Nathan Adrian to Make 2019 Debut at TYR Pro Swim Series Bloomington (PSYCH SHEET UPDATED)

Nathan Adrian will be swimming in his first meet since being diagnosed with testicular cancer in January; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Psych sheets for the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Bloomington have been released. This meet will be the fourth of five spots on this year’s TYR Pro Swim Series as meets have already been completed in Knoxville, Des Moines and Richmond and will be May 16-19. Nathan Adrian is notably making his first appearance in a competition after being diagnosed with testicular cancer January 24.

Adrian’s PET scans came back clean April 22 and said he will be under “close surveillance” and will be having lots of doctor appointments and scans over the next several years. Adrian was diagnosed with testicular cancer on January 25 and underwent surgery to remove some of his lymph nodes on January 29. Adrian quickly made a return to the weight room on February 4 and has been in good spirits throughout this whole process.

Adrian is also listed on the roster for the World Championships team this summer as well as the Pan American Games.

PSYCH SHEET (UPDATED)

There will be other big names in attendance in Bloomington, Indiana May 16-19 with Indiana pros Lilly King, Cody Miller and Blake Pieroni on the psych sheets. The Stanford pros will also be bringing a good group of swimmers to the meet including Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, Abrahm DeVine and Ella Eastin. They will also be bringing a couple of the college kids over including Taylor Ruck, Katie Drabot and Brooke Forde.

Madisyn Cox and Regan Smith will also be in attendance at the meet in Indiana as well as Worlds team members Michael Andrew and Mallory Comerford.

A couple big name swimmers will also be at the meet after having successful NCAA meets including Beata Nelson, the swimmer of the meet, and 1650 champion Ally McHugh, who recently made the move to Madison to train with the Badgers. Big Ten freshman of the year Maggie MacNeil will be swimming a couple events along with Michigan grad Siobhan Haughey, who brought Michigan its first third place NCAA finish in two decades.

UPDATES:

Jack Conger and Melanie Margalis, who held a couple top seeds, are no longer on the updated psych sheet.

Alabama’s Robert Howard, fresh off his senior year at Alabama, was a late entrance into the meet. Devon Nowicki, World University Games team member, was also a late entrance into the meet.

Top Seeds (Women)

50 Free: Simone Manuel
100 Free: Simone Manuel
200 Free: Taylor Ruck
400 Free: Katie Ledecky
800 Free: Katie Ledecky
1500 Free: Hannah Moore
50 Back: Taylor Ruck
100 Back: Taylor Ruck
200 Back: Taylor Ruck
50 Breast: Lilly King
100 Breast: Lilly King
200 Breast: Lilly King
50 Fly: Kelsi Dahlia
100 Fly: Kelsi Dahlia
200 Fly: Katie Drabot
200 IM: Madisyn Cox
400 IM: Ally McHugh

Top Seeds (Men)

50 Free: Michael Andrew
100 Free: Nathan Adrian
200 Free: Blake Pieroni
400 Free: Felix Aubock
800 Free: Zane Grothe
1500 Free: Zane Grothe
50 Back: Grigory Tarasevich
100 Back: Grigory Tarasevich
200 Back: Zachary Poti
50 Breast: Anton McKee
100 Breast: Cody Miller
200 Breast: Andrew Wilson
50 Fly: Vini Lanza
100 Fly: Vini Lanza
200 Fly: Justin Wright
200 IM: Abrahm DeVine
400 IM: Jay Litherland

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