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NCAP’s Katie Ledecky, currently the best swimmer on the planet after an unprecedented 200-400-800-1500 free sweep during the summer is already feeling in championship season form at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.
Ledecky talks about setting her in-season best for the 200 free as well as turning in a personal best in the 400 IM.
Original 200 free report:
NCAP’s Katie Ledecky powered her way to the pool record in the women’s 200-meter free at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.
Ledecky surged to a blazing time of 1:55.37. That swim eclipsed the pool record of 1:55.82 set byAllison Schmitt back in 2011.
Ledecky’s time was just off her sizzling fourth-ranked season best of 1:55.16 from the World Championships as she continued to put her foot down as the best swimmer in the world.
Only Sarah Sjostrom (1:54.31), Femke Heemskerk (1:54.68) and Federica Pellegrini (1:55.00) have been faster this year.
Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin put up a pretty strong 1:56.73 of her own to take second. That’s a second back of her sixth-ranked best of 1:55.49 from Worlds this summer as well.
Schmitt claimed the third spot on the podium with a time of 1:57.27.
Virginia’s Leah Smith (1:57.79), Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis (1:58.11), NBAC’s Cierra Runge(1:59.15), California’s Camille Cheng (1:59.85) and Aggie’s Sarah Henry (2:01.15) also competed in the championship heat.
Mission Viejo’s Stephanie Peacock walked away with the B final victory with a time of 1:59.93 in what proved to be an incredibly close consolation heat. Bulldog’s Shannon Vreeland took second in 2:00.04 with California’s Katie McLaughlin earning third in 2:00.14. Badger’s Lindsay Vrooman was also in the mix with a 2:00.17 as was NBAC’s Becca Mann with a 2:00.21.
=== A - Final ===
1 Ledecky, Katie 18 Nation's Capital 1:57.39 1:55.37POT
27.75 56.56 (28.81)
1:26.18 (29.62) 1:55.37 (29.19)
2 Franklin, Missy 20 Colorado Stars-C 1:59.17 1:56.73 OT
50.89 57.07 (6.18)
1:56.73 (59.66)
3 Schmitt, Alliso 25 North Baltimore- 1:59.20 1:57.28 OT
28.15 57.64 (29.49)
1:27.43 (29.79) 1:57.28 (29.85)
4 Smith, Leah 20 Unattached-VA 1:58.13 1:57.79 OT
28.15 57.90 (29.75)
1:28.02 (30.12) 1:57.79 (29.77)
5 Margalis, Melan 23 Saint Petersburg 1:59.33 1:58.11 OT
28.70 58.62 (29.92)
1:28.55 (29.93) 1:58.11 (29.56)
6 Runge, Cierra 19 North Baltimore- 1:59.64 1:59.15 OT
28.60 58.89 (30.29)
1:28.99 (30.10) 1:59.15 (30.16)
7 Cheng, Camille 22 California Aquat 2:00.26 1:59.85 OT
27.73 57.82 (30.09)
1:28.47 (30.65) 1:59.85 (31.38)
8 Henry, Sarah 23 Aggie Swim Club- 2:00.14 2:01.15 OT
29.10 1:00.02 (30.92)
1:30.63 (30.61) 2:01.15 (30.52)
=== B - Final ===
9 Peacock, Stepha 23 Mission Viejo Na 2:01.26 1:59.93 OT
28.89 59.79 (30.90)
1:29.99 (30.20) 1:59.93 (29.94)
10 Vreeland, Shann 23 Athens Bulldog S 2:00.79 2:00.04 OT
28.57 59.22 (30.65)
1:29.75 (30.53) 2:00.04 (30.29)
11 McLaughlin, Kat 18 Univ California, 2:00.41 2:00.14 OT
28.44 58.98 (30.54)
1:29.98 (31.00) 2:00.14 (30.16)
12 Vrooman, Lindsa 24 Badger Swim Club 2:00.49 2:00.17 OT
28.74 59.26 (30.52)
1:30.01 (30.75) 2:00.17 (30.16)
13 Mann, Becca 17 North Baltimore- 2:00.60 2:00.21 OT
28.97 59.56 (30.59)
1:30.11 (30.55) 2:00.21 (30.10)
14 Kneppers, Andre 22 Univ Louisville- 2:00.58 2:00.52 OT
58.80 ( )
2:00.52 (1:01.72)
15 Manuel, Simone 19 Unattached-PC 2:00.69 2:00.79 OT
28.50 59.44 (30.94)
1:30.10 (30.66) 2:00.79 (30.69)
16 Comerford, Mall 18 Univ Louisville- 2:00.98 2:00.81 OT
28.31 58.77 (30.46)
1:30.00 (31.23) 2:00.81 (30.81)
Original 400 IM report:
Open water star Becca Mann of NBAC cruised to victory in the women’s 400-meter IM at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.
Mann, who initially trailed IM veteran Caitlin Leverenz, overtook the field and extended her lead until she won in 4:37.04. That time vaulted her to 12th in the world rankings and crushed the previous pool record of 4:40.51 set by Katie Hoff back in 2011.
Leverenz, fresh off some cash winnings on the FINA World Cup tour, collected some more money tonight with a second-place 4:39.10. That’s well off her sixth-ranked season best of 4:35.46 from the Pan American Games, but more than enough to win money tonight.
Leverenz wasn’t even slated to compete in the A final after finishing ninth, but Maya DiRado’sscratched opened the door for her to make some noise.
NCAP’s Katie Ledecky, the best freestyler on the planet, became the first person to win a pair of medals tonight with a 4:39.18 for third overall.
Minnesota’s Brooke Zeiger (4:42.49), Gator’s Elizabeth Beisel (4:43.12), SwimMAC’s Cammile Adams (4:44.07), Aggie’s Sarah Henry (4:45.35) and UBCD’s Emily Overholt (4:45.58) finished fourth through eighth.
Vietnam’s Vien Nguyen took down the consolation heat title in 4:45.15 with Trojan’s Haley Anderson earning second in 4:45.37.
=== A - Final ===
1 Mann, Becca 17 North Baltimore- 4:42.27 4:37.04POT
30.23 1:03.45 (33.22)
1:40.02 (36.57) 2:14.33 (34.31)
2:55.35 (41.02) 3:35.75 (40.40)
4:07.38 (31.63) 4:37.04 (29.66)
2 Leverenz, Caitl 24 California Aquat 4:46.02 4:39.10POT
28.98 1:02.44 (33.46)
1:38.73 (36.29) 2:15.47 (36.74)
2:53.89 (38.42) 3:34.58 (40.69)
4:07.02 (32.44) 4:39.10 (32.08)
3 Ledecky, Katie 18 Nation's Capital 4:42.43 4:39.18POT
30.24 1:03.92 (33.68)
1:41.16 (37.24) 2:16.10 (34.94)
2:57.94 (41.84) 3:39.24 (41.30)
4:10.15 (30.91) 4:39.18 (29.03)
4 Zeiger, Brooke 19 Univ Minnesota-M 4:44.54 4:42.49 OT
30.39 1:04.57 (34.18)
1:40.53 (35.96) 2:15.39 (34.86)
2:56.36 (40.97) 3:37.87 (41.51)
4:10.78 (32.91) 4:42.49 (31.71)
5 Beisel, Elizabe 23 Una Gsc-FL 4:45.30 4:43.12 OT
30.78 1:05.14 (34.36)
1:41.15 (36.01) 2:16.32 (35.17)
2:56.81 (40.49) 3:38.41 (41.60)
4:11.18 (32.77) 4:43.12 (31.94)
6 Adams, Cammile 24 SwimMAC Carolina 4:45.91 4:44.07 OT
30.17 1:03.77 (33.60)
1:40.17 (36.40) 2:15.59 (35.42)
2:57.94 (42.35) 3:39.70 (41.76)
4:12.83 (33.13) 4:44.07 (31.24)
7 Henry, Sarah 23 Aggie Swim Club- 4:44.71 4:45.35 OT
31.00 1:05.64 (34.64)
1:43.41 (37.77) 2:19.46 (36.05)
3:00.60 (41.14) 3:41.52 (40.92)
4:14.21 (32.69) 4:45.35 (31.14)
8 Overholt, Emily 18 Ubc Dolphins-US 4:44.26 4:45.58 OT
29.72 1:03.43 (33.71)
1:40.95 (37.52) 2:17.24 (36.29)
2:58.93 (41.69) 3:42.03 (43.10)
4:14.08 (32.05) 4:45.58 (31.50)
=== B - Final ===
9 Nguyen, Vien 19 Unattached-FL 4:49.15 4:45.15 OT
30.18 1:04.47 (34.29)
1:41.34 (36.87) 2:16.62 (35.28)
2:58.35 (41.73) 3:39.77 (41.42)
4:13.23 (33.46) 4:45.15 (31.92)
10 Anderson, Haley 23 Trojan Swim Club 4:50.26 4:45.37 OT
30.20 1:04.16 (33.96)
1:43.27 (39.11) 2:20.32 (37.05)
3:01.35 (41.03) 3:42.79 (41.44)
4:15.16 (32.37) 4:45.37 (30.21)
11 Li, Celina 20 Univ California, 4:51.03 4:47.11 OT
29.66 1:03.54 (33.88)
1:41.15 (37.61) 2:18.23 (37.08)
2:59.64 (41.41) 3:41.35 (41.71)
4:14.79 (33.44) 4:47.11 (32.32)
12 Kylliainen, Tan 22 Cardinal Aquatic 4:51.36 4:47.79 OT
30.16 1:04.74 (34.58)
1:41.21 (36.47) 2:17.63 (36.42)
2:58.86 (41.23) 3:41.26 (42.40)
4:14.99 (33.73) 4:47.79 (32.80)
13 Gonzalez Hermos 20 Penn State-MA 4:55.75 4:52.76 OT
30.96 1:06.31 (35.35)
1:44.12 (37.81) 2:21.63 (37.51)
3:03.24 (41.61) 3:45.96 (42.72)
4:19.68 (33.72) 4:52.76 (33.08)
14 Schmidt, Sierra 17 North Baltimore- 4:53.32 4:53.40 OT
30.42 1:04.92 (34.50)
1:43.27 (38.35) 2:20.64 (37.37)
3:04.95 (44.31) 3:49.69 (44.74)
4:22.06 (32.37) 4:53.40 (31.34)
15 Sargent, Kay 17 Victor Swim Club 4:55.26 4:54.50 OT
30.78 1:05.90 (35.12)
1:44.00 (38.10) 2:21.57 (37.57)
3:04.12 (42.55) 3:46.88 (42.76)
4:21.21 (34.33) 4:54.50 (33.29)
-- Barney, Regan 16 Nitro Swimming-S 4:54.17 DQ
30.58 1:06.66 (36.08)
1:42.77 (36.11) 2:19.10 (36.33)
3:01.93 (42.83) 3:45.22 (43.29)
4:19.14 (33.92) DQ (33.20)
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