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The second night of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series Santa Clara will feature men’s and women’s finals of the 400 IM, 100 Fly, 200 Back, 200 Breast and 200 Free. After the Indiana post-graduate group dominated the 1500 on night one, future and current Stanford swimmers took three of the top seeds for tonight’s finals.
Katie Ledecky, in her first professional race associated with TYR, claimed the top seed in the 200 Free – as did future Cardinal Jack Levant in the men’s race. Ella Eastin will start the session off with her top seed in the 400 IM, looking for the win in this event after narrowly losing out on the victory to Melanie Margalis in Indianapolis.
Veteran Chase Kalisz will set out to keep his 400 IM win streak alive, as will Kelsi Dahlia in the 100 fly. Cal’s Andrew Seliskar leads a competitive 100 Fly men’s field after the morning heats including the likes of Caeleb Dressel and Jack Conger.
16-year-old Regan Smith and reigning Olympic-Champion Ryan Murphy hold top honors in the 200 Back while Lilly King and Miguel de Lara Ojeda did likewise in the 200 Breast.
Women’s 200 Back
Roughly seventeen minutes after her fourth-place tie in the 100 fly, Smith came back and fought for the win in the 200 back in 2:09.60. The time is inside the world top twenty rankings, although her 2:08.64 from Austin currently ranks ninth.
After winning the event in Indianapolis, Olivia Smoliga held the lead through the 100, but was passed by Smith and Kylie Masse (2:10.68) for the third spot in 2:10.70. Masse’s time from the Commonwealth Games (2:05.98) is currently the fastest in the world this year.
Aggie Swim Club’s Lisa Bratton posted a 2:10.91 to earn close fourth-place honors. Stanford pair Erin Voss (2:12.12) and Allie Szekely (2:13.28) placed fifth and eighth, respectively.
Aquajets’ Isabelle Stadden was off her recent 2:08.37 from Mel Zajac Jr., but did enough to earn sixth place in 2:12.32. Wisconsin’s Beata Nelson (2:12.81) and Cal’s Keaton Blovad were seventh and ninth.
Event 7 Women 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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World: W 2:04.06 8/3/2012 Missy Franklin, USA Olympic Team
American: A 2:04.06 8/3/2012 Missy Franklin, USA Olympic Team
Pro Swim: M 2:06.36 2018 Taylor Ruck
Name Age Team Prelims Finals
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Smith, Regan 16 Riptide Swim Tea 2:10.37 2:09.60
r:+0.56 30.71 1:03.56 (32.85)
1:36.98 (33.42) 2:09.60 (32.62)
2 Masse, Kylie 22 Swim Ontario 2:10.66 2:10.68
r:+0.61 30.46 1:03.68 (33.22)
1:37.42 (33.74) 2:10.68 (33.26)
3 Smoliga, Olivia 23 Athens Bulldog S 2:11.75 2:10.70
r:+0.71 30.39 1:03.43 (33.04)
1:37.54 (34.11) 2:10.70 (33.16)
4 Bratton, Lisa 22 Aggie Swim Club 2:11.49 2:10.91
r:+0.68 31.58 1:04.52 (32.94)
1:37.71 (33.19) 2:10.91 (33.20)
5 Voss, Erin 19 Stanford Swimmin 2:11.91 2:12.12
r:+0.75 32.06 1:05.44 (33.38)
1:39.20 (33.76) 2:12.12 (32.92)
6 Stadden, Isabelle 15 Aquajets Swim Te 2:13.00 2:12.32
r:+0.64 31.25 1:04.79 (33.54)
1:39.91 (35.12) 2:12.32 (32.41)
7 Nelson, Beata 19 Wisconsin Aquati 2:13.88 2:12.81
r:+0.75 31.93 1:05.50 (33.57)
1:39.30 (33.80) 2:12.81 (33.51)
8 Szekely, Allie 20 Stanford Swimmin 2:14.44 2:13.28
r:+0.79 31.93 1:04.93 (33.00)
1:39.50 (34.57) 2:13.28 (33.78)
9 Blovad, Keaton 19 California Aquat 2:14.54 2:14.31
r:+0.70 31.45 1:05.56 (34.11)
1:40.14 (34.58) 2:14.31 (34.17)
