{"id":364284,"date":"2019-04-12T15:45:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T22:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=364284"},"modified":"2019-04-12T19:34:49","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T02:34:49","slug":"olivia-smoliga-scores-new-best-time-in-100-back-at-tyr-pro-swim-series-richmond-race-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olivia-smoliga-scores-new-best-time-in-100-back-at-tyr-pro-swim-series-richmond-race-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Smoliga Scores New Best Time in 100 Back at TYR Pro Swim Series Richmond (RACE VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

24-year-old\u00a0Olivia Smoliga\u00a0<\/strong>is the swimmer of the night at the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Richmond as she swam a 58.73, a new personal best time, in the 100 back on Friday night in Virginia. Just about 14 minutes after winning the 50 free, Smoliga returned with a huge 100 back, lowering her best time of 58.75 from the 2017 World Championships where she finished fourth.<\/p>\n

Smoliga now sits third in the world rankings for 2019 and is looking as a big favorite moving forward to the World Championships in July. Smoliga said in her post race interview this will be her last Pro Swim Series as she will swim a couple more meets in the state of Georgia before Worlds at the end of the summer.<\/p>\n

Smoliga won over an impressive showing from high school senior\u00a0Katharine Berkoff<\/strong>, who is going to NC State in the fall. Berkoff swam a 59.83, which was slightly off her 59.59 best time from Junior Pan Pacs in 2018. She was a 59.78 this morning to sit eighth in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

Ali DeLoof\u00a0<\/strong>(1:00.80) finished in third while World Short Course Champion\u00a0Lisa Bratton\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.02) was fourth. 200 fly champ from earlier in the night,\u00a0Hali Flickinger<\/strong>, placed sixth at 1:01.31.<\/p>\n

Kylee Alons\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.14),\u00a0Claire Curzan\u00a0<\/strong>(1:01.76) and\u00a0Elise Haan\u00a0<\/strong>(1:03.61) also swam in the A-Final.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Olivia Smoliga<\/strong>, USA, 58.73<\/li>\n
  2. Katharine Berkoff<\/strong>, USA, 59.83<\/li>\n
  3. Ali DeLoof<\/strong>, USA, 1:00.80<\/li>\n
  4. Lisa Bratton<\/strong>, USA, 1:01.02<\/li>\n
  5. Kylee Alons<\/strong>, USA, 1:01.14<\/li>\n
  6. Hali Flickinger<\/strong>, USA, 1:01.31<\/li>\n
  7. Claire Curzan<\/strong>, USA, 1:01.76<\/li>\n
  8. Elise Haan<\/strong>, USA, 1:03.61<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2019 World Rankings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Kylie Masse<\/strong>, CAN, 58.16<\/li>\n
    2. Taylor Ruck<\/strong>, CAN, 58.55<\/li>\n
    3. Olivia Smoliga<\/strong>, USA, 58.73<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Margherita Panziera<\/strong>, ITA, 58.92<\/li>\n
    5. Kathleen Baker<\/strong>, USA, 59.05<\/li>\n
    6. Regan Smith<\/strong>, USA, 59.37<\/li>\n
    7. Minna Atherton<\/strong>, AUS, 59.71<\/li>\n
    8. Katharine Berkoff<\/strong>, USA, 59.78<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n