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SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte claimed his first title of the meet with a win in the men’s 200-meter IM at the Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte.
Lochte put up his best May time in the 200-meter IM with a time of 1:57.20 for the win. That swim put him third in the world behind only Kosuke Hagino (1:56.30) and Daiya Seto (1:56.82).
Lochte’s previous best time in May came with a 1:57.63 from the 2012 Charlotte UltraSwim in the leadup to the 2012 London Olympics. So, he’s in a good spot with this event heading into this summer.
California’s Josh Prenot finished second in 1:58.98 to move to 14th in the world rankings, while Brazil’s Thiago Pereira earned third in 1:59.51.
Trojan’s Conor Dwyer just missed a paycheck with a fourth-place 1:59.80.
NCAP’s Andrew Seliskar (1:59.93), Dynamo’s Gunnar Bentz (2:01.27), NBAC’s Chase Kalisz (2:01.97) and Club Wolverine’s Kyle Whitaker (2:02.85) also competed in the finale.
After finishing a surprising ninth during prelims, NBAC’s Michael Phelps cut three seconds from his prelim swim of 2:03.06 to win the B final going away with a 2:00.25.
SCHEDULED EVENTS
- Women’s 800 free
- Women’s 200 IM
- Men’s 200 IM
- Women’s 200 back
- Men’s 200 back
- Women’s 50 breast
- Men’s 50 breast
- Women’s 100 free
- Men’s 100 free
- Men’s 1500 free
Don’t know if there is anything to it, BUT when I look at the men’s 1500 splits, it almost all cases through the top 20 swimmers throughout their entire swim, the odd 50 splits are faster than the even 50 splits.
Is it just my eyes?