Sydney Pickrem won her first event of 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Clovis in the women’s 100 breaststroke. She was able to run down the competition in the back half.
Women’s 100 Breaststroke
Canada’s Sydney Pickrem made a statement in the women’s 100 breast, winning the race in 1:07.20. The swim was over two and a half seconds faster than her previous best this year and puts her inside the top sixteen world rankings for 2019.
Pickrem blasted the second fifty in 35.01 to race ahead of Mexico’s Melissa Rodriguez who was out in a quick 31.69. Rodriguez finished second in 1:07.32.
Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson was also in the mix at 1:08.00 for third. Breeja Larson took fourth in 1:08.20. She was followed by Olivia Anderson (1:09.93), Danielle Herrmann (1:10.71), Ali Harrison (1:11.43) and Mexico’s Esther Gonzalez Medina (1:11.95).
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