Conor Dwyer Takes Top Seed for 200 Free Finals

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Conor Dwyer, who already made the team in the 400 freestyle led the pack in the second semifinal through the 150 meters. Despite Ryan Lochte‘s epic underwaters, Dwyer finished first in 1:46.96 for tomorrow’s final.

Jack Conger was first to the wall in the opening semifinal with a 1:47.15. Just .03 behind him was short course American record holder Townley Haas in 1:47.18. And completing a trifecta of Texas Longhorns was Clark Smith in fourth overall with a 1:47.49.

Lochte made it to the wall fifth in 1:47.58, setting himself up for a chance at Rio after missing out in last night’s 40 IM.

Tyler Clary scratched the 400 IM last night to focus on this race and finished third in the first semifinal with a 1:47.66, good for sixth overall.

Gunnar Bentz (1:47.80) and Jonathan Roberts (1:47.94) also earned lanes in tomorrow’s final.

World junior record holder Maxime Rooney (1:47.98) and Michael Klueh (1:48.14) finished ninth and tenth. Distance man Connor Jaeger (1:48.27), Blake Pieroni (1:48.44), Michael Wynalda (1:48.51), Michael Weiss (1:48.62), Reed Malone (1:48.85), and Zane Grother (1:50.24) completed tonight’s semifinals.

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