Will Licon Touches Out Nic Fink In 200 Breast at TYR Pro Swim Series

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Will Licon won a nail-biter in the men’s 200 breast at the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines, touching out Georgia’s Nic Fink by .03 to grab the win. The Longhorn swimmer got to the wall first in 2:09.90, just ahead of Fink who was second in 2:09.93.

Licon was out fast in 1:02.37, with Fink trying to reel him in over the final 100 but just running out of room. In third was James Wilby (2:10.78). Notably Andrew Wilson, the former training partner for Licon who is now training with Fink at Georgia, was out with Licon at the 100 (1:02.45) before falling back to fourth in 2:11.70.

 Event 29  Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke
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        World: W 2:06.67  1/27/2017 Ippei Watanabe, JPN
     American: A 2:07.17  6/30/2016 Josh Prenot, Cal Aquatics
    U.S. Open: O 2:07.17  6/30/2016 Josh Prenot, Cal Aquatics
     Jr World: J 2:09.39  7/27/2017 Qin Haiyang, CHN
     Pro Swim: P 2:08.95  2018      Andrew Wilson
    Trial Cut: T 2:17.89
    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       
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                        === A - Final ===                         
 
  1 Will Licon       24 Longhorn          2:13.33    2:09.90T  927  
    r:+0.69  29.48      1:02.37 (32.89)
        1:35.90 (33.53)     2:09.90 (34.00)
  2 Nic Fink         25 Athens Bulldog S  2:12.05    2:09.93T  926  
    r:+0.74  29.61      1:03.04 (33.43)
        1:36.24 (33.20)     2:09.93 (33.69)
  3 James Wilby      25 Great Britain     2:15.02    2:10.78   908  
    r:+0.74  29.70      1:03.24 (33.54)
        1:37.32 (34.08)     2:10.78 (33.46)
  4 Andrew Wilson    25 Athens Bulldog S  2:12.93    2:11.70T  889  
    r:+0.61  29.23      1:02.45 (33.22)
        1:36.26 (33.81)     2:11.70 (35.44)
  5 Cody Miller      27 Sandpipers Of Ne  2:12.69    2:11.94T  884  
    r:+0.66  29.90      1:03.73 (33.83)
        1:37.69 (33.96)     2:11.94 (34.25)
  6 Miguel De Lara   24 Una Prvt          2:14.08    2:13.84   847  
    r:+0.70  30.13      1:03.84 (33.71)
        1:38.55 (34.71)     2:13.84 (35.29)
  7 Luca Pfyffer     22 Swiss Swimming    2:15.78    2:14.91   827  
    r:+0.71  30.62      1:04.37 (33.75)
        1:39.30 (34.93)     2:14.91 (35.61)
  8 Carlos Claverie  22 Pinnacle Racing   2:16.20    2:17.02   790  
    r:+0.76  30.70      1:05.26 (34.56)
        1:40.34 (35.08)     2:17.02 (36.68)

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