﻿{"id":251768,"date":"2017-04-14T16:30:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T23:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=251768"},"modified":"2017-04-14T18:58:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T01:58:05","slug":"katie-ledecky-among-victors-at-night-2-of-2017-arena-pro-series-mesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-among-victors-at-night-2-of-2017-arena-pro-series-mesa\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky Among Victors at Night 2 of 2017 arena Pro Swim Series Mesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 arena Pro Swim Series continued with top swims in finals of day two.<\/p>\n<p>Day two finals were highlighted by gold-medal swims from Olympians\u00a0<strong>Katie Ledecky, Chase Kalisz,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Simone Manuel<\/strong>. Ledecky delivered an impressive night of double swims with a first place finish in the 200 free and a close second place finish in the 400 IM.<\/p>\n<p>For complete coverage, including interviews, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-arena-pro-swim-series-mesa\" target=\"_blank\">Swimming World&#8217;s event landing page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 400 IM<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 400 IM<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 200 Free<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 200 Free<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 200 Back<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 200 Back<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 50 Free<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 50 Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 400 Individual Medley<\/h3>\n<p>It was a battle for first in the women&#8217;s 400 individual medley (IM) with multiple swimmers exchanging the lead throughout.<\/p>\n<p>The race began with\u00a0<strong>Ella Eastin<\/strong>\u00a0of Stanford grabbing an early lead with the fly leg, before Stanford teammate\u00a0<strong>Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>edged ahead in the back. Ledecky fought to maintain her lead, but Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Mary-Sophie Harvey\u00a0<\/strong>was hungry for it and pulled away for a strong lead going in to the free.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky fought back and succeeded in closing the gap, swimming stroke-for-stroke with Harvey into the finish. At the touch it was Harvey who found victory with a 4:38.05. Ledecky settled for second with a 4:38.16, moving the two of them to eighth and ninth, respectively, in the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madisyn Cox\u00a0<\/strong>turned in a third place finish of 4:40.37, just ahead of Olympian\u00a0<strong>Melanie Margalis&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>4:40.47.<\/p>\n<p>Eastin slipped to fifth with a final time of 4:41.19, followed by\u00a0<strong>Haley Anderson&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>4:49.54.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brooke Forde<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Vien Nguyen\u00a0<\/strong>rounded out the top eight with times of 4:50.00 and 4:50.90 respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"251784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mary-sophie-harvey-holds-off-tight-400-im-field-at-mesa-pro-series\/screen-shot-2017-04-14-at-5-17-55-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.17.55-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1181,488\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.17.55 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.17.55 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.17.55-PM-700x488.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.17.55-PM-1024x423.png\" class=\"wp-image-251784\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.17.55-PM-1024x423.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.17.55 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.17.55-PM-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.17.55-PM-533x220.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.17.55-PM-280x116.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.17.55-PM.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 400 Individual Medley<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Chase Kalisz<\/strong>, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist, cruised to an easy victory in the men&#8217;s 400 individual medley (IM) final. Kalisz held off fellow Olympian\u00a0<strong>Josh Prenot<\/strong>\u00a0in the first half of the race, picking up a solid lead by the back-to-breast turn. Kalisz continued to build upon that lead, finishing the race with a solid 4:11.01, touching 6.5 seconds ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Kalisz&#8217;s time moves him to fourth in the world rankings for 2017, behind\u00a0<strong>David Verraszto<\/strong>\u00a0(4:10.01),\u00a0<strong>Daiya Seto<\/strong>\u00a0(4:10.22), and\u00a0<strong>Kosuke Hagino<\/strong>\u00a0(4:10.45).<\/p>\n<p>Prenot picked up a strong second place finish with a 4:17.72, sitting just a few seconds off his 2017 best of 4:14.74 from the Indy stop of the Pro Series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sean Grieshop\u00a0<\/strong>turned in a third place finish of 4:22.07, followed by\u00a0<strong>Etay Gurevich<\/strong>\u00a0and his time of 4:23.18.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jarod Arroyo<\/strong>\u00a0(4:27.34),\u00a0<strong>Hector Ruvalcaba Cruz<\/strong>\u00a0(4:30.59), and\u00a0<strong>Mark Jurek<\/strong>\u00a0(4:37.06) rounded out the top heat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Gomez<\/strong>\u00a0suffered a disqualification.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"251789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chase-kalisz-cruises-to-400-im-victory-at-mesa-pro-series\/screen-shot-2017-04-14-at-5-33-36-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.33.36-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1173,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.33.36 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.33.36 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.33.36-PM-700x469.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.33.36-PM-1024x409.png\" class=\"wp-image-251789\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.33.36-PM-1024x409.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.33.36 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.33.36-PM-1024x409.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.33.36-PM-533x213.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.33.36-PM-280x112.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.33.36-PM.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Free<\/h3>\n<p>Stanford teammates\u00a0<strong>Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Simone Manuel<\/strong>\u00a0pushed each other throughout the start of the women&#8217;s 200 free. While fellow distance queen\u00a0<strong>Leah Smith<\/strong>\u00a0hung close throughout the race.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky pulled ahead at the 100-meter mark, slowly pulling away from the field to post a final time of 1:56.31. Her time moves her to fourth in the 2017 world rankings, behind\u00a0<strong>Michelle Coleman<\/strong>\u00a0(1:55.64),\u00a0<strong>Emma McKeon\u00a0<\/strong>(1:55.68), and\u00a0<strong>Federica Pellegrini<\/strong>\u00a0(1:55.94).<\/p>\n<p>Smith picked up the silver medal, just ahead of Manuel, with a time of 1:58.47. Manuel settled for the bronze with a 1:58.98.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louisa Hansson<\/strong>\u00a0grabbed fourth overall with a 1:59.68, while\u00a0<strong>Katie Drabot\u00a0<\/strong>turned in a 2:00.38, good for fifth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melanie Margalis<\/strong>\u00a0(2:02.08),\u00a0<strong>Kelsi Worrell<\/strong>\u00a0(2:03.47), and\u00a0<strong>Lauren Case<\/strong>\u00a0(2:03.98) completed the top heat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"251793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-tops-200-free-field-at-mesa-pro-series\/screen-shot-2017-04-14-at-5-44-58-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.44.58-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1182,429\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.44.58 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.44.58 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.44.58-PM-700x429.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.44.58-PM-1024x372.png\" class=\"wp-image-251793\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.44.58-PM-1024x372.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.44.58 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.44.58-PM-1024x372.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.44.58-PM-533x193.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.44.58-PM-280x102.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.44.58-PM.png 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dylan Carter<\/strong>\u00a0claimed victory in the men&#8217;s 200 free, holding off a fast\u00a0moving\u00a0<strong>Joao de Luca\u00a0<\/strong>in the final 50 meters. Carter, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Rio Olympics, stopped the clock at a 1:48.45 for the gold.<\/p>\n<p>De Luca settled for second with a 1:49.51, just ahead of\u00a0<strong>Cristian Quintero<\/strong>\u00a0and his time of 1:49.59.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matias Koski\u00a0<\/strong>posted a 1:50.36 to finish fourth overall, while\u00a0<strong>Long Gutierrez\u00a0<\/strong>was fifth with a 1:50.44.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Weiss<\/strong>\u00a0(1:50.75),\u00a0<strong>Marcela Acosta<\/strong>\u00a0(1:50.96), and\u00a0<strong>Trevor Carroll\u00a0<\/strong>(1:52.01) were sixth through eighth respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"251797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dylan-carter-wins-200-free-at-mesa-pro-series\/screen-shot-2017-04-14-at-5-53-57-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.53.57-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1179,436\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.53.57 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.53.57 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.53.57-PM-700x436.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.53.57-PM-1024x379.png\" class=\"wp-image-251797\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.53.57-PM-1024x379.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 5.53.57 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.53.57-PM-1024x379.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.53.57-PM-533x197.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.53.57-PM-280x104.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.53.57-PM.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Back<\/h3>\n<p>Young-gun\u00a0<strong>Eva Merrell\u00a0<\/strong>continued to impress in the women&#8217;s 200 back, posting the fastest time of the evening by close to half a second. Merrell, who trains with the Aquazots, delivered a final 2:11.63 for the gold, sitting just outside of the top twenty world rankings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erin Voss<\/strong>, swimming unattached, posted a 2:12.01, followed by\u00a0<strong>Claire Adams\u00a0<\/strong>and her time of 2:13.93.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alice\u00a0Treuth\u00a0<\/strong>picked up a fourth-place finish of 4:14.70, while\u00a0<strong>Callie Dickinson\u00a0<\/strong>turned in a 2:17.70 for fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;A&#8217; field was completed by\u00a0<strong>Eleanna Koutsouveli\u00a0<\/strong>(2:17.99),\u00a0<strong>Annabelle Paterson<\/strong>\u00a0(2:18.29), and\u00a0<strong>Vien Nguyen\u00a0<\/strong>(2:19.94).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"251802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eva-merrell-posts-200-back-victory-at-mesa-pro-series\/screen-shot-2017-04-14-at-6-03-37-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.03.37-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1184,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.03.37 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.03.37 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.03.37-PM-700x426.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.03.37-PM-1024x368.png\" class=\"wp-image-251802\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.03.37-PM-1024x368.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.03.37 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.03.37-PM-1024x368.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.03.37-PM-533x192.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.03.37-PM-280x101.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.03.37-PM.png 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 Back<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jacob Pebley<\/strong> delivered a smooth victory in the men&#8217;s 200 back final, claiming first by close to two seconds. Pebley, a 2016 Rio Olympian for Team USA, finished just off his 2017 world best of 1:55.56.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arkady Vyatchanin<\/strong>, representing New York Athletic Club, grabbed second overall with a 1:58.61 to be the only other athlete beneath the two-minute mark. Vyatchanin&#8217;s time ties him for nineteenth in the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sean Lehane<\/strong> turned in a 2:00.66 for third, while Singapore&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Zheng Wen Quah\u00a0<\/strong>was fourth overall with a 2:03.04.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Petter Fredriksson<\/strong> (2:03.19),\u00a0<strong>David Cespedes Echeverry<\/strong> (2:04.64),\u00a0<strong>Barkley Perry<\/strong> (2:06.14), and\u00a0<strong>Omar Pinzon<\/strong> (2:08.80) completed the top heat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"251811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jacob-pebley-shines-in-200-back-final-at-mesa-pro-series\/screen-shot-2017-04-14-at-6-14-43-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.14.43-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1180,428\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.14.43 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.14.43 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.14.43-PM-700x428.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.14.43-PM-1024x371.png\" class=\"wp-image-251811\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.14.43-PM-1024x371.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.14.43 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.14.43-PM-1024x371.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.14.43-PM-533x193.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.14.43-PM-280x102.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.14.43-PM.png 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 50 Free<\/h3>\n<p>Stanford&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Simone Manuel\u00a0<\/strong>dominated the women&#8217;s splash and dash with a top showing of 24.66. Manuel commented that while her 50 felt &#8220;more like a 100&#8221; she was pleased with her swim. Manuel&#8217;s time ties her for seventh in the world rankings with Australia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Shayna Black<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madison Kennedy\u00a0<\/strong>turned in a 24.99 to be the only other swimmer beneath the 25-second mark. Kennedy&#8217;s swim improves upon her 2017 world best of 25.16 from the Indy stop of the Arena Pro Series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lia Neal\u00a0<\/strong>finished third overall with a 25.14, followed by New Zealand&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Gabrielle Fa&#8217;Amausili\u00a0<\/strong>and her time of 25.36.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etiene Medeiros\u00a0<\/strong>picked up fifth with a 25.38, while Canyon Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Amanda Kendall\u00a0<\/strong>was sixth with a 25.83.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Aquatics&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Kelsi\u00a0Worrell\u00a0<\/strong>swam a 50 fly, finishing seventh with a 25.59.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"251818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/simone-manuel-splashes-to-50-free-victory-at-mesa-pro-series\/screen-shot-2017-04-14-at-6-26-32-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.26.32-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1084,287\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.26.32 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.26.32 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.26.32-PM-700x287.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.26.32-PM-1024x271.png\" class=\"wp-image-251818\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.26.32-PM-1024x271.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.26.32 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.26.32-PM-1024x271.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.26.32-PM-533x141.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.26.32-PM-280x74.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.26.32-PM.png 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 50 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ari-Pekka Liukkonen<\/strong>\u00a0of Finland topped the competition in the men&#8217;s splash and dash, turning in the only sub-22 second time of finals. Liukkonen posted a 21.94 to move to sixth in the world rankings for 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Olympic gold medalist\u00a0<strong>Nathan Adrian\u00a0<\/strong>turned in a second place finish of 22.25, close to his 2017 world best of 22.09 from the Indy stop of the Arena Pro Series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Hunter<\/strong>\u00a0of New Zealand turned in a third place finish of 22.53, followed closely by\u00a0<strong>Cullen Jones&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a022.56.<\/p>\n<p>Race Pace Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Michael Andrew<\/strong>\u00a0grabbed fifth with a 22.62, followed by\u00a0<strong>Dillon Virva&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>time of 22.77.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Josh Schneider\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Luke Pechmann\u00a0<\/strong>completed the top heat with times of 23.10 and 23.12 respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"251823\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ari-pekka-liukkonen-dashes-to-50-free-gold-at-mesa-pro-series\/screen-shot-2017-04-14-at-6-34-03-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.34.03-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1097,298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.34.03 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.34.03 PM&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.34.03-PM-700x298.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.34.03-PM-1024x278.png\" class=\"wp-image-251823\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.34.03-PM-1024x278.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-04-14 at 6.34.03 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.34.03-PM-1024x278.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.34.03-PM-533x145.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.34.03-PM-280x76.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-6.34.03-PM.png 1097w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The 2017 arena Pro Swim Series continued with top swims in finals of day two. 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