Swimming 2023 Discussion Thread

[Josh 11,800]

Ahmed Hafnaoui 3:46.02 to take the win in the 400 Free  

 

 

Marwan El Kamash  (3:47.34) wins the silver medal, while Kieran Smith  (3:48.02) takes the bronze medal. 

Edited March 3, 2023 by Josh

[NMQ 243]

Zhang Yufei vs. Summer McIntosh in the 200 FL will be one the most interesting duels in Fukuoka.

[Josh 11,800]

Summer McIntosh 1:54.13 to take the win in the 200m Freestyle  McIntosh moves to #8 all-time, and sets a new Canadian record in the process, eclipsing Taylor Ruck’s time 1:54.44 from 2018. She also lowers her WJ record of 1:54.79 set at the 2022 FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest. 

 

 

Full Meet Results Here

Edited March 4, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 11,800]

Ryan Murphy  1:56.44 to take the win in the 200m Backstroke. Comfortably under the Olympic Qualification Time. 

[Josh 11,800]

Summer McIntosh PBs (As of now): 

 

100m Freestyle- 54.39 (2023)

200m Freestyle- 1:54.13 (#8 All-Time) (2023)

400m Freestyle- 3:59.32 (#4 All-Time)

(2022)

800m Freestyle- 8:20.19 (2023)

1500m Freestyle- 16:15.19 (2021)

200m Backstroke- 2:07.15 (2022)

200m Butterfly- 2:05.05 (#11 All-Time) (2023)

200m Individual Medley- 2:08.70 (#18 All-Time (2022)

400m Individual Medley- 4:28.61 (#3 All-Time (2022)

 

Absolutely incredible. 

Edited March 4, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 11,800]

Summer McIntosh 2:08.08 200m Individual Medley, moving her from #17 > #8 all-time 
 

McIntosh also sets a new Canadian record (Sydney Pickrem previously held it with a 2:08.61) and lowers her WJ record (2:08.70) by a whopping 0.62s. 

[JoshMartini007 2,805]

Any word on which events McIntosh will compete in at the Olympics?

 

I guess the biggest question mark from an individual event perspective is whether or not she will compete in the 200m free as the final overlaps with the 400 IM final. Five individual events would be very hard to compete, but if any swimmer is to pull it off in 2024 it would be her.

 

The 4x200m free overlaps with the 200m fly final, but it's hard to think she would miss the final. Another question is whether she competes in the 4x100m free which overlaps with the 400m free event. Losing Sanchez hurts our depth, but we may still be good enough to medal.

[Josh 11,800]

1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said:

Any word on which events McIntosh will compete in at the Olympics?

 

I guess the biggest question mark from an individual event perspective is whether or not she will compete in the 200m free as the final overlaps with the 400 IM final. Five individual events would be very hard to compete, but if any swimmer is to pull it off in 2024 it would be her.

 

The 4x200m free overlaps with the 200m fly final, but it's hard to think she would miss the final. Another question is whether she competes in the 4x100m free which overlaps with the 400m free event. Losing Sanchez hurts our depth, but we may still be good enough to medal.

My guess

 

200m Freestyle

400m Freestyle

200 IM

400 IM

200m Butterfly

4x200 Freestyle Relay

 

4x100m Freestyle Relay, and 200m Backstroke are solid possibilities too. 

 

Edited March 5, 2023 by Josh

[JoshMartini007 2,805]

1 hour ago, Josh said:

4x100m Freestyle Relay, and 200m Backstroke are solid possibilities too. 

200m backstroke is unlikely due to scheduling conflicts

[heywoodu 16,143]

1 hour ago, JoshMartini007 said:

200m backstroke is unlikely due to scheduling conflicts

One would hope so, it's usually not the best look for the overall competitiveness of swimming when a swimmer is in the medal fight in entirely different distances/strokes within an hour or so