2016 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- December 6th – December 11th, 2016
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- WFCU Centre
- SCM (25m)
- Prelims: 9:30 AM EST/Finals: 6:30 PM EST
- Start Lists/Results
- Live Stream ($)
- Day 1 Live Recap
American Mallory Comerford had a blistering swim out of heat 9 of the women’s 200 free at the World Championships in Windsor this morning, clocking a time of 1:53.71 to win the heat. She beat out top seed and former Olympic champion Federica Pellegrini in the process, who was just behind in 1:54.10. Comerford qualified 2nd overall for finals behind only Katinka Hosszu, who was 1:53.07 in heat 8.
That time makes her the 6th fastest US performer in history, moving past the likes of Shannon Vreeland and Katie Ledecky. Here’s a look at the current top ten rankings:
- Allison Schmitt, 1:51.67
- Missy Franklin, 1:52.74
- Katie Hoff, 1:52.91
- Dagny Knutson, 1:53.59
- Dana Vollmer, 1:53.67
- Mallory Comerford, 1:53.71
- Shannon Vreeland, 1:53.81
- Katie Ledecky, 1:53.83
- Lindsay Mintenko, 1:54.04
- Katie Drabot, 1:54.23
Leah Smith was the other American in this event, clocking 1:54.93 for 7th and a spot in the final tonight.
This is Comerford’s only individual event for the week, but we can be sure we’ll see her on a few American relays after this performance.