Ryan Murphy Bests Teammate Jacob Pebley For 200 Back Top Seed

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Cal’s Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley were out fast in the second semifinal. Murphy charged home on the final 50 to pass his teammate and touch first in 1:55.04. That is the fifth best time in the world this year, just off his season’s best 1:54.94. Pebley touched in 1:55.18 for the second spot.

After the first few days of Trials did not go how he likely envisioned, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist Tyler Clary won the first semifinal in 1:55.92. That makes him third for tomorrow’s final.

PanAmerican gold medalist Sean Lehane clocked a 1:56.43 for the fourth seed overall.

Seventeen year old Michael Taylor hung with Clary for most of that race and finished third in his heat with a 1:56.78.He was also just .01 faster than the Junior World Record. Li Guangyuan swam a 1:56.79 in August. That time earns Taylor a lane in tomorrow’s final as well.

Austin Katz swam a 1:57.72 to earn the sixth seed. Robert Owen (1:57.79) and Hennessey Stuart (1:58.20) complete tomorrow night’s final.

Patrick Mulcare (1:58.74), Jake Taylor (1:59.83), Joey Reilman (2:00.04), Tristan Sanders (2:00.68), Drew Cosgarea (2:00.96) and Cole Bateman (2:01.14) also swam tonight. Justin Ress of the Marlins of Raleigh was disqualified.

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