Chase Kalisz Narrowly Wins Men’s 200 Butterfly in Santa Clara

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Chase Kalisz, representing North Baltimore, narrowly got the win in the men’s 200 butterfly. His time of 1:56.60 was just ahead of Georgia’s Pace Clark, who touched in 1:56.75.

Third place went to Nation’s Capital’s Jack Conger in 1:58.44. He was followed closely by Cal-Berkeley’s Mike Thomas in fourth place in 1:58.54. Mick Litherland of Dynamo was fifth in 1:59.08.

Mexico’s Ramiro Ramirez Juarez finished sixth in 2:00.35. Venezuelan Marcos Lavado placed seventh in 2:01.11.

Georgia’s Gunnar Bentz was the eighth place finisher with a time of 2:01.67. Hector Ruvalcaba Cruz came in ninth in 2:02.69.

Event 20  Men 200 LC Meter Butterfly
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    Name                  Age Team              Prelims     Finals        
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                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Kalisz, Chase T        23 North Baltimore-  1:59.08    1:56.60  
                 26.46        56.48 (30.02)
        1:26.68 (30.20)     1:56.60 (29.92)
  2 Clark, Pace T          22 Georgia-GA-       1:59.09    1:56.75  
                 26.29        56.24 (29.95)
        1:26.89 (30.65)     1:56.75 (29.86)
  3 Conger, Jack P         22 Una Ncap-PV-      2:00.78    1:58.44  
                 26.40        56.96 (30.56)
        1:28.11 (31.15)     1:58.44 (30.33)
  4 Thomas, Mike R         19 Cal-PC-           2:00.14    1:58.54  
                 26.83        56.68 (29.85)
        1:27.21 (30.53)     1:58.54 (31.33)
  5 Litherland, Mick S     21 Dynamo Swim Club  1:59.79    1:59.08  
                 27.07        57.56 (30.49)
        1:28.36 (30.80)     1:59.08 (30.72)
  6 Ramirez Juarez, Ramir  26 Mexico-           2:01.68    2:00.35  
                 26.42        57.16 (30.74)
        1:28.73 (31.57)     2:00.35 (31.62)
  7 Lavado, Marcos A       25 Venezuela-        2:01.09    2:01.11  
                 27.82        57.88 (30.06)
        1:30.31 (32.43)     2:01.11 (30.80)
  8 Bentz, Gunnar G        21 Georgia-GA-       1:59.74    2:01.67  
                 27.96        59.27 (31.31)
        1:30.77 (31.50)     2:01.67 (30.90)
  9 Ruvalcaba Cruz, Hecto  19 Unattached-ST-    2:01.66    2:02.69  
                 27.84        59.08 (31.24)
        1:31.41 (32.33)     2:02.69 (31.28)

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