The final leg of the Tyr Pro Swim Series has started well for American distance star Leah Smith and Canada’s Sydney Pickrem, each of whom won two events on Thursday evening at the Clovis North Aquatic Center.
Smith won the 800 m Free easily on Wednesday and came back on Thursday at take the 200 m Free in a season’s best of 1:57.40, beating U.S. sprint star Mallory Comerford (1:57.93).
Pickrem, the 2017 Worlds bronze medalist in the 400 m Medley, won her specialty in 4:40.64 and took the 100 m Breast in 1:07.20.
The most impressive swim on Thursday may have been from Sweden’s Louise Hansson, who raced to a speedy win in the 100 m Butterfly in 57.36, just ahead of American star Kelsi Dahlia (57.45). Hansson has swum 57.35 this season and ranks fourth in the world list in 2019; her time on Thursday would also place her there. Dahlia’s mark was a season’s best by 0.10 and moves her to no. 5 on the world list.
The meet continues on Friday and Saturday. Summaries so far:
USA Swimming/Tyr Pro Swim Series
Clovis, California (USA) ~ 12-15 June 2019
(Full results here)
Men
200 m Free: 1. Trey Freeman, 1:47.86; 2. Townley Haas, 1:48.02; 3. Gianluca Urlando, 1:48.58.
800 m Free: 1. Akaram Mahmoud (EGY), 8:00.86; 2. Chris Wieser, 8:01.98; 3. Ricardo Vargas Jacobo (MEX), 8:09.75.
50 m Backstroke: 1. Justin Ress, 25.05; 2. Matt Grevers, 25.21; 3. Chris Staka, 25.57.
100 m Breast: 1. Brandon Fischer, 59.86; 2. Devon Nowicki, 1:00.97; 3. Miguel de Lara Ojeda (MEX), 1:01.15.
100 m Fly: 1. Urlando, 52.20; 2. Giles Smith, 52.63; 3. Ryan Coetzee (RSA), 53.57.
400 m Medley: 1. Jarod Arroyo, 4:21.65; 2. Erick Gordillo (GUA), 4:27.00; 3. Brodie Young (CAN), 4:28.18.
Women
200 m Free: 1. Leah Smith, 1:57.40; 2. Mallory Comerford, 1:57.93; 3. Emily Overholt (CAN), 1:57.97.
800 m Free: 1. L. Smith, 8:22.87; 2. Erica Sullivan, 8:27.06; 3. Megan Dalke (CAN), 8:56.43.
50 m Backstroke: 1. Ali Deloof, 28.05; 2. Amy Bilquist, 28.44; 3. Isabelle Stadden, 28.64.
100 m Breast: 1. Sydney Pickrem (CAN), 1:07.20; 2. Melissa Rodroguez (MEX), 1:07.32; 3. Alia Atkinson (JAM), 1:08.00.
100 m Fly: 1. Louise Hansson (SWE), 57.36; 2. Kelsi Dahlia, 57.45; 3. Kendyl Stewart, 58.35.
400 m Medley: 1. Pickrem (CAN), 4:40.64; 2. Overholt (CAN), 4:44.23; 3. Evie Pfeifer, 4:44.51.
