Leah Smith Pops Strong Performance En Route to Victory in 800 Freestyle at TYR Pro Series-San Antonio

Leah Smith Pops Strong Performance En Route to Victory in 800 Freestyle at TYR Pro Series-San Antonio

Team USA veteran Leah Smith opened the USA Swimming TYR Pro Series stop in San Antonio in impressive fashion, as the 26-year-old won the 800-meter freestyle on Wednesday night. Competing on distance night, Smith clocked a time of 8:22.30 to easily win the event, with Tokyo Olympian Bella Sims finishing second in 8:30.83.

Now representing Texas Longhorn Aquatics, Smith went through the opening 200 meters in 2:02.22 and hit the midway point of the race in 4:09.07. She remained strong over the back half to easily prevail. The performance suggests Smith, a 2016 Olympian, is set to enjoy a quality week of competition as many of the United States’ top athletes get in some racing ahead of next month’s trials for this summer’s World Championships in Budapest.

“That swim felt good, I am pretty happy with my time,” Smith said. “I’m just happy to be in San Antonio. This is where our Olympic Team camp was back in 2016 so it brings back some pretty good memories…It’s exciting that we are getting so close to (the International Team Trials). I’m taking things one step at a time. This race was pretty good for me to gear up for a meet like Trials.”

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On the men’s side, Tommylee Camblong was the lone swimmer to break the eight-minute barrier. Camblong touched the wall in 7:59.08 to register a comfortable victory over runnerup Mikey Calvillo, who was timed in 8:07.64.

Action in San Antonio will be busy from Thursday to Saturday, with the likes of Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky scheduled to headline competition. Ledecky has opted to bypass the distance events at the meet. According to the psych sheets, Arizona State freshman Leon Marchand, who was a star at last week’s NCAA Championships in Atlanta, is slated to contest several events.

 Event 1  Women 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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        World: W 8:04.79  8/12/2016 Katie Ledecky, USA
     American: A 8:04.79  8/12/2016 Katie Ledecky, USA
    U.S. Open: O 8:06.68  1/17/2016 Katie Ledecky, Nation's Capital
     Jr World: J 8:11.00  6/19/2014 Katie Ledecky, USA
     Pro Swim: P 8:06.68  2016      Katie Ledecky
    Name            Age Team                 Seed     Finals              
==================================================================
  1 Leah Smith       26 Longhorn Aquatic  8:23.78    8:22.80        
    r:+0.71  28.81        59.61 (30.80)
        1:30.60 (30.99)     2:02.22 (31.62)
        2:33.81 (31.59)     3:05.61 (31.80)
        3:37.24 (31.63)     4:09.07 (31.83)
        4:40.74 (31.67)     5:12.85 (32.11)
        5:44.61 (31.76)     6:16.69 (32.08)
        6:48.48 (31.79)     7:20.44 (31.96)
        7:45.62 (25.18)     8:22.80 (37.18)
  2 Bella Sims       16 Sandpipers Of Ne  8:23.55    8:30.83        
    r:+0.59  29.12      1:00.42 (31.30)
        1:32.07 (31.65)     2:04.32 (32.25)
        2:36.27 (31.95)     3:08.37 (32.10)
        3:40.47 (32.10)     4:12.86 (32.39)
        4:44.99 (32.13)     5:17.37 (32.38)
        5:49.74 (32.37)     6:22.48 (32.74)
        6:54.79 (32.31)     7:27.42 (32.63)
        7:59.53 (32.11)     8:30.83 (31.30)
  3 Claire Weinstei  15 Sandpipers Of Ne  8:32.51    8:37.76        
    r:+0.76  30.11      1:01.82 (31.71)
        1:33.60 (31.78)     2:05.74 (32.14)
        2:37.82 (32.08)     3:10.56 (32.74)
        3:43.01 (32.45)     4:15.72 (32.71)
        4:48.09 (32.37)     5:20.88 (32.79)
        5:53.65 (32.77)     6:26.52 (32.87)
        6:59.36 (32.84)     7:32.62 (33.26)
        8:05.40 (32.78)     8:37.76 (32.36)
  4 Jillian Cox      16 Longhorn Aquatic  8:42.11    8:43.74        
    r:+0.77  29.68      1:01.97 (32.29)
        1:34.31 (32.34)     2:06.37 (32.06)
        2:38.83 (32.46)     3:11.39 (32.56)
        3:44.07 (32.68)     4:17.15 (33.08)
        4:50.13 (32.98)     5:23.18 (33.05)
        5:56.72 (33.54)     6:30.42 (33.70)
        7:04.22 (33.80)     7:38.17 (33.95)
        8:11.40 (33.23)     8:43.74 (32.34)
  5 *Yara Hierath    20 NC State Univers  8:41.42    8:45.75        
    r:+0.72  30.28      1:02.85 (32.57)
        1:35.15 (32.30)     2:08.07 (32.92)
        2:40.79 (32.72)     3:13.98 (33.19)
        3:46.93 (32.95)     4:20.19 (33.26)
        4:53.16 (32.97)     5:26.66 (33.50)
        5:59.63 (32.97)     6:33.30 (33.67)
        7:06.63 (33.33)     7:40.19 (33.56)
        8:13.26 (33.07)     8:45.75 (32.49)
  6 Sierra Schmidt   23 Scottsdale Aquat  8:27.54    8:47.13        
    r:+0.71  29.64      1:01.76 (32.12)
        1:33.85 (32.09)     2:06.56 (32.71)
        2:39.08 (32.52)     3:12.08 (33.00)
        3:44.88 (32.80)     4:18.40 (33.52)
        4:51.33 (32.93)     5:25.14 (33.81)
        5:58.24 (33.10)     6:32.35 (34.11)
        7:05.99 (33.64)     7:40.49 (34.50)
        8:14.15 (33.66)     8:47.13 (32.98)
  7 *Ching Hwee Gan  18 Indiana Universi  8:51.35    8:47.54        
    r:+0.60  29.90      1:02.60 (32.70)
        1:34.92 (32.32)     2:08.44 (33.52)
        2:40.73 (32.29)     3:14.74 (34.01)
        3:48.12 (33.38)     4:21.64 (33.52)
        4:54.26 (32.62)     5:28.47 (34.21)
        6:01.59 (33.12)     6:35.14 (33.55)
        7:07.86 (32.72)     7:41.89 (34.03)
        8:15.05 (33.16)     8:47.54 (32.49)
  8 Abby Grottle     20 Texas A & M Univ  8:58.55    9:01.06        
    r:+0.69  30.35      1:03.26 (32.91)
        1:36.77 (33.51)     2:10.39 (33.62)
        2:44.63 (34.24)     3:18.89 (34.26)
        3:53.12 (34.23)     4:27.57 (34.45)
        5:01.48 (33.91)     5:35.87 (34.39)
        6:10.20 (34.33)     6:44.80 (34.60)
        7:19.12 (34.32)     7:53.42 (34.30)
        8:27.59 (34.17)     9:01.06 (33.47)

 Event 2  Men 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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        World: W 7:32.12  7/29/2009 Lin Zhang, CHN
     American: A 7:41.87  7/29/2021 Bobby Finke, USA
    U.S. Open: O 7:44.57  7/29/2018 Zane Grothe, Mission Viejo Na
     Jr World: J 7:45.67  8/28/2013 Mack Horton, AUS
     Pro Swim: P 7:49.96  2014      Michael McBroom
    Name            Age Team                 Seed     Finals              
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  1 *Tommylee Cambl  20 Unattached-GA     7:58.66    7:59.08        
    r:+0.70  28.03        57.98 (29.95)
        1:27.84 (29.86)     1:58.09 (30.25)
        2:28.17 (30.08)     2:58.46 (30.29)
        3:28.73 (30.27)     3:59.09 (30.36)
        4:29.13 (30.04)     4:59.72 (30.59)
        5:30.03 (30.31)     6:00.36 (30.33)
        6:30.59 (30.23)     7:00.88 (30.29)
        7:30.82 (29.94)     7:59.08 (28.26)
  2 Mikey Calvillo   21 Indiana Universi  8:09.36    8:07.64        
    r:+0.68  27.65        58.29 (30.64)
        1:28.65 (30.36)     1:59.54 (30.89)
        2:30.47 (30.93)     3:01.76 (31.29)
        3:32.56 (30.80)     4:03.90 (31.34)
        4:34.46 (30.56)     5:05.28 (30.82)
        5:35.81 (30.53)     6:06.73 (30.92)
        6:37.23 (30.50)     7:07.90 (30.67)
        7:38.02 (30.12)     8:07.64 (29.62)
  3 Ilya Kharun      17 Sandpipers Of Ne  8:21.01    8:08.62        
         r:+0.71              57.46 ( )
        1:27.95 (30.49)     1:58.98 (31.03)
        2:29.90 (30.92)     3:00.50 (30.60)
        3:31.30 (30.80)     4:02.10 (30.80)
        4:33.01 (30.91)     5:03.81 (30.80)
        5:35.14 (31.33)     6:05.99 (30.85)
        6:37.12 (31.13)     7:08.13 (31.01)
        7:38.81 (30.68)     8:08.62 (29.81)
  4 *Marwan Aly ElK  28 Indiana Swim Clu  7:52.19    8:09.55        
    r:+0.71  26.49        56.13 (29.64)
        1:26.82 (30.69)     1:57.95 (31.13)
        2:28.69 (30.74)     2:59.30 (30.61)
        3:30.10 (30.80)     4:01.16 (31.06)
        4:32.17 (31.01)     5:03.49 (31.32)
        5:34.28 (30.79)     6:05.44 (31.16)
        6:37.02 (31.58)     7:08.42 (31.40)
        7:38.83 (30.41)     8:09.55 (30.72)
  4 *Oskar Lindholm  20 Una GSC-FL        7:59.62    8:09.55        
    r:+0.75  27.44        57.90 (30.46)
        1:28.43 (30.53)     1:59.53 (31.10)
        2:30.49 (30.96)     3:01.71 (31.22)
        3:32.79 (31.08)     4:03.86 (31.07)
        4:34.92 (31.06)     5:05.89 (30.97)
        5:37.08 (31.19)     6:08.22 (31.14)
        6:39.39 (31.17)     7:10.46 (31.07)
        7:41.13 (30.67)     8:09.55 (28.42)
  6 *Aryan Nehra     18 Una GSC-FL        8:12.51    8:09.68        
    r:+0.69  27.85        58.23 (30.38)
        1:28.20 (29.97)     2:00.06 (31.86)
        2:30.22 (30.16)     3:02.20 (31.98)
        3:33.33 (31.13)     4:04.50 (31.17)
        4:35.26 (30.76)     5:06.53 (31.27)
        5:37.42 (30.89)     6:08.75 (31.33)
        6:39.75 (31.00)     7:10.74 (30.99)
        7:40.90 (30.16)     8:09.68 (28.78)
  7 *Advait PAGE     20 Una GSC-FL        8:05.37    8:13.72        
    r:+0.74  28.17        58.23 (30.06)
        1:28.78 (30.55)     1:59.78 (31.00)
        2:30.74 (30.96)     3:01.79 (31.05)
        3:32.79 (31.00)     4:04.14 (31.35)
        4:35.33 (31.19)     5:06.96 (31.63)
        5:38.27 (31.31)     6:09.83 (31.56)
        6:41.19 (31.36)     7:12.91 (31.72)
        7:44.22 (31.31)     8:13.72 (29.50)
  8 Mason Edmund     17 North Texas Nada  8:18.55    8:14.19        
    r:+0.72  27.97        58.01 (30.04)
        1:28.25 (30.24)     1:58.98 (30.73)
        2:29.66 (30.68)     3:00.78 (31.12)
        3:31.88 (31.10)     4:03.46 (31.58)
        4:34.71 (31.25)     5:06.55 (31.84)
        5:38.07 (31.52)     6:09.87 (31.80)
        6:41.31 (31.44)     7:13.06 (31.75)
        7:44.27 (31.21)     8:14.19 (29.92)

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