{"id":131297,"date":"2015-04-16T18:46:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T01:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=131297"},"modified":"2015-04-16T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T02:15:20","slug":"2015-arena-pro-swim-series-mesa-kelsi-worrell-clocks-lifetime-best-in-100-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-mesa-kelsi-worrell-clocks-lifetime-best-in-100-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa: Kelsi Worrell Clocks Lifetime Best in 100 Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa\u00a0is sponsored by Arena<\/a>.\u00a0For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Louisville’s Kelsi Worrell followed up her barrier-breaking efforts at the NCAA Championships with a lifetime best in the women’s 100-meter fly tonight at the Arena Pro Swim Series Mesa.<\/p>\n

Worrell threw down a strong time of 58.24, downing her previous best of 58.44 from last summer’s U.S. Nationals. \u00a0That’s a huge win as Worrell refocuses on her long course season after a phenomenal short course yard effort.<\/p>\n

Kelsi Worrell, 100 fly:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m having so much fun in this sport. I\u2019m just praying that this will continue.\u00a0Short course and long course swimming are so much different. We have to figure out how to translate my short course to long course.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Western Kentucky’s Claire Donahue, who has had to deal with WKU’s hazing-based program suspension this week<\/a>, finished second tonight in 59.19.<\/p>\n

Katie McLaughlin picked up third overall this evening in 59.32, while Stanford’s Felicia Lee also cleared 1:00 with a fourth-place time of 59.95.<\/p>\n

Hannah Saiz (1:00.34), SwimMAC’s Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (1:00.41), SwimMAC’s Cammile Adams (1:00.46) and Ellen Thomas (1:01.14) also competed in the A final tonight.<\/p>\n

NBAC’s Allison Schmitt put up a 1:00.70 to win the B final tonight. \u00a0That was nearly a lifetime best as she previously posted her best with a 1:00.16 at the 2011 Minneapolis stop of the Arena Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

SCHEDULED EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n