Melanie Margalis was Feeling Fresh After tough Month of Training (Video)

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – AMERICAN DERBY

  • Saturday, November 16 – Sunday, November 17, 2019
  • 2:00-4:00 PM Local Time (U.S. Eastern Time)
  • Eppley Recreation Center – College Park, MD
  • Short Course Meters (SCM) format
  • American franchises: Cali Condors, LA Current, DC Trident, New York Breakers
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Reported by Robert Gibbs/Jared Anderson.

WOMEN’S 400 IM

  1. Melanie Margalis – CAC – 4:24.46
  2. Ella Eastin – LAC – 4:27.53
  3. Hali Flickinger – CAC – 4:29.53
  4. Bethany Galat – DCT – 4:31.49
  5. Bailey Anderson – LAC – 4:32.01
  6. Emma Barksdale – DCT – 4:32.03
  7. Emily Overholt – NYB – 4:32.09
  8. Abbie Wood – NYB – 4:32.16

The Breakers’s Abbie Wood jumped out in front during the fly leg, but   Ella Eastin established control during the middle 200m.  Melanie Margalis moved steadily up, passing Eastin toward the beginning of the freestyle leg  and winning 4:24.46 to 4:27.53. The Condors went 1&3, as Hali Flickinger held was 3rd at the halfway point, and hung on during the second half to finish in 3rd with a 4:29.64.

Margalis’s mark appears to be a new American Record, surpassing the time of 4:24.62 Caitlin Leverenz put up at the 2011 Duel in the Pool.

Margalis won this race in both of Group A’s matches, and though she trailed early, she won this one decisively and remains undefeated in the 400 IM so far this season. She hits the new fastest time in the league this year and now holds the three fastest swims for the season. Cali gets a big boost with a 1-3 finish from the former Georgia teammates, with Flickinger third. LA gets a great swim from Eastin (four seconds faster than she was in Lewisville) but a disappointing one from Andison (three seconds slower than she was in Budapest). Some tight finishes at the bottom, with 5th through 8th separated by just about two tenths, but the Breakers come out on the wrong end of it in 7th and 8th.

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Yozhik
4 years ago

That is how strange the ISL tournament is designed. At the main meet of the season when the intensity should be at highest point there would be no competition at W400IM. And Melanie will get away with her $6,000 just for this one race without sweating.

Floater
4 years ago

I love it “hammered” like a nail or like Otis?

Texas Tap Water
4 years ago

Amazing. Gotten hammered for a month and still broke AR.

Hosszu might as well forget about repeating in. Tokyo; Margalis has turned super saiyan

Octopus
Reply to  Texas Tap Water
4 years ago

It is too early to say. Hosszu has not been forced to give her best in SC IMs this year so far There has not been elite SCM meeting except ISL where Hosszu could afford to save her energy. . Perhaps at the SC Euro this December?

Superfan
Reply to  Octopus
4 years ago

I think Margalis would beat her SCM this fall. Long course is another story.

Octopus
Reply to  Superfan
4 years ago

Unfortunately for Hosszu, this cannot be tested, she is unlikely (to put it mildly) to get to swim in Vegas. The SCM Euro seems to be another easy win for Hosszu. I would love to see Margalis to medal in Tokyo, but IMHO the strongest threat will come from Asia.

Yozhik
Reply to  Octopus
4 years ago

Why do you think it is unfortunately? Hosszu isn’t a record holder in this event and her personal best here is 4 years old.

Octopus
Reply to  Yozhik
4 years ago

No question it is unfortunate for Hosszu that she will be left out from the Vegas Final with bigger prize money (also unfortunate for Ranomi, Morozov etc).. As much as I would like to see more competition in 400 IM, I would still put my money on Hosszu. She has been long unbeaten except for the Belmonte WR, and she is IMHO strong in LCM and even stronger in SCM.

Yozhik
Reply to  Octopus
4 years ago

I misread your reason of “unfortunately”

FlyNDie
4 years ago

My initial impression was weird flex for a pro swimmer, but okay.

Blackflag82
4 years ago

I clicked this just for the comments and they did not disappoint

Sun Yangs Hammer
4 years ago

Did someone say Hammer?

Swimguy
4 years ago

Spending too much time with Abe? 🧐

Ol' Longhorn
4 years ago

Party on, Garth.

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