2017 Arena Pro Swim Series: Mesa - (Tag)

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...

Taylor Ruck swam the 200 IM on the final day of the arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa, less than a week after competing at Canada's national meet. In Mesa, she spoke with Swimming World. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-ZXCB5AHtQ Ruck did not qualify for the World Championships for Canada, and she expl...

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...

The 2017 arena Pro Swim Series splash back into action tomorrow morning with the first session. Heat sheets are now available and exciting races are expected with a total of eight events on the docket. DAY ONE PRELIMS HEAT SHEETS Events:  Women's 100 Free Men's 100 Free Women's 200 Breast Men's 200 ...

Heat sheets for prelims of the third and final day of competition at the 2017 arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa are now available. DAY 3 PRELIMS HEAT SHEETS Events on the schedule include the 200 fly, 100 breast, 100 back, and 200 IM, while the women will swim timed finals of the 800 free and the men wi...

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 Tom Shields got his summer started with a solid 100 butterfly win with a 52.42. Shields pulled away over the last 50 with a win over Tim Phillips (52.87) and Marius Kusch (53.43). Shields is the go-to butterflyer for the United States with the impending retirement of the greatest of all-tim...

Check out interviews with sprinters Madison Kennedy and Katrina Konopka and backstroker Erin Voss at the arena Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35PZn6hp0GA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_IVV47ohfs https://youtu.be/sSYtLiBNpWY Kennedy discussed why she still enjoys com...

Men's 50 Free Ari-Pekka Liukkonen of Finland topped the competition in the men's splash and dash, turning in the only sub-22 second time of finals. Liukkonen posted a 21.94 to move to sixth in the world rankings for 2017. Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian turned in a second place finish of 22.25, ...

Women's 200 Back Young-gun Eva Merrell continued to impress in the women's 200 back, posting the fastest time of the evening by close to half a second. Merrell, who trains with the Aquazots, delivered a final 2:11.63 for the gold, sitting just outside of the top twenty world rankings. Erin Voss, swi...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 Fly Kelsi Worrell cruised to an easy victory in finals of the women's 200 fly. Worrell pulled ahead early in the race and never looked back, stopping the clock at a final 2:09.04 for the gold. Worrell's time moves her into the top 20 world rankings for 2017. Lauren Case finished second o...

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...

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 ...

The last night of the 2017 arena Pro Swim Series Mesa was highlighted by a slew of Olympians posting top finishes. Katie Ledecky secured an easy win in the women's 800 free, while fellow 2016 Olympian Chase Kalisz grabbed wins in the 200 fly and 200 IM. Breaststrokers Kevin Cordes and Katie Meili da...

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...