H. Homans, R. Wright, and M. Lanning Scratch From Day 3 Atlanta Prelims

2021 ATLANTA CLASSIC

• May 14-16, 2021
• McAuley Aquatic Center @ Georgia Tech
• Atlanta, GA
• Hosted by SwimAtlanta
• LCM Format (50m)
• Top 40 Finals: A, B, C, D (18&U)
• Meet Site
• Meet Packet
• Psych Sheets
• Wave I & II Olympic Trials Cuts
• FINA Olympic Qualifying Standards

Day 3 Men’s Prelims Heat Sheets

Day 3 Women’s Prelims Heat Sheets

Heading into the final split-gender preliminaries sessions in Atlanta this morning, there was only one top-10 scratch. Bluefish’s Harry Homans, who has opted out of his previous events, affirmed his scratches in the 200 back and 200 IM. Homans was seeded 9th in the 200 back (2:01.37) and 20th in the 200 IM (2:04.71). Another Bluefish trainee, River Wright, will not contest in the 100 free this morning. Wright was seeded 22nd at 50.88.

During the 2020-2021 NCAA season, rising junior Homans transferred to the USC Trojans’ program, where he was a member of their 18th-place 800 free relay (1:35.94 split). At Michigan, sophomore Wright contributed to the 6th-place 200 medley (20.16 fly) and 400 medley relays (45.21 fly), 14th-place 200 free relay (19.24 split), and placed 11th in the 100 free (42.30) and 15th in the 100 fly (45.24).

On the women’s side, 17-year-old Mackenzie Lanning of Kentucky has scratched her No. 17 seed in the 200 back (2:15.34).

Day 3 Prelims Top Seeds:

• Women’s 200 IM: Melanie Margalis (St. Petersburg), 2:08.70 seed
• Men’s 200 IM: Caio Pumputis (BUZZ/Brazil), 1:57.74
• Women’s 200 Back: Rhyan White (Alabama), 2:07.24
• Men’s 200 Back: Ryan Murphy (Cal Aquatics), 1:56.27 seed
• Women’s 100 Free: Gretchen Walsh (Nashville), 53.74 seed
• Men’s 100 Free: Caeleb Dressel (Gator), 48.67 *Saturday PM Time Trial