Hilary Caldwell Posts World-Leading 200 Back in Indianapolis

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Island’s Hilary Caldwell trailed for the first half of the race but pulled away from the field on the third and fourth laps and came into the wall in 2:08.68, edging out Emily Seebohm’s 2:08.77 from earlier in the day in Australia.

Caldwell won the race by more than three seconds as China’s Liu Yaxin was the best of the rest with her second-place time of 2:09.80. Liu closed in 32.81 to go by Canada’s Dominique Bouchard and Great Britain’s Jessica Fullalove. Bouchard ended up taking second in 2:10.41, and Fullalove, who led at the halfway point, faded to fourth in 2:10.44.

Athens Bulldog’s Hali Flickinger finished fifth in 2:11.69, while Gator’s Georgia-Mae Hohmann edged out Waves Bloomington’s Grace Ariola for sixth, 2:13.25 to 2:13.60. Great Britain’s Kathleen Dawson was disqualified.

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