2024 Professional Swim Sequence – Westmont: Day 2 Finals Reside Recap

2024 PRO SWIM SERIES – WESTMONT

The second night time of motion is underway in Westmont, Illinois, with finals of the 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, and 400 IM on the schedule for tonight.

Reigning U.S. nationwide champion Claire Weinstein was the highest qualifier within the girls’s 200 free prelims this morning at 1:59.09, certainly one of three swimmers beneath the two-minute barrier together with Maria Costa (1:59.26) and Paige Madden (1:59.31). Within the males’s 200 free, a battle is shaping up between Gabriel Jett (1:47.17), Jorge Iga (1:47.45), Drew Kibler (1:47.51), and Kieran Smith (1:47.94).

Within the girls’s 100 breast, world report holder Lilly King wasn’t the highest qualifier this morning as 18-year-old Tennessee commit McKenzie Siroky paced prelims with a personal-best 1:07.92. Three-time Icelandic Olympian Anton McKee led the lads’s 100 breast heats with a time of 1:00.91.

The ladies’s 100 fly incorporates a heavyweight showdown between Regan Smith (57.00) and Torri Huske (57.08) whereas the lads’s 100 fly consists of large names similar to Caeleb Dressel (52.31), Santo Condorelli (52.23), Zach Harting (52.50), and Dare Rose (52.89).

Within the girls’s 400 IM, Leah Hayes (4:44.86) is slated to face off towards fellow teenager Katie Grimes (4:45.18, on the again half of a 200 free/400 IM double). The session will conclude with the lads’s 400 IM, the place high qualifier David Johnston (4:24.37) will attempt to maintain off Olympic medalists Jay Litherland (4:25.57) and Chase Kalisz (4:27.75).

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WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World File: 1:52.85, Mollie O’Callaghan (2023)
• American File: 1:53.61, Allison Schmitt (2012)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 1:54.13, Summer time McIntosh (2023)
• U.S Open File: 1:54.13, Summer time McIntosh (2023)

High 8:

1. Simone Manuel (SUN) – 1:57.80
2. Maria Costa (BRA) – 1:57.81
3. Claire Weinstein (SAND) – 1:58.08
4. Paige Madden (NYAC) – 1:58.84
5. Leah Hayes (TIDEIL) – 1:59.47
6. Nathalia Siqueira Almeida (BRA) – 1:59.75
7. Katie Grimes (SAND) – 2:00.12
8. Aline Rodrigues (MTC) – 2:01.12

Simone Manuel pulled out the 200 free victory by the slimmest of margins with a profitable time of 1:57.80, barely forward of Brazil’s Maria Costa (1:57.81).

Costa ripped the quickest last 50 within the subject (29.92), but it surely wasn’t fairly sufficient to catch Manuel ultimately. Manuel was greater than a second quicker than her 1:58.87 effort from the Professional Swim Sequence cease in Knoxville two months in the past. The 27-year-old Arizona State professional has been as quick as 1:56.09 as a relay leadoff on the 2019 World Championships.

Sandpipers 17-year-old Claire Weinstein clocked in at 1:58.08 for a Third-place displaying. The Cal commit owns a lifetime better of 1:55.26 from her nationwide title victory final summer time.

Paige Madden (1:58.84), Leah Hayes (1:59.47), and Nathalia Siqueira Almeida (1:59.75) rounded out the remaining sub-2:00 finishers. Katie Grimes (2:00.12) and Aline Rodrigues (2:01.12) weren’t far behind in seventh and eighth place, respectively. Each Hayes and Grimes will return to the pool for the 400 IM on the finish of the session.

MEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World File: 1:42.00, Paul Biedermann (2009)
• American File: 1:42.96, Michael Phelps (2008)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 1:44.82, Solar Yang (2016)
• U.S Open File: 1:44.10, Michael Phelps (2008)

High 8:

1. Drew Kibler (NYAC) – 1:46.02
2. Gabriel Jett (UN-PC) – 1:47.16
3. Kieran Smith (RAC) – 1:47.21
4. Jorge Iga (PRVT) – 1:47.62
5. Grant Home (SUN) – 1:47.79
6. Tomas Koski (UN-GA) – 1:48.23
7. Eduardo Oliveira de Moraes (MTC) – 1:48.55
8. Luca Urlando (DART) – 1:48.60

Drew Kibler cruised to victory within the 200 free last with a profitable time of 1:46.02 — quicker than his 1:46.12 from the U.S. Open final winter. The 23-year-old American has been a couple of second quicker earlier than along with his personal-best 1:45.01 coming on the 2022 World Championships. Kibler confirmed spectacular stamina as his 27.26 last 50 was the quickest within the subject by greater than two tenths forward of Third-place finisher Kieran Smith (1:47.21, 27.49 last 50).

Cal junior Gabriel Jett touched the wall greater than a second behind Kibler in a personal-best mark of 1:47.16, shaving .16 seconds off his previous-best 1:47.32 from final summer time. Jorge Iga was barely slower than he was in prelims with a 4th-place end in 1:47.62.

Grant Home (1:47.79), Tomas Koski (1:48.23), Eduardo Oliveira de Moraes (1:48.55), and Luca Urlando rounded out the A-final.

Within the B-final, Brooks Curry (1:48.64) eked previous Blake Pieroni (1:48.69) and Aaron Shackell (1:48.77) for the victory.

WOMEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• World File: 1:04.13 – Lilly King (2017)
• American File: 1:04.13 – Lilly King (2017)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 1:05.32 – Lilly King (2021)
• US Open File: 1:04.45 – Jessica Hardy (2009)

High 8:

1. Lilly King (ISC) – 1:06.68
2. Andrea Podmanikova (WOLF) – 1:08.89
3. Theodora Taylor (SW) – 1:09.19
4. Jhennifer Conceicao (ECP) – 1:09.67
5. McKenzie Siroky (UN-MI) – 1:09.98
6. Rachel Berhardt (TEAM) – 1:10.30
7. Melissa Rodriguez (PRVT) – 1:10.44
8. Mary Elizabeth (VSC) – 1:10.98

After qualifying 2nd in prelims this morning, world report holder Lilly King received the 100 breast last by greater than two seconds with a time of 1:06.68. She was greater than a second quicker on the Professional Swim Sequence cease in Knoxville two months in the past (1:05.67).

High qualifier McKenzie Siroky couldn’t high her personal-best 1:07.92 from prelims, putting fifth in 1:09.98. Slovakian NC State graduate Andrea Podmanikova outdueled Welsh teen Theodora Taylor (1:09.19) for 2nd place in 1:08.89, nearly half a second shy of her finest time from 2021 (1:08.36). Taylor took greater than half a second off her personal-best 1:09.77 from final summer time.

Brazil’s Jhennifer Conceicao was the one different swimmer beneath 1:10 with a 4th-place effort in 1:09.67, a pair seconds off her finest time from 2022.

MEN’S 100 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL

• World File: 56.88 – Adam Peaty (2019)
• American File: 58.14 – Michael Andrew (2021)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 58.58 – Adam Peaty (2017)
• US Open File: 58.14 – Michael Andrew (2021)

High 8:

1. Anton McKee (ISL) – 1:00.48
2. Tommy Cope (UN-MI) – 1:01.02
3. Will Licon (TXLA) – 1:01.21
4. Cody Miller (SAND) – 1:01.27
5. Max McHugh (UOFM) – 1:01.67
6. Xavier Ruiz (SJC) – 1:02.17
7. Maximillian Pilger (ISC) – 1:02.28
8. Charlie Swanson (NOVAVA) – 1:02.74

Icelandic veteran Anton McKee led from begin to end en path to a 100 breast victory in 1:00.48. The 30-year-old was simply .16 seconds off his nationwide report of 1:00.32 from the 2019 World Championships as he prepares for his fourth Olympics this summer time.

Michigan graduate Tommy Cope captured 2nd place in 1:01.02, inside a second of his personal-best 1:00.25 from 2022. Will Licon (1:01.21) and 2016 Olympic medalist Cody Miller (1:01.27) had been shut behind whereas final yr’s NCAA champion, Max McHugh (1:01.67), wasn’t far behind both.

WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

High 8:

1. Torri Huske (AAC) – 56.13
2. Regan Smith (SUN) – 56.36
3. Leah Shackley (BRY) – 58.39
4. Harriet Jones (SW) – 58.50
5. Beata Nelson (WISC) – 58.54
6. Katerine Savard (TQ) – 58.63
7. Dakota Luther (TXLA) – 58.84
8. Andrea Sansores (UARK) – 1:00.20

The race of the night time got here within the girls’s 100 fly, the place each Torri Huske and Regan Smith reached the wall beneath the earlier Professional Swim Sequence report (56.38) set by the legendary Sarah Sjostrom again in 2016.

Huske obtained her hand on the wall first in 56.13, which might have received the world title final month forward of Germany’s Angelina Kohler (56.28). She has been as quick as 55.64 on her method to the world title in 2022 earlier than bringing dwelling bronze final summer time in 56.61.

“I really feel actually good about the place I’m proper now,” Huske mentioned afterward. “I believe that I’m on a great path proper now. I knew Regan was going to swim a extremely quick race — she at all times does. I don’t actually have a look at folks throughout the race, however I knew she was proper there.”

Smith posted a brand new lifetime finest along with her runner-up end in 56.36, knocking a pair tenths off her previous-best 56.60 from final March’s Professional Swim Sequence cease in Fort Lauderdale. She had the quickest last 50 within the subject at 29.53, greater than a second faster than Huske (30.10). Smith now ranks 4th on the planet this season behind Huske, Kohler (56.11), and Zhang Yufei (55.86).

Leah Shackley was greater than two seconds behind Huske with a Third-place end in 58.39. The NC State commit owns a private better of 57.98 from final summer time. Harriet Jones (58.50), Beata Nelson (58.54), Katerine Savard (58.63), and Dakota Luther (58.84) had been all inside half a second of Shackley.

MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

High 8:

1. Caeleb Dressel (GSC-FL) – 51.27
2. Dare Rose (CAL) – 51.77
3. Zach Harting (CARD) – 52.04
4. Santo Condorelli (DM) – 52.89
5. Tie: Trenton Julian (MVN) / Jorge Iga – 53.01
6. –
7. Vili Sivec (CSUB) – 53.33
8. Kayky Marquart Mota (TNAQ) – 53.39

New father Caeleb Dressel fired off a profitable time of 51.27 to carry off Dare Rose (51.77) for the 100 fly title by precisely half a second.

It was Dressel’s quickest outing within the 100 fly since April of 2022 (50.01), faster than his 51.31 from the U.S. Open final winter and No. 6 on the planet this season. The seven-time Olympic gold medalist mentioned afterward that his child boy, August, has introduced turn into his life since his delivery on Feb. 17, however that coaching hasn’t been more durable in consequence — simply enjoyable.

Rose owns a lifetime finest of fifty.46 from final yr’s World Championships, the place he positioned Third behind Josh Liendo (50.34) and Maxime Grousset (50.14). Zach Harting (52.04) and high prelims qualifier Santo Condorelli (52.89) had been the one different swimmers beneath 53 seconds within the A-final, whereas Ryan Murphy additionally dipped beneath the 53-second barrier to win the B-final in 52.84.

WOMEN’S 400 IM – FINAL

• World File: 4:25.87, Summer time McIntosh (2023)
• American File: 4:31.12, Katie Hoff (2008)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 4:31.07, Katinka Hosszu (2015)
• U.S Open File: 4:28.61, Summer time McIntosh (2022)

High 8:

1. Leah Hayes (TIDEIL) – 4:39.36
2. Katie Grimes (SAND) – 4:40.98
3. Bailey Andison (TQ) – 4:46.69
4. Avery Klamfoth (MAC-NC) – 4:51.74
5. Claire Weinstein (SAND) – 4:53.11
6. Erin Dawson (UN-CO) – 4:54.56
7. McKenna Debever (TNAQ) – 4:57.81
8. Lauren Bernardo (MAC-NC) – 5:00.88

Teen phenoms Leah Hayes and Katie Grimes confirmed off their endurance by topping the rostrum within the 400 IM after already competing towards one another within the 200 free earlier within the session.

Hayes constructed a three-second lead after the third breaststroke leg, sufficient of a cushion to carry off a late surge from Grimes (31.08 last 50 vs. Hayes’ 31.93). Buoyed by the hometown crowd, Hayes touched in 4:39.36, greater than a second forward of Grimes (4:40.98). Even on the again finish of a brutal double, the Virginia commit was nonetheless inside a number of seconds of her personal-best 4:36.84 from September’s World Juniors win.

26-year-old Canadian Bailey Andison was the one different swimmer beneath 4:50 along with her Third-place displaying in 4:46.69.

MEN’S 400 IM – FINAL

• World File: 4:02.50, Leon Marchand (2023)
• American File: 4:03.84, Michael Phelps (2008)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 4:07.80, Leon Marchand (2023)
• U.S Open File: 4:05.25, Michael Phelps (2008)

High 8:

1. Chase Kalisz (SUN) – 4:13.52
2. David Johnston (TST-CA) – 4:14.94
3. Jay Litherland (SUN) – 4:16.38
4. Kalvin Hahn (ARMY) – 4:24.97
5. Isaac Fleig (FASTIN) – 4:25.51
6. Noah Cakir (TS) – 4:26.09
7. Tyler Bardak (FOX) – 4:26.43
8. Gabriel Manteufel (SAND) – 4:28.55

Reigning Olympic champion Chase Kalisz celebrated his thirtieth birthday with a 400 IM victory in 4:13.52, holding off a charging David Johnston (4:14.94) by greater than a second.

Simply final month, Johnston positioned fifth within the 400 IM (4:13.05) on the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, after posting a personal-best 4:12.51 within the semifinals.

Kalisz’s ASU coaching associate and fellow Olympic medalist, Jay Litherland, positioned Third in 4:16.38.

Sandpipers 17-year-old Luke Ellis received the B-final with a time of 4:23.13 that might have positioned 4th within the A-final forward of Kalvin Hahn (4:24.97). The Indiana commit was inside a second of his personal-best 4:22.66 from final summer time.