Katie Ledecky cruised to an easy victory in the 800 free to kick off Saturday’s finals at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara. Ledecky won the race in 8:11.08.
Ledecky, who announced she signed with TYR earlier this week, took the early lead and coasted. Her time was seven seconds slower than her seed time.
Leah Smith was second at 8:26.01, followed by Megan Byrnes (8:31.58), Ashley Neidigh (8:41.84), Leah Stevens (8:43.28), Olivia Anderson (8:48.20), Nicole Oliva (8:48.62) and Ayumi Macias Alba (8:49.20).
Event 15 Men 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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World: W 7:32.12 7/29/2009 Lin Zhang, CHN
American: A 7:43.60 7/31/2013 Michael McBroom, USA
Pro Swim: M 7:49.96 2014 Michael McBroom
Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Grothe, Zane 26 Mission Viejo Na 7:50.97 7:55.14
r:+0.70 27.83 57.92 (30.09)
1:27.47 (29.55) 1:58.39 (30.92)
2:28.61 (30.22) 2:58.88 (30.27)
3:28.99 (30.11) 3:59.21 (30.22)
4:29.15 (29.94) 4:58.99 (29.84)
5:28.86 (29.87) 5:58.66 (29.80)
6:28.29 (29.63) 6:57.71 (29.42)
7:26.64 (28.93) 7:55.14 (28.50)
2 Park, Tae Hwan 28 Korea 8:01.65 7:57.68
r:+0.64 26.89 56.77 (29.88)
1:27.27 (30.50) 1:57.30 (30.03)
2:26.96 (29.66) 2:57.24 (30.28)
3:27.18 (29.94) 3:57.57 (30.39)
4:27.70 (30.13) 4:58.06 (30.36)
5:28.34 (30.28) 5:58.64 (30.30)
6:28.92 (30.28) 6:59.39 (30.47)
7:29.42 (30.03) 7:57.68 (28.26)
3 Vargas Jacobo, Ricard 20 Mexico 8:01.24 7:58.81
r:+0.67 27.93 58.04 (30.11)
1:28.52 (30.48) 1:58.86 (30.34)
2:29.23 (30.37) 2:59.42 (30.19)
3:29.56 (30.14) 3:59.58 (30.02)
4:29.69 (30.11) 4:59.69 (30.00)
5:29.75 (30.06) 5:59.68 (29.93)
6:29.72 (30.04) 6:59.78 (30.06)
7:30.02 (30.24) 7:58.81 (28.79)
4 Calloni, Johannes 18 Unattached Stanf 7:59.80 8:01.88
r:+0.73 28.14 58.08 (29.94)
1:28.36 (30.28) 1:58.51 (30.15)
2:29.01 (30.50) 2:59.31 (30.30)
3:29.68 (30.37) 4:00.08 (30.40)
4:29.61 (29.53) 5:00.77 (31.16)
5:31.54 (30.77) 6:02.81 (31.27)
6:33.28 (30.47) 7:03.70 (30.42)
7:33.56 (29.86) 8:01.88 (28.32)
5 Sweetser, True 20 Unattached Stanf 7:53.32 8:02.16
r:+0.70 28.41 58.39 (29.98)
1:28.76 (30.37) 1:59.04 (30.28)
2:29.73 (30.69) 3:00.14 (30.41)
3:30.92 (30.78) 4:01.61 (30.69)
4:32.58 (30.97) 5:03.16 (30.58)
5:33.76 (30.60) 6:03.86 (30.10)
6:34.27 (30.41) 7:04.09 (29.82)
7:34.16 (30.07) 8:02.16 (28.00)
6 Norman, Nick 21 California Aquat 8:14.75 8:02.92
r:+0.70 27.29 56.30 (29.01)
1:26.15 (29.85) 1:55.81 (29.66)
2:26.09 (30.28) 2:56.21 (30.12)
3:26.92 (30.71) 3:57.51 (30.59)
4:28.45 (30.94) 4:59.04 (30.59)
5:29.92 (30.88) 6:00.57 (30.65)
6:31.67 (31.10) 7:02.46 (30.79)
7:33.32 (30.86) 8:02.92 (29.60)
7 D'Arrigo, Mitch 23 Gator Swim Club 8:13.63 8:09.30
r:+0.73 27.63 57.15 (29.52)
1:27.32 (30.17) 1:57.74 (30.42)
2:28.74 (31.00) 2:59.47 (30.73)
3:30.21 (30.74) 4:01.00 (30.79)
4:32.18 (31.18) 5:03.24 (31.06)
5:34.52 (31.28) 6:05.64 (31.12)
6:36.45 (30.81) 7:07.27 (30.82)
7:38.25 (30.98) 8:09.30 (31.05)
8 Grieshop, Sean 19 California Aquat 8:13.43 8:12.27
r:+0.65 28.11 57.92 (29.81)
1:28.98 (31.06) 1:59.87 (30.89)
2:30.95 (31.08) 3:01.98 (31.03)
3:33.12 (31.14) 4:04.26 (31.14)
4:35.57 (31.31) 5:06.81 (31.24)
5:38.07 (31.26) 6:09.24 (31.17)
6:40.71 (31.47) 7:11.58 (30.87)
7:42.44 (30.86) 8:12.27 (29.83)
9 Litherland, Kevin 22 Dynamo Swim Club 8:03.19 8:12.34
r:+0.66 27.99 58.38 (30.39)
1:29.08 (30.70) 1:59.73 (30.65)
2:30.62 (30.89) 3:01.55 (30.93)
3:32.73 (31.18) 4:04.06 (31.33)
4:35.25 (31.19) 5:06.57 (31.32)
5:38.03 (31.46) 6:09.27 (31.24)
6:40.66 (31.39) 7:11.91 (31.25)
7:42.77 (30.86) 8:12.34 (29.57)
10 Wieser, Chris 22 Una DART 8:00.40 8:15.80
r:+0.64 27.57 57.81 (30.24)
1:28.57 (30.76) 1:59.25 (30.68)
2:30.35 (31.10) 3:01.56 (31.21)
3:33.12 (31.56) 4:04.94 (31.82)
4:36.21 (31.27) 5:07.80 (31.59)
5:39.14 (31.34) 6:10.37 (31.23)
6:42.33 (31.96) 7:13.84 (31.51)
7:45.40 (31.56) 8:15.80 (30.40)
11 Miller, Kevin 20 Athens Bulldog S 8:09.60 8:15.81
r:+0.68 27.68 57.66 (29.98)
1:28.43 (30.77) 1:59.32 (30.89)
2:30.35 (31.03) 3:01.74 (31.39)
3:33.00 (31.26) 4:04.55 (31.55)
4:36.24 (31.69) 5:07.61 (31.37)
5:39.44 (31.83) 6:11.30 (31.86)
6:42.83 (31.53) 7:14.49 (31.66)
7:45.77 (31.28) 8:15.81 (30.04)
12 Fail, Brooks 18 Tucson Ford Deal 8:08.79 8:16.93
28.48 59.43 (30.95)
1:30.80 (31.37) 2:02.05 (31.25)
2:33.27 (31.22) 3:04.91 (31.64)
3:36.59 (31.68) 4:08.00 (31.41)
4:39.63 (31.63) 5:11.30 (31.67)
5:43.07 (31.77) 6:14.53 (31.46)
6:46.03 (31.50) 7:17.36 (31.33)
7:48.16 (30.80) 8:16.93 (28.77)
13 Collins, Jack 20 Badger Swim Club 8:13.10 8:19.44
r:+0.70 28.87 59.51 (30.64)
1:30.76 (31.25) 2:01.92 (31.16)
2:33.05 (31.13) 3:04.65 (31.60)
3:36.34 (31.69) 4:07.75 (31.41)
4:39.41 (31.66) 5:10.94 (31.53)
5:42.75 (31.81) 6:14.59 (31.84)
6:45.92 (31.33) 7:17.94 (32.02)
7:49.29 (31.35) 8:19.44 (30.15)
14 Selmanovic, Din 20 Bearcat Aquatics 9:15.70Y 8:19.91
r:+0.67 28.49 59.24 (30.75)
1:30.72 (31.48) 2:02.17 (31.45)
2:34.03 (31.86) 3:05.50 (31.47)
3:37.18 (31.68) 4:08.71 (31.53)
4:40.30 (31.59) 5:11.87 (31.57)
5:43.46 (31.59) 6:15.29 (31.83)
6:46.90 (31.61) 7:18.55 (31.65)
7:49.67 (31.12) 8:19.91 (30.24)
15 Hirschberger, Matthew 19 Unattached Stanf 8:08.12 8:23.09
r:+0.78 28.63 58.76 (30.13)
1:30.25 (31.49) 2:01.16 (30.91)
2:33.00 (31.84) 3:04.32 (31.32)
3:36.00 (31.68) 4:07.44 (31.44)
4:39.25 (31.81) 5:10.66 (31.41)
5:42.74 (32.08) 6:14.90 (32.16)
6:47.18 (32.28) 7:19.36 (32.18)
7:51.80 (32.44) 8:23.09 (31.29)
16 David, Calvin 16 Pleasanton Seaha 8:22.38 8:25.18
r:+0.76 29.87 1:01.63 (31.76)
1:33.71 (32.08) 2:05.71 (32.00)
2:37.69 (31.98) 3:09.68 (31.99)
3:41.68 (32.00) 4:13.70 (32.02)
4:45.79 (32.09) 5:17.55 (31.76)
5:49.30 (31.75) 6:21.03 (31.73)
6:52.96 (31.93) 7:24.51 (31.55)
7:55.87 (31.36) 8:25.18 (29.31)
17 Barao, Will 17 Bluefish Swim Cl 8:09.38 8:25.53
28.25 59.30 (31.05)
1:30.62 (31.32) 2:01.80 (31.18)
2:32.94 (31.14) 3:04.35 (31.41)
3:35.97 (31.62) 4:07.66 (31.69)
4:39.57 (31.91) 5:11.99 (32.42)
5:44.51 (32.52) 6:17.16 (32.65)
6:49.77 (32.61) 7:22.30 (32.53)
7:54.38 (32.08) 8:25.53 (31.15)
18 Murphy, James 20 Unattached Stanf 8:21.84 8:25.87
29.78 1:01.49 (31.71)
1:33.63 (32.14) 2:05.50 (31.87)
2:37.53 (32.03) 3:09.70 (32.17)
3:41.72 (32.02) 4:13.55 (31.83)
4:45.34 (31.79) 5:16.96 (31.62)
5:48.63 (31.67) 6:20.42 (31.79)
6:52.34 (31.92) 7:24.23 (31.89)
7:55.82 (31.59) 8:25.87 (30.05)
19 Kaskawal, Jerad 22 Tucson Ford Deal 8:11.91 8:27.11
r:+0.75 28.38 59.17 (30.79)
1:30.78 (31.61) 2:02.43 (31.65)
2:34.38 (31.95) 3:05.98 (31.60)
3:37.97 (31.99) 4:09.81 (31.84)
4:42.04 (32.23) 5:13.96 (31.92)
5:46.34 (32.38) 6:18.50 (32.16)
6:51.00 (32.50) 7:23.57 (32.57)
7:55.91 (32.34) 8:27.11 (31.20)
20 Haber, Ido 22 Wisconsin Aquati 15:28.78Y 8:27.62
28.65 1:00.63 (31.98)
1:32.57 (31.94) 2:05.03 (32.46)
2:37.21 (32.18) 3:09.60 (32.39)
3:41.99 (32.39) 4:14.23 (32.24)
4:46.50 (32.27) 5:18.68 (32.18)
5:50.66 (31.98) 6:22.84 (32.18)
6:54.80 (31.96) 7:26.48 (31.68)
7:57.69 (31.21) 8:27.62 (29.93)
21 Tsukikawa, Yugo 16 Badger Swim Club 8:29.78 8:31.12
r:+0.69 29.42 1:01.87 (32.45)
1:33.99 (32.12) 2:05.99 (32.00)
2:38.18 (32.19) 3:10.39 (32.21)
3:42.66 (32.27) 4:14.73 (32.07)
4:46.94 (32.21) 5:19.16 (32.22)
5:51.17 (32.01) 6:23.37 (32.20)
6:55.73 (32.36) 7:27.94 (32.21)
8:00.14 (32.20) 8:31.12 (30.98)
22 Blake, Daniel 17 Santa Clara Swim 8:31.89 8:33.59
r:+0.66 29.60 1:01.30 (31.70)
1:34.08 (32.78) 2:05.90 (31.82)
2:38.50 (32.60) 3:10.57 (32.07)
3:43.45 (32.88) 4:15.46 (32.01)
4:48.04 (32.58) 5:20.55 (32.51)
5:53.37 (32.82) 6:26.15 (32.78)
6:59.39 (33.24) 7:31.51 (32.12)
8:03.54 (32.03) 8:33.59 (30.05)
23 McGee, Gavin 18 Santa Clara Swim 8:33.14 8:34.34
r:+0.75 28.82 1:00.71 (31.89)
1:32.95 (32.24) 2:05.04 (32.09)
2:37.51 (32.47) 3:10.00 (32.49)
3:42.32 (32.32) 4:15.26 (32.94)
4:47.75 (32.49) 5:20.50 (32.75)
5:53.59 (33.09) 6:26.37 (32.78)
6:59.08 (32.71) 7:31.64 (32.56)
8:04.08 (32.44) 8:34.34 (30.26)
24 Mertz, David 17 Neptune Swimming 8:30.11 8:36.38
r:+0.60 29.38 1:00.90 (31.52)
1:33.67 (32.77) 2:05.78 (32.11)
2:38.61 (32.83) 3:10.81 (32.20)
3:43.61 (32.80) 4:16.45 (32.84)
4:49.06 (32.61) 5:21.93 (32.87)
5:54.36 (32.43) 6:27.38 (33.02)
7:00.13 (32.75) 7:32.95 (32.82)
8:05.11 (32.16) 8:36.38 (31.27)
25 Plattel, Lleyton 15 Pleasanton Seaha 8:09.74 8:36.84
r:+0.70 29.15 1:00.34 (31.19)
1:32.42 (32.08) 2:04.58 (32.16)
2:36.65 (32.07) 3:08.96 (32.31)
3:41.48 (32.52) 4:14.16 (32.68)
4:47.23 (33.07) 5:19.93 (32.70)
5:52.57 (32.64) 6:25.34 (32.77)
6:58.31 (32.97) 7:31.46 (33.15)
8:04.43 (32.97) 8:36.84 (32.41)
26 Forker, Shane 20 California Aquat 8:32.30 8:44.60
r:+0.64 29.33 1:00.76 (31.43)
1:33.72 (32.96) 2:06.31 (32.59)
2:39.34 (33.03) 3:12.44 (33.10)
3:45.71 (33.27) 4:19.18 (33.47)
4:52.65 (33.47) 5:25.99 (33.34)
5:59.35 (33.36) 6:32.57 (33.22)
7:06.05 (33.48) 7:39.37 (33.32)
8:12.79 (33.42) 8:44.60 (31.81)
27 Nikolaev, Alex 18 Una SLO 8:19.80 8:52.94
29.42 1:01.87 (32.45)
1:34.73 (32.86) 2:08.26 (33.53)
2:42.01 (33.75) 3:15.67 (33.66)
3:49.63 (33.96) 4:23.78 (34.15)
4:57.55 (33.77) 5:31.57 (34.02)
6:05.67 (34.10) 6:40.01 (34.34)
7:13.34 (33.33) 7:47.22 (33.88)
8:21.07 (33.85) 8:52.94 (31.87)
Congratulations Katie
Mowgli
Abby Dudash
G.O.A.T.!
SMH…I pray that you don’t run the swimming hall of fame like you do your swim reporting/// editing….does anyone even look proof read these articles…you have the mens 800 posted to the womens article….sloppy…like always..just saying