﻿{"id":305736,"date":"2018-04-13T08:45:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T15:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=305736"},"modified":"2018-04-13T11:59:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T18:59:02","slug":"2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 TYR Pro Swim Series Mesa: Kalisz, Smoliga, Chadwick Earn Top Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several big stars had strong prelims during Day 2 of the\u00a0 TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chase Kalisz, Michael Chadwick, Jacob Pebley, Olivia Smoliga, Hali Flickinger, Melanie Margalis<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Prenot<\/strong> were among the swimmers to earn top seeds for the Day 2 finals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2018-tyr-pro-series-mesa-day-2-prelims-day-2\/usa-senior-national\/2018\/April\/13?rtn=%2Fresults%2F\">DAY 2 PRELIMS COMPLETE RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Event Schedule:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 100 back<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 100 back<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 200 fly<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 200 fly<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 100 breast<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 100 breast<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 100 free<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 100 free<\/li>\n<li>Women&#8217;s 200 IM<\/li>\n<li>Men&#8217;s 200 IM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 100 Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Athens Bulldog&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Olivia Smoliga<\/strong> cruised to the top seed with a time of 1:01.19, putting her in position for a backstroke sweep after a pair of 2:10s in the 200 back on Thursday. Missoula&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Katharine Berkoff\u00a0<\/strong>joined Smoliga under 1:02 as she qualified in 1:01.88.<\/p>\n<p>Club Wolverine&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ali DeLoof\u00a0<\/strong>took third in 1:02.02, and Cal teammates\u00a0<strong>Amy Bilquist\u00a0<\/strong>(1:02.63) and\u00a0<strong>Keaton Blovad\u00a0<\/strong>(1:02.79) were fourth and fifth, respectively. Mission Viejo&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Isabella Arcila\u00a0<\/strong>(1:02.95),\u00a0<strong>Sonnele Oeztuerk<\/strong> (1:02.99) and Team Elite&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Hellen Moffitt\u00a0<\/strong>(1:03.31) also made the A-final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"305780\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/women-100-back-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-back-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1043,516\" 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=\"women-100-back\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;women-100-back&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\/2018\/04\/women-100-back-1-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-back-1-1024x507.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-305780\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-back-1.png\" alt=\"women-100-back\" width=\"700\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-back-1.png 1043w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-back-1-533x264.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-back-1-280x139.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-back-1-1024x507.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Men&#8217;s 100 Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Cal&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jacob Pebley\u00a0<\/strong>finished just ahead of teammate\u00a0<strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong> in prelims, 55.95 to 55.98. Murphy won the 200 back ahead of Pebley on Thursday. The two will have some competition in the final from Grand Canyon&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Mark Nikolaev<\/strong>, who qualified third in 56.00, and from Tucson Ford&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Matt Grevers<\/strong>. The 2012 Olympic gold medalist finished fourth in 56.14.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Zachary Poti<\/strong> was fifth in 56.46, ahead of\u00a0<strong>Youssef Said\u00a0<\/strong>(56.74), Louisville&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Nikkos Sofianidis<\/strong> (57.15) and Tennessee&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Joey Reilman\u00a0<\/strong>(57.28).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"305783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/men-100-back-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-back-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1037,518\" 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=\"men-100-back\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;men-100-back&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-back-1-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-back-1-1024x512.png\" class=\"wp-image-305783 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-back-1.png\" alt=\"men-100-back\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-back-1.png 1037w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-back-1-533x266.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-back-1-280x140.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-back-1-1024x512.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 200 Fly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Athens Bulldog&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Hali Flickinger\u00a0<\/strong>unleashed a quick time of 2:09.50 in prelims to qualify first for the final by more than two seconds. That&#8217;s not too far off Flickinger&#8217;s best time this season, a 2:08.04 from the last stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Atlanta that ranks her No. 5 in the world so far.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Iowa&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ruby Martin<\/strong> qualified second in 2:11.86, and Cardinal&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kelsi Dahlia\u00a0<\/strong>finished third in 2:13.08. Enfinity&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Olivia Carter\u00a0<\/strong>took fourth in 2:14.31, followed by Duke&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Isabella Paez<\/strong> (2:14.48). Tucson Ford&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Leah Smith\u00a0<\/strong>made a rare butterfly appearance, qualifying sixth in 2:14.84, and she was followed by Louisville&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Grace Oglesby\u00a0<\/strong>(2:16.13) and Team Elite&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sarah Gibson\u00a0<\/strong>(2:16.78).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"305787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/women-200-fly-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-200-fly.png\" data-orig-size=\"1065,520\" 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=\"women-200-fly\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;women-200-fly&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-200-fly-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-200-fly-1024x500.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305787\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-200-fly.png\" alt=\"women-200-fly\" width=\"700\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-200-fly.png 1065w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-200-fly-533x260.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-200-fly-280x137.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-200-fly-1024x500.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Men&#8217;s 200 Fly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Athens Bulldog&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Chase Kalisz<\/strong> was the only swimmer to break 2:00 in prelims, coming in with a top time of 1:59.98. Kalisz already won the 400 IM earlier in the meet. Arizona&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Justin Wright\u00a0<\/strong>took second in 2:01.18, and South Carolina&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Fynn Minuth\u00a0<\/strong>was third in 2:01.42.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Zach Harting<\/strong> (2:01.67) and Athens Bulldog&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Pace Clark\u00a0<\/strong>(2:02.10) were the next two qualifiers, with Georgia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Camden Murphy\u00a0<\/strong>(2:03.39), Louisville&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Daniel Sos\u00a0<\/strong>(2:05.46) and Pitchfork&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jarod Arroyo\u00a0<\/strong>(2:06.12) also getting into the final.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"305790\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/men-200-fly-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-200-fly-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"1066,518\" 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=\"men-200-fly\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;men-200-fly&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-200-fly-1-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-200-fly-1-1024x498.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-305790\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-200-fly-1.png\" alt=\"men-200-fly\" width=\"700\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-200-fly-1.png 1066w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-200-fly-1-533x259.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-200-fly-1-280x136.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-200-fly-1-1024x498.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 100 Breast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Tennessee&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Molly Hannis\u00a0<\/strong>posted the only performance under 1:08 to lead the way into the championship final. She was followed by NYAC&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Breeja Larson<\/strong> (1:08.69) and Chattahoochee Gold&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Micah Sumrall\u00a0<\/strong>(1:09.45). Also breaking 1:10 were Fort Collins&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Zoe Bartel\u00a0<\/strong>(1:09.71) and Condors&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Emily Escobedo\u00a0<\/strong>(1:09.79).<\/p>\n<p>The last three qualifiers for the final were Houston teammates\u00a0<strong>Peyton Kondis\u00a0<\/strong>(1:10.89) and\u00a0<strong>Angela Mavrantza\u00a0<\/strong>(1:11.28) and Arizona State&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Silja Kansakoski<\/strong> (1:11.35).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"305793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/women-100-breast-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-breast.png\" data-orig-size=\"1039,520\" 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=\"women-100-breast\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;women-100-breast&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-breast-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-breast-1024x512.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-305793\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-breast.png\" alt=\"women-100-breast\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-breast.png 1039w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-breast-533x267.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-breast-280x140.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/women-100-breast-1024x512.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Men&#8217;s 100 Breast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Race Pace Club&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Michael Andrew\u00a0<\/strong>blasted a prelims time of 1:00.52 to finish almost a second ahead of a strong field. The No. 2 qualifier was Grand Canyon&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Youssef El Kamash<\/strong> in 1:01.40, and Louisville&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Carlos Claverie\u00a0<\/strong>took third in 1:01.58.<\/p>\n<p>Sandpipers&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Cody Miller\u00a0<\/strong>took fourth in 1:01.67, and <strong>Ian Finnerty<\/strong>,Miller&#8217;s Indiana training partner and double NCAA champion, took fifth in 1:01.71. American record-holder\u00a0<strong>Kevin Cordes\u00a0<\/strong>took sixth in 1:01.73, ahead of\u00a0Cal&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Josh Prenot\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.85) and Longhorn&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Andrew Wilson<\/strong> (1:02.00).<\/p>\n<p>So strong was the field that Athens Bulldog&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Nic Fink<\/strong> ended up ninth in 1:02.47.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"305795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/men-100-breast-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-breast-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1041,519\" 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=\"men-100-breast\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;men-100-breast&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-breast-2-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-breast-2-1024x511.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-305795\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-breast-2.png\" alt=\"men-100-breast\" width=\"700\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-breast-2.png 1041w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-breast-2-533x266.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-breast-2-280x140.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/men-100-breast-2-1024x511.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 free<\/h3>\n<p>Mission Viejo&#8217;s <strong>Margo Geer<\/strong> used a strong first half of the 100 free to earn the top seed in a packed event in 54.85.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville&#8217;s <strong>Mallory Comerford<\/strong> took the second seed at 54.90, followed by USC&#8217;s <strong>Louise Hansson<\/strong> (55.15), Olympian<strong> Lia Neal<\/strong> (26.80), Georgia&#8217;s <strong>Veronica Burchill<\/strong> (55.40), Athens Bulldogs&#8217; <strong>Olivia Smoliga<\/strong> (55.66), Pitchfork Aquatics&#8217; <strong>Allison Schmitt<\/strong> and Cal&#8217;s <strong>Abbey Weitzeil<\/strong> (55.49).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305798\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305798\" data-attachment-id=\"305798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-04-13-at-1-43-18-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-1.43.18-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"896,298\" 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 2018-04-13 at 1.43.18 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-04-13 at 1.43.18 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\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-1.43.18-PM-700x298.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-1.43.18-PM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-305798\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-1.43.18-PM-700x298.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-04-13 at 1.43.18 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"298\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Michael Chadwick<\/strong> continued his strong meet by tying for the top seed in the 100 free with <strong>Nathan Adrian<\/strong>. Both finished at 49.72. Adrian had a stronger first 50 and Chadwick had a faster back half.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bruno Blaskovic<\/strong> took the third seed in 50.07, followed by Trojan&#8217;s <strong>Jesse Novak<\/strong> (50.30), Athens Bulldogs&#8217; <strong>Matias Koski<\/strong> (50.79), <strong>Scott McGillivray<\/strong> (50.82), Louisville&#8217;s <strong>Andrej Barna<\/strong> (50.86) and Cal&#8217;s <strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong> (51.06).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305800\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305800\" data-attachment-id=\"305800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-04-13-at-1-53-57-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-1.53.57-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"893,333\" 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 2018-04-13 at 1.53.57 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-04-13 at 1.53.57 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\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-1.53.57-PM-700x333.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-1.53.57-PM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-305800\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-1.53.57-PM-700x333.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-04-13 at 1.53.57 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"333\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 IM<\/h3>\n<p>St. Petersburg&#8217;s <strong>Melanie Margalis<\/strong> took the top seed in the 200 IM, cruising to the wall in 2:15.59.<\/p>\n<p>Tuscon Ford&#8217;s <strong>Leah Smith<\/strong> finished with the second seed in 2:16.84, followed by <strong>Connie Dean<\/strong> (2:17.06), <strong>Vien Nguyen<\/strong> (2:17.65), <strong>Zoe Bartel<\/strong> (2:19.01), <strong>Ilektra Lebl<\/strong> (2:19.41), <strong>Emily Escobedo<\/strong> (2:19.89) and <strong>Callie Dickinson<\/strong> (2:20.30).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305808\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305808\" data-attachment-id=\"305808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-04-13-at-2-25-59-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-2.25.59-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"898,332\" 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 2018-04-13 at 2.25.59 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-04-13 at 2.25.59 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\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-2.25.59-PM-700x332.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-2.25.59-PM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-305808\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-2.25.59-PM-700x332.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-04-13 at 2.25.59 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"332\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 IM<\/h3>\n<p>Cal&#8217;s <strong>Josh Prenot<\/strong> took the top seed in the 200 IM with a 2:03.95, setting up a finals showdown with Athens Bulldogs&#8217; <strong>Chase Kalisz<\/strong> (2:05.07), who took the second seed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isaac Stump<\/strong> took the third seed (2:05.84), followed by <strong>Gianluca Urland<\/strong>o (2:06.01), <strong>Daniel Sos<\/strong> (2:06.18), <strong>Danny Comforti<\/strong> (2:07.07), <strong>Carlos Claverie<\/strong> (2:07.73) and <strong>Jarod Arroyo<\/strong> (2:08.14).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_305811\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-305811\" data-attachment-id=\"305811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2018-tyr-pro-swim-series-mesa-day-two-prelims-live-recap\/screen-shot-2018-04-13-at-2-41-24-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-2.41.24-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"916,332\" 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 2018-04-13 at 2.41.24 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Screen Shot 2018-04-13 at 2.41.24 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\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-2.41.24-PM-700x332.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-2.41.24-PM.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-305811\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-13-at-2.41.24-PM-700x332.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-04-13 at 2.41.24 PM\" width=\"700\" height=\"332\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-305811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several big stars had strong prelims during Day 2 of the\u00a0 TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa, Arizona. 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