Josh Prenot Grabs 200 Breast Title in Austin

Photo Courtesy: David Farr

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Josh Prenot put up the top time in the men’s 200-meter breast at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin.

Prenot clocked a time of 2:10.26, a ways off from his eighth-ranked 2:08.90 from last year’s World University Games.

Athens Bulldogs’ Nic Fink placed second overall in 2:10.51 with Kevin Cordes placing third overall in 2:10.63.

Sweden’s Erik Persson (2:11.65), Texas’ Will Licon (2:12.14), Longhorn’s Andrew Wilson (2:12.44), Wisconsin’s Nicholas Schafer (2:13.37) and NBAC’s Chase Kalisz (2:14.65) picked up the rest of the A final finishes.

BJ Johnson captured the B final in 2:14.67 with Great Britain’s James Wilby placing second in 2:15.55. California’s Chuck Katis picked up third in 2:15.65.

                          === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Prenot, Josh     22 UN                2:11.04    2:10.26 OLY    
             30.25      1:03.45 (33.20)
        1:36.91 (33.46)     2:10.26 (33.35)
  2 Fink, Nic        22 Athens Bulldog S  2:13.50    2:10.51 OLY    
             29.58      1:02.98 (33.40)
        1:36.87 (33.89)     2:10.51 (33.64)
  3 Cordes, Kevin    22 UN                2:11.48    2:10.63 OLY    
             30.35      1:03.40 (33.05)
        1:36.96 (33.56)     2:10.63 (33.67)
  4 Persson, Erik    22 Sweden            2:12.38    2:11.65 OLY    
             30.09      1:03.37 (33.28)
        1:37.31 (33.94)     2:11.65 (34.34)
  5 Licon, Will      21 Univ of Texas     2:13.89    2:12.14 OLY    
             29.86      1:03.91 (34.05)
        1:37.56 (33.65)     2:12.14 (34.58)
  6 Wilson, Andrew   22 Longhorn Aquatic  2:13.47    2:12.44 OLY    
             29.81      1:03.42 (33.61)
        1:37.84 (34.42)     2:12.44 (34.60)
  7 Schafer, Nichol  23 Wisconsin Aquati  2:14.86    2:13.37 OLY    
             30.06      1:03.87 (33.81)
        1:38.29 (34.42)     2:13.37 (35.08)
  8 Kalisz, Chase    21 North Baltimore   2:13.46    2:14.65 OLY    
             30.54      1:04.66 (34.12)
        1:39.37 (34.71)     2:14.65 (35.28)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Johnson, BJ      28 Unattached        2:15.78    2:14.67 OLY    
             30.68      1:04.62 (33.94)
        1:39.35 (34.73)     2:14.67 (35.32)
 10 Wilby, James     22 Great Britain     2:15.12    2:15.44 OLY    
             30.57      1:05.27 (34.70)
        1:40.67 (35.40)     2:15.44 (34.77)
 11 Katis, Charles   23 California Aquat  2:16.82    2:15.65 OLY    
             30.52      1:04.98 (34.46)
        1:39.84 (34.86)     2:15.65 (35.81)
 12 Wallace, Dan     22 Gator Swim Club   2:16.73    2:16.12 OLY    
             31.16      1:05.87 (34.71)
        1:41.15 (35.28)     2:16.12 (34.97)
 13 Funk, Richard    23 Hpc-Ontario       2:16.95    2:16.59 OLY    
             30.54      1:04.75 (34.21)
        1:40.26 (35.51)     2:16.59 (36.33)
 14 Seliskar, Andre  19 UN                2:17.32    2:17.10 OLY    
             31.01      1:06.18 (35.17)
        1:41.36 (35.18)     2:17.10 (35.74)
 15 Attwood, Charli  18 Great Britain     2:17.90    2:17.57 OLY    
             31.27      1:06.72 (35.45)
        1:41.96 (35.24)     2:17.57 (35.61)
 16 Schwingenschlog  24 U. of Missouri    2:18.26    2:18.46 NAT    
             31.19      1:06.42 (35.23)
        1:41.84 (35.42)     2:18.46 (36.62)

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