2016 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES AT INDIANAPOLIS
- Friday, June 3 – Sunday, June 5, 2016
- IUPUI Natatorium / Indianapolis, IN
- Prelims 9AM / Finals 6PM (U.S. Central Time)
- Meet website
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Day 1 Finals Heat Sheet
WOMEN’S 200 FREE FINALS
Top 3
- Leah Smith, Unattached, 1:56.64
- Melanie Margalis, St. Petersburg Aquatics, 1:57.33
- Vien Nguyen, Unattached, 1:58.82
Leah Smith bettered her impressive morning time with a 1:56.64– she has been incredible consistent in this race this long course season, which bodes very well for her immediate future as a potential leg of the USA 4×200 free relay in Rio.
Tonight, Smith had her hands full with Melanie Margalis. The St. Petersburg Aquatics’ swimmer had a big drop from this morning, touching at 1:57.33 to show that she’ll be in the running for a top 6 spot in this race in Omaha. Vien Nguyen, meanwhile, a Vietnamese teenager, grabbed 3rd at 1:58.82.
Athens Bulldogs’ Hali Flickinger touched in 4th (1:59.72), while Canadian star Brittany Maclean (1:59.77) finished 5th. Becca Postoll of Club Wolverine inched closer to breaking the two-minute barrier with a 2:00.16 showing for 6th.
Abby Jagdfeld inched ahead of a tightly-packed B final field with a 2:00.86 for the win.
MEN’S 200 FREE FINALS
Top 3:
- Jay Litherland, Dynamo, 1:48.41
- Michael Klueh, Club Wolverine, 1:49.44
- Anders Nielsen, Club Wolverine, 1:49.51
Jay Litherland hammered it home to the wall with a 1:48.41, powering up at the final turn to push ahead of the field.
Michael Klueh put up a 1:49.44 which was just good enough for second ahead of Anders Nielsen (1:49.51). Klueh and Nielsen, teammates on Club Wolverine, touched ahead of another Wolverine, Connor Jaeger (1:49.56). Michael Weiss grabbed 5th at 1:49.60, followed by yet another Wolverine, Justin Glanda, in 1:49.97.
16-year-old Drew Kibler of the esteemed Carmel Swim Club won the B final in 1:50.42, shooting him up to #8 all-time in the U.S. 15-16 age group.
WOMEN’S 100 BREAST FINALS
Top 3:
- Melanie Margalis, St. Petersburg Aquatics, 1:07.26
- Andrea Cottrell, Unattatched, 1:07.95
- Annie Lazor, Auburn, 1:08.16
Melanie Margalis shrugged off any form of fatigue from the 200 free final about 10 minutes before, blasting a 1:07.26 for the win here. She lopped off 1.33 seconds from this morning.
Andrea Cottrell, the top swimmer in prelims, dropped down under 1:08 for 2nd. Annie Lazor, who recently moved to train with SwimMAC though she’s still representing Auburn, swam a 1:08.16 for third.
Katharine Ross (1:08.23), Miranda Tucker (1:08.45), and Micah Lawrence (1:08.67) were all under 1:09 as well.
Scottish breaststroker Corrie Scott dropped over 1.5 seconds to earn the B final win, touching at 1:08.51 for the top time over Abigail Duncan (1:09.32) and Kennedy Lohman (1:09.50).
MEN’S 100 BREAST FINALS
Top 3:
- Nic Fink, Athens Bulldogs, 1:00.13
- Cody Miller, Badger Swim Club, 1:00.41
- Kevin Cordes, Unattached, 1:00.51
Nic Fink, who dipped under the minute barrier this morning, edged two other fierce contenders for Olympic berths in this event– Cody Miller and Kevin Cordes.
Fink held strong the whole race, with Miller hot on his heels the whole time and Cordes coming back to both of them in the last 15 meters. Fink won it in 1:00.13, just off of his morning time. Miller touched 2nd (1:00.41) with Cordes 3rd (1:00.51).
Carlos Claverie touched in fourth, a ways back at 1:01.64, with Sam Tierney right behind him at 1:01.84.
Zachary Hayden of Club Wolverine won the B final with a 1:02.53.
WOMEN’S 100 FLY FINALS
Top 3:
- Kelsi Worrell, Unattached, 58.12
- Christina Bechtel, Kentucky Aquatics, 58.73
- Ivy Martin, Wisconsin Aquatics, 59.71
It was all Kelsi Worrell, just like it was in prelims of this race. The Louisville alumna raced to the win in Indy with a 58.12, two hundredths off of her morning time.
Kentucky’s Christina Bechtel stayed with Worrell for the first 50 meters, but couldn’t handle Worrell’s underwaters off of the turn. Bechtel still touched at a solid 58.73, a best time by a hundredth.
Wisconsin Aquatics’ Ivy Martin, more of a sprint free specialist, grabbed third in 59.71. Teenager Maggie MacNeil of Swim Ontario was also under a minute with a 59.98.
Mizzou’s Anna Patterson grabbed the win in the B final by a mere hundredth. She touched at 1:0.56 ahead of one of the nation’s top rising college freshmen, Asia Seidt (1:00.57).
MEN’S 100 FLY FINALS
Top 3
- Santo Condorelli, Unattached, 51.98
- Zheng Wen Quah, Singapore, 52.45
- Dylan Bosch, Club Wolverine, 53.57
Santo Condorelli turned in a quick time in the 100 fly, getting under the 52 second barrier with a 51.98. He and Zheng Wen Quah were well ahead of the field– the Singaporean touched 2nd at 52.45 after scratching the 200 free to focus on this event.
That time is a new Canadian national record for Condorelli, the old record sitting at 52.28, set by Joe Bartoch back in 2008.
3rd went to Club Wolverine’s Dylan Bosch at 53.57, just ahead of Venezuelan Albert Subirats (53.67).
Zach Harting, a rising sophomore with the University of Louisville, won the B final with a 54.38.
WOMEN’S 400 IM FINALS
Top 3
- Vien Nguyen, Unattached, 4:41.92
- Brooke Forde, Lakeside Swim Team, 4:43.11
- Emily Cameron, Athens Bulldogs, 4:44.67
Vietnamese teenager Vien Nguyen found herself back on the podium with a strong swim in the 400 IM. She swam a 4:41.92 for the win, fending off Lakeside Swim Team’s Brooke Forde with a tough free leg.
Forde dropped almost three seconds from prelims, touching 2nd in 4:43.11, which beats her seed time by nine hundredths. Rounding out the top three was Emily Cameron, who swam a 4:44.67 for third.
Kaitlyn Jones also got under 4:50, finishing 4th in 4:45.13.
Winning the B final was Louisville alumna Tanja Kylliainen. The Finnish IM’er went 4:50.30 for the win.
MEN’S 400 IM FINALS
Top 3
- Jay Litherland, Dynamo, 4:13.93
- Gunnar Bentz, Athens Bulldogs, 4:17.20
- Ian Rainey, Club Wolverine, 4:21.38
Jay Litherland earned another win tonight after dominating the 200 free. He touched at 4:13.93 in the 400 IM, well ahead of the field here in Indy.
Athens Bulldogs’ Gunnar Bentz swam a 4:17.20 which was good for 2nd. Club Wolverine’s Ian Rainey posted a 4:21.38 for 3rd.
Mark Szaranek took the B final with a 4:23. Szaranek, who hails from Scotland, is part of the Scottish contingent at this meet. He would have placed 4th if he had swum that time in the A final.
I think Melanie Margalis should be in the 400 IM….she goes like 3:59 short course I think. She is good at so many events
Quick thoughts
Women’s 200 free
Leah Smith very consistent. Melanie Margalis great freestyle. The fight for the second spot in the 200 IM will be intense with Ella Eastin.
Men’s 200 free
Nothing amazing but Jay Litherland is a freestyle beast. Always a monster closer in his 400 IM races. Maybe he should focus on the 200 free/400 free after Rio. He could do great things in both events in my opinion. But right now his best event is of course the 400 IM and he can make the US team in that event.
A good mention for 16-year-old Drew Kibler. 1.50.42 in early June, that’s very good. Now 8th fastest 15/16 US boy ever. Let’s see… Read more »
Meanwhile in Texas: schooling, phelps, and Conger go 51.5, 51.6 and 51.7.
Canada record for Santo! Well done. About time for Bartoch’s suit-aided swim to be banished to the dust heaps of history.
Joe first broke that record in a textile in 2008. Anyone that trained with him can tell you that he worked his ass off and deserved that record. You do not need to diminish his accomplishment. That said, congrats to Santo!
How can one diminish a national record? I am simply happy that, slowly, some of those nearly decade-old records are beginning to disappear…it’s about time.
You diminished it by saying “suit aided” when it was done in textile
Pretty sure he was using Lzer in Montreal trials, and again at olympics. I remember feeling bad to see Mintenko’s great 2002 time go. If wrong about Bartoch’s suit, I regret the error. At any rate, much of Canada’s record roster for men remains from the era of the plastic-fantastic, as cursory research will show.
Joe was in a LZR, which is not a textile suit.
Mens breast still looks like its anyone’s race but I’ll still have Cordes as my pick even though he got 3rd today.
Yeah Cordes is a pretty big taper swimmer, so that 1:00 was encouraging.
If he followed last year’s training regimen he should be at least 59 low at the trials
I agree, the second spot is up for grabs. Seeing how well Cordes closed tonight means he is in great shape leading into his taper, he can take it out much faster at trials. And 200 breast is going to be so awesome at Rio, and trials. First man to go 2:06 will get the gold.
The same has been said before last years world championships and then 2:07 high was enough for gold. At this point i think only Gyurta could break the world record in Rio and i wouldnt be surprised to see him coming out of nowhere to win gold in Rio.
And a 48.7 for Dressel in The beautiful state of Tennessee!
1 Dressel, Caeleb R 19 Bolles-FL 50.71 48.74
23.82 48.74 (24.92)
NEW PB
Good news for Caleb and the 4 x 1 free team. I expect him to 47 high at the trials
He closed sub 25? His taper time is gonna be amazing. Could be potential American Record and close to Cam
Cam went 47.88 in Japan, while not fully tapered??????
Hopefully not, that would be extremely worrying. I think 48.2 would be a good and realistic goal for him.
Way to go Caeleb do your thing man
It’s mentioned 23.09/25.65 in the live results.
What meet is he at? Link to results?
http://results.teamunify.com/sepac/
Some interesting observations from the women’s 100 breast–Micah Lawrence is unattached. Is she still with SWIMMAC? Miranda Tucker is competing for Club Wolverine. She’s from Michigan, but it’s still a bit odd to train with your rival school’s club for the summer.
Solid swim by Litherland, 148, good closing speed.