2018 Indianapolis Pro Swim Series: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

2018 INDIANAPOLIS PRO SWIM SERIES

• May 16th-20th, 2018
• IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN
• 50m
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The third and final preliminary session will go off this morning from the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, as the fourth stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series will feature the 200 fly, 100 breast, 100 back and 200 IM on the last day, in addition to the 800 freestyle. The 800 heats will take place this afternoon between prelims and finals, starting at 2:20 ET, except for the fastest heat of each which will be contested with finals.

Among the highlights on day 4 will be reigning Olympic and world champion Lilly King swimming the women’s 100 breaststroke, the fastest two Americans ever in the men’s event Kevin Cordes and Cody Miller will go to battle, and we’ll see Matt Grevers, Jacob Pebley and Justin Ress take each other on in the men’s 100 back. We’ll also see Chase Kalisz look to add two more PSS wins in the 200 fly and 200 IM.

Among today’s scratches, Taylor Ruck has opted out of the women’s 200 IM, and will solely focus on the 100 back, where she’s seeded 2nd to Olivia Smoliga.

Women’s 200 Fly Prelims

• PSS Record: 2:06.76, Cammile Adams, 2012

1. Katie Drabot, UN, 2:08.38
2. Hali Flickinger, ABSC, 2:09.11
3. Ella Eastin, UN, 2:10.17
4. Cassidy Bayer, NCAP, 2:11.15
5. Kelsi Dahlia, CARD, 2:11.40
6. Leah Smith, FORD, 2:12.57
7. Lauren Edelman, KYA, 2:12.73
8. Hannah Kukurugya, UN, 2:13.61

Entered with a yards time and thus swimming in heat 1, Stanford’s Katie Drabot dropped a massive personal best in 2:08.38 to qualify 1st overall. Drabot knocked her previous best of 2:25.34 down by over 17 seconds and moves into 14th in the world rankings. She finished 2nd to Ella Eastin this past season at the NCAA Championships in the event.

Hali Flickinger of the Athens Bulldogs won the final heat of the ‘A’ flight to qualify 2nd overall in 2:09.11, coming just over a second off her season-best (2:08.04) which currently ranks her 10th in the world. Eastin and Cassidy Bayer won their circle-seeded heats to advance in 3rd and 4th, with Bayer registering a new season-best of 2:11.15 (Eastin’s was also a season best as it was her first LC 200 fly of the year).

Men’s 200 Fly Prelims

• PSS Record: 1:55.29, Li Zhuhao, 2017

1. Chase Kalisz, ABSC, 1:58.29
2. Pace Clark, ABSC, 1:59.58
3. Corey Gambardella, IST, 2:00.23
4. Brendan Meyer, CLPR, 2:00.88
5. Nicolas Albiero, UN, 2:00.90
6. Zach Harting, UN, 2:01.05
7. Gunnar Bentz, DYNA, 2:01.12
8. Jay Litherland, DYNA, 2:01.19

Chase Kalisz easily won heat 6 of the men’s 200 fly to qualify 1st overall for tonight’s final in a time of 1:58.29. Kalisz currently sits 9th in the world with his season-best of 1:55.63.

Pace Clark, Kalisz’s Athens Bulldog teammate, won the final heat in 1:59.58 for 2nd overall, and Indiana’s Corey Gambardella was right behind him to snatch the 3rd seed in 2:00.23, a new best time. Brendan Meyer won the other circle-seeded heat for 4th in 2:00.88.

Notably missing the A-final was Vini Lanza (2:02.66) and Tom Shields (2:03.90).

Women’s 100 Breast Prelims

• PSS Record: 1:05.57, Rebecca Soni, 2011

1. Lilly King, IST, 1:07.81
2. Emily Weiss, CARD, 1:08.02
3. Melanie Margalis, SPA, 1:08.31
4. Miranda Tucker, CW, 1:09.42
5. Annie Lazor, UN, 1:09.55
6. Bethany Galat, TAMU, 1:09.88
7. Emily Escobedo, COND, 1:10.37
8. Mariia Astashkina, UN, 1:10.39

Indiana’s Lilly King led the way in the women’s 100 breast prelims in 1:07.81, her first long course swim in the event this season.

Emily Weiss of the Cardinal Community Swim Club won the first circle-seeded heat in 1:08.02, moving her into 9th all-time in the 17-18 age group and missing her lifetime best by just .03. Melanie Margalis trailed her in that heat to qualify 3rd in 1:08.31, a new season-best.

Men’s 100 Breast Prelims

• PSS Record: 58.86, Adam Peaty, 2017

1. Cody Miller, SAND, 1:01.37
2. Kevin Cordes, TIGR / Reece Whitley, PCAC, 1:01.72
3. –
4. Nic Fink, ABSC, 1:02.35
5. Dom Polling, UN, 1:02.48
6. Jacob Montague, CW, 1:02.62
7. Evgenii Somov, UN, 1:02.70
8. Nick Zito, WEST, 1:02.81

Cody Miller leads the way in the men’s 100 breast, posting a time of 1:01.37 from heat 6. Miller will look to better his season-best of 1:01-flat tonight in the final.

American Record holder Kevin Cordes and rising star Reece Whitley tied for the win in the 7th and final heat, posting times of 1:01.72, as they head into the final deadlocked in 2nd. Nic Fink won the first circle-seeded heat and qualifies 4th.

Among those missing the A-final was 200 breast winner Daniel Roy (1:03.24) and SCY American Record holder Ian Finnerty (1:03.99).

Women’s 100 Back Prelims

• PSS Record: 58.96, Emily Seebohm, 2016

1. Ali Deloof, CW, 1:00.25
2. Olivia Smoliga, ABSC, 1:00.85
3. Lisa Bratton, TAMU, 1:01.14
4. Taylor Ruck, HPCO, 1:01.25
5. Kennedy Goss, IST, 1:01.57
6. Simone Manuel, STAN, 1:01.63
7. Isabella Arcila, MVN, 1:01.77
8. Asia Seidt, KYA, 1:02.14

Club Wolverine’s Ali Deloof leads the women’s 100 back field into the final with her prelim time of 1:00.25, as she improves her season-best by over a second and moves into 25th in the world rankings.

Olivia Smoliga, who won this event at the last series stop in Mesa and currently sits 4th in the world, won the last heat to take the 2nd spot in 1:00.85, just ahead of Texas A&M’s Lisa Bratton (1:01.14).

Taylor Ruck cruised in to win the other circle-seeded heat in 1:01.25 and qualify in 4th. Ruck sits 3rd in the world with her 58.97 from the Commonwealth Games, and beat Smoliga head-to-head in Atlanta.

Men’s 100 Back Prelims

• PSS Record: 52.40, David Plummer, 2016

1. Justin Ress, WOLF, 54.46
2. Jacob Pebley, CAL, 54.80
3. Grigory Tarasevich, CARD, 55.57
4. Matt Grevers, FORD, 55.96
5. Nicolas Albiero, UN, 56.45
6. Drew Kibler, CSC, 56.68
7. Alex Boratto, UN, 56.84
8. Ali Khalafalla, IST, 57.01

Justin Ress of Wolfpack Elite topped the last heat of the men’s 100 back and takes the top time heading into tonight’s final, clocking 54.46. That swim comes just .03 off of his season-best done back in Austin.

Jacob Pebley was the only other man to go sub-55 with his 54.80, and Russian Grigory Tarasevich was 3rd with his 55.57. Veteran Matt Grevers qualified 4th in 55.96. Pebley, Tarasevich and Grevers have all been 53-point this year, with Tarasevich and his 53.48 from Russian Nationals leading the charge.

Women’s 200 IM Prelims

• PSS Record: 2:08.66, Katinka Hosszu, 2015

1. Ella Eastin, UN, 2:12.97
2. Melanie Margalis, SPA, 2:13.82
3. Reka Gyorgy, UN, 2:15.63
4. Brooke Forde, UN, 2:16.00
5. Allie Szekely, UN, 2:16.36
6. Kayla Sanchez, HPCO, 2:16.40
7. Asia Seidt, KYA, 2:16.71
8. Bethany Galat, TAMU, 2:16.88

Ella Eastin leads the way in the women’s 200 IM with a solid swim of 2:12.97, with Melanie Margalis less than a second back in 2:13.82. Margalis currently sits 7th in the world with her 2:10.66 from the Austin Pro Series.

Margalis led a group of five swimmers who made the A-final from the last heat, which bumped Katie Drabot down into 9th and out of the A-final. Bethany Galat clung onto 8th, lowering her season-best by about half a second.

Katie Ledecky and Cassidy Bayer were among the swimmers who didn’t show for their heat, as Ledecky has the 800 free tonight and Bayer the 200 fly.

Men’s 200 IM Prelims

• PSS Record: 1:56.32, Michael Phelps, 2012

1. Jay Litherland, DYNA / Daniel Sos, UN, 2:02.91
2. –
3. Gunnar Bentz, DYNA, 2:03.20
4. Norbert Szabo, UN, 2:03.22
5. Chase Kalisz, ABSC, 2:03.45
6. Sam Iida, GTAC, 2:04.08
7. Metin Aydin, UN, 2:04.47
8. Dom Polling, UN, 2:05.47

Dynamo’s Jay Litherland and youngster Daniel Sos tied for the top time in the prelims of the men’s 200 IM at 2:02.91, collecting wins in heats 5 and 6. Sos put up a PB yesterday in the 400 IM, and will look for another tonight with 200 IM best standing at 2:00.64.

Chase Kalisz had a huge advantage in the 7th and final heat, shutting it down towards the end to post the 5th fastest overall time in 2:03.45. Kalisz is 6th in the world this year with his 1:57.50 from Austin.