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The silver and bronze medalists from the 2017 World Championships went at it in the 200 back final at the TYR Pro Swim Series Austin with Ryan Murphy coming out on top of Jacob Pebley 1:56.11 to 1:56.40. The two have been on top of the country in the 200 back since the 2016 Olympic Trials. They both represent Cal but Murphy represents Natalie Coughlin‘s swim squad and Pebley represents Kaitlin Sandeno.
Carson Foster (2:00.73), Robert Hill (2:00.76), Hennessey Stuart (2:01.17), Xavier Castelli (2:01.40) and Nicholas Pyle (2:02.24) also swam in the championship final. Great Britain’s Luke Greenbank was originally third in the race but was disqualified in the final for not breaking the surface before 15 meters.
Event 6 Men 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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World: W 1:51.92 7/31/2009 Aaron Peirsol
American: A 1:51.92 7/31/2009 Aaron Perisol
Meet: M 1:55.04 2017 Xu Jiayu
Pool: P 1:55.46 Aaron Piersol
Name Age Team Prelims Finals Points
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=== Championship Final ===
1 Murphy, Ryan 22 California Aquat 1:59.75 1:56.11
27.47 56.96 (29.49)
1:26.94 (29.98) 1:56.11 (29.17)
2 Pebley, Jacob 24 California Aquat 2:00.05 1:56.40
27.41 56.70 (29.29)
1:26.40 (29.70) 1:56.40 (30.00)
3 Foster, Carson 16 Mason Manta Rays 2:01.61 2:00.73
28.39 59.08 (30.69)
1:30.23 (31.15) 2:00.73 (30.50)
4 Hill, Robert 21 UOFC-ZZ 2:01.91 2:00.76
28.74 59.44 (30.70)
1:30.17 (30.73) 2:00.76 (30.59)
5 Stuart, Henness 22 NC State Univers 2:01.66 2:01.17
28.35 58.89 (30.54)
1:30.07 (31.18) 2:01.17 (31.10)
6 Castelli, Xavie 27 Swim Wales-ZZ 2:01.66 2:01.40
28.29 58.79 (30.50)
1:30.07 (31.28) 2:01.40 (31.33)
7 Pyle, Nicholas 17 GBR-ZZ 2:02.17 2:02.24
28.89 59.75 (30.86)
1:31.20 (31.45) 2:02.24 (31.04)
-- Greenbank, Luke 20 GBR-ZZ 2:00.51 DQ
Head did not break the surface by 15 meters
28.46 58.83 (30.37)
1:29.63 (30.80) DQ (30.70)
