Katie Meili Swims Lifetime Best to Win 200 Breast in Atlanta

Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

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SwimMAC’s Katie Meili was out in lane seven in the women’s 200 breast final at the arena Pro Swim Series meet in Atlanta, but she took the race out hard from the start, and no one came close to catching her.

Meili, whose previous lifetime best was a 2:23.69, won the event in 2:23.18, good for fourth in the world so far this year and more than two and a half seconds ahead of any other American.

In a showdown between the two top finishers from the event at the NCAA championships, Lilly King held off Kierra Smith for second, 2:25.90 to 2:25.93. King’s time earned her the 20th spot in the world rankings.

St. Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis finished fourth in 2:26.58, ahead of Club Wolverine’s Miranda Tucker (2:28.68), Long Island’s Maggie Aroesty (2:29.82), Texas A&M’s Esther Gonzalez Medina (2:30.39) and Louisville’s Andrea Cottrell (2:30.64).

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