Pro Swim Series: Mission Viejo – Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

2022 TYR PRO SWIM SERIES – MISSION VIEJO

• June 1 to 4, 2022
• LCM (50m)
• Marguerite Aquatics Center, Mission Viejo, CA
• Meet Central
• Pre-Scratch Psych Sheets
• Livestream
• Live Results

SATURDAY PRELIMS HEAT SHEET

The last prelims session of the Pro Swim Series – Mission Viejo kicks off this morning, featuring the 100 back, 200 breast, 200 IM, and 50 free. Many of the events today include a top seed who is seeded well ahead of the rest of the field. Cal’s Isabelle Stadden comes into the women’s 100 back with her personal best of 58.99, making her the only woman in the field to enter with a time under 1:00. Similarly, Justin Ress is seeded first in the men’s 100 back by nearly two full seconds. Will Licon comes in as the top men’s 200 breaststroker by over four seconds.

Polish national Katarzyna Wasick swam close to her personal best to win the women’s 100 free on Thursday night, and enters as the top seed in the 50 free this morning. Given the 50 has historically been Wasick’s best event, and she had a great 100 a few days ago, we might see a low-24 out of her tonight.

Ryan Held will try to win the men’s 50 free today after taking the 100 free on Thursday night. His work is cut out for him, as he’ll have to contend with Justin Ress and David Curtiss, but Held is the top seed.

WOMEN’S 100 BACK – PRELIMS

• World Record: Kaylee McKeown (AUS) – 57.45
• American Record: Regan Smith (USA) – 57.57
• U.S. Open Record: Regan Smith (USA) – 57.76
• Pro Swim Series Record: Regan Smith (USA) – 58.18

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Isabelle Stadden (CAL) – 1:00.99
2. Teagan O’Dell (NOVA) – 1:02.35
3. Bella Sims (SAND) – 1:02.63
4. Ayla Spitz (UN-NOVA) – 1:02.80
5. JoJo Ramey (FAST) – 1:03.57
6. Taylor McCoy (MVN) – 1:04.05
7. Justina Kozan (UN-MVN) – 1:04.23
8. Alexa Conner (UN-SSC) – 1:04.27

Cal’s Isabelle Stadden looked comfortable this morning, swimming a 1:00.99. She was out in 29.44, marking the only sub-:30 split on the opening 50. She’ll be looking to get under 1:00 tonight, which would be within a second of her personal best of 58.99.

Irvine Novaquatics 15-year-old Teagan O’Dell had a solid morning swim, posting a 1:02.35 for 2nd. O’Dell has a personal best of 1:00.88. Bella Sims has entered into the fray, finishing 3rd this morning with a 1:02.63.

MEN’S 100 BACK – PRELIMS

• World Record: Ryan Murphy (USA) – 51.85
• American Record: Ryan Murphy (USA) – 51.85
• U.S. Open Record: Aaron Piersol (USA) – 51.94
• Pro Swim Series Record: David Plummer (USA) – 52.40

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Justin Ress (MVN) – 54.42
2. Mikita Tsmyh (UN-SDSA) – 56.61
3. Colby Mefford (CAL) – 57.05
4. Parker McOmber (UA) – 57.38
5. David Cespedes (UN-US) – 57.93
6. Diego Camacho (UN-SI) – 57.97
7. Tiago Behar (SUN) – 58.15
8. Jaque Wenger (CSTE) – 58.70

Justin Ress was in a field of his own this morning, clocking a 54.42. Mikita Tsmyh was 2nd, swimming a 56.51, and was the only other swimmer in the field under 57 seconds. Although they were swimming in different heats, Tsmyh was able to essentially match Ress’ pace on the first 50, but wasn’t able to hold his speed through the back half.

On the other hand, Ress paced his race excellently, swimming a 26.78 on the first 50, then coming home in 27.64.

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – PRELIMS

• World Record: Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) – 2:18.95
• American Record: Rebecca Soni (USA) – 2:19.59
• U.S. Open Record: Rebecca Soni (USA) – 2:20.38
• Pro Swim Series Record: Annie Lazor (USA) – 2:20.77

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Isabelle Odgers (TROJ) – 2:32.23
2. Kaitlyn Dobler (TROJ) – 2:33.29
3. Katja Pavicevi (UN-SI) – 2:34.30
4. Riley Courtney (TEX) – 2:38.22
5. Iza Adame (SUN) – 2:38.27
6. Morganne Malloy (TST) – 2:38.77
7. Eva Carlson (UCLA) – 2:39.01
8. Lucy Warnick (SAND) – 2:39.14

Isabelle Odgers looked relaxed this morning as she turned in a top time of 2:32.23. Fellow USC swimmer Kaitlyn Dobler swam a 2:33.29 for 2nd, which is faster than her 2021 best. Dobler, the 100 breast champion from earlier in the meet, has an LCM 200 breast personal best of 2:30.37.

15-year-old Sandpiper Lucy Warnick clocked a new personal best to take the 8th spot for tonight’s ‘A’ final. The swim marks her first time under 2:40 in the event, as her previous personal best sat at 2:41.71 from last summer. She took the race out fast, swimming a 1:16.13 on the first 100 of the race, which is just over a second off her personal best of 1:14.93.

MEN’S 200 BREAST – PRELIMS

• World Record: Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS) – 2:05.95
• American Record: Josh Prenot (USA) – 2:07.17
• U.S. Open Record: Josh Prenot (USA) – 2:07.17
• Pro Swim Series Record: Andrew Wilson (USA) – 2:08.95

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Brandon Fischer (UN-PC) – 2:17.56
2. Will Licon (TXLA) – 2:20.15
3. Ethan Hansen (SUN) – 2:21.26
4. Baylor Lewis (UTE) – 2:21.76
5. David Johnston (TST) – 2:23.33
6. Parker Macy (UN-MVN) – 2:24.01
7. Jason Schreiber (UN-MVN) – 2:24.29
8. Matthew Lou (NOVA) – 2:24.99

In a slow prelims of the men’s 200 breast, 33-year-old Brandon Fischer led the field considerably, posting a 2:17.56. Fischer was 1:05.00 on the first 100, the fastest first 100 split of anyone in the field by nearly three seconds. Fischer was 2nd in the 100 breast earlier in the meet, while Texas Longhorn Aquatics’ Will Licon won the event.

Licon was well off his personal best this morning, swimming a 2:20.15. He has a personal best of 2:07.62, which he swam at the 2019 Pan American Games.

WOMEN’S 200 IM – PRELIMS

• World Record: Katinka Hosszu (HUN) – 2:06.12
• American Record: Ariana Kukors (USA) – 2:06.15
• U.S. Open Record: Alex Walsh (USA) – 2:07.84
• Pro Swim Series Record: Katinka Hosszu (HUN) – 2:08.66

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Viktoria Gunes (UN-MVN) – 2:17.85
2. Justina Kozan (UN-MVN) – 2:18.93
3. Lindsay Looney (SUN) – 2:20.04
4. Teagan O’Dell (NOVA) – 2:20.11
5. Taylor McCoy (MVN) – 2:20.70
6. Summer Stanfield (UTAH) – 2:20.91
7. Jade Foelske (SUN) – 2:21.09
8. Morgan Brophy (TEX) – 2:21.41

Viktoria Gunes used a field-leading middle 100 to post the top time of the morning, turning in a 2:17.85. She was 35.21 on back and 38.72 on breast, for a 1:13.93 on the middle 100. She was slow coming home, splitting a 34.22, which was by far the slowest free split on anyone in the field who made the ‘A’ final.

Justina Kozan, the top seed in the event, swam a 2:18.93 for the 2nd fastest time of the morning. Arizona State’s Lindsay Looney, who has had a fantastic meet thus far in Mission Viejo, was 3rd in 2:20.04.

MEN’S 200 IM – PRELIMS

• World Record: Ryan Lochte (USA) – 1:54.00
• American Record: Ryan Lochte (USA) – 1:54.00
• U.S. Open Record: Ryan Lochte (USA) – 1:54.56
• Pro Swim Series Record: Michael Phelps (USA) – 1:56.32

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Grant House (SUN) – 2:03.53
2. Ilya Kharun (SAND) – 2:06.59
3. Tyler Kopp (UN-PC) – 2:07.30
4. Rex Maurer (UN-CA) – 2:07.43
5. Harry Homans (UN-NE) – 2:07.82
6. Noah Sech (MVN) – 2:08.00
7. David Arias Gonzalez (UN-US) – 2:08.18
8. Ryan Healy (KMS) – 2:08.79

Grant House led the field by over 3 seconds this morning, swimming a 2:03.53. Like Gunes in the women’s 200 IM, House built his lead through the middle 100 of the race. He split 31.82 on backstroke, the 3rd fastest in the field, and 36.68 on breaststroke, the 2nd fastest split in the field, for a 1:08.50 on the middle 100.

Sandpipers 17-year-old Ilya Kharun swam a new personal best of 2:06.59, dipping under 2:07 for the first time in his young career. Kharun’s previous best of 2:07.22 was set last summer. Coming out of the Sandpipers, Kharun had the 2nd-fastest free split in the filed, coming home in 29.43.

WOMEN’S 50 FREE – PRELIMS

• World Record: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 23.67
• American Record: Simone Manuel (USA) – 23.97
• U.S. Open Record: Pernille Blume (DEN) – 24.08
• Pro Swim Series Record: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) – 24.17

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. Katarzyna Wasick (TRA) – 24.85
2. Kyla Leibel (TEX) – 25.77
3. Anika Apostalon (UN-CA) – 26.07
4. Eloise Riley (UN-PC)/Emma Davidson (UN-PC) – 26.19
5. –
6. Anicka Delgado (EVO) – 26.27
7. Krystal Lara (BAD) – 26.28
8. Teagan O’Dell (NOVA) – 26.29

15-year-old Irvine Novaquatics star Teagan O’Dell made her 2nd ‘A’ final of the day, taking the 8th spot this morning with a 26.29. After touching 2nd in the 100 back at the beginning of the session, O’Dell was just 0.21 seconds off her personal best in the 50.

Katarzyna Wasick, the 100 free champion from Thursday, took the top seed for tonight’s final by nearly a full second.

MEN’S 50 FREE – PRELIMS

• World Record: Cesar Cielo (BRA) – 20.91
• American Record: Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 21.04
• U.S. Open Record: Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 21.04
• Pro Swim Series Record: Caeleb Dressel (USA) – 21.51

Top 8 Qualifiers:

1. David Curtiss (WOLF) – 21.76
2. Ryan Held (NYAC) – 22.43
3. Artyom Machekin (SDSA) – 22.59
4. Nikola Miljenic (UN-CA) – 22.72
5. Xander Skinner (SUN) – 23.01
6. Matthew Jensen (UN-PC) – 23.08
7. Jesse Novak (NOVA) – 23.16
8. Leif Kluever (NOVA) – 23.38

In possibly the best race of the morning, 19-year-old NC State sprinter David Curtiss roared to a new personal best in the 50 free, taking the top spot for finals with a 21.76. The swim comes in 0.11 seconds under his previous best, which was set at the Richmond Pro Swim Series meet in January of 2021.

100 free champion Ryan Held was 2nd this morning with a 22.43, and has the fastest personal best in the field. Justin Ress, another NC State product, was a top seed as well, but Declared False Start (DFS), apparently choosing to focus on the 100 back tonight.