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NCAP’s Katie Ledecky pulled off an unconventional double for the best distance swimmer of all time.
At the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando, Ledecky turned in an lifetime best in the 200 IM and took third in the 100 free.
Original 200 IM report:
Stanford’s Maya DiRado won her third title of the meet with a sizzler in the women’s 200-meter IM at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando.
DiRado hit the wall in a scorching 2:10.77 to move to third in the world behind Katinka Hosszu’s 2:07.69 from earlier today and Sakiko Shimizu’s second-ranked 2:10.51. DiRado’s previous best this year had been her prelim 2:13.65.
Saint Petersburg’s Melanie Margalis raced her way into second in the finale with a time of 2:11.72 to move to third in the world, while BlueFish’s Elizabeth Beisel took third in 2:12.43 for seventh in the world rankings in what was a truly fast final heat.
Trojan’s Yuliya Efimova, a breaststroke specialist, even moved into the action with a fourth-place 2:12.96 to move into the top 15.
NCAP’s Katie Ledecky smashed her lifetime best of 2:15.10 with a 2:14.36 for fifth overall.
Vietnam’s Vien Nguyen (2:16.36), Gator’s Hilda Luthersdottir (2:16.93) and Irish’s Emma Reaney (2:17.50) also competed in the finale.
SSST’s Stina Gardell won the B final in a time of 2:15.899. Theresa Michalak placed second in 2:16.44.
=== A - Final ===
1 DiRado, Maya 22 Stanford Swimmin 2:13.65 2:10.77 NATS
28.93 1:01.26 (32.33)
1:40.22 (38.96) 2:10.77 (30.55)
2 Margalis, Melan 24 Saint Petersburg 2:15.18 2:11.72 NATS
29.08 1:03.09 (34.01)
1:40.75 (37.66) 2:11.72 (30.97)
3 Beisel, Elizabe 23 ABF-NE 2:14.02 2:12.43 NATS
29.56 1:03.35 (33.79)
1:41.21 (37.86) 2:12.43 (31.22)
4 Efimova, Yuliya 23 Trojan Swim Club 2:15.84 2:12.96 NATS
29.42 1:03.82 (34.40)
1:39.80 (35.98) 2:12.96 (33.16)
5 Ledecky, Katie 18 Nation's Capital 2:15.90 2:14.36 NATS
29.25 1:04.69 (35.44)
1:44.81 (40.12) 2:14.36 (29.55)
6 Nguyen, Vien 19 Unattached-FL 2:17.08 2:16.36 NATS
29.38 1:04.21 (34.83)
1:44.37 (40.16) 2:16.36 (31.99)
7 Luthersdottir, 24 Gator Swim Club- 2:16.39 2:16.93 NATS
29.92 1:05.03 (35.11)
1:43.99 (38.96) 2:16.93 (32.94)
8 Reaney, Emma 23 Irish Aquatics-I 2:17.43 2:17.50 NATS
29.34 1:05.80 (36.46)
1:45.01 (39.21) 2:17.50 (32.49)
=== B - Final ===
9 Gardell, Stina 25 TeaSpårvägen-U 2:17.90 2:15.99 NATS
29.44 1:04.15 (34.71)
1:44.34 (40.19) 2:15.99 (31.65)
10 Small, Meghan 17 York YMCA-MA 2:17.45 2:16.44 NATS
29.83 1:04.34 (34.51)
1:44.48 (40.14) 2:16.44 (31.96)
10 Michalak, There 23 Unattached-SE 2:18.48 2:16.44 NATS
30.49 1:04.81 (34.32)
1:44.51 (39.70) 2:16.44 (31.93)
12 Bardach, Virgin 23 Argentina-US 2:19.59 2:18.16 NATS
29.85 1:06.40 (36.55)
1:45.26 (38.86) 2:18.16 (32.90)
13 Belousova, Anna 19 Nation's Capital 2:19.19 2:18.39 NATS
30.97 1:06.89 (35.92)
1:45.31 (38.42) 2:18.39 (33.08)
14 Teijonsalo, Fan 20 Una Swim-FL 2:19.11 2:19.89 JRS
28.97 1:06.05 (37.08)
1:46.17 (40.12) 2:19.89 (33.72)
15 Kastigar, Hanna 20 ASC-SD 2:20.87 2:20.30 JRS
30.76 1:06.50 (35.74)
1:47.69 (41.19) 2:20.30 (32.61)
16 Vreeland, Shann 24 Athens Bulldog S 2:19.26 2:21.19 JRS
29.72 1:06.01 (36.29)
1:49.36 (43.35) 2:21.19 (31.83)
Original 100 free report:
Stanford’s Simone Manuel powered to the win in the women’s 100-meter free at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando.
Manuel posted a top time of 54.27 to move into a 10th-ranked tie with Jeanette Ottesen in the world rankings.
NBAC’s Allison Schmitt turned in a second-place time with a 54.56 to move into the top 20 in the world.
NCAP’s Katie Ledecky, a future teammate of Manuel at Stanford, wound up third in 54.67. She’s been faster this year with a fifth-ranked 53.75 from the Austin stop of the Series. In fact, she’s the fastest American this year.
Belarus’ Aliaksandra Herasimenia (55.00), Trojan’s Katarzyna Wilk (55.33), Stanford’s Felicia Lee (55.64), California’s Natalie Coughlin (55.79) and Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin (55.83) comprised the rest of a loaded finale.
SwimMAC’s Madison Kennedy claimed the B final with a time of 54.92. Gator’s Isabel Ivey, just 15, took second in 55.71.
=== A - Final ===
1 Manuel, Simone 19 Stanford Swimmin 54.69 54.27 OLY
26.45 54.27 (27.82)
2 Schmitt, Alliso 25 North Baltimore- 55.45 54.56 OLY
26.71 54.56 (27.85)
3 Ledecky, Katie 18 Nation's Capital 54.87 54.67 OLY
27.04 54.67 (27.63)
4 Herasimenia, Al 30 Belarus-US 55.30 55.00 OLY
26.51 55.00 (28.49)
5 Wilk, Katarzyna 23 Una Troj-CA 55.36 55.33 OLY
26.53 55.33 (28.80)
6 Lee, Felicia 23 Stanford Swimmin 55.69 55.64 OLY
27.26 55.64 (28.38)
7 Coughlin, Natal 33 California Aquat 55.65 55.79 OLY
26.91 55.79 (28.88)
8 Franklin, Missy 20 CO Stars-CO 55.31 55.83 OLY
27.26 55.83 (28.57)
=== B - Final ===
9 Kennedy, Madiso 28 SwimMAC Carolina 55.76 54.92 OLY
26.30 54.92 (28.62)
10 Ivey, Isabel 15 Gator Swim Club- 55.83 55.71 OLY
26.82 55.71 (28.89)
11 Medeiros, Etien 24 Brazil-US 55.83 55.92 OLY
26.74 55.92 (29.18)
12 Martin, Ivy 22 Wisconsin Aquati 55.92 56.08 OLY
26.82 56.08 (29.26)
13 Lyrio, Manuella 26 Brazil-US 56.30 56.30 OLY
27.22 56.30 (29.08)
14 Becker, Daiane 24 Fiat Minas-US 56.60 56.34 OLY
27.34 56.34 (29.00)
15 Vreeland, Shann 24 Athens Bulldog S 56.07 56.66 JRS
27.74 56.66 (28.92)
16 Ruck, Taylor 15 Scottsdale Aquat 55.85 57.00 JRS
27.16 57.00 (29.84)
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