SWIMMING: Three wins for Ledecky in Tyr Pro Swim opener in Greensboro

World sprint Champion Simone Manuel of the U.S. (Photo: USA Swimming)

Many swimmers use the Tyr Pro Swim Series to check their fitness and see the results of a heavy training period and several American stars got good feedback at the first stop of the Tyr Pro Swim Series, in Greensboro, North Carolina.

First in line was Freestyle star Katie Ledecky, who won the 200 m Free by almost seconds, the 400 m Free by almost 10 seconds and the 800 m Free by more than 16 seconds. She was the only swimmer to win three events, and she also posted a fifth and a third in the 200 m and 400 m Medleys, coming from way behind on the Freestyle stroke.

Her Olympic and Stanford teammate Simone Manuel was one of four other to win two events, taking the 50-100 m Frees in 24.50 and 53.44, winning both by daylight. Madisyn Cox looked very good in winning the 200 m Breaststroke and the 200 m Medley.

Among the men, 17-year-old Luca Urlando continued his march toward success on the senior level, winning the 200 m Free and 200 m Fly, plus a second in the 100 m Fly, where he was out-touched at the wall by Guatemala’s Luis Martinez.

Zane Grothe also won two events, taking the 400 m and 1,500 m Freestyles, plus a second in the 200 m Free won by Urlando.

Comebacking star Ryan Lochte was busy, swimming in the finals of the 100 m Free (8th), 200 m Free (6th), 200 m Back (3rd), 200 m Fly (7th) and second in his specialty, the 200 m Medley. He finished well behind World Junior Champion Carson Foster, 18, who won in 1:58.93 to Lochte’s 2:00.65.

Winners and notable placers:

USA Swimming/Tyr Pro Swim Series
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) ~ 6-9 November 2019
(Full results here)

Men: 50 m Free: Michael Chadwick, 22.22. 100 m Free: Dean Farris, 49.74 (8. Ryan Lochte, 50.57). 200 m Free: Luca Urlando, 1:48.40 (2. Grothe, 1:48.45; … 6. Lochte, 1:50.61). 400 m Free: Zane Grothe, 3:48.80 (4. Urlando, 3:55.88). 800 m Free: Chris Wieser, 8:04.95. 1,500 m Free: Grothe, 15:18.71.

100 m Back: Ress, 54.16 (2. Jacob Pebley, 54.96). 200 m Back: Christopher Reid, 1:58.33 (2. Jacob Pebley, 1:58.39; 3. Lochte, 2:00.87).

100 m Breast: Andrew Wilson, 1:00.76. 200 m Breast: Anton McKee (ISL), 2:11.90 (2. Wilson, 2:11.94).

100 m Fly: Luis Martinez (GUA), 52.46 (2. Urlando, 52.49). 200 m Fly: Urlando, 1:56.00 (7. Lochte, 2:02.97).

200 m Medley: Carson Foster, 1:58.93 (2. Lochte, 2:00.65). 400 m Medley: Jay Litherland, 4:20.09.

Women: 50 m Free: Simone Manuel, 24.50. 100 m Free: Manuel, 53.44 (2. Allison Schmitt, 54.51). 200 m Free: Katie Ledecky, 1:55.68 (2. Manuel, 1:57.46; 3. Schmitt, 1:57.63). 400 m Free: Ledecky, 4:01.68 (2. Schmitt, 4:10.52). 800 m Free: Ledecky, 8:14.95 (2. Ashley Twichell, 8:30.88; 3. McHugh, 8:34.32). 1,500 m Free: Twichell, 16:11.19.

100 m Back: Kylie Masse (CAN), 59.88 (2. Isabelle Stadden, 1:00.24; … 5. Manuel, 1:01.49). 200 m Back: Stadden, 2:08.16 (2. Kathleen Baker, 2:09.05).

100 m Breast: Sophie Hansson (SWE), 107.89 (2. Molly Hannis, 1:07.95). 200 m Breast: Madisyn Cox, 2:26.71.

100 m Fly: Maggie McNeil, 57.64. 200 m Fly: Hali Flickinger, 2:07.65.

200 m Medley: Cox, 2:11.70 (4. Flickinger, 2:14.49; 5. Ledecky, 2:15.52). 400 m Medley: Ally McHugh, 4:40.09 (2. Flickinger, 4:40.78; 3. Ledecky, 4:41.72).