Leverenz, Ledecky, Hosszu trail Beisel by just 3.5 points in Pro Swim Series standings after Mesa

The women’s points race in the Arena Pro Swim Series is heating up with just two stops remaining; in Mesa, Caitlin Leverenz, Katie Ledecky and Katinka Hosszu all made huge strides in running down points leader Elizabeth Beisel.

It was an uncharacteristically quiet weekend for Beisel, who earned no points in Mesa despite swimming 6 events. Meanwhile, the aforementioned trio took advantage to pull into a three-way tie for second, just 3.5 points back of Beisel.

Hosszu was the biggest riser, putting up 22 of her 35 points in Mesa. Ledecky earned 15 points over the weekend, while Leverenz picked up 6.

The men’s side was the opposite story, though, with Conor Dwyer extending his lead over Tyler Clary. Dwyer put up a meet-leading 15 points to Clary’s 12 and now tops the standings by 16, a lead that should be very tough for anyone to overcome over the final two meets.

Dwyer also cracked $10,000 in total prize money on the season. Beisel has earned $7,700 for the women’s lead.

The male and female points winners at the end of the series will win a 1-year lease of a BMW automobile and a $10,000 bonus. Only American athletes can win the car prize, though the cash bonus is available to all athletes.

According to Arena Pro Swim Series rules, athletes only earn points in Olympic distance individual events, so these lists do not include the men’s 800, women’s 1500 or any relay events. A win is worth $1,000 and 5 points, second $600 and 3 points and third $200 and 1 point.

Arena Pro Swim Series – Point Standings after Mesa

*Note: Athletes maintaining high school or college eligibility have restrictions on the amount of money they can receive. These lists track “money earned,” not necessarily “money accepted.” Amateur athletes are marked with an (A).

Men

Rank Name Total Points Total Money
1 Conor Dwyer 53 $10,600
2 Tyler Clary 37 $7,400
3 Nathan Adrian 21 $4,200
3 Michael McBroom 21 $4,200
5 Connor Jaeger 20 $4,000
5 Ryan Lochte 20 $4,000
7 Arkady Vyatchanin 18 $3,600
8 Bruno Fratus 13 $2,600
9 Miguel Ortiz 12 $2,400
9 Matt Grevers 12 $2,400
11 Junya Koga 11 $2,200
11 Josh Prenot (A) 11 $2,200
11 Cody Miller 11 $2,200
11 Michael Phelps 11 $2,200
15 Joao de Lucca 10 $2,000
15 Carlos Claverie (A) 10 $2,000
17 BJ Johnson 9 $1,800
17 Ryan Murphy (A) 9 $1,800
17 Andrew Seliskar (A) 9 $1,800
20 Felipe Lima 6 $1,200
20 Giles Smith 6 $1,200
20 Brendan McHugh 6 $1,200
20 Sebastien Rousseau 6 $1,200
20 Josh Schneider 6 $1,200
25 Darian Townsend 5 $1,000
25 Mike Alexandrov 5 $1,000
25 Nick Norman (A) 5 $1,000
25 Jack Conger (A) 5 $1,000
25 Michael Andrew 5 $1,000
25 Pavel Sankovich 5 $1,000
25 Viktor Bromer 5 $1,000
25 Louis Croenen 5 $1,000
33 Bobby Hurley 4 $800
33 Geoff Cheah 4 $800
33 Michael Klueh 4 $800
36 Kyler Van Swol 3 $600
36 Marat Amaltdinov (A) 3 $600
36 Ryan Harty (A) 3 $600
36 Ryan Feeley 3 $600
36 Tripp Cooper (A) 3 $600
36 Andrew Torres (A) 3 $600
36 Glenn Snyders 3 $600
36 Andrew Gemmell 3 $600
36 Alex Coci (A) 3 $600
36 Erik Risolvato 3 $600
36 Grigory Tarasevich 3 $600
36 Azad Al-Barazi 3 $600
36 Renzo Tjon-a-Joe (A) 3 $600
36 Carl Mickelson 3 $600
50 Guillermo Blanco (A) 2 $400
50 James Wells 2 $400
50 Jacob Pebley (A) 2 $400
50 Grant Shoults (A) 2 $400
54 Lyam Dias (A) 1 $200
54 Junya Koga 1 $200
54 Michael Weiss 1 $200
54 Frank Dyer 1 $200
54 James Disney-May 1 $200
54 Anton McKee (A) 1 $200
54 Dion Dreesens 1 $200
54 Kristian Gkolomeev (A) 1 $200
54 Michael Wynalda 1 $200
54 Sean Mahoney 1 $200
54 Luke Greenbank 1 $200
54 Marcelo Chierighini 1 $200
54 Robert Finke (A) 1 $200
54 Tom Shields 1 $200
54 Sean Grieshop (A) 1 $200
54 Jasper Aerents 1 $200
54 David Plummer 1 $200
54 Marcelo Acosta (A) 1 $200

Women

Rank Name Total Points Total Money
1 Elizabeth Beisel 38.5 $7,700
2 Caitlin Leverenz 35 $7,000
2 Katie Ledecky (A) 35 $7,000
2 Katinka Hosszu 35 $7,000
5 Dominique Bouchard 27 $5,400
6 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace 26 $5,200
7 Melanie Margalis 19 $3,800
8 Hannah Miley 16 $3,200
9 Katie McLaughlin (A) 15.5 $3,100
10 Breeja Larson 12 $2,400
11 Beata Nelson (A) 10 $2,000
11 Margo Geer 10 $2,000
11 Audrey Lacroix 10 $2,000
14 Katie Meili 9 $1,800
15 Shannon Vreeland 8 $1,600
15 Alia Atkinson 8 $1,600
15 Molly Hannis (A) 8 $1,600
15 Kirsty Coventry 8 $1,600
19 Kierra Smith (A) 6 $1,200
19 Maya DiRado 6 $1,200
19 Micah Lawrence 6 $1,200
19 Cammile Adams 6 $1,200
19 Lotte Friis 6 $1,200
24 Megan Romano 5 $1,000
24 Noemi Thomas (A) 5 $1,000
24 Cassidy Bayer (A) 5 $1,000
24 Farida Osman (A) 5 $1,000
24 Andreina Pinto 5 $1,000
24 Allison Schmitt 5 $1,000
24 Kelsi Worrell (A) 5 $1,000
31 Hilda Luthersdottir 4 $800
31 Natalie Coughlin 4 $800
31 Victoria Poon 4 $800
31 Mie Nielsen 4 $800
31 Kristel Kobrich 4 $800
36 Karlee Bispo 3 $600
36 Zoe Avestruz (A) 3 $600
36 Brooke Zeiger (A) 3 $600
36 Becca Mann (A) 3 $600
36 Marina Garcia (A) 3 $600
36 Kaylin Burchell (A) 3 $600
36 Sam Cheverton 3 $600
36 Hilary Caldwell 3 $600
36 Amanda Weir 3 $600
36 Claire Donahue 3 $600
36 Simone Manuel (A) 3 $600
47 Katie Hoff 2 $400
47 Taylor Ruck (A) 2 $400
49 Danielle Nack (A) 1 $200
49 Lindsay Vrooman 1 $200
49 Kiera Janzen (A) 1 $200
49 Karlee Bispo 1 $200
49 Fiona Doyle 1 $200
49 Joanna Evans 1 $200
49 Katie Drabot (A) 1 $200
49 Lauren Quigley 1 $200
49 Courtney Harnish (A) 1 $200
49 Svetlana Khakhlova 1 $200
49 Simona Baumtrova 1 $200
49 Danica Ludlow 1 $200
49 Charlotte Evans 1 $200
49 Vien Ngyuen 1 $200
49 Iryna Glavnyk 1 $200
49 Abbey Weitzeil (A) 1 $200

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floppy
9 years ago

What happens when an amateur turns down prize money? Is it offered to the next swimmer, or does Arena/USA Swimming just keep it?

Danjohnrob
Reply to  floppy
9 years ago

I’m not sure, but I think the sponsors just keep it. 🙁

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