{"id":103803,"date":"2014-08-08T06:30:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=103803"},"modified":"2014-08-08T06:30:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:30:18","slug":"race-video-matt-mclean-beats-conor-dwyer-to-wall-in-200-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-matt-mclean-beats-conor-dwyer-to-wall-in-200-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Video: Matt McLean Beats Conor Dwyer to Wall in 200 Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo by Griffin Scott<\/p>\n

Editorial coverage for U.S. Senior Nationals proudly sponsored by Master Spas<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n

IRVINE, California, August 8.<\/p>\n

NBAC\u2019s Matt McLean held close to teammate Conor Dwyer through the first 100 meters before McLean turned on the jets down the stretch to race his way to a national title with a time of 1:46.93 in the finale. \u00a0That\u2019s just off his 14th-ranked season best of 1:46.90 set during prelims, but he\u2019ll take it as he\u2019s now locked down another national team as the Pan Pacific Championship 200 free representative.<\/p>\n

Dwyer grabbed second in the finale with a time of 1:47.35, which is slower than his 19th-ranked 1:47.18 from prelims. \u00a0Those two, however, should push each other in Australia as Team USA heads to Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n

Also headed to Australia as part of the 800 freestyle relay is Reed Malone (1:47.41) and Wisconsin\u2019s Michael Weiss (1:47.87). \u00a0That\u2019s a huge swim for Malone, who entered today with a personal best in the 1:50 range, but earned his spot on the national squad with a pair of 1:47s. Weiss is a World University Games gold medalist and is now headed to yet another national team berth.<\/p>\n

Longhorn\u2019s Clay Youngquist (1:48.08), Club Wolverine\u2019s Michael Klueh (1:48.30), Club Wolverine\u2019s Michael Wynalda (1:48.66) and Stanford\u2019s Drew Cosgarea (1:48.73) also swam in the A final.<\/p>\n

NBAC\u2019s Frank Dyer clipped Club Wolverine\u2019s Connor Jaeger for the B final win, 1:48.38 to 1:48.41. \u00a0That\u2019s a best for Dyer, down from his 1:48.64 previous record, while Jaeger had been in the 1:47 range in his career. \u00a0Metroplex\u2019s John Lewis, who had lead through 150 meters, wound up third in 1:48.72 to edge his lifetime best of 1:48.95.<\/p>\n

NOVA of Virginia\u2019s Townley Haas, the king of junior nationals with four titles last week, topped the C final tonight in 1:48.75. \u00a0That matched his lifetime best set last week. Indiana\u2019s Blake Pieroni took second in the bonus heat with a 1:49.26, while NCAP\u2019s Andrew Seliskar finished third in 1:50.22.<\/p>\n

A final<\/h2>\n