Saturday, May 18, 2024
Dressel, Finke, Ledecky All Add to Win Totals for 2024 Club Excellence Challenge Series
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On the third night of the 2024 Club Excellence Challenge, U.S. National Team veterans Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club), Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./Gator Swim Club), and Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Gator Swim Club) all added to their win totals for the week. U.S. National Team teammates Ryan Murphy (Ponte Vedra Beach, Calif./California Aquatics) and Emma Weyant (Sarasota, Fla./Gator Swim Club) also claimed victories with new personal bests for the 2023-2024 season.
Women’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL
1 – Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club), 1:55.71
2 – Erin Gemmell (Potomac, Md./Nation’s Capital Swim Club), 1:57.51
3 – Aurora Roghair (Iowa City, Iowa/Unattached), 1:58.11
Race Notes:
• Ledecky is competing in Atlanta, Gemmell is competing in Austin, and Roghair is competing in Irvine.
• Gemmell’s time is her best for this season.
• Roghair’s time is a new lifetime best and is the first time in her career breaking 1:59.
Men’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL
1 – Kieran Smith (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Aquatic Club), 1:47.10
2 – Jorge Iga (MEX), 1:47.15
3 – Tomas Koski (DEN), 1:47.30
Race Notes:
• All three swimmers are competing in Atlanta.
Women’s 200m Backstroke – FINAL
1 – Isabelle Stadden (Blaine, Minn./California Aquatics), 2:08.79
2 – Phoebe Bacon (Chevy Chase, Md./Wisconsin Aquatics), 2:09.10
3 – Josephine Fuller (Richmond, Va./Unattached), 2:11.08
Race Notes:
• Bacon and Fuller are competing in Atlanta, Stadden is competing in Irvine.
• Win marks Stadden’s first victory at a USA Swimming national-level meet since the 2023 TYR Pro Championships.
Men’s 200m Backstroke– FINAL
1 – Ryan Murphy (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./California Aquatics), 1:56.64
2 – Hugo Gonzalez de Oliviera (ESP), 1:57.05
3 – Jack Aikins (Atlanta, Ga./Swim Atlanta), 1:57.52
Race Notes:
• Murphy and Gonzalez de Oliviera are competing in Irvine, Aikins is competing in Atlanta.
• This marks Murphy’s season-best time. He joins Aikins and Keaton Jones as the only Americans to go sub-1:57 this season.
Women’s 400m IM – FINAL
1 – Emma Weyant (Sarasota, Fla./Gator Swim Club), 4:39.00
2 – Lucy Bell (Fort Collins, Colo./Unattached), 4:41.64
3 – Isabelle Odgers (Aliso Viejo, Calif./Trojan Swim Club), 4:46.90
Race Notes:
• Weyant is competing in Atlanta while Bell and Odgers are competing in Irvine.
• The performance is Weyant’s best time this season. She becomes the fourth American to break the 4:40 barrier this season.
• Bell’s time is a new lifetime best.
Men’s 400m IM – FINAL
1 – Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./Gator Swim Club), 4:14.44
2 – Tommy Hagar (Braintree, Mass./University of Alabama), 4:22.84
3 – Mason Laur (Naples, Fla./University of Florida), 4:23.81
Race Notes:
• Each of the top-3 finishers are competing in Atlanta.
• Hagar shaves 4.31 seconds off his lifetime personal best.
Women’s 100m Butterfly – FINAL
1 – Kelly Pash (Carmel, Ind./Longhorn Aquatics), 58.37
2 – Lillie Nordmann (The Woodlands, Texas/Unattached), 58.57
3 – Caroline Larsen (Eden Prairie, Minn./Foxjets Swim Team), 58.78
Race Notes:
• Pash is competing in Austin, Nordmann is competing in Irvine, and Larsen is competing in Atlanta.
• Nordmann’s time is her new best this season and moves her into the event’s top-15 rankings in the nation for 2023-2024.
Men’s 100m Butterfly – FINAL
1 – Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Gator Swim Club), 51.38
2 – Santiago Grassi (ARG), 51.78
3 – Michael Andrew (Encinitas, Calif./MA Swim Academy), 51.83
Race Notes:
• Dressel and Grassi are competing in Atlanta, Andrew is competing in Irvine.
The competition, offering prize money to the aggregate winners across all three meet locations, concludes tomorrow. Keep up with all the latest USA Swimming news by following @usaswimming on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
Women’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL
1 – Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club), 1:55.71
2 – Erin Gemmell (Potomac, Md./Nation’s Capital Swim Club), 1:57.51
3 – Aurora Roghair (Iowa City, Iowa/Unattached), 1:58.11
Race Notes:
• Ledecky is competing in Atlanta, Gemmell is competing in Austin, and Roghair is competing in Irvine.
• Gemmell’s time is her best for this season.
• Roghair’s time is a new lifetime best and is the first time in her career breaking 1:59.
Men’s 200m Freestyle – FINAL
1 – Kieran Smith (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Aquatic Club), 1:47.10
2 – Jorge Iga (MEX), 1:47.15
3 – Tomas Koski (DEN), 1:47.30
Race Notes:
• All three swimmers are competing in Atlanta.
Women’s 200m Backstroke – FINAL
1 – Isabelle Stadden (Blaine, Minn./California Aquatics), 2:08.79
2 – Phoebe Bacon (Chevy Chase, Md./Wisconsin Aquatics), 2:09.10
3 – Josephine Fuller (Richmond, Va./Unattached), 2:11.08
Race Notes:
• Bacon and Fuller are competing in Atlanta, Stadden is competing in Irvine.
• Win marks Stadden’s first victory at a USA Swimming national-level meet since the 2023 TYR Pro Championships.
Men’s 200m Backstroke– FINAL
1 – Ryan Murphy (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./California Aquatics), 1:56.64
2 – Hugo Gonzalez de Oliviera (ESP), 1:57.05
3 – Jack Aikins (Atlanta, Ga./Swim Atlanta), 1:57.52
Race Notes:
• Murphy and Gonzalez de Oliviera are competing in Irvine, Aikins is competing in Atlanta.
• This marks Murphy’s season-best time. He joins Aikins and Keaton Jones as the only Americans to go sub-1:57 this season.
Women’s 400m IM – FINAL
1 – Emma Weyant (Sarasota, Fla./Gator Swim Club), 4:39.00
2 – Lucy Bell (Fort Collins, Colo./Unattached), 4:41.64
3 – Isabelle Odgers (Aliso Viejo, Calif./Trojan Swim Club), 4:46.90
Race Notes:
• Weyant is competing in Atlanta while Bell and Odgers are competing in Irvine.
• The performance is Weyant’s best time this season. She becomes the fourth American to break the 4:40 barrier this season.
• Bell’s time is a new lifetime best.
Men’s 400m IM – FINAL
1 – Bobby Finke (Clearwater, Fla./Gator Swim Club), 4:14.44
2 – Tommy Hagar (Braintree, Mass./University of Alabama), 4:22.84
3 – Mason Laur (Naples, Fla./University of Florida), 4:23.81
Race Notes:
• Each of the top-3 finishers are competing in Atlanta.
• Hagar shaves 4.31 seconds off his lifetime personal best.
Women’s 100m Butterfly – FINAL
1 – Kelly Pash (Carmel, Ind./Longhorn Aquatics), 58.37
2 – Lillie Nordmann (The Woodlands, Texas/Unattached), 58.57
3 – Caroline Larsen (Eden Prairie, Minn./Foxjets Swim Team), 58.78
Race Notes:
• Pash is competing in Austin, Nordmann is competing in Irvine, and Larsen is competing in Atlanta.
• Nordmann’s time is her new best this season and moves her into the event’s top-15 rankings in the nation for 2023-2024.
Men’s 100m Butterfly – FINAL
1 – Caeleb Dressel (Green Cove Springs, Fla./Gator Swim Club), 51.38
2 – Santiago Grassi (ARG), 51.78
3 – Michael Andrew (Encinitas, Calif./MA Swim Academy), 51.83
Race Notes:
• Dressel and Grassi are competing in Atlanta, Andrew is competing in Irvine.
The competition, offering prize money to the aggregate winners across all three meet locations, concludes tomorrow. Keep up with all the latest USA Swimming news by following @usaswimming on Facebook, X, and Instagram.