2024 Professional Swim Sequence – Westmont: Day 4 Finals Reside Recap

2024 PRO SWIM SERIES – WESTMONT

Professional Swim Sequence motion in Westmont concludes on Saturday evening with simply three particular person occasions slated for the final session: the ladies’s 1500 freestyle, 200 IM, 200 backstroke, and 100 free.

Leah Hayes was the highest girls’s 200 IM qualifier this morning by greater than two seconds with a 2:13.15 in prelims whereas Grant Home led the boys’s 200 IM heats (2:01.70) forward of Hugo Gonzalez (2:02.58) and Kieran Smith (2:02.70).

The 200 backstroke ought to see some enjoyable battles between Leah Shackley (2:12.91) and Regan Smith (2:13.24) on the ladies’s aspect and Cal coaching companions Destin Lasco (2:02.60) and Ryan Murphy (2:03.72) on the boys’s aspect.

The meet will come to an finish with the 100 freestyle, the place Simone Manuel (54.01) and Jack Alexy (48.38) have been the highest qualifiers on the ladies’s and males’s sides, respectively. Caeleb Dressel (49.11) is eyeing his third title of the week after already successful the 100 fly and 50 free in Westmont.

WOMEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE — TIMED FINALS

Prime 8:

1. Paige Madden (NYAC) – 16:09.93
2. Beatriz Dizotti (BRA) – 16:30.86
3. Leticia Fassina Romao (MTC) – 16:39.03
4. Clarke Neace (MAC-NC) – 17:07.76
5. Maya White (UN-CO) – 17:30.20
6. Luci Gutierrez (WESTMR) – 17:24.44
7. Kylie Ney (CSUB) – 17:28.78
8. Claire Parsons (UN-IN) – 18:02.16

Paige Madden knocked greater than a second off her lifetime greatest en path to the ladies’s 1500 free victory. She touched nearly 11 seconds forward of Brazil’s Beatriz Dizotti (16:30.86) with a successful time of 16:09.93.

Earlier than right this moment, Madden’s greatest time stood at 16:11.26 from December’s U.S. Open, the place she positioned 2nd about 25 seconds behind Katie Ledecky. Dizotti has been as quick as 16:01.95 on the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the place she finally positioned seventh within the remaining (16:03.70).

Fellow Brazilian Leticia Fassina Romao was the one different swimmer below 17 minutes at 16:39.03 on her method to Third place forward of Clarke Neace (17:07.76) and Maya White (17:30.20).

MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• World File: 14.31.02 — Solar Yang, CHN (2012)
• World Junior File: 14:46.09 — Franko Grgic, CRO (2019)
• American File: 14:31.59 — Bobby Finke, USA (2023)
• U.S. Open File: 14:42.81 — Bobby Finke, USA (2023)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 14:53.12 — Jordan Wilimovsky, USA (2016)

Prime 8:

1. Michael Brinegar (TST-CA) – 15:09.72
2. Luke Whitlock (FASTIN) – 15:12.46
3. David Johnston (TST-CA) – 15:20.59
4. Isaac Fleig (FASTIN) – 15:24.87
5. Dylan Porges Avila (TST-CA) – 15:33.89
6. Diego Dulieu (AZFL) – 15:45.60
7. Timothe Barbeau (TQ) – 16:01.28
8. Sati Alzate (MAC-NC) – 16:02.49

California’s The Swim Group (TST) and Indiana’s Fishers Space Swimming Tigers (FAST) swept the highest 5 spots within the males’s 1500 free to stake their declare as two of the highest distance applications within the nation.

Tokyo Olympian Michael Brinegar, 24, held off Luke Whitlock (15:12.46) by two seconds for the 1500 free win in 15:09.72. Brinegar is considered one of 16 American males who’ve ever been below quarter-hour on this occasion along with his personal-best 14:59.54 from final summer season.

Florid commit Luke Whitlock, 17, was shut behind Brinegar along with his runner-up effort in 15:12.46. He was simply 4 seconds off his lifetime greatest from December (15:08.09) and greater than eight seconds away from Third-place finisher David Johnston. 

Isaac Fleig, at present taking a spot 12 months earlier than he plans to hitch Arizona State within the fall, positioned fifth in 15:24.87. He was inside 5 seconds of his personal-best 15:19.90 from final summer season’s Junior Nationals victory.

23-year-old Mexican Dylan Porges Avila rounded out the highest 5 with a time of 15:33.89, not far off his greatest time (15:28.53) from Pan Ams final October.

WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

• World File: 2:06.12, Katinka Hosszu (2015)
• American File: 2:06.15, Ariana Kukors (2009)
• U.S Open File: 2:07.09, Kate Douglass (2023)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 2:07.16, Summer time McIntosh (2024)

Prime 8:

1. Torri Huske (AAC) – 2:08.83
2. Leah Hayes (TIDEIL) – 2:10.62
3. Beata Nelson (WISC) – 2:12.49
4. Bailey Andison (TQ) – 2:15.55
5. Isabelle Odgers (TROJ) – 2:15.94
6. McKenna Debever (TNAQ) – 2:15.99
7. Kelsey Zhang (UN-PC) – 2:17.99
8. Nathalia Siqueira Almeida (BRA) – 2:18.42

Torri Huske took down high qualifier Leah Hayes (2:10.62) with a personal-best 200 IM time of two:08.83 — her third lifetime better of the meet after decreasing her personal profession marks within the 50 free (24.31) and 100 again (1:00.19).

Huske’s greatest time earlier than right this moment stood at 2:09.10 from the U.S. Open, the place she positioned Third behind Alex Walsh (2:08.96) and Kate Douglass (2:08.46).

Hayes, a Virginia commit, reached the wall inside a pair seconds of her greatest time (2:08.91) from her Third-place end on the 2022 World Championships.

Beata Nelson took Third place in 2:12.49, inside a second of her lifetime greatest from 2021 (2:11.55).

Bailey Andison (2:15.55), Isabelle Odgers (2:15.94), and McKenna Debever (2:15.99) have been separated by lower than half a second within the battle for 4th place.

MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

• World File: 1:54.00, Ryan Lochte (2011)
• American File: 1:54.00, Ryan Lochte (2011)
• U.S Open File: 1:54.46, Ryan Lochte (2009)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 1:55.68, Leon Marchand (2023)

Prime 8:

1. TIE: Hugo Gonzalez (CAL) / Chase Kalisz (SUN) – 1:57.76
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3. Kieran Smith (RAC) – 1:59.52
4. Grant Home (SUN) – 2:00.13
5. Gabriel Jett (UN-PC) – 2:01.32
6. Mark Szaranek (GSC-FL) – 2:03.28
7. Vini Lanza (MTC) – 2:03.47
8. Noah Cakir (TS) – 2:07.72

Hugo Gonzalez and Chase Kalisz tied for the 200 IM crown with similar instances of 1:57.76 within the remaining. Gonzalez trailed by greater than half a second heading into the ultimate stroke, however he posted a 28.05 freestyle cut up to catch Kalisz (28.69 free cut up) on the end.

Gonzalez touched a few second shy of his greatest time from 2021 (1:56.31) whereas Kalisz has been as quick as 1:55.40 on the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.

Kieran Smith was the one different swimmer below two minutes within the remaining with a Third-place end in 1:59.52, a pair seconds off his personal-best 1:57.23 from the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Arizona State graduate Grant Home was shut behind in 2:00.13, inside a pair seconds of his greatest time (1:58.21) from final summer season.

WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World File: 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (2023)
• American File: 2:03.35, Regan Smith (2019)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 2:04.76, Regan Smith (2023)
• U.S Open File: 2:03.80, Regan Smith (2023)

Prime 8:

1. Regan Smith (SUN) – 2:03.99
2. Rhyan White (WOLF) – 2:07.38
3. Leah Shackley (BRY) – 2:08.87
4. Justine Murdock (UN-IL) – 2:12.96
5. Vera Conic (PPD) – 2:14.89
6. Lauren Bernardo (MAC-NC) – 2:18.04
7. Lea Nugent (TQ) – 2:18.84
8. Callie Dickinson (ABSC) – 2:23.12

Regan Smith continued her red-hot week together with her third sub-2:04 200 again of her profession to take house the win in 2:03.99. She was nearly half a second shy of her personal-best 2:03.35 from 2019, and greater than three seconds forward of runner-up finisher Rhyan White (2:07.38). Within the course of, Smith erased her personal Professional Swim Sequence report of two:04.76 from final 12 months by nearly a second.

White has been as quick as 2:05.13 again in 2022. Prime prelims qualifier Leah Shackley was the one different swimmer sub-2:10 together with her Third-place exhibiting in 2:08.87. The 17-year-old NC State commit was inside half a second of her personal-best 2:08.42 from final Might.

Northwestern junior Justine Murdock positioned 4th in 2:12.96, solely a few second off her lifetime greatest from 2022 (2:11.73).

Vera Conic clocked a brand new greatest time en path to fifth place in 2:14.89, shaving a few tenth off her previous-best 2:15.03 from final August.

MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World File: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (2009)
• American File: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (2009)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 1:55.04, Xu Jiayu (2017)
• U.S Open File: 1:53.08, Aaron Peirsol (2009)

Prime 8:

1. Ryan Murphy (CAL) – 1:58.34
2. Yeziel Morales (MVN) – 1:58.93
3. Jay Litherland (SUN) – 1:59.64
4. Joe Hayburn (LOYO) – 2:00.94
5. Destin Lasco (UN-PC) – 2:01.81
6. Sam Wesley (ARMY) – 2:02.07
7. Chris Thames (MAAC) – 2:02.75
8. Jack Dahlgren (TRI) – 2:06.24

After sneaking into the A-final with an Eighth-place effort (2:03.72) in prelims this morning, Ryan Murphy pulled out the victory tonight with a time of 1:58.34. It marked his quickest swim within the occasion since his runner-up end on the 2023 World Championships (1:54.83).

Prime prelims qualifier Yeziel Morales additionally dipped below 1:59 along with his 2nd-place exhibiting in 1:58.93. The 28-year-old Puerto Rican was only a couple tenths behind his personal-best 1:58.73 from final April. Morales barely missed the 200 again semifinals at Worlds final month with a Seventeenth-place end in 1:59.38.

Jay Litherland positioned Third in 1:59.64, his quickest time in nearly six years for the reason that 2018 Pan Pacific Championships. His lifetime greatest stands at 1:59.30 from 2o16.

No different swimmers broke the two-minute barrier, however Loyola College Maryland freshman Joe Hayburn did register a giant private greatest along with his 4th-place end in 2:00.94. He shaved greater than a second off his previous-best 2:02.29 from December.

WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World File: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom (2017)
• American File: 52.04 – Simone Manuel (2019)
• Professional Swim Sequence File: 53.12 – Sarah Sjostrom (2016)
• US Open File: 52.54 – Simone Manuel (2018)

Prime 8:

1. Simone Manuel (SUN) – 53.35
2. Torri Huske (AAC) – 53.39
3. Abbey Weitzeil (CAL) – 53.95
4. Catie Deloof (NYAC) – 54.29
5. Taylor Ruck (SUN) – 53.94
6. Olivia Smoliga (SUN) – 54.99
7. Andi Murez (CAL) – 55.34
8. Erika Connolly (TNAQ) – 55.78

2016 Rio Olympic champion Simone Manuel held off a late cost from Torri Huske (53.39) by simply 4 hundredths of a second to clinch the 100 free title in 53.35 — her quickest time since 2020. Manuel owns the American report at 52.04 from the 2019 World Championships.

After already successful the 200 IM (2:08.83) earlier within the session, Huske was nonetheless inside half fa second of her personal-best 52.92 from the 2022 World Championships.

Abbey Weitzeil was the one different swimmer below 54 seconds at 53.95, a few second off her personal-best 52.92 from final summer season.

MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL

Prime 8:

1. Jack Alexy (UN-PC) – 48.37
2. Caeleb Dressel (GSC-FL) – 48.57
3. Ryan Held (NYAC) – 48.66
4. Andrej Barna (CARD) – 48.68
5. Drew Kibler (NYAC) – 48.73
6. Blake Pieroni (ISC) – 48.80
7. Santo Condorelli (DM) – 48.92
8. Gabriel Jett (UN-PC) – 49.54

After being out-touched by Caeleb Dressel within the 50 free on Friday evening, Jack Alexy bought revenge with a 100 free victory in 48.37. Alexy, a junior at Cal, was solely a few second off his personal-best 47.31 that received him silver at Worlds final 12 months.

Dressel touched two-tenths of a second behind Alexy in 48.57, greater than a second off his American report of 46.96 from the 2019 World Championships.

Ryan Held (48.66), Andrej Barna (48.68), and Drew Kibler (48.73) have been separated by lower than a tenth of a second within the battle for Third place.

Santo Condorelli flew out like a lightning bolt, touching first on the halfway level (22.86). Nonetheless, Mr. Worldwide pale down the stretch, ending seventh (48.92) behind Blake Pieroni (48.80).