Watch Maya DiRado Crack Katinka Hosszu in 200 Back in Austin

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Original 200 back report:

Stanford’s Maya DiRado put down Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu in the women’s 200-meter back at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

DiRado used the advantage of being towards the outside lanes to win in 2:08.19. That swim cleared her previous personal best by a tenth, and would have ranked seventh in the world last year.

DiRado’s time came up a bit short of Missy Franklin’s record for a January 200 back of 2:07.31 from 2013.

Hosszu failed to turn on the jets enough to pick up a win down the stretch as she had to take a silver in 2:08.63.

Franklin, meanwhile, powered by California’s Kathleen Baker with a third-place time of 2:09.21.

Baker, who had been up with the leaders at the 150-meter mark, faded to fourth in 2:09.36.

Oakville’s Dominique Bouchard (2:09.70), SwimMAC’s Kirsty Coventry (2:10.05), Texas’ Quinn Carrozza (2:12.79) and Cascade’s Brooklynn Snodgrass (2:13.35) also competed in the championship heat.

Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton claimed the B final in 2:11.90. Nashville’s Alex Walsh, just 14, took second in 2:12.38. Great Britain’s Jessica Fullalove picked up third in 2:12.56.

                            === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 DiRado, Maya     22 Stanford Swimmin  2:10.61    2:08.19 OLY    
             30.74      1:02.82 (32.08)
        1:35.41 (32.59)     2:08.19 (32.78)
  2 Hosszu, Katinka  26 HUN               2:08.32    2:08.63 OLY    
             30.49      1:03.12 (32.63)
        1:36.26 (33.14)     2:08.63 (32.37)
  3 Franklin, Missy  20 Colorado Stars    2:10.25    2:09.21 OLY    
             30.75      1:03.34 (32.59)
        1:36.74 (33.40)     2:09.21 (32.47)
  4 Baker, Kathleen  18 Univ California,  2:10.09    2:09.36 OLY    
             30.15      1:02.49 (32.34)
        1:35.71 (33.22)     2:09.36 (33.65)
  5 Bouchard, Domin  24 Oakville          2:10.48    2:09.70 OLY    
             31.58      1:04.13 (32.55)
        1:36.57 (32.44)     2:09.70 (33.13)
  6 Coventry, Kirst  32 SwimMAC Carolina  2:10.31    2:10.05 OLY    
             30.86      1:04.02 (33.16)
        1:37.54 (33.52)     2:10.05 (32.51)
  7 Carrozza, Quinn  19 Univ of Texas     2:12.79    2:12.79 OLY    
             31.30      1:04.43 (33.13)
        1:38.52 (34.09)     2:12.79 (34.27)
  8 Snodgrass, Broo  21 Cascade           2:11.88    2:13.35 OLY    
             30.99      1:03.86 (32.87)
        1:38.40 (34.54)     2:13.35 (34.95)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Bratton, Lisa    19 Texas A & M Univ  2:13.18    2:11.90 OLY    
             31.69      1:05.51 (33.82)
        1:39.00 (33.49)     2:11.90 (32.90)
 10 Walsh, Alexandr  14 Nashville Aquati  2:13.48    2:12.38 OLY    
             31.57      1:05.28 (33.71)
        1:39.22 (33.94)     2:12.38 (33.16)
 11 Fullalove, Jess  19 Great Britain     2:13.22    2:12.56 OLY    
             30.90      1:04.04 (33.14)
        1:38.45 (34.41)     2:12.56 (34.11)
 12 Lau, Yin Yan     23 Club Wolverine    2:14.38    2:13.52 OLY    
             32.14      1:06.37 (34.23)
        1:40.26 (33.89)     2:13.52 (33.26)
 13 Gonzalez, Maria  25 Colorado Stars/M  2:14.00    2:14.26 OLY    
             31.06      1:05.14 (34.08)
        1:39.89 (34.75)     2:14.26 (34.37)
 14 Beisel, Elizabe  23 Bluefish Swim Cl  2:12.80    2:14.75 OLY    
             32.07      1:06.13 (34.06)
        1:40.49 (34.36)     2:14.75 (34.26)
 15 Karosas, Tasija  20 Univ of Texas     2:13.59    2:15.94 OLY    
             31.40      1:05.52 (34.12)
        1:40.88 (35.36)     2:15.94 (35.06)
 -- Laemmler, Nadin  21 U. of Missouri    2:13.86         DQ        
             31.47      1:05.43 (33.96)
        1:40.12 (34.69)          DQ (33.40)

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