Ledecky, Marchand, Dressel, Smith Highlight Wins; SOFLO’s Lismar Lyon Swims Best Time On Day Two Of TYR Pro Swim Series

By Sharon Robb
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 12, 2024—It was a big day of racing on the second day of competition at the 2024 TYR Pro Swim Series Thursday at Northside Swim Center.

Katie Ledecky, Leon Marchand, Caeleb Dressel and Regan Smith all won their events in front of a good crowd and national television audience.

Ledecky, who trains with the Gator Swim Club, won the 400-meter freestyle in a season-best time of 4:01.41, her first sub-4:02 of the season and third fastest time in the world this season.

Marchand continued his winning ways in the 200-meter butterfly in 1:54.97. He moved from fifth to first and was followed by Tempe/Bob Bowman training mates Luca Urlando (1:55.63) and Chase Kalisz (1:55.97).

Dressel, competing for the first time since the birth of his first child, son August Wilder, won an exciting 100-meter freestyle race in a season-best 48.40, swimming in Lane 8. Ryan Held was second in 48.48 and Matt King was third in 48.62. All top eight finishers were in the 48s.

Smith, swimming unattached and training with Bob Bowman, won the 200-meter butterfly in an impressive 2:05.97

Other winners were Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong in the 100 freestyle in 52.74; Lydia Jacoby in the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.74; Denis Petrashov in the 100 breaststroke in 59.83, only swimmer under 1 minute; and Guilherme Costa in the 400 freestyle in 3:46.61.

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Lismar Lyon of Venezuela and Julio Horrego of Honduras swam their first events of the meet.

Lyon, 23, swam a 50-meter freestyle time trial in a lifetime-best 25.24, bettering her previous best of 25.86 by 0.27. Lyon still has the 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle left to swim.

Horrego, 25, finished the 100 freestyle in 1:02.7 but was disqualified. Horrego has the 50-meter freestyle and 200-meter breaststroke remaining.

Friday’s events are: 200 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 400 IM and 100 butterfly.

On Wednesday’s opening night, Bobby Finke of St. Petersburg Aquatics and Paige Madden of New York Athletic Club won the 1500-meter freestyle.

Finke, the American record holder, won in 15:05.96 with a margin of victory of 7.66 seconds. Virginia-alum Madden, 25, won in 16:19.77, 10 seconds off her career-best. Madden is getting workouts from new Texas coach Bob Bowman.

This is the last full national meet before the Olympic Trials in June in Indianapolis.

The meet is being televised on Peacock, CNBC and NBC. Peacock will have live coverage of finals on Friday which begins 6 p.m. (Central Time). CNBC and NBC will have taped delay broadcasts at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. All sessions of the meet, both prelims and finals will be live streamed on the USA Swimming Network.

SOFLO sponsor TYR is an American designer, developer and manufacturer of recreational and competitive swimwear, caps, goggles, triathlon gear and accessories and one of the nation’s top companies. TYR, created by athletes, is named for the Norse god of warriors in Germanic mythology.

The company’s mission statement is “starting from, powered by and made for athletes, we strive to create and re-imagine technologies that enhance experience and performance at every level.”

THURSDAY RESULTS
WOMEN
1500-meter freestyle: 1. Paige Madden, NYAC 16:19.77, 2. Deniz Ertan, SUN 16:33.20, 3. Paige downey, GM 16:35.01.

100-meter freestyle: 1. Siobhan Haughey, Hong Kong 52.74, 2. Kate Douglass, NYAC 52.98, 3. Torri Huske, AAC 53.08.

100-meter breaststroke: 1. Lydia Jacoby, UN 1:05.74, 2. Emma Weber, UVA 1:06.50, 3. Lilly King, ISC 1:06.53.

200-meter butterfly: 1. Regan Smith, UN 2:05.97, 2. Dakota Luther, TXLA 2:09.51, 3. Lindsay Looney, UN 2:09.64.

400-meter freestyle: 1. Katie Ledecky, GSC 4:01.41, 2. Paige Madden, NYAC 4:04.86, 3. Jillian Cox, TXLA 4:07.61.

MEN
1500-meter freestyle: 1. Bobby Finke, SPA 15:05.96, 2. Felix Auboeck, AUT 15:13.62, 3. William Milgrew, SAC 15:19.25.

100-meter freestyle: 1. Caeleb Dressel, GSC 48.40, 2. Ryan Held, NYAC 48.48, 3. Matt King, TFA 48.62.

100-meter breaststroke: 1. Denis Petrashov, UF 59.83, 2. Nic Fink, NYAC 1:00.03, 3. Ron Polonsky, UN 1:00.24.

200-meter butterfly: 1. Leon Marchand, SUN 1:54.97, 2. Luca Urlando, DART 1:55.63, 3. Chase Kalisz, SUN 1:55.97.

400-meter freestyle: 1. Guilherme Costa, RKF 3:46.61, 2. Alfonso Mestre, GSC 3:47.14, 3. Carson Foster, RAYS 3:47.64.

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