See below for race videos from Friday’s finals session at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series – Charlotte meet. While neither Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte won a race on the day, there were a lot of big swims from the meet’s next level of stars, including lifetime bests from home-team favorites Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Kirsty Coventry, and Katie Meili.
A and B finals are below. To watch all finals races (including C and D finals), click here.
2015 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES – CHARLOTTE
- Thursday, May 14 – Sunday, May 17, 2015
- Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, Charlotte, NC
- Friday-Sunday: Prelims 9AM/Finals 6PM (Eastern)
- Live Stream
- Live results
- Also available via Meet Mobile – “2015 Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte”
- Psych Sheet
- Friday PM Heat Sheets
- Friday finals recaps
Women’s 200m Freestyle
A Final
- Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 1:55.89
- Allison Schmitt, NBAC, 1:57.24
- Melanie Margalis, St. Petersburg Aquatics, 1:58.11
B Final winner – Cierra Runge, NBAC, 2:00.58
Men’s 200m Freestyle
A-Final
- Conor Dwyer, Trojan Swim Club, 1:47.04
- Dion Dreesens, SwimMAC Carolina/Netherlands, 1:47.47
- Marwan El Kamash, South Carolina/Egypt, 1:47.73
- Ryan Lochte, SwimMAC Carolina, 1:48.35
B-Final winner: Michael Phelps, NBAC, 1:49.12
Women’s 100m Breaststroke
A-Final
- Katie Meili, SwimMAC Carolina, 1:06.50 (lifetime best)
- Jessica Hardy, Trojan Swim Club, 1:06.97
- Micah Lawrence, SwimMAC Carolina, 1:07.42
- Alia Atkinson, South Florida Aquatic Club, 1:07.99
B-Final winner: Breeja Larson, 1:08.72
Editor’s note: USA Swimming has this video mislabeled on YouTube, but it is in fact the women’s B-Final, not the men’s
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
A-Final
- Cody Miller, Badger Swim Club, 1:01.04
- Richard Funk, Club Wolverine/Canada, 1:01.09
- Felipe Lima, Brazil, 1:01.34
B-Final winner: Reece Whitley, Penn Charter Aquatic Club, 1:01.86 – 2nd fastest 15-16 in history
Women’s 50m Backstroke
A-Final
- Kirsty Coventry, SwimMAC/Zimbabwe, 28.23 (National Record)
- Ali DeLoof, Club Wolverine, 28.57
- Olivia Smoliga, 28.64
B-Final winner: Emma Ball, Team Ontario/Canada, 28.85
Men’s 50m Backstroke
A-Final
- Junya Koga, Club Wolverine/Japan, 24.75
- (tie) Miguel Ortiz, Club Wolverine/Spain & David Plummer, NYAC, 25.31
B-Final winner: Javier Acevedo, Canada, 25.82
Women’s 100m Butterfly
- Kelsi Worrell, Louisvile, 58.86
- Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, SwimMAC/Bahamas, 58.87 (National Record)
- Claire Donahue, Unattached, 59.32
B-Final winner: Cammile Adams, SwimMAC Carolina, 1:00.28
Men’s 100m Butterfly
A-Final
- Tom Shields, California Aquatics, 52.12
- Ryan Lochte, SwimMAC Carolina, 52.52
- Michael Phelps, NBAC, 52.59
B-Final winner: Arthur Mendes, Auburn/Brazil, 53.50
Women’s 400m IM
A-Final
- Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 4:35.19
- Caitlin Leverenz, California Aquatics, 4:39.46
- Cammile Adams, SwimMAC, 4:43.38
B-Final winner: Emily Cameron, Athens Bulldogs Swim Club, 4:46.83
Men’s 400m IM
A-Final
- Chase Kalisz, NBAC 4:14.56
- Jay Litherland, Dynamo Swim Club, 4:19.59
- Josh Prenot, California Aquatics, 4:19.63
B-Final winner: Michael Weiss, Wisconsin Aquatics, 4:23.72
