Day 1 Highlights
In the distance events on Friday, Chloe Sutton was well ahead of the pack in the women’s 1000yd Free with a time of 9:33.05 followed by Mary Descenza at 9:47.52. In the men’s 1000yd, Ous Mellouli was in under nine minutes with a time of 8:54.17.

Day 2 Highlights
Lacey Nymeyer started off Saturday’s finals with a first place finish in the women’s 100yd Free with a time of 48.73. One and a half seconds later, Andi Murez (50.22) and Roxane Akradi (50.59) came in for second and third places respectively.

In the men’s 100yd, Matt Grevers touched first at 42.24 (he brought it back in a 20.38) followed by William Copeland (42.89). Adam Ritter was third with a time of 43.27. Ryan Lochte was ‘king banana,’ winning the consols with 43.18 that would have put him in 3rd in the championship heat.

In the women’s 200yd Fly, Mary Descenza earned first place points with a 1:51.28, besting Lyndsay DePaul who placed second with a time of 1:56.51.

The men’s 200yd Fly was won by Japan’s Hidemasa Sano in a time of 1:41.88.

Mary Descenza went on to win the 200yd Backstroke in a time of 1:57.85, well ahead of 2nd place Roxane Akradi. Chloe Sutton came back to win a close 500yd Free in 4:41.69 ahead of Jazz Carlin (4:43.90). In the men’s 500yd, Ous Mellouli continued his distance dominance by winning with a 4:17.92.

Day 3 Highlights
In the men’s 200yd Free, Ryan Lochte touched first with a time of 1:33.32, ahead of Ous Mellouli (1:33.55). Matt Grevers finished third (1:34.31) for his first swim of the night.

Matt Grevers came back from his 3rd place finish in the 200yd to win the 50yd Free in a blazing 19.15, ahead of William Copeland (19.70). There was a tie for third between Joey Hale and Ryan Lochte (19.74).

Mary Descenza showed her versatility as a sprinter by winning the women’s 50yd Free (22.66).

Monday
The SoCal Grand Prix will finish up tonight with the 100yd Fly, 1650yd Free, 100yd Back, 100yd Brest, 200IM, and 400 Medley.

>>For full results, visit the meet host website.
>>And remember to watch the meet on live webcast at SwimNetwork.com

Tomorrow, the Southern California Grand Prix of Swimming will begin with prelims at 9:00am PST. The first finals session will take place at 5:00PM PST, where points will influence the current leaderboard standings. Mary Descenza is currently in first place with 30 points after the Minnesota Grand Prix last November. Her six first-place finishes put Descenza well ahead of current runner-up William Copeland.

Copeland, who recently won the 2008 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Short Course National Championships in the 100yd Free with a meet record of 41.75, will also be attending the Grand Prix this weekend. Copeland is seeded first in the 100yd Free ahead of Matt Grevers (41.85) and Ryan Lochte (41.99).

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Beverly, MA – On Sunday, November 2, 2008, Ryan Lochte visited the YMCA of the North Shore in Beverly MA and hosted a swim clinic, answered questions from swimmers and signed autographs. For the team of 700 plus swimmers, Ryan took the time to meet all those that attended. Video HERE or watch it below.

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