2014 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
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- Doha, Qatar
- December 3-7, 2014 (Wednesday through Sunday)
- Prelims 9:30 am / Finals 6:00 pm (local time)
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WOMEN’S 4 X 50 FREESTYLE RELAY – FINALS
- World Record: 1:35.64 – Netherlands – 2014
The Dutch women broke the women’s 4 x 50 freestyle relay in the prelims and returned to the pool tonight to do it once again winning the event in a time of 1:34.24. The team of Inge Dekker, Femke Heemkersk, Maud van der Meer and Ranomi Kromowidjojo posted a 1:35.74 this morning to erase the standard set by Denmark in 2013 and dramatically improved on that once again this evening.
- Inge Dekker – 24.09
- Femke Heemskerk – 23.24
- Maud van der Meer – 24.03
- Ranomi Kromowidjojo – 22.88
The Americans had a half second lead going into the final 50 meters, but Kromowidjojo put up an impressive split of 22.88 to blow away the competition.
The Americans finished second in a time of 1:34.61 followed Denmark who collected the bronze posting a time of 1:35.48.
The Italians finished fourth in a time of 1:35.78 followed by France who touched in a 1:36.32.
The Chinese finished seventh posting a 1:38.58 followed by Japan who recorded a 1:38.76 and Brazil who finished in a time of 1:38.78.
MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 45.52 – Vladimir Morozov -Russia
- 2010 World Champ: 45.74 – Cesar Cielo – Brazil
- Meet Record: 45.51 – Vladimir Morozov – Russia – 2014
- World Record: 44.94 – Amaury Leveaux – France – 2008
Florent Manaudou of France and Brazilian Cesar Cielo battled for the gold in the men’s 100 freestyle. Manaudou got the best of Cielo in the 50 freestyle earlier in the competition, but Cielo got his revenge in the 100.
Manaudou had the lead after the first 50 meters turning in a time of 21.62 followed by Cielo who turned in a time of 21.93. Cielo had a strong second half to finish just ahead of Manaudou winning the event in a time of 45.75. Manaudou finished second in a time of 45.81.
Cielo’s time was only one one-hundredth of a second off of his own Brazilian record in the event.
Russian Danila Izotov was the only swimmer other than Cielo to swim the second half of the race under 24 seconds moved from sixth to third after the first half of the race collecting the bronze in a time of 46.09.
Tommaso D’Orsogna of Australia finished fourth in a time of 46.13 followed by his teammate Cameron McEvoy who touched in a time of 46.66.
Pieter Timmers of Belgium finished sixth in a time of 46.90 followed by Brazilian Joao de Lucca who touched in a time of 47.05 and Shinri Shioura of Japan who finished in a time of 47.38.
WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 25.95 – Zhao Jing – China
- 2010 World Champ: 26.27 – Zhao Jing – China
- Meet Record: 25.87 – Emily Seebohm – Australia – 2014
- World Record: 25.70 – Sanja Jovanovic – Croatia – 2009
Brazilian Etiene Medeiros took the women’s 50 backstroke in a new world record time of 25.67. Coming into the competition Medeiros had a life time best in the 50 backstroke of 26.41, which she posted at the Jose Finkel Trophy in September.
Medeiros has had a fantastic few days of racing initially breaking the Brazilian and South American record leading off the Brazilian mixed medley relay in a time of 25.83.
Australian Emily Seebohm took the silver in a time of 25.83. Seebohm broke the Australian national mark of 25.87 which she set in the prelims.
Hungarian Katinka Hosszu picked up her first medal of the evening finishing third in a time of 25.96 just ahead of Daryna Zevina of the Ukraine who recorded a 25.99.
American Felicia Lee finished fifth in a time of 26.16 followed by Aleksandra Urbanczyk of Poland who touched in a time of 26.37.
Georgia Davies of Great Britain and Simona Baumrtova of the Czech Republic tied for seventh both hitting the wall in a time of 26.38.
MEN’S 200 BACKSTROKE – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 1:48.48 – Radoslaw Kawecki – Poland
- 2010 World Champ: 1:46.68 – Ryan Lochte – United States
- Meet Record: 1:46.68 – Ryan Lochte – United States – 2012
- World Record: 1:46.11 – Arkady Vyatchanin – Russia – 2009
Radoslaw Kawecki of Poland defended his 200 backstroke world championship crown winning the event by almost a second posting a time of 1:47.38, which is the top time recorded this year.
Australian Mitch Larkin, who came into the event with the world’s top time, turned with the lead at the 100 meter mark, but fell off the pace in the third 50 meters being passed by both Kawecki and Ryan Lochte. Larkin did make up some ground on Lochte in the final 50 meters but did not have enough to catch the American.
Lochte took the silver in a time of 1:48.20 followed by Larkin who collected the bronze in a time of 1:48.35.
Irie Ryosuke of Japan finished fourth in a time of 1:48.77 followed by American Tyler Clary who posted a 1:49.87.
Omar Andres Pinzon Garcia of Columbia finished sixth in a time of 1:50.88 breaking his own national record of 1:52.27 which he set in 2011.
Yuki Shirai of Japan finished seventh in a time of 1:51.67 followed by David Gamburg of Israel who touched in a time of 1:52.24.
WOMEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 2:16.08 – Rikke Moller Pedersen – Denmark
- 2010 World Champ: 2:16.39 – Rebecca Soni – United States
- Meet Record: 2:16.08 – Rikke Moeller Pedersen – Denmark – 2012
- World Record: 2:14.57 – Rebecca Soni – United States – 2009
Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark had an aggressive start to the race leading at the 100 meter mark by over half a second. By the 150 meter mark Kanako Watanabe of Japan had narrowed that lead down to just over two tenths of a second and then took over the top position in the race going on to win the event in a time of 2:16.92.
Watanabe demolished her own personal best of 2:18.45 and just missed the Japanese record of 2:16.73 set by Rie Kaneto in 2009. Despite trailing by over a second and a half at the halfway point Kaneto passed Pedersen to grab the silver touching in a time of 2:17.43.
Pedersen took the bronze in a time of 2:17.83.
Canadian Kierra Smith finished fourth in a time of 2:18.30 followed by Jinglin Shi of China who finished in a time of 2:18.64.
Mariia Astashkina of Russia finished sixth in a time of 2:18.95 followed by Canadian Martha McCabe who posted a 2:19.17 and Vitalina Simonova who finished in a time of 2:19.65.
MEN’S 100 MEDLEY – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 51.21 – Ryan Lochte – United States
- 2010 World Champ: 50.86 – Ryan Lochte – United States
- Meet Record: 50.71 -Ryan Lochte – United States – 2012
- World Record: 50.71 – Ryan Lochte – United States – 2012
German Markus Deibler broke the third world record of the evening winning the men’s 100 IM in a time of 50.66. Deibler broke American Ryan Lochte’s 2012 record of 50.71.
The race was an incredible one for the German who came into the competition with a lifetime best of 51.69, which he bettered in the semi-final posting a 51.46.
Deibler was able to hold off Russian Vlad Morozov who collected the silver touching in a time of 50.81. Morozov took down the Russian mark of 50.95 which was set by Sergey Fesikov in 2009.
Lochte finished third in a time of 51.24.
Kosuke Hagino finished fourth in a time of 51.30 beating his own Japanese record of 51.58.
Fesikov finished fifth in a time of 51.35 followed by Henrique Rodrigues of Brazil who touched in a time of 52.20, Takuro Fuji of Japan who recorded a 52.26 and Marcin Cieslak of Poland who posted a 52.27.
WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 56.13 – Ilaria Bianchi – Italy
- 2010 World Champ: 55.43 – Felicity Galvez – Australia
- Meet Record: 55.13 – Sarah Sjostrom – Sweden – 2014
- World Record: 55.05 – Diane Bui Duyet – France – 2009
Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden became the first woman to go under the 55 second mark in the women’s 100 butterfly winning the event in a time of 54.61. This was a remarkable swim for Sjostrom who came into the competition with a lifetime best in the event of 55.78.
Sjostrom took Diane Bui Duyet‘s 2009 record of 55.05.
- Sjostrom – 25.96/54.61 (28.65)
- Bui Duyet – 25.49/55.05 (29.56)
Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark turned first at the 50 meter mark in a time of 25.93 but was then passed by both Sjostrom and Lu Ying of China. Lu took the silver in a time of 55.25 followed by Ottesen who collected the bronze in a time of 55.32.
Both Ottesen and Lu set new national records with the final times.
Inge Dekker of the Netherlands finished fourth in a time of 56.40 followed by Chen Xinyl of China who touched in a time of 56.49.
Ilaia Bianchi of Italy finished sixth in a time of 56.67 followed by Kimberly Buys of Belgium who posted a 56.82 and Daiene Marcal Dias of Brazil who finished in a time of 57.26.
MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 26.30 – Aleksander Hetland – Norway
- 2010 World Champ: 25.95 – Felipe Franca Silva – Brazil
- Meet Record: 25.75 – Adam Peaty – Great Britain – 2014
- World Record: 25.25 – Cameron van der Burgh – South Africa – 2009
Brazilian Felipe Silva took the men’s 50 breaststroke in a time of 25.63. Silva took down the meet record set in the semi-finals by Adam Peaty of Great Britain as well as the Brazilian national mark.
Just as he did in the 100 breaststroke Peaty had to settle for the silver while watching Silva take down his meet record in the event. Peaty and world record holder Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa for the silver both touching in a time of 25.87.
Damir Dugonjic of Slovenia finished fourth in a time of 26.03 followed by Italian Fabio Scozzoli who touched in a time of 26.15.
Giacomo Perez-Dortona of France finished sixth in a time of 26.18 followed by Kirill Priogoda of Russian who posted a 26.23 and Joao Gomes Junior who recorded a 26.39.
WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 23.64 – Aleksandra Gerasimenya – Belarus
- 2010 World Champ: 23.37 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo – Venezuela
- Meet Record: 23.25 – Marleen Veldhuus – Netherlands – 2008
- World Record: 23.24 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo – Netherlands – 2013
Ranomi Kromowidjojo had a fantastic split in the 4 x 50 freestyle relay swimming a 22.88 to anchor the Dutch women in their world record effort. She returned to the pool to win the women’s 50 freestyle in a time of 23.32 finishing just off her own world record time of 23.24.
Australian Bronte Campbell most often has to take the backseat to big sister Cate, but not today as she not only took the silver, but broke the Australian record in the event posting a time of 23.62. Campbell breaks the mark of 23.77 set by Libby Lenton in 2007.
Dorothea Brandt took the bronze in a time of 23.77 just missing her own national mark of 23.74.
American Madison Kennedy finished fourth in a time of 23.86 followed by Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas who posted a 23.93.
Inge Dekker of the Netherlands finished sixth recording a 24.02 followed by Italian Erika Ferraioli who posted a 24.09 and Rozaliya Nasretdinova of Russia who finished in a 24.19.
MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 1:51.01 – Kazuya Kaneda -Japan
- 2010 World Champ: 1:51.56 – Chad le Clos – South Africa
- Meet Record: 1:50.82 – Daiya Seto – 2014
- World Record: 1:48.56 – Chad le Clos – South Africa – 2013
The men’s 200 butterfly may have been the most exciting race of the night so far. South African Chad le Clos went after his own world record aggressively turning over a half second under world record pace at the 100 meter mark. Daiya Seto of Japan, who set a new championship record in the prelims, turned just four one-hundredths of a second behind le Clos at the halfway point.
In the third 50 Seto took the lead heading into the final 50 meters 16 one-hundredths of a second ahead of le Clos and under world record pace. Seto did not have enough to hang on to the lead as le Clos took over once again winning the race in a time of 1:48.61 just missing his world record time of 1:48.56.
Seto finished second in a new Japanese record time of 1:48.92.
Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland took the bronze in a time of 1:50.21.
American Tom Shields finished fourth in a time of 1:50.68.
Viktor Bromer of Denmark finished fifth posting a 1:52.13 which breaks his own Danish record of 1:52.19 which he set in October.
Russian Aleksandr Kudashev finished sixth in a time of 1:52.17 followed by Nikolay Skvortsov of Russia who posted a 1:52.52 and Australian Grant Irvine who recorded a 1:52.69.
MEN’S 1500 FREESTYLE – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 14:30.01 – Mads Glaesner – Denmark
- 2010 World Champ: 14:24.16 – Ous Mellouli – Tunisia
- Meet Record: 14:22.98 – Yury Prilukov – Russia – 2008
- World Record: 14:10.10 – Grant Hackett – Australia – 2001
Gregorio Paltrinieri took the men’s 1500 freestyle in both a new Italian and European record time of 14:16.10. Paltrinieri, who led the race from start to finish, beat his previous lifetime best of 14:27.58 by more than 12 seconds.
Ous Mellouli of Tunisia took the silver in a time of 14:18.79 beating his own national record of 14:24.16.
Canadian Ryan Cochrane took the bronze breaking his own Canadian record of 14:28.63.
Pal Joensen of the Faroe Islands finished fourth breaking his own national record mark of 14:32.15.
Italian Gabriele Detti finished fifth in a time of 14:29.94 followed by Australian Jordan Harrison who touched in a time of 14:33.10.
American Michael McBroom finished seventh in a time of 14:34.31 followed by Richard Nagy of Slovakia who touched in a time of 14:35.50.
WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 1:53.59 – Allison Schmitt – United States
- 2010 World Champ: 1:52.29 – Camille Muffat – France
- Meet Record: 1:52.29 – Camille Muffat – France
- World Record: 1:51.17 – Federica Pellegrini – Italy – 2009
Sarah Sjostrom witnessed both Mireia Belmonte and Katinka Hosszu break two world records in one evening, so why not her? Sjostrom matched the feat by first breaking the 100 butterfly world record following that up with a world record performance in the 200 freestyle.
Sjostrom took the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:50.78 taking down Federica Pellegrini‘s 2009 world record of 1:51.17.
Pellegrini ’09: 26.58/28.26/28/25/28.08 = 1:51.17
Sjostrom ’14: 26.29/28.37/28.38/27.74 = 1:50.78
Hosszu led the race heading into the final 50 meters, but the Swede had a little too much left in her tank out swimming the Hungarian by over half a second in the final 50 meters.
Hosszu settled for silver, setting a new Hungarian mark, just missing the old world record posting a time of 1:51.18.
Femke Heemskerk finished in a time of 1:51.69 taking home the bronze and setting a Dutch record in the process.
Russian Veronika Popova finished fourth in a time of 1:52.84 followed by Pellegrini who posted a time of 1:54.01.
Charlotte Bonnet of France finished sixth in a time of 1:54.02 followed by American Shannon Vreeland who touched in a time of 1:54.28 and Evelyn Verraszto of Hungary who finished in a time of 1:55.07.
MEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY – FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 3:21.03 – United States
- 2010 World Champ: 3:20.99 – United States
- Meet Record: 3:20.99 – United States – 2010
- World Record: 3:19.16 – Russia – 2009
The final men’s event of the competition was highlighted by a strong anchor performance by 100 freestyle champion Cesar Cielo. The Brazilians trailed the Americans by 85 one-hundredths of a second heading into the freestyle where Cielo had the task of reeling in Ryan Lochte. The Brazilian made it look easy swimming a 44.67 beating Lochte by over a second and securing the gold in a time of 3:21.14.
Brazilians
- Guilherme Guido – 50.11
- Felipe Silva – 56.73
- Marcos Macedo – 49.63
- Cesar Cielo – 44.67
The Americans finished second in a time of 3:21.49.
France finished third in a time of 3:22.26.
Russia finished fourth in a time of 3:22.53 followed by Great Britain (3:22.78), Australia (3:22.86), Japan (3:22.92) and Germany (3:23.37).
WOMEN’S 4×100 MEDLEY RELAY –FINALS
- 2012 World Champ: 3:49.87 – Denmark
- 2010 World Champ: 3:48.29 – China
- Meet Record: 3:48.29 – China – 2010
- World Record: 3:45.56 – United States – 2011
The final event of the 2014 FINA World Short Course Championships went to the Danish women who took the 4 x 100 medley relay in a time of 3:48.86. The team consisting of Mie Nielsen, Rikke Moller Pedersen, Jeanette Ottesen and Pernille Blume set a new Danish and European records.
- Mie Nielsen – 58.86
- Rikke Moller Pedersen – 1:04.62
- Jeanette Ottesen – 54.99
- Pernille Blume – 52.39
The Australian women finished second in a time of 3:50.31 followed by the Japanese women who touched in a time of 3:50.50.
Sweden finished fourth in a time of 3:51.64 followed by Russia (3:53.68), Finland (3:54.81), Italy (3:55.15) and Germany (3:55.29).
I forgot to mention Chad Le Clos. 4 gold medals. Man of the week with Manaudou.
Will he swim the 200 free in Kazan and Rio with butterfly events?
It will be interesting to see if he’ll try to swim against pure freestyle specialists in long course.
If Agnel isn’t back at a high level (1.44 low), that event is very open.
I’m wary about Chad’s potential in the long course 200 free. Le Clos only has a PB of 1:47.20 in the LC from 2012. He managed 1:47.13 as the second leg in Glasgow this year. That is not going to cut it. Hagino, Fraser-Holmes, and McEvoy are the big threats in the 200 free.
If you watch Le Clos’ post race interview, he acknowledges that he needs to improve a lot to win the 200 free LCM. So he agrees with you. That takes nothing away from him here. I don’t expect him to win the 200 free in Kazan or Rio. If his long term groin injury heals he is more likely to have a crack at the IM’s where the Japanese competition will be very stiff. perhaps too stiff.
Last day of competition.
Earlier this week it was the Hungarian national day in Doha. Today it was the Brazilian national day. Mr Rafael and Mr DDias must be very happy. Congrats to the Brazilian team which has seriously and very well prepared these short course world championships unlike some other big nations.
Huge double for Miss Sjöström with 2 world records. Her 100 fly was amazing.
Seebohm couldn’t win gold this week. 3 silver (all on backstroke) and 2 bronze for her.
I wonder if USA really wanted gold medals this week, especially Ryan Lochte. Today was another example of self-destruction. He continues to swim the 200 back in individual. I continue to think it’s a big error. It… Read more »
Bobo, nice analisys, but remember:No Pereira,Santana,Chieriguini,Fratus,DeDeus and Hermann for Brazil team.
Despite today win, i would pick France to win medley relay over Brazil anytime.The 4×100 free is another story.Three(of four) legs are still improving on Brazil team.I can not even think how fast the team will be in 2016.Only Cielo is in the end of his improving days, but i think he will be like Bousquet of Brazil, with a fast leg to help the team.
I agree with you that france will probably fight for the gold medal in 4×100 free, but i think theres no way that france will win 4×100 medley relay or 4×200 free.
4×200 free: Even if agnel will be back to his best shape (1.44 low), france 2nd best swimmer is worse than lochte/phelps/dwyer + you shouldnt forget australia, china and russia. At this years ec your relay was at 7.10, even with agnel swimming 1.44 low your relay would still need to improve by at least 5 or 6 s to fight for the gold medal, which is very unlikely.
4×100 medley: Manaudou might be the best at 100 free in 2015/2016, but stravius will at most… Read more »
” In a relay a team needs 4 guys the freshest possible and 4 guys specialist of their stroke.”
Not necessarily.
Sydney 2000:
Ian Thorpe after swimming two 400 free in one day and a WR swim at that.
Not a sprint Specialist, He anchored the 4×100 free relay to the win and WR.
4×100 free:
France: 3.13.92
Manaudou 47.98
Gilot 48.36
Metella 48.69
Mignon 48.89
USA: 3.14.11
Adrian 48.05
Phelps 48.45
Ervin 48.71
Lochte 48.90
Australia: 3.12.96
Magnussen 47.59
McEvoy 47.65
D’Orsogna 48.72
To 49.00
Russia: 3.13.78
Morozov 48.25
Grechin 48.25
Sukhorukov 48.52
Fesikov 48.76
Brazil: 3.13.73
Cielo 48.13
Santana 48.25
De Lucca 48.67
Chierighini 48.68
Agnel might swim for france in 2015/2016, but santana probably will also improve until 2015/2016 and sedov might swim for russia.
4×200 free:
France: 7.10.10
Agnel 1.45.63
Stravius 1.47.62
Mallet 1.48.27
Mignon 1.48.58
Australia: 7.04.07… Read more »
Fraser-Holmes 1.45.08
McEvoy 1.45.46
Brilliant comparisons TLF! The men’s 4×200 should be Australia Vs USA when Phelps is back.
Britain are in a great place. James Guy is fast Improving but our big chance is Calum Jarvis. Since switching from backstroke to freestyle he has gone from swimming 1.52 at the start of 2012 to now swimming 1.46.. his back half is huge, too. We also had 17yo Duncan Scott split 1.47.0 at the Commonwealth games. We’re in a great place to scrap for bronze.
Thanks TLF! The US clearly needs some improvement in the 100 free; hopefully some young stars will step up the plate!
Merci Monsieur bobo Gigi! Wonderful analysis !
The Dutch team is interesting: the women won 12 medals including 5 gold. The men… weren’t even there. Zero men on the team.
It looks like that observation is also valid for the Nordic nations.
In Denmark or Sweden I see only the women shine.
Small nations with small populations. If too many young boys pick team sports, there are not enough boys left for individual sports. I mean it becomes quite rare to have true male stars in sports like swimming. In Finland its ice hockey that lure (too) many male talents away from sports like swimming, wintersports, track & field etc.
However, on the women’s side it’s different story. Surely girls play team sports too, but not that much as boys do. It’s clearly visible in local swimming halls. There are great number of girls in swimming clubs but only few boys. Of course, Finnish swimming hasn’t excelled on the women’s side either lately, but I’m hopeful.
Maybe they are on a football (soccer) field?
Wow, a little bit of a forward projection, based on a rational objective look at the facts. Progress at last! So you will agree that the future battles will be between the champions of today and the champions of tommorow, not the champions of yesteryear? Well at least we can agree on that. I look forward to watching those battles.
USA , Russia , Italy presented the worst teams since 2008. Brasil surprised me and they are in a good way in the road to Rio but they must present a strong team in Kazan because the Olympics hold in long course.
See you in Kazan!!!!!!!!
Keep calm and love swimming!!!!!!!!♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Brazil swam this meet without half of its top team(Pereira,Santana,Chieriguini,Fratus,DeDeus and Hermann), but i can not see them fighting for medals in 4x100medley in Kazan.The back opening is too weak, and the fly is not consistent.
In 4x100free is another story.Probably all of them swimming 47´s and after his 44.67, i will not be surprised with Cielo closing in 46high.Today, we saw what Cielo does almost every year at Maria Lenk Trophy, swimming over a second faster than his individual race in relay.
Very good day for Brazil with 4 golds.
Stop bashing Lochte, please.He is a very good freestyler with 45.8.I would love to have him on my team.
I am worried a bit about team USA in 2016.I think womens side is well balanced(Franklin,Ledecky,Manuel and some youngsters steping up, a bit weak on fly).
The mens rely to much in the trio(Phelps-Lochte-Adrian), and they are not getting younger.
Fair assessment about the men’s team, but what country doesn’t rely on a few superstars for their medal haul?
All teams have.
The problem with USA is the fact two of them are a bit old(NOTE:not in a sense of old for swimming, but i mean past their prime form).
And their top freestylers(besides feigen) are on the old side(Jones,Ervin,Grevers).They need guys like Dressel/Haas to improve right now.
Currently, USA is in an awkward position. They have young stars who will be able to compete in 2016, but not right now. So they have to use the old veterans for medals
Where was Nathan Adrian? He is not a college swimmer or high schol swimmer like Franklin, Ledecky, or age group swimmer. He is a team USA veteran, olympic gold medalist, etc. Why in the world would he go to Winter nationals over World champs?
It seems like Adrian has never really swam a serious SCM meet. I only remember him swimming at duel in the pool before.
2008 World 100 free champ in Manchester.
Didn’t even realize that. Thanks
So Chad is still King of the pool. 4 golds, 1 world record, no real challengers. Crowning a woman Queen is harder…..probably go with Queen Katherine Ledeky 1. Although Sjostrom breaking Pellegrini’s suited 200 free record from 2009 was pretty special, not to mention the sub 24 lcm 50fly! Sorry Katinka and Mireia….we still love you.
Chad was awesome, but no real challenger? Did you not watch the 200 fly? That young Japanese man almost got him.
And of note, Seto is ranked number 1 in the 200 fly this year in the long course – 1:54.08. Chad isn’t that far behind with a 1:54.56. But Seto will definitely be a threat to le Clos in the upcoming years.
Their PBs differ by 1.1 sec now, and Seto is 2 years younger. Le Clos has the edge, but it could be an interesting rivalry.
If Le Clos keeps looking around like he does, Seto won’t be that far behind if at all.
Aren’t you American haha. Tunnel vision is pretty strong in this one. All 3 have more WRs than Ledecky. Let me know when she wins 8 medals at Worlds, 4 of those with WRs.
For me chad isnt the king of the pool, unless he wins 200/400 im or 200 free at next wc (+ 100/200 fly) or medals in 2 of these events (200/400 im, 200 free). hagino, seto, lochte, phelps are clearly more versatile than him at lc (for now). He needs to prove that he can not only win 100/200 fly at wc/og.
Chad just won the SC 200 free, unexpectedly against all comers. Phelps and Lochte are the Kings of the past. Seto and Hagino are a big part of the future, but haven’t won anything big yet. BTW Fina disagrees with you….Chad Le Clos is the male Swimmer of the year.
So? 200 free SC is not the same as 200 free LC. I think he may be a minor medal threat, but I highly doubt he will win gold. Le Clos has a PB of 1:47.20 in the LC from 2012. He managed 1:47.13 as the second leg in Glasgow. That is not going to cut it. Hagino will win the 200 free before le Clos does. I’m not trying to be a hater on Chad, but the objective facts are clear on this. Your overzealous infatuation for Chad is giving you unrealistic expectations.
Seto has not won anything big?
Clearly you are not following swimming.
Seto just won 400 IM few days ago, and he is also the reigning 400 IM world champion from Barcelona.