{"id":356692,"date":"2019-03-07T17:57:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T00:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=356692"},"modified":"2019-03-08T08:09:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T15:09:33","slug":"2019-tyr-pro-swim-series-des-moines-thursday-night-live-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2019-tyr-pro-swim-series-des-moines-thursday-night-live-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines: Lazor, Flickinger, Li Post World Leading Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second night of finals from the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines featured ten events as\u00a0<strong>Hali Flickinger<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Li Bingjie<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Annie Lazor<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Kathleen Baker\u00a0<\/strong>put up the top times in the world in their respective events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Andrew\u00a0<\/strong>also had an impressive double in the 100 breast and 50 back.<\/p>\n<p>The Des Moines crowd came out in good force on Thursday night as the state of Iowa rarely gets a chance to see some of the best swimmers in the world in action.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swmeets.com\/Realtime\/Pro%20Series\/2019\/Des%20Moines\/\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/\">Live Stream (A-Finals on Olympic Channel)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2019-tyr-pro-swim-series-des-moines-day-two-finals-heat-sheets-day-2-usa-senior-national-2019-03-07.pdf\">Heat Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h3>\n<p>26-year-old\u00a0<strong>Margo Geer\u00a0<\/strong>had a strong 100 free final on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines with a 54.59. She was slightly quicker in Knoxville earlier this year when she swam a 54.09, which puts her fourth in the word rankings for 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Geer finished ahead of 24-year-old\u00a0<strong>Olivia Smoliga\u00a0<\/strong>(55.05) and 25-year-old\u00a0<strong>Natalie Hinds\u00a0<\/strong>(55.26), both from Athens Bulldog Swim Club. Hinds is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-natalie-hinds-on-going-best-times-after-coming-back-from-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still early in her comeback<\/a>\u00a0as she came back in a big way at the Knoxville Pro Swim Series earlier this year going best times for the first time in three years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kendyl Stewart\u00a0<\/strong>(55.36),\u00a0<strong>Larissa Oliveira\u00a0<\/strong>(55.37),\u00a0<strong>Kayla Sanchez\u00a0<\/strong>(55.39),\u00a0<strong>Kelsi Dahlia\u00a0<\/strong>(55.44) and\u00a0<strong>Amanda Kendall\u00a0<\/strong>(55.95) also swam in the final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 3  Women 100 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 51.71  7\/23\/2017 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE\r\n     American: A 52.27  7\/28\/2017 Simone Manuel, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 52.54  7\/25\/2018 Simone Manuel, Stanford Swimmin\r\n     Jr World: J 52.70  8\/11\/2016 Penny Oleksiak, CAN\r\n     Pro Swim: P 53.12  2016      Sarah Sjostrom\r\n    Trial Cut: T 56.29\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Margo Geer       26 Mission Viejo Na    55.27      54.59T  849  \r\n    r:+0.65  26.21        54.59 (28.38)\r\n  2 Olivia Smoliga   24 Athens Bulldog S    55.09      55.05T  828  \r\n    r:+0.68  26.51        55.05 (28.54)\r\n  3 Natalie Hinds    25 Athens Bulldog S    55.21      55.26T  819  \r\n    r:+0.65  26.08        55.26 (29.18)\r\n  4 Kendyl Stewart   24 Team Elite          55.48      55.36T  814  \r\n    r:+0.75  26.76        55.36 (28.60)\r\n  5 Larissa Oliveir  26 Pinheiros           55.36      55.37   814  \r\n    r:+0.66  26.60        55.37 (28.77)\r\n  6 Kayla Sanchez    17 Hpc-Ontario         54.87      55.39   813  \r\n    r:+0.73  26.42        55.39 (28.97)\r\n  7 Kelsi Dahlia     24 Cardinal Aquatic    55.63      55.44T  811  \r\n    r:+0.62  26.58        55.44 (28.86)\r\n  8 Amanda Kendall   28 Mission Viejo Na    55.66      55.95T  789  \r\n    r:+0.71  26.74        55.95 (29.21)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Free<\/h3>\n<p>23-year-old\u00a0<strong>Blake Pieroni<\/strong>, who recently signed with Mizuno, won the 100 free on Thursday night of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines with a 48.91 to just out-touch\u00a0<strong>Breno Correia\u00a0<\/strong>(48.99) of Brazil. Pieroni was out in 23.78, putting him in sixth place at the turn, but he turned on the jets on the second 50 with a 25.13.<\/p>\n<p>The early leader was\u00a0<strong>Pedro Spajari\u00a0<\/strong>from Brazil as he faded to seventh at 49.58 after leading at the 50 at 23.28. Spajari was one of three Brazilians in the final as Correia finished second and\u00a0<strong>Marcelo Chierighini\u00a0<\/strong>(49.19) finished in third. Chierighini tied\u00a0<strong>Marius Kusch\u00a0<\/strong>for third as Kusch will be looking to lead Queens to a Division II national title next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Conger<\/strong>, swimming in his first Pro Swim Series for Cavalier Swimming, placed fifth at 49.48 in a tie with\u00a0<strong>Ryan Held<\/strong>, who has since moved to Indiana&#8217;s pro group.\u00a0<strong>Kenneth To\u00a0<\/strong>(49.87) placed eighth.<\/p>\n<p>Notably,\u00a0<strong>Caeleb Dressel\u00a0<\/strong>won the B-Final with a 48.71. His time was faster than Pieroni was to win the A-Final. Dressel did not wear a jammer this morning so he did not qualify for A-final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 4  Men 100 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 46.91  7\/30\/2009 Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA\r\n     American: A 47.17  7\/27\/2017 Caeleb Dressel, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 47.58  7\/2\/2008  Jason Lezak, Rose Bowl\r\n     Jr World: J 47.58  8\/10\/2016 Kyle Chalmers, AUS\r\n     Pro Swim: P 48.00  2016      Nathan Adrian\r\n    Trial Cut: T 50.49\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Blake Pieroni    23 Unattached          49.11      48.91T  882  \r\n    r:+0.63  23.78        48.91 (25.13)\r\n  2 Breno Correia    20 Brazil              49.22      48.99   877  \r\n    r:+0.64  23.59        48.99 (25.40)\r\n  3 Marcelo Chierig  28 Brazil              49.33      49.19   867  \r\n    r:+0.63  23.37        49.19 (25.82)\r\n  3 Marius Kusch     25 Una QU              48.95      49.19   867  \r\n    r:+0.68  23.40        49.19 (25.79)\r\n  5 Jack Conger      24 Cavalier            49.50      49.48T  852  \r\n    r:+0.69  23.99        49.48 (25.49)\r\n  5 Ryan Held        23 Unattached          49.27      49.48T  852  \r\n    r:+0.65  23.91        49.48 (25.57)\r\n  7 Pedro Spajari    22 Brazil              49.51      49.58   846  \r\n    r:+0.63  23.28        49.58 (26.30)\r\n  8 Kenneth To       26 Gator Swim Club     49.61      49.87   832  \r\n    r:+0.63  23.74        49.87 (26.13)<\/pre>\n<pre><b>=== B - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  9 Caeleb Dressel   22 Gator Swim Club     50.49      48.71T  893  \r\n    r:+0.62  23.39        48.71 (25.32)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 100 Breast<\/h3>\n<p>24-year-old\u00a0<strong>Annie Lazor\u00a0<\/strong>posted a world leading time in the 100 breaststroke as she swam a 1:06.66 on Thursday night in Des Moines at the TYR Pro Swim Series. Lazor improved on her best time of 1:06.89 from Knoxville earlier this year as she still holds on to the number one ranked time in the world this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cI feel like an age group swimmer again, after taking time off after the 2016 Olympic Trials,\u201d Lazor said about her newfound energy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u201cEvery time I swim, I get a little better. Not just getting better but learning something new every time I swim. It\u2019s great to have that fun element back again and not just be focused on going fast every time. I have a great training environment. I have awesome coaches and following their plan is paying great dividends so far.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lazor finished ahead of\u00a0<strong>Bethany Galat\u00a0<\/strong>(1:07.13) and\u00a0<strong>Melanie Margalis\u00a0<\/strong>(1:07.20) as they now sit second and fourth in the world rankings for 2019. Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Reona Aoki\u00a0<\/strong>(1:07.18) is in between those two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Micah Sumrall<\/strong>, the top seed coming into the night, finished in fourth at 1:07.40 as she is now sixth in the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kierra Smith\u00a0<\/strong>(1:08.49),\u00a0<strong>Rachel Bernhardt\u00a0<\/strong>(1:09.10),\u00a0<strong>Jhennifer Conceicao\u00a0<\/strong>(1:09.40) and\u00a0<strong>Molly Renshaw\u00a0<\/strong>(1:09.50) also swam in the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 5  Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 1:04.13  7\/25\/2017 Lilly King, USA\r\n     American: A 1:04.13  7\/25\/2017 Lilly King, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 1:04.45  8\/7\/2009  Jessica Hardy, Trojan\r\n     Jr World: J 1:05.39  8\/20\/2014 Ruta Meilutyte, LTU\r\n     Pro Swim: P 1:05.57  2011      Rebecca Soni\r\n    Trial Cut: T 1:10.99\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Annie Lazor      24 Mission Viejo Na  1:08.08    1:06.66T  890  \r\n    r:+0.71  31.23      1:06.66 (35.43)\r\n  2 Bethany Galat    23 Una Ags           1:08.17    1:07.13T  871  \r\n    r:+0.61  31.59      1:07.13 (35.54)\r\n  3 Melanie Margali  27 Saint Petersburg  1:08.94    1:07.20T  869  \r\n    r:+0.68  31.92      1:07.20 (35.28)\r\n  4 Micah Sumrall    28 Chattahoochee Go  1:07.99    1:07.40T  861  \r\n    r:+0.76  31.79      1:07.40 (35.61)\r\n  5 Kierra Smith     25 Hpc-Ontario       1:09.75    1:08.49   820  \r\n    r:+0.83  32.34      1:08.49 (36.15)\r\n  6 Rachel Bernhard  23 Gamecock Aquatic  1:09.84    1:09.10T  799  \r\n    r:+0.75  32.54      1:09.10 (36.56)\r\n  7 Jhennifer A Con  21 Pinheiros         1:09.35    1:09.40   789  \r\n    r:+0.67  32.66      1:09.40 (36.74)\r\n  8 Molly Renshaw    22 Great Britain     1:09.51    1:09.50   785  \r\n    r:+0.70  32.86      1:09.50 (36.64)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 100 Breast<\/h3>\n<p>19-year-old\u00a0<strong>Michael Andrew\u00a0<\/strong>won the 100 breast on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines as he finished ahead of a very talented breaststroke field in Iowa. The men&#8217;s breaststroke fields are always tight in the United States as Andrew finished ahead of Great Britain&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>James Wilby\u00a0<\/strong>(59.91) and American\u00a0<strong>Cody Miller\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.22).<\/p>\n<p>Wilby was the second fastest man in the world in 2018 behind world record holder\u00a0<strong>Adam Peaty\u00a0<\/strong>as those two went 1-2 at European Championships last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Miller is swimming in his first Pro Swim Series of the year as he is coming back from an injury that he has detailed in his vlogs.<\/p>\n<p>33-year-old\u00a0<strong>Felipe Lima\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.42) finished in fourth place as the Brazilian finished ahead of two Bulldogs\u00a0<strong>Nic Fink\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.46) and\u00a0<strong>Andrew Wilson\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.56).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miguel de Lara Ojeda\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.18) and\u00a0<strong>Nils Wich-Glasen\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.56) also competed in the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 6  Men 100 LC Meter Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W   57.10  8\/4\/2018  Adam Peaty, GBR\r\n     American: A   58.64  7\/23\/2017 Kevin Cordes, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O   58.74  6\/30\/2017 Kevin Cordes, Unattached-SE\r\n     Jr World: J   59.01  8\/23\/2017 Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA\r\n     Pro Swim: P   58.86  2017      Adam Peaty\r\n    Trial Cut: T 1:03.29\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Michael Andrew   19 Race Pace Club    1:00.66      59.70T  876  \r\n    r:+0.67  27.78        59.70 (31.92)\r\n  2 James Wilby      25 Great Britain     1:00.44      59.91   867  \r\n    r:+0.70  28.03        59.91 (31.88)\r\n  3 Cody Miller      27 Sandpipers Of Ne  1:00.34    1:00.22T  853  \r\n    r:+0.65  28.01      1:00.22 (32.21)\r\n  4 Felipe Lima      33 Una Prvt          1:00.72    1:00.42   845  \r\n    r:+0.65  28.13      1:00.42 (32.29)\r\n  5 Nic Fink         25 Athens Bulldog S  1:01.09    1:00.46T  843  \r\n    r:+0.69  28.40      1:00.46 (32.06)\r\n  6 Andrew Wilson    25 Athens Bulldog S  1:00.76    1:00.56T  839  \r\n    r:+0.59  28.14      1:00.56 (32.42)\r\n  7 Miguel De Lara   24 Una Prvt          1:01.25    1:01.18   814  \r\n    r:+0.66  28.85      1:01.18 (32.33)\r\n  8 Nils Wich-Glase  24 Una Game          1:01.03    1:01.56   799  \r\n    r:+0.69  28.80      1:01.56 (32.76)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 50 Back<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kathleen Baker<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/speedo-announces-partnership-with-world-record-holder-kathleen-baker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of Speedo&#8217;s newest signees<\/a>, won the 50 back on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines with a world leading time of 27.76. Baker has taken over the top spot from fellow American\u00a0<strong>Olivia Smoliga<\/strong>, as she swam a 27.85 at the Knoxville Pro Swim Series in January. Baker was the only one under 28 here in Iowa as she finished ahead of Smoliga (28.25) and fellow Team Elite athlete\u00a0<strong>Ali DeLoof\u00a0<\/strong>(28.51).<\/p>\n<p>DeLoof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-ali-deloof-details-move-from-michigan-to-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently made the move<\/a> from Club Wolverine in Michigan to Team Elite in San Diego.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Klaudia Nazieblo\u00a0<\/strong>(28.87),\u00a0<strong>Kayla Sanchez\u00a0<\/strong>(29.07),\u00a0<strong>Bridgette Alexander\u00a0<\/strong>(29.07), <strong>L<\/strong><strong>innea Mack\u00a0<\/strong>(29.10) and\u00a0<strong>Kendyl Stewart\u00a0<\/strong>(29.35) also swam in the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 7  Women 50 LC Meter Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 26.98  8\/19\/2018 Liu Xiang, CHN\r\n     American: A 27.43  4\/14\/2018 Olivia Smoligna, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 27.43  4\/14\/2018 Olivia Smoligna, USA\r\n     Jr World: J 27.49  2\/2\/2016  Minna Atherton, AUS\r\n     Pro Swim: P 27.43  4\/14\/2018 Olivia Smoliga, Athens Bulldog S\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Kathleen Baker   22 Team Elite          28.52      27.76   926  \r\n         r:+0.61                       \r\n  2 Olivia Smoliga   24 Athens Bulldog S    28.99      28.25   878  \r\n         r:+0.65                       \r\n  3 Ali DeLoof       24 Team Elite          28.85      28.51   855  \r\n         r:+0.60                       \r\n  4 Klaudia Naziebl  25 Una Prvt            29.01      28.87   823  \r\n         r:+0.57                       \r\n  5 Kayla Sanchez    17 Hpc-Ontario         28.80      29.07   806  \r\n         r:+0.60                       \r\n  5 Bridgette Alexa  22 Kentucky Aquatic    29.20      29.07   806  \r\n         r:+0.63                       \r\n  7 Linnea Mack      23 Osprey Aquatics     29.37      29.10   804  \r\n         r:+0.64                       \r\n  8 Kendyl Stewart   24 Team Elite          29.30      29.35   783  \r\n         r:+0.67<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 50 Back<\/h3>\n<p>19-year-old\u00a0<strong>Michael Andrew\u00a0<\/strong>completed his tight double on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines with a 24.94 in the 50 back final, just a short time after winning the 100 breast earlier in the night. Andrew is showing that his 2018 breakout year was not a fluke and he is off to a good start thus far in 2019. Andrew will be on the World Championship team later this summer for Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew finished ahead of\u00a0<strong>Grigory Tarasevich\u00a0<\/strong>(25.16) and\u00a0<strong>Jacob Pebley\u00a0<\/strong>(25.30) as they were second and third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Held\u00a0<\/strong>(25.54),\u00a0<strong>Ryosuke Irie<\/strong>, 25.56),\u00a0<strong>Guilherme Basseto\u00a0<\/strong>(25.74),\u00a0<strong>Christopher Reid\u00a0<\/strong>(25.75) and\u00a0<strong>Nicholas Pyle\u00a0<\/strong>(25.76) also competed in the final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 8  Men 50 LC Meter Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 24.00  8\/4\/2018  Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS\r\n     American: A 24.24  7\/27\/2018 Ryan Murphy, CAL\r\n    U.S. Open: O 24.24  7\/27\/2018 Ryan Murphy, CAL\r\n     Jr World: J 24.00  8\/4\/2018  Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS\r\n     Pro Swim: P 24.68  1\/10\/2019 Michael Andrew, Race Pace Club-M\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Michael Andrew   19 Race Pace Club      25.00      24.94   895  \r\n         r:+0.64                       \r\n  2 Grigory Tarasev  23 Cardinal Aquatic    25.80      25.16   872  \r\n         r:+0.53                       \r\n  3 Jacob Pebley     25 Team Elite          25.97      25.30   857  \r\n         r:+0.58                       \r\n  4 Ryan Held        23 Unattached          26.14      25.54   833  \r\n         r:+0.52                       \r\n  5 Ryosuke Irie     29 Una TE              26.01      25.56   831  \r\n         r:+0.52                       \r\n  6 Guilherme Basse  21 Pinheiros           25.69      25.74   814  \r\n         r:+0.54                       \r\n  7 Christopher Rei  23 Crimson Tide Aqu    25.84      25.75   813  \r\n         r:+0.62                       \r\n  8 Nicholas Pyle    18 Great Britain       26.10      25.76   812  \r\n         r:+0.57<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 200 Fly<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Hali Flickinger\u00a0<\/strong>has been on a roll this year in 2019 as she posted a 2:07.10 on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines. Flickinger lowered her season best as she was a 2:07.21 at the Knoxville Pro Swim Series. She still has the fastest time in the world as she is ahead of\u00a0<strong>Yui Ohashi\u00a0<\/strong>from Japan (2:08.78).<\/p>\n<p>Flickinger won the 200 fly in Iowa in Ledecky-esque fashion as she finished ahead of fellow Bulldog\u00a0<strong>Megan Kingsley\u00a0<\/strong>(2:10.91) and Britain&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Charlotte Atkinson\u00a0<\/strong>(2:11.34).<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain&#8217;s team had three total swimmers in the final tonight with Atkinson,\u00a0<strong>Emily Large\u00a0<\/strong>(2:11.64) and\u00a0<strong>Keanna MacInnes\u00a0<\/strong>(2:17.63) placing third, fourth and eighth.<\/p>\n<p>15-year-old <strong>Katie Crom\u00a0<\/strong>placed fifth at 2:14.05.\u00a0<strong>Mary-Sophie Harvey\u00a0<\/strong>(2:14.07) and\u00a0<strong>Isabella Paez\u00a0<\/strong>(2:15.58) also placed in the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 9  Women 200 LC Meter Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 2:01.81  10\/21\/2009Zige Liu, CHN\r\n     American: A 2:04.14  7\/30\/2009 Mary Descenza, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 2:05.87  7\/25\/2018 Hali Flickinger, Athens Bulldog-G\r\n     Jr World: J 2:06.29  4\/15\/2017 Suzuka Hasegawa, JPN\r\n     Pro Swim: P 2:06.76  2012      Cammile Adams\r\n    Trial Cut: T 2:14.59\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Hali Flickinger  24 Athens Bulldog S  2:07.51    2:07.10T  880  \r\n    r:+0.70  28.83      1:01.40 (32.57)\r\n        1:33.91 (32.51)     2:07.10 (33.19)\r\n  2 Megan Kingsley   22 Athens Bulldog S  2:11.81    2:10.91T  805  \r\n    r:+0.66  29.22      1:02.68 (33.46)\r\n        1:36.33 (33.65)     2:10.91 (34.58)\r\n  3 Charlotte Atkin  22 Great Britain     2:14.73    2:11.34   797  \r\n    r:+0.71  29.14      1:02.37 (33.23)\r\n        1:36.71 (34.34)     2:11.34 (34.63)\r\n  4 Emily Large      18 Great Britain     2:13.85    2:11.64   792  \r\n    r:+0.64  29.39      1:02.68 (33.29)\r\n        1:36.85 (34.17)     2:11.64 (34.79)\r\n  5 Katie Crom       15 Mission Viejo Na  2:14.77    2:14.05T  750  \r\n    r:+0.66  29.50      1:03.80 (34.30)\r\n        1:39.12 (35.32)     2:14.05 (34.93)\r\n  6 Mary-Sophie Har  19 Club Aquatique    2:15.05    2:14.07   749  \r\n    r:+0.71  29.47      1:04.04 (34.57)\r\n        1:39.47 (35.43)     2:14.07 (34.60)\r\n  7 Isabella Paez    23 Pinnacle Racing   2:15.66    2:15.58   725  \r\n    r:+0.70  30.46      1:05.08 (34.62)\r\n        1:40.19 (35.11)     2:15.58 (35.39)\r\n  8 Keanna MacInnes  17 Great Britain     2:15.39    2:17.63   693  \r\n    r:+0.68  30.02      1:05.09 (35.07)\r\n        1:41.66 (36.57)     2:17.63 (35.97)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 200 Fly<\/h3>\n<p>23-year-old\u00a0<strong>Alex Kunert\u00a0<\/strong>from Germany and Queens won the 200 fly final on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines with a 1:57.80 as he held off a charging\u00a0<strong>Mack Darragh\u00a0<\/strong>from Canada (1:58.64). Kunert will swim for Queens next week at the NCAA Division II Championships and he had a nice tune-up tonight with his 200 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Kunert held off a hard charging Darragh, who came home in a 30.28 on the final 50, which was the quickest in the field. Darragh finished second ahead of\u00a0<strong>Luiz Melo\u00a0<\/strong>(1:58.98) from Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>American postgrads\u00a0<strong>Gunnar Bentz\u00a0<\/strong>(1:59.80),\u00a0<strong>Justin Wright\u00a0<\/strong>(1:59.87) and\u00a0<strong>Tom Shields\u00a0<\/strong>(2:02.59) finished in fourth, fifth and seventh as the Americans are still searching for their face in the 200 butterfly. Wright was the national champion this past summer and will swim it this summer at World Championships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bence Szabados\u00a0<\/strong>(2:02.01) and\u00a0<strong>Jacob Peters\u00a0<\/strong>(2:02.58) also swam in the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 10  Men 200 LC Meter Butterfly<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 1:51.51  7\/29\/2009 Michael Phelps, USA\r\n     American: A 1:51.51  7\/29\/2009 Michael Phelps, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 1:52.20  7\/2\/2008  Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine\r\n     Jr World: J 1:53.79  6\/30\/2017 Kristof Milak, HUN\r\n     Pro Swim: P 1:55.29  2017      Li Zhuhao\r\n    Trial Cut: T 2:01.19\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Alex Kunert      23 Una QU            1:57.36    1:57.80   848  \r\n    r:+0.64  25.97        56.18 (30.21)\r\n        1:26.51 (30.33)     1:57.80 (31.29)\r\n  2 Mack Darragh     25 Hpc-Ontario       2:01.30    1:58.64   830  \r\n    r:+0.68  26.97        57.14 (30.17)\r\n        1:28.36 (31.22)     1:58.64 (30.28)\r\n  3 Luiz Melo        22 Pinheiros         1:59.34    1:58.98   823  \r\n    r:+0.64  25.65        55.48 (29.83)\r\n        1:26.49 (31.01)     1:58.98 (32.49)\r\n  4 Gunnar Bentz     23 Dynamo Swim Club  2:00.79    1:59.80T  806  \r\n    r:+0.72  26.71        57.92 (31.21)\r\n        1:29.25 (31.33)     1:59.80 (30.55)\r\n  5 Justin Wright    22 Tucson Ford Deal  2:02.10    1:59.87T  805  \r\n    r:+0.61  26.58        56.44 (29.86)\r\n        1:27.55 (31.11)     1:59.87 (32.32)\r\n  6 Bence Szabados   17 Chicago Wolfpack  2:02.43    2:02.01   763  \r\n    r:+0.73  26.84        57.60 (30.76)\r\n        1:29.45 (31.85)     2:02.01 (32.56)\r\n  7 Jacob Peters     18 Great Britain     2:01.94    2:02.58   752  \r\n    r:+0.66  26.09        56.84 (30.75)\r\n        1:29.17 (32.33)     2:02.58 (33.41)\r\n  8 Tom Shields      27 California Aquat  2:02.66    2:02.59   752  \r\n    r:+0.76  26.43        57.18 (30.75)\r\n        1:29.30 (32.12)     2:02.59 (33.29)<\/pre>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 400 Free<\/h3>\n<p>The Chinese duo of\u00a0<strong>Li Bingjie\u00a0<\/strong>(4:03.29) and\u00a0<strong>Wang Jianjiahe\u00a0<\/strong>(4:05.28) put up some great swims in the 400 free on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines. After becoming the sixth fastest performer in history last night in the 1500, Wang placed second behind country-woman Li here in the 400. Li and Wang are currently second and third in the world rankings for 2019 behind\u00a0<strong>Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>(4:02.71) from the Knoxville Pro Swim Series earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky has skewed what a fast 400 free is recently, but Li put up a very impressive time here in Iowa. Those two finished well ahead of American\u00a0<strong>Leah Smith\u00a0<\/strong>(4:08.41) as she finished in third.<\/p>\n<p>Bulldog veterans\u00a0<strong>Melanie Margalis\u00a0<\/strong>(4:10.50) and\u00a0<strong>Hali Flickinger\u00a0<\/strong>(4:11.38) finished in fourth and fifth as Flickinger\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hali-flickinger-goes-207-1-in-200-fly-in-des-moines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">got out of the 200 fly final<\/a> not long ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbie Wood\u00a0<\/strong>(4:12.38),\u00a0<strong>Kaersten Meitz\u00a0<\/strong>(4:13.03) and\u00a0<strong>Kennedy Goss\u00a0<\/strong>(4:14.94) also swam in the final.<\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 11  Women 400 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 3:56.46  8\/7\/2016  Katie Ledecky, USA\r\n     American: A 3:56.46  8\/7\/2016  Katie Ledecky, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 3:57.94  5\/17\/2018 Katie Ledecky, Stanford\r\n     Jr World: J 3:58.37  8\/23\/2014 Katie Ledecky, USA\r\n     Pro Swim: P 3:57.94  5\/17\/2018 Katie Ledecky, Stanford Swimmin\r\n    Trial Cut: T 4:16.89\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Bingjie LI       17 China             4:08.40    4:03.29   918  \r\n    r:+0.72  28.40        59.21 (30.81)\r\n        1:29.90 (30.69)     2:01.24 (31.34)\r\n        2:32.04 (30.80)     3:03.29 (31.25)\r\n        3:33.75 (30.46)     4:03.29 (29.54)\r\n  2 Jianjiahe Wang   16 China             4:11.55    4:05.28   895  \r\n    r:+0.78  28.19        59.03 (30.84)\r\n        1:29.61 (30.58)     2:01.05 (31.44)\r\n        2:31.90 (30.85)     3:03.35 (31.45)\r\n        3:34.50 (31.15)     4:05.28 (30.78)\r\n  3 Leah Smith       23 Tucson Ford Deal  4:09.77    4:08.41T  862  \r\n    r:+0.75  28.73        59.60 (30.87)\r\n        1:30.72 (31.12)     2:02.33 (31.61)\r\n        2:33.91 (31.58)     3:05.75 (31.84)\r\n        3:37.56 (31.81)     4:08.41 (30.85)\r\n  4 Melanie Margali  27 Saint Petersburg  4:13.92    4:10.50T  841  \r\n    r:+0.71  29.33      1:01.10 (31.77)\r\n        1:32.88 (31.78)     2:05.14 (32.26)\r\n        2:36.90 (31.76)     3:08.53 (31.63)\r\n        3:39.84 (31.31)     4:10.50 (30.66)\r\n  5 Hali Flickinger  24 Athens Bulldog S  4:13.53    4:11.38T  832  \r\n    r:+0.71  29.89      1:01.65 (31.76)\r\n        1:33.90 (32.25)     2:05.90 (32.00)\r\n        2:38.18 (32.28)     3:09.81 (31.63)\r\n        3:41.30 (31.49)     4:11.38 (30.08)\r\n  6 Abbie Wood       20 Great Britain     4:15.48    4:12.38   822  \r\n    r:+0.71  29.53      1:01.42 (31.89)\r\n        1:33.61 (32.19)     2:05.52 (31.91)\r\n        2:37.56 (32.04)     3:09.34 (31.78)\r\n        3:41.26 (31.92)     4:12.38 (31.12)\r\n  7 Kaersten Meitz   23 Boilermaker Aqua  4:12.30    4:13.03T  816  \r\n    r:+0.83  30.27      1:02.23 (31.96)\r\n        1:34.34 (32.11)     2:06.51 (32.17)\r\n        2:38.49 (31.98)     3:10.17 (31.68)\r\n        3:42.15 (31.98)     4:13.03 (30.88)\r\n  8 Kennedy Goss     22 Granite Gators    4:14.09    4:14.94   797  \r\n    r:+0.68  29.86      1:01.82 (31.96)\r\n        1:33.87 (32.05)     2:06.24 (32.37)\r\n        2:38.43 (32.19)     3:10.86 (32.43)\r\n        3:43.27 (32.41)     4:14.94 (31.67)<\/pre>\n<h3>Men&#8217;s 400 Free<\/h3>\n<p>26-year-old\u00a0<strong>Zane Grothe\u00a0<\/strong>won the 400 free on Thursday night in Des Moines at the TYR Pro Swim Series as he swam a 3:49.29. He was in a tight race with\u00a0<strong>Anton Ipsen\u00a0<\/strong>as he finished in second at 3:49.83.<\/p>\n<p>Grothe and Ipsen moved to second and third in the world rankings behind Italian\u00a0<strong>Gabriele Detti\u00a0<\/strong>(3:47.60). Grothe is the new face of distance swimming in the United States as he will represent Team USA at Worlds this summer in the 400, 800 and 1500.<\/p>\n<p>23-year-old\u00a0<strong>Mitch D&#8217;Arrigo\u00a0<\/strong>(3:53.46) was with the leaders through 300 but fell off over the final 100 as the Gator Swim Club product finished in third. He was just ahead of\u00a0<strong>Reed Malone\u00a0<\/strong>(3:53.83), who has resurfaced recently after seemingly retiring after the 2017 NCAAs. Malone was last on the USA national team in 2015 when he swam third leg on the 4&#215;200 free relay at World Championships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan Wilimovsky\u00a0<\/strong>(3:55.37),\u00a0<strong>Jay Litherland\u00a0<\/strong>(3:55.72),\u00a0<strong>Jeremy Bagshaw\u00a0<\/strong>(3:55.72) and\u00a0<strong>Luiz Melo\u00a0<\/strong>(4:03.07) also swam in the A-Final.<\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 12  Men 400 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 3:40.07  7\/26\/2009 Paul Biederman, GER\r\n     American: A 3:42.78  8\/10\/2008 Larsen Jensen, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 3:43.53  6\/29\/2008 Larsen Jensen, Trojan\r\n     Jr World: J 3:44.60  4\/1\/2014  Mack Horton, AUS\r\n     Pro Swim: P 3:43.55  2016      Sun Yang\r\n    Trial Cut: T 3:57.29\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - 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