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.”
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
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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)
