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MEN’S 100 Butterfly
Last year’s ACC Swimmer of the Year for Florida State, Pavel Sankovich was out of the spotlight for most of last fall. But the Belarus national stormed back into the spotlight Thursday night with a 100 fly win in 52.55.
The field was extremely bunched up at the 50-turn, with the top 6 swimmers all within .12 seconds. Sankovich was third at that point, but closed in 27.55 to take the win.
The only other guy to come home in 27 seconds was runner-up Giles Smith. The Arizona grad went 53.01, beating Club Wolverine’s Geoff Cheah (53.33) for second.
Phoenix Swim Club and Arizona State Sun Devil Alex Coci was fourth in 53.58, and joining him in the 53s was Venezuela’s Albert Subirats (53.76).
A few more Arizona-based swimmers rolled in next, led by Tuscon Ford’s Masa Kishida (54.60). Behind him was Erik Risolvato (54.61), who recentlymoved his training base out to the Phoenix Swim Club, but was originally a Florida boy.
Mason Makos Sean Fletcher, a Michigan grad, took 8th in 55.43.
