﻿{"id":298658,"date":"2018-03-01T08:23:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T15:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=298658"},"modified":"2018-03-01T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T17:00:02","slug":"andrew-wilson-gets-atlanta-pro-swim-series-off-to-fast-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/andrew-wilson-gets-atlanta-pro-swim-series-off-to-fast-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Wilson Gets Atlanta Pro Swim Series Off To Fast Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first morning of the 2018 Atlanta TYR Pro Swim Series will feature eight preliminary events. International Olympians\u00a0<strong>Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Yulia Efimova<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Vlad Morozov\u00a0<\/strong>will be in action as well as American Olympians\u00a0<strong>Kelsi Worrell<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Nathan Adrian<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Kevin Cordes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 fly<\/li>\n<li>200 breast<\/li>\n<li>100 free<\/li>\n<li>800 free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Fly<\/h3>\n<p>The world record holder coming to the US to swim at the Atlanta Pro Swim Series is a very big deal and Sweden&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> came to play with a 57.49 to have the top seed in the 100 fly on Thursday morning in Atlanta. Sjostrom is ahead of 2017 World Championship bronze medalist\u00a0<strong>Kelsi Worrell\u00a0<\/strong>(57.75). Sjostrom got under the pool record of 57.50 that Worrell set last year.<\/p>\n<p>2016 Olympic silver medalist\u00a0<strong>Penny Oleksiak\u00a0<\/strong>is also in the field as she swam a 59.12 for fourth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rebecca Smith\u00a0<\/strong>(58.62),\u00a0<strong>Amanda Kendall\u00a0<\/strong>(59.25),\u00a0<strong>Lillie Nordmann\u00a0<\/strong>(59.63),\u00a0<strong>Olivia Carter\u00a0<\/strong>(59.73) and\u00a0<strong>Liliana Szilagyi\u00a0<\/strong>(59.81) also qualified for the A-final.<\/p>\n<p>Half of the field are international swimmers with Hungary, Canada and Sweden all being represented.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 1  Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 55.48  8\/7\/2016  Sarah Sjostrom, SWE\r\n     American: A 55.98  7\/29\/2012 Dana Vollmer, USA Olympic Team\r\n    U.S. Open: O 56.38  1\/15\/2016 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE\r\n     Jr World: J 56.46  8\/7\/2016  Penny Oleksiak, Canada\r\n   GT Pool LC: P 57.50  5\/4\/2017  Kelsi Worrell\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Sarah Sjostrom   24 Sweden              55.48      57.49P q898  \r\n    r:+0.66  26.82        57.49 (30.67)\r\n  2 Kelsi Dahlia Wo  23 Cardinal Aquatic    56.37      57.75  q886  \r\n    r:+0.66  27.19        57.75 (30.56)\r\n  3 Rebecca Smith    17 HPC-Ontario         58.07      58.62  q847  \r\n    r:+0.74  27.27        58.62 (31.35)\r\n  4 Penny Oleksiak   17 Toronto Swim Clu    56.94      59.12  q826  \r\n    r:+0.74  27.72        59.12 (31.40)\r\n  5 Amanda Kendall   27 Mission Viejo Na    57.87      59.25  q821  \r\n    r:+0.77  27.31        59.25 (31.94)\r\n  6 Lillie Nordmann  15 Magnolia Aquatic    59.99      59.63  q805  \r\n    r:+0.71  27.99        59.63 (31.64)\r\n  7 Olivia Carter    17 Enfinity Aquatic    59.38      59.73  q801  \r\n    r:+0.67  28.36        59.73 (31.37)\r\n  8 Liliana Szilagy  21 Arilson Silva       58.50      59.81  q798  \r\n    r:+0.69  27.70        59.81 (32.11)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Fly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jack Conger\u00a0<\/strong>posted a smooth 52.12 100 fly in the prelims of the Atlanta Pro Swim Series as he is ahead of\u00a0<strong>Marius Kusch\u00a0<\/strong>of Queens (52.33) and fellow Longhorn\u00a0<strong>Tripp Cooper\u00a0<\/strong>(52.98). The Texas pro swimmers are allegedly tapered somewhat for this meet in Atlanta so they could drop some more time in finals tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Andrew\u00a0<\/strong>(53.14),\u00a0<strong>Pace Clark\u00a0<\/strong>(53.76),\u00a0<strong>Tom Shields\u00a0<\/strong>(53.79),\u00a0<strong>Paul Le\u00a0<\/strong>(53.89) and\u00a0<strong>Josiah Binneman\u00a0<\/strong>(53.95) will also swim in the championship final.<\/p>\n<p>The men&#8217;s 100 fly is another solid international field with Germany, Vietnam and Canada being represented along with the United States.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 2  Men 100 LC Meter Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 49.82  8\/1\/2009  Michael Phelps, USA\r\n     American: A 49.82  8\/1\/2009  Michael Phelps, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 50.22  7\/9\/2009  Michael Phelps, North Baltimore\r\n     Jr World: J 50.62  7\/29\/2017 Kristof Milak, Hungary\r\n   GT Pool LC: P 51.86  5\/13\/2016 Joseph Schooling, UN-ST\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Jack Conger      23 Nation's Capital    51.26      52.12  q873  \r\n    r:+0.68  24.55        52.12 (27.57)\r\n  2 Marius Kusch     24 Unattached          51.83      52.33  q862  \r\n    r:+0.70  24.08        52.33 (28.25)\r\n  3 Tripp Cooper     25 Longhorn Aquatic    52.13      52.98  q831  \r\n    r:+0.70  24.68        52.98 (28.30)\r\n  4 Michael Andrew   18 Race Pace Club      53.18      53.14  q824  \r\n    r:+0.75  24.21        53.14 (28.93)\r\n  5 Pace Clark       23 ABSC\/UGA            53.44      53.76  q795  \r\n    r:+0.62  25.46        53.76 (28.30)\r\n  6 Tom Shields      26 California Aquat    51.20      53.79  q794  \r\n    r:+0.77  25.15        53.79 (28.64)\r\n  7 Paul Le          25 Missouri State U    54.15      53.89  q790  \r\n    r:+0.61  25.19        53.89 (28.70)\r\n  8 Josiah Binnema   20 UBC Thunderbirds    52.90      53.95  q787  \r\n    r:+0.67  25.52        53.95 (28.43)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Breast<\/h3>\n<p>China&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Shi Jinglin\u00a0<\/strong>had the fastest 200 breast of the morning at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Atlanta with a 2:25.26. Shi is well ahead of the rest of the field with\u00a0<strong>Kierra Smith\u00a0<\/strong>(2:26.66) and\u00a0<strong>Madisyn Cox\u00a0<\/strong>(2:27.86) sitting second and third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Molly Hannis\u00a0<\/strong>(2:27.94),\u00a0<strong>Micah Sumrall\u00a0<\/strong>(2:28.07),\u00a0<strong>Yulia Efimova\u00a0<\/strong>(2:28.73),\u00a0<strong>Melanie Margalis\u00a0<\/strong>(2:29.69) and\u00a0<strong>Breeja Larson\u00a0<\/strong>(2:29.96) will also swim in the A-final.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very stacked field with six total Olympians competing in the A-final and three women that have medaled internationally in an individual event. The reigning World Champion Efimova is in the final in sixth place.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 3  Women 200 LC Meter Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 2:19.11  8\/1\/2013  Rikke Moeller Pedersen, DEN\r\n     American: A 2:19.59  8\/2\/2012  Rebecca Soni, USA Olympic Team\r\n    U.S. Open: O 2:20.38  7\/11\/2009 Rebecca Soni, Trojan\r\n     Jr World: J 2:19.64  8\/30\/2015 Viktoria Gunes, Turkey\r\n   GT Pool LC: P 2:21.46  12\/1\/2011 Rebecca Soni, TROJ\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Jinglin Shi      25 China             2:22.50    2:25.26  q878  \r\n    r:+0.69  33.60      1:10.33 (36.73)\r\n        1:47.14 (36.81)     2:25.26 (38.12)\r\n  2 Kierra Smith     24 HPCenterVictoria  2:22.23    2:26.66  q853  \r\n    r:+0.78  34.02      1:11.71 (37.69)\r\n        1:49.35 (37.64)     2:26.66 (37.31)\r\n  3 Madisyn Cox      22 Longhorn Aquatic  2:25.62    2:27.86  q832  \r\n    r:+0.71  33.45      1:10.91 (37.46)\r\n        1:49.00 (38.09)     2:27.86 (38.86)\r\n  4 Molly Hannis     25 Tennessee Aqua.   2:24.39    2:27.94  q831  \r\n    r:+0.79  33.22      1:11.38 (38.16)\r\n        1:50.01 (38.63)     2:27.94 (37.93)\r\n  5 Micah Sumrall    27 Chattahoochee Go  2:40.00    2:28.07  q829  \r\n    r:+0.77  34.45      1:12.24 (37.79)\r\n        1:50.59 (38.35)     2:28.07 (37.48)\r\n  6 Yulia Efimova    25 Russia            2:19.64    2:28.73  q818  \r\n    r:+0.80  35.94      1:14.74 (38.80)\r\n        1:52.49 (37.75)     2:28.73 (36.24)\r\n  7 Melanie Margali  26 Saint Petersburg  2:24.68    2:29.69  q802  \r\n    r:+0.78  34.41      1:12.27 (37.86)\r\n        1:50.86 (38.59)     2:29.69 (38.83)\r\n  8 Breeja Larson    25 New York Athleti  2:25.70    2:29.96  q798  \r\n    r:+0.76  34.05      1:12.24 (38.19)\r\n        1:50.33 (38.09)     2:29.96 (39.63)\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 Breast<\/h3>\n<p>Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Andrew Wilson\u00a0<\/strong>was out really quick in the prelims of the 200 breast on Thursday morning at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Atlanta as he swam a 2:08.52 to get the top seed. Wilson broke the pool record of 2:09.49. That record was held by\u00a0<strong>Josh Prenot<\/strong>, who is the second seed at 2:10.21 ahead of Longhorn&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Will Licon\u00a0<\/strong>(2:11.07).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chase Kalisz\u00a0<\/strong>(2:12.49),\u00a0<strong>Erik Persson\u00a0<\/strong>(2:13.12),\u00a0<strong>Nic Fink\u00a0<\/strong>(2:13.36),\u00a0<strong>Kevin Cordes\u00a0<\/strong>(2:13.58) and\u00a0<strong>Cody Miller\u00a0<\/strong>(2:13.68) are also in the A-Final as five total Olympians are competing in the final tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas swimmers are tapered and Wilson is showing no signs of mercy early on in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 4  Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 2:06.67  1\/29\/2017 Ippei Watanabe, JPN\r\n     American: A 2:07.17  6\/30\/2016 Josh Prenot, Cal Aquatics\r\n    U.S. Open: O 2:07.17  6\/30\/2016 Josh Prenot, Cal Aquatics\r\n     Jr World: J 2:09.39  7\/27\/2017 Qin Haiyang, China\r\n   GT Pool LC: P 2:09.49  5\/13\/2016 Joshua Prenot, CAL-PC\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Andrew Wilson    24 Longhorn Aquatic  2:08.37    2:08.52J q965  \r\n    r:+0.66  28.53      1:00.73 (32.20)\r\n        1:33.95 (33.22)     2:08.52 (34.57)\r\n  2 Josh Prenot      24 California Aquat  2:07.17    2:10.21  q928  \r\n    r:+0.71  29.79      1:03.21 (33.42)\r\n        1:36.62 (33.41)     2:10.21 (33.59)\r\n  3 Will Licon       23 Longhorn Aquatic  2:08.14    2:11.07  q909  \r\n    r:+0.71  30.30      1:03.49 (33.19)\r\n        1:37.29 (33.80)     2:11.07 (33.78)\r\n  4 Chase Kalisz     23 ABSC\/UGA          2:10.74    2:12.49  q880  \r\n    r:+0.76  30.14      1:04.10 (33.96)\r\n        1:38.33 (34.23)     2:12.49 (34.16)\r\n  5 Erik Persson     24 Kungsbacka        2:07.85    2:13.12  q868  \r\n    r:+0.77  30.55      1:04.18 (33.63)\r\n        1:38.67 (34.49)     2:13.12 (34.45)\r\n  6 Nic Fink         24 ABSC\/UGA          2:08.56    2:13.36  q863  \r\n    r:+0.76  30.55      1:04.86 (34.31)\r\n        1:39.01 (34.15)     2:13.36 (34.35)\r\n  7 Kevin Cordes     24 Tiger Elite Raci  2:07.41    2:13.58  q859  \r\n    r:+0.70  30.11      1:03.64 (33.53)\r\n        1:38.05 (34.41)     2:13.58 (35.53)\r\n  8 Cody Miller      26 Sandpipers Of Ne  2:09.91    2:13.68  q857  \r\n    r:+0.70  30.87      1:05.01 (34.14)\r\n        1:39.33 (34.32)     2:13.68 (34.35)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h3>\n<p>The women&#8217;s 100 free is another very stacked field with four different countries represented from Sweden, USA, Canada and Italy. World record holder\u00a0<strong>Sarah Sjostrom\u00a0<\/strong>is the top seed at 54.00 ahead of\u00a0re-surging\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/margo-geer-journey-back-to-swimming-after-unhappy-olympic-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\">Margo Geer<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(54.14) and Stanford commit\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-junior-gold-medalist-taylor-ruck-verbally-commits-to-stanford\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Ruck<\/a><\/strong> (54.36).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mallory Comerford\u00a0<\/strong>(54.40),\u00a0<strong>Kayla Sanchez\u00a0<\/strong>(54.70),\u00a0<strong>Rebecca Smith\u00a0<\/strong>(54.74),\u00a0<strong>Federica Pellegrini\u00a0<\/strong>(54.76) and\u00a0<strong>Lia Neal\u00a0<\/strong>(54.97) will also swim in the championship final.<\/p>\n<p>2016 Olympic gold medalist\u00a0<strong>Penny Oleksiak\u00a0<\/strong>was shut out in 9th place at 55.05 just ahead of USA national teamer\u00a0<strong>Olivia Smoliga\u00a0<\/strong>(55.19).<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 5  Women 100 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 51.71  7\/23\/2017 Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden\r\n     American: A 52.27  7\/28\/2017 Simone Manuel, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 52.81  6\/27\/2017 Mallory Comerford, Univ Louisville-\r\n     Jr World: J 52.70  2\/11\/2016 Penny Oleksiak, CAN\r\n   GT Pool LC: P 53.82  5\/4\/2017  Simone Manuel\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed    Prelims  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                      === Preliminaries ===                       <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Sarah Sjostrom   24 Sweden              51.71      54.00  q896  \r\n    r:+0.69  25.86        54.00 (28.14)\r\n  2 Margo Geer       25 Mission Viejo Na    53.74      54.14  q889  \r\n    r:+0.69  26.09        54.14 (28.05)\r\n  3 Taylor Ruck      17 HPC-Ontario         52.96      54.36  q878  \r\n    r:+0.75  26.18        54.36 (28.18)\r\n  4 Mallory Comerfo  20 Unattached          52.59      54.40  q876  \r\n    r:+0.65  26.50        54.40 (27.90)\r\n  5 Kayla Sanchez    16 HPC-Ontario         54.44      54.70  q862  \r\n    r:+0.75  26.78        54.70 (27.92)\r\n  6 Rebecca Smith    17 HPC-Ontario         54.63      54.74  q860  \r\n    r:+0.75  26.45        54.74 (28.29)\r\n  7 Federica Pelleg  29 Italy               53.92      54.76  q859  \r\n    r:+0.68  26.52        54.76 (28.24)\r\n  8 Lia Neal         23 Unattached          53.59      54.97  q849  \r\n    r:+0.75  26.94        54.97 (28.03)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Jack Conger\u00a0<\/strong>picked up another top seed with a 48.80 in the 100 free on Thursday morning in Atlanta. Conger was the only swimmer under 49 seconds as\u00a0<strong>Bruno Fratus\u00a0<\/strong>was second at 49.39 and\u00a0<strong>Ryan Murphy\u00a0<\/strong>was third at 49.62.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marcelo Chierighini\u00a0<\/strong>(49.67),\u00a0<strong>Nathan Adrian<\/strong> (49.75),\u00a0<strong>Vladimir Morozov\u00a0<\/strong>(49.86),\u00a0<strong>Yuri Kisil\u00a0<\/strong>(49.96) and\u00a0<strong>Guido Buscaglia\u00a0<\/strong>(50.03) will also swim in the A-final.<\/p>\n<p>This is perhaps the most internationally flavored event of the day with five international swimmers competing across five different countries. 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