﻿{"id":236836,"date":"2017-01-13T16:30:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T23:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=236836"},"modified":"2017-01-13T18:29:41","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T01:29:41","slug":"2017-arena-pro-series-austin-day-one-finals-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-arena-pro-series-austin-day-one-finals-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Arena Pro Series Austin: Day One Finals Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017 Arena Pro Series kicked off today in Austin, Texas with 2016 Olympic gold medalists highlighting the field. Finals begin at 6 p.m. CST and will be live streamed by both USA Swimming and NBCSN.<\/p>\n<p>2016 Olympians\u00a0<strong>Amanda Weir, Melanie Margalis,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Josh Prenot\u00a0<\/strong>each collected a gold medal in their first night of the three day meet. Additionally,\u00a0open water\/distance star\u00a0<strong>Ashley Twichell\u00a0<\/strong>posted a personal best time in the women&#8217;s 400 free.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2057&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">USA Swimming Live Stream<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/txlameetresults.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Live Results<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s 100 Free<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 100 Free<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 200 Breast<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 200 Breast<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 100 Fly<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 100 Fly<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 400 Free<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 400 Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hit refresh for all the latest coverage.<\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Amanda Weir<\/strong> of SwimAtlanta continued to hold off the competition in finals of the women&#8217;s 100 free. The 30-year-old veteran delivered a smooth stroke to hold off a charging field with a 54.60.<\/p>\n<p>HPCO&#8217;s<strong> Kayla<\/strong> <strong>Sanchez<\/strong>, one of five Canadians in the field,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>picked up the silver with a final time of\u00a055.19, followed closely by NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Alexia Zevnik<\/strong> and her time of 55.21.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michelle Williams<\/strong>, also of HPCO, grabbed fourth with a 55.31, while 16-year-old\u00a0<strong>Taylor Ruck<\/strong> of Scottsdale Aquatics was fifth with a 55.43.<\/p>\n<p>HPCO&#8217;S\u00a0<strong>Rebecca Smith<\/strong> (55.82), Great Britain&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kathryn Greenslade<\/strong> (55.86), and Texas A&amp;M&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Beryl Gastaldello<\/strong> (56.96) rounded out the top eight finishers.<\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h3>\n<p>It was a battle to the finish in finals of the men&#8217;s 100 free as Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Shinri Shioura\u00a0<\/strong>and NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ryan Held<\/strong> battled to the very finish. The determining factor was in the last few meters as Shioura powered past Held to finish first with a 49.16 over Held&#8217;s 49.32.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yuri Kisil\u00a0<\/strong>of the UBC Thunderbirds picked up the bronze medal with a time of 49.51, followed by McFarland Sparta&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Daniel Krueger<\/strong> and his time of 49.89.<\/p>\n<p>California Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Jacob Pebley\u00a0<\/strong>grabbed fifth overall with a final time of 50.33, just ahead of UBC Thunderbirds&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Markus Thormeyer&#8217;s<\/strong> 50.37.<\/p>\n<p>NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Soeren Dahl<\/strong> and Race Pace&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Michael Andrew\u00a0<\/strong>finished seventh and eighth respectively with times of 50.53 and 50.73.<\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Breast<\/h3>\n<p>New York Athletic Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Breeja Larson<\/strong> led the competition in finals of the women&#8217;s 200 breast throughout the majority of the race, but was unable to hold off a charging\u00a0<strong>Melanie Margalis\u00a0<\/strong>in the final 25-meters of the race. Margalis, who represents Saint Petersburg, touched more than a second ahead of the competition in with a time of 2:26.14.<\/p>\n<p>Larson settled for second and a final time of 2:27.37, while Texas A&amp;M&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sydney Pickrem\u00a0<\/strong>grabbed third overall with a time of 2:27.42.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katie Matts\u00a0<\/strong>of Great Britain picked up the fourth place finish with a 2:27.94, followed by UBC Thunderbirds&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>2:28.39.<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M teammates\u00a0<strong>Ashley McGregor<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Esther Gonzalez Medina\u00a0<\/strong>were sixth and seventh respectively with times of 2:29.03 and 2:30.62.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma Day\u00a0<\/strong>of Great Britain was eighth with a 2:30.95.<\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 Breast<\/h3>\n<p>The men&#8217;s 200 breast final was highlighted by a trio of stars leading the pack.\u00a0Emory&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Andrew Wilson<\/strong>, California Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Josh Prenot<\/strong>, and Athens&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Nic Fink\u00a0<\/strong>quickly jumped to the front of the pack, with Prenot and Fink battling to the finish in the final 25 meters. Prenot was able to hold off a charging Fink to finish first with a 2:11.15 over Fink&#8217;s 2:11.40.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson settled for the bronze medal and a final time of 2:13.12.<\/p>\n<p>HPC Onatario&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Richard Funk<\/strong> finished fourth overall with a 2:15.76, followed by West Swim Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Nick Zito\u00a0<\/strong>and his time of 2:17.85.<\/p>\n<p>Chena Swim Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>James Dergousoff<\/strong> (2:18.40), Mason Manta Ray&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jake Foster<\/strong> (2:18.45), and NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Patrik Schwarzenbach<\/strong> (2:18.68) completed the top eight.<\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Fly<\/h3>\n<p>Despite what looked to be a solid win for Texas A&amp;M&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sarah Gibson<\/strong>, she and\u00a0Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Rebecca Smith\u00a0<\/strong>turned in matching times in the finals of the women&#8217;s 100 fly. The two both stopped the clock at a final time of 59.24 to be two of only three swimmers beneath the one minute mark.<\/p>\n<p>16-year-old\u00a0<strong>Eva Merrell<\/strong> faded from her first place seed to third with a final time of 59.57, adding slightly to her prelims time of 59.34.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah Saiz<\/strong> of Schroeder YMCA picked up fourth with a time of 1:00.25, while Razorback Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Taylor Pike\u00a0<\/strong>was fifth with a 1:00.67.<\/p>\n<p>Magnolia Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Lillie Nordmann<\/strong> (1:00.96), Nation&#8217;s Capital&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Isabella Gati<\/strong> (1:01.22), and NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Krista Duffield<\/strong> (1:01.41) finished sixth through eighth respectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Fly<\/h3>\n<p>17-year-old\u00a0<strong>Michael Andrew<\/strong> jumped to an early lead in finals of the men&#8217;s 100 fly, but a quick turn and an increase of speed propelled Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Daiya Seto<\/strong> to the front of the pack. Seto turned in a 52.67 to earn gold, while Andrew settled for the silver and a 53.32.<\/p>\n<p>Azura Florida&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Marcos Lavado\u00a0<\/strong>grabbed the bronze medal with a final time of 53.85, while North Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Jack Levant\u00a0<\/strong>finished fourth with a 54.10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soeren Dahl<\/strong> of NC State was fifth overall with a time of 54.59, while Mission Viejo&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Daniel Kim<\/strong> took sixth with a 54.75.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Yuki Kobori<\/strong> and NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ryan Held<\/strong> were seventh and eighth with times of 54.96 and 55.15 respectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 400 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ashley Twichell<\/strong> of North Carolina Aquatic Club delivered an aggressive and commanding race in finals of the women&#8217;s 400 free. Twichell, 27, posted a best time of 4:08.99 to win the gold.<\/p>\n<p>Neptune Natation&#8217;s <strong>Mary-Sophie Harvey\u00a0<\/strong>picked up the silver with a final time of\u00a04:09.69, while Saint Petersburg&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Melanie Margalis<\/strong> added a bronze medal to her collection with a 4:10.54 finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holly Hibbott<\/strong> of Great Britain faded to fourth and a time of 4:10.56, followed by NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Hannah Moore<\/strong> and her time of 4:11.46.<\/p>\n<p>Etobicoke&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Olivia Anderson\u00a0<\/strong>(4:15.45), Chile&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kristel Kobrich<\/strong> (4:17.01), and Great Tampa&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Morgan Tankersley<\/strong> (4:20.51) concluded the &#8216;A&#8217; final.<\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 400 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Anton Ipsen\u00a0<\/strong>of NC State powered to a dominant win in the men&#8217;s 400 free, winning by close to five seconds. Ipsen, a member of the rising Wolfpack, stopped the clock at a 3:49.59.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Naito Ehara\u00a0<\/strong>moved up from his third place seed to finish second with a time of 3:54.31, leading a much closer field. NC State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Adam Linker\u00a0<\/strong>picked up the bronze with a close finish of 3:54.36.<\/p>\n<p>16-year-old\u00a0<strong>Trey Freeman<\/strong> of Baylor Swim Club took fourth overall with a 3:54.59, followed by Island Swimming&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jeremy Bagshaw&#8217;s<\/strong> 3:55.17.<\/p>\n<p>Nation&#8217;s Capital&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Lane Stone\u00a0<\/strong>(3:56.11), Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Tsubasa Amai<\/strong> (3:56.22), and Nitro&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Chris Yeager<\/strong> (3:59.84) rounded out the top eight swimmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017 Arena Pro Series kicked off today in Austin, Texas with 2016 Olympic gold medalists highlighting the field. 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