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On the last day of prelims at the 2017 Phillips 66 USA Swimming Nationals, Melanie Margalis and Madisyn Cox both posted fast times in the 200 IM heats. Margalis led the qualifiers with a 2:10.43 just ahead of Cox at 2:10.53. Margalis is already on the World Championship team after her third place finish in the 200 free on Wednesday. Cox is looking for her first World Championship team appearance but she will have her hands full with Ella Eastin.
Eastin was second in the 400 IM on Thursday but was disqualified for pushing off on her back on the last freestyle turn. This Eastin’s last chance to get on the World Championship team. She has the third seed at 2:13.15.
Emma Barksdale (2:13.73), Bethany Galat (2:13.78), Brooke Forde (2:13.92), Rachael Bradford-Feldman (2:13.97) and Alex Walsh (2:14.07) will also compete in the A-final. Only Margalis and Galat are currently on the Worlds team as this is the last chance for everyone else in the final to get to their first Worlds.
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