TYR Pro Series, Day Three Prelims: Regan Smith Tackling 200 Back/100 Fly Double
The third day of prelims at the USA Swimming TYR Pro Series stop in San Antonio followed what was a lackluster Night Two of finals. With many athletes returning to competition after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic or in heavy training, the times that registered on the scoreboard were ho-hum in nature. The best performance during Thursday night’s finals was Hali Flickinger’s 2:07-mid effort in the 200-meter butterfly.
It will be interesting to see if the performances pick up as the meet rolls on, or if the competition will continue to be a feeling-out process. Here is a look at what transpired during the Day Three prelims.
Women’s 200 Freestyle
Coming off victories in the 400 freestyle and 1500 freestyle during the first two days of the meet, Katie Ledecky put herself in position add a third win to her collection as she maneuvered through the prelims of the 200 freestyle in 1:57.09. That performance handed Ledecky the top seed for the final by a comfortable margin, as Katie McLaughlin touched second in 1:59.35, with Madisyn Cox next in 1:59.74.
Andi Murez was the other competitor to crack two minutes, going 1:59.91, while Joanna Evans was timed in 2:00.00.
Event 11 Women 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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World: W 1:52.98 7/29/2009 Federica Pellegrini, ITA
American: A 1:53.61 7/31/2012 Allison Schmitt, USA Olympic Team
U.S. Open: O 1:54.40 6/25/2012 Allison Schmitt, North Baltimore
Jr World: J 1:55.43 7/24/2019 Junxuan Yang, CHN
Pro Swim: P 1:54.43 2016 Katie Ledecky
2:00.24 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
2:01.69 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Katie Ledecky 23 Nation's Capital 1:54.59 1:57.09 q
r:+0.71 27.90 57.43 (29.53)
1:27.23 (29.80) 1:57.09 (29.86)
2 Kathryn McLaugh 23 California Aquat 1:56.48 1:59.35 q
r:+0.73 28.19 58.03 (29.84)
1:28.43 (30.40) 1:59.35 (30.92)
3 Madisyn Cox 25 Longhorn Aquatic 1:58.52 1:59.74 q
r:+0.68 27.96 57.91 (29.95)
1:28.67 (30.76) 1:59.74 (31.07)
4 *Andi Murez 29 Team Elite 1:59.76 1:59.91 q
r:+0.75 27.97 58.29 (30.32)
1:29.19 (30.90) 1:59.91 (30.72)
5 *Joanna Evans 23 Longhorn Aquatic 1:59.26 2:00.00 q
r:+0.73 28.20 58.35 (30.15)
1:29.01 (30.66) 2:00.00 (30.99)
6 Olivia Smoliga 26 Athens Bulldog S 1:59.02 2:00.20 q
r:+0.71 27.80 58.28 (30.48)
1:29.45 (31.17) 2:00.20 (30.75)
7 Bella Sims 15 Sandpipers Of Ne 1:59.93 2:00.26 q
r:+0.58 28.20 58.55 (30.35)
1:29.85 (31.30) 2:00.26 (30.41)
8 Leah Smith 25 Unattached 1:57.40 2:00.33 q
r:+0.70 28.58 59.23 (30.65)
1:30.09 (30.86) 2:00.33 (30.24)
Men’s 200 Freestyle
University of Texas product Jeff Newkirk was the lone swimmer to go under 1:50 during prelims of the 200 freestyle, his 1:49.84 clocking taking the top seed for the final. Meanwhile, four-time Olympian Ryan Lochte, the 36-year-old seeking a trip to the Tokyo Games, also advanced to the final in 1:50.72, an effort that was good for the fifth seed.
Jorge Iga was the second-fastest man in prelims, going 1:50.13, and Marwan El Kamash went 1:50.59 for the third seed. El Kamash won the 400 freestyle on Thursday night.
Event 12 Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle
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World: W 1:42.00 7/28/2009 Paul Biedermann, GER
American: A 1:42.96 8/12/2008 Michael Phelps, USA
U.S. Open: O 1:44.10 7/1/2008 Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine
Jr World: J 1:46.13 12/18/2018Elijah Winnington, AUS
Pro Swim: P 1:44.82 2016 Sun Yang
1:49.65 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
1:50.79 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Jeff Newkirk 24 Longhorn Aquatic 1:48.31 1:49.84 q
r:+0.66 25.77 53.52 (27.75)
1:21.91 (28.39) 1:49.84 (27.93)
2 Jorge Iga 24 Unattached 1:47.14 1:50.13 q
r:+0.68 25.99 53.76 (27.77)
1:22.03 (28.27) 1:50.13 (28.10)
3 *Marwan El Kama 27 Indiana Swim Clu 1:48.59 1:50.59 q
r:+0.74 25.86 54.17 (28.31)
1:22.57 (28.40) 1:50.59 (28.02)
4 Blake Pieroni 25 Sandpipers Of Ne 1:46.62 1:50.61 q
r:+0.69 26.15 54.81 (28.66)
1:23.50 (28.69) 1:50.61 (27.11)
5 Ryan Lochte 36 Gator Swim Club 1:50.25 1:50.72 q
r:+0.65 26.17 54.61 (28.44)
1:22.86 (28.25) 1:50.72 (27.86)
6 *Khader Baqlah 22 Gator Swim Club 1:47.72 1:50.90 q
r:+0.68 26.39 55.06 (28.67)
1:23.48 (28.42) 1:50.90 (27.42)
7 Andrew Seliskar 24 California Aquat 1:45.71 1:50.96 q
r:+0.66 26.21 55.20 (28.99)
1:23.27 (28.07) 1:50.96 (27.69)
8 *Erge Gezmis 23 NC State Univers 1:49.35 1:51.03 q
r:+0.72 26.43 54.42 (27.99)
1:22.78 (28.36) 1:51.03 (28.25)
Women’s 200 Backstroke
A quality women’s showdown is set up for the night in the 200 backstroke after Lisa Bratton, Regan Smith and Kathleen Baker all posted times in the 2:10 range in the morning. Bratton topped qualifying in 2:10.19, with Smith going 2:10.33 and Baker touching the wall in 2:10.55. Hali Flickinger, the winner of the 200 butterfly on Thursday, checked in at No. 4 in 2:11.91.
Event 13 Women 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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World: W 2:03.35 7/26/2019 Regan Smith, USA
American: A 2:03.35 7/26/2019 Regan Smith, USA
U.S. Open: O 2:05.68 6/25/2013 Missy Franklin, Colorado STARS-C
Jr World: J 2:03.35 7/26/2019 Regan Smith, USA
Pro Swim: P 2:05.94 1/19/2020 Regan Smith, Riptide-MN
2:12.94 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
2:14.69 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Lisa Bratton 24 Aggie Swim Club 2:07.91 2:10.19 q
r:+0.63 30.83 1:03.96 (33.13)
1:37.09 (33.13) 2:10.19 (33.10)
2 Regan Smith 19 Riptide 2:03.35 2:10.33 q
r:+0.58 30.45 1:03.60 (33.15)
1:37.39 (33.79) 2:10.33 (32.94)
3 Kathleen Baker 24 Team Elite/NYAC 2:06.46 2:10.55 q
r:+0.64 31.03 1:04.28 (33.25)
1:37.81 (33.53) 2:10.55 (32.74)
4 Hali Flickinger 26 Sun Devil Swimmi 2:08.36 2:11.91 q
r:+0.66 31.51 1:04.88 (33.37)
1:38.74 (33.86) 2:11.91 (33.17)
5 Tevyn Waddell 22 Una UOFM 2:10.78 2:13.87 q
r:+0.60 31.48 1:05.56 (34.08)
1:40.19 (34.63) 2:13.87 (33.68)
6 Natalie Mannion 17 Sarasota Sharks 2:11.25 2:14.82 q
r:+0.73 31.92 1:04.99 (33.07)
1:39.28 (34.29) 2:14.82 (35.54)
7 Beata Nelson 22 Wisconsin Aquati 2:11.61 2:15.15 q
r:+0.69 31.81 1:06.05 (34.24)
1:40.67 (34.62) 2:15.15 (34.48)
8 Erica Sullivan 20 Sandpipers Of Ne 2:12.94 2:16.12 q
r:+0.75 32.78 1:06.98 (34.20)
1:42.00 (35.02) 2:16.12 (34.12)
Men’s 200 Backstroke
In what is a very thin field, reigning Olympic champion Ryan Murphy was the only swimmer to break the two-minute barrier in the morning. Murphy was on cruise control and registered an effort of 1:59.34, which was more than a second clear of the 2:00.69 put up by Alex Gliese. It only took 2:05.34 to reach the final as a mere 11 athletes entered the event.
Event 14 Men 200 LC Meter Backstroke
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World: W 1:51.92 7/31/2009 Aaron Peirsol, USA
American: A 1:51.92 7/31/2009 Aaron Peirsol, USA
U.S. Open: O 1:53.08 7/11/2009 Aaron Peirsol, Longhorn
Jr World: J 1:55.14 6/28/2017 Kliment Kolesnikov, RUS
Pro Swim: P 1:55.04 2017 Xu Jiayu
2:00.81 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
2:02.99 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Ryan Murphy 25 California Aquat 1:54.12 1:59.34 q
r:+0.95 28.77 57.62 (28.85)
1:27.24 (29.62) 1:59.34 (32.10)
2 *Alex Gliese 23 Wolfpack Elite 2:02.01 2:00.69 q
r:+0.65 28.09 58.60 (30.51)
1:29.44 (30.84) 2:00.69 (31.25)
3 *Chris Reid 25 Wolfpack Elite 1:57.04 2:01.76 q
r:+0.89 27.68 57.82 (30.14)
1:29.14 (31.32) 2:01.76 (32.62)
4 *Anthony Rincon 19 Veritas Swimming 2:01.78 2:02.67 q
r:+0.57 28.06 58.43 (30.37)
1:29.87 (31.44) 2:02.67 (32.80)
5 *Andy Xianyang 22 California Aquat 2:01.34 2:03.62 q
r:+0.67 28.47 58.92 (30.45)
1:30.29 (31.37) 2:03.62 (33.33)
6 Drew Carbone 21 Unattached 2:05.20 2:04.08 q
r:+0.64 28.52 59.29 (30.77)
1:31.02 (31.73) 2:04.08 (33.06)
7 Nick Alexander 22 Team Triumph 1:58.30 2:04.73 q
r:+0.60 28.91 1:00.45 (31.54)
1:32.70 (32.25) 2:04.73 (32.03)
8 Billy Swartwout 18 Long Island Aqua 2:02.84 2:05.34 q
r:+0.83 29.45 1:00.76 (31.31)
1:33.21 (32.45) 2:05.34 (32.13)
Women’s 400 Individual Medley
This event could be one of the more entertaining clashes of the night, as several contenders for Olympic berths will be in action. Emma Weyant claimed the top seed for the final with a time of 4:42.42 and was followed by Melanie Margalis, who went 4:44.52. Also advancing to the final were Ally McHugh, Katie Grimes and Brooke Forde. McHugh and Forde represented the United States in the 400 IM at the last version of the World Championships.
Event 15 Women 400 LC Meter IM
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World: W 4:26.36 8/6/2016 Katinka Hosszu, HUN
American: A 4:31.12 6/29/2008 Katie Hoff, North Baltimore
U.S. Open: O 4:31.07 6/19/2015 Katinka Hosszu, HUN
Jr World: J 4:35.94 12/31/2020Yiting Yu, CHN
Pro Swim: P 4:31.07 2015 Katinka Hosszu
4:47.72 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
4:51.79 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Emma Weyant 19 Sarasota Sharks 4:35.47 4:42.42 q
r:+0.75 30.79 1:05.41 (34.62)
1:42.39 (36.98) 2:18.16 (35.77)
2:58.82 (40.66) 3:39.51 (40.69)
4:11.96 (32.45) 4:42.42 (30.46)
2 Melanie Margali 29 Saint Petersburg 4:32.53 4:44.52 q
r:+0.69 30.05 1:03.91 (33.86)
1:40.74 (36.83) 2:15.89 (35.15)
2:56.19 (40.30) 3:36.43 (40.24)
4:11.90 (35.47) 4:44.52 (32.62)
3 Ally McHugh 23 Wisconsin Aquati 4:38.09 4:45.96 q
r:+0.79 30.87 1:05.54 (34.67)
1:42.88 (37.34) 2:18.65 (35.77)
2:59.65 (41.00) 3:40.43 (40.78)
4:14.37 (33.94) 4:45.96 (31.59)
4 Katie Grimes 15 Sandpipers Of Ne 4:47.58 4:46.37 q
r:+0.68 30.32 1:04.73 (34.41)
1:40.04 (35.31) 2:15.12 (35.08)
2:58.16 (43.04) 3:42.66 (44.50)
4:14.66 (32.00) 4:46.37 (31.71)
5 Brooke Forde 21 Alto Swim Club 4:36.06 4:48.18 q
r:+0.74 30.15 1:04.07 (33.92)
1:42.69 (38.62) 2:19.83 (37.14)
3:00.14 (40.31) 3:40.65 (40.51)
4:15.56 (34.91) 4:48.18 (32.62)
6 Haley Anderson 29 Mission Viejo Na 4:43.00 4:48.35 q
r:+0.80 30.57 1:04.75 (34.18)
1:44.00 (39.25) 2:21.56 (37.56)
3:03.04 (41.48) 3:44.96 (41.92)
4:17.65 (32.69) 4:48.35 (30.70)
7 *Bailey Andison 23 Una ISC 4:45.20 4:48.39 q
r:+0.66 30.63 1:05.20 (34.57)
1:43.54 (38.34) 2:19.83 (36.29)
3:00.71 (40.88) 3:41.43 (40.72)
4:15.39 (33.96) 4:48.39 (33.00)
8 Bella Sims 15 Sandpipers Of Ne 4:50.60 4:53.88 q
r:+0.55 30.00 1:04.18 (34.18)
1:42.34 (38.16) 2:20.01 (37.67)
3:04.32 (44.31) 3:49.39 (45.07)
4:22.21 (32.82) 4:53.88 (31.67)
Men’s 400 Individual Medley
Abrahm Devine and Josh Prenot notched the fastest times of the morning in the men’s 400 medley. Devine, a former Stanford standout, covered the event in 4:22.43 while Prenot, a former Cal star, was just behind in 4:22.64. They will be joined in the push for the title by Chase Kalisz, a former world champion whose 4:24.54 was slightly quicker than the 4:24.59 of Germany’s Jacob Heidtmann. Reigning World Champs silver medalist Jay Litherland also moved onto the final.
Event 16 Men 400 LC Meter IM
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World: W 4:03.84 8/10/2008 Michael Phelps, USA
American: A 4:03.84 8/10/2008 Michael Phelps, USA
U.S. Open: O 4:05.25 6/29/2008 Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine
Jr World: J 4:11.50 10/29/2020Ilia Borodin, RUS
Pro Swim: P 4:08.92 2018 Chase Kalisz
4:23.24 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
4:25.99 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Abrahm DeVine 24 Team Elite 4:21.67 4:22.43 q
r:+0.70 27.30 58.83 (31.53)
1:33.67 (34.84) 2:07.09 (33.42)
2:43.22 (36.13) 3:20.22 (37.00)
3:52.85 (32.63) 4:22.43 (29.58)
2 Josh Prenot 27 California Aquat 4:18.74 4:22.64 q
r:+0.70 27.37 58.92 (31.55)
1:33.93 (35.01) 2:08.09 (34.16)
2:43.11 (35.02) 3:18.49 (35.38)
3:51.66 (33.17) 4:22.64 (30.98)
3 Chase Kalisz 26 Athens Bulldog S 4:13.07 4:24.54 q
r:+0.72 27.13 58.78 (31.65)
1:33.61 (34.83) 2:08.78 (35.17)
2:45.38 (36.60) 3:22.96 (37.58)
3:54.46 (31.50) 4:24.54 (30.08)
4 *Jacob Heidtman 26 Team Elite 4:12.40 4:24.59 q
r:+0.69 27.91 59.86 (31.95)
1:34.86 (35.00) 2:09.08 (34.22)
2:44.54 (35.46) 3:21.15 (36.61)
3:53.37 (32.22) 4:24.59 (31.22)
5 Grant Sanders 23 Gator Swim Club 4:18.28 4:24.97 q
r:+0.73 27.92 1:00.05 (32.13)
1:34.93 (34.88) 2:08.88 (33.95)
2:46.66 (37.78) 3:23.89 (37.23)
3:55.23 (31.34) 4:24.97 (29.74)
6 Jay Litherland 25 Dynamo Swim Club 4:09.22 4:25.09 q
r:+0.73 27.42 59.50 (32.08)
1:33.44 (33.94) 2:06.92 (33.48)
2:45.12 (38.20) 3:22.85 (37.73)
3:54.84 (31.99) 4:25.09 (30.25)
7 Will Licon 26 Longhorn Aquatic 4:23.24 4:26.33 q
r:+0.74 28.57 1:00.59 (32.02)
1:36.07 (35.48) 2:10.42 (34.35)
2:47.15 (36.73) 3:23.88 (36.73)
3:55.90 (32.02) 4:26.33 (30.43)
8 Sam Stewart 24 YMCA Hub Fins 4:16.74 4:27.70 q
r:+0.70 27.91 59.87 (31.96)
1:35.09 (35.22) 2:09.46 (34.37)
2:47.43 (37.97) 3:25.70 (38.27)
3:57.17 (31.47) 4:27.70 (30.53)
Women’s 100 Butterfly
Testing herself with a double, teenage star Regan Smith earned the No. 1 seed for the final of the 100 butterfly. After easing through prelims of the 200 backstroke, where she is the world-record holder, Smith was timed in 58.61 in the 100 fly, with Team USA veteran Kelsi Dahlia right behind in 58.87. Aly Tetzloff advanced as the third seed in 59.03.
Event 17 Women 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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World: W 55.48 8/7/2016 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE
American: A 55.98 7/29/2012 Dana Vollmer, USA Olympic Team
U.S. Open: O 56.38 1/15/2016 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE
Jr World: J 56.46 8/7/2016 Penny Oleksiak, CAN
Pro Swim: P 56.38 2016 Sarah Sjostrom
59.59 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
1:00.69 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Regan Smith 19 Riptide 57.34 58.61 q
r:+0.71 27.77 58.61 (30.84)
2 Kelsi Dahlia 26 Cardinal Aquatic 57.06 58.87 q
r:+0.64 27.64 58.87 (31.23)
3 Aly Tetzloff 23 Wolfpack Elite 57.70 59.03 q
r:+0.64 27.02 59.03 (32.01)
4 Linnea Mack 25 Team Elite 58.87 59.06 q
r:+0.72 27.38 59.06 (31.68)
5 *Beryl Gastalde 26 Aggie Swim Club 57.69 59.43 q
r:+0.63 27.67 59.43 (31.76)
6 Kathryn McLaugh 23 California Aquat 57.23 59.90 q
r:+0.73 28.25 59.90 (31.65)
6 Hali Flickinger 26 Sun Devil Swimmi 58.44 59.90 q
r:+0.74 28.44 59.90 (31.46)
8 Natalie Hinds 27 Athens Bulldog S 58.67 1:00.29 q
r:+0.68 27.82 1:00.29 (32.47)
Men’s 100 Butterfly
Luis Martinez took the top seed for the final of the 100 butterfly behind a mark of 52.76. Only three men were able to break 53 seconds, with Martinez joined by Tom Shields (52.96) and Maxime Rooney (52.99). Michael Andrew, coming off a victory in the 100 breaststroke, moved on as the fourth seed in 53.08.
Event 18 Men 100 LC Meter Butterfly
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World: W 49.50 7/26/2019 Caeleb Dressel, USA
American: A 49.50 7/26/2019 Caeleb Dressel, USA
U.S. Open: O 50.22 7/9/2009 Michael Phelps, North Baltimore
Jr World: J 50.62 7/29/2017 Kristof Milak, HUN
Pro Swim: P 50.92 3/6/2020 Caeleb Dressel, Gator Swim Club-
53.37 W-II Oly Trials Wave II
54.19 W-I Oly Trials Wave I
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
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=== Preliminaries ===
1 Luis Martinez 25 Unattached 51.44 52.76 q
r:+0.70 24.92 52.76 (27.84)
2 Tom Shields 29 California Aquat 51.59 52.96 q
r:+0.73 24.76 52.96 (28.20)
3 Maxime Rooney 22 Pleasanton Seaha 50.68 52.99 q
r:+0.63 24.35 52.99 (28.64)
4 Michael Andrew 21 Race Pace Club 51.33 53.08 q
r:+0.70 24.38 53.08 (28.70)
5 Coleman Stewart 23 Wolfpack Elite 52.11 53.17 q
r:+0.63 24.79 53.17 (28.38)
6 *Zheng Quah 24 California Aquat 51.87 53.27 q
r:+0.61 24.88 53.27 (28.39)
7 *Marius Kusch 27 Team Elite 51.35 53.29 q
r:+0.68 24.33 53.29 (28.96)
8 Jack Saunderson 23 Wolfpack Elite 51.36 53.36 q
r:+0.62 24.72 53.36 (28.64)
