2024 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

2024 PRO SWIM SERIES – WESTMONT

The third night of the 2024 Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont has arrived with finals of the 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, and 400 freestyle on tonight’s schedule.

That means top-seeded Olympic medalists such as Regan Smith, Abbey Weitzeil, Lilly King, and Kieran Smith will all be in action on Friday night. Smith is taking on a tough 200 fly/100 back double during this session.

We should also see some fun battles tonight in the men’s 100 back between Justin Ress (54.50) and Ryan Murphy (55.12) and in the men’s 50 free between Jack Alexy (22.28), Ryan Held (22.48), and Caeleb Dressel (22.65). Wednesday’s 800 free champion, Claire Weinstein, will try to hold off Paige Madden (4:13.69) in the 400 free.

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WOMEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• World Record: Zige Liu — 2:01.81 (2009)
• American Record: Regan Smith — 2:03.87 (2023)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Summer McIntosh — 2:05.05 (2023)
• US Open Record: Regan Smith — 2:03.87 (2023)

Top 8:

1. Regan Smith (SUN) – 2:04.80
2. Dakota Luther (TXLA) – 2:08.94
3. Leah Shackley (BRY) – 2:12.03
4. Kelsey Zhang (UN-PC) – 2:12.49
5. Leah Gingrich (KA) – 2:12.87
6. Callie Dickinson (ABSC) – 2:15.01
7. Haley Halsall (UN-IL) – 2:18.19
8. Hana Shimizu-Bowers (UN-IL) – 2:20.65

Regan Smith was under her own American record pace at the 150-meter mark, fading down the stretch but still dominating the 200 fly final by more than four seconds with a world-leading time of 2:04.80. That mark would have won the world title last month by more than two seconds. Smith took down Summer McIntosh‘s Pro Swim Series record (2:05.05) from last year in the process. She’ll return to the pool in just a few events for the 100 back final.

Dakota Luther placed 2nd in 2:08.94, a couple seconds shy of her personal-best 2:06.79 from last summer. Leah Shackley, a 17-year-old NC State commit, narrowly missed her lifetime best (2:11.93 from last July) with her 3rd-place effort of 2:12.03.

Kelsey Zhang, 16, placed 4th in 2:12.49, within a tenth of her personal-best 2:12.40 from last July.

MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINAL

• World Record: Kristof Milak — 1:50.34 (2022)
• American Record: Michael Phelps — 1:51.51 (2009)
• Pro Swim Series Record: Luca Urlando — 1:53.84 (2019)
• US Open Record: Michael Phelps — 1:52.20 (2008)

Top 8:

1. Luca Urlando (DART) – 1:56.25
2. Chase Kalisz (SUN) – 1:56.67
3. Dare Rose (CAL) – 1:57.54
4. Zach Harting (CARD) – 1:57.65
5. Nick Albiero (MTC) – 1:58.34
6. Aaron Shackell (CSC-IN) – 1:59.45
7. Jack Dahlgren (TRI) – 2:00.81

DQ – Thomas Heilman (CA-Y)

Luca Urlando posted his fastest 200 fly time since his shoulder surgery in 2022, holding off Chase Kalisz (1:56.67) with a winning time of 1:56.25. Urlando owns a lifetime best of 1:53.84 from 2019 while Kalisz has been as fast as 1:54.79 in 2017.

Dare Rose (1:57.54) reached the wall just about a tenth ahead of Zach Harting…