2016 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES AT SANTA CLARA
- Friday, June 3 – Sunday, June 5, 2016
- George F. Haines International Aquatic Center / Santa Clara, CA
- Prelims 9AM / Finals 5PM (U.S. Pacific Time)
- Meet website
- Psych Sheet
- Live Results
- Day 2 Finals Heat Sheets
WOMEN’S 200 FLY:
Top 3:
- Madeline Groves, 2:07.77
- Ella Eastin, 2:10.38
- Caitlin Leverenz, 2:12.23
Australia’s Madeline Groves swam to a convincing win in the women’s 200 fly, touching the wall in 2:07.77. Groves currently leads the World Rankings with her 2:05.47 from Australian Nationals.
Olympic hopeful Ella Eastin earned 2nd place in this event with a 2:10.38, just 2 tenths shy of her lifetime best 2:10.12 from Junior Nationals last summer. Cal’s Caitlin Leverenz, a 2012 U.S. Olympian, rounded out the top 3 in 2:12.23.
The race for 4th between Keryn McMaster and Celina Li came down to the touch. McMaster got her hand on the wall first, swimming a 2:15.24 to Li’s 2:15.31.
MEN’S 200 FLY:
Top 3:
- Kaio Almeida, 1:57.61
- Leonardo de Deus, 1:58.40
- Tom Shields, 1:58.52
Tom Shields started out strong in the men’s 200 fly, leading at the 100 in 55.89 in a close race with Kaio Almeida and Leonardo de Deus. Almeida started to make his move on the 3rd 50, and powered to the win in 1:57.61. Shields faded to 3rd on the back half, clocking a 1:58.52 that put him just over a tenth behind de Deus’ 1:58.40.
Long Gutierrez and Bobby Bollier were also sub-2:00 for 4th and 5th, respectively. Gutierrez swam a 1:59.28 to get to the wall a nail ahead of Bollier’s 1:59.36.
WOMEN’S 50 FREE
Top 3:
- Emma McKeon, 24.85
- Brittany Elmslie, 24.90
- Farida Osman, 25.08
Australia had 2 women under 25 in the 50 free final, with Emma Mckeon winning the event in 24.85. McKeon narrowly edged out Brittany Elmslie, who swam a 24.90 for 2nd. Farida Osman rounded out the top 3 with a 25.08 to win bronze.
Natalie Coughlin was the fastest American in this race, placing 4th in 25.19. Behind her, Stanford teammates Simone Manuel and Lia Neal tied at 25.20 for 5th place.
MEN’S 50 FREE
Top 3:
- Nathan Adrian, 21.68
- Anthony Ervin, 21.98
- James Magnussen, 22.19
American Record holder Nathan Adrian blasted a 21.68 to win the men’s 50 free. That clipped his season best of 21.69, which he swam at the Mesa PSS in April. Adrian remains in his 4th place spot in the World Rankings, but now breaks his former tie with Russia’s Vlad Morozov.
Adrian wasn’t the only American under 22 tonight, with Anthony Ervin swimming a 21.98 for 2nd. Australia’s James Magnussen took a couple tenths off his prelims time, clocking a 22.19 for 3rd.
William Copeland (22.32) and Andrew Abood (22.36) put up a pair of 22-low for 4th and 5th, respectively. 17-year-old Aussie Kyle Chalmers came in at 22.53 behind them for 6th.
WOMEN’S 100 BACK:
Top 3:
- Emily Seebohm, 58.97
- Madison Wilson, 59.87
- Maya DiRado, 1:00.36
Australia’s Emily Seebohm lowered her own pool and meet record from this morning, dipping under 59 to take the win in 58.97. Madison Wilson also cracked 1:00 to take 2nd, touching the wall in 59.87.
Maya DiRado swam another best time in this event, posting a 1:00.36 for 3rd. Before today, her best was a 1:00.77 from Mesa Pro Swim Series in April. Coming within a tenth of DiRado was Amy Bilquist, who swam a 1:00.54 to touch out Junior World Record holder Minna Atherton (1:00.64).
MEN’S 100 BACK:
Top 3:
- Ryan Murphy, 52.76
- Mitch Larkin, 53.32
- Jacob Pebley, 53.57
In a highly anticipated showdown with Australia’s Mitch Larkin, Cal’s Ryan Murphy clocked a sub-53 in the 100 back for the 2nd time this season, winning the race in 52.76. Larkin and Murphy’s teammate Jacob Pebley battled for 2nd, with Larkin getting to the wall in 53.32. Pebley clocked a 53.57 for 3rd, beating his previous lifetime best of 53.89.
Brazilian Olympic medalist Thiago Pereira wound up 4th, posting a 55.29. Taking 5th behind him was Canada’s Markus Thormeyer in 56.33.
WOMEN’S 200 BREAST:
Top 3:
- Martha McCabe, 2:27.39
- (T-2) Emma Schanz, 2:31.30
- (T-2) Georgia Bohl, 2:31.30
Martha McCabe was the lone woman under 2:30 in the women’s 200 breast, swimming to a dominant win in 2:27.39. She was almost 4 seconds ahead of Emma Schanz and Georgia Bohl, who tied for 2nd at 2:31.30 to round out the podium.
MEN’S 200 BREAST:
Top 3:
- Josh Prenot, 2:09.44
- BJ Johnson, 2:12.92
- Daniel Roy, 2:15.81
Cal’s Josh Prenot swam a sub-2:10 in the men’s 200 breast for the 5th time this season, cranking out a 2:09.44 to post a dominant win by over 3 seconds. BJ Johnson dropped 3.5 seconds from his prelims time to take 2nd in 2:12.92. Daniel Roy closed out the top 3 with a 2:15.81.
WOMEN’S 400 FREE
Top 3:
- Jessica Ashwood, 4:03.91
- Bronte Barratt, 4:06.75
- Chelsea Chenault, 4:13.63
Australia’s Jessica Ashwood and Bronte Barratt went 1-2 in the women’s 400 free, posting the only sub-4:10 times of the final. Ashwood crushed the field with her 4:03.91, just 2 tenths shy of her 4:03.71 from Australian Nationals, which ranks her 4th in the world this year. Barratt touched the wall in 4:06.75 for 2nd, well ahead of Chelsea Chenault, who posted a 4:13.63 for 3rd.
MEN’S 400 FREE
Top 3:
- Conor Dwyer, 3:46.09
- Ryan Cochrane, 3:50.31
- Zhi Yong Qian, 3:51.23
There was no Sun Yang in the men’s 400 free tonight, but Team USA’s Conor Dwyer still put on a show. Dwyer won the ened by over 4 seconds, clocking a season best 3:46.09. That time makes Dwyer the fastest American this year and lands him 8th in the world rankings.
Behind Dwyer, Canadian Olympian Ryan Cochrane raced Zhi Yong Qian for 2nd, hitting the wall in 3:50.31 to Qian’s 3:51.23. Australia’s David McKeon and Jack McLoughlin tied for 4th, each swimming a 3:51.65 to close out the top 5.
Sun Yang decided that he’s too embarrassingly fast for his competitors in the final. To save everyone’s face, he scratched.
Sun Yang doesn’t want to risk a positive doping test*
That makes sense. I hope he does it again in Rio, in all of his events.
They can go to his hotel.
Or he just swam his final this morning!!!!
rowdy just said he doesn’t care for sun yang’s antics. i don’t either. i think that he is focusing on the 2 and 4 free this year. i dont think he can beat paltrineri in the 1500 free.
i think Dywer will beat him in RIO…..
He won’t beat Paltrinieri. Mark my given words.
I can’t even remember the last time he swam a great 1,500.
He may have bulked too much for the 1500. He now swims with a lot of power but without the smoothness of a Thorpe.
And yet Thorpe was one of the heaviest swimmers ever, at around 95kg. But yes, Mack Horton is much smoother. I think he’ll be one of the main contenders with Paltrineri
Agree on both counts.
Ashwood a 4.03.9, great swim, they are lining up behind Ledecky.
Hey everyone! Don’t forget about BJ Johnson in the men’s 200 breast! He’s a wily veteran (2013 Worlds). 2:12 today and 2:08 at Omaha. Plus, he’s the only one of the big 6 with a Ph.D. in engineering! Go BJ!
Who?
The Ph.D. Is probably not going to help
not at all helpful during a final in Omaha
To be fair, the dude has passed a lot of finals!
prenot an easy 2.09.44
that 200 breast will be big with prenot, cordes, fink and licon
Murphy 52.76 !!
big time for an outdoor pool plus more importantly he beat Larkin by more than 0.5
pedley best time as well 53.5 great news for him in the 200
Doesn’t matter if he beats Larkin by 5 secs. He needs to beat Plummer and Grevers. I think he will but we will see.
totally agree that his focus should be on omaha and finishing top two. that showdown between muprhy, grevers and plummer will be one of the best races at the trials
Plummer seems to be very very motivated – 2 times around 52.5 within 6 months . He is for me the Favorite right now
Murphy wins the showdown. 52.76
still a bit off david plummer’s 52.40 the same day. i wonder who will miss on the 2nd spot? plummers, grevers or murphy?
in reality murphy’s time is much more impressive because it was done in an outdoor pool. not counting the rubber suit times of 2009 all fast times in the backstrokes have been under a roof (see omaha, london, barcelona, kazan)
Didn’t I read that the Olympics in Brazil will be in an outdoor pool?
Semi-outdoor with a roof. A little like Atlanta but not as much airflow.
It makes no sense for them to be keeping anything open with the Zika virus in mosquitoes all over Brazil. An open or semi-open roof is inviting problems.
Watched this in person. He could’ve been mid 51 had he not slowed down the last half lap (WR) – not exaggerating. Killed Larkin and the rest of the field on his turn into the first half, but struggled to finish hard. Still a solid time. Kick looked tired at the end and was too high in the water. Overall impressed.
I was there in person as well and I completely agree with you. Murphy took the lead straight from the start. Everything about his swim looked great. Larkin’s tempo was faster than Murphy’s, but it didn’t let him go by him.
i was almost disappointed by seebohm’s time…. only because she’s been under 59 about 30 times by now =P
not sure about wilson and her ability to back up her silver medal from world champs… hasn’t been under 59 yet and nielsen and hosszu threaten to take the minor medals.
Seebohm is lucky she wasn’t too spent from swimming that 59.2 this morning!
She may not be too lucky next time!
And where is Rachel Bootsma, who is not too fast and not too slow in prelim??? ????
Boostma did not follow the play book. She should have been a lot faster having conserved much energy in the prelims.
Or maybe she’s just heavy training through the meet. Yes, that makes sense. She’s not even tapering for the trials. She’s saving her best and peaking for Rio!
I think Seebohm has better endurance in the 100 than four years ago. Whether she has better composure we will find out in Rio, however I still think she will be the one to beat.
you shouldn’t be at all. it is an outdoor pool!
Adrian 21.68
he looks really good
i dont want to be too enthusiastic about his time at the trials, but if he gets it right he could be 21.3