Swimming: Miller completes breaststroke double

Swimming: Miller completes breaststroke double
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Summary American Michael McBroom rallied to win the men's 400m free in 3:50.38.

ORLANDO (AFP) - Cody Miller won the men s 200m breaststroke in a season s best 2min 10.28sec on the second day of USA Swimming s Pro Series stop in Orlando.

Miller was one of four US winners on Friday, notching his second victory in as many days after a 100m breaststroke triumph on Thursday.

Brendan McHugh was a distant second in 2:13.27 and Sean Mahoney was third in 2:16.22.

US Olympic medallist Elizabeth Beisel won the 400m freestyle with a time of 4:10.99.

Britain s Hannah Miley -- who nabbed two golds on Thursday -- was second in 4:12.63, followed by Canadian Danica Ludlow in 4:13.78.

As on Thursday, international swimmers were a force. Canadian Audrey Lacroix won the women s 200m butterfly in 2:10.37, adding the title to her 100m fly win a day earlier.

Denmark s Viktor Bromer clocked 1:57.32 to win the men s 200m fly, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas won the women s 50m free in 24.85 and Brazilian Bruno Fratus won the men s 50m free in 22.34.

Canada s Dominique Bouchard and Mie Nielsen of Denmark finished in a dead-heat for first place in the women s 100m backstroke in 1:00.55 while Japan s Junya Koga clocked 53.97 to win the men s 100m backstroke.

American Michael McBroom rallied to win the men s 400m free in 3:50.38.

He edged compatriot Conor Dwyer (3:50.43) with Australian Bobby Hurley third in 3:53.82.

American Molly Hannis cruised to victory in the women s 200m breaststroke in 2:26.80.

The three-day meeting concludes on Saturday.
 

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