Madisyn Cox and Melanie Margalis provided maximum drama in the 200m IM at the TYR Pro Swim Series - Des Moines as they came down the home stretch matching one another stroke for stroke.
Melanie Margalis provided one of the more dominant performances of the meet in the 400m IM at the TYR Pro Swim Series - Des Moines. Margalis had the American record in her sights down the stretch.
Madisyn Cox became the fastest American this season and moved up to No. 5 in the world this season in the women's 200m individual medley. Cox's time of 2:10.00 tied her 2019 national championship-winning swim and was enough to edge Melanie Margalis (2:11.03) and Kathleen Baker (2:11.95).
“It was fun,” Cox said. “I knew (Kathleen) Baker was going to beat me out on the butterfly and I just tried t...
Madisyn Cox claimed the women’s 200m Individual Medley A Final at the 2021 TYR Pro Swim Series at San Antonio in 2:10.84. Kathleen Baker and Melanie Margalis finished second and third respectively.
“That’s what I came here for, it’s the people, the quality of people and the quality of competition,” Cox said of the competition field. “I’m so grateful to be here with such incredible swimmers.”