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Thursday, April 11, 2024

Madden, Finke Start TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio with Wins


Paige Madden - 2024 TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio


Night one of the TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio kicked off with Paige Madden (Mobile, Ala./New York Athletic Club) and Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./St. Petersburg Aquatics) winning the 1500-meter freestyle events. 

Women’s 1500m Freestyle – FINAL  
1 – Paige Madden (Mobile, Ala./New York Athletic Club, 16:19.77
2 – Densz Ertan (TUR), 16:33.20
3 – Paige Downey (Gilbert, Ariz./Gold Medal Swim Club), 16:35.01

Madden on her race: “We just came off of four weeks of altitude training, so I just wanted to see where I was at. I just wanted to train through (the wind) and see what I had to give.” 

Men’s 1500m Freestyle – FINAL  
1 – Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./St. Petersburg Aquatics), 15:05.96
2 – Felix Auboeck (AUT), 15:13.62
3 – William Mulgrew (Walpole, Mass./Shawmut Aquatic Club), 15:19.25

Finke on his race: “During the race I thought I was going a lot slower so when I touched the wall and saw that time I was happy. I’m really happy with that.” 

Competition continues through Saturday at the Northside Swim Center. Tomorrow’s action features the 100m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 200m butterfly, and 400m freestyle. Thursday-Saturday prelims will begin at 9 a.m. CT, while finals start at 6 p.m. CT.

Live streams of all sessions and event replays are available on the USA Swimming Network. Live results will be posted to @USASwimmingNews on X. 


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