Chase Kalisz Edges Schooling for 200 Fly Victory at 2017 arena Pro Series Atlanta

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Men’s 200 Fly

Joseph Schooling jumped to an early lead in the finals of the men’s 200 fly, leading the field up to the final 25 meters. Chase Kalisz made his move slowly throughout the race, turning fourth at the first 50 meters, before edging up to first. Kalisz delivered a 1:55.94 for first, just off his 2017 best of 1:56.82 from the Mesa stop of the arena Pro Swim Series.

Schooling settled for second overall with a 1:56.45, entering the top 20 world rankings for 2017.

Marcos Lavado, the top seed going into finals, slipped to third with a time of 1:57.81.

Olympians Jack Conger and Tom Shields posted close times of 1:58.54 and 1:58.61 for fourth and fifth respectively.

Mark Darragh and Mick Litherland completed the top seven with times of 1:59.81 and 2:00.40.

Gunnar Bentz was a no show for the event.

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