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WOMEN’S 200 FREE
Making her Arena Pro Swim Series debut in Orlando, Great Britain’s Hannah Miley came home with the win in her very first event. After a controlled prelims swim that earned her a middle lane and no more, Miley rocked her evening swim, winning a lengthy battle with Canadian Sam Cheverton.
Miley and Cheverton were starting to separate themselves from the field at the 100-mark, but Miley waited til the final length to really ice her lead, going 2:00.31. Cheverton was 2:01.16.
A couple of youngsters were tracking down the two international vets by the end of the race. High School junior Katie Drabot was 2:01.26, just a tenth behind Cheverton at the finish. And top prelims qualifier Courtney Harnish out of York YMCA went 2:01.32 for fourth.
The versatile Caitlin Leverenz rounded out that lead back of swimmers, going 2:01.69. Leverenz was the top American finisher on the entire series (then called the Grand Prix circuit) last year, earning a lease of a BMW.
Finishing out the A final were Harnish’s 16-year-old teammate Meghan Small (2:03.41) and Island Swimming’s Danica Ludlow (2:03.42).
