Race Video: Vanderpool-Wallace wins 50 Free, 2014 Arena Grand Prix Orlando

Swimming video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

WOMEN’S 50 Freestyle – Reported by Jared Anderson 

SwimMAC’s Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace jumped to the head of the sprinting field to win the splash and dash. After narrowly taking the second seed out of prelims, the Bahamas Olympian roared to the wall at finals, cutting three tenths off her prelims time to go 25.55. That was enough to top the 1-seed, Amanda Kendall, who is making a career comeback with T2 Aquatics at just 23 years old. Kendall took second place, .04 ahead of Canadian Sandrine Mainville, who wound up third.

Mainville’s teammate Victoria Poon took fourth, just .02 behind. Melissa Gates of Cats Aquatic Team was fifth in 25.80 before U.S. National Teamer Megan Romano came in at 25.87. The rest of the A final was 15-year-old Fernando Delgado (7th) and SwimMAC breaststroker Katie Meili (8th).

Canada’s Hannah Riordan dipped under 26 to win the B final, going 25.97.

 

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MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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