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The final morning prelims session at the 2017 arena Pro Swim Series stop in Santa Clara, Calif., saw Canada’s Kylie Masse and Cardinal Aquatics’ Kelsi Worrell each blast quick times in their respective events, the 100 back and 200 fly, to set up the meet’s last evening session.
Read below for full coverage of each event.
Women’s 200 fly
Cardinal’s Kelsi Worrell goes for her third win of the weekend in the women’s 200 fly as she easily finished atop the field in prelims. She touched in 2:09.37, just off her season-best time of 2:09.04 that ranks fourth in the world this year. Cal’s Katie McLaughlin finished three seconds back, but her 2:12.21 was good for the No. 2 seed.
Longhorn’s Lauren Case finished third in prelims in 2:12.83, and Venezuela’s Isabella Paez qualified fouith in 2:13.61. Longhorn’s Remedy Rule (2:14.02), Mexico’s Maria Roman Mantilla (2:14.27) and Diana Luna Sanchez (2:14.28) and Georgia’s Caitlin Casazza (2:15.23) also made the championship final.
Event 19 Women 200 LC Meter Butterfly
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Worrell, Kelsi E 22 Cardinal Aquatic 2:08.61 2:09.37
28.97 1:02.10 (33.13)
1:35.62 (33.52) 2:09.37 (33.75)
2 McLaughlin, Katie A 19 Cal-PC- 2:06.95 2:12.21
28.80 1:01.93 (33.13)
1:36.32 (34.39) 2:12.21 (35.89)
3 Case, Lauren E 18 Longhorn Aquatic 2:10.36 2:12.83
29.90 1:04.21 (34.31)
1:38.59 (34.38) 2:12.83 (34.24)
4 Paez, Isabella M 21 Venezuela- 2:10.27 2:13.61
30.35 1:04.71 (34.36)
1:38.73 (34.02) 2:13.61 (34.88)
5 Rule, Remedy A 20 Longhorn Aquatic 2:13.23 2:14.02
30.33 1:04.26 (33.93)
1:38.93 (34.67) 2:14.02 (35.09)
6 Mata Coco, Maria Jose 23 Mexico- 2:12.11 2:14.05
30.20 1:03.71 (33.51)
1:38.50 (34.79) 2:14.05 (35.55)
7 Roman Mantilla, Maria 16 Tiburones Tolima 2:14.57 2:14.27
30.72 1:04.50 (33.78)
1:38.84 (34.34) 2:14.27 (35.43)
8 Luna Sanchez, Diana 26 Mexico- 2:12.49 2:14.28
30.29 1:03.88 (33.59)
1:39.07 (35.19) 2:14.28 (35.21)
9 Casazza, Caitlin N 20 Georgia-GA- 2:15.34 2:15.23
30.26 1:04.37 (34.11)
1:39.12 (34.75) 2:15.23 (36.11)
Men’s 200 fly
Cal’s Tom Shields pushed his way to the top time in the morning prelims of the 200 fly. Shields touched in 1:58.90 to edge out North Baltimore’s Chase Kalisz (1:59.08) and Athens Bulldog’s Pace Clark (1:59.09).
Athens Bulldog’s Gunnar Bentz and Dynamo’s Mick Litherland also broke 2:00, finishing with times of 1:59.74 and 1:59.79, respectively, while Cal’s Mike Thomas was just behind in 2:00.14.
Jack Conger will look to add to his 100 fly victory from earlier in the meet in the 200-meter event, but he will have to do so from an outside lane after qualifying seventh in 2:00.78. Also getting into the final were Marcos Lavado (2:01.09) and Hector Ruvalcaba Cruz (2:01.66).
Event 20 Men 200 LC Meter Butterfly
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Shields, Tom A 25 Cal-PC- 1:55.75 1:58.90
25.99 55.75 (29.76)
1:26.63 (30.88) 1:58.90 (32.27)
2 Kalisz, Chase T 23 North Baltimore- 1:55.82 1:59.08
26.77 57.09 (30.32)
1:27.68 (30.59) 1:59.08 (31.40)
3 Clark, Pace T 22 Georgia-GA- 1:56.27 1:59.09
26.86 57.82 (30.96)
1:28.25 (30.43) 1:59.09 (30.84)
4 Bentz, Gunnar G 21 Georgia-GA- 1:56.46 1:59.74
27.34 58.08 (30.74)
1:29.49 (31.41) 1:59.74 (30.25)
5 Litherland, Mick S 21 Dynamo Swim Club 1:57.72 1:59.79
27.00 57.71 (30.71)
1:28.69 (30.98) 1:59.79 (31.10)
6 Thomas, Mike R 19 Cal-PC- 1:57.61 2:00.14
26.50 57.19 (30.69)
1:28.52 (31.33) 2:00.14 (31.62)
7 Conger, Jack P 22 Una Ncap-PV- 1:54.54 2:00.78
26.62 57.67 (31.05)
1:29.40 (31.73) 2:00.78 (31.38)
8 Lavado, Marcos A 25 Venezuela- 1:57.94 2:01.09
27.03 57.96 (30.93)
1:29.32 (31.36) 2:01.09 (31.77)
9 Ruvalcaba Cruz, Hecto 19 Unattached-ST- 2:03.22 2:01.66
27.18 57.86 (30.68)
1:29.99 (32.13) 2:01.66 (31.67)
Women’s 100 breast
Cal’s Marina Garcia threw down the top qualifying time in the women’s 100 breast with her mark of 1:09.24, while Argentina’s Macarena Ceballos joined her under 1:10 with a time of 1:09.58.
UMBC’s Emily Escobedo qualified third in 1:10.15, followed by USC’s Riley Scott (1:10.33). Wisconsin’s Maria Carlson and Mexico’s Melissa Rodriguez tied for fifth in 1:10.70, while Ema Rajic (1:11.02), Hong Kong’s Jamie Zhen Yeung (1:11.07) and Stanford’s Kim Williams (1:11.10) also made the final.
Event 21 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Garcia Urzainqui, Mar 22 Cal-PC- 1:07.70 1:09.24
32.56 1:09.24 (36.68)
2 Ceballos, Macarena 22 Argentina- 1:08.03 1:09.58
32.56 1:09.58 (37.02)
3 Escobedo, Emily R 21 Un-Rac-MD- 1:10.71 1:10.15
33.37 1:10.15 (36.78)
4 Scott, Riley O 19 Marin Pirates-PC 1:09.24 1:10.33
33.28 1:10.33 (37.05)
5 Carlson, Maria M 21 Wisconsin Aquati 1:09.70 1:10.70
32.84 1:10.70 (37.86)
5 Rodriguez, Melissa M 22 Mexico- 1:09.16 1:10.70
32.92 1:10.70 (37.78)
7 Rajic, Ema 17 Unattached-IL- 1:10.19 1:11.02
33.71 1:11.02 (37.31)
8 Yeung, Jamie Zhen M 19 Hong Kong- 1:11.34 1:11.07
34.28 1:11.07 (36.79)
9 Williams, Kim M 20 Un-Stanford-PC- 1:10.36 1:11.10
33.62 1:11.10 (37.48)
Men’s 100 breast
Former American record-holder Kevin Cordes established the top time for the final by a half-second, finishing in 1:01.08 to secure lane five for the evening swim. Cardina’s Carlos Claverie took second in 1:01.57, and Mexico’s Miguel De Lara Ojeda touched third in 1:01.67. De Lara has plenty of early speed in the 200 breast two days earlier, so he could be poised for a quick swim at night.
Race Pace Club’s Michael Andrew (1:01.80) and Georgia’s Nic Fink (1:01.89) also broke 1:02, while Longhorn’s Will Licon qualified sixth in 1:02.22. Rounding out the final were Cal’s Connor Hoppe (1:02.87), Stanford’s Hank Poppe (1:03.19) and King’s Daniel Roy (1:03.24).
Event 22 Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Cordes, Kevin W 23 Unattached-SE- 58.94 1:01.08
28.46 1:01.08 (32.62)
2 Claverie, Carlos E 20 Cardinal Aquatic 1:00.82 1:01.57
28.94 1:01.57 (32.63)
3 De Lara Ojeda, Miguel 22 Mexico- 1:00.99 1:01.67
28.64 1:01.67 (33.03)
4 Andrew, Michael C 18 Race Pace Club-M 59.82 1:01.80
28.94 1:01.80 (32.86)
5 Fink, Nicolas K 23 Georgia-GA- 59.52 1:01.89
29.03 1:01.89 (32.86)
6 Licon, Will A 22 Longhorn Aquatic 1:00.30 1:02.22
29.18 1:02.22 (33.04)
7 Hoppe, Connor L 21 Cal-PC- 1:00.89 1:02.87
29.57 1:02.87 (33.30)
8 Poppe, Hank H 18 Un-Stanford-PC- 1:03.50 1:03.19
29.76 1:03.19 (33.43)
9 Roy, Daniel J 17 King Aquatic Clu 1:02.11 1:03.24
29.85 1:03.24 (33.39)
Women’s 100 back
Canada’s Kylie Masse almost broke the world record earlier in the year in the 100 back, finishing less than a tenth off at 58.21. She almost posted another sub-1:00 effort in the morning prelims at Santa Clara, finishing in 1:00.12. She should be heavily favored in the final, especially with Olympic silver medalist Kathleen Baker pulling out of the race.
Riptide’s Regan Smith qualified second, but she was more than a second back in 1:01.14. Cal’s Amy Bilquist took third in 1:01.61, while Island’s Hilary Caldwell, the 200 back winner from a night earlier, was fourth in 1:01.86.
North Carolina Aquatic Club’s Hellen Moffitt picked up the fifth seed with her time of 1:01.90, and she was followed by Island’s Danielle Hanus (1:02.20), Mexico’s Fernanda Gonzalez (1:02.27), North Carolina Aquatic Club’s Caroline Baldwin (1:02.43) and Stanford’s Erin Voss (1:02.45).
Event 23 Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Masse, Kylie 21 Windsor-Essex- 58.21 1:00.12
29.10 1:00.12 (31.02)
2 Smith, Regan E 15 Riptide Swim Tea 59.74 1:01.14
29.67 1:01.14 (31.47)
3 Bilquist, Amy M 19 Cal-PC- 59.37 1:01.61
29.99 1:01.61 (31.62)
4 Caldwell, Hilary A 26 Island Swimming- 1:00.21 1:01.86
30.08 1:01.86 (31.78)
5 Moffitt, Hellen S 22 North Carolina A 1:01.68 1:01.90
30.31 1:01.90 (31.59)
6 Hanus, Danielle 19 Island Swimming- 1:00.44 1:02.20
30.32 1:02.20 (31.88)
7 Gonzalez, Fernanda F 27 Mexico- 1:01.06 1:02.27
30.14 1:02.27 (32.13)
8 Baldwin, Caroline G 21 North Carolina A 1:01.53 1:02.43
30.33 1:02.43 (32.10)
9 Voss, Erin E 18 Un-Stanford-PC- 1:01.63 1:02.45
30.46 1:02.45 (31.99)
Men’s 100 back
Cardinal’s Grigory Tarasevich finished atop an impressive field in the men’s two-lap dorsal race. He held off the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the event, Cal’s Ryan Murphy, to touch first in the final heat and record the top overall qualifying time at 54.71. Murphy qualified second in 55.01, just ahead of teammate Jacob Pebley (55.19).
2012 Olympic gold medalist Matt Grevers, representing Tucson Ford, qualified fourth in 55.59. Indiana’s Bob Glover was next in 55.78, just ahead of Ajax’s Javier Acevedo (55.81).
Also finishing in the top nine were Gator’s Corey Main (56.23), Arizona State’s Richard Bohus (56.66) and Rockwood’s Jack Dolan (56.87).
Event 24 Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Tarasevich, Grigory A 21 Cardinal Aquatic 53.03 54.71
26.68 54.71 (28.03)
2 Murphy, Ryan F 21 Cal-PC- 51.85 55.01
27.60 55.01 (27.41)
3 Pebley, Jacob M 23 Cal-PC- 52.95 55.19
26.91 55.19 (28.28)
4 Grevers, Matt C 32 Tucson Ford Deal 52.54 55.59
27.25 55.59 (28.34)
5 Glover, Bob S 22 Una IU-IN- 54.54 55.78
27.41 55.78 (28.37)
6 Acevedo, Javier C 19 Ajax Aquatic Clu 53.64 55.81
27.72 55.81 (28.09)
7 Main, Corey C 22 Gator Swim Club- 53.99 56.23
27.35 56.23 (28.88)
8 Bohus, Richard 24 Un-Arizona State 54.40 56.66
27.84 56.66 (28.82)
9 Dolan, Jack C 16 Rockwood Swim Cl 56.81 56.87
27.88 56.87 (28.99)
Women’s 200 IM
Longhorn’s Madisyn Cox, going after her third win of the weekend, secured the top seed with her mark of 2:15.06. She’s already won the the 200 breast and 400 IM, both right on her lifetime best times, and she will have lane five in the 200 IM final after finishing in 2:15.06.
Island teammates Sarah Darcel (2:15.73) and Mackenzie Padington (2:15.83) qualified second and third, respectively, and UMBC’s Emily Escobedo took fourth in 2:16.79.
Stanford’s Allie Szekely, who was third in the 400 IM earlier in the meet, qualified fifth in 2:16.96, just ahead of Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey (2:16.98). Mexico’s Monica Gonzelez-Hermosillo (2:17.07), Gamecock’s Emma Barksdale (2:17.42) and Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger (2:17.54) also made the championship final.
Elizabeth Beisel would have qualified for the final but was disqualified for going past 15 meters on the start.
Event 25 Women 200 LC Meter IM
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Cox, Madisyn L 22 Longhorn Aquatic 2:10.75 2:15.06
29.06 1:04.48 (35.42)
1:43.25 (38.77) 2:15.06 (31.81)
2 Darcel, Sarah 18 Island Swimming- 2:12.51 2:15.73
28.28 1:02.34 (34.06)
1:42.90 (40.56) 2:15.73 (32.83)
3 Padington, Mackenzie 18 Island Swimming- 2:18.30 2:15.83
29.08 1:04.86 (35.78)
1:44.45 (39.59) 2:15.83 (31.38)
4 Escobedo, Emily R 21 Un-Rac-MD- 2:17.67 2:16.79
29.84 1:04.85 (35.01)
1:43.70 (38.85) 2:16.79 (33.09)
5 Szekely, Allie E 19 Un-Stanford-PC- 2:18.32 2:16.96
29.97 1:03.98 (34.01)
1:44.48 (40.50) 2:16.96 (32.48)
6 Haughey, Siobhan 19 Hong Kong- 2:13.07 2:16.98
29.51 1:05.54 (36.03)
1:44.86 (39.32) 2:16.98 (32.12)
7 Gonzalez-Hermosillo, 21 Mexico- 2:16.24 2:17.07
30.00 1:05.86 (35.86)
1:45.31 (39.45) 2:17.07 (31.76)
8 Barksdale, Emma A 19 Gamecock Aquatic 2:15.85 2:17.42
29.22 1:04.71 (35.49)
1:44.84 (40.13) 2:17.42 (32.58)
9 Zeiger, Brooke V 21 Univ Minnesota-M 2:14.41 2:17.54
29.79 1:05.04 (35.25)
1:45.20 (40.16) 2:17.54 (32.34)
Men’s 200 IM
Race Pace Club’s Michael Andrew placed first in the final prelims event of the meet, touching in 2:01.75 to edge out Stanford’s Abrahm DeVine (2:01.90). Mohamed Hussein finished well back in third in 2:03.16, just ahead of Athens Bulldog’s Nic Fink (2:03.17) and Dynamo’s Jay Litherland (2:03.19).
Litherland will be going for another event win after doubling up in the 400 IM and 200 free. Also qualifying for the final were Longhorn’s Will Licon (2:03.94), Cal’s Matthew Josa (2:03.95), Venezuela’s Jean Sequera (2:04.43) and Ridgefield’s Kieran Smith (2:04.54).
Event 26 Men 200 LC Meter IM
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Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Andrew, Michael C 18 Race Pace Club-M 1:59.12 2:01.75
25.14 56.38 (31.24)
1:31.23 (34.85) 2:01.75 (30.52)
2 DeVine, Abrahm D 20 Un-Stanford-PC- 1:59.43 2:01.90
26.17 56.98 (30.81)
1:33.27 (36.29) 2:01.90 (28.63)
3 Hussein, Mohamed 25 Retriever Aquati 2:00.22 2:03.16
27.28 59.33 (32.05)
1:34.75 (35.42) 2:03.16 (28.41)
4 Fink, Nicolas K 23 Georgia-GA- 2:04.87 2:03.17
27.27 1:00.30 (33.03)
1:34.60 (34.30) 2:03.17 (28.57)
5 Litherland, Jay Y 21 Dynamo Swim Club 1:59.53 2:03.19
26.59 57.59 (31.00)
1:33.74 (36.15) 2:03.19 (29.45)
6 Licon, Will A 22 Longhorn Aquatic 1:58.43 2:03.94
27.09 59.22 (32.13)
1:34.62 (35.40) 2:03.94 (29.32)
7 Josa, Matthew A 22 Cal-PC- 2:00.94 2:03.95
25.16 56.49 (31.33)
1:33.68 (37.19) 2:03.95 (30.27)
8 Sequera, Juan C 23 Venezuela- 2:04.51 2:04.43
26.57 59.30 (32.73)
1:34.89 (35.59) 2:04.43 (29.54)
9 Smith, Kieran S 17 Ridgefield Aquat 2:04.58 2:04.54
28.06 58.88 (30.82)
1:35.80 (36.92) 2:04.54 (28.74)
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