Isabelle Stadden of Blaine won the women's 200-meter backstroke Sunday at the Pro Swim Series meet in San Antonio. Stadden, a freshman at the University of California, finished in 2 minutes, 9.31 seconds.
Blaine's Isabelle Stadden wins 200 backstroke at Pro Swim Series meet
World record holder Regan Smith of Lakeville had the third-fastest time in the preliminaries and scratched from the final.
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World record holder Regan Smith of Lakeville had the third-fastest time in the preliminaries and scratched from the final. Smith finished the meet with victories in the 100 back, 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly and a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle.
Pat Smith goes 1-2
Former Gophers wrestler Pat Smith went 1-2 Sunday at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix in Nice, France, finishing out of the placings in the 77-kilogram Greco-Roman weight class.
Smith, a Chaska native, defeated Patryk Bednarz of Poland 2-1, then lost a 6-0 decision to Turkey's Fatih Cengiz and a 5-3 decision to France's Evrik Nikoghosyan.
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• Mike Vorlicky, a sophomore defenseman from Edina, scored his first goal of the season in Wisconsin's 5-2 home victory over Arizona State on Sunday. The Badgers (8-6) swept the series.
• The NAHL announced that 202 of its players have made commitments to Division I programs. This is the eighth consecutive season that number has been at least 200. The four Minnesota teams have 34 players on that path: Austin Bruins (eight), Minnesota Magicians (nine), Minnesota Wilderness (nine) and St. Cloud Norsemen (eight).
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Lindsey Vonn now has a firm target for her return to World Cup ski racing at age 40: next weekend for a pair of super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland.