Ali Khalafalla Dominates 50 Free at 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Bloomington

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Ali Khalafalla was the one to beat in the TYR Pro Series Bloomington 50 free final, but no one was quite up to the task. Surging to a 22.05 finish, Khalafalla was in a field all his own. Robert Howard (22.19) put up a strong effort to chase him down, but had to turn his sights to fending off Nathan Adrian (22.22), who touched in at third. Blake Pieroni finished off an impressive individual schedule with a 22.53, enough to beat Zach Apple (22.72) for fourth. Jack Franzman managed a sub-23.00 race himself, clocking in at 22.93. Luis Martinez and Spencer Bougie finished off the meet with times of 23.01 and 23.36, respectively, as the competition drew to a close.

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Event 35  Men 50 LC Meter Freestyle
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        World: W 20.91  12/18/2009Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA
     American: A 21.15  7/29/2017 Caeleb Dressel, USA
    U.S. Open: O 21.14  7/9/2009  Cesar Cielo, Auburn/BRA
     Jr World:   21.75  8/25/2017 Michael Andrew, USA
     Pro Swim: P 21.56  2015      Nathan Adrian
    Trial Cut: T 23.19
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       
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                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Ali Khalafalla   23 Mission Viejo Na    22.35      22.05   852  
         r:+0.59                       
  2 Robert Howard    22 Univ Alabama Swi    22.59      22.19T  836  
         r:+0.65                       
  3 Nathan Adrian    30 California Aquat    22.96      22.22T  833  
         r:+0.62                       
  4 Blake Pieroni    23 Indiana S.C.        22.82      22.53T  799  
         r:+0.61                       
  5 Zach Apple       22 Indiana S.C.        23.07      22.72T  779  
         r:+0.62                       
  6 Jack Franzman    20 Indiana S.C.        22.56      22.93T  758  
         r:+0.63                       
  7 Luis Martinez    23 Guatemala           22.83      23.01   750  
         r:+0.49                       
  8 Spencer Bougie   24 Equipe Quebec       23.31      23.36   717  
         r:+0.66