{"id":472401,"date":"2021-05-13T16:28:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T23:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=472401"},"modified":"2021-05-14T11:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T18:04:00","slug":"hali-flickinger-rips-206-200-butterfly-quah-holds-on-at-156-9-at-tyr-pro-swim-series-indianapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hali-flickinger-rips-206-200-butterfly-quah-holds-on-at-156-9-at-tyr-pro-swim-series-indianapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Hali Flickinger Rips 2:06 200 Butterfly; Quah Holds on at 1:56.9 at TYR Pro Swim Series Indianapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hali Flickinger\u00a0<\/strong>neared her season best of 2021 in the finals of the 200 butterfly with a 2:06.70 on Thursday night in Indianapolis as she stayed controlled throughout.\u00a0Regan Smith\u00a0<\/strong>took the race out hard, turning at the 100 in 59.58 to Flickinger’s<\/a> 59.94, and held the lead at the 150 with a 1:32.59 to Flickinger’s 1:32.81.<\/p>\n

Flickinger muscled her way through the last 50 as she has been a 2:06.68 already this season and is the front runner for the Olympic title in this event as she is second in the world rankings. Smith was second here at 2:07.59 to lower her own season best as she is second in the national rankings after already going 2:07.9 this morning.<\/p>\n

Flickinger on her race:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m really happy with it. I\u2019ve been working really hard and have been learning and listening to Bob (Bowman). I think I hit the split I was aiming for, I apparently did but I haven\u2019t seen the official time, but I think I did and I\u2019m happy I was able to execute how I wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kelly Pash<\/strong>, who is making a homecoming to Indianapolis, finished in third at 2:08.79 to sit fourth in the national rankings while NCAA champ\u00a0Olivia Carter<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>was fourth at 2:09.05, putting herself fifth in the nation. In fact, the third fastest American has been high school junior\u00a0Charlotte Hook<\/strong>, who was a 2:07 earlier this season, but she was eighth here at 2:12.26.<\/p>\n

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

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  1. Hali Flickinger, 2:06.70<\/li>\n
  2. Regan Smith, 2:07.59<\/li>\n
  3. Kelly Pash, 2:08.79<\/li>\n
  4. Olivia Carter, 2:09.05<\/li>\n
  5. Tess Howley, 2:10.44<\/li>\n
  6. Lindsay Looney, 2:10.71<\/li>\n
  7. Jing Quah, 2:11.57<\/li>\n
  8. Charlotte Hook, 2:12.26<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Now THAT was a butterfly battle. \ud83d\ude24@Hali_Flickinger<\/a> | #TYRProSeries<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IDB7lIt7lD<\/a><\/p>\n

    — USA Swimming (@USASwimming) May 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n