With one stop left on the Arena Pro Swim Series, Conor Dwyer and Katinka Hosszu sit on commanding points leads, putting themselves in the driver’s seat for the season-ending $10,000 bonus checks.
Dwyer has led most of the way through the six-meet series, and now sits 21 points up on his closest challenger, Tyler Clary. This is Dwyer’s first season officially representing Club Trojan, and he hasn’t missed a beat in transitioning to his new training home – Dwyer won this series by just a single point last year, but should win by much more than that in 2015.
Hosszu takes over the women’s lead for the first time this year. She’s only attended three of the five Arena Pro Swim Series events, but has racked up huge point totals at each stop, including an astounding 30-point outing in Charlotte. With that, she leapfrogs longtime series leader Elizabeth Beisel, who did not compete in Charlotte after failing to score at the previous stop in Mesa.
Both Hosszu and Dwyer won the points last season as well.
The overall men’s and women’s points winners will earn a $10,000 bonus from USA Swimming. In addition, the top American man and woman will earn a 1-year lease of a BMW automobile. Dwyer looks like a lock for that prize, and Caitlin Leverenz leads Beisel in that hunt by just half a point on the women’s side.
Leverenz also won the car on last year’s tour, and that race was close too – she nipped Megan Romano by just half a point. The final standings will be decided next month at the tour finale in Santa Clara, California.
Athletes earn points for finishes in Olympic distance events at all 6 tour stops. A win nets 5 points, second place 3 and third place 1. Non-Olympic distances do not yield points.
Men’s Points Through Charlotte
| Rank | Name | Total Points | Total Money |
| 1 | Conor Dwyer | 61 | $12,200 |
| 2 | Tyler Clary | 40 | $8,000 |
| 3 | Connor Jaeger | 30 | $6,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Lochte | 29 | $5,800 |
| 5 | Arkady Vyatchanin | 28 | $5,600 |
| 6 | Nathan Adrian | 27 | $5,400 |
| 7 | Michael McBroom | 21 | $4,200 |
| 8 | Josh Prenot (A) | 20 | $4,000 |
| 9 | Cody Miller | 19 | $3,800 |
| 10 | Bruno Fratus | 13 | $2,600 |
| 11 | Miguel Ortiz | 12 | $2,400 |
| 11 | Junya Koga | 12 | $2,400 |
| 11 | Andrew Seliskar (A) | 12 | $2,400 |
| 11 | Matt Grevers | 12 | $2,400 |
| 11 | Michael Phelps | 12 | $2,400 |
| 16 | Joao de Lucca | 11 | $2,200 |
| 16 | Josh Schneider | 11 | $2,200 |
| 18 | Carlos Claverie (A) | 10 | $2,000 |
| 18 | Chase Kalisz | 10 | $2,000 |
| 20 | BJ Johnson | 9 | $1,800 |
| 20 | Ryan Murphy (A) | 9 | $1,800 |
| 22 | Felipe Lima | 7 | $1,400 |
| 23 | Giles Smith | 6 | $1,200 |
| 23 | Jack Conger (A) | 6 | $1,200 |
| 23 | Brendan McHugh | 6 | $1,200 |
| 23 | Sebastien Rousseau | 6 | $1,200 |
| 23 | Tom Shields | 6 | $1,200 |
| 28 | Darian Townsend | 5 | $1,000 |
| 28 | Mike Alexandrov | 5 | $1,000 |
| 28 | Nick Norman (A) | 5 | $1,000 |
| 28 | Michael Andrew | 5 | $1,000 |
| 28 | Pavel Sankovich | 5 | $1,000 |
| 28 | Viktor Bromer | 5 | $1,000 |
| 28 | Louis Croenen | 5 | $1,000 |
| 35 | Ryan Feeley | 4 | $800 |
| 35 | Bobby Hurley | 4 | $800 |
| 35 | Dion Dreesens | 4 | $800 |
| 35 | Geoff Cheah | 4 | $800 |
| 35 | Michael Klueh | 4 | $800 |
| 35 | David Plummer | 4 | $800 |
| 41 | Kyler Van Swol | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Marat Amaltdinov (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Ryan Harty (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Tripp Cooper (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Andrew Torres (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Glenn Snyders | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Andrew Gemmell | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Alex Coci (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Erik Risolvato | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Grigory Tarasevich | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Azad Al-Barazi | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Renzo Tjon-a-Joe (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Carl Mickelson | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Richard Funk | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Jay Litherland | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Cesar Cielo | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Marco Orsi | 3 | $600 |
| 41 | Ahmed Akaram (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 59 | Guillermo Blanco (A) | 2 | $400 |
| 59 | James Wells | 2 | $400 |
| 59 | Jacob Pebley (A) | 2 | $400 |
| 59 | Grant Shoults (A) | 2 | $400 |
| 59 | Marwan El Kamash (A) | 2 | $400 |
| 64 | Lyam Dias (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Junya Koga | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Michael Weiss | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Frank Dyer | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | James Disney-May | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Anton McKee (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Kristian Gkolomeev (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Michael Wynalda | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Sean Mahoney | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Luke Greenbank | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Marcelo Chierighini | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Robert Finke (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Sean Grieshop (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Jasper Aerents | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Marcelo Acosta (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Nic Fink | 1 | $200 |
| 64 | Thiago Pereira | 1 | $200 |
Women’s Points Through Charlotte
| Rank | Name | Total Points | Total Money |
| 1 | Katinka Hosszu | 65 | $13,000 |
| 2 | Caitlin Leverenz | 39 | $7,800 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Beisel | 38.5 | $7,700 |
| 4 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | 37 | $7,400 |
| 5 | Katie Ledecky (A) | 35 | $7,000 |
| 6 | Dominique Bouchard | 30 | $6,000 |
| 7 | Melanie Margalis | 24 | $4,800 |
| 8 | Hannah Miley | 16 | $3,200 |
| 9 | Katie McLaughlin (A) | 15.5 | $3,100 |
| 10 | Katie Meili | 14 | $2,800 |
| 10 | Lotte Friis | 14 | $2,800 |
| 12 | Micah Lawrence | 12 | $2,400 |
| 12 | Breeja Larson | 12 | $2,400 |
| 12 | Natalie Coughlin | 12 | $2,400 |
| 15 | Beata Nelson (A) | 10 | $2,000 |
| 15 | Margo Geer | 10 | $2,000 |
| 15 | Cammile Adams | 10 | $2,000 |
| 15 | Audrey Lacroix | 10 | $2,000 |
| 15 | Kelsi Worrell (A) | 10 | $2,000 |
| 20 | Kirsty Coventry | 9 | $1,800 |
| 21 | Shannon Vreeland | 8 | $1,600 |
| 21 | Alia Atkinson | 8 | $1,600 |
| 21 | Molly Hannis (A) | 8 | $1,600 |
| 21 | Allison Schmitt | 8 | $1,600 |
| 25 | Kierra Smith (A) | 6 | $1,200 |
| 25 | Maya DiRado | 6 | $1,200 |
| 25 | Becca Mann (A) | 6 | $1,200 |
| 25 | Leah Smith | 6 | 1200 |
| 29 | Megan Romano | 5 | $1,000 |
| 29 | Noemi Thomas (A) | 5 | $1,000 |
| 29 | Cassidy Bayer (A) | 5 | $1,000 |
| 29 | Farida Osman (A) | 5 | $1,000 |
| 29 | Andreina Pinto | 5 | $1,000 |
| 34 | Hilda Luthersdottir | 4 | $800 |
| 34 | Victoria Poon | 4 | $800 |
| 34 | Mie Nielsen | 4 | $800 |
| 34 | Kristel Kobrich | 4 | $800 |
| 34 | Claire Donahue | 4 | $800 |
| 39 | Karlee Bispo | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Zoe Avestruz (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Brooke Zeiger (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Marina Garcia (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Kaylin Burchell (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Sam Cheverton | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Hilary Caldwell | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Amanda Weir | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Simone Manuel (A) | 3 | $600 |
| 39 | Jessica Hardy | 3 | 600 |
| 39 | Kathleen Baker | 3 | 600 |
| 39 | Martha McCabe | 3 | 600 |
| 51 | Katie Hoff | 2 | $400 |
| 51 | Taylor Ruck (A) | 2 | $400 |
| 51 | Chantal van Landeghem (A) | 2 | 400 |
| 54 | Danielle Nack (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Lindsay Vrooman | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Kiera Janzen (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Karlee Bispo | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Fiona Doyle | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Joanna Evans | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Katie Drabot (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Lauren Quigley | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Courtney Harnish (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Svetlana Khakhlova | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Simona Baumtrova | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Danica Ludlow | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Charlotte Evans | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Vien Ngyuen | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Iryna Glavnyk | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Abbey Weitzeil (A) | 1 | $200 |
| 54 | Hali Flickinger (A) | 1 | 200 |
| 54 | Cierra Runge | 1 | 200 |
| 54 | Clara Smiddy | 1 | 200 |
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