2017 Arena Pro Swim Series Indy Day Two Finals: Four World-Leading Times Posted

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Four swimmers achieved the top time in the world so far for 2017 during the second night of finals at the 2017 arena Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis.

Top performances include Daiya Seto’s win in the men’s 400 IM, Federica Pellegrini in the women’s 200 free, Hilary Caldwell in the women’s 200 back and both Xu Jiayu and Jacob Pebley in the men’s 200 back, with both going well under the 1:56-barrier.

And then in the last race of the night, Nathan Adrian and Vladimir Morozov actually tied in the 50 free. Read below for a full recap of the session.

Full results

Women’s 400 IM

Great Britain’s Hannah Miley came from behind on the last 50 to overtake countrywoman Abbie Wood and take the win in the 400 IM in Indianapolis. Miley’s final split of 30.22 got her into the wall in 4:40.22, just ahead of Wood’s 4:40.38. Both move into the top ten in the world this year, and Wood’s time was a personal best.

China’s Ye Shiwen made a run on the freestyle leg, as she often does, but she had to settle for third in 4:42.44, slower than her prelims time of 4:41.81.

Island’s Sarah Darcell took fourth in 4:43.85, while Brits Rosie Rudin (4:46.13) and Emily Large (4:52.13) were fifth and sixth, respectively. Rounding out the field were Upper Arlington’s Katie Trace (4:54.84) and Lauren Edelman (4:55.47).

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Men’s 400 IM

Japan’s Daiya Seto led wire-to-wire, touching at the 50-meter wall already a bodylength in front and extending that advantage throughout the swim. Cal’s Josh Prenot out-split Seto by more than a second on the breaststroke leg, but the Japanese Olympic bronze medalist was still two seconds ahead, and he pulled away on the freestyle.

Seto came in at 4:10.22, knocking more than a second off his own season best 4:11.37 that ranked tops in the world so far this year.

Prenot came in second at 4:14.74, and Great Britain’s Max Litchfield took third in 4:15.84. Those times rank No. 2 and 3 in the world this year behind Seto.

That trio finished 10 seconds ahead of the rest of the field as Litchfield’s younger brother Joe Litchfield took fourth in 4:25.87. Plymouth Whitemarsh’s Andrew Abruzzo was fifth in 4:26.17.

Also swimming in the final were Island’s Josh Zakala (4:27.58), Northridge Area’s Spencer Lehman (4:29.82) and Matthew Jerden (4:32.51).

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Women’s 200 Free

Italy’s Federica Pellegrini obliterated the field in the women’s 200 free at Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Indianapolis, leading from start to finish and posting a final time of 1:56.07. That beat out Japan’s Rikako Ikee (1:56.33) as the top time in the world for 2017.

Pellegrini finished first by more than two seconds, as Canada’s Kayla Sanchez touched second in 1:58.46. China’s Zhu Menghui and Canada’s Katerine Savard tied for third in 1:58.78.

St. Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis was the only American in the heat, and she finished fifth in 1:59.42. Japan’s Aya Tekano (1:59.49), Canada’s Rebecca Smith (2:00.04) and Israel’s Andi Murez (2:01.12) also made the final.

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Men’s 200 Free

Great Britain’s James Guy laid off the gas at the end of his prelims race in the 200 free but still made the final as the sixth seed. He had no such luxury in the final, as he had to work hard to hold off countryman Duncan Scott and take the win.

Guy finished in 1:47.11, and Scott took second in 1:47.29. The two times rank No. 2 and 3 in the world this year, respectively, behind Japan’s Naito Ehara.

British swimmers ended up sweeping the podium as Stephen Milne touched third in 1:48.31.

Carmel’s Drew Kibler came in fourth at 1:49.47, just ahead of Japan’s Reo Sakata (1:49.52). The entire field broke 1:50 as Italy’s Filippo Magnini (1:49.76), Great Britain’s Nicholas Grainger (1:49.81) and Badger’s Zane Grothe (1:49.94) finished sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.

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Women’s 200 Back

Island’s Hilary Caldwell trailed for the first half of the race but pulled away from the field on the third and fourth laps and came into the wall in 2:08.68, edging out Emily Seebohm’s 2:08.77 from earlier in the day in Australia.

Caldwell won the race by more than three seconds as China’s Liu Yaxin was the best of the rest with her second-place time of 2:09.80. Liu closed in 32.81 to go by Canada’s Dominique Bouchard and Great Britain’s Jessica Fullalove. Bouchard ended up taking second in 2:10.41, and Fullalove, who led at the halfway point, faded to fourth in 2:10.44.

Athens Bulldog’s Hali Flickinger finished fifth in 2:11.69, while Gator’s Georgia-Mae Hohmann edged out Waves Bloomington’s Grace Ariola for sixth, 2:13.25 to 2:13.60. Great Britain’s Kathleen Dawson was disqualified.

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Women’s 200 Back

China’s Xu Jiayu held off Cal’s Jacob Pebley to win the 200 back final. Xu had a lead of more than a second with 50 meters to go, but Pebley kicked it into gear on the way home. Still, it wasn’t quite enough as Xu, the Olympic silver medalist in the 100 back, held on.

Xu touched in 1:55.04, while Pebley came in second at 1:55.56. Both times easily eclipsed Pebley’s 1:55.95 from the Arena Pro Swim Series meet in Austin as the top two times in the world this year.

Finishing third was Ryosuke Irie, the Japanese Olympic silver medalist in the event from 2012. Now representing SwimMAC, Irie touched in 1:58.32.

Another previous Olympic medalist in the event, New York Athletic Club’s Arkady Vyatchanin, finished fourth in 1:59.54, just ahead of Great Britain’s Luke Greenbank (1:59.73). Rounding out the field were South Florida’s Nikita Tretyakov (2:01.05), Fast’s Omar Pinzon (2:02.36) and Missouri State’s Paul Le (2:03.40).

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Women’s 50 Free

China’s Zhu Menghui touched out Canada’s Michelle Williams to take the win in the women’s 50 free. After finishing second in the 100 free and third in the 200 free, Zhu used her strong closing speed to get into the wall in 24.97, the fourth-fastest time in the world for 2017.

Williams lost out by only one one-hundredth of a second, coming in at 24.98 for the No. 5 spot in the world rankings. Third went to SwimMAC’s Madison Kennedy in 25.18.

Canada’s Sandrine Mainville touched fourth in 25.29, and Cardinal’s Kelsi Worrell finished fifth (25.37). Also competing in the A-final were Mako’s Anya Goeders (25.52), Club Wolverine’s Ali DeLoof (25.64) and Canada’s Kayla Sanchez (25.85).

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Men’s 50 Free

Cal’s Nathan Adrian and Trojan’s Vladimir Morozov went head-to-head into the wall, and the duo ended up coming in at exactly the same time at 22.09. That time is one one-hundredth off the top time in the world this year (22.08), shared by Shinri Shioura and Ben Proud.

Finishing 0.14 back in third place was Brazil’s Bruno Fratus, who touched in 22.23.

Swimming out of lane eight, Race Pace’s Michael Andrew came up to take fourth in 22.47, while Brazil’s Marcelo Cherighini and New York Athletic Club’s Josh Schneider actually tied for fifth in 22.66. Just behind that duo was Wolfpack Elite’s Cullen Jones (22.68), and Dynamo’s Matias Koski took eighth in 22.90.

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