{"id":357128,"date":"2019-03-09T17:40:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T00:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=357128"},"modified":"2019-03-09T20:30:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T03:30:29","slug":"2019-tyr-pro-swim-series-des-moines-michael-andrew-closes-with-two-more-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2019-tyr-pro-swim-series-des-moines-michael-andrew-closes-with-two-more-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines: Michael Andrew Closes With Two More Wins [RACE VIDEOS]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Michael Andrew<\/strong> closed the final night of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines with two more event wins in the 100 back and 50 free, taking down two Olympians in the process. Also impressive on the final night of finals was\u00a0<strong>Kathleen Baker<\/strong>, who vaulted to #1 in the world in the 100 back, and\u00a0<strong>Kelsi Dahlia<\/strong>, who tied her own top ranked time for 2019 in the 100 fly.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out recaps of the night\u2019s swims and full results below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swmeets.com\/Realtime\/Pro%20Series\/2019\/Des%20Moines\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Stream<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2019-tyr-pro-swim-series-des-moines-psych-sheet-usa-senior-national-2019-03-06.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psych Sheet<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 800 Free<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Leah Smith\u00a0<\/strong>held off a charging\u00a0<strong>Hali Flickinger\u00a0<\/strong>to take the opening win in the 800 free, 8:29.12 to 8:29.96. Those two battled it out throughout the race, remaining relatively even through the 400 before Smith managed to separate herself a bit in the second half. That gives Smith the fastest time in the world for 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Flinkinger did have a strong push over the last 100 to bring the race within a second, but it wasn&#8217;t enough to get to Smith. The two were well ahead of the rest of the field, finishing nearly 10 seconds ahead of third place\u00a0<strong>Kaersten Meitz\u00a0<\/strong>(8:38.98).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1B9nLGegdg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 24  Women 800 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 8:04.79  8\/7\/2016  Katie Ledecky, USA\r\n     American: A 8:04.79  8\/7\/2016  Katie Ledecky, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 8:06.68  1\/17\/2016 Katie Ledecky, Nation's Capital\r\n     Jr World: J 8:11.00  6\/22\/2014 Katie Ledecky, USA\r\n     Pro Swim: P 8:06.68  2016      Katie Ledecky\r\n    Trial Cut: T 8:48.09\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n  1 Leah Smith       23 Tucson Ford Deal  8:17.21    8:29.12T  863  \r\n    r:+0.78  29.68      1:01.34 (31.66)\r\n        1:32.98 (31.64)     2:05.31 (32.33)\r\n        2:37.53 (32.22)     3:10.28 (32.75)\r\n        3:42.66 (32.38)     4:15.29 (32.63)\r\n        4:47.17 (31.88)     5:19.34 (32.17)\r\n        5:51.38 (32.04)     6:23.36 (31.98)\r\n        6:55.28 (31.92)     7:27.39 (32.11)\r\n        7:58.65 (31.26)     8:29.12 (30.47)\r\n  2 Hali Flickinger  24 Athens Bulldog S  8:31.03    8:29.96T  859  \r\n    r:+0.74  29.75      1:01.57 (31.82)\r\n        1:33.22 (31.65)     2:05.51 (32.29)\r\n        2:37.63 (32.12)     3:10.25 (32.62)\r\n        3:42.72 (32.47)     4:15.38 (32.66)\r\n        4:47.66 (32.28)     5:19.84 (32.18)\r\n        5:52.20 (32.36)     6:24.51 (32.31)\r\n        6:56.59 (32.08)     7:28.59 (32.00)\r\n        7:59.80 (31.21)     8:29.96 (30.16)\r\n  3 Kaersten Meitz   23 Boilermaker Aqua  8:34.30    8:38.98T  815  \r\n    r:+0.85  30.71      1:03.09 (32.38)\r\n        1:35.80 (32.71)     2:08.32 (32.52)\r\n        2:40.97 (32.65)     3:13.47 (32.50)\r\n        3:46.17 (32.70)     4:18.72 (32.55)\r\n        4:51.31 (32.59)     5:23.74 (32.43)\r\n        5:56.61 (32.87)     6:29.30 (32.69)\r\n        7:02.10 (32.80)     7:34.70 (32.60)\r\n        8:07.36 (32.66)     8:38.98 (31.62)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Men&#8217;s 800 Free<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Zane Grothe\u00a0<\/strong>went out hard in the men&#8217;s 800 free and didn&#8217;t look back, holding off\u00a0<strong>Jordan Wilimovsky\u00a0<\/strong>and 1500 champion\u00a0<strong>Anton Ipsen<\/strong> for the win. Grothe led the entire race, finishing in 7:54.28. That is the fastest time in the world for 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Wilimovsky and Ipsen were neck and neck much of the race, with Ipsen holding onto a slight lead through 600 meters before Wilimovsky moved past him to end up second in 7:55.71. Ipsen ended up third in 7:58.23. Those three were the only in the field to finish under 8:00.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4oj4FUo59gQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 25  Men 800 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 7:32.12  7\/29\/2009 Lin Zhang, CHN\r\n     American: A 7:43.60  7\/31\/2013 Michael McBroom, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 7:44.57  7\/29\/2018 Zane Grothe, Mission Viejo Na\r\n     Jr World: J 7:45.67  8\/28\/2013 Mack Horton, AUS\r\n     Pro Swim: P 7:49.96  2014      Michael McBroom\r\n    Trial Cut: T 8:12.99\r\n    Name            Age Team                 Seed     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n  1 Zane Grothe      26 Boulder City Hen  7:43.74    7:54.28T  866  \r\n    r:+0.70  26.55        55.61 (29.06)\r\n        1:24.81 (29.20)     1:54.75 (29.94)\r\n        2:24.48 (29.73)     2:54.65 (30.17)\r\n        3:24.54 (29.89)     3:54.78 (30.24)\r\n        4:24.63 (29.85)     4:54.84 (30.21)\r\n        5:24.85 (30.01)     5:55.26 (30.41)\r\n        6:25.34 (30.08)     6:55.52 (30.18)\r\n        7:25.35 (29.83)     7:54.28 (28.93)\r\n  2 Jordan Wilimovs  24 Team Santa Monic  7:45.19    7:55.71T  858  \r\n    r:+0.68  27.93        57.70 (29.77)\r\n        1:27.45 (29.75)     1:57.46 (30.01)\r\n        2:27.43 (29.97)     2:57.49 (30.06)\r\n        3:27.46 (29.97)     3:57.58 (30.12)\r\n        4:27.62 (30.04)     4:57.72 (30.10)\r\n        5:27.65 (29.93)     5:57.85 (30.20)\r\n        6:27.44 (29.59)     6:57.76 (30.32)\r\n        7:27.13 (29.37)     7:55.71 (28.58)\r\n  3 Anton Ipsen      24 Wolfpack Elite    7:53.37    7:58.23   844  \r\n    r:+0.70  27.73        56.98 (29.25)\r\n        1:26.83 (29.85)     1:56.28 (29.45)\r\n        2:26.20 (29.92)     2:55.92 (29.72)\r\n        3:26.15 (30.23)     3:56.63 (30.48)\r\n        4:26.66 (30.03)     4:56.78 (30.12)\r\n        5:27.20 (30.42)     5:57.65 (30.45)\r\n        6:28.19 (30.54)     6:58.33 (30.14)\r\n        7:28.45 (30.12)     7:58.23 (29.78)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 100 Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kathleen Baker\u00a0<\/strong>was out quick and held on, touching the wall in 59.17 to drop more than a second from her seed from this morning and move past\u00a0<strong>Regan Smith\u00a0<\/strong>to take the #1 time in the world. That also gives her a sweep of the backstroke events at the TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines.<\/p>\n<p>In second was\u00a0<strong>Olivia Smoliga<\/strong> (59.35), who had the fastest closing split of the field and also moved past Smith&#8217;s former #1 time to sit second in the world in the event. These two were well ahead of the rest of the field, with\u00a0<strong>Ali DeLoof\u00a0<\/strong>finishing third in 1:00.10.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9hFqA1Jy0Y\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 26  Women 100 LC Meter Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W   58.00  7\/28\/2018 Kathleen Baker, Team Elite\r\n     American: A   58.00  7\/28\/2018 Kathleen Baker, Team Elite-NC\r\n    U.S. Open: O   58.00  7\/28\/2018 Kathleen Baker, Team Elite-NC\r\n     Jr World: J   58.83  7\/28\/2018 Regan Smith, USA\r\n     Pro Swim: P   58.96  2016      Emily Seebohm\r\n    Trial Cut: T 1:02.69\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        1:00.26      59.17T  946  \r\n    r:+0.58  28.24        59.17 (30.93)\r\n  2 Olivia Smoliga   24 Athens Bulldog S  1:01.04      59.35T  938  \r\n    r:+0.66  28.51        59.35 (30.84)\r\n  3 Ali DeLoof       24 Team Elite        1:00.52    1:00.10T  903  \r\n    r:+0.62  28.77      1:00.10 (31.33)\r\n  4 Klaudia Naziebl  25 Una Prvt          1:02.10    1:01.87   828  \r\n    r:+0.56  29.96      1:01.87 (31.91)\r\n  5 Hanna Henderson  17 Hpc-Ontario       1:03.45    1:01.99   823  \r\n    r:+0.63  30.24      1:01.99 (31.75)\r\n  6 Isabella Arcila  24 Mission Viejo Na  1:02.52    1:02.66   797  \r\n    r:+0.57  30.03      1:02.66 (32.63)\r\n  7 Melanie Margali  27 Saint Petersburg  1:02.74    1:02.69T  796  \r\n    r:+0.68  30.73      1:02.69 (31.96)\r\n  8 Bridgette Alexa  22 Kentucky Aquatic  1:02.31    1:02.82   791  \r\n    r:+0.65  30.37      1:02.82 (32.45)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Men&#8217;s 100 Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Michael Andrew\u00a0<\/strong>grabbed the first of two potential wins tonight in the 100 back, just holding off\u00a0Japan&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ryosuke Irie\u00a0<\/strong>53.98 to 54.03. Andrew was out fast as the only swimmer in the field under 26 seconds (25.96), and was able to hold off a charging Irie at the touch.\u00a0This is Andrew&#8217;s fourth event win in Des Moines after winning the 100 breast, 50 back, and 50 fly.<\/p>\n<p>That moves Andrew up to #3 in the world for 2019 and the second-fastest American behind\u00a0<strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong>, who is currently ranked #1. Irie&#8217;s time moves him up to #3 in the world. In third was\u00a0<strong>Grigory Tarasev\u00a0<\/strong>(54.17), who dropped about 6-tenths off his prelims swim to grab third ahead of Team Elite&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Jacob Pebley\u00a0<\/strong>(54.39).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I53HLiaUJRU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 27  Men 100 LC Meter Backstroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 51.85  8\/13\/2016 Ryan Murphy, USA\r\n     American: A 51.85  8\/13\/2016 Ryan Murphy, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 51.94  7\/8\/2009  Aaron Peirsol, Longhorn\r\n     Jr World: J 52.53  8\/6\/2018  Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS\r\n     Pro Swim: P 52.40  2016      David Plummer\r\n    Trial Cut: T 56.59\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      54.73      53.98T  886  \r\n    r:+0.62  25.96        53.98 (28.02)\r\n  2 Ryosuke Irie     29 Una TE              54.36      54.03   883  \r\n    r:+0.52  26.13        54.03 (27.90)\r\n  3 Grigory Tarasev  23 Cardinal Aquatic    54.81      54.17   876  \r\n    r:+0.53  26.29        54.17 (27.88)\r\n  4 Jacob Pebley     25 Team Elite          55.10      54.39T  866  \r\n    r:+0.61  26.24        54.39 (28.15)\r\n  5 Christopher Rei  23 Crimson Tide Aqu    55.25      55.18   829  \r\n    r:+0.63  26.65        55.18 (28.53)\r\n  6 Nicholas Pyle    18 Great Britain       55.75      55.73   805  \r\n    r:+0.54  27.40        55.73 (28.33)\r\n  7 Corey Main       24 Gator Swim Club     55.47      55.80   802  \r\n    r:+0.53  27.18        55.80 (28.62)\r\n  8 Guilherme Basse  21 Pinheiros           56.36      56.47   774  \r\n    r:+0.58  26.93        56.47 (29.54)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Women\u2019s 200 Breast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mission Viejo&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Annie Lazor\u00a0<\/strong>added to her win in the 100 breast with a sterling swim in the 200 breast. Lazor and\u00a0<strong>Kierra Smith\u00a0<\/strong>were virtually tied at the 100 before Lazor turned it on to distance herself on the third 50.<\/p>\n<p>Lazor held on down the stretch to hit the wall first in 2:22.99, to beat her lifetime best from the first stop of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series that had also stood as the #1 time in the world for 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Smith held on for second in 2:24.41, just ahead of American\u00a0<strong>Bethany Galat\u00a0<\/strong>(2:25.66).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3_duLKlBnQs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 28  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, TUR\r\n     Pro Swim: P 2:21.41  2016      Yuliya Efimova\r\n    Trial Cut: T 2:33.29\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  2:27.06    2:22.99T  920  \r\n    r:+0.74  33.14      1:09.92 (36.78)\r\n        1:45.98 (36.06)     2:22.99 (37.01)\r\n  2 Kierra Smith     25 Hpc-Ontario       2:27.12    2:24.41   893  \r\n    r:+0.78  32.96      1:10.12 (37.16)\r\n        1:47.02 (36.90)     2:24.41 (37.39)\r\n  3 Bethany Galat    23 Una Ags           2:29.40    2:25.66T  871  \r\n    r:+0.59  33.54      1:11.00 (37.46)\r\n        1:48.28 (37.28)     2:25.66 (37.38)\r\n  4 Molly Renshaw    22 Great Britain     2:28.54    2:27.39   840  \r\n    r:+0.70  33.55      1:10.85 (37.30)\r\n        1:48.28 (37.43)     2:27.39 (39.11)\r\n  5 Melissa Rodrigu  24 Desert Dragons    2:30.84    2:28.79   817  \r\n    r:+0.67  33.93      1:12.31 (38.38)\r\n        1:50.69 (38.38)     2:28.79 (38.10)\r\n  6 Mary-Sophie Har  19 Club Aquatique    2:29.15    2:29.11   811  \r\n    r:+0.72  33.72      1:11.28 (37.56)\r\n        1:49.94 (38.66)     2:29.11 (39.17)\r\n  7 Esther Gonzalez  23 Aggie Swim Club   2:32.01    2:32.32   761  \r\n    r:+0.67  34.98      1:13.48 (38.50)\r\n        1:52.72 (39.24)     2:32.32 (39.60)\r\n  8 Hannah Bailey    16 Dublin Community  2:37.16    2:34.21   734  \r\n    r:+0.70  34.29      1:13.59 (39.30)\r\n        1:53.94 (40.35)     2:34.21 (40.27)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Men\u2019s 200 Breast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Will Licon\u00a0<\/strong>won a nail-biter in the men&#8217;s 200 breast, touching out Georgia&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Nic Fink\u00a0<\/strong>by .03 to grab the win. The Longhorn swimmer got to the wall first in 2:09.90, just ahead of Fink who was second in 2:09.93.<\/p>\n<p>Licon was out fast in 1:02.37, with Fink trying to reel him in over the final 100 but just running out of room. In third was\u00a0<strong>James Wilby\u00a0<\/strong>(2:10.78). Notably\u00a0<strong>Andrew Wilson<\/strong>, the former training partner for Licon who is now training with Fink at Georgia, was out with Licon at the 100 (1:02.45) before falling back to fourth in 2:11.70.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9OkXDr4UDXo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 29  Men 200 LC Meter Breaststroke<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 2:06.67  1\/27\/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, CHN\r\n     Pro Swim: P 2:08.95  2018      Andrew Wilson\r\n    Trial Cut: T 2:17.89\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Will Licon       24 Longhorn          2:13.33    2:09.90T  927  \r\n    r:+0.69  29.48      1:02.37 (32.89)\r\n        1:35.90 (33.53)     2:09.90 (34.00)\r\n  2 Nic Fink         25 Athens Bulldog S  2:12.05    2:09.93T  926  \r\n    r:+0.74  29.61      1:03.04 (33.43)\r\n        1:36.24 (33.20)     2:09.93 (33.69)\r\n  3 James Wilby      25 Great Britain     2:15.02    2:10.78   908  \r\n    r:+0.74  29.70      1:03.24 (33.54)\r\n        1:37.32 (34.08)     2:10.78 (33.46)\r\n  4 Andrew Wilson    25 Athens Bulldog S  2:12.93    2:11.70T  889  \r\n    r:+0.61  29.23      1:02.45 (33.22)\r\n        1:36.26 (33.81)     2:11.70 (35.44)\r\n  5 Cody Miller      27 Sandpipers Of Ne  2:12.69    2:11.94T  884  \r\n    r:+0.66  29.90      1:03.73 (33.83)\r\n        1:37.69 (33.96)     2:11.94 (34.25)\r\n  6 Miguel De Lara   24 Una Prvt          2:14.08    2:13.84   847  \r\n    r:+0.70  30.13      1:03.84 (33.71)\r\n        1:38.55 (34.71)     2:13.84 (35.29)\r\n  7 Luca Pfyffer     22 Swiss Swimming    2:15.78    2:14.91   827  \r\n    r:+0.71  30.62      1:04.37 (33.75)\r\n        1:39.30 (34.93)     2:14.91 (35.61)\r\n  8 Carlos Claverie  22 Pinnacle Racing   2:16.20    2:17.02   790  \r\n    r:+0.76  30.70      1:05.26 (34.56)\r\n        1:40.34 (35.08)     2:17.02 (36.68)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 100 Fly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kelsi Dahlia\u00a0<\/strong>tied her #1 ranked time in the world this evening in Des Moines, matching her mark from the first stop of the series when she hit the wall in 57.86.<\/p>\n<p>Dahlia was almost a second ahead of the field, with\u00a0<strong>Amanda Kendall\u00a0<\/strong>coming in second (58.66). Those two were the only swimmers under 59 seconds, as\u00a0<strong>Farida Osman\u00a0<\/strong>grabbed bronze in 59.13.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s3EfMDVwgYk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b>Event 30  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, CAN\r\n     Pro Swim: P   56.38  2016      Sarah Sjostrom\r\n    Trial Cut: T 1:00.69\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Kelsi Dahlia     24 Cardinal Aquatic    59.61      57.86T  881  \r\n    r:+0.63  27.03        57.86 (30.83)\r\n  2 Amanda Kendall   28 Mission Viejo Na    58.64      58.66T  846  \r\n    r:+0.66  26.60        58.66 (32.06)\r\n  3 Farida Osman     24 Pinnacle Racing     58.83      59.13   826  \r\n    r:+0.69  27.42        59.13 (31.71)\r\n  4 Natalie Hinds    25 Athens Bulldog S    59.83      59.51T  810  \r\n    r:+0.67  27.72        59.51 (31.79)\r\n  5 Tain Bruce       20 Great Britain     1:00.01      59.85   796  \r\n    r:+0.70  28.17        59.85 (31.68)\r\n  6 Haley Black      22 Hpc Vancouver     1:00.09    1:00.10   786  \r\n    r:+0.65  27.87      1:00.10 (32.23)\r\n  7 Giovanna Diaman  21 Pinheiros         1:00.09    1:00.27   780  \r\n    r:+0.68  28.08      1:00.27 (32.19)\r\n  8 Emily Large      18 Great Britain     1:01.10    1:01.08   749  \r\n    r:+0.66  28.73      1:01.08 (32.35)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Men&#8217;s 100 Fly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Caeleb Dressel\u00a0<\/strong>won his first event in Des Moines tonight, getting to the wall just ahead of\u00a0<strong>Marius Kusch<\/strong>. Dressel&#8217;s time of 51.51 was just a touch behind Kusch&#8217;s prelims time of 51.35, which currently stands as the #1 time in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, it was Dressel&#8217;s second half that was the real difference-maker in this race, as he was only third at the 50 and nearly seven-tenths behind Kusch at the 50. Kusch was out fast in 23.53, about two-tenths faster than he was this morning, but ultimately couldn&#8217;t hold on and finished second in 51.58, just behind Dressel.<\/p>\n<p>Those two were the only two under 52 seconds in the field, with bronze going to\u00a0<strong>Luis Martinez\u00a0<\/strong>(52.17).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4KFJqIYcyX8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 31  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, HUN\r\n     Pro Swim: P 51.00  2018      Jack Conger\r\n    Trial Cut: T 54.19\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Caeleb Dressel   22 Gator Swim Club     52.78      51.51T  904  \r\n    r:+0.64  24.26        51.51 (27.25)\r\n  2 Marius Kusch     25 Una QU              51.35      51.58   901  \r\n    r:+0.67  23.53        51.58 (28.05)\r\n  3 Luis Martinez    23 Guatemala           52.62      52.17   870  \r\n    r:+0.66  24.21        52.17 (27.96)\r\n  4 Tom Shields      27 California Aquat    53.10      52.49T  855  \r\n    r:+0.71  24.40        52.49 (28.09)\r\n  5 Justin Lynch     22 California Aquat    53.21      52.84T  838  \r\n    r:+0.64  24.83        52.84 (28.01)\r\n  6 Matthew Josa     23 California Aquat    53.40      53.11T  825  \r\n    r:+0.66  24.37        53.11 (28.74)\r\n  7 Jack Conger      24 Cavalier            53.09      53.37T  813  \r\n    r:+0.69  24.47        53.37 (28.90)\r\n  8 Bryce Bohman     28 Unattached          53.87      54.34   770  \r\n    r:+0.69  25.02        54.34 (29.32)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 200 IM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Melanie Margalis\u00a0<\/strong>swam a well paced 200 IM in Des Moines to come charging home with the win over the second half. Margalis was out third at the 100 (1:03.18), but used her strong back half to best the field by more than two seconds with a final time of 2:10.88.<\/p>\n<p>That time is just off of Margalis&#8217; season best from the Knoxville stop of the TYR Pro Series, where she was 2:10.43, which currently has her fourth in the world rankings. In second was teenager\u00a0<strong>Kayla Sanchez\u00a0<\/strong>from Canada (2:12.93), while\u00a0Kathleen Baker made her second podium appearance of the night after winning the 100 back by finishing third here (2:13.27).<\/p>\n<p>Baker was out very quick at the 100 in 1:01.70, but couldn&#8217;t match the speed of Margalis in the second half.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hO8wAkOFyoU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 32  Women 200 LC Meter IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 2:06.12  8\/3\/2015  Katinka Hosszu, HUN\r\n     American: A 2:06.15  7\/27\/2009 Ariana Kukors, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 2:08.32  7\/29\/2018 Kathleen Baker, Team Elite-NC\r\n     Jr World: J 2:09.98  1\/29\/2017 Rikako Ikee, JPN\r\n     Pro Swim: P 2:08.66  2015      Katinka  Hosszu\r\n    Trial Cut: T 2:17.39\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Melanie Margali  27 Saint Petersburg  2:14.36    2:10.88T  894  \r\n    r:+0.67  28.68      1:03.18 (34.50)\r\n        1:40.13 (36.95)     2:10.88 (30.75)\r\n  2 Kayla Sanchez    17 Hpc-Ontario       2:15.00    2:12.93   854  \r\n    r:+0.73  28.29      1:02.08 (33.79)\r\n        1:41.18 (39.10)     2:12.93 (31.75)\r\n  3 Kathleen Baker   22 Team Elite        2:16.73    2:13.27T  847  \r\n    r:+0.66  28.71      1:01.70 (32.99)\r\n        1:40.82 (39.12)     2:13.27 (32.45)\r\n  4 Leah Smith       23 Tucson Ford Deal  2:14.69    2:14.34T  827  \r\n    r:+0.72  29.24      1:05.20 (35.96)\r\n        1:43.37 (38.17)     2:14.34 (30.97)\r\n  5 Abbie Wood       20 Great Britain     2:16.64    2:14.97   815  \r\n    r:+0.74  29.10      1:03.78 (34.68)\r\n        1:43.00 (39.22)     2:14.97 (31.97)\r\n  6 Bethany Galat    23 Una Ags           2:20.19    2:17.36T  774  \r\n    r:+0.60  28.96      1:07.37 (38.41)\r\n        1:44.43 (37.06)     2:17.36 (32.93)\r\n  7 Mary-Sophie Har  19 Club Aquatique    2:16.77    2:18.54   754  \r\n    r:+0.73  28.79      1:05.18 (36.39)\r\n        1:45.78 (40.60)     2:18.54 (32.76)\r\n  8 Amy Bell         18 Great Britain     2:19.60    2:19.12   745  \r\n    r:+0.74  29.82      1:06.01 (36.19)\r\n        1:45.84 (39.83)     2:19.12 (33.28)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Men&#8217;s 200 IM<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gunnar Bentz<\/strong>\u00a0won the 200 IM over teammate\u00a0<strong>Jay Litherland\u00a0<\/strong>tonight, touching the wall in 2:01.45 to Litherland&#8217;s 2:20.29. It was Bentz&#8217;s breaststroke that gave him the edge tonight, as he out split his teammate by more than a second to take the lead into the final 50. Finishing in third was\u00a0<strong>Leonard Coelho\u00a0<\/strong>(2:02.73).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKQ0zCZB2s8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 33  Men 200 LC Meter IM<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 1:54.00  7\/28\/2011 Ryan Lochte, USA\r\n     American: A 1:54.00  7\/28\/2011 Ryan Lochte, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 1:54.56  7\/10\/2009 Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach\r\n     Jr World: J 1:57.06  7\/27\/2017 Qin Haiyang, CHN\r\n     Pro Swim: P 1:56.32  2012      Michael Phelps\r\n    Trial Cut: T 2:04.09\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Gunnar Bentz     23 Dynamo Swim Club  2:04.47    2:01.45T  827  \r\n    r:+0.71  25.59        57.44 (31.85)\r\n        1:32.33 (34.89)     2:01.45 (29.12)\r\n  2 Jay Litherland   23 Dynamo Swim Club  2:05.30    2:02.29T  810  \r\n    r:+0.73  26.51        57.57 (31.06)\r\n        1:33.94 (36.37)     2:02.29 (28.35)\r\n  3 Leonardo Coelho  23 Pinheiros         2:04.71    2:02.73   801  \r\n    r:+0.67  25.86        56.83 (30.97)\r\n        1:33.45 (36.62)     2:02.73 (29.28)\r\n  4 Mark Szaranek    23 Gator Swim Club   2:04.79    2:03.03   795  \r\n    r:+0.66  26.47        59.28 (32.81)\r\n        1:34.09 (34.81)     2:03.03 (28.94)\r\n  5 Kenneth To       26 Gator Swim Club   2:04.91    2:03.39   788  \r\n    r:+0.66  25.98        57.66 (31.68)\r\n        1:33.34 (35.68)     2:03.39 (30.05)\r\n  6 Brandonn Cruz D  21 Sccp Brazil       2:06.12    2:04.08   775  \r\n    r:+0.68  27.31        58.23 (30.92)\r\n        1:34.84 (36.61)     2:04.08 (29.24)\r\n  7 Tomas Peribonio  23 Unattached        2:06.11    2:05.70   745  \r\n    r:+0.65  26.79        58.97 (32.18)\r\n        1:35.74 (36.77)     2:05.70 (29.96)\r\n  8 Zachary Tan      15 Phoenix Swim Clu  2:06.14    2:06.53   731  \r\n    r:+0.66  27.42      1:00.23 (32.81)\r\n        1:35.67 (35.44)     2:06.53 (30.86)<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Women&#8217;s 50 Free<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Natalie Hinds\u00a0<\/strong>grabbed her first win of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Des Moines tonight, touching first in 25.26 to win the women&#8217;s 50 free. Hinds dropped about three-tenths from her prelims time to finish first and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-natalie-hinds-on-going-best-times-after-coming-back-from-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continue her successful comeback<\/a> to competitive swimming at Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>In second was 100 free champion\u00a0<strong>Margo Geer<\/strong>, just .03 behind Hinds (25.29). That is about a half second off of Geer&#8217;s season best from the Knoxville stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series. In third was\u00a0Kayla Sanchez, who was coming off of a second place finish in the 200 IM.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/25ZolaeS1CY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 34  Women 50 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 23.67  7\/29\/2017 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE\r\n     American: A 23.97  7\/30\/2017 Simone Manuel, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 24.10  7\/29\/2018 Simone Manuel, Stanford Swimmin\r\n     Jr World: J 24.33  9\/16\/2017 Rikako Ikee, JPN\r\n     Pro Swim: P 24.17  2016      Sarah Sjostrom\r\n    Trial Cut: T 25.99\r\n    Name            Age Team              Prelims     Finals  FINA       \r\n==================================================================\r\n<b>                        === A - Final ===                         <\/b>\r\n \r\n  1 Natalie Hinds    25 Athens Bulldog S    25.55      25.26T  822  \r\n         r:+0.63                       \r\n  2 Margo Geer       26 Mission Viejo Na    25.28      25.29T  819  \r\n         r:+0.66                       \r\n  3 Kayla Sanchez    17 Hpc-Ontario         25.73      25.31   817  \r\n         r:+0.73                       \r\n  4 Olivia Smoliga   24 Athens Bulldog S    25.54      25.41T  808  \r\n         r:+0.71                       \r\n  5 Lia Neal         24 Team Elite          25.80      25.45T  804  \r\n         r:+0.69                       \r\n  6 Madison Kennedy  31 SwimMAC Carolina    25.80      25.49T  800  \r\n         r:+0.67                       \r\n  7 Farida Osman     24 Pinnacle Racing     25.79      25.63   787  \r\n         r:+0.71                       \r\n  8 Kelsi Dahlia     24 Cardinal Aquatic    25.78      25.76T  775  \r\n         r:+0.64<\/pre>\n<h3><strong>Men&#8217;s 50 Free<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Michael Andrewgrabbed his second event win of the night in the 50 free, taking .02 from his prelims swim to finish as the only man under 22 seconds in the final (21.94). That is a season best for Andrew and has him ranked #2 so far in the world behind Great Britain&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Ben Proud<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In second was\u00a0Caeleb Dressel, who also dropped from his prelims time to finish in 22.08. Dressel was coming off a win in the 100 fly from earlier in the session. Rounding out the podium in third was\u00a0<strong>Ali Khalafalla\u00a0<\/strong>(22.33).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0urriySdxAM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b> Event 35  Men 50 LC Meter Freestyle<\/b>\r\n==================================================================\r\n        World: W 20.91  12\/18\/2009Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA\r\n     American: A 21.15  7\/29\/2017 Caeleb Dressel, USA\r\n    U.S. Open: O 21.14  7\/9\/2009  Cesar Cielo, Auburn\/BRA\r\n     Jr World: J 21.75  8\/25\/2017 Michael Andrew, USA\r\n     Pro Swim: P 21.56  2015      Nathan Adrian\r\n    Trial Cut: T 23.19\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      21.96      21.94T  865  \r\n         r:+0.66                       \r\n  2 Caeleb Dressel   22 Gator Swim Club     22.35      22.08T  849  \r\n         r:+0.62                       \r\n  3 Ali Khalafalla   22 Mission Viejo Na    22.57      22.33   821  \r\n         r:+0.64                       \r\n  4 Bradley Tandy    27 Phoenix Swim Clu    22.72      22.37   816  \r\n         r:+0.61                       \r\n  5 Michael Chadwic  23 Team Elite          22.44      22.38T  815  \r\n         r:+0.67                       \r\n  6 Blake Pieroni    23 Unattached          22.43      22.40T  813  \r\n         r:+0.60                       \r\n  7 Marcelo Chierig  28 Brazil              22.72      22.52   800  \r\n         r:+0.69                       \r\n  8 Peter Holoda     23 Phoenix Swim Clu    22.67      22.58   794  \r\n         r:+0.65                       \r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael 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