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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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese duo of\u00a0Li Bingjie\u00a0(4:03.29) and\u00a0Wang Jianjiahe\u00a0(4:05.28) put up some great swims in the 400 free on Thursday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines. 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