2017 Arena Pro Swim Series: Mesa - (Tag)

Watch Kevin Cordes discuss his win in the men's 100 breast at the arena Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwiIyCJZTak Cordes explained how he returned to full-on training at Auburn right around the new year and how training has changed since he returned from Singapore, ev...

The first night of the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series from Mesa, Arizona kicked off tonight from the Skyline Aquatic Center. Many Olympians were in action and some were making their first long course appearance since Rio. Other NCAA champions from a few short weeks ago made an appearance in their first ...

Men's 100 Back Matt Grevers dazzled the crowd with a top showing in the men's 100 back. Grevers, who represents Tucson Ford Aquatics, held off Jacob Pebley to finish with a final 54.15. Grevers currently sits third in the world rankings with a 53.31 showing from the Austin stop of the Pro Series. Pe...

Women's 50 Free Stanford's Simone Manuel dominated the women's splash and dash with a top showing of 24.66. Manuel commented that while her 50 felt "more like a 100" she was pleased with her swim. Manuel's time ties her for seventh in the world rankings with Australia's Shayna Black. Madison Kennedy...

Morning Splash by David Rieder. There won’t be nearly as much at stake this weekend in Mesa, Ariz., as in other corners of the world—like in Victoria, Brisbane, Moscow, Quindao, Nagoya or Sheffield, all home to qualification meets for this summer's FINA World Championships. So it’s unlikely that any...

Nathan Adrian continues to get it done in an in-season meet as he won the 100 free going away at the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series at Mesa with the second fastest time in the world this year. Adrian went a 48.18 to swim the fastest time in the world other than Australia's Cameron McEvoy and just ahead ...

Olympian Kelsi Worrell held off Swedish Olympian Louise Hansson in the 100 fly at the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa. Worrell took it out fast and held off a hard charging Hansson with a 58.60 to Hansson's 58.80. Worrell still has the eighth fastest time in the world this year with a 58.10 from ...

By David Rieder. Dana Vollmer climbed out of the pool, lifting herself into a sitting position instead of onto her knees or feet. Walking off the deck, she wasn’t sure what her time was. She had just swam the 50 free in prelims at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa, but unlike almost every other race...

Ali DeLoof dominated the women's 100 back, clocking in at 59.43, tied for the fourth fastest time in the world. Hear what she had to say afterwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gky3o4hfTcw DeLoof explained why she was so shocked at her final time, and she discussed how life has changed since bec...

Olympic silver medalist Josh Prenot won the 200 breast at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa with a solid 2:10.47. Prenot back halfed the race to beat out Olympic teammates Chase Kalisz and Kevin Cordes. Kalisz was second at 2:11.29 and Cordes was third at 2:11.50. Prenot has been faster already this...

Olympian Katie Meili took the 200 breast out fast in the talented A-final in Mesa at the Arena Pro Swim Series. Meili held off hard charging Melanie Margalis and Madisyn Cox with a 2:25.67. Margalis was second at 2:25.71 and Cox was third at 2:25.89. Meili is now seventh in the world for 2017 after ...

Women's 200 Free Stanford teammates Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel pushed each other throughout the start of the women's 200 free. While fellow distance queen Leah Smith hung close throughout the race. Ledecky pulled ahead at the 100-meter mark, slowly pulling away from the field to post a final ti...

Claire Adams posted two top four finishes over the weekend at the arena Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa, and afterwards she discussed those and recapped her first year as a Texas Longhorn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS5yOp_YQ5c Adams explained what made the transition to college swimming successfu...

Mary-Sophie Harvey and Eva Merrell were both event winners on night two at the arena Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa, while Michael Weiss was a member of the 2015 U.S. World Championships team who swam in the B-final of the men's 200 free. Watch video interviews with all three from during the day at Sk...

Katie Ledecky spoke to the media after winning the 800 free at the arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa, Ariz., her third top finish of the meet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXxc0ieDmn4 Ledecky explained how she knew about what she could do in the 800 going into the race and how this meet feels differe...

Leah Smith and Molly Hannis each finished second in a race on the final night of the arena Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa, Ariz. Hear what they had to say afterwards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e6SXUKd1EI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tj9zALB_AY Smith discussed why she wanted to come to Mesa ...

The third and final day of the 2017 arena Pro Swim Series Mesa has elapsed, but not without some dominating swims. Katie Ledecky continued to flex her reign over the distance events with a top showing in the 800 free, while Chase Kalisz collected another two victories in both the 200 fly and 200 I....

Swimming World was on deck this past weekend at the Arena Pro Swim Series stop in Mesa collecting video interviews with all of the meet's top performers. Below, you can watch any of the 30 interviews from the meet. Those interviewed included Katie Ledecky, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manuel, Matt Grevers ...

Women's 200 IM It was a battle to the finish in the women's 200 IM, highlighted by strong competition between Madisyn Cox and Melanie Margalis. Neither swimmer began the race ahead, both slipping behind throughout different legs of the race. Margalis delivered a strong breast leg to turn first at th...

Men's 200 Free Dylan Carter claimed victory in the men's 200 free, holding off a fast moving Joao de Luca in the final 50 meters. Carter, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Rio Olympics, stopped the clock at a 1:48.45 for the gold. De Luca settled for second with a 1:49.51, just ahead o...