2024 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

2024 PRO SWIM SERIES – WESTMONT

Professional Swim Collection motion in Westmont concludes on Saturday night time with simply three particular person occasions slated for the final session: the ladies’s 1500 freestyle, 200 IM, 200 backstroke, and 100 free.

Leah Hayes was the highest ladies’s 200 IM qualifier this morning by greater than two seconds with a 2:13.15 in prelims whereas Grant House led the boys’s 200 IM heats (2:01.70) forward of Hugo Gonzalez (2:02.58) and Kieran Smith (2:02.70).

The 200 backstroke ought to see some enjoyable battles between Leah Shackley (2:12.91) and Regan Smith (2:13.24) on the ladies’s aspect and Cal coaching companions Destin Lasco (2:02.60) and Ryan Murphy (2:03.72) on the boys’s aspect.

The meet will come to an finish with the 100 freestyle, the place Simone Manuel (54.01) and Jack Alexy (48.38) have been the highest qualifiers on the ladies’s and males’s sides, respectively. Caeleb Dressel (49.11) is eyeing his third title of the week after already profitable the 100 fly and 50 free in Westmont.

WOMEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE — TIMED FINALS

Prime 8:

1. Paige Madden (NYAC) – 16:09.93
2. Beatriz Dizotti (BRA) – 16:30.86
3. Leticia Fassina Romao (MTC) – 16:39.03
4. Clarke Neace (MAC-NC) – 17:07.76
5. Maya White (UN-CO) – 17:30.20
6. Luci Gutierrez (WESTMR) – 17:24.44
7. Kylie Ney (CSUB) – 17:28.78
8. Claire Parsons (UN-IN) – 18:02.16

Paige Madden knocked greater than a second off her lifetime greatest en path to the ladies’s 1500 free victory. She touched nearly 11 seconds forward of Brazil’s Beatriz Dizotti (16:30.86) with a profitable time of 16:09.93.

Earlier than as we speak, Madden’s greatest time stood at 16:11.26 from December’s U.S. Open, the place she positioned 2nd about 25 seconds behind Katie Ledecky. Dizotti has been as quick as 16:01.95 on the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the place she in the end positioned seventh within the remaining (16:03.70).

Fellow Brazilian Leticia Fassina Romao was the one different swimmer below 17 minutes at 16:39.03 on her technique to Third place forward of Clarke Neace (17:07.76) and Maya White (17:30.20).

MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – TIMED FINALS

• World Report: 14.31.02 — Solar Yang, CHN (2012)
• World Junior Report: 14:46.09 — Franko Grgic, CRO (2019)
• American Report: 14:31.59 — Bobby Finke, USA (2023)
• U.S. Open Report: 14:42.81 — Bobby Finke, USA (2023)
• Professional Swim Collection Report: 14:53.12 — Jordan Wilimovsky, USA (2016)

Prime 8:

1. Michael Brinegar (TST-CA) – 15:09.72
2. Luke Whitlock (FASTIN) – 15:12.46
3. David Johnston (TST-CA) – 15:20.59
4. Isaac Fleig (FASTIN) – 15:24.87
5. Dylan Porges Avila (TST-CA) – 15:33.89
6. Diego Dulieu (AZFL) – 15:45.60
7. Timothe Barbeau (TQ) – 16:01.28
8. Sati Alzate (MAC-NC) – 16:02.49

California’s The Swim Staff (TST) and Indiana’s Fishers Space Swimming Tigers (FAST) swept the highest 5 spots within the males’s 1500 free to stake their declare as two of the highest distance applications within the nation.

Tokyo Olympian Michael Brinegar, 24, held off Luke Whitlock (15:12.46) by two seconds for the 1500 free win in 15:09.72. Brinegar is one among 16 American males who’ve ever been below quarter-hour on this occasion together with his personal-best 14:59.54 from final summer season.

Florid commit Luke Whitlock, 17, was shut behind Brinegar together with his runner-up effort in 15:12.46. He was simply 4 seconds off his lifetime greatest from December (15:08.09) and greater than eight seconds away from Third-place finisher David Johnston. 

Isaac Fleig, presently taking a spot 12 months earlier than he plans to hitch Arizona State within the fall, positioned fifth in 15:24.87. He was inside 5 seconds of his personal-best 15:19.90 from final summer season’s Junior Nationals victory.

23-year-old Mexican Dylan Porges Avila rounded out the highest 5 with a time of 15:33.89, not far off his greatest time (15:28.53) from Pan Ams final October.

WOMEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

• World Report: 2:06.12, Katinka Hosszu (2015)
• American Report: 2:06.15, Ariana Kukors (2009)
• U.S Open Report: 2:07.09, Kate Douglass (2023)
• Professional Swim Collection Report: 2:07.16, Summer McIntosh (2024)

Prime 8:

1. Torri Huske (AAC) – 2:08.83
2. Leah Hayes (TIDEIL) – 2:10.62
3. Beata Nelson (WISC) – 2:12.49
4. Bailey Andison (TQ) – 2:15.55
5. Isabelle Odgers (TROJ) – 2:15.94
6. McKenna Debever (TNAQ) – 2:15.99
7. Kelsey Zhang (UN-PC) – 2:17.99
8. Nathalia Siqueira Almeida (BRA) – 2:18.42

Torri Huske took down high qualifier Leah Hayes (2:10.62) with a personal-best 200 IM time of two:08.83 — her third lifetime better of the meet after reducing her personal profession marks within the 50 free (24.31) and 100 again (1:00.19).

Huske’s greatest time earlier than as we speak stood at 2:09.10 from the U.S. Open, the place she positioned Third behind Alex Walsh (2:08.96) and Kate Douglass (2:08.46).

Hayes, a Virginia commit, reached the wall inside a pair seconds of her greatest time (2:08.91) from her Third-place end on the 2022 World Championships.

Beata Nelson took Third place in 2:12.49, inside a second of her lifetime greatest from 2021 (2:11.55).

Bailey Andison (2:15.55), Isabelle Odgers (2:15.94), and McKenna Debever (2:15.99) have been separated by lower than half a second within the battle for 4th place.

MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

• World Report: 1:54.00, Ryan Lochte (2011)
• American Report: 1:54.00, Ryan Lochte (2011)
• U.S Open Report: 1:54.46, Ryan Lochte (2009)
• Professional Swim Collection Report: 1:55.68, Leon Marchand (2023)

Prime 8:

1. TIE: Hugo Gonzalez (CAL) / Chase Kalisz (SUN) – 1:57.76
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3. Kieran Smith (RAC) – 1:59.52
4. Grant House (SUN) – 2:00.13
5. Gabriel Jett (UN-PC) – 2:01.32
6. Mark Szaranek (GSC-FL) – 2:03.28
7. Vini Lanza (MTC) – 2:03.47
8. Noah Cakir (TS) – 2:07.72

Hugo Gonzalez and Chase Kalisz tied for the 200 IM crown with similar instances of 1:57.76 within the remaining. Gonzalez trailed by greater than half a second heading into the ultimate stroke, however he posted a 28.05 freestyle cut up to catch Kalisz (28.69 free cut up) on the end.

Gonzalez touched a couple of second shy of his greatest time from 2021 (1:56.31) whereas Kalisz has been as quick as 1:55.40 on the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.

Kieran Smith was the one different swimmer below two minutes within the remaining with a Third-place end in 1:59.52, a pair seconds off his personal-best 1:57.23 from the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Arizona State graduate Grant House was shut behind in 2:00.13, inside a pair seconds of his greatest time (1:58.21) from final summer season.

WOMEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World Report: 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (2023)
• American Report: 2:03.35, Regan Smith (2019)
• Professional Swim Collection Report: 2:04.76, Regan Smith (2023)
• U.S Open Report: 2:03.80, Regan Smith (2023)

Prime 8:

1. Regan Smith (SUN) – 2:03.99
2. Rhyan White (WOLF) – 2:07.38
3. Leah Shackley (BRY) – 2:08.87
4. Justine Murdock (UN-IL) – 2:12.96
5. Vera Conic (PPD) – 2:14.89
6. Lauren Bernardo (MAC-NC) – 2:18.04
7. Lea Nugent (TQ) – 2:18.84
8. Callie Dickinson (ABSC) – 2:23.12

Regan Smith continued her red-hot week together with her third sub-2:04 200 again of her profession to take residence the win in 2:03.99. She was nearly half a second shy of her personal-best 2:03.35 from 2019, and greater than three seconds forward of runner-up finisher Rhyan White (2:07.38).

White has been as quick as 2:05.13 again in 2022. Prime prelims qualifier Leah Shackley was the one different swimmer sub-2:10 together with her Third-place exhibiting in 2:08.87. The 17-year-old NC State commit was inside half a second of her personal-best 2:08.42 from final Might.

Northwestern junior Justine Murdock positioned 4th in 2:12.96, solely a couple of second off her lifetime greatest from 2022 (2:11.73).

Vera Conic clocked a brand new greatest time en path to fifth place in 2:14.89, shaving a couple of tenth off her previous-best 2:15.03 from final August.

MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINAL

• World Report: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (2009)
• American Report: 1:51.92, Aaron Peirsol (2009)
• Professional Swim Collection Report: 1:55.04, Xu Jiayu (2017)
• U.S Open Report: 1:53.08, Aaron Peirsol (2009)

Prime 8:

1. Ryan Murphy (CAL) – 1:58.34
2. Yeziel Morales (MVN) – 1:58.93
3. Jay Litherland (SUN) – 1:59.64
4. Joe Hayburn (LOYO) – 2:00.94
5. Destin Lasco (UN-PC) – 2:01.81
6. Sam Wesley (ARMY) – 2:02.07
7. Chris Thames (MAAC) – 2:02.75
8. Jack Dahlgren (TRI) – 2:06.24

WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL

• World Report: 51.71 – Sarah Sjostrom (2017)
• American Report: 52.04 – Simone Manuel (2019)
• Professional Swim Collection Report: 53.12 – Sarah Sjostrom (2016)
• US Open Report: 52.54 – Simone Manuel (2018)

Prime 8:

1. Simone Manuel (SUN) – 53.35
2. Torri Huske (AAC) – 53.39
3. Abbey Weitzeil (CAL) – 53.95
4. Catie Deloof (NYAC) – 54.29
5. Taylor Ruck (SUN) – 53.94
6. Olivia Smoliga (SUN) – 54.99
7. Andi Murez (CAL) – 55.34
8. Erika Connolly (TNAQ) – 55.78

MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINAL

Prime 8:

1. Jack Alexy (UN-PC) – 48.37
2. Caeleb Dressel (GSC-FL) – 48.57
3. Ryan Held (NYAC) – 48.66
4. Andrej Barna (CARD) – 48.68
5. Drew Kibler (NYAC) – 48.73
6. Blake Pieroni (ISC) – 48.80
7. Santo Condorelli (DM) – 48.92
8. Gabriel Jett (UN-PC) – 49.54