Katie Meili: “That was my first 200 Breast since Trials” (Video)

^{Reported by Chelsea Howard.}

WOMEN’S 200 BREAST – FINALS

Texas Longhorn’s Madisyn Cox swam a lifetime best this morning in the 200 breaststroke putting up the fastest time heading into finals with a 2:27.02. She dropped another 1.13 seconds tonight in finals, but it wasn’t enough to hold off Katie Meili (bronze medalist in Rio) and Melanie Margalis, who is the current series leader heading into the Arena Pro Series in Mesa. Meili finished first in a 2:25.67 while Margalis swam a 2:25.71.

Meili was on the Olympic Team in the 100 breaststroke. After the race she said the 200 is “a little long” but she “likes the challenge”.

USC’s Riley Scott (2:30.51) finished sixth while Louisville’s Andrea Cottrell (2:31.84) finished seventh. They were the collegiate swimmers in the field and sixteen year-old Zoe Bartel rounded out A-Final with a 2:32.89.

Top 8:

1. Meili, 2:25.67
2. Margalis, 2:25:71
3. Cox, 2:25.89
4. Hannis, 2:28.20
5. Larson, 2:28.71
6. Scott, 2:30.51
7. Cottrell, 2:31.84
8. Bartel, 2:32.89