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Lowered my PB in LCM 100FR to 54.80 yesterday :yes 1.74s drop on my previous best of 56.54, really happy with that race. Next up, sub 54! :fingers:

 

For my 50FR, didn't go so well, was leading then ran out of gas, and ended up finishing in 4th, although I did achieve another new PB (25.49)

 

Edited, meant to put 54 instead of 55.

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4 minutes ago, Josh said:

Lowered my PB in LCM 100FR to 54.80 yesterday :yes 1.74s drop on my previous best of 56.54, really happy with that race. Next up, sub 55! :fingers:

 

For my 50FR, didn't go so well, was leading then ran out of gas, and ended up finishing in 4th, although I did achieve another new PB (25.49)

Now time to switch nationality to an obscure country, and compete at the Olympics :d

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Highlights from Day 1 at the USA Swim Trials

 

Katie Ledecky W 800FR 8:07.07 (#3 Performance All-Time)

Bobby Finke M 1500FR 14:42.81 

Thomas Heilman M 200FL 1:54.54 (Breaking Phelps 15-16 NAG of 1:54.58, which was also the WR at the time)

Kate Douglass W 100FR 52.57 (#9 All-Time)

Luka Mijatovic M 1500FR 15:32.18 (Just over a second off the 13-14 NAG)

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4 hours ago, Josh said:

Highlights from Day 1 at the USA Swim Trials

 

Katie Ledecky W 800FR 8:07.07 (#3 Performance All-Time)

Bobby Finke M 1500FR 14:42.81 

Thomas Heilman M 200FL 1:54.54 (Breaking Phelps 15-16 NAG of 1:54.58, which was also the WR at the time)

Kate Douglass W 100FR 52.57 (#9 All-Time)

Luka Mijatovic M 1500FR 15:32.18 (Just over a second off the 13-14 NAG)

more on that...

 

women's 100m Free

 

2. Abbey Weitzeil 53.11

3. Gretchen Walsh 53.14

4. Olivia Smoliga 53.28

 

compared to Australia, :USA top 4 swimming 3.32.10 vs :AUS top 4 swimming 3.30.73 (simple addition of the individual times, no "fly start compensation")

 

 

men's 100m Free

 

1. Jack Alexy 47.93

2. Chris Guiliano 47.98

3. Matt King 47.99

4. Destin Lasco 48.00

 

compared to Australia, :USA top 4 swimming 3.11.90 vs :AUS top 4 swimming 3.12.31 (simple addition of the individual times, no "fly start compensation")

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11 minutes ago, phelps said:

more on that...

 

women's 100m Free

 

2. Abbey Weitzeil 53.11

3. Gretchen Walsh 53.14

4. Olivia Smoliga 53.28

 

compared to Australia, :USA top 4 swimming 3.32.10 vs :AUS top 4 swimming 3.30.73 (simple addition of the individual times, no "fly start compensation")

 

 

men's 100m Free

 

1. Jack Alexy 47.93

2. Chris Guiliano 47.98

3. Matt King 47.99

4. Destin Lasco 48.00

 

compared to Australia, :USA top 4 swimming 3.11.90 vs :AUS top 4 swimming 3.12.31 (simple addition of the individual times, no "fly start compensation")

Did you only look at the times in the final (for both Australia and the US)? I think there were some faster times in prelims.
 

Also:

a) O’Callaghan might not compete at worlds.

b) I think the US relays might look „a bit“ different at worlds. I expect at least Ryan Held and Torri Huske to swim in the final.

c) Too bad that we didn’t get to see Heilman at 100 % in the 100 free (he swam the 200 fly earlier in the same session).

d) Too bad that teen phenom Kaii Winkler (who sadly decided against representing Germany internationally) got injured shortly before trials. He might have had a shot at making the team.

 

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.
 

 

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5 hours ago, Josh said:

Highlights from Day 1 at the USA Swim Trials

 

Katie Ledecky W 800FR 8:07.07 (#3 Performance All-Time)

Bobby Finke M 1500FR 14:42.81 

Thomas Heilman M 200FL 1:54.54 (Breaking Phelps 15-16 NAG of 1:54.58, which was also the WR at the time)

Kate Douglass W 100FR 52.57 (#9 All-Time)

Luka Mijatovic M 1500FR 15:32.18 (Just over a second off the 13-14 NAG)

I think the US might be even more dominant in the future than they are right now. On both sides they have multiple „freak talents“.

Men: Heilman, Winkler, Casas, Foster, Williamson, Diehl …

Women: Douglass, Walsh, Sims, Grimes, Weinstein, Hayes, Curzan, Huske, Jacoby, Smith …

 

Also interesting to „finally“ see an American teen phenom in the longer freestyle events on the men’s side. Recently the track record of teen phenoms in those events hasn’t been great (Grgic, Galossi). I guess as a Canadian you are probably hoping for a Mijatovic vs. Kim rivalry?

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2 hours ago, OlympicsFan said:

Did you only look at the times in the final (for both Australia and the US)? I think there were some faster times in prelims.
 

Also:

a) O’Callaghan might not compete at worlds.

b) I think the US relays might look „a bit“ different at worlds. I expect at least Ryan Held and Torri Huske to swim in the final.

c) Too bad that we didn’t get to see Heilman at 100 % in the 100 free (he swam the 200 fly earlier in the same session).

d) Too bad that teen phenom Kaii Winkler (who sadly decided against representing Germany internationally) got injured shortly before trials. He might have had a shot at making the team.

 

yeah, I only gave a look at the finals

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Highlights from Day 2 at the USA Swim Trials

 

Gretchen Walsh 25.11 W 50FL 

Regan Smith 2:03.80 W 200BK 

Torri Huske 25.33 W 50FL

Rhyan White 2:05.77 W200BK

Claire Curzan 2:06.35 W200BK

Kennedy Noble 2:06.54 W200BK

Lily King 2:20.95 W200BR

Kate Douglass 2:21.22 W200BR

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