The 50m free saw a close race between Lezak and National Teamer Josh Schneider (Cincinnati, Ohio). Lezak beat him to the wall by just two one-hundredths for the win in 22.57. Schneider was second in 22.59 and Canadian Olympian Brent Hayden grabbed third place with a time of 22.78.
Phelps won the 100m back in one of the most stacked races of the night. The sixteen-time Olympic gold medalist held off a late surge from Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) to win his second gold medal of the meet with a time of 54.14. Short course world-record holder Nick Thoman (Cincinnati, Ohio) was second in 54.73 and Lochte was third in 54.95.
Franklin took home her first gold of the night with her strong performance in the 50m free. She won the race with a time of 25.50. Julia Smit (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) was second in 25.69 and Simone Manuel was third in 26.27. Franklin picked up her second gold medal of the night with a win in the women's 100m back with a time of 59.75. National Teamers Elizabeth Pelton (Baltimore, Md.) and Rachel Bootsma (Eden Prairie, Minn.) placed second and third, respectively. Pelton finished in 1:00.72 and Bootsma swam a 1:01.05.
Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.) picked up his second gold medal of the meet with his win in the 200m fly. The 2009 World Championship medalist won the event with a time of 1:59.37. Todd Patrick (St. Louis, Mo.) finished second in 2:00.98 while Jordan Hartney was third in 2:03.10.
In the final of the women's 200m fly, Elaine Breeden (Lexington, Ky.) won in 2:10.89. Breeden beat out fellow 2008 Olympian Kathleen Hersey (Atlanta, Ga.), who placed second in 2:12.89. Canada's Tanya Hunks placed third in 2:15.30.
Eric Shanteau (Lilburn, Ga.) won his second Austin Grand Prix gold in the 200m breast. He beat the rest of the field by over two seconds to win in 2:12.12. Clark Burckle (Louisville, Ky.) earned the second-place spot with a time of 2:14.55 and Nitro Swimming's Zach Gunn was third in 2:16.13. Canada's Haylee Johnson won the women's 200m breast with a time of 2:31.40. Raminta Dvariskyte was second in 2:33.03 and Romy Landeck placed third in 2:35.56.
The 400m free was won by Kate Ziegler (Great Falls, Va.) on the women's side and Chip Peterson (Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.) on the men's side. The women's race was a battle between Zielger and Katie Hoff (Towson, Md.) but Zielger came out ahead with a time of 4:08.28. Hoff finished in 4:09.51 and Camryne Morris was third in 4:13.29. Peterson won the men's gold in 3:53.64. He was followed by Michael Klueh (Evansville, Ind.), who was a close second in 3:53.73 and Andrew Gemmell (Wilmington, Del.), who was third in 3:57.30.
The Austin Grand Prix concludes Sunday with six events. Finals competition will include the 200m IM, the 200m back, the 100m free, men's 1500m free, the women's 800m free, and the 400m medley relay. Prelims begin at 9:30 a.m. and finals start at 5:30 p.m.
You can follow the 2011 USA Swimming Austin Grand Prix Swim Meet Results on-line.
2010-2011 USA Swimming Grand Prix Swim Meet Series
- Minnesota Grand Prix 12-14 Nov, 2010
Minneapolis, MN - Austin Grand Prix 14-17 Jan, 2011
Austin, TX - Missouri Grand Prix 18-21 Feb, 2011
Columbia, MO - Indianapolis Grand Prix 3-5 Mar, 2011
Indianapolis, IN - Michigan Grand Prix 8-10 Apr, 2011
Ann Arbor, MI - Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix 12-15 May, 2011
Charlotte, NC - Santa Clara International Grand Prix 16-19 Jun, 2011
Santa Clara, CA
Television and online coverage will also be provided of all 2010-2011 USA Swimming Grand Prix events. Universal Sports will broadcast the Austin Grand Prix (January 14-17), the Missouri Grand Prix (February 18-21), the Indianapolis Grand Prix (March 3-5) and the Michigan Grand Prix (April 8-10). Online coverage of all seven events will be provided by Swimnetwork.com and Universalsports.com.
This is the fourth year in a row that prize money has been awarded to the overall point leader of the Grand Prix Series. In its inaugural year in 2008, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps took home the prize. The 2009 purse went to National Team swimmer Mary DeScenza and Chloe Sutton took home $20,000 in 2010.
The scoring system awards swimmers points based on gold, silver and bronze-medal performances at each of the eight meets. A gold medal earns a swimmer five points, a silver medal is worth three points and a bronze medal is one point. The standings integrate male and female participants, recognizing the swimmer with the highest cumulative point total. In the event of a tie, the winner will be the swimmer who earned the highest single-race FINA power point ranking. Leaders will be tracked online at www.usaswimming.org and in Splash magazine, the official magazine of USA Swimming.
