Race Video WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINALS
Simone Manuel hit the wall first at the 50 at 25.64. The back half of the women’s 100 freestyle final was insane, with Missy Franklin, Shannon Vreeland, and Abbey Weitzeil charging fast. Missy Franklin had a great finish, touching the wall for the win at 54.43. That time ties her meet record from last year. Simone Manuel finished second at 53.66. Shannon Vreeland was third at 54.14 and Abbey Weitzeil was fourth at 54.38. The top four finishers in this event are now officially on the Pan Pac’s roster. Lia Neal finished fifth at 54.47, followed by Margo Geer at 54.51 for sixth.
Rounding out the top 8 was Natalie Coughlin and Amanda Weir at 54.52 and 54.80. Allison Schmitt won the B-final of the women’s 100 freestyle with her time of 54.74. Madison Kennedy finished second with her time of 54.86. Stanzi Moseley from Roadrunner Aquatics won the C-final of the women’s 100 freestyle with her time of 55.28.
Is anyone else as offended as I am at Carolyn Manno’s absurd line of questioning as Missy left the pool? I was in Irvine last when the NBC commentator asked Missy about her new apartment and what she was cooking. She asked men’s 100 free winner, Nathan Adrian, about his race strategy and how he’d prepare for the PanPac Games.
Way to drag us back into the 60’s Ms Manno. Your line of questioning discredited Missy’s accomplishment and insulted female athletes and their supporters everywhere. Maybe we should hang aprons around the necks of female champions instead of medals.
Back to this race, I think we must also draw a few conclusions.
The Aussies can sleep peacefully.
At least for this summer.
Next year and especially 2016 will be perhaps a little harder for them.
But in that 100 free final, apart from Missy, Simone and the new comer Abbey Weitzeil, the other girls were slow.
Last year at US nationals there were 4 girls under 54. Only 2 this year.
If the American girls want to bother the Australian dragsters in 2016, Simone and Missy must swim under 53 and 2 other girls must swim under 54.
You have a good squad with Weitzeil, Neal, Bilquist, Moseley, Geer or Vreeland but… Read more »
Bobo probably by 2016 the Aussies will be like this.
Cate swimming under 52.. Bronte neat 52 flat.. Emma will be a 52 high swimmer and someone else a 53 swimmer.. the probaly is even with Missy SImone and Weitzel evolving.. Cate Bronte and Emma will probably evolve too..
Missy Franklin is such an amazing competitor, probably has the closest “drive to win” to Phelps than any other swimmer.
AFAIK, the only race she lost in a close race was the 200 free in London where she lost by 0.01 second to Bronte Barratt.
Yes. Behind her bubbly personnality, there’s a girl who absolutely hates losing.
C-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSRWzP-cjSw&list=UUznRyLyXK9QWHs05PK2MGBQ
B-Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fWOhNvDzDI&list=UUznRyLyXK9QWHs05PK2MGBQ
Thanks to USA swimming.