CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Olympic medalists Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla./SwimMAC Carolina) and Caitlin Leverenz (Tucson, Ariz./California Aquatics) picked up a Team USA sweep in the 200-meter individual medley on Sunday to conclude the Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte.
 
Lochte, who also won the 400m IM earlier in the meet, led wire-to-wire in the 200m IM and touched in 1 minute, 58.97 seconds for the victory ahead of Conor Dwyer (Winnetka, Ill./Trojan Swim Club), who was second in 2:00.90. Lochte came back later in the session to take sixth in the 100m free in 50.01.
 
“It was a solid meet, especially for where I am right now in my training, I’m still training kind of hard and I didn't rest at all for this meet,” Lochte said. “With six more weeks [until Trials], it’s time to tune up some things and get ready for Trials.”

Leverenz opened Sunday’s finals with a victory in the women’s 200m IM, finishing in 2:12.72, more than a second clear of runner-up Karlee Bispo (Modesto, Calif./Unattached), who was second in 2:13.96.  
 
Standout freestyler Leah Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa./Cavalier Swimming) capped a big weekend with her third victory in Charlotte, taking the women’s 800m free in 8:27.79 after winning the 200m free and 400m free earlier in the meet.
 
Also picking up a key distance win was Olympian Connor Jaeger (Fair Haven, N.J./Club Wolverine), who raced to the men’s 1500m free title in 14:59.13. 

 

Complete results from Charlotte can be found here.

Rounding out the Sunday winners in Charlotte were:
 
·        Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana Swim Team) in the women’s 50m breast in 30.35
·        Cody Miller (Reno, Nev./Badger Swim Club) in the men’s 50m breast in 27.53
·        Dominique Bouchard of Canada in the women’s 200m back in 2:09.14
·        Arkady Vyatchanin in the men’s 200m back in 1:59.09
·        Penny Oleksiak of Canada in the women’s 100m free in 53.41
·        Santo Condorelli of Canada in the men’s 100m free in 48.41

Television coverage from Charlotte will air on NBC Sports Network early this week. The May 14 finals session will air at midnight Tuesday, followed by the May 15 session at midnight Wednesday.
 
The Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte is the fifth of seven stops of the 2015-16 Arena Pro Swim Series. As part of USA Swimming’s partnership with swimwear leader Arena, the circuit will feature a record $350,000 in overall prize money. Swimmers may earn awards foin all individual Olympic events across the series. At each meet, $1,000 will be provided for a first-plar top-three finishes ce finish, $600 for second and $200 for third. In addition to the single-event prize money, the overall male and female winners of the season-long Series will earn a $10,000 bonus.
 
For the third consecutive season, longtime USA Swimming partner BMW will award the grand prize of a one-year lease of a BMW vehicle to the highest-scoring eligible male and female U.S. swimmers.
 
Male and female overall Arena Pro Swim Series champions will be honored at the conclusion of the 2015-16 series based on the number of points accumulated throughout the seven meets. Participants will be awarded points in each individual Olympic event throughout the duration of the Series (Five points for first, three for second, one point for third place).

For more information, visit www.usaswimming.org.