Master Spas<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\nIRVINE, California, August 11.<\/p>\n
The top two 200 IMers in history unleashed a pair of incredible IMs this evening in what was a powerhouse finale. \u00a0SwimMAC\u2019s Ryan Lochte went out hard and held off a hard-charging Michael Phelps, in what is a race strategy we\u2019ve all seen a billion times before. \u00a0Lochte charged his way to the win in 1:56.50, while Phelps took second in 1:56.55. Those are the top two times in the world behind only Kosuke Hagino\u2019s 1:55.38 from the Japanese Nationals. \u00a0The two will look to put up even faster times in Australia.<\/p>\n
SwimMAC\u2019s Tyler Clary had a strong third-place finish with a 1:57.94 to move to a ninth-ranked tie with Chad le Clos, while NBAC\u2019s Conor Dwyer placed fourth in 1:58.03. \u00a0Dwyer was faster this morning with a 1:57.41.<\/p>\n
NBAC\u2019s Chase Kalisz (1:58.85), California\u2019s Josh Prenot (1:59.09), Club Wolverine\u2019s Kyle Whitaker (1:59.44) and SwimMAC\u2019s Ty Stewart (2:01.25) also made the podium as part of the finale.<\/p>\n
Dynamo\u2019s Gunnar Bentz blasted the B final with a sizzling time of 1:59.19. \u00a0That swim vaulted him to 18th in the world rankings. \u00a0Stanford\u2019s Max Williamson placed second with a time of 2:00.12, while NCAP\u2019s Andrew Seliskar touched third in 2:00.22.<\/p>\n
Dynamo\u2019s Jay Litherland touched out North Texas\u2019 Jonathan Roberts by the slimmest of margins, 2:01.95 to 2:01.96, for the C final win. \u00a0Nitro\u2019s Sean Grieshop picked up third in an equally close finish against BlueFish\u2019s Connor Green, 2:02.60 to 2:02.61.<\/p>\n
A final<\/h1>\n