Arena Pro Swim Series at Mesa
- Thursday, April 14 – Saturday, April 16, 2016
- Skyline Aquatic Center
- Mesa, Arizona (same as Pacific Daylight Time, GMT -7 hours)
- Prelims 9AM / Finals 5PM (12PM/8PM Eastern Daylight Time)
- Psych Sheet
- Live Stream
- Live Results
- Meet Central
- Friday Finals Program
Women’s 200 Meter Butterfly – Final
- FINA A: 2:09.33
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 2:14.99
16-year-old Cassidy Bayer of Nation’s Capital shot out front at the start of the race and led the field at the 50 wall, but Cammile Adams of SwimMAC pulled even over the second 50 and took over the lead at the half-way mark. Adams never lost the lead and finished first with 2:08.59, just a touch faster than she had been in the morning. Maya DiRado of Stanford Swimming went 2:10.33 to finish third behind Bayer’s 2:09.68.
In the consolation final, Caitlin Leverenz of Cal had a stunning back half to pass Ally Howe, first at the 100 wall, for the win. Leverenz clocked a 2:13.94; Howe was second in 2:15.19 and Victoria Edwards of Longhorn Aquatics took third in the heat with 2:16.32.
Top 8:
- Cammile Adams 2:08.59
- Cassidy Bayer 2:09.68
- Maya DiRado 2:10.33
- Ella Eastin 2:12.59
- Kelsi Worrell 2:12.74
- Ruby Martin 2:13.36
- Katinka Hosszu 2:14.09
- Lauren Case 2:14.35
Men’s 200 Meter Butterfly – Final
- FINA A: 1:56.97
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 2:01.99
North Baltimore’s Michael Phelps was out in a commanding 25.81 at the 50 and 54.93 at the 100, turning with a full body length lead on the field. He came home in 1:03.2 for a total time of 1:58.14. In the post-race interview he said his going-out time was about right but he hopes to close better. Jonathan Gomez had been in second place throughout the first 150 meters but it was Pace Clark of Athens Bulldog Swim Club who had the strongest final 50 in the heat; he touched second with 1:58.71, while Gomez got third in 1:58.79.
Cal’s Andrew Seliskar had an excellent back half and won the B final in 2:01.62 after trailing in third at the 50. Grant Shoults of Mission Viejo was second in 2:01.85, while Kaan Ozcan of North Baltimore was third in 2:03.73.
Top 8:
- Michael Phelps 1:58.14
- Pace Clark 1:58.71
- Jonathan Gomez 1:58.79
- Jack Conger 1:59.83
- Zach Harting 2:00.32
- Gunnar Bentz 2:00.46
- Chase Kalisz 2:00.89
- Kyler VanSwol 2:03.24
Women’s 50 Meter Freestyle – Final
- FINA A: 25.28
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 26.19
Experience led the way in the women’s 50 free final. Madison Kennedy of SwimMAC came to the wall in 24.45 to clock the fourth-fastest time in the world so far this season. Dana Vollmer of California Aquatics lowered the personal-best 25.00 she had gone in prelims by .31 to place second with 24.69. Abbey Weitzeil was third in 24.72, 1/10 faster than she had been in the morning. Simone Manuel was also under 25, finishing fourth with 24.78.
2015-2016 LCM Women 50 Free
CAMPBELL
23.84
| 2 | Pernille BLOOM | DEN | 24.07 | 08/13 |
| 2 | Ranomi KROMOWIDJOJO | NED | 24.07 | 05/22 |
| 4 | Simone MANUEL | USA | 24.09 | 08/13 |
| 5 | Aliaksandra HERASIMENIA | BLR | 24.11 | 08/13 |
| 6 | Francesca HALSALL | GBR | 24.13 | 08/13 |
| 7 | Sarah SJOSTROM | SWE | 24.17 | 01/16 |
| 8 | Bronte CAMPBELL | AUS | 24.24 | 04/14 |
| 9 | abbey WEITZEIL | USA | 24.28 | 07/02 |
| 10 | Madison KENNEDY | USA | 24.39 | 07/02 |
Stanford’s Lia Neal nabbed the B final title with 25.13. Tucson Ford’s Margo Geer edged Madeline Locus of SwimAtlanta, 25.50 to 25.51, for second in the heat.
Top 8:
- Madison Kennedy 24.45
- Dana Vollmer 24.69
- Abbey Weitzeil 24.72
- Simone Manuel 24.78
- Kelsi Worrell 25.07
- Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace 25.14
- Amanda Weir 25.45
- Isabella Arcila 25.69
Men’s 50 Meter Freestyle – Final
- FINA A: 22.27
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 23.29
California Aquatics’ Nathan Adrian battled strong desert winds to win the sprint free by half a body length in 21.69, just off his season-best from November (21.56). Trojan Swim Club’s Anthony Ervin went 22.28 to edge SwimMAC’s Cullen Jones by .02.
SwimMAC’s Jimmy Feigen claimed the B final with a 22.29. Trojan Swim Club’s Cristian Quintero finished second in 22.69. Indie Swimming’s Michael Andrew went 22.80 for third.
Top 8:
- Nathan Adrian 21.69
- Anthony Ervin 22.28
- Cullen Jones 22.30
- Erik Risolvato 22.44
- Luis Flores 22.45
- Nick Soedel 22.66
- Michael Chadwick 22.71
- Derek Toomey 22.81
Women’s 100 Meter Backstroke – Final
- FINA A: 1:00.25
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 1:03.39
Kaitlin Harty of YMCA of the North Shore charged out with the leading split at the 50, but she couldn’t hold onto her pace and was outsplit over the back half by all but two swimmers. Stanford’s DiRado, second at the 50, held off a fast-charging Kirsty Coventry to earn the win with 1:00.71. Coventry even-split her race and touched second with 1:00.74. Katinka Hosszu went 1:00.84 for third, getting past Harty over the last 10 meters. Harty wound up fourth in 1:01.11, her best time by nearly half a second.
Lisa Bratton even-split her race, coming back from fourth at the 50 to win the B final with 1:02.67. Matea Samardzic came in second with 1:02.84, ahead of Cal’s Melanie Klaren (1:03.10).
Top 8:
- Maya DiRado 1:00.71
- Kirsty Coventry 1:00.74
- Katinka Hosszu 1:00.84
- Kaitlin Harty 1:01.11
- Missy Franklin 1:01.28
- Felicia Lee 1:02.10
- Ella Eastin 1:02.17
- Fernanda Gonzalez 1:03.80
Men’s 100 Meter Backstroke – Final
- FINA A: 54.36
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 57.19
David Plummer of New York Athletic Club led wire-to-wire and won the men’s 100 back title in 54.29. His teammate Arkady Vyatchanin put up some outside smoke from lane 1, turning second at the 50 wall, just ahead of SwimMAC’s Ryan Lochte. Lochte came home .07 faster, though, and got the touch for second, 55.35 to 55.39.
SwimMAC’s Matthew Josa won the B final in 56.70 from lane 2, exploding from the start and leading throughout the race. Omar Pinzon of Trojan Swim Club finished .03 back with 56.73, while Drew teDuits came in third with 57.09.
Top 8:
- David Plummer 54.29
- Ryan Lochte 55.35
- Arkady Vyatchanin 55.39
- Eugene Godsoe 55.72
- Paul Le 56.44
- Sean Lehane 56.62
- Marco Palacios 57.07
- Michael Taylor 57.15
Women’s 200 Meter Breaststroke – Final
- FINA A: 2:26.94
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 2:34.99
Breeja Larson of New York Athletic Club got off to an early lead, building up a half-second advantage over her closest competitor, Molly Hannis of Tennessee Aquatics, by the 50 wall already. Larson held onto the lead despite being outsplit by Ashley McGregor over the second 50 by 3/10.
The second half of the race looked a bit like a game of musical chairs. McGregor moved from fourth at the 50 to second at the 100, where she remained throughout the race. Hilde Luthersdottir crushed her final 50 meters, going from fifth to third overall, passing Melanie Margalis and Emma Schoettmer down the stretch. Haley Spencer also had a nice final 50, moving from eighth to fifth overall.
Larson touched first with the wire-to-wire win, going 2:26.64. McGregor was second in 2:27.68, and the hard-charging Luthersdottir edged Margalis for third, 2:28.04 to 2:28.44.
SwimMAC’s Katie Meili redeemed her morning swim with a dominant 2:28.55 win of the B final ahead of Byanca Rodriguez of Desert Dragons (2:31.02) and Emma Reaney of Irish Aquatics (2:32.43).
Top 8:
- Breeja Larson 2:26.64
- Ashley McGregor 2:27.68
- Hilde Luthersdottir 2:28.04
- Melanie Margalis, 2:28.44
- Haley Spencer 2:29.47
- Laura Sogar 2:29.58
- Emma Schoettmer 2:30.48
- Molly Hannis 2:31.11
Men’s 200 Meter Breaststroke – Final
- FINA A: 2:11.66
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 2:18.39
After Larson’s lane 1 victory in the women’s 200 breast, it was BJ Johnson of Palo Alto Stanford’s turn to show outside smoke. Johnson led over the second half of the race and won the men’s title in 2:14.16. Nic Fink of Athens Bulldogs took second in 2:15.06, while Miguel De Lara Ojeda of Desert Dragons rounded out the podium with 2:15.77.
Ridge Altman of Trojan Swim Club had a great back half, taking him past teammate Azad Al-Barazi and Roman Trussov of Kazakhstan to win the B final in 2:17.94. Trussov went 2:18.43, touching .03 ahead of Al-Barazi.
Top 8:
- BJ Johnson 2:14.16
- Nic Fink 2:15.06
- Miguel De Lara Ojeda 2:15.77
- Miguel Chavez 2:16.06
- Chase Kalisz 2:16.19
- Steven Stumph 2:16.63
- Max Williamson 2:18.19
- Andrew Wilson 2:21.15
Women’s 400 Meter Freestyle – Final
- FINA A: 4:09.08
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 4:17.99
Katie Ledecky of Nation’s Capital beat her morning swim by 1.4 seconds and posted the 12th-best time of her career, 4:02.15. The race for second place was where the action was, though, as North Baltimore teammates Cierra Runge, Lotte Friis, and Allison Schmitt traded stroke for stroke, three deep, for much of the race. Runge earned the silver medal with 4:08.08 with Friis close behind in 4:08.89. Schmitt fell off her teammates’ pace over the final 100 meters but remained in fourth with a time of 4:12.94. Katinka Hosszu was fifth in 4:14.59, just ahead of Aggie Swim Club’s Sarah Henry.
Sierra Schmidt of North Baltimore dominated the B final with a winning time of 4:12.97. Hannah Cox of Upper Valley Aquatic Club was second in 4:15.00, ahead of Chile’s Kristel Kobrich (4:16.63).
Top 8:
- Katie Ledecky 4:02.15
- Cierra Runge 4:08.08
- Lotte Friis 4:08.89
- Allison Schmitt 4:12.94
- Katinka Hosszu 4:14.59
- Sarah Henry 4:14.76
- Becca Mann 4:16.74
- Joanna Evans 4:18.73
Men’s 400 Meter Freestyle – Final
- FINA A: 3:50.40
- U.S. Olympic Trials: 3:58.69
The championship final of the men’s 400 free was an exciting race, if not quite as tight as had been expected. Conor Dwyer of Trojan Swim Club jumped out to the early lead, with Clark Smith of Texas in tow. The Woodlands’ Michael McBroom inched his way up from seventh to third to second, then made his move over the final 100 meters to claim the win with 3:49.04. Dwyer finished second in 3:49.90, a mere .06 in front of Smith. Top qualifier Jordan Wilimovsky of Team Santa Monica placed fourth in 3:51.64.
Nitro’s Christopher Yeager had a tremendous back half in the B final; he won in 3:57.85 over Arturo Perez Vertti of Caan Swim Team (3:58.00) and Shoults of Mission Viejo (3:58.44).
Top 8:
- Michael McBroom 3:49.04
- Conor Dwyer 3:49.90
- Clark Smith 3:49.96
- Jordan Wilimovsky 3:51.64
- Ous Mellouli 3:53.89
- Cristian Quintero 3:55.22
- Marcelo Acosta 3:55.32
- Matias Koski 3:59.41
Bayarea swim, when do you sleep? 🙂
Bobo,
It’s the weekend, mon cher! Let’s party!
Its Sat night .I swam 15×100 at dusk in the sea pool & have drunk 2/3 of a bottle of pinot griglio & thank you – I was thinking of going out & smashing some statues of Queen Victoria or someone but i can’t drive inebriated. Your posts have amused me .
Men’s 100 back
Nothing to say. Very slow times. Probably the wind. But also the fact that many of the best Americans in that event didn’t swim.
Women’s 200 breast
2.26 is nothing now at the world level but I find Larson’s performance pretty encouraging for her.
Very weird to see Laura Sogar only in 2.29. She has been very slow this week. Hopefully it’s just a hard training reason. Because she has chance of qualification in that event. Even if Lilly King and Micah Lawrence will be hard to beat.
Men’s 200 breast
An event to forget quickly. Awfully slow times. Fink in 2.15 and especially Wilson in 2.21!
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Bobo,
Breaststroke times don’t seem too encouraging, but that’s because they were affected the most by the wind!
Women’s 100 back
I hate when Missy loses in a backstroke event. And we are too often used to that since 2014. 😥
Of course 1.01.28 is not a good time at all. She was in 1.00.15 at the same meet in 2013, her last great year in long course.
But once again, all those overreactions above…. 🙄
Missy is done…. 🙄
She trains very hard since she is back in Colorado.
Will we see one day the Missy of 2011/2012/2013? I have no idea. But in Todd Schmitz we trust.
She’s older now. Maybe she can’t swim as fast in season as she used to do it in her teenagers’ years. Maybe… Read more »
In Todd Schmitz we trust, indeed!
Missy will answer all doubts in trials and I definitely think she will qualify in at least 3 individual events.
Men’s 50 free
Only Adrian swam a fast time. Weird in these wind conditions.
Feigen shows some signs of life. Let’s see his 100 today. It should give some good informations.
I agree with those who say that Jones will be dangerous at trials. He’s got great experience. Unlike Dressel. But honestly I don’t see how Adrian and Dressel can’t take the 2 spots in that event, like in the 100 free by the way.
I am with you; Adrian and Dressel will take the two 50 free spots and they will battle it out with Manadou for gold in Rio.
My money is on Adrian to be the new 50 free Olympics champion.
Women’s 50 free
Very weird that only the women seem to have benefited from the tailwind. 🙂
Big time drop by Kennedy. She’s honest in her interview and says the wind has helped a lot.
Vollmer, even with the wind, swims amazingly well again. New PB!
New PB for Weitzeil too.
In those conditions Simone’s time is very disappointing. But it looks like her endurance is great right now, very good 200 free, but she doesn’t have the speed yet. Hopefully she finds that speed in time for trials.
Don’t worry about Manuel. She’s in heavy training. The speed will show when she’s fully tapered in Omaha.
Men’s 200 fly
Nice time by MP in my opinion. I like the way he tests himself in all his 200-meter races this week with quick first 100s. Then of course he struggles in the last 50, especially with the wind which was strong yesterday. But he feels confident. If not he would be conservative in his way to swim. And it’s not the case. 1.58.14 in these conditions is pretty good. He was in 2.00.64 in May. The last 50 will come with the full taper.
Conger is the big favorite for the second spot.
Second spot if MP swims that event in Omaha of course….
GOAT will win 200 fly in Rio and show Le Clos who’s the King.
Quick thoughts
Women’s 200 fly
Cammile Adams is the best American in that event for a long time now and will be once again the best US medal chance in Rio. But it will not be easy. 2.05 low is necessary.
Katie McLaughlin will be the mystery at next trials. She was on track for a great olympic year and maybe a medal in Rio in that event until she injured her neck. If she can’t defend her chances normally in Omaha, the second spot is wide open. And I see a Flickinger/Bayer battle. Cassidy is much faster right now than at the same period last year. I see her in 2.06 high at trials and it can… Read more »
I totally agree.
I think Adams have a shot at gold, and at least bronze.
Adams will never win gold, because while she’s a great back-halfer, and took advantage of a relatively weak field in Kazan, she still lacks the necessary front-end speed. Although it’s hard to believe, she never even broke 1:00 for the 100 fly until last year, and I’m not absolutely sure, but I honestly don’t think she’s ever broken 59 yet. Meanwhile, Groves split 59.3 on a way to her 2:05.4 last week. The medalists will likely be splitting at or under 1:00 at least, so Adams has her work cut out for her.
I think 9-11 gold medals is a success for team USA at this moment:
Men’s 100 back
Men’s 100 fly
Men’s 200 fly
Men’s 200IM
Men’s 4x200m relay
Men’s 4x100m medley
Women’s 200,400,800m
Women’s 200m back
Women’s 4x200m
Talk about Missy Franklin: we need to wait until Omaha. If she doesn’t get back to her version of 2012/2013 (at least 80-90%), it will be very hard for her to defend her titles. Her 100 back is getting worse and worse. Her 200 back (her best event) is just ok but not fantastic. Sorry Missy! I’m your fan but i can’t see you win another individual events in Rio.
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