Zane Grothe and Marcelo Acosta battled it out in the men’s 800m, with the two neck and neck for most of the race before Grothe pulled away over the final 200 meters. Grothe ended up with the win, touching first in 7:55.78. Acosta couldn’t match Grothe’s pace coming home, but finished second with a 7:59.17. Grothe’s win earns him back-to-back honors in the TYR Pro Swim Series 800m freestyle competi...
Anton Ipsen comes to the Men's 1500m Free A Final at the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Richmond. Join USA Swimming as he competes against Zane Grothe and Marcelo Acosta.
Anton Ipsen comes to the Men's 400m Free A Final at the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Richmond. Join USA Swimming as he picks up his 5th PSS win and competes against Zane Grothe and Marcelo Acosta.
In the men’s race, Grothe easily outdistanced Marcelo Acosta of the University of Louisville, 15:17.12 to 15:28.66. Ricardo Vargas of the University of Michigan was third in 15:30.04.
"I tried to stay smooth," Grothe said. "I'm swimming a little better than I have been. My race strategy (in the 1500) is probably one of my weakest race strategies, but I just tried to stay smooth and build through ...