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Michael Phelps, still on the comeback trail, definitely felt a lot better during the first day of the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.
Phelps told the media that his stroke is starting to feel like his old stroke.
Phelps also explains that he might have changed the way he tried to go to his legs and arms during the final 20 meters in the men’s 200-meter free.
200 free original report:
Club Wolverine’s Connor Jaeger turned on the jets down the stretch to win the men’s 200-meter free at the Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara.
Jaeger clocked a time of 1:48.66 for the victory to claim the top prize money, but was well off the top 10 in the world currently anchored by Calum Jarvis’ 1:46.65 from British Nationals.
Trojan’s Nikita Lobintsev finished second in 1:48.86 with NBAC’s Michael Phelps looking stronger than in Charlotte off the walls with a third-place time of 1:49.03.
Club Wolverine’s Kyle Whitaker snared fourth in 1:49.24 with Longhorn’s Clark Smith earning fifth in 1:49.35.
Interesting that he doesn’t know why he isn’t swimming the 100 fly in this meet. You’d think that Phelps and Bowman would discuss these things. He’s 29, not 19.