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New Bloomington Psychs: Margalis To Swim Atlanta Instead, Conger Scratches

2019 BLOOMINGTON PRO SWIM SERIES

  • Thursday, May 16 – Sunday, May 19, 2019
  • Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center, Bloomington, Indiana
  • Long course meters (LCM) format
  • Eastern Time zone
  • Prelims 9 AM / Finals 6 PM (Thursday timed finals 4 PM)
  • Meet site
  • Psych sheets

An updated set of psych sheets have dropped for this week’s Bloomington Pro Swim Series, with Olympian Melanie Margalis dropping off the ticket. Margalis was entered both in Bloomington and at the Atlanta Classic happening the same weekend, so her absence on the new psychs all but confirms she’ll be swimming Atlanta instead.

Atlanta always probably made more sense for Margalis, who trains out of Athens, Georgia with the University of Georgia’s pro group. She was entered in five events, including as the top seed in the 200 IM.

The other big change is the absence of Olympian Jack Congerwho drops off the psych sheets. He competed at the Des Moines and Richmond stops, but those have been his only long course meters meets since last summer.

Two bigger name have been added: national 50 breast runner-up Devon Nowicki and recently-graduated sprinter Robert Howard.

There aren’t too many other changes on the updated psych sheets. The women’s 100 free no longer has Claire Adams double-entered, once for Carmel Swim Club/Texas and once unattached. The unattached entry is now gone. Here are some of the other changes we noticed:

  • 16-year-old standout Dare Rose is no longer entered in the meet. He was set to swim 7 races.
  • Arizona State’s Silja Kansakoski is now out of the meet.
  • Scarlet Aquatics’ Jonathan Gomez is now absent.

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ATLSwim
5 years ago

I read this a Margalis moving to Swim Atlanta…one can only hope!

Speed Racer
5 years ago

Clovis has already posted adjusted time standards to attract more swimmers. When will USA Swim learn it isn’t the time standards but the location of these meets into small regional airports with limited area hotels that is hurting their athlete participation!? Not to mention Santa Clara is the week before.

Superfan
Reply to  Speed Racer
5 years ago

It is all about the money! Follow the money! The hosts have to bid and make a financial stake. I don’t agree but that is why you are traveling to these hard to get to places!

Swammer
5 years ago

Still no Ryan held?

Hswimmer
5 years ago

Swimswam y’all should see if someone could put up a live stream that would be great (Atlanta) to be specific

Sean
5 years ago

Really hope there is live video…

Swimdad
Reply to  Sean
5 years ago

Live on Olympic Channel. Refer to TYR pro series website for schedule.

Swimming4silver
Reply to  Swimdad
5 years ago

he’s means the Atlanta meet

Hswimmer
5 years ago

Live stream??? Guessing there won’t be one since there never has been for this meet

ericj
Reply to  Hswimmer
5 years ago

on usaswimming.org

Superfan
5 years ago

Just no prize money in Atlanta….otherwise makes sense!

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