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The second evening of swimming for the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series in Atlanta was fueled by swift times as national and international stars alike clocked world leading times.
Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley continued to dominate the men’s 200 back with world leading times, while Canadian teenager Taylor Ruck posted the fastest time in the women’s 200 back by more than a second. Additionally, Chase Kalisz threw down a sizzling 4:08.92 to set a new pool record and better his world leading time in the men’s 400 IM.
Schedule of Events:
- Women’s 400 IM
- Men’s 400 IM
- Women’s 50 Free
- Men’s 50 Free
- Women’s 200 Back
- Men’s 200 Back
- Women’s 200 Free
- Men’s 200 Free
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Women’s 400 IM
Madisyn Cox, representing Longhorn Aquatics, accelerated from her second place seed in finals of the 400 IM to claim the title with a time of 4:37.94. Cox trailed behind ABSC’s Hali Flickinger and Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis after the fly leg of the race, but a strong backstroke leg pushed Cox into a strong lead, which she never backed down from.
Margalis finished second overall with a time of 4:38.13, while Flickinger took home the bronze with a time of 4:39.98.
Picking up fourth was Northern Kentucky Clippers’ Mariah Denigan with a time of 4:45.41, followed by UBC Thunderbirds’ Megan Dalke’s 4:47.51.
Sarasota YMCA’s Emma Weyant (4:48.44), Trojan Swim Club’s Haley Anderson (4:49.96), and Magnolia Aquatics’ Kaitlynn Sims’ (4:53.97) were sixth through eighth overall.
=== A - Final ===
1 Madisyn Cox 22 Longhorn Aquatic 4:44.98 4:37.94J 880
r:+0.76 29.30 1:03.48 (34.18)
1:39.48 (36.00) 2:14.71 (35.23)
2:54.34 (39.63) 3:34.76 (40.42)
4:06.86 (32.10) 4:37.94 (31.08)
2 Melanie Margali 26 Saint Petersburg 4:47.58 4:38.13J 878
r:+0.77 29.31 1:03.00 (33.69)
1:39.35 (36.35) 2:15.35 (36.00)
2:55.29 (39.94) 3:35.59 (40.30)
4:07.35 (31.76) 4:38.13 (30.78)
3 Hali Flickinger 23 ABSC/UGA 4:43.28 4:39.98 861
r:+0.67 29.57 1:02.68 (33.11)
1:38.93 (36.25) 2:14.25 (35.32)
2:55.71 (41.46) 3:38.04 (42.33)
4:09.84 (31.80) 4:39.98 (30.14)
4 Mariah Denigan 14 Northern KY Clip 4:48.17 4:45.41 812
r:+0.78 31.22 1:06.73 (35.51)
1:42.97 (36.24) 2:18.41 (35.44)
2:59.78 (41.37) 3:41.36 (41.58)
4:13.85 (32.49) 4:45.41 (31.56)
5 Megan Dalke 19 UBC Thunderbirds 4:52.70 4:47.51 795
r:+0.72 29.93 1:03.95 (34.02)
1:41.28 (37.33) 2:17.54 (36.26)
2:59.86 (42.32) 3:42.24 (42.38)
4:15.76 (33.52) 4:47.51 (31.75)
6 Emma Weyant 16 Sarasota YMCA Sh 4:50.46 4:48.44 787
r:+0.86 30.91 1:06.33 (35.42)
1:45.00 (38.67) 2:22.48 (37.48)
3:03.01 (40.53) 3:44.03 (41.02)
4:16.65 (32.62) 4:48.44 (31.79)
7 Haley Anderson 26 Trojan Swim Club 4:51.67 4:49.96 775
r:+0.85 30.78 1:04.90 (34.12)
1:43.84 (38.94) 2:21.98 (38.14)
3:03.38 (41.40) 3:45.39 (42.01)
4:17.84 (32.45) 4:49.96 (32.12)
8 Kaitlynn Sims 17 Magnolia Aquatic 4:53.80 4:53.97 743
r:+0.88 31.76 1:07.96 (36.20)
1:46.33 (38.37) 2:23.47 (37.14)
3:04.95 (41.48) 3:48.29 (43.34)
4:22.31 (34.02) 4:53.97 (31.66)
Men’s 400 IM
Chase Kalisz was in a race of his own throughout the final of the men’s 400 IM. Kalisz jumped out to an early lead in the first half of the race and continued to simply build upon that lead throughout the remainder of the race. The 2017 world champion solidified himself as the current fastest in the world with a sizzling 4:08.92, downing his own pool record of 4:09.43 (2017) in the process.
Fellow Olympian Josh Prenot, representing Cal Aquatics, also swam a race of his own for part of the race, stopping the clock at a final time of 4:18.58. Prenot’s time sits himself around fifth in the world rankings for 2018.
Plymouth’s Andrew Abruzzo grabbed third overall with a time of 4:22.19, followed by SwimAtlanta’s Andrew Winton and his time of 4:24.37.
Colin Eriks of UBC Thunderbirds took fifth in the event with a 4:25.30, while 16-year-old Ian Grum of Dynamo Swim Club was sixth with a 4:26.77.
Argentina’s Santiago Bergli and Dynamo Swim Club’s Raunak Khosla took seventh and eighth with times of 4:27.82 and 4:28.40.
=== A - Final ===
1 Chase Kalisz 23 ABSC/UGA 4:25.35 4:08.92P 940
r:+0.77 26.35 56.72 (30.37)
1:29.33 (32.61) 2:00.97 (31.64)
2:35.35 (34.38) 3:10.54 (35.19)
3:40.72 (30.18) 4:08.92 (28.20)
2 Josh Prenot 24 California Aquat 4:26.11 4:18.58 838
r:+0.69 26.68 57.75 (31.07)
1:32.32 (34.57) 2:06.26 (33.94)
2:41.33 (35.07) 3:16.30 (34.97)
3:48.55 (32.25) 4:18.58 (30.03)
3 Andrew Abruzzo 18 Plymouth Whitema 4:23.37 4:22.19 804
r:+0.85 26.93 58.15 (31.22)
1:32.44 (34.29) 2:06.29 (33.85)
2:44.37 (38.08) 3:23.56 (39.19)
3:53.50 (29.94) 4:22.19 (28.69)
4 Andrew Winton 18 SwimAtlanta 4:29.20 4:24.37 784
r:+0.75 27.73 58.68 (30.95)
1:33.53 (34.85) 2:08.20 (34.67)
2:44.43 (36.23) 3:22.53 (38.10)
3:54.10 (31.57) 4:24.37 (30.27)
5 Colin Eriks 22 UBC Thunderbirds 4:27.53 4:25.30 776
r:+0.77 27.75 59.42 (31.67)
1:33.78 (34.36) 2:07.62 (33.84)
2:45.47 (37.85) 3:23.80 (38.33)
3:54.89 (31.09) 4:25.30 (30.41)
6 Ian Grum 16 Dynamo Swim Club 4:30.44 4:26.77 763
r:+0.72 28.11 1:00.44 (32.33)
1:34.11 (33.67) 2:07.31 (33.20)
2:47.14 (39.83) 3:26.67 (39.53)
3:57.13 (30.46) 4:26.77 (29.64)
7 Santiago Bergli 18 Argentina 4:29.75 4:27.82 754
r:+0.77 28.73 1:01.71 (32.98)
1:35.49 (33.78) 2:09.35 (33.86)
2:47.50 (38.15) 3:26.12 (38.62)
3:57.40 (31.28) 4:27.82 (30.42)
8 Raunak Khosla 17 Dynamo Swim Club 4:30.55 4:28.40 749
r:+0.68 28.89 59.91 (31.02)
1:35.74 (35.83) 2:10.15 (34.41)
2:49.51 (39.36) 3:27.02 (37.51)
3:58.65 (31.63) 4:28.40 (29.75)
Women’s 50 Free
Margo Geer continued to capitalize on her 2018 comeback with a top showing in the 50 free final in Atlanta. Geer posted the only sub-25 second swim of the night with a time of 24.78, improving upon her 24.83 from the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Austin. Her time of 24.78 edges her closer to Australia’s Bronte Campbell’s fourth place world ranking of 24.71.
Olivia Smoliga picked up a second place finish in finals with a time of 25.14, followed closely by Cal Aquatics’ Farida Osman and her time of 25.29.
Sprinting stalwart Lia Neal added a fourth place finish with a time of 25.33, while Mission Viejo’s Isabella Arcila took fifth with a time of 25.41.
HPC-Ontario’s Kayla Sanchez (25.43), Trojan Swim Club’s Anika Apostalon (25.47), and Mission Viejo’s Amanda Kendall (25.67) finished sixth through eighth respectively.
=== A - Final ===
1 Margo Geer 25 Mission Viejo Na 25.02 24.78 878
r:+0.67
2 Olivia Smoliga 23 ABSC/UGA 25.46 25.14 841
r:+0.72
3 Farida Osman 23 California Aquat 25.49 25.29 826
r:+0.74
4 Lia Neal 23 Unattached 25.56 25.33 822
r:+0.69
5 Isabella Arcila 23 Mission Viejo Na 25.61 25.41 814
r:+0.64
6 Kayla Sanchez 16 HPC-Ontario 25.58 25.43 812
r:+0.74
7 Anika Apostalon 23 Trojan Swim Club 25.58 25.47 808
r:+0.68
8 Amanda Kendall 27 Mission Viejo Na 25.72 25.67 789
r:+0.69
Men’s 50 Free
18-year old Michael Andrew had all jets firing during finals of the men’s 50 free, splashing past sprinting stalwart Nathan Adrian to claim the gold. Andrew posted a 21.93 for gold; a time that doubles as the second fastest time in the world for 2018, behind Great Britain’s Benjamin Proud and his time of 21.52.
Adrian finished second overall with a time of 22.09, a shy .01 seconds off his time of 22.08 from the Austin stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series.
Vladimir Morozov, representing Trojan Swim Club, claimed a close third with a time of 22.11, while Andrii Govorov took fourth with a 22.34.
Brazil’s Bruno Fratus took fifth in finals with a time of 22.51, followed by Marcelo Chierighini’s time of 22.69.
Argentina’s Guido Buscaglia and Club Aquatique’s Mehdi Ayoubi were seventh and eighth with times of 22.82 and 23.14 respectively.
=== A - Final ===
1 Michael Andrew 18 Race Pace Club 22.16 21.93 866
r:+0.71
2 Nathan Adrian 29 California Aquat 22.46 22.09 848
r:+0.68
3 Vladimir Morozo 25 Trojan Swim Club 22.74 22.11 845
r:+0.61
4 Andrii Govorov 25 Arilson Silva 22.65 22.34 819
r:+0.65
5 Bruno Fratus 28 Coral Springs Sw 22.50 22.51 801
r:+0.69
6 Marcelo Chierig 27 Tiger Elite Raci 22.60 22.69 782
r:+0.65
7 Guido Buscaglia 21 Argentina 22.69 22.82 769
r:+0.68
8 Mehdi Ayoubi 19 Club Aquatique 22.99 23.14 737
r:+0.66
Women’s 200 Back
One night after upsetting world-record holder Sarah Sjostrom, Canada’s Taylor Ruck blasted a world best time in finals of the women’s 200 back. The 17-year-old jumped to an early lead in the race and never let go, powering to a dominating time of 2:06.36. Her time blasts past the world leading time of 2:07.47, set by fellow Canadian Kylie Masse at the Uster International meet.
Italy’s Federica Pellegrini held off HP Center Victoria’s Jade Hannah and collected a silver medal with a time of 2:11.28. Hannah settled for third and a time of 2:11.49.
Sinclair Larson, representing SwimMAC Carolina, grabbed fourth overall with a time of 2:12.60, while Argentina’s Andrea Berrino took fifth with a time of 2:16.39.
Mariah Denigan of the Northern Kentucky Clippers returned from the 400 IM to finish sixth with a 2:16.50, followed by Pointe-Claire’s Aela Janvier’s 2:17.66.
Erica Sullivan of the Sandpipers of Nevada completed the top eight with a time of 2:18.73.
=== A - Final ===
1 Taylor Ruck 17 HPC-Ontario 2:13.02 2:06.36J 946
r:+0.65 29.70 1:01.67 (31.97)
1:33.83 (32.16) 2:06.36 (32.53)
2 Federica Pelleg 29 Italy 2:12.79 2:11.28 843
r:+0.64 30.54 1:04.02 (33.48)
1:37.66 (33.64) 2:11.28 (33.62)
3 Jade Hannah 16 HPCenterVictoria 2:13.63 2:11.49 839
r:+0.64 30.65 1:03.87 (33.22)
1:37.59 (33.72) 2:11.49 (33.90)
4 Sinclair Larson 18 SwimMAC Carolina 2:14.02 2:12.60 818
r:+0.90 31.47 1:05.15 (33.68)
1:39.15 (34.00) 2:12.60 (33.45)
5 Andrea Berrino 24 Argentina 2:16.17 2:16.39 752
r:+1.60 31.87 1:05.92 (34.05)
1:41.30 (35.38) 2:16.39 (35.09)
6 Mariah Denigan 14 Northern KY Clip 2:16.82 2:16.50 750
r:+0.72 32.87 1:07.16 (34.29)
1:41.92 (34.76) 2:16.50 (34.58)
7 Aela Janvier 18 Pointe-Claire 2:17.03 2:17.66 731
r:+0.69 32.35 1:07.45 (35.10)
1:42.68 (35.23) 2:17.66 (34.98)
8 Erica Sullivan 17 Sandpipers Of Ne 2:17.44 2:18.73 715
r:+0.66 32.88 1:07.65 (34.77)
1:43.24 (35.59) 2:18.73 (35.49)
Men’s 200 Back
A trio of talented backstrokers led the field in the men’s 200 back throughout the entirety of the race. Cal teammates Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley, along with Japan’s Ryosuke Irie, kept close with one another throughout the first 150 meters of the race, but Murphy pulled away to claim the win and defend his title from Austin with a time of 1:55.46. That time improves upon Murphy’s world leading time of 1:56.11 from the Austin stop.
Pebley finished close behind Murphy with a time of 1:55.85, also improving upon his second place ranking of 1:56.40 in the 2018 world rankings.
Irie, who returned tonight as the top qualifier, took third overall with a 1:56.77. His time improves upon his previous 2018 best of 1:57.40 from the Geneva International meet and moved him to fourth overall in the world rankings.
Josiah Binnema of the UBC Thunderbirds grabbed fourth overall with a 2:00.59, followed by teammate Markus Thormeyer’s time of 2:00.65.
SwimAtlanta’s Bradley Dunham (2:02.51), Dynamo Swim Club’s Ian Grum (2:02.78), and Plymouth’s Andrew Abruzzo (2:03.45) took sixth through eighth respectively.
=== A - Final ===
1 Ryan Murphy 22 California Aquat 2:01.76 1:55.46P 910
r:+0.56 27.20 56.48 (29.28)
1:25.95 (29.47) 1:55.46 (29.51)
2 Jacob Pebley 24 California Aquat 2:00.51 1:55.85 901
r:+0.64 27.14 56.30 (29.16)
1:25.99 (29.69) 1:55.85 (29.86)
3 Ryosuke Irie 28 Team Elite 2:00.13 1:56.77 880
r:+0.55 27.47 57.03 (29.56)
1:26.98 (29.95) 1:56.77 (29.79)
4 Josiah Binnema 20 UBC Thunderbirds 2:02.84 2:00.59 799
28.26 58.94 (30.68)
1:29.90 (30.96) 2:00.59 (30.69)
5 Markus Thormeye 20 UBC Thunderbirds 2:02.35 2:00.65 798
r:+0.82 28.82 59.73 (30.91)
1:30.53 (30.80) 2:00.65 (30.12)
6 Bradley Dunham 17 SwimAtlanta 2:03.05 2:02.51 762
r:+0.86 28.21 58.76 (30.55)
1:30.55 (31.79) 2:02.51 (31.96)
7 Ian Grum 16 Dynamo Swim Club 2:03.59 2:02.78 757
r:+0.65 29.33 1:00.54 (31.21)
1:32.04 (31.50) 2:02.78 (30.74)
8 Andrew Abruzzo 18 Plymouth Whitema 2:02.90 2:03.45 745
r:+0.75 29.45 1:01.18 (31.73)
1:32.97 (31.79) 2:03.45 (30.48)
Women’s 200 Free
Just ten minutes after posting the world’s fastest time in the women’s 200 back, Canada’s Taylor Ruck was in total control of the race in the 200 free. The 17-year-old was one of five teenagers in the ‘A’ final field and demonstrated her ability to quickly recover from a tough double. Ruck jumped to a quick lead in the race and only grew stronger, posting a final time of 1:56.85. Her time moves her to fourth in the world rankings for 2018.
China’s Jianjiahe Wang continued the teenage domination with a second place showing of 1:57.60, earning herself a spot in the top ten world rankings for 2018.
Fellow Canadians Rebecca Smith, Penny Oleksiak, and Kayla Sanchez collected third through fifth place finishes with times of 1:59.1, 1:59.32, and 2:00.29 respectively.
Santa Clara’s Nicole Olivia and Lia Neal, swimming unattached, rounded out the top eight with times of 2:02.28 and 2:02.96.
=== A - Final ===
1 Taylor Ruck 17 HPC-Ontario 1:59.35 1:56.85 903
r:+0.73 26.88 56.50 (29.62)
1:26.75 (30.25) 1:56.85 (30.10)
2 Jianjiahe Wang 15 China 1:57.80 1:57.60 886
r:+0.80 27.42 57.43 (30.01)
1:28.05 (30.62) 1:57.60 (29.55)
3 Rebecca Smith 17 HPC-Ontario 1:59.45 1:59.14 852
r:+0.77 27.31 57.47 (30.16)
1:28.16 (30.69) 1:59.14 (30.98)
4 Penny Oleksiak 17 Toronto Swim Clu 2:01.74 1:59.32 848
r:+0.80 27.40 57.43 (30.03)
1:28.30 (30.87) 1:59.32 (31.02)
5 Kayla Sanchez 16 HPC-Ontario 2:02.06 2:00.29 828
r:+0.74 27.90 58.02 (30.12)
1:28.92 (30.90) 2:00.29 (31.37)
6 Melanie Margali 26 Saint Petersburg 1:59.85 2:00.77 818
r:+0.75 28.59 59.04 (30.45)
1:29.67 (30.63) 2:00.77 (31.10)
7 Nicole Oliva 16 Santa Clara Swim 2:02.42 2:02.28 788
r:+0.70 28.60 59.59 (30.99)
1:31.17 (31.58) 2:02.28 (31.11)
8 Lia Neal 23 Unattached 2:01.54 2:02.96 775
r:+0.74 28.06 58.70 (30.64)
1:30.71 (32.01) 2:02.96 (32.25)
Men’s 200 Free
Jack Conger built upon his night one victory in the 100 fly with a top showing in the men’s 200 free. The Texas grad jumped to an early lead and held off a fast-charging field to win with a time of 1:46.96. Conger’s time moves him to third overall in the 2018 world rankings behind Lithuanian Danas Rapsys (1:45.35) and Australians Kyle Chalmers (1:46.49), Alexander Graham (1:46.72), and Mack Horton (1:46.76).
Egyptian Marwan Elkamash held off Mission Viejo’s Zane Grothe for second place with a time of 1:48.16, while Grothe settled for third and a 1:48.46.
Baylor Swim Club’s Trey Freeman took fourth in Atlanta with a time of 1:49.41, followed by Dimitrios Dimitrou and his time of 1:50.21.
HP Center Victoria’s Jeremy Bagshaw (1:50.66), Plymouth’s Andrew Abruzzo (1:50.68), and Longhorn Aquatics’ Clark Smith (1:52.58) were sixth through eighth.
=== A - Final ===
1 Jack Conger 23 Nation's Capital 1:49.03 1:46.96 867
r:+0.70 24.96 52.10 (27.14)
1:19.62 (27.52) 1:46.96 (27.34)
2 Marwan Elkamash 24 Una GCU 1:49.41 1:48.16 838
r:+0.67 25.50 53.12 (27.62)
1:20.92 (27.80) 1:48.16 (27.24)
3 Zane Grothe 25 Mission Viejo Na 1:49.29 1:48.46 831
r:+0.79 25.53 53.34 (27.81)
1:21.10 (27.76) 1:48.46 (27.36)
4 Trey Freeman 17 Baylor Swim Club 1:49.47 1:49.41 810
r:+0.74 25.72 53.46 (27.74)
1:21.53 (28.07) 1:49.41 (27.88)
5 Dimitrios Dimit 20 Unattached 1:50.15 1:50.21 792
r:+0.67 26.24 54.24 (28.00)
1:22.48 (28.24) 1:50.21 (27.73)
6 Jeremy Bagshaw 25 HPCenterVictoria 1:51.04 1:50.66 783
r:+0.73 26.35 54.37 (28.02)
1:22.96 (28.59) 1:50.66 (27.70)
7 Andrew Abruzzo 18 Plymouth Whitema 1:50.24 1:50.68 782
r:+0.79 26.13 54.28 (28.15)
1:22.97 (28.69) 1:50.68 (27.71)
8 Clark Smith 22 Longhorn Aquatic 1:49.48 1:52.58 743
r:+0.65 25.56 53.75 (28.19)
1:23.29 (29.54) 1:52.58 (29.29)
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