (30.56)
1:29.83 (31.24) 2:00.21 (30.38)
8 Ashwood, Jessica 23 Chandler Swim-US 1:58.28 2:00.45
28.21 59.10 (30.89)
1:30.11 (31.01) 2:00.45 (30.34)
9 Cheng, Camille 23 California Aquat 1:58.78 2:00.79
27.87 58.05 (30.18)
1:29.29 (31.24) 2:00.79 (31.50)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
Sun Yang cracked the world’s top ten with his 1:46.34. That swim earned him the top seed, well ahead of the field. Conor Dwyer swam a 1:48.90 for second.
Maxime Rooney (1:49.66) and Zhi Yong Qian (1:49.84) were also under 1:50.
David McKeon (1:50.05) returns fifth. Kyle Chalmer and Long Gutierrez tied for the sixth seed in 1:50.31. Markus Thormeyer (1:50.54) and Liam Etgan (1:51.15) wer the final qualifiers for tonight’s A final.
Event 2 Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Sun, Yang 25 Zhejiang Sport-U 1:45.20 1:46.34
25.32 52.33 (27.01)
1:19.42 (27.09) 1:46.34 (26.92)
2 Dwyer, Conor 27 Trojan Swim Club 1:46.45 1:48.90
25.63 53.31 (27.68)
1:21.10 (27.79) 1:48.90 (27.80)
3 Rooney, Maxime 18 Pleasanton Seaha 1:47.10 1:49.66
25.22 52.83 (27.61)
45.40 ( ) 1:49.66 (1:04.26)
4 Qian, Zhi Yong 20 Zhejiang Sport-U 1:49.06 1:49.84
25.77 53.98 (28.21)
1:22.22 (28.24) 1:49.84 (27.62)
5 McKeon, David 23 Chandler Swim-US 1:46.61 1:50.05
25.53 53.30 (27.77)
1:21.66 (28.36) 1:50.05 (28.39)
6 Chalmers, Kyle 17 Marion Swimming- 1:47.23 1:50.31
25.70 54.54 (28.84)
1:22.51 (27.97) 1:50.31 (27.80)
6 Gutierrez, Long 21 California Aquat 1:48.87 1:50.31
26.17 54.56 (28.39)
1:22.77 (28.21) 1:50.31 (27.54)
8 Thormeyer, Markus 18 Ubc Dolphins-US- 1:48.17 1:50.54
25.92 54.24 (28.32)
1:22.76 (28.52) 1:50.54 (27.78)
9 Egan, Liam 20 Unattached-NE- 1:49.88 1:51.15
26.55 54.67 (28.12)
1:23.10 (28.43) 1:51.15 (28.05)
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Sarah Haase climbed from outside the top 20 to seventh in the world this year with a stunning 1:06.31 this morning. That was a best time by 1.22 seconds.
Jessica Hardy finished second in 1:08.41, over a second from her year’s best 1:07.09. Australia’s Georgia Bohl qualified third in 1:08.96, far from her world’s fourth 1:06.12.
Fresh off swims at last weekend’s Mel Zajac Invite, Martha McCabe qualified fourth in 1:10.45. Fifth seed went to Grace Zhao in 1:11.87.
Danielle Herrmann (1:11.98), Maija Roses (1:12.04), MC Schillinger (1:12.12), and Heidi Poppe (1:12.89) complete tonight’s A final.
Top seeded, much anticipated Yulia Efimova did not swim.
Event 3 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Haase, Sarah 22 Stanford Swimmin 1:07.53 1:06.31
31.35 1:06.31 (34.96)
2 Hardy, Jessica 29 Golden West Swim 1:06.51 1:08.41
31.69 1:08.41 (36.72)
3 Bohl, Georgia 19 St Peters Wester 1:06.12 1:08.96
31.83 1:08.96 (37.13)
4 McCabe, Martha 26 Toronto Swim Clu 1:08.84 1:10.45
33.46 1:10.45 (36.99)
5 Zhao, Grace 16 Palo Alto Stanfo 1:10.51 1:11.87
33.97 1:11.87 (37.90)
6 Herrmann, Danielle 28 Clovis Swim Club 1:10.53 1:11.98
33.35 1:11.98 (38.63)
7 Roses, Maija 20 California Aquat 1:10.19 1:12.04
34.42 1:12.04 (37.62)
8 Schillinger, MC 19 Una Crow-PC- 1:10.64 1:12.12
34.16 1:12.12 (37.96)
9 Poppe, Heidi 20 UN-25-PC- 1:10.16 1:12.89
33.68 1:12.89 (39.21)
Men’s 100 Breaststroke
Josh Prenot stopped the clock in 1:01.11 to grab the top spot. Azad Al-Barazi swam a 1:01.89 for the second seed. Jimmy Deiparine (1:02.08) and Tales Cerdeira (1:02.11) qualified third and fourth.
BJ Johnson and Marcut Titus both touched in 1:02.29 for fifth.
Thiago Pereira (1:02.42), Chuk Katis (1:02.66), and Connor Hoppe (1:02.70) complete the A final.
Event 4 Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Prenot, Josh 22 California Aquat 1:00.66 1:01.11
29.00 1:01.11 (32.11)
2 Al-Barazi, Azad 28 Trojan Swim Club 1:01.38 1:01.89
29.04 1:01.89 (32.85)
3 Deiparine, Jimmy 23 Unattached-US- 1:02.34 1:02.08
29.40 1:02.08 (32.68)
4 Cerdeira, Tales 29 Brazilian Swimmi 1:01.70 1:02.11
29.13 1:02.11 (32.98)
5 Johnson, BJ 29 Palo Alto Stanfo 1:01.12 1:02.29
29.61 1:02.29 (32.68)
5 Titus, Marcus 30 Paul Stafford-AZ 1:00.55 1:02.29
29.21 1:02.29 (33.08)
7 Pereira, Thiago 30 Brazilian Swimmi 1:03.22 1:02.42
29.48 1:02.42 (32.94)
8 Katis, Chuck 23 California Aquat 1:00.69 1:02.66
28.77 1:02.66 (33.89)
9 Hoppe, Connor 20 California Aquat 1:01.20 1:02.70
28.85 1:02.70 (33.85)
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Canadian Noemie Thomas touched in 58.37 this morning, in another tune up swim before she makes her Olympic debut. That time earned her the top seed for tonight.
Australian teammates Emma McKeon and Madeline Groves finished one behind another, just as they did at Australian Nationals, this time in 58.74 and 59.22.
Farida Osman stopped the clock in 59.33 and Janey Hu posted a 59.75.
Stanford swimmers Felicia Lee (59.75), Maya DiRado (59.79), Ella Eastin (1:00.17), and Ally Howe (1:00.23) also qualified for tonight’s championship final.
Event 5 Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Thomas, Noemie 20 Ubc Dolphins-US- 57.02 58.37
27.17 58.37 (31.20)
2 McKeon, Emma 22 St Peters Wester 56.89 58.74
27.51 58.74 (31.23)
3 Groves, Madeline 21 St Peters Wester 57.08 59.22
27.73 59.22 (31.49)
4 Osman, Farida 21 California Aquat 58.22 59.33
27.71 59.33 (31.62)
5 Hu, Janet 20 UN-25-PC- 1:00.34 59.48
27.82 59.48 (31.66)
6 Lee, Felicia 24 Stanford Swimmin 58.14 59.75
27.91 59.75 (31.84)
7 DiRado, Maya 23 Stanford Swimmin 59.39 59.79
28.37 59.79 (31.42)
8 Eastin, Ella 19 UN-25-PC- 59.80 1:00.17
28.67 1:00.17 (31.50)
9 Howe, Ally 20 UN-25-PC- 1:00.16 1:00.23
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Cal swimmers swept the top 3 spots for tonight’s final. Seth Stubblefield led the way in 52.58, ahead of Tom Shields in 52.66 and Justin Lynch in 52.91.
Giles Smith (53.32), Marcos Antonio Macedo (53.35), Kaio Almeida (53.53), Andrew Liang (53.62), Kyle VanSwol (53.63), and Long Gutierrez (53.93) earned seeds four through nine.
Event 6 Men 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Stubblefield, Seth 22 California Aquat 52.40 52.58
24.63 52.58 (27.95)
2 Shields, Tom 24 California Aquat 51.03 52.66
24.56 52.66 (28.10)
3 Lynch, Justin 19 California Aquat 52.43 52.91
24.69 52.91 (28.22)
4 Smith, Giles 24 Phoenix Swim Clu 51.92 53.32
25.21 53.32 (28.11)
5 Macedo, Marcos Antoni 25 Brazilian Swimmi 52.17 53.35
22.82 53.35 (30.53)
6 Almeida, Kaio 31 Brazilian Swimmi 52.60 53.53
25.45 53.53 (28.08)
7 Liang, Andrew 20 Unattached-PC- 53.94 53.62
25.13 53.62 (28.49)
8 VanSwol, Kyler 24 Santa Clara Swim 52.97 53.63
25.06 53.63 (28.57)
9 Gutierrez, Long 21 California Aquat 52.22 53.93
25.19 53.93 (28.74)
Women’s 400 IM
Caitlin Leverenz of the Cal Bears took the top seed for tonight, posting a 4:41.10. Cal teammate Celina Li finished third overall in 4:50.95. Keryn McMaster stopped the clock in 4:42.17 for the second fastest time of the morning.
Sarah Darcel touched fourth (4:51.89) and Sarah-Lee Hevey (4:53.40) was fifth.
Chenoa Devine (4:54.86), Miranda Heckman (4:55.03), Leah Stevens (4:56.05), and Chloe Isleta (4:58.26) complete tonight’s A final.
Event 7 Women 400 LC Meter IM
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Leverenz, Caitlin 25 California Aquat 4:35.46 4:41.10
29.00 1:02.44 (33.44)
1:39.42 (36.98) 2:15.79 (36.37)
2:55.17 (39.38) 3:36.03 (40.86)
4:08.74 (32.71) 4:41.10 (32.36)
2 McMaster, Keryn 22 Chandler Swim-US 4:37.94 4:42.17
29.86 1:03.74 (33.88)
1:39.89 (36.15) 2:15.40 (35.51)
2:56.57 (41.17) 3:37.86 (41.29)
4:10.93 (33.07) 4:42.17 (31.24)
3 Li, Celina 20 California Aquat 4:42.61 4:50.95
29.68 1:04.41 (34.73)
1:42.28 (37.87) 2:19.58 (37.30)
3:00.54 (40.96) 3:42.77 (42.23)
4:17.25 (34.48) 4:50.95 (33.70)
4 Darcel, Sarah 17 Island Swimming- 4:46.68 4:51.89
30.90 1:06.31 (35.41)
1:43.93 (37.62) 2:20.82 (36.89)
3:03.03 (42.21) 3:45.07 (42.04)
4:18.38 (33.31) 4:51.89 (33.51)
5 Hevey, Sarah-Lee 27 Team Québec-US- 4:52.49 4:53.40
31.41 1:07.29 (35.88)
1:46.20 (38.91) 2:23.64 (37.44)
3:04.88 (41.24) 3:45.68 (40.80)
4:20.41 (34.73) 4:53.40 (32.99)
6 Devine, Chenoa 17 Davis Arden Raci 4:50.50 4:54.86
30.70 1:05.95 (35.25)
1:43.14 (37.19) 2:19.83 (36.69)
3:03.48 (43.65) 3:48.41 (44.93)
4:22.27 (33.86) 4:54.86 (32.59)
7 Heckman, Miranda 15 Pleasanton Seaha 5:00.73 4:55.03
30.45 1:05.14 (34.69)
1:44.63 (39.49) 2:21.66 (37.03)
3:06.67 (45.01) 3:51.52 (44.85)
4:24.30 (32.78) 4:55.03 (30.73)
8 Stevens, Leah 19 UN-25-PC- 4:46.21 4:56.05
31.17 1:07.32 (36.15)
1:46.35 (39.03) 2:24.02 (37.67)
3:06.00 (41.98) 3:49.15 (43.15)
4:22.96 (33.81) 4:56.05 (33.09)
9 Isleta, Chloe 18 Palo Alto Stanfo 4:52.57 4:58.26
30.87 1:06.45 (35.58)
1:44.03 (37.58) 2:21.35 (37.32)
3:04.87 (43.52) 3:48.99 (44.12)
4:24.12 (35.13) 4:58.26 (34.14)
Men’s 400 IM
Abrahm DeVine took the top seed in 4:20.88 well ahead of Mitchell Larkin in 4:23.34 and Max Williamson in 4:24.30.
Ken Takashi (4:24.86), Jared Gilliland (4:26.07), and Brandonn Almeida (4:26.85) took seeds four through six.
Robert Hill (4:27.10), Christopher Jhong (4:28.41), and Andrew Seliskar (4:29.99) complete the A final.
Event 8 Men 400 LC Meter IM
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 DeVine, Abrahm 19 Unattached-PC- 4:20.39 4:20.88
26.85 58.14 (31.29)
1:31.83 (33.69) 2:04.41 (32.58)
2:41.63 (37.22) 3:19.34 (37.71)
3:51.31 (31.97) 4:20.88 (29.57)
2 Larkin, Mitchell 22 St Peters Wester 4:27.99 4:23.34
27.19 58.99 (31.80)
1:31.58 (32.59) 2:03.90 (32.32)
2:42.49 (38.59) 3:21.39 (38.90)
3:53.10 (31.71) 4:23.34 (30.24)
3 Williamson, Max 21 Unattached-PC- 4:16.91 4:24.30
27.91 1:00.24 (32.33)
1:35.05 (34.81) 2:08.98 (33.93)
2:45.87 (36.89) 3:22.38 (36.51)
3:53.48 (31.10) 4:24.30 (30.82)
4 Takahashi, Ken 19 California Aquat 4:25.70 4:24.86
27.25 58.95 (31.70)
1:33.94 (34.99) 2:08.25 (34.31)
2:45.35 (37.10) 3:23.67 (38.32)
3:54.84 (31.17) 4:24.86 (30.02)
5 Gilliland, Jared 21 Chandler Swim-US 4:19.60 4:26.07
27.90 59.91 (32.01)
1:34.41 (34.50) 2:08.62 (34.21)
2:46.26 (37.64) 3:24.09 (37.83)
3:56.16 (32.07) 4:26.07 (29.91)
6 Almeida, Brandonn 19 Brazilian Swimmi 4:14.63 4:26.85
28.73 1:01.39 (32.66)
1:35.61 (34.22) 2:08.04 (32.43)
2:46.22 (38.18) 3:24.63 (38.41)
3:56.83 (32.20) 4:26.85 (30.02)
7 Hill, Robert 20 Chena Swim Club- 4:21.25 4:27.10
28.61 1:00.93 (32.32)
1:36.00 (35.07) 2:09.96 (33.96)
2:46.39 (36.43) 3:24.20 (37.81)
3:56.21 (32.01) 4:27.10 (30.89)
8 Jhong, Christopher 16 Pleasanton Seaha 4:30.02 4:28.41
28.71 1:01.09 (32.38)
1:35.99 (34.90) 2:10.21 (34.22)
2:48.62 (38.41) 3:27.29 (38.67)
3:57.52 (30.23) 4:28.41 (30.89)
9 Seliskar, Andrew 19 California Aquat 4:16.05 4:29.99
27.07 58.50 (31.43)
1:33.68 (35.18) 2:08.83 (35.15)
2:46.79 (37.96) 3:25.81 (39.02)
3:59.07 (33.26) 4:29.99 (30.92)
Scheduled events:
- Women’s 200 Freestyle
- Men’s 200 Freestyle
- Women’s 100 Breaststroke
- Men’s 100 Breaststroke
- Women’s 100 Butterfly
- Men’s 100 butterfly
- Women’s 400 IM
- Men’s 400 IM
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