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Indiana’s Blake Pieroni pulled ahead of a tight pack in the closing strokes, and he got to the wall first in 49.18, winning the men’s blue-ribband event at the arena Pro Swim Series meet in Atlanta.
Pieroni got to the wall in 49.18, seven hundredths ahead of Louisville’s Joao De Lucca (49.25). Missouri’s Michadl Chadwick, who had the lead at the halfway point, came in third at 49.54.
Dynamo’s Matias Koski (49.71) and Cal’s Jacob Pebley (49.80) also got under 50 seconds, and rounding out the field were Mohamed Sany (50.01), David Ramirez (50.15) and David Gamsburg (50.39).
Notably, Cal’s Ryan Murphy won the B-final in 49.60, the fourth-fastest time overall. Murphy is the Olympic gold medalist from Rio in both backstroke events but could try to add some free relay action to his plate this summer.
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