Ryosuke Irie Posts Fifth-Fastest 200 Back in Columbus

Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr

Ryosuke Irie dominated the men’s 200 back on the third night of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series in Columbus. The 28-year-old held sub-30 the whole race to grab the title in 1:55.51, well over three seconds ahead of the runner-up.

His time moves him from seventh to fifth in the world rankings this season.

Sixteen-year-old Carson Foster was the only other swimmer to break the two-minute barrier, doing so in 1:59.05 for second. Gregory Tarasevich took third in 2:00.09.

Also competiting in the A-final was Jacob Steele (2:00.33), Kikita Tretyako (2:00.58), Zachary Poti (2:01.43), Rob Zofchak (2:01.63) and Harrison Lierz (2:02.32).

Event 16  Men 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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        World: W 1:51.92  7/31/2009 Aaron Peirsol, USA
     American: A 1:51.92  7/31/2009 Aaron Peirsol, USA
    U.S. Open: O 1:53.08  7/11/2009 Aaron Peirsol, Longhorn
     Jr World: J 1:55.14  7/28/2017 Kliment Kolesnikov, Russia
     Pro Swim: P 1:55.04  2017      Xu Jiayu
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA Points
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                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Ryosuke Irie     28 Team Elite        1:59.48    1:55.51   909  
             27.05        56.52 (29.47)
        1:26.34 (29.82)     1:55.51 (29.17)
  2 Carson Foster    16 Mason Manta Rays  2:00.34    1:59.05   830  
    r:+0.50  27.79        58.08 (30.29)
        1:28.61 (30.53)     1:59.05 (30.44)
  3 Grigory Tarasev  22 Cardinal Aquatic  2:01.87    2:00.09   809  
    r:+0.56  28.11        58.74 (30.63)
        1:30.08 (31.34)     2:00.09 (30.01)
  4 Jacob Steele     19 Indiana  Swim Te  2:00.98    2:00.33   804  
    r:+0.56  28.57        58.95 (30.38)
        1:29.65 (30.70)     2:00.33 (30.68)
  5 Nikita Tretyako  19 Swim Fort Lauder  2:02.22    2:00.58   799  
    r:+0.53  28.02        58.50 (30.48)
        1:29.70 (31.20)     2:00.58 (30.88)
  6 Zachary Poti     19 Arizona State Un  2:00.68    2:01.43   782  
    r:+0.54  27.72        57.97 (30.25)
        1:29.20 (31.23)     2:01.43 (32.23)
  7 Rob Zofchak      20 Club Wolverine    2:01.92    2:01.63   779  
    r:+0.52  29.06        59.59 (30.53)
        1:31.14 (31.55)     2:01.63 (30.49)
  8 Harrison Lierz   16 Front Range Barr  2:02.39    2:02.32   766  
    r:+0.60  28.22        58.47 (30.25)
        1:30.46 (31.99)     2:02.32 (31.86)

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Thomas A. Small

5 years ago

Congratulations